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after a while they'd ask why and I'd ask them if they really wanted to know and they'd be like "ugh no"
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rotor posted:after a while they'd ask why and I'd ask them if they really wanted to know and they'd be like "ugh no" also why my partner doesn't ask me speculative questions much anymore i basically morph into my av and just start speaking
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May 20, 2021 19:11
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I once got taken to see the pilot of a plane we were on and kept asking him why* until he got annoyed and the attendent took us away. * There was a kink in the route in the flight plan and I wanted to know why the plane had to make a tiny detour! He just said the people on the ground said to take that route but that wasn't *really* why, just an intermediate step! I still don't know the answer
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May 20, 2021 19:19
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atc likes loving with pilots because they're meanies mad they don't get to be pilots
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May 20, 2021 19:24
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speaking of pilots in the parenting thread back 10 years or so ago i was flying out of vancouver with my son and he was about 3 or 4 and a pilot stopped by and started talking to him and I said hey and stuff and asked him if he had kids and the dude started crying because he never got to see them because of his job and that really kind of reminded me that no matter what a pain in the rear end the kid was - and he was a huge pain in the rear end - that being his dad was the most important thing to me.
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May 20, 2021 19:28
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rotor posted:speaking of pilots in the parenting thread back 10 years or so ago i was flying out of vancouver with my son and he was about 3 or 4 and a pilot stopped by and started talking to him and I said hey and stuff and asked him if he had kids and the dude started crying because he never got to see them because of his job and that really kind of reminded me that no matter what a pain in the rear end the kid was - and he was a huge pain in the rear end - that being his dad was the most important thing to me.  but also wtf, that guy was really on the edge if that’s all it took to get him crying
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May 20, 2021 20:36
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Gentle Autist posted:
yeah i mean he was clearly wound up but still tho
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May 20, 2021 20:38
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work sucks and it sucks even more when it’s keeping you away from your kids
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May 20, 2021 20:47
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also regarding the “why” phase, another way to think about it isn’t to solve the never ending series of questions but to reframe it and perhaps accept that your kids just want to hear you talk about things. if you take that approach you might see it as an opportunity to talk endlessly to a captive audience, rather than a burden to be minimised
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May 20, 2021 20:49
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if i understand things correctly they will stop listening to anything you say soon enough anyway.
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May 20, 2021 20:52
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cachin' up, both my kids start school in July (probably maskless) my immune system is gonna be hosed up, i'm like 1.5 year behind on the colds/strep/etc
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May 20, 2021 21:32
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rotor posted:my kids got out of the why phase pretty fast because i would pull the fuckin car over and say "ok it's a long story but here it goes. Red paint was first sythesized by German chemists in 1846. This is during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm, a fact which will become relevant in a moment. OK so..."
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May 20, 2021 21:54
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:green are directional guidance road signs like street names while blue are simple guide signs like "hospital ahead" thanks dad
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May 20, 2021 22:09
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Kenny Logins posted:yeah i tell my kid stories from my childhood too lmao
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May 20, 2021 22:52
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Kenny Logins posted:yeah i tell my kid stories from my childhood too ah gently caress, i cant believe youve done this
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May 20, 2021 23:01
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Kenny Logins posted:yeah i tell my kid stories from my childhood too hehe. got him.
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May 21, 2021 00:32
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Kenny Logins posted:yeah i tell my kid stories from my childhood too lol
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May 21, 2021 00:34
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Kenny Logins posted:yeah i tell my kid stories from my childhood too 
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May 21, 2021 13:06
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rotor posted:after a while they'd ask why and I'd ask them if they really wanted to know and they'd be like "ugh no" This is exactly what I do. TBH i use to ask my dad questions on long drives just the two of us and he would explain *in detail* how ailerons work and I was enraptured. Now i wonder if he was just like 'ugh, fine i'll explain how planes take off'.
