As I was getting out of the car to take the train this morning, I said "good bye, I love you" and my son said "I love you" back for the first time. This kid. There is nothing like being a dad.
I imagine there are a lot of things similar to being a dad.
I seriously kind of doubt that.
And I say this as someone without kids who likely will not have any - there is a certain emotional and biological "thing" around parenthood that seems fiercely unique to other obligations and responsibilities. It is one of the low-level aspects of our programming centered around continuation of the species.
I have my dogs and I love my dogs, if I had kids I would love them too. totally similar.
As a person who has had dogs my entire life, yes you can love a dog fiercely, and that dog can be part of your family. You can mourn their passing and take joy in the time you have with them. But a dog is not a sentient, sapient extension of yourself and your partner who develops over decades into a highly complex person with a relationship that constantly evolves and changes as their life experience (and your own) continues to expand.
But I feel like we have been on this exact merry go round before in chat so I won't continue or try to disprove you because you are most likely set in your beliefs on the topic. I don't find people who say "our pets are our children" to be wrong for their own experiences... hell, our dogs are likely the closest I am going to get myself. But I do not see them to be even near-neighbor experiences.
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I've read a couple of reviews of the Banksy thing, and they deem it a hollow experience. A place to go to say you went there, rather than a place to go to see things.
I've never really taken to Banksy.
I saw Exit Through the Gift Shop and it was kind of eh. Seemed a bit self indulgent
But Exit... isn't even about Banksy.
edit: I guess I assumed something for your point that may have been incorrect, but I mean it seemed like the obvious movie to make given the material. He obviously was well pleased with his twist but who wouldn't be?
As I was getting out of the car to take the train this morning, I said "good bye, I love you" and my son said "I love you" back for the first time. This kid. There is nothing like being a dad.
I imagine there are a lot of things similar to being a dad.
I seriously kind of doubt that.
And I say this as someone without kids who likely will not have any - there is a certain emotional and biological "thing" around parenthood that seems fiercely unique to other obligations and responsibilities. It is one of the low-level aspects of our programming centered around continuation of the species.
I have my dogs and I love my dogs, if I had kids I would love them too. totally similar.
. . . You are categorically wrong here. But you won't know how wrong you are unless you have kids so this isn't really a discussion worth having.
My girlfriend has been told that many times, we treat our dog as if it were a child. I just don't have the heart to talk to her about oxytocin.
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A friend got me a copy of Banksy's Wall and Peace. I love the back cover.
I haven't forgotten – how I used to remember my own name – and yours, oh, yes! There were answers everywhere you looked. There was no question about it – people knew who I was and if they didn't they asked and I told them.
As I was getting out of the car to take the train this morning, I said "good bye, I love you" and my son said "I love you" back for the first time. This kid. There is nothing like being a dad.
I imagine there are a lot of things similar to being a dad.
I seriously kind of doubt that.
And I say this as someone without kids who likely will not have any - there is a certain emotional and biological "thing" around parenthood that seems fiercely unique to other obligations and responsibilities. It is one of the low-level aspects of our programming centered around continuation of the species.
I have my dogs and I love my dogs, if I had kids I would love them too. totally similar.
. . . You are categorically wrong here. But you won't know how wrong you are unless you have kids so this isn't really a discussion worth having.
Parental privilege.
They moistly come out at night, moistly.
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hey remember when we said we wouldn't continue to discuss this
@Shazkar Shadowstorm I use to have a thought of where I would go but now I am following a weird winding path of what life is presenting me and it is pretty great.
why is adobe so fucking at printing select pages from a pdf
Its a thrownback to the days where you had adobe print drivers that interfaced witht he computer printer driver, which leads to all kinds of hilarious shit like "exactly what page do I go to to say I want this to be color or black and white" and "which of these two settings screens is going to tell the printer to print this document 2 up"
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Saying you would like having a dog more than a child is disregarding the entire point of the conversation.
