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Post by masterofallgoons on May 13, 2024 19:56:33 GMT
Anyone who says that is just an asshole. At the same time, I've never been a fan of people who say being a cat owner or whatever is the same thing as being a parent. It really isn't. We all love our pets too, but it's not the same thing at all. I largely agree with this. My dog is my favorite thing on the planet but when she crosses the rainbow bridge in a few years, yeah I'll be devastated but I'll be able to move on. I don't fully understand how people move forward after losing a child and I've seen it happen far more often than I care to. When this topic comes up, I say that owning a dog is like owning 1/3 of a child. Yeah, they need to be cared for and whatnot, but I can basically leave my dog alone for hours at a clip and she's totally fine. Try that with a 3 year old... If the dog is 3 years old, then she's 21 in human years. You're gonna a have to kick that freeloader out of there and make her get a job.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 13, 2024 21:41:21 GMT
Seriously though, I'm always surprised when people insert their opinion into a life choice about kids. What if there was a medical reason you or your wife couldn't or shouldn't have kids? Wouldn't she feel like a real shit then? I was talking to my wife's cousin a few years ago, they have five kids. She asked if we were going to have any more, I told her we were good with the one. She looked at me like I was crazy. Does she really want to have this conversation? It's debatable if they can afford two kids, I know they can't afford the five they have. I'd rather focus my energy (mental and physical) and resources (money and time) into one kid and give him the best opportunity to succeed that we can, than have a brood of imbeciles draining my soul, thanks. But I'm not going to say or even imply that to her, so don't act like I'm the nut for only wanting one kid. To be fair, everybody does this. People who don't have kids are equally horrible this. People always seem to think that what they are doing is the right thing and they become an authority on how everyone should conduct their lives. I mean, I know you're partly joking here obviously, but just because you value having multiple kids or giving your kids the experience of having siblings doesn't mean that they're a 'brood of imbeciles draining your soul.' Again, I know you're not being literal and painting with a broad brush, but a lot of people do say shit like that and mean it very sincerely. Basically, everyone judges everyone's choices and so I hate everyone. I'm the only person who gets it right every time. Yeah obviously I was using dramatic license there as an example of something I could've said to her, and actually their kids are generally well behaved. The point was that even if I think five kids is extreme (and I know families bigger than that), I'm not going to say or make it obvious in front of you that I think you're making a poor life decision (unless I think you're making a legitimately poor life decision as opposed to something that will just make things more difficult) by having more kids. I was just amused by her reaction. She asked if we were planning on having more, and I casually said no, and she literally did a double take and looked stunned. You'd think I responded, "Well seeing as he's the anti-Christ, I think our work here is already done."
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Post by Shane Falco on May 13, 2024 21:47:03 GMT
People who say impossibly inane shit. So my wife and I aren't having kids because we just don't want them. We loves our nieces and nephews to pieces (my twin nephews, who turn 21 this summer, are the absolute best), but that's it. Perfect. You'd think that one's life choices would not be the concern of others, particularly strangers, but alas. The Mrs. gets comments more than I do by various orders of magnitude. Maybe once a year or so, someone will say something to me but generally she's the one getting it. From her coworkers, her friends, her hair girl, etc. It's insanely fucking rude, but whatever. Here's the point of my story though. The other day I'm waiting in line at the store and it seems to be taking a while so I strike up a conversation with the woman standing behind me. We're of similar age I guess and somehow the topic of kids came up. When asked, I politely said that I didn't have kids. Her response: "Oh really? Well don't worry, you'll have kids in no time. Trust me, I'm very connected with people on this issue and I am positive you'll have kids within a year." Get all the fuck the way out of here with that bullshit. First off, don't project your life's meaning onto me. You love having kids, awesome! I love not having kids. Secondly, people who claim that they are "sensitive" or "clairvoyant," can all gargle my balls. Maybe that shit works with 5 year olds. I just stood there, mouth agape, completely flabbergasted. I politely told her that I'm 45 and I'm good and turned around, abruptly ending our conversation, but holy hell. What an odd combination of audacity AND stupidity. Its always annoying when people project their idea of a happy life onto you. While I dont get it with kid talk I get it with not being married or dating anyone while also not actively looking to be either. I get these like pity comments as if I'm missing a leg or something. "You'll find somebody one day." "I met (insert name here) when I wasn't looking either." "You should try (random dating app)." Not everybody needs to find their meaning in life in another person whether its a kid or a spouse. My parents marriage sucked, they hated each other and could barely be in the same room as one another. It made growing up in that household a pain. The constant grunts or sighs or passive aggressive comments simply because one of them opened the fridge to get a drink. Sorry but the idea of marriage and spending the rest of my life with one person and being happily ever after just doesn't seem plausible to me and I'm perfectly content with that. I dont want your damn pity as if there is something wrong with me. Maybe had I been more exposed to happy marriages or households my viewpoint on the topic may have been different but we all didn't grow up with the same surroundings. Whats worse is when you catch people talking about you and the subject behind your back. They can just make you feel like shit for no damn reason.
