Unfortunately grown-ups with all their faculties are going to do what grown-ups do.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Aug 18, 2014 8:35:30 am PDT #4398 of 30000
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Steph L. - Aug 18, 2014 8:54:37 am PDT #4399 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
My dad is doing well but I'm not confident he's going to make any life changes to keep from having yet another heart attack.
Unfortunately grown-ups with all their faculties are going to do what grown-ups do.
Oh, yeah. Shrift, I am with you in the "Dad, seriously, cut that shit out now or your heart will do unspeakable things and if I could force you to cut that shit out I would" club. (We need a shorter club name.)
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2014 8:57:24 am PDT #4400 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And I realize this is a hilarious and ironic follow-up, but HOLY CRAP, TJ's HAS GLUTEN-FREE CHICKEN NUGGETS.
I have an unholy love for chicken nuggets, even though I only eat them maybe once or twice a month if I need to make a quick meal and no other quick protein option is in the freezer. (I mean, I get that one cannot subsist on chicken nuggets for optimum -- or even decent -- health. I get that. Which is why I don't eat them often. But oh dear lord do I love them.)
Strix - Aug 18, 2014 9:11:20 am PDT #4401 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So I introduced M to the first episode of Buffy today. It's like I'm in geek parent heaven. I've been waiting for this day for 5 years. His response basically was that it was pretty good, and he'll watch more, but "I think I like Firefly better so far."
shrift - Aug 18, 2014 9:14:23 am PDT #4402 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Shrift, I am with you in the "Dad, seriously, cut that shit out now or your heart will do unspeakable things and if I could force you to cut that shit out I would" club. (We need a shorter club name.)
Maybe for a shorter club name we could just call it the sound you make when you're so frustrated that you want to strangle someone. Onomatopoeia help us now!
At least his stubbornness makes me more committed to being healthy?
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2014 9:32:32 am PDT #4403 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
At least his stubbornness makes me more committed to being healthy?
Right? Veggies and sneakers for everyone! I look at my dad and I at least think that *if* I have his heart issues, I'm likely to survive them (see also: 5 heart attacks, still works as a bagger at the grocery at the age of 72). That said, my overarching goal is to never have to deal with that shit.
brenda m - Aug 18, 2014 9:53:25 am PDT #4404 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I've given up on that shit and have resigned myself to trying to convince him not to do things like take the canoe out at night by himself.
shrift - Aug 18, 2014 10:01:45 am PDT #4405 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
my overarching goal is to never have to deal with that shit.
Yep.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2014 10:07:19 am PDT #4406 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
trying to convince him not to do things like take the canoe out at night by himself.
Oh Jesus. Why, dads, why?
Connie Neil - Aug 18, 2014 10:31:57 am PDT #4407 of 30000
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Because he could before and he'll do it again.