Modern Day Parenting
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="553919" data-time="1453516344"><p>I'm not sure I would put Lorde and Max together myself. One is a self made woman who conquered the music world at a young age, the other has done.....?</p></blockquote>
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Meh I find the hype around her and her in general irritating , particularly the bullshit about her being " brave". She's not exactly Malala is she?<br>
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<p>Meh I find the hype around her and her in general irritating , particularly the bullshit about her being " brave". She's not exactly Malala is she?<br>
I was going to say Millie Holmes but any plants in her room would have grown by her.</p>
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<p>Good to see you hitting the ground running in 2016 :fishing:</p>
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<p>Don't think Lorde has ever played the entitlement card or operates like Max. I'd call her brave for rocking those dance moves bro!</p> -
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Don't think Lorde has ever played the entitlement card or operates like Max. I'd call her brave for rocking those dance moves bro!</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="553923" data-time="1453518555"><p>Meh I find the hype around her and her in general irritating , particularly the bullshit about her being " brave". She's not exactly Malala is she?<br>
I was going to say Millie Holmes but any plants in her room would have grown by her.</p></blockquote>The hype is typical of our media blowing things out of proportion don't you think? Like her music or not she has talent, which is more than can be said for Milly or Max. -
<p>thing is, the media are making Max out to be some NZ 'it' guy, famous for being famous (in NZ) because of his dad, and in todays world, most people of his age would be lapping it up</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="553940" data-time="1453523232"><p>thing is, the media are making Max out to be some NZ 'it' guy, famous for being famous (in NZ) because of his dad, and in todays world, most people of his age would be lapping it up</p></blockquote>At his age, who wouldn't?
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<p>How dare anyone out down the amazing white trash that is Millie Elder Connor Holmes..</p>
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<p>The hype is typical of our media blowing things out of proportion don't you think? Like her music or not she has talent, which is more than can be said for Milly or Max.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure what exactly Max has done to make the Herald stalk him, its not clear whether its entirely his doing, Entitled might have been harsh but I reckon over indulged is pretty fair , I hate myself for reading this article to prove my point but</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">But the </span><i>Herald</i><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> understands the writing is on the wall for <strong>Lorde, 19, and her boyfriend of three years, photographer James Lowe, 26</strong>.</span></p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510</a></p>
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<p>I don't have any daughters but if I did and a 23 year old guy was sniffing around my 16 year old daughter he'd have difficulty sniffing after I got a hold of him, from what I've seen of her parents they strike me as "modern parents" in the worst kind of way who probably approved of the relationship.</p> -
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<p>I'm not sure what exactly Max has done to make the Herald stalk him, its not clear whether its entirely his doing, Entitled might have been harsh but I reckon over indulged is pretty fair , I hate myself for reading this article to prove my point but</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">But the </span><i>Herald</i><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> understands the writing is on the wall for <strong>Lorde, 19, and her boyfriend of three years, photographer James Lowe, 26</strong>.</span></p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510</a></p>
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<p>I don't have any daughters but if I did and a 23 year old guy was sniffing around my 16 year old daughter he'd have difficulty sniffing after I got a hold of him, from what I've seen of her parents they strike me as "modern parents" in the worst kind of way who probably approved of the relationship.</p>
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<p>Definitely outside the acceptable range of 1/2 age + 7...</p> -
<br><br><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="553958" data-time="1453540252"><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-size:14px;">But the </span></span></span><em>Herald</em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> understands the writing is on the wall for <strong>Lorde, 19, and her boyfriend of three years, photographer James Lowe, 26</strong>.</span></span></span><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510</a><br></p></blockquote>
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"Oxygenates my blue?"<br><br>
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"Oxygenates my blue?"<br><br> :think:<br><br>
What a pretentious twat</p>
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<p>Worse that that "<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">the heart that oxygenates my deepest blue", with pretentious wankery like that they were obviously a good if more than a little inappropriate match.</span></p> -
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<p>I'm not sure what exactly Max has done to make the Herald stalk him, its not clear whether its entirely his doing, Entitled might have been harsh but I reckon over indulged is pretty fair , I hate myself for reading this article to prove my point but</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">But the </span><i>Herald</i><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> understands the writing is on the wall for <strong>Lorde, 19, and her boyfriend of three years, photographer James Lowe, 26</strong>.</span></p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575510</a></p>
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<p>I don't have any daughters but if I did and a 23 year old guy was sniffing around my 16 year old daughter he'd have difficulty sniffing after I got a hold of him, from what I've seen of her parents they strike me as "modern parents" in the worst kind of way who probably approved of the relationship.</p>
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<p>It must be tiring for you to check Herald and Stuff 24/7 to find stories to be disappointed by. </p> -
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<p>It must be tiring for you to check Herald and Stuff 24/7 to find stories to be disappointed by. </p>
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<p>Please let us know the outcome. Sounds like a real nuisance.</p>
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<p>Well, she has moved back home this week.</p>
<p>Decided that her parents aren't all that bad & agreed to a couple of simple house rules.</p>
<p>She is looking at doing a couple of courses (yes we'll pay, but that is what parents are for after all) & looking for a part time job.</p>
<p>She no longer expects everything to be her way (mostly) & is actually looking forward & wanting to have some control over her future & not wanting to become a waste of space (her words).</p>
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<p>Things are going really well in the house at the moment (I'm aware that this might just be a honeymoon period though) & communication is at an all time high.</p>
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<p>It took 3 weeks & was hard to do as parents, but I think the "real world experience" has taught her a lot in a very short space of time.</p>
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<p>Good to hear Chaz.</p>
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<p>This may sound a little weird, but do you reckon her spikier episodes are due to menstrual hormones? Like every 4 weeks she just loses her shit?</p>
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<p>As time has gone on in my marriage, I've come to understand my wife's hormonal crests reasonably well (I use this to track impending poontang, I'm not ashamed to say). And I'm not looking forward to when my little girl starts getting the daemon flow...</p> -
<p>Nah, not really. Her attitude was pretty crap for basically the whole of last year.</p>
<p>Some bad days may have coincided, but I wouldn't label them as part of the cause, just this generation & their expectations of entitlement.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Chaz" data-cid="556616" data-time="1454673244"><p>Well, she has moved back home this week.<br>
Decided that her parents aren't all that bad & agreed to a couple of simple house rules.<br>
She is looking at doing a couple of courses (yes we'll pay, but that is what parents are for after all) & looking for a part time job.<br>
She no longer expects everything to be her way (mostly) & is actually looking forward & wanting to have some control over her future & not wanting to become a waste of space (her words).<br>
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Things are going really well in the house at the moment (I'm aware that this might just be a honeymoon period though) & communication is at an all time high.<br>
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It took 3 weeks & was hard to do as parents, but I think the "real world experience" has taught her a lot in a very short space of time.<br>
Apparently life sucks with no money & no one will just give it to you. Go figure.</p></blockquote>
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Bloody happy to read that, Chaz.<br><br>
Must have been damn tough waiting. Good for the three of you!