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Post by Shane Falco on May 13, 2024 21:59:06 GMT
What is the appeal of these take your dog to the ballpark events? I imagine there is just dog shit everywhere because there are too many irresponsible dog owners out there. Dogs constantly humping one another. I imagine its like being on an airplane with a child. Seems like a horrible experience.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 13, 2024 22:29:46 GMT
What is the appeal of these take your dog to the ballpark events? I imagine there is just dog shit everywhere because there are too many irresponsible dog owners out there. Dogs constantly humping one another. I imagine its like being on an airplane with a child. Seems like a horrible experience. I agree with this completely, although I wanted my dog to take a dump in center field at Citi. Seemed fitting.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 13, 2024 22:55:35 GMT
Its always annoying when people project their idea of a happy life onto you. While I dont get it with kid talk I get it with not being married or dating anyone while also not actively looking to be either. I get these like pity comments as if I'm missing a leg or something. "You'll find somebody one day." "I met (insert name here) when I wasn't looking either." "You should try (random dating app)." Not everybody needs to find their meaning in life in another person whether its a kid or a spouse. My parents marriage sucked, they hated each other and could barely be in the same room as one another. It made growing up in that household a pain. The constant grunts or sighs or passive aggressive comments simply because one of them opened the fridge to get a drink. Sorry but the idea of marriage and spending the rest of my life with one person and being happily ever after just doesn't seem plausible to me and I'm perfectly content with that. I dont want your damn pity as if there is something wrong with me. Maybe had I been more exposed to happy marriages or households my viewpoint on the topic may have been different but we all didn't grow up with the same surroundings. Whats worse is when you catch people talking about you and the subject behind your back. They can just make you feel like shit for no damn reason. If that's what you were hearing, maybe they liked each other more than you think!
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Post by mtbg on May 14, 2024 9:02:58 GMT
Anyone who says that is just an asshole. At the same time, I've never been a fan of people who say being a cat owner or whatever is the same thing as being a parent. It really isn't. We all love our pets too, but it's not the same thing at all. I largely agree with this. My dog is my favorite thing on the planet but when she crosses the rainbow bridge in a few years, yeah I'll be devastated but I'll be able to move on. I don't fully understand how people move forward after losing a child and I've seen it happen far more often than I care to. When this topic comes up, I say that owning a dog is like owning 1/3 of a child. Yeah, they need to be cared for and whatnot, but I can basically leave my dog alone for hours at a clip and she's totally fine. Try that with a 3 year old... Yeah, when my dog passes I'm going to be a wreck. And my wife is gonna be worse! As you said though, I can't even comprehend how much of a wreck parents who lose a child must be. I like the 1/3 of a child theory.
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 20, 2024 5:09:08 GMT
Robo-email from my car dealership... 'Did you know you can trade-in your 2011 Cruze for a 2023 Corvette at only $868 bi-weekly?!'
