Very cool moment
My 12-year old son's birthday was this weekend and I experienced one of the coolest moments with him. We are avid UM fans who live in Tennessee. We have been to see UM play at Illinois, but have never been to the Big House. I bought us tickets for the Indiana game in Noveber. My wife came up with the idea to have him open four separate envelopes that read as follows:
1. Roses are red
2. Violets are blue
3. MJ's going to the Big House
4. And so are you!!!
His reaction was absolutely priceless and brought him and the rest of us to tears. The best part of the story is that my son, my dad, and I are all going to the game together. My dad and I have watched Michigan games together our whole lives but have never been to a game together. One of the coolest moments i have ever experienced. GO BLUE!!!!
August 29th, 2016 at 2:55 PM ^
I'm an A guy espeically being that I live in the south.
This is different though! And that's my point.
I want to point out that social media has created an environment where people think other people want to hear stories about thier kids. They don't. Nobody does save maybe grandma and grandpa and even then it probably gets a little annoying.
Other things people don't want to hear about: your crossfit, your weight loss goals, your "crew" or your "squad", your dog JESUS CHRIST your fucking dog, your vacation, your last meal, the meal you're cooking now, your new kicks, your DIY project, your latest awful hair style choice...
I guess I just mean to say that it's game week. Go do whatever it is that you do with the people you do it with, but for gods sakes man... and I mean this not as a put down or what ever the fuck anybody wants to call it, but for gods sake nobody cares.
I hope the OPs kid enjoys the game, his life, everything. I'm an asshole. I should never have commented on this whole thing. It's just that nobody cares.
August 29th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
Cool, glad to hear that. I think your last two sentences are a nearly perfect summary. I agree you could've just ignored the thread entirely and been better off for it. I think your vehement insistence that "nobody cares" in the face of nearly a hundred upvotes for the OP, over a hundred posts on the thread eliciting similar, heartfelt stories, basic human emotions, etc.. could better be described as "I don't care". In which case, that's all the more reason to have ignored the thread.
August 29th, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^
Thank you for your opinion on it.
August 29th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
And now I agree with your third to last sentence.
August 29th, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^
Maybe you should start a blog to get your thoughts out there?
August 29th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
Nobody cares what I think, Hab.
August 29th, 2016 at 3:40 PM ^
Actually, I would be interested. I apolgize for the quick snark in the last post. I tried to edit it to put a response that is actually a bit more thoughtful, but your reply got in before I could finish it. I tend to agree that people go way overboard with the stuff they put on social media. Part of that is attention seeking behavior on the part of the poster, part of that is social media trying to bring in money by pushing people's silliness to others for whom it probably wasn't intended.
I can think of a host of people who agree with you. In fact, when I first posted, I expected this thread, which could absolutely be considered a feelings, snowflake thread, to go down in a blaze of downvotes and fire like the one before it. Something in the OPs story hit a nerve with folk, gave them all the good feels and there you have it. Can't control that stuff, but at least you can try and understand it, and give it room when others are taking it in a good direction?
August 29th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^
August 29th, 2016 at 12:58 PM ^
If you get creeped out by anyone telling you a story like this, just let them know,
"Apologies, I don't have the emotional part of me that can show interest in your story. I'm sure it is a good story, and I wish I could participate better. I've had this issue my whole life."
And, if you aren't addressed specifically, then there's not even a reason to respond.
Crisis averted.
August 29th, 2016 at 10:32 AM ^
I'm sorry I missed your moment. As a carpenter of 35yrs some of my most treasured memories are of someone blasting their finger with a hammer. Over the years I've seen some beauties.
August 29th, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^
shoot a 16-penny nail into his knee. I told him not to kneel on the header to flush the ends because the wood has lots of knots. He didn't listen. Nail hit a knot, shot up, blew the corner of the header out and 1/2 way into his knee.
I laughed then took him to the hospital.
August 29th, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
and continued laughing the whole way there I'd imagine.
August 29th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^