OT: Paw Patrol Michigan Edition

My kid is 2 years old and is obsessed with trains. He has seen something like maybe 3 or 4 episodes of Thomas. He now says "aren't you a cheeky one?" to his toy trains. Parents beware.

Haha the "Caillou is a bitch" video is spot on.  I actually gave away my oldest's Caillou books before his younger siblings found them. 

And option 3: People who don't understand either perspective. 

we jokingly refer to ourselves as the electric amish.  i do business with them, as they farm near us.  very pleasant people.  i do remember riding home one day from one of the farms and one of my boys whispered in the back seat to me: 'daddy, i saw something in the barn'.   i thought he was going to tell me about the incredible draft horses they have, at least 20 hands high and about as wide as my truck.   nope, not the topic.

he says, 'daddy, i saw an electric drill!'

Oh yeah totally. That 4 year old should really be out getting a job. All those Michigan football players you cheer for sure seem irresponsible and not dependable as well. God forbid that different generations have different experiences based on what is and is not available to them based on the advancement (or not) of society.

Is this sarcastic parody of baby boomers and and acknowledgment about their ease of life? Yeah, back in the 1970s one didn’t have to have a bachelor’s degree in one’s field and could teach a college discipline they were not an expert in. Now PhDs are adjuncting and competing to teach at private high schools and community colleges—or asked to do unpaid internships just to have chances at interviews for low level jobs they are more technically qualified for in today’s world.

Stop with this denigration of the “youth,” unless you want to talk about how baby boomers are greedy, less educated as a generation, bad with money, MORE prejudiced against minorities of all swathes, and had a whole lot to do with the implosion of the economy circa 2008 due to buying more than they could afford and relying on the Millennials to bail them out so they can retire. And if we want to talk about obesity and social interactions (which are correlated by you to TV and internet)—it is the 60-plus crowd that carries the obesity ratios at high rates and likes to use  guns to stand one’s ground because a neighbor parked in a handicap spot or put their trash in the wrong place. Talk about great communication skills!

Sure, let’s go back to the excuse-making generation, who is made up of “men” afraid of being called out on their assholery when they “grab women by the pussy” because they think they can get away with it.

All the while, it’s not safe for kids to be out on streets with more twisted old people abducting them from neighborhoods, with inconsiderate old drivers hitting more kids, and with more parents having to work in dual income houses just to make ends meet—but yeah, say something sarcastic about three entire generations of adults and younger because you think “anyone under 40” is, what?, not living the right way—like those over 40 are some kind of magical group of people because they didn’t watch much TV. 

Shit, I learned more about how not too generalize an entire set of people from Sesame Street during the mornings than I did from “going outside.”

Lastly, it is ironic-funny how you espouse said opinion about going outside and staying off blogs...on a blog, about sitting on your ass on a couch and watching others exercise on a field while you complain about how they are or are not making you happy through their play.

Ha!  Now that you mention it they did look to be on the lower end of the socioeconomic scale.  The kid (maybe 12?) had a huge collection and I think he wanted money instead of toy trains. 

It's pretty common to find them second hand.  They don't have much value once they've been opened and played with.

I could have retired by now but instead bought legos for my kids