Go fcuk a duck.
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Post by masterofallgoons on May 20, 2024 10:56:03 GMT
Robo-email from my car dealership... 'Did you know you can trade-in your 2011 Cruze for a 2023 Corvette at only $868 bi-weekly?!'Go fcuk a duck. Got an old fashioned spam letter in the mail from a car dealership yesterday, letting me know that as the owner of BMW older than 5 years, I'm now eligible to trade in for a lease on a new Genesis at a preferred customer rate. But I don't have a BMW and never did. Everyone's just collecting and selling people's contact information and they don't seem to care if it's accurate. I get calls for 'exciting new programs' telling me that I can have my student loan debt forgiven, have free solar panels installed, get free expanded coverage on my Medicare, and trade in my luxury car for a new luxury car. None of these things could apply to the same person, and none of them apply to me. For all of the new technology involved the methods of annoying people with spam by just randomly calling or mailing anyone for any purpose with whatever sales or scam BS you come up with seem unchanged for decades now.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 20, 2024 12:31:13 GMT
Robo-email from my car dealership... 'Did you know you can trade-in your 2011 Cruze for a 2023 Corvette at only $868 bi-weekly?!'Go fcuk a duck. Got a similar email the other day. "We noticed you only have a few payments left, and we'd love to buy your car." Thanks Mr. Dealership, but go back to the part where I only have a few payments left and you'll see why I don't plan on selling anytime soon.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 21, 2024 18:34:08 GMT
Robo-email from my car dealership... 'Did you know you can trade-in your 2011 Cruze for a 2023 Corvette at only $868 bi-weekly?!'Go fcuk a duck. Got a similar email the other day. "We noticed you only have a few payments left, and we'd love to buy your car." Thanks Mr. Dealership, but go back to the part where I only have a few payments left and you'll see why I don't plan on selling anytime soon. Periodically, I get phone calls from randos who offers to buy my house, for cash. What's funny is that when I say I'm not interested, they become apoplectic and completely mystified as to how I won't entertain the idea in this market. So I usually start by being nice, and saying "yeah, I can sell my house for a lot, but then I'm stuck spending a lot for whatever house I end up buying. I'm not interested in robbing Peter to pay Paul." When they continue, I point out that nobody in their right fucking mind would sell their home to some random douche who cold calls them. This isn't the 80s Boiler Room, you dumb fucks.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on May 22, 2024 16:21:48 GMT
Got a similar email the other day. "We noticed you only have a few payments left, and we'd love to buy your car." Thanks Mr. Dealership, but go back to the part where I only have a few payments left and you'll see why I don't plan on selling anytime soon. Periodically, I get phone calls from randos who offers to buy my house, for cash. What's funny is that when I say I'm not interested, they become apoplectic and completely mystified as to how I won't entertain the idea in this market. So I usually start by being nice, and saying "yeah, I can sell my house for a lot, but then I'm stuck spending a lot for whatever house I end up buying. I'm not interested in robbing Peter to pay Paul." When they continue, I point out that nobody in their right fucking mind would sell their home to some random douche who cold calls them. This isn't the 80s Boiler Room, you dumb fucks. This begs the question of why you answer your phone? I barely answer the phone when it’s someone I know let alone someone like that. Additionally I think my phone has been on silent since around 2007.
