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  • #593025

    Just want to start another one, G S 3 is getting too long.

    #1100686
    bpt
    Participant

    OK, how’s this:

    I just heard on the radio yesterday that kids that have a TV in their room (and presumably the same could be said for kids with texting / internet access) are x times (I forgot the exact number) more likley to engage in “high risk” behavior than other kids who don’t. The report could not decide if its becuase of the constant barrage of negative behavoir or if its becuase those kids spend less “family time” among theor sibs and parents.

    Either way, what I see from this is a SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, and you (and your family) will be a whole lot better off

    #1100687
    Sacrilege
    Member

    I love statistics….

    Hows this. Parents who ACTUALLY parent their child are more likely to have children who grow up normally with morals and direction.

    #1100688
    blinky
    Participant

    Acording to this report BPT, some of us here are likely to engage in “high risk ” behavior…Ouch! i’m loggging off now!!!! 🙂

    Its so sad general schmooze 3 ended (sigh) it had a lot in it! A recap- Doc and BP Totty almost meeting, red wagons (i still never got that one), rewriting history, sac and WIY….I’ll miss it!

    #1100689
    bpt
    Participant

    This is true. We take the time to eat melaveh malkah each week, even if we have things to do / places to go. Sometimes, its as late as midnight, but its one time a week we try to spend as a group (or as many of us that can make it)

    #1100690
    WIY
    Member

    Sacrilege

    parent their child”

    Thats rather vague and open to interpretation dont you think?

    #1100691

    Blinky

    General shmooze 3 is still open i was just in the mood of starting a new thread so i started this!

    #1100692
    bpt
    Participant

    “some of us here are likely to engage in “high risk ” behavior”

    Blinky, say it ain’t so.. You have a TV? I don’t belive it. And if so, (which I still don’t beleive) I’m willing to bet after the kids arrive, you’ll trash it. Its just who you are (or will someday become).

    But the whole conversation is silly, becuase I don’t believe it. The “risky-ist” behavoir you engage in is revealing personal data in the CR

    #1100693
    blinky
    Participant

    BPt- (and presumably the same could be said for kids with texting / internet access)

    I was reffering to that!!! not the TV part! Yes, you were right to assume i dont have a TV (remember louis lane) Sorry couldn’t resist:)

    #1100694
    Sacrilege
    Member

    WIY

    No. Be a parent not a friend. Set rules. I hate to be trite but parenting isnt a popularity contest, kids need boundaries and thrive with discipline. I’m not saying that you need to bust out the ole whip, but you can still be fair AND stern.

    It just annoys me when people blame the media and pop culture for their short comings.

    #1100695
    bpt
    Participant

    Texting is a bit harder to eradicate. Its like a phone today, just more addictive. (But I am glad to see my impression of you is accuarate, Blink 🙂

    #1100696
    bpt
    Participant

    And Sac, today, the velvet gloves need to be a full time accessory. Its just the way it is.

    I changed my mind on 2 issues (drivers license and cell phone) way before I would have thought I would as recently as 3 years ago. Same goes for learning after the wedding.

    Times change, and parents (good parents, I might add) adapt. Its either that, or the ice on the pond cracks and we all sink.

    #1100697
    Sacrilege
    Member

    BPT

    I agree, not every child is the same and not every situation is optimal for each child. Thats part of being a good parent, knowing whats good for each child. On the other hand, if you have bed rock rules, just because a kid makes a big enough stink, doesnt mean you should go and change them just because they are a spoiled brat.

    #1100698
    bpt
    Participant

    Ah, welcome to parenting 101. (or 1.0, as they call it in the digital age).

    Knowing when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em is what makes us grey and wrinkled. Its a constant judgement call, one which I / Mrs make every day. Most times, its a no brainer; sometimes we stay up at night, wondering if we made the right call.

    Things like kashrus yes/no would not be up for debate. But if one of the rank-and-file decided that white shirts 24/7 is too much to handle, yes, that I’d compromise on (and in fact, I did compromise on a similar area).

    #1100699

    hi 🙂

    #1100700
    bezalel
    Participant

    “Texting is a bit harder to eradicate. Its like a phone today, just more addictive.”

    Texting is easy to stop if you are the account holder, just call your service provider and tell them to put a block on text messages. I did this on my own phone so that people would have call me if they wanted someting.

    #1100701
    jhcvivgwry
    Participant

    tunabeigel23- R U A real 1?

    #1100702
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    For any of you who don’t read drudge: How cool is this

    http://www.clickorlando.com/news/25767498/detail.html

    #1100703
    ronrsr
    Member

    one AK-47 isn’t all that valuable. The real cost is in the ammunition.

    #1100704

    popa-were you planning on getting the gun or cashing it in?

    #1100705
    rocker
    Member

    Hashem’s son – No, just a fake.

    #1100706
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    I’m taking the gun.

