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SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
If I was the OP I would come back and say "April Fools!!"
1. You're a jerk. There were a million better, kinder ways to handle that and you chose none of them.
2. However, you're a jerk with a point. Kids are being trained to address and deal with adults as equals - by their parents - today. It's not OK and is causing real problems as they hit adolescence and hit the high schools. They won't observe limits and won't accept discipline.
3. In spite of that, seriously: you're a horrible person.
I think we all know the answer to the first question is yes. And 12 is such an awkward age for kids.
Utter nonsense. There's no way I can comment too much about it without opening the political can of worms, but the lobbies for pushing unhealthy foods on our kids operate nationally.
It was a real eye opener for me to move from Seattle to central, rural Kentucky. Did you know that four of the five poorest counties in the country are right here? People are poor for a reason. Every one is a different story. But the "poor" around here eat ridiculously unhealthy - and expensive - food. And a lot of it. We've worked with several of them individually, and they are surprisingly set in their ways. Meanwhile, I go on with my $2 worth of oatmeal, etc.
i.e. it's not about money. At least, not in the U.S. Now, Sudan is a bit different.
Everyone know it will be solved by Facebook rants, boys.
That is a small part of it. However, it addresses the more important question.
Your straw man argument is, at a certain level, amusing.
How does having perfect pitch help you know whether or not an amp is on?
This thing really irritates me. The kid is 12. The OP could have maybe shown the kid how to use a tuner, or how to choose the right amp. You could have taught the kid something and helped him out. Not cool man, not cool at all.
That is a small part of it. However, it addresses the more important question.
Your straw man argument is, at a certain level, amusing.
I was thinking that a thread about GC evolving into a lecture on childhood obesity was a bit amusing, myself.
That is a small part of it. However, it addresses the more important question.
Your straw man argument is, at a certain level, amusing.
I do my best.
Actually, I'm not talking about WHY they can't afford lunch without assistance. I'm talking about what is done with the assistance once they get it.
It's really hard for young people to learn how to behave civilly in society when they run unto adults who are total jackasses.
The kid was at GC with his dad to take lessons. I doubt poverty factors into his obesity. Don't know why this thread had to head down that path.
In the past, poor kids were not connected to the national vernacular. Keep in mind they do it to adults too, though. I dumped television in 1997. I'm no longer connected to their Jedi mind tricks.
It's why I have the opinions I do, and stray from the "common wisdom".
The OP reminded me of a comedy movie, the title and plot escape me, where the lead character (an adult male), starts arguing with 10 year old boys on their level. I didn't want to really harass the OP, but I guess I sort of let my perception out in this post.
Yeah. A friend who is NOT poor has a very obese grandson. Plays GTA all day, even in the summer. It's becuase grandma is always watching him and mom and dad are always "working".
