Conversation with my 4 year old son, a few minutes ago:
Him: I need to read my bible book
Me: Your what?
Him: My bible book.
Me: Who got you a bible book?
Him: It is a bible book for kids.
Me: Why do you need to read it?
Him: So I can learn about god.
Me: Who is telling you about god?
Him: Gramma. I need to learn about god so I know it.
Grrrr.
She knows this will piss me off, too.
Oh great.
I was just hoping he would be a little older before he started getting exposed to this conflicting information from different members of his family.
This is the first step that leads to the cynicism of "almost everyone is full of shit." It makes me sad he is now on the path.
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This is the first step that leads to the cynicism of "almost everyone is full of shit." It makes me sad he is now on the path.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Better to start learning that early than get screwed over by it later. I'm assuming there's no kid versions of Thomas Hobbes or John Locke?GORDON wrote:This is the first step that leads to the cynicism of "almost everyone is full of shit." It makes me sad he is now on the path.
Best to combat fiction w\ nonfiction. Get him a copy of "The Art of War" or "The Prince."
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I wish I'd had a parental figure capable of teaching me that young. Instead my parents were part of the porblem rather than the solution.GORDON wrote:This is the first step that leads to the cynicism of "almost everyone is full of shit." It makes me sad he is now on the path.
I had to learn it myself from Robert Heinlein when I was about six.
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No such luck. For the already programmed, it's never too early to start programming others.
I got a buddy I went to college w\, used to go drinking w\ a couple times a week -- he can't go more than 5 - 10 minutes w\o mentioning god in some way, shape, or form. Drinking time has gone down considerably.
I got a buddy I went to college w\, used to go drinking w\ a couple times a week -- he can't go more than 5 - 10 minutes w\o mentioning god in some way, shape, or form. Drinking time has gone down considerably.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."