    #1100707
    jhcvivgwry
    Participant

    rocker- why do u think u know (if he’s a tuna beigel)?!?

    #1100708
    WIY
    Member

    Poppa

    Whatcha gonna do with an Ak-47?

    #1100709
    WIY
    Member

    BP Totty

    I was just thinking, you might really like the Shmuz. I think he may be up your alley. He has spoken on many topics and has a very interesting perspective on things. Let me know what you think.

    http://www.torahanytime.com/Rabbi/Bentzion_Shafier/

    #1100711
    bpt
    Participant

    Ive seen the bumper sticker, but never followed up on it. You were on target with R’ YY, so let me see if you can go 2-0

    #1100712
    addicted
    Participant

    WIY-

    do you own shares in torahanytime.com?

    #1100713
    WIY
    Member

    BP Totty

    Oh Im feeling the pressure. A lot is riding on this lol 🙂

    #1100714
    bpt
    Participant

    Nah, from the post you just penned on the “bochurim” thread, I see you and I have a LOT in common, despite our age gap.

    #1100715
    WIY
    Member

    BPT

    Nah, from the post you just penned on the “bochurim” thread, I see you and I have a LOT in common, despite our age gap.

    I agree with that statement. They say I am wise beyond my years :-p

    #1100716
    bpt
    Participant

    “They” only say that to bolster your self esteem. What they really mean is, you ain’t scratched the surface, pal.

    Not to worry; I thought I had it all under wraps at 20.. until I got married.

    Then I learnt the hard way.

    #1100717
    WIY
    Member

    BP Totty

    You think Im 20?

    I havent seen 20 in a few years buddy. I mid 20’s and lets leave it at that.

    #1100718
    myfriend
    Member

    WIY: Upper-mid’s or lower-mid’s?

    #1100719
    bpt
    Participant

    Mid 20s? I got clothing that’s older than that! (I really do have a down jacket that’s that old)

    From my rung on the ladder, mid 20s might as well be in diapers.

    Forget getting the business end from your wife;I can’t wait till you’re the father of a 20 y/o. Boy, will you see how much you’ve learned since you were in your mid-20s!

    #1100720
    WIY
    Member

    myfriend

    Lower mids. Why? What about you?

    #1100721
    WIY
    Member

    BP Totty

    Are you trying to scare me out of getting married lol?!

    #1100722
    bpt
    Participant

    Scare you? No, not at all.

    Think of marriage as my sending off the boys to EY – serious business, lots to worry about, but really no alternative if you’re in the arena that plays by those rules.

    And like EY, it can be trouble, but if it good, its heaven on earth!

    So stop straddling the line WIY and take the plunge!

    #1100723
    myfriend
    Member

    WIY – I was curious. I am lower mid too (possibly but not necessarily within the same decade.)

    #1100724
    WIY
    Member

    myfriend

    “(possibly but not necessarily within the same decade.)”

    Whats that supposed to mean? You cant be straight about your age?

    #1100725
    WIY
    Member

    BPT

    Did you hear any “Shmuz”es yet?

    #1100726
    bpt
    Participant

    Not yet. I did go to the site, but since I don’t have web access at home, the only way for me to listen to a shiur is by downloading it (and I keep forgetting my MP3 player at home).

    #1100727
    WIY
    Member

    BPT

    The Yetzer Hara is obviously at work hehehe (evil laugh) 🙂

    #1100728
    bpt
    Participant

    I know the GS 3 was getting a bit long, but there was some critical info listed there about new cars on the market.

    Has anyone seen the LA car show review? (its on the NY Times site)Let me save you a bunch of time, and scroll down till you get to the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. And be sure you keep one hand free, so you can close your jaw when you see the photo.

    Sigh, if I were a rich man…..

    #1100729
    WIY
    Member

    BPT

    Lets keep German cars out of this. There are enough good Italian, English and Japanese cars to drool over. lol!

    #1100730
    blinky
    Participant

    BPT- i clarified something for you in the yeshivishe shprach thread by the way….

    #1100731
    Sacrilege
    Member

    BPT

    Did you see the new Ferrari California? its the first Ferrari Gran Turismo with a mid-front 8-cyl engine. Hello!

    #1100732
    bpt
    Participant

    At this point, WIY, the benz might be considered an American car, as they merged w/ Chrysler. Or we can rely on Jackie Mason’s heter 😉

    And Sac, yes I did see that, but not at the LA show review. The problem w/ Ferrarri is the cars all look the same, year after year.

    Blinky, I’ll be at the other post in a few.. we’re talkin’ cars here!

    #1100733
    WIY
    Member

    BPT

    Mercedez just looks so….Nazi, theres just something about the styling and detailing that I feel under the skin and it disturbs me.

    #1100734

    Watch the Topgear show by jeremy clarkson

    #1100735
    Sacrilege
    Member

    BPT

    As with everything… Its the inside that counts.

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