Parenting
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The Government won't let Santa in because of Covid-19.
or
Santa got sued for copyright infringement.
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@antipodean nah, Christmas gifts from Santa delayed until 7/8 Jan to allow for quarantine
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@No-Quarter said in Parenting:
@No-Quarter said in Parenting:
Yeah I'm pretty sure he's going to play along this year at least to ensure he gets the outrageous presents he's asking for...
So you are actually going to get your son a diamond for Christmas?
What happened to a rugby ball, or a matchbox car or even a bike (not the town bike)?
Haha not a chance, as I already explained it's not a toy.
One challenge we have is he sees toys on YouTube and wants them, but they're not available in NZ. He really wants the Cloverfield toy this year (from the Cloverfield movie) but it's damn near impossible to get and costs a small fortune. "But Santa can just make it" he says. Little shit knows exactly what he's doing.
Bro you need to reach out on the fern helpline to anyone returning in time for xmas from cloverfield country!
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@No-Quarter said in Parenting:
@No-Quarter said in Parenting:
Yeah I'm pretty sure he's going to play along this year at least to ensure he gets the outrageous presents he's asking for...
So you are actually going to get your son a diamond for Christmas?
What happened to a rugby ball, or a matchbox car or even a bike (not the town bike)?
Haha not a chance, as I already explained it's not a toy.
One challenge we have is he sees toys on YouTube and wants them, but they're not available in NZ. He really wants the Cloverfield toy this year (from the Cloverfield movie) but it's damn near impossible to get and costs a small fortune. "But Santa can just make it" he says. Little shit knows exactly what he's doing.
How old is he? Baby Yoda is in stores now and Mando S2 will be here in a couple of months...
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Have taken my son through Die Hard, Predator and now First Blood.
Next is either Alien or Commando.
Father of the year.
What's the generally accepted age for such a christening?
I am very much looking forward to stealing the thunder, and being Uncle Of The Year.It depends on the kid, mine is 13 and we are very clear about the difference between movie violence and real world violence.
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Have taken my son through Die Hard, Predator and now First Blood.
Next is either Alien or Commando.
Father of the year.
My boys and I did Alien and Aliens ( youngest fell asleep on the couch for this though haha ).
At this stage not up there with SW/Bond/Indy but they definitely enjoyed it. My issue now is the inferior sequels and where exactly in the timeline to fit Prometheus/Covenant
I do need to get some Arnie ( which I suspect they'll love ), and more importantly Clint in their lives. I hope the 60's/70s cheese doesn't detract from how timelessly cool the motherfucker is, it does a bit with Bond unfortunately as they love the Daniel Craig ones on the whole much more than Connery/Moore.I'm already fighting an uphill battle as they've decided Westerns are boring without having seen one to my knowledge. Apart from Cowboys and Aliens......
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@Kirwan yeah TR Jnr has realised that fairly early on too, as with most boys, loved dinosaurs, so loved JUrassic Park when he was 4 or 5, even my mother-in-laws partner asked him if he got scared of the movies, he looked at him like he was a moron and flatly replied: It's not real!
TR Jnr has watched Mad Max's, Kill Bill, Resovoir Dogs, Most of the Rambos, Terminator etc but I have always watched them with him, cos well who wouldnt, but also I get to watch them with him.
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you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
Reminds me of Denis Leary: I know fuck is a bad word, but you're fucking making me say it
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
Look on the bright side. At least with that behaviour you can tell they are yours.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
Na not my boys. They never fight, squabble, piss me off, do my head in, demand things, take the piss out of me, spin yarns to their mother about me or mess up my car. Ever.
You’re clearly doing something wrong.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
Look on the bright side. At least with that behaviour you can tell they are yours.
you can fuck off too, stop being a shit head
which pretty much mirrors stuff i have said to my kids recently.
shit i am a terrible father at times
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
you guys reach that point where your kids just do your fucking head in?
Two boys, and they are just going all the time. And they are loud. Inappropriate. Squabble all the time. generally act like fuck heads. And i can't handle them at the moment. I have zero patience with them, so i go from zero to snap in a second.
and i say some shit i really shouldn't. but holy shit they just wind you up and wind you up
fuck i need a break.
Na not my boys. They never fight, squabble, piss me off, do my head in, demand things, take the piss out of me, spin yarns to their mother about me or mess up my car. Ever.
You’re clearly doing something wrong.
i know all kids do it, but i just go through these patches where i just have no patience with them. none. and it runs for days.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
i know all kids do it, but i just go through these patches where i just have no patience with them. none. and it runs for days.
It's 2020 fella, don't be too harsh on yourself. I'm seeing so many people who are stretched to breaking, and just have no resilience. I'd include myself in there too - I've got a much shorter fuse than usual, and thinner skin.
Go easy on yourself mate, but be honest with people around you if you're a grumpy bastard at the moment
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
i know all kids do it, but i just go through these patches where i just have no patience with them. none. and it runs for days.
It's 2020 fella, don't be too harsh on yourself. I'm seeing so many people who are stretched to breaking, and just have no resilience. I'd include myself in there too - I've got a much shorter fuse than usual, and thinner skin.
Go easy on yourself mate, but be honest with people around you if you're a grumpy bastard at the moment
year has been shit. having my in-laws living with us has driven me insane.
fuck what i wouldn't give to go fishing up the cape for a week
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yeah miss 11 (going on 18) moody, attitude...but form what I gather form talking to other dads (and hearing the cobnversations these girls have on social media*, they are all the f$cking same!)
then TR Jnr, good most of the time, but selfish little fluffybunny.
I ask him if he wants to go watch rugby, or go somewhere, with him and I, spends the whole time on his phone...last night he tells me I never want to hang out with him anymore!
Little punk, 100% wrong, he and I have always been close and did so much together, but last 6 months, he is growing up and wants little to do with me, except when it suits.
*Social media is a minefield for kids!! They send messages ot friends, they can see thier friend has seen it, but dont reply...I say, hey ring them and talk...but noooooo, couldnt possibly do that. Then there are all the catty remarks or the deliberate fishing for compliments that social media is for....
I know I will miss the fluffybunnies when they eventually leave, but man they drive you nuts!
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@taniwharugby said in Parenting:
@Kirwan yeah TR Jnr has realised that fairly early on too, as with most boys, loved dinosaurs, so loved JUrassic Park when he was 4 or 5, even my mother-in-laws partner asked him if he got scared of the movies, he looked at him like he was a moron and flatly replied: It's not real!
TR Jnr has watched Mad Max's, Kill Bill, Resovoir Dogs, Most of the Rambos, Terminator etc but I have always watched them with him, cos well who wouldnt, but also I get to watch them with him.
Yeah my oldest loved Jurassic Park/World movies when he was 4/5 and had no issues telling they weren't real.
Interesting though is he recently watched the Polar Express - animated movie - and was buzzing out at it being animated. He last watched it when he was around 3 and he reckons he remembers thinking it was completely real (like live action), had no idea it was animated until he re-watched it.