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Optimus_Rhyme posted:Now i wonder if he was just like 'ugh, fine i'll explain how planes take off'. you pull back on the stick and the plane goes up, op
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May 21, 2021 17:23
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gentle autistic I know much you like ordinary kiwis so bet you feel jealous you ain’t on the sideline of under 12s rugby like I am
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May 21, 2021 23:25
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rugby in chch sounds like a bad time i gotta be honest what’s an ordinary kiwi
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May 22, 2021 02:43
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idk i remember once a convo we had and at the time i didn’t get it but now i do. just kinda bogan etc idk why chch would be worse than other places tho. chch gets this rep within nz woke social media that it really doesn’t deserve tonight i’m taking my 12yo the pink floyd experience. i saw them a couple years ago and they were incredible . he loves the wall and they are doing animals and the wall. it’ll be his first true concert. it’s going to loving blow his mind. plus i’ll love it toooo
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May 22, 2021 06:56
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has he listened to the final cut? if he likes the wall he might dig that one too.
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May 22, 2021 07:16
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man, since I stopped listening to commercial radio a long tine ago I’m really starting to enjoy bands like pink floyd again now that like three of their songs aren’t drilled into my head daily.
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May 22, 2021 07:17
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he likes fletcher memorial home which is the best song on the album one of his favourite tracks on the wall is empty spaces which is such a good loving track but also interesting because it obv shows an interest in the way music sounds as opposed to my 10yo old who while he enjoys music it defo has to be something to sing along to. pop. ed sheren etc. I’ll never judge people for the music they listen to, I’ve met plenty of people who love music but basic bitch poo poo, and ya know what that’s fine. if someone loves music then that’s all that matters. the only thing about other peoples approach to music that sucks is those is judge or gatekeep other peoples music taste (welcome to the internet), and lack of open mindedness is disappointing too.
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May 22, 2021 07:28
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last time I saw these guys I took two tabs. tonight it’s just a can of red bull lol this bands thing is replicating famous pink floyd tours. like a few years ago they did pulse. and when they do they wall they do the wall the show, with the building of the walls and projecting video onto the bricks as they build them, etc etc. the only thing I suppose is that sit down concerts exist somewhere in a weird place. it’s obviously not a mosh concert but it feels like sitting down is .. insufficient. one of my turns has such a great vibe. really feels like should stand lol. poo poo I love the sound of that song. and then don’t leave me know. god drat the wall has a LOT of great moments on it. it’s not the greatest album because there is too much filler, but there’s probably few albums with as many good and varied moments as the wall
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May 22, 2021 07:36
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i definitely agree. it’s my favorite album of theirs.
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May 22, 2021 07:39
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there’s a dude here with a korn t-shirt
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May 22, 2021 09:58
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i saw the pink floyd experience in chch once about 15 years ago, they were doing dark side of the moon, and at the end they yelled out PRAISE JESUS when i saw roger waters in melbourne he said ‘george bush your parents must have hosed you up badly when you were very young’ makes you think
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May 22, 2021 11:04
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got a leaf blower today and convinced my child to wear sunglasses for "safety" so we could blast the driveway. 10/10 would recommend if your child also refuses to try on their new sunglasses
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May 22, 2021 12:12
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i scared the poo poo out of my 3 year old with the leaf blower the 1.5 year old loved it and had to console her
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May 22, 2021 17:13
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drat. kids 1.5 years apart. that sounds insanely challenging.
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May 22, 2021 17:15
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it's closer to two
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May 22, 2021 21:38
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lol, still tho.
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May 22, 2021 21:41
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my sister has "irish twins" that are 11 months apart
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May 22, 2021 21:43
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any parents out there have any pearls of wisdom they’d care to share wrt teaching a kid how to ride a bicycle? our soon-to-be eight year old tends to be an anxious kid (chip off the old block) and attempts to teach him in the past have ended poorly.
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the current thinking is to start with a pedal-less balance bike instead of training wheels idk if that's appropriate for a 7-8 year old though, balance bikes tend to be smaller, though i'm sure there's a range
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yeah, we’re a little late on the pedal-less thing for him. that’s definitely what we’re doing for our younger son though.
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