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[–] • 13 pts

My father told me I could be anything when I grew up, and no matter what, he would still be proud of me and still love me.

We don't talk anymore.

[–] • 3 pts

Theo you are an infinity of possibilities

[–] • 4 pts

Turns out there was a caveat to that whole "You can be anything, and no matter what, I'll still love you" clause, which he did not mention at the time.

[–] • 2 pts

ah yeah

[–] • 1 pt

Did he stop talking to you because he figured out you're a total faggot?

[–] • 1 pt

Well poal hadn't been invented yet, so there is that.

[–] • 1 pt

So you grew up to be an asshole. A popular choice.

[–] • 9 pts

When I was a kid I was the only one in the neighborhood who knew how to use a computer, so all the neighbors would call me to fix their computers and pay me some pocket money for it.

My mother was so proud and said she can see me one day becoming a new Bill Gates.

One time Bill will wake up in the middle of the night with me sitting on the side of his bed.

"It my turn now, Bill. Mother said so."

"Can't dissapoint her Bill, you know how she is when she cries... Give me your face, Bill."

[–] • 6 pts

Just as long as you hit him with more than a cream pie. He has been trying to kill off humanity ever since that happened...

[–] • 0 pt

I would think taking his face would be a bit more drastic than a creme pie to the face.

That guy did pop out of that corner at the exact right time!

[–] • 3 pts

Don't let your memes be dreams, bud.

[–] • 1 pt

Did it just get dark in here?

[–] • 6 pts

"You can be anything you want when you grow up"

This is fine but it should be followed by

"but these are the sacrifices you need to make:"

For example your kid could be an MMA fighter but he better fucking harden up and start training immediately. He could be a scientist but he better devote an hour or two per day studying a topic in and do it in his own time etc etc.

All white kids should know they can do everything, but they must also respect the time and dedication required to accomplish those things. Another point is you often can't do two things at once, like being in a high demand career and be a great father. Sacrifices need to be understood and respected

[–] • 2 pts

It's not true. I couldn't be an athlete in any popular sport, because I'm too skinny. I also don't have any excessive visual-spatial ability to master some low-paying, unpopular sport where size doesn't matter. As far as stuff like science and engineering, some people aren't smart enough for that.

You should lead your children into what they're capable of doing. If they're interested in something but not very capable, then you need to let them know in a gentle manner that they might be able to contribute to it or be around it, but they can't be it. If you're a mediocre musician, you're not going to be Stevie Ray Vaughan, but you might be Tommy Shannon on the bass. You might play drums, that's even easier. You could also be a guitar tech or a roadie.

[–] • 5 pts

It's dishonest parenting...

[–] • 4 pts (edited )

Advice for your child starting out in life, spoken in a Yorkshire accent:

"Stay in your own socio-economic class, little Billy. It's safe there. What's the use of trying to rise through the social order when you will only find yourself in a higher tax bracket with more responsibilities and expectations of other people on your back?

"You take the low road, son, like your father and his father before him. A working man has no responsibilities. The government is there for whatever you need. All you have to do is vote for them every few years, and they will watch over you from cradle to grave. Let the aristocratic class do its own thing and you do yours. We'll see who ends up happier in the end.

"Don't strive, little Billy. Never let your reach exceed your grasp, and you'll never fall into the deep waters. Just look at your mom and dad. You don't see them owning huge estates or running big companies, do you, lad? Look at how content they are, once they've had a drink or two in the evening.

"Follow my advice, little Billy, and you'll never have to fail as long as you live. It's as your Uncle Albert alway says, 'When you're at the bottom there's nowhere to fall.' Now stop picking your nose and eat your chips like a good little bugger."

[–] • 2 pts

Idk about lazy but its not true. Literally everyone has limitations to what they can be good at in life. Even people who are seemingly good at everything.

[–] • 2 pts

Well there are two versions of this -

“You can be a complete piece of shit and that’s allowed”

“You can be whatever awesome thing you could imagine”

If the parent leans on and supports the second it seems good.

[–] • 2 pts

My oldest thought he had a shot at getting to the NBA. I flat out told him he was 2 things - 1, short and 2, not a nigger. Teachers and mom weren't happy with me. I found a video of a kid that is way better at basketball than my son, and told them he wasn't going to make it to the NBA. He might, might, be famous on a college team. If that kid made it to college, I haven't seen him again and no, I don't remember his name.

[–] • 2 pts

If they tell their kids that they can wake up one day and magically become whatever they want. - That's lazy parenting.

If a kid devotes themselves, and puts in the effort, they can become nearly anything.

And the best thing to do as a parent is to tell their kids that it is their fault. That they didn't work hard enough. That they didn't put in enough effort.

The problem isn't telling kids that they can be whatever they want. It's telling kids that that they can be whatever they want without telling them that they need to put in the work.

[–] • 1 pt

Just let tik tok raise your kids

[–] • 1 pt

If you're going to say that while providing no tools or guidence to help the child then yes.

Could be why we have all these directionless snowflake degrees. That turn into 500 pound dieticians

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