Michael Phelps and a bong? Is there any truth to this?
Former Member
are we sure that's Phelps?
If true, he seems to have a habit of screwing up in the very next Novembers after Olympics...
anyone here from the UK? How reputable is "news of the world"?
How could he be so careless?
Parents
Former Member
Why do people with no kids always feel compelled to give parenting advice though?
Maybe b/c we've um... seen these things being done?
Are parents the only ones who can give parenting suggestions?
Fine. Take away the fact that I have parents, and those parents have other children, so I've seen how they have dealt w/ me and my siblings.
I actually learned the lesson of learning to accept criminal behavior by living and working in the 'hood as an adult. I saw the police serve a bench warrant to a father who was a total thug. Looked the part. Played the part. You name it.
And his 6 year old boy was crying b/c they were taking away his daddy. The boy loved his father despite the fact that he was a thug. The thug's nieces were there as well, crying just the same. These kids were able to love in a way that is far more nuanced than some ppl here are capable of grasping.
Call me crazy but I learned from that, probably even more than all the lessons I learned from my parents.
Is that ok w/ you?
And I don't see any value in "honoring" faults that include lying and cheating or engaging in illegal behavior. Maybe "honor" just isn't the right word choice?
honor: to show a courteous regard for
Why do people with no kids always feel compelled to give parenting advice though?
Maybe b/c we've um... seen these things being done?
Are parents the only ones who can give parenting suggestions?
Fine. Take away the fact that I have parents, and those parents have other children, so I've seen how they have dealt w/ me and my siblings.
I actually learned the lesson of learning to accept criminal behavior by living and working in the 'hood as an adult. I saw the police serve a bench warrant to a father who was a total thug. Looked the part. Played the part. You name it.
And his 6 year old boy was crying b/c they were taking away his daddy. The boy loved his father despite the fact that he was a thug. The thug's nieces were there as well, crying just the same. These kids were able to love in a way that is far more nuanced than some ppl here are capable of grasping.
Call me crazy but I learned from that, probably even more than all the lessons I learned from my parents.
Is that ok w/ you?
And I don't see any value in "honoring" faults that include lying and cheating or engaging in illegal behavior. Maybe "honor" just isn't the right word choice?
honor: to show a courteous regard for
