tup Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 My loon has been told in no uncertain terms that he's to get wired in at football, take no prisoners, use his elbows and forehead where necessary and generally bite, claw, and scratch his way to superiority over his peers. Messi never became Messi through sitting on his arse like a wallflower I've been hammering home to him. Link to comment
looksgoodinred Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 My loon has been told in no uncertain terms that he's to get wired in at football, take no prisoners, use his elbows and forehead where necessary and generally bite, claw, and scratch his way to superiority over his peers. Messi never became Messi through sitting on his arse like a wallflower I've been hammering home to him. perhaps. but you're not about to wade in and even the odds a bit if he's not up to it? Link to comment
looksgoodinred Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 WTH is an 'even edge'? i haven't a clue. how a parent feels jumping the rope and grabbing an egg away from a child makes anything right for his/her own child, is beyond me. Link to comment
Kilkito Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Actually, first reaction, is what a bunch of muppets, but then I had a wee think, if there was a similar thing done here, say there was 1,000 kids, and 500 eggs, and the other kids parents were helping their kid to get an egg, I would do the same, as I wouldn't want my wee lad to be dissappointed. I don't think thats molly coddling, I think thats normal. Link to comment
Jones Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 i haven't a clue. how a parent feels jumping the rope and grabbing an egg away from a child makes anything right for his/her own child, is beyond me. It wasn't even his own kid, if I read it right... I suppose all he was after was a fair advantage, can't argue with that. Link to comment
tup Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 perhaps. but you're not about to wade in and even the odds a bit if he's not up to it? Oh, he's up to it alright, he's just like me. He's probably better than most of them anyway at football but dirty tricks adds another dimension to your game, sooner the better. Mind you, football is competitive, I'm not sure egghunts are. In fact I'd be worried my child was a if they showed any desire to take part in an egghunt, talk about the 'Michael row the boat ashore' fraternity, fuck that. Link to comment
looksgoodinred Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Actually, first reaction, is what a bunch of muppets, but then I had a wee think, if there was a similar thing done here, say there was 1,000 kids, and 500 eggs, and the other kids parents were helping their kid to get an egg, I would do the same, as I wouldn't want my wee lad to be dissappointed. I don't think thats molly coddling, I think thats normal. or would you explain to your disappointed child that what the other parents are doing isn't right, and they'll have a chance at another egg next year? assuming there weren't enough eggs for all the kids. but it's not just eggs.. it's school projects too. where a parent will step in, to "help" their child with a project, so that it's better, more impressive than the others. a ilttle advice maybe, encouragement... but to actually help do it? let them succeed on their own and enjoy their successes, or not do as well as they'd hoped, and try harder next time. no? Link to comment
tup Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I advocate fully helping your kids to cheat in exams and competitions which have prizes in them. In fact my daughter did just that with her granny for a Christmas competition, and won a Soda Stream from Tesco! Fantastic! No chance she'd have won it without cheating, well done grandma, pass on the benefits of blatant plagiarism to the kids early doors. What are exams anyway but a hoop to jump through? They certainly dinna learn you much. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 they got tesco in the highlands? thouight it was only morn noon and night Link to comment
tup Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Clearly you have never been to the 'Highlands' then. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Clearly you have never been to the 'Highlands' then. wouldnt go there if you paid me mate. Link to comment
Kilkito Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 or would you explain to your disappointed child that what the other parents are doing isn't right, and they'll have a chance at another egg next year? assuming there weren't enough eggs for all the kids. If it was just a few parents, then I doubt I would get involved, but if they were all doing it, damn right I'd help my boy, there will be plenty of times they will experience dissappointment with or without your help, I'm not sure they become more well rounded by losing but knowing they didn't cheat. In a situation like the eggs, all that matters to the kids is getting an egg, not the morals of how it was obtained. If choice is, a) join all the other parents, get an egg, and have my son happy, or b) my son asks me to help, as all the other parents are, insisting no, and then driving home with him greeting as he didn't get an egg, but telling him who needs an egg you have the moral high ground, I'd go a) every time. Link to comment
Bobby Connor Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 they got tesco in the highlands? thouight it was only morn noon and night The only shops we have are Tescos! Link to comment
Ke1t Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 In that situation I'd point to the people scrambling and fighting for eggs, and say to my son... "These people are low-rent scum who behave like rats. I never want to see you act like those animals. Now, let's go get you an Easter Egg from the shops like civilised human beings." And then we'd leave Link to comment
dervish Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 In that situation I'd point to the people scrambling and fighting for eggs, and say to my son... "These people are low-rent scum who behave like rats. I never want to see you act like those animals. Now, let's go get you an Easter Egg from the shops like civilised human beings." And then we'd leave Exactly, as a supplemental I'd tell my hypothetical son "egg chasing is for poofs anyway". Link to comment
tup Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I've already told my actual son that egg chasing is a homosexual activity for those who cannot play football, and attending stuff like scouts and BB's is tantamount to inviting weird adults to interfere with you. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I've already told my actual son that egg chasing is a homosexual activity for those who cannot play football, and attending stuff like scouts and BB's is tantamount to inviting weird adults to interfere with you. so is living in the remote highlands (and islands) of scotland. Link to comment
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