"Being in a relationship is not easy, more than half of all first marriages fail in this country. That statistic doesn't improve if you spend most of your time reading your favorite website and not tending to the needs of your family."
A coworker & I were discussing the alarming amount of people around us who are divorced. It's really crazy.
We bagan betting which state would have the highest divorce rate... probably New York or California I had thought. We decided to look up the annual divorce rates by state [statemaster.com] and were shocked to see that some states in the bible belt [wikipedia.org] states are relatively high. One of our most cherished institutions indeed!
The one about the guy who wants a "Slashdot for kids" is especially disturbing so he can "plop" his children in front of a computer and have them leave him alone is especially disturbing.
I hope that's the exception rather than the rule for geeks who are starting to have families.
I'm sure it's the exception. Now I would love some sort of slashdot for kids just so my kids have their own avenue for geek news. Not to keep them busy, but to allow them to grow an interest. Unfortunately to do that would need a very agressive moderator enforcing strict rules.
Oh, and when I say 'for kids' I mean kids under 13. While kids will get exposed to a lot of stuff, I prefer to protect my 8 year old from some of the crap that goes on in public forums.
You should've taken credit for this post, which made me laugh loud enough that the nosy guy in the next office popped his head in to say, "Whatcha laughing at?"
Actually, I can relate to that guy and his feelings... even if perhaps, it wasn't worded as well as it could be.
I'm divorced and have my kid full-time, so there's no other parent for her to go to, and there aren't even any kids in the neighborhood she can really count on playing with. (Most of them are only around every other weekend or so, since they're part of divorced families too.) Since she's an only child, I'm pretty much her only source of entertainment, when she's not playing by herself.
I do not have kids of my own yet, but I've been very involved (thankfully) in seeing my sister raise two boys and a girl. And yet, I recognize that never involved enough to fully relate or appreciate what that is really like. But I have a pretty good idea. She jokes that it's all fun and games until you have to clean up a pool of vomit at three in the morning, and she's right. You sir have my unrelenting respect.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong, on the contrary. And I don't think your situation is
What good is a ticket to the good life, if you can't find the entrance?
Divorce Rates (Score:5, Interesting)
"Being in a relationship is not easy, more than half of all first marriages fail in this country. That statistic doesn't improve if you spend most of your time reading your favorite website and not tending to the needs of your family."
A coworker & I were discussing the alarming amount of people around us who are divorced. It's really crazy.
... probably New York or California I had thought. We decided to look up the annual divorce rates by state [statemaster.com] and were shocked to see that some states in the bible belt [wikipedia.org] states are relatively high. One of our most cherished institutions indeed!
:)
We bagan betting which state would have the highest divorce rate
We both had forgotten about Vegas!
These numbers look really low because it'
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The one about the guy who wants a "Slashdot for kids" is especially disturbing so he can "plop" his children in front of a computer and have them leave him alone is especially disturbing.
I hope that's the exception rather than the rule for geeks who are starting to have families.
Re:Divorce Rates (Score:4, Insightful)
I'm sure it's the exception.
Now I would love some sort of slashdot for kids just so my kids have their own avenue for geek news. Not to keep them busy, but to allow them to grow an interest.
Unfortunately to do that would need a very agressive moderator enforcing strict rules.
Oh, and when I say 'for kids' I mean kids under 13.
While kids will get exposed to a lot of stuff, I prefer to protect my 8 year old from some of the crap that goes on in public forums.
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"I prefer to protect my 8 year old from some of the crap that goes on in public forums."
Yeah, those libertarians here creep me out on occasions.
Re:Divorce Rates (Score:4, Insightful)
Pesky libertarians. They should just move to a country where freedom is encouraged.
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If only they were for freedom.
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I hear that Liberia is full of libertarians and lots of freedom!
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Actually I was thinking of Goatse, but libertarians are worse.
Re:Divorce Rates (Score:5, Funny)
While kids will get exposed to a lot of stuff, I prefer to protect my 8 year old from some of the crap that goes on in public forums.
"Daddy, why doesn't my butt stretch out like that?"
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Kudos, whoever you are.
You should've taken credit for this post, which made me laugh loud enough that the nosy guy in the next office popped his head in to say, "Whatcha laughing at?"
re: Slashdot for Kids? (Score:2)
Actually, I can relate to that guy and his feelings ... even if perhaps, it wasn't worded as well as it could be.
I'm divorced and have my kid full-time, so there's no other parent for her to go to, and there aren't even any kids in the neighborhood she can really count on playing with. (Most of them are only around every other weekend or so, since they're part of divorced families too.) Since she's an only child, I'm pretty much her only source of entertainment, when she's not playing by herself.
It gets o
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I do not have kids of my own yet, but I've been very involved (thankfully) in seeing my sister raise two boys and a girl. And yet, I recognize that never involved enough to fully relate or appreciate what that is really like. But I have a pretty good idea. She jokes that it's all fun and games until you have to clean up a pool of vomit at three in the morning, and she's right. You sir have my unrelenting respect.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong, on the contrary. And I don't think your situation is