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Post by sdm3 on May 22, 2024 16:28:07 GMT
I’m a blood donor and regularly get calls “reminding me” that I can give blood again or asking why I haven’t made an appointment recently enough for their liking.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 22, 2024 16:32:06 GMT
Periodically, I get phone calls from randos who offers to buy my house, for cash. What's funny is that when I say I'm not interested, they become apoplectic and completely mystified as to how I won't entertain the idea in this market. So I usually start by being nice, and saying "yeah, I can sell my house for a lot, but then I'm stuck spending a lot for whatever house I end up buying. I'm not interested in robbing Peter to pay Paul." When they continue, I point out that nobody in their right fucking mind would sell their home to some random douche who cold calls them. This isn't the 80s Boiler Room, you dumb fucks. This begs the question of why you answer your phone? I barely answer the phone when it’s someone I know let alone someone like that. Additionally I think my phone has been on silent since around 2007. I get boatloads of calls from potential new clients that get referred by existing clients. Of every 10 calls from unknown numbers I get, about half are real people. It's the only reason under the sun why I ever answer unknown numbers.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on May 22, 2024 16:35:40 GMT
Here is what is annoying me lately. Our mailman walks across our lawn and mulched areas to deliver our mail. After delivering our neighbor’s mail he just strides across our yard into the flower beds (though not trampling on the flowers themselves) just for a 3 second shortcut to our door. I’ve seen him out the window and he does this every time. The other day the wife and I happened to be outside when he showed up and he did it right in front of us with us watching him. I so wanted to say something but wife is paranoid that yelling at a mailman at best will fuck with your mail and at worst be a federal crime. Now by no means is my lawn and yard the Hanging Gardens or the pride of Hank Hill but still, I don’t presume to walk across other people’s yards when visiting. It seems like such an asshole-ish presumptuous thing to do yet I’d feel like Larry David for saying something.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 22, 2024 16:36:26 GMT
This begs the question of why you answer your phone? I barely answer the phone when it’s someone I know let alone someone like that. Additionally I think my phone has been on silent since around 2007. I get boatloads of calls from potential new clients that get referred by existing clients. Of every 10 calls from unknown numbers I get, about half are real people. It's the only reason under the sun why I ever answer unknown numbers. I'm going to call you and play your favorite 1-877-Kars 4 Kids commercial over the phone.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on May 22, 2024 16:37:52 GMT
This begs the question of why you answer your phone? I barely answer the phone when it’s someone I know let alone someone like that. Additionally I think my phone has been on silent since around 2007. I get boatloads of calls from potential new clients that get referred by existing clients. Of every 10 calls from unknown numbers I get, about half are real people. It's the only reason under the sun why I ever answer unknown numbers. Makes sense. The only people who ever call me that I answer are my wife and my parents. Filtering out calls is much easier when you have no friends and a job that doesn’t require it.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 22, 2024 16:37:54 GMT
Here is what is annoying me lately. Our mailman walks across our lawn and mulched areas to deliver our mail. After delivering our neighbor’s mail he just strides across our yard into the flower beds (though not trampling on the flowers themselves) just for a 3 second shortcut to our door. I’ve seen him out the window and he does this every time. The other day the wife and I happened to be outside when he showed up and he did it right in front of us with us watching him. I so wanted to say something but wife is paranoid that yelling at a mailman at best will fuck with your mail and at worst be a federal crime. Now by no means is my lawn and yard the Hanging Gardens or the pride of Hank Hill but still, I don’t presume to walk across other people’s yards when visiting. It seems like such an asshole-ish presumptuous thing to do yet I’d feel like Larry David for saying something. Don't say anything, just tase him. He'll get the message.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 22, 2024 16:40:17 GMT
I get boatloads of calls from potential new clients that get referred by existing clients. Of every 10 calls from unknown numbers I get, about half are real people. It's the only reason under the sun why I ever answer unknown numbers. I'm going to call you and play your favorite 1-877-Kars 4 Kids commercial over the phone. That, and the Saved By ZERO song will send me into an uncontrolled frenzy. Like in Manchurian Candidate, that's how you "activate" me.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 22, 2024 16:47:52 GMT
I'm going to call you and play your favorite 1-877-Kars 4 Kids commercial over the phone. That, and the Saved By ZERO song will send me into an uncontrolled frenzy. Like in Manchurian Candidate, that's how you "activate" me. You'll be happy to know that commercial came on the other day, and even though I muted it about 5 seconds in, my son said, "What a stupid commercial."
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