1506: PG-13

[Blitzgal]

I got in trouble at work for laughing too loudly at the part where Jesse mocks Keith for his pronunciation of the word Facebook, and Chemda's uncontrollable laughter that follows. Totally worth it.

I think Keith would be a good parent. He stops and thinks about issues that other people never bother to, so that already puts him ahead of a lot of people. And I can imagine him being one of those dads who everyone thinks is going to be really stern but who ends up being a great big teddybear with his kids.

[thirteen]

Originally Posted by Blitzgal

I got in trouble at work for laughing too loudly at the part where Jesse mocks Keith for his pronunciation of the word Facebook, and Chemda's uncontrollable laughter that follows.

That was hilarious.

I think Keith would be a good father (just like Chemda would definitely make a great mother, even if she doesn't want kids). They just have a different style of parenting or way of resolving issues.

Keith would completely change his mind about at least 50% of the things he believes he has a strong grasp of now. Opinion / actions for certain things will change for sure once you involve more people in the mix. It's not really about feeling sorry for your kid or wanting them to be happy at the expense of safety. It's more about discussing certain larger issues with them (the ol' open communication argument) and recognizing that the world is changing and that you have to change with it at least a little bit to remain a parent that has a respectable relationship with their kid. You can still be stern about everything. There's just a way to do it that doesn't alienate the child so much.

[Rufio]

Keith is right, kids should be digging holes instead of using facebook and other computery tings. It builds character.

[Abby]

Originally Posted by seamus

Huh, I guess I missed the part where Keith said kids should be digging holes.

By the way, it is illegal for children under 13 years old from signing up on Facebook by the COPPA law in the U.S.

It's also considered Fraud to lie about your birthday on the internet.
Keith taught me that not too long ago.

So Keith is right that parents should not be teaching kids to commit fraud.

[Rufio]

Originally Posted by seamus

Huh, I guess I missed the part where Keith said kids should be digging holes.

By the way, it is illegal for children under 13 years old from signing up on Facebook by the COPPA law in the U.S.

no you're right, keith would be a great father, pretty sure his first kid, bruno, is working on a cure for cancer as we speak.

[Keith]

Who knows what the fuck he's up to. And that's the point. You can't baby your kids.

[Junkenstein]

let's not accuse Keith of the eventual failures of Bruno.

Its clear that the real idea behind the adoption was to push Emmy toward greatness

Yes chemda encouraged and helped Emmy, but it was Keith with his wise remarks, his constant pushing, his pitting the girl against a 13 year old pothead, that made Emmy into the (real) success she is today.

I think credit is due towards Keith. He was behind Emmy all along.

Case Closed.

[astrokahn]

Oh fuggen shit, this was probably one of my favorite shows yet.

As soon as Jesse said "how do you put a "g" in facebook?" I found myself yelling out loud, "HE DOES THAT ALL THE TIME!!-- TEGGGGZASSS!!!" And mind you I am on a retarded little scooter on my way to work, yelling out loud and giggling like a moron with my giant ridiculous flip-up helmet.

As for the fazeboog issue, I am dealing with this right now. I have an eleven yr old daughter and her friends have had cell phones since literally segond fuggen grade. As for fazeboog, she spent about a year begging me to let her have an aggount, but I said absolutely not.

Why? Begause there's too much adult shite on there-- I don't even want her to see my own posts. For almost a year it was an argument every day "Mommmm, I want to play the games on there, that's all..." (Farmville, etc. that's only on fazeboog) and I just said too bad, play something else. So she eventually gave up. I think 13 is too young personally, but that's because (to my knowledge) she still hasn't been exposed to as much as a lot of other kids and I'd rather her get any of the sex talk from me and not from 2 girls 1 cup or youtube comments.

BUT, Chemda, no matter how much Keith doesn't believe that kids aren't all asshole lying pieces of shit (I swear that was the exact quote, I think, that and Cat saying Keith was a piece of shit for not getting her a bday present)-- you can talk to your kids (well, the ones that aren't lying pieces of shit anyway) and you're right about how if they like and respect you and you don't treat them with a totalitarian commander (because I'm older, because I sad so-- that's why!) attitude and you actually give a shit about how they feel and what they have to say, they actually will follow the rules. (For the most part.) It is a struggle to find a balance between keeping a kid in line so that they become a decent human being and respect you as a parent and also allow them to find their own way within the culture they are growing up in, which is totally different than even ten years ago.

I'm trying to find a way to embrace technology in both our lives-- I look at my dad who's 65 and he refuses to use a cell phone or the internet because he doesn't want to learn it, to figure it out. It is frustrating beyond belief that he won't even use email so I have to fuggen print pictures and send them to him in the mail if he wants to see his grandkids. And he has a fuggen computer in his living from and can pick up wifi from his neighbors for free. I don't want to be like that and grow to hate technology, despite the way it is definitely changing this generation's communication in so many ways. We have to find a way to live with it and like it- or live in a hole in the fucken ground. It's here whether we like it or not.

In conclusion, as I believe Chemda was saying all along, all 7 year olds and younger must absolutely have fazeboog accounts. That and all kids are saints.

[astrokahn]

And another thing...
Chemda, you keep saying you don't wanna have kids, but I get a really strong feeling that you would be such a rockin mom, despite how much I hate that there are so many fuggen (thank you Jesse) people in this world and I typically don't promote breeding. But you seem so in tune with something that so many parents aren't- maybe the whole "ability to listen" thing. That and you and Lauren would make the most awesome role models. I think if you want to have a kid you shouldn't let the fear of cultural or logistical issues prevent you from that. Look at how much you two have already overcome in your life. It's really fuggen hard, no doubt, but it is also sooooo cool. Assuming you have a girl, because sorry Lauren, they are just so much cooler.

For the record, my biggest challenge in parenting is dealing with the fact that other parents fuggen suck. It's amazing how much you have to overcome to make up for your kid's shitty friends.


New poll, should Chemda have a kid?

[Keith]

"I think it's a case by case basis..."

I got a roomful of politicians over here...