Ask The 12 Year Old

Off-topic
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So, I go out and rent a movie for the wife and myself to watch this afternoon. After getting us a couple of sodie pops and a bowl of pretzels I pop the movie into the DVD player and low and behold, nothing. Wont play.

Now I know my kid was just watching a DVD yesterday, so I fidget with this and that and after a while I’ve just about got steam coming out of my ears.

So, I get the kid on her cellphone - she’s out with a friend - and ask her what’s going on.

“Did you hit the TV/VCR button?”, she asks.

Now rather than saying, you mean did I hit the TV/VCR button to get the f*cking DVD player working, I say, “hang on.”

I hit the TV/VCR button and on comes our DVD.

“Thanks, babe”, I says, “are you having a good time?”

“Yes”, says she.

“Love you, see you later, sweetie.”

We hang up.

The movie wasn’t that good.

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hehehe, you old people are so old!
just kiddin ( :

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I know what you mean, Bear’s 7 now. He figures out how my cellphone works, how to set the clocks, program the cd player. I think there’s some logic to these devices that is learned only at a certain specific developmental interval and if you’ve missed it, you’re SOL.

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It’s a nice story, but what’s your point?

I can think of several, but is there ONE that prompted you to post the story? What’s our “take home” message? To save you time, I’ve made my question multiple choice.

[LIST=1]

  • You like to write in the historical present tense.
  • You eat junk food.
  • You like to spend quality time with your wife.
  • You are technologically challenged.
  • Technology is too complicated.
  • You have a temper.
  • You can easily control your temper (no F words).
  • Kids these days are smart and technologically savvy.
  • Your daughter is smart and technologically savvy.
  • You have trouble picking out good movies, possibly because...
  • You cannot always trust what you read on the box. [/LIST] My guess would be #8.

    :slight_smile:

    • 6

    twelve year old dont have a college education but they seem to know everything anyway

    7

    I think its those ones!

    8

    I can die happy now. :stuck_out_tongue:

    9

    Your sons name is bear? thats pretty cool.
    and hippy.

    10

    THanks! He’s actually the second Bear in the family.

    11

    My life is complete

    12

    I agree, that is a good name.

    13

    i know a guy named Bear Bearanowski

    actually thats not his last name… but he uses it for all of his telemark race entry forms

    14

    is your daughter really12?
    if so, why is she out without a parent?
    and does she really have a cell phone?
    is it one of those kiddy ones?
    it so how do you like it?

    15

    Way to go Habby for hitting on the real issue in this story, I knew there was something bothering me about the whole thing…

    16

    I knew someone would pick up on that. Yes, she did get a cellphone, no it is not a kiddy one. She’s had it since starting middle school. My wife and I got it for her reluctantly, but in the end we had a good reason to do it besides just our child’s wanting one.

    17

    You forgot:

    1. Raphael needs to post something that will give uni57 a chance to show how probing and clever he - uni57 - is.
    18

    Like figuring out your DVD player?

    19

    Is that your son’s given name or a nickname? I used to know a boy whose given name was Bear. His sister’s name was Sky.

    20

    I don’t need to show off. Everyone knows.