Resistance is good in this case and you chose to adapt so you could talk to your relative and her child. The door may be open a crack. I don't know how this insane and destructive ideology has captured so many people, but I will go down fighting to wipe it from existence. I have to chuckle at the impatient drivers. We live on a private, unimproved "road." It's mostly an eroded, 12ft wide sand trail, but the actual deeded road is 60ft wide. A few property owners got together and now have control of the first 3/4 mile of the trail. This was necessary as there has been 40+ years of bickering while the road eroded. We are paying a professional road crew to clear the surveyed area, backfill, put down a topping and build water runoff. Many support the work but then there's the unhappy people who scream and rev their engines as they have to wait 15 seconds for the excavator to get out of the way. Keep in mind cars and trucks often get stuck and it takes much longer to get them moved. I love your very obvious pride in your son. Happy Father's Day (a day late) Winkfield!
The Kid is cute/smile. Not going to do the compelled speech thing. As for the impatient drivers, it was insane! Like, a little patience goes a long way. Why bring stress into the world? Sigh. And these are the people leading us into the future of AI.
Thanks for your comment and it was a good Happy Father's day, all things considered.
I’m glad you had a nice Father’s Day, and congratulations on your wonderful son!!
We never had quite the same situation, but you reminded me of my brother and his wife when they had their first and only child. We had so many great years of family gatherings, and just like that, things changed, and not in a good way.
My brother, in particular, was obsessed with this child. My husband used to joke about “the baby Jesus,” although it wasn’t funny because it felt too much that way. Their son was honestly very cute, but as he matured, he wasn’t a particularly nice kid. Everything was about him!
I remember when they had him tested, and it turned out he had a very high IQ. At least that’s what they told us. My sister-in-law was bragging about it while they were visiting our home one time, saying pretty much that. Our small black mixed breed dog happened to be lying nearby, so I said, “Molly does, too!” Molly didn’t move, but her eyes looked up at us, and her tail wagged. Even my sister-in-law had to laugh.
The sad part is (and sorry if I’m repeating myself) this young man is now 35, living with his parents, drinking a lot of beer, and smoking pot. He has a job, working on his PC from home, which means he basically hangs out in his bedroom except for meals, and when he needs to go out for more beer.
So, having a high IQ really doesn’t mean much if you aren’t putting it to use. I hope Hippie Girl does a better job with THEY than my brother and his wife did with HIM!
I wish THEY the best. A very cute kid. Aimlessness is really unfortunate in life and something to be avoided. That may be the best outcome, that kids have some aim to strive for. Thanks for sharing your story. It is a good thing for readers to read about how we're all just humans making our way in life (before artificial intelligence changes the game for everyone).
Yep. The need for guidance really comes out in the President Gerald Ford book I am reading. His biological father was a mess. Stepfather stepped in with clear, good, decent living. Makes one wonder about the whims of fate and destiny in life.
Resistance is good in this case and you chose to adapt so you could talk to your relative and her child. The door may be open a crack. I don't know how this insane and destructive ideology has captured so many people, but I will go down fighting to wipe it from existence. I have to chuckle at the impatient drivers. We live on a private, unimproved "road." It's mostly an eroded, 12ft wide sand trail, but the actual deeded road is 60ft wide. A few property owners got together and now have control of the first 3/4 mile of the trail. This was necessary as there has been 40+ years of bickering while the road eroded. We are paying a professional road crew to clear the surveyed area, backfill, put down a topping and build water runoff. Many support the work but then there's the unhappy people who scream and rev their engines as they have to wait 15 seconds for the excavator to get out of the way. Keep in mind cars and trucks often get stuck and it takes much longer to get them moved. I love your very obvious pride in your son. Happy Father's Day (a day late) Winkfield!
The Kid is cute/smile. Not going to do the compelled speech thing. As for the impatient drivers, it was insane! Like, a little patience goes a long way. Why bring stress into the world? Sigh. And these are the people leading us into the future of AI.
Thanks for your comment and it was a good Happy Father's day, all things considered.
I’m glad you had a nice Father’s Day, and congratulations on your wonderful son!!
We never had quite the same situation, but you reminded me of my brother and his wife when they had their first and only child. We had so many great years of family gatherings, and just like that, things changed, and not in a good way.
My brother, in particular, was obsessed with this child. My husband used to joke about “the baby Jesus,” although it wasn’t funny because it felt too much that way. Their son was honestly very cute, but as he matured, he wasn’t a particularly nice kid. Everything was about him!
I remember when they had him tested, and it turned out he had a very high IQ. At least that’s what they told us. My sister-in-law was bragging about it while they were visiting our home one time, saying pretty much that. Our small black mixed breed dog happened to be lying nearby, so I said, “Molly does, too!” Molly didn’t move, but her eyes looked up at us, and her tail wagged. Even my sister-in-law had to laugh.
The sad part is (and sorry if I’m repeating myself) this young man is now 35, living with his parents, drinking a lot of beer, and smoking pot. He has a job, working on his PC from home, which means he basically hangs out in his bedroom except for meals, and when he needs to go out for more beer.
So, having a high IQ really doesn’t mean much if you aren’t putting it to use. I hope Hippie Girl does a better job with THEY than my brother and his wife did with HIM!
I wish THEY the best. A very cute kid. Aimlessness is really unfortunate in life and something to be avoided. That may be the best outcome, that kids have some aim to strive for. Thanks for sharing your story. It is a good thing for readers to read about how we're all just humans making our way in life (before artificial intelligence changes the game for everyone).
Molly sounds like a character, by the way.
Kids are great, and so are dogs! But in order to do well in society, both need guidance.
Yep. The need for guidance really comes out in the President Gerald Ford book I am reading. His biological father was a mess. Stepfather stepped in with clear, good, decent living. Makes one wonder about the whims of fate and destiny in life.
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