It is the fact that they are not comparable experiences.
edit: I think it goes without saying that having a kid is SIGNIFICANTLY much more an investment in time, energy, money etc than having a pet.
That's conjecture, to you, children possess something desirable, so it behooves you and others to elevate their presence. It's somewhat ingrained because survival of the species, yay!
You're letting another being into your life, if it's a cat, a dog, a roommate, or a child, they all have varying degrees of difficulty for maintenance and care. To me, they're all varying shades of gray and I'll permit one but not others, or one with stipulations.
To you, you see a child as a being you're crafting and molding and because it can respond and become it's own thing, it's somehow "different."
It is different, but not really.
Plus they're always sticky.
This isn't really a debate I can win with you, we have to agree to disagree because we have wildly different opinions on what "having a child" means to each of us.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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i got hella mosquito bited again and it kept me up much of the night when they suddenly flared with itchiness and i woke up and couldn't go back to sleep
i'm not going to miss this part of summer...
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i got hella mosquito bited again and it kept me up much of the night when they suddenly flared with itchiness and i woke up and couldn't go back to sleep
i got hella mosquito bited again and it kept me up much of the night when they suddenly flared with itchiness and i woke up and couldn't go back to sleep
i'm not going to miss this part of summer...
Stop being delicious.
Be like me and not delicious.
Had like 3 bites all summer.
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i got hella mosquito bited again and it kept me up much of the night when they suddenly flared with itchiness and i woke up and couldn't go back to sleep
i'm not going to miss this part of summer...
you gots the malaria and the west nile
we'll miss you
aw maaaaan
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i got hella mosquito bited again and it kept me up much of the night when they suddenly flared with itchiness and i woke up and couldn't go back to sleep
i'm not going to miss this part of summer...
Benadryl is amazing for this
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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As I was getting out of the car to take the train this morning, I said "good bye, I love you" and my son said "I love you" back for the first time. This kid. There is nothing like being a dad.
I imagine there are a lot of things similar to being a dad.
I seriously kind of doubt that.
And I say this as someone without kids who likely will not have any - there is a certain emotional and biological "thing" around parenthood that seems fiercely unique to other obligations and responsibilities. It is one of the low-level aspects of our programming centered around continuation of the species.
I have my dogs and I love my dogs, if I had kids I would love them too. totally similar.
. . . You are categorically wrong here. But you won't know how wrong you are unless you have kids so this isn't really a discussion worth having.
being a dog owner makes me perfectly qualified to talk about being a parent. how would it not?
why is adobe so fucking at printing select pages from a pdf
Its a thrownback to the days where you had adobe print drivers that interfaced witht he computer printer driver, which leads to all kinds of hilarious shit like "exactly what page do I go to to say I want this to be color or black and white" and "which of these two settings screens is going to tell the printer to print this document 2 up"
i had to break a document up a certain way and like would print 3 page sections
except each 3 page section it printed was the prior section (ie, i just printed 1-3, now i want it to print 4-6, it prints 1-3 again)
i got what i wanted, but i had to print each section twice
Vanguard on
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HakkekageSpace Whore Academysumma cum laudeRegistered Userregular
i have no idea what i did while drinking the other night but my traps are really sore like i was lifting or really tense for ages
Did you have some creepy European sex with what very well might have been a lady?
if by "creepy european sex" you mean "on an airbed in my friend's family dining room", then yes
And congratulations on the sex injury. They come from being old enough to be effected by the things you put your body through.
I don't think it was that but I'm not sure.
Also I'm only 24, that's not old
....
I'm older than you
*stares hollow-eyed into the abyss*
I thought we were the same age. When did you level up?
we might be few months apart. Leveled up in June. as long as your birthday is still coming up this year we cool
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Can someone tell me a way to find out how big a gifv is? I have one to post from Summerslam last night that I loved but I don't want to if it's too big. And no, sorry for those Amell fans who want one, I haven't found one of those yet.
