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FITZZ wrote:

sillyboy wrote:

FITZZ wrote: @ Silly...Sometimes Nostalgia is all we have left.

There is a reason why a midlife crisis exists. Go buy a motorcycle and pick a fight for no reason, relive those golden years.
And just ignore the shame of your kids.

Oddly enough I've had my eye on a Harley for a year or so now...picking a fight well be with the Missus when I pull up on it...
As for my kids...I think they're the ones trying to ignore me now...it's not easy having a Dad who still acts like he's a teenager at times.

Really, I'm not surprised about the teenager part considering a lot the younger Dakkanauts seem to like talking you, then again it might be just the "pedo" generation thing too.

FITZZ wrote:

sillyboy wrote:

FITZZ wrote: Well now that is a relife...

Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

he is like me (Don't know if that is a good thing)

How old are they? I'm curious....

My Daughter is almost 12 (though she seems to be labouring under the idea shes 20)
My Son is almost 10.

Twelve and already a Valentine dance, WTH? My first dance/party was at age 16......

I'm 25, but I started when I was 14.

awesome tale FITZZ, I hope I can share a similar pride one day, both my boys are quite fond of my rock and metal bands. Seven and five atm.


As to my age.. well according to my post count, I'm 1800. - Well here is as good as place as any.

37 really, ouchie, no longer considered young.

@ Cheescat...Well you know..I try to stay "hip and with it."...

@ Silly..Yeah,I wasn't exactly thrilled about the idea of my "little girl" going to a dance.
But...I'm progresive...(to an extent)..and Figured since the event was well chaporoned and taking place at school...I'd let her go...plus I knew her Brother was going to be there as well..and...I really do try not to "Bubble wrap" my kids.

@ MDS..

I really belive part of my Sons love of rock and roll is that he's been listening to me belt out tunes since he was born,even when he was a baby he'd sit and listen to me play the guitar and bang his little head...

As one gets older it's not so much as trying to stay hip, as trying to keep one's hips.

Pfff smacking also works, my dad did it old school Plus i like pushing the pockets on bubble wrap Its almost an addiction.

And since when is being a pedo equals staying cool and hip.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:As one gets older it's not so much as trying to stay hip, as trying to keep one's hips.

...Is that ever true...
I wake some mornings so sore and stiff that I wonder just what the hell I've done to get into such a state...then it dawns on me that...it's not that I've done anything different...it's just that the machinery is starting to wear out.


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sillyboy wrote:Pfff smacking also works, my dad did it old school Plus i like pushing the pockets on bubble wrap Its almost an addiction.

And since when is being a pedo equals staying cool and hip.

The "pedo" referance comes from the OPs original poll...just a joke.

I do tend to be strict with my kids at times...there are difinate rules they have to follow...and I have spanked them both on occasion...but...I also see my job as a parent as more than "protecting and disciplining" my kids...I also see a need to prepare them for life outside of the nest,so I don't try to prevent them from encoutering bumps and bruises along the way...I think kids need to learn that life holds hardships and that not everything is going to go the way they expect it to.

I must admit the paedo and creep reference has pissed me off somewhat.
If I could be arsed I'd report the OP as the tosser that he deserves, but I can't be arsed. Too much to do, I've got my rain mac to iron for tomorrows school run.

FITZZ wrote: I do tend to be strict with my kids at times...there are difinate rules they have to follow...and I have spanked them both on occasion...but...I also see my job as a parent as more than "protecting and disciplining" my kids...I also see a need to prepare them for life outside of the nest,so I don't try to prevent them from encoutering bumps and bruises along the way...I think kids need to learn that life holds hardships and that not everything is going to go the way they expect it to.

Someone has been reading parental books ,Just kidding. You're completly right, how else can you learn that hangovers are bad.

Elmodiddly wrote:I must admit the paedo and creep reference has pissed me off somewhat.
If I could be arsed I'd report the OP as the tosser that he deserves, but I can't be arsed. Too much to do, I've got my rain mac to iron for tomorrows school run.

...And Gummy bears to purchase too.

Joking aside,I agree ..the Pedo/Creep reference was ridiculous ...which is why...with a bit of help from Cheesecat..I attempted to make a fething mockery of it.

FITZZ wrote:

Elmodiddly wrote:I must admit the paedo and creep reference has pissed me off somewhat.
If I could be arsed I'd report the OP as the tosser that he deserves, but I can't be arsed. Too much to do, I've got my rain mac to iron for tomorrows school run.

...And Gummy bears to purchase too.

