The Dad Thread - Page 14

JHikka · #1 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I loathe Caillou. Even my kids asked me why he was so annoying.

Caillou is definitely on the same tier as war criminals for the misdeeds they have committed. Very frequently brought up in conversations of worst or most disliked characters in any media.

MolsonExport · #2 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I loathe Caillou. Even my kids asked me why he was so annoying.

I also loathe Caillou.

I also intensely disliked "Arthur" and "D.W."

I can't put a $price on the value of my children. I put off having children to focus on my education (after a five year first career in retail management out in B.C.), which left no opportunity to accumulate wealth. I am sure glad I didn't wait until I was economically comfortable to have them. When the kids came along, I didn't feel that old, but now, at 53, with a 17yr old and a 15 yr old, I sort of wish that I could have had them 5 years earlier (but had that been the case, most likely I would have had a third kid...).

lio45 · #3 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I can't put a $price on the value of my children.

Well, their current "book value" would be the sum of the value of their organs on the black market, but yeah, I get what you mean

esquire · #4 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I also loathe Caillou.

I also intensely disliked "Arthur" and "D.W."

I can't put a $price on the value of my children. I put off having children to focus on my education (after a five year first career in retail management out in B.C.), which left no opportunity to accumulate wealth. I am sure glad I didn't wait until I was economically comfortable to have them. When the kids came along, I didn't feel that old, but now, at 53, with a 17yr old and a 15 yr old, I sort of wish that I could have had them 5 years earlier (but had that been the case, most likely I would have had a third kid...).

If I had to do it again I would have sped things up a bit. Of course I could have only sped it up so much since I only met my wife in 2005. But we could have definitely started having kids at least a few years earlier and not sacrificed too much of the DINK life that we enjoyed prior to that.

Pregnancy was not that easy for my wife from a health standpoint so I feel like we got lucky without any major complications. As much as I would have liked to have another kid or two, I think we would have stopped at two either way.

O-tacular · #5 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I think I liked 4 Square because of the tight suits on the hupettes.

Broke up the monotony of Daniel Cook, the tumblyboos of Night Garden, Max and Ruby, Toopy and Binoo, and my most favorite of all.. CAILLOU.

Thankfully my son never liked Caillou.

O-tacular · #6 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 4:50 PM**

Speaking of Peppa Pig I cannot watch that without giggling:

drew · #7 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 3:27 PM**

For the first 3ish years of each of my kids life, the kids shows were limited to a couple of the PBS staples, Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, and few others.

Then the kids each went thru a Peppa Pig phase. I actually didn't mind that show, and the kids picked up some temporary accents on a couple words which was hilarious.

Also a fan of Teen Titans Go - that one made me giggle.

Now they just zombie-out on You Tube shorts or whatever their version of tik tok is called.

esquire · #8 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

For the first 3ish years of each of my kids life, the kids shows were limited to a couple of the PBS staples, Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, and few others.

Then the kids each went thru a Peppa Pig phase. I actually didn't mind that show, and the kids picked up some temporary accents on a couple words which was hilarious.

Also a fan of Teen Titans Go - that one made me giggle.

Now they just zombie-out on You Tube shorts or whatever their version of tik tok is called.

Peppa was big in my house too... my daughter is 7 and still watches it sometimes.

Between my son's early childhood fondness for Peppa (which I always appreciated, there is a strong subtle wit in that show typical of the British that you seldom see in childrens' shows) and his current enthusiasm for FIFA 22 and televised soccer, he can do a killer British accent

I will say, with streaming services and the plethora of kid content, my kids are definitely watching more high-quality, kid appropriate content than I did when I was a child. By the time I was 9 I was watching various evening sitcoms, and inappropriate rated R movies that my kids have never seen the likes of.

esquire · #9 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 11:50 PM**

^ The Dude Perfect guys are not like that... they are trick shot artists, they're funny guys. No douchiness

O-tacular · #10 Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 5:59 PM**

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^ The Dude Perfect guys are not like that... they are trick shot artists, they're funny guys. No douchiness

Oh I didn't mean to imply that. I don't know anything about them. Thought of that Paul guy cause he was the first one to make it huge that I recall. Blippi is also quite wealthy.

lio45 · #11 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 9:17 PM**

One factor that distinguishes us is that there aren’t any of my properties that have a bronze bust of myself on display

O-tacular · #12 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 9:35 PM**

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One factor that distinguishes us is that there aren’t any of my properties that have a bronze bust of myself on display

You'd be too cheap. Maybe one made of recycled tires from your 20 year old work truck...

MolsonExport · #13 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 10:19 PM**

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One factor that distinguishes us is that there aren’t any of my properties that have a bronze bust of myself on display

How about some bronze pork tongues?

Harrison · #14 Posted **Mar 16, 2023, 10:45 PM**