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As a person who has had dogs my entire life, yes you can love a dog fiercely, and that dog can be part of your family. You can mourn their passing and take joy in the time you have with them. But a dog is not a sentient, sapient extension of yourself and your partner who develops over decades into a highly complex person with a relationship that constantly evolves and changes as their life experience (and your own) continues to expand.
But I feel like we have been on this exact merry go round before in chat so I won't continue or try to disprove you because you are most likely set in your beliefs on the topic. I don't find people who say "our pets are our children" to be wrong for their own experiences... hell, our dogs are likely the closest I am going to get myself. But I do not see them to be even near-neighbor experiences.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
edit: I guess I assumed something for your point that may have been incorrect, but I mean it seemed like the obvious movie to make given the material. He obviously was well pleased with his twist but who wouldn't be?
People are not you, and people enjoy different things.
Some are ecstatic about never having a child in their life.
Some aren't.
I would rather have a dog than deal with a human being.
Even adults.
Most people are idiots.
I'd say at least 80%... that's probably conservative.
It is the fact that they are not comparable experiences.
edit: I think it goes without saying that having a kid is SIGNIFICANTLY much more an investment in time, energy, money etc than having a pet.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
And congratulations on the sex injury. They come from being old enough to be effected by the things you put your body through.
Parental privilege.
plz 2 drop it regardless of who gets last word
The truth points to itself.
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I actually said I loved DC on Saturday.
I would of not said that a year ago.
That would be the best thing ever.
I can't find the picture but it was FB life events with
"August 23rd - Pet turtle died
August 23rd - New pet rock
Its a thrownback to the days where you had adobe print drivers that interfaced witht he computer printer driver, which leads to all kinds of hilarious shit like "exactly what page do I go to to say I want this to be color or black and white" and "which of these two settings screens is going to tell the printer to print this document 2 up"
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
sometimes it accidentally a page?
That's conjecture, to you, children possess something desirable, so it behooves you and others to elevate their presence. It's somewhat ingrained because survival of the species, yay!
You're letting another being into your life, if it's a cat, a dog, a roommate, or a child, they all have varying degrees of difficulty for maintenance and care. To me, they're all varying shades of gray and I'll permit one but not others, or one with stipulations.
To you, you see a child as a being you're crafting and molding and because it can respond and become it's own thing, it's somehow "different."
It is different, but not really.
Plus they're always sticky.
This isn't really a debate I can win with you, we have to agree to disagree because we have wildly different opinions on what "having a child" means to each of us.
i'm not going to miss this part of summer...
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you gots the malaria and the west nile
we'll miss you
Stop being delicious.
Be like me and not delicious.
Had like 3 bites all summer.
aw maaaaan
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I don't think it was that but I'm not sure.
Also I'm only 24, that's not old
People are weird and the mental and behavioral structures with which we have evolved are often able to be co-opted in novel ways.
Benadryl is amazing for this
being a dog owner makes me perfectly qualified to talk about being a parent. how would it not?
i had to break a document up a certain way and like would print 3 page sections
except each 3 page section it printed was the prior section (ie, i just printed 1-3, now i want it to print 4-6, it prints 1-3 again)
i got what i wanted, but i had to print each section twice
....
I'm older than you
*stares hollow-eyed into the abyss*
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you're such a babby!
christ, I'm old enough to be your mother!
*If I had been a really promiscuous 8-year old
I thought we were the same age. When did you level up?
we might be few months apart. Leveled up in June. as long as your birthday is still coming up this year we cool
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It's crazy how inbuilt this defense of spreading our seed is. As if there's something novel about children you can't sympathize with.
A dog is basically a child stuck at 3 years old.
A cat is a child stuck at 15.
Sheeeeeit, I'm 28 and still feel invigourated in my humours!
Now, who's up for a rousing session of falling asleep while watching Wheel of Fortune?