Joking aside,I agree ..the Pedo/Creep reference was ridiculous ...which is why...with a bit of help from Cheesecat..I attempted to make a fething mockery of it.

Oh come on, truly you can't deny this isn't world domination material.

FITZZ wrote:

sillyboy wrote:

FITZZ wrote:of course he's a bit of an odd one for his peer group...he hates rap,tends to not follow trends and overall sort of does his own thing.

Oooooh... a younger version of me.....i shall call him 'Mini Me'.

So don't worry he'll be as awesome as me

Well now that is a relife...

Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

FITZZ, your son is epic.

Scrazza wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

sillyboy wrote:

FITZZ wrote:of course he's a bit of an odd one for his peer group...he hates rap,tends to not follow trends and overall sort of does his own thing.

Oooooh... a younger version of me.....i shall call him 'Mini Me'.

So don't worry he'll be as awesome as me

Well now that is a relife...

Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

FITZZ, your son is epic.

Yeah..we're thinking about keeping him..
...Thanks Scrazz.

FITZZ wrote:Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

The proper thing to yell out in this situation is "FREEBIRD".

Ah Whiskey Mac always finished off with Freebird on
Rock nght in the Beer Cellar, New Street, Birmingham, back in the day...*whistful sigh*

biccat wrote:

FITZZ wrote:Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

The proper thing to yell out in this situation is "FREEBIRD".

Ahh...but there in lies the dig,the little bugger didn't conform to any predisposed norm...He didn't yell for Freebird (which would have been funny as well) and he didn't yell for ...well whatever the other kids were yelling for....he yelled for what he wanted...and everyone else at the dances opinions be damned.

biccat wrote:

FITZZ wrote:Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

The proper thing to yell out in this situation is "FREEBIRD".

This has got to be one of the best stories I've heard on dakka.

FITZZ wrote:Funny story...at least I thought it was..After a recent School Valentines dance my Daughter walked in in a huff being excesively dramatic about how embaressed she was by her Brother,after sitting them both down to figure out what the "disaster" was...I learned that at the dance ,when the DJ asked all the kids what song they wanted him to play..my Son shouted,over all the other kids yelling for various Lady GaGa and Rap songs,..." MOTORHEAD!!!"
...I actually teared up a bit.

Why don't you have the "Being a dumb private" option in the 20+ bracket?

Love the world domination committee-thing. Sadly that committee was disbanded due to lack of funding. Senator Mommy and Speaker of the House Daddy cut their budget.

Full of win
Pickard looks as though he has finally had relief from his constipation, and I can fully empathise with that photograph.

I won't go on about my piles as well, you will be pleased to hear.

23.

And apparently I don't look it.

wtb job that lets me grow mah beard

I remember discovering my dad's CD's. Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns and Roses... compared to the music my mom listened to it was better athough the Temptations are a good band, and the Commodores, and Garth Brooks, and 70's stuff. My grandpa reminds me of the days he had to walk up both sides of a hill on the way to school at six in the morning while it was snowing and the temperature was 100 degrees.

My grandpa also blew up his dad's car back in the day.

I just love the fact that silly and scrazza are talking about skanking, totally different meanings which allows it to be fething hilarious.

Yeah
did loads of skanking myself in the early eighties.
Great fun

halonachos wrote:I just love the fact that silly and scrazza are talking about skanking, totally different meanings which allows it to be fething hilarious.

You dare to mock us. -shakes fist- (But yes the different meanings make it awesome, even more that not everyone understands english and so keep calling eachother skankers and feel kewl about it..)

24-US, and I vote for any party that enhances my trustfund !

Haven't we all realized this new Samus-Aran is simply a troll? Check his posting history.

25 and severely drunk!@

sillyboy wrote:

halonachos wrote:I just love the fact that silly and scrazza are talking about skanking, totally different meanings which allows it to be fething hilarious.

You dare to mock us. -shakes fist- (But yes the different meanings make it awesome, even more that not everyone understands english and so keep calling eachother skankers and feel kewl about it..)

But, skanking IS kewl.

Scrazza wrote:

sillyboy wrote:

halonachos wrote:I just love the fact that silly and scrazza are talking about skanking, totally different meanings which allows it to be fething hilarious.

You dare to mock us. -shakes fist- (But yes the different meanings make it awesome, even more that not everyone understands english and so keep calling eachother skankers and feel kewl about it..)

But, skanking IS kewl.

sure, I believe you (No I don't, Muhahahaha.)

Oh and went to a seminar of safety-managment today and one of the guestspeakers came from Hoboken it was some kind of recycling firm.