Did they have a complex interaction
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 15:51 (seven years ago) link
Never put kiddies where fiddlers have been known to hang out imo
― banfred bann (wins), Friday, 16 December 2016 15:52 (seven years ago) link
i thought babies actually could swim if you put them in the water. i never tested this.
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 15:55 (seven years ago) link
that one on the nirvana cover seems to be doing ok
― forgive me fader for I have sinned (wins), Friday, 16 December 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbrMcH63XM0
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 15:58 (seven years ago) link
oh okay, they are faking it:
"it's not true that babies are born with the ability to swim, though they have reflexes that make it look like they are. A reflex called the bradycardic response makes babies hold their breath and open their eyes when submerged in water, says Jeffrey Wagener, a pediatric pulmonologist in Colorado."
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
that scares the shit of me, what kind of monster would put their baby in a pool
― marcos, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:04 (seven years ago) link
any adult could argue a 5yo is as good a conversationalist just encapsulates how boring and awful people get on parenthood, when their level of conversation is reduced to talking about their child, in whom i am uninterested. it explains a lot
― lex pretend, Friday, December 16, 2016 2:56 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i think you are willfully being a dumb asshole
― marcos, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
p much
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:19 (seven years ago) link
no one claimed "a 5 yo is as good a conversationalist"
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
toddler on the roof
― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
Welllll arguably someone who knows their kid is going to be around water a lot and believes this will reduce their risk of accidental drowning or panicking in water situations?
― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
sorry i meant unsupervised
― marcos, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:34 (seven years ago) link
i mean i guess the baby clearly knows what shes doing in that video but id be terrified of testing the "bradycardic response" on my kids
― marcos, Friday, December 16, 2016 11:04 AM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― marcos, Friday, December 16, 2016 11:34 AM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Are you implying there is a parent out there that might be having a kind of "did I leave my stove on?" style moment right now about whether they left their baby in the pool?
― Evan, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
lol right, there's lots of "baby & me" type swimming classes out there where you hold your baby while in the water and first you just hold them and then you dab water on their face, and gradually get closer to submerging their face and etc etc with the idea being that they're more comfortable in the water during infancy than they will be later if they never try it.
― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
no. the wilfully dumb and offensive people in this thread have been entirely parents, who took a low-level grouse and responded with aspersions on my normality and morality (not at all loaded towards a gay person, oh no) for daring to express a pretty commonplace annoyance. i don't give a shit whether you agree with my preference - plenty of people i actually like obviously don't, having had children - but this immediate shift into "well that makes you a BAD, STRANGE PERSON" is why this thread has gone on for several hundred answers more than it should have. parents are consistently the most offensive people towards those who haven't chosen their lifestyle and this has been no exception.
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:48 (seven years ago) link
DONT TRY IT
otm
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:53 (seven years ago) link
lol does lex know any gay parents genuinely curious
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
I mean I'm sure they are boring inconsiderate monsters like all other parents but the accusation of homophobia here is p weird
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
it is much less of a stretch than "annoyed by children" turning into "pro child abuse" upthread
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:03 (seven years ago) link
WHY would anyone choose to have a child instead of a dog is national newspaper trollumnist material.
― nashwan, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:04 (seven years ago) link
trying to think of what toddler lex must have been like. i'm guessing temper tantrums. he's still a lovable scamp though.
i am all for people not having kids. it's a wise choice. when i see these older people panic and decide at the last minute that they need kids i go.....bbbbbut you can go anywhere and do anything and you are old and why????
having a dog was too aggravating for me. they are the toddlers who never grow up. we had a lovely dog and we found her a better home. she was a big strong dog that could easily run 50 miles a day and we felt bad that we were never home. now she has an outdoor running life. never want another dog.
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:08 (seven years ago) link
I like how you keep dialing back "hatred" to "annoyed" cool rhetorical move there bro
xp
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:08 (seven years ago) link
(growing up we just let the dog out the door all day. that's more like it. can't do that anymore.)
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
yike this if ru rere rorn in re raties
― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
recently i was remembering how there used to be poop EVERYWHERE. remember that? city sidewalks covered in poop. you would have to be kinda old to remember that. there was dog poop everywhere.
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
i don't think "i hated kids when i was one" referring to what i felt as a child is remotely inflammatory, but cool keep pretending it's just that one word that provoked your pile-on ouris
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:11 (seven years ago) link
sorry this is not a safe space for you to vent about how much you dislike them
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
how ever do you endure it
also i hated children when i was a child, it's not a new development
this would imply that your feelings now are the same as they were when you were a monstrous irritant that couldn't hold a decent conversation
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
............. yesterday?
― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
set up: punchline
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
no kidding ;)
― Evan, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
baby on the rooftop I know, I know, it's serious
― troops in djibouti (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:34 (seven years ago) link
parents are consistently the most offensive people towards those who haven't chosen their lifestyle and this has been no exception.
Hmmmmmmmmmm.
― and this section is called boner (Phil D.), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
tbh I agree that most parents (esp. new parents) are dull and/or annoying
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
i think it has been confirmed by science that most PEOPLE are pretty dull. i mean have you ever talked to one?
― scott seward, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
I've been meaning to
― Evan, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
I'd reconsider
― forgive me fader for I have sinned (wins), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link
and there's so many of them! always in my way when I'm trying to walk down the street
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
don't they realize I have dogshit I have to lovingly scoop up
Just toss it in the pool with the babies.
― and this section is called boner (Phil D.), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:45 (seven years ago) link
babies come complete with pool shit
― Evan, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
I sympathize with lex's revive post. I'm a gay man, bachelor by choice and design, beloved by my nieces and godson. Not one person I know has insisted I love their children or hasn't been quick to notice my discomfort and move the kids away and say, "OK, leave Alfred alone," sometimes firmly (an exception: a parent who'd rather have a drink and adult conversation while his boys pour gasoline on old women, and everyone thinks he's an asshole). Because, yeah, I'm not a natural around children. I resent sometimes having to do things on their terms: sometimes I don't want to play in the room; often all I want is a drink and adult conversation.
Unless your circle consists of single women and gay men, it's hard to imagine a scenario where I never interact with children. IIf I'm going too commune with the straight world, I have to accept the fact of children. A silver lining: some of them will turn out gay!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 December 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
the difference between you and lex is you're a gentleman
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:59 (seven years ago) link
<i>I think a simple statement of "I don't enjoy the company of children" is understandable and reasonable</i>
yeah I still don't get what's so offensive about this
― donut, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:59 (seven years ago) link
while his boys pour gasoline on old women
hold up for a sec
― nomar, Friday, 16 December 2016 17:59 (seven years ago) link
genuine q alfred- what about that is different for you as a gay man as opposed to a straight man without kids (or a parent but eg around other peoples kids)
― loudmouth darraghmac ween (darraghmac), Friday, 16 December 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
while his boys pour gasoline on old womenhold up for a sec
― nomar, Friday, December 16, 2016
these boys are savages imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 December 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link