Thursday, August 02, 2012

The G:TB Parenting Chronicles

We don't often get serious in this space, but on occasion we find it important to change the tone, to put down our noisemakers and silly toys and provide sober commentary on the issues of the day. Many in the G:TB are parents, or will soon be. As ostensibly upstanding members of our various communities, the lessons we impart upon our children are vital, both to their wellbeing and to the ways in which they engage the world.

In this the first installment of our Parenting Chronicles (and given our editorial strategy, I'm quite certain there will be at least 1-3 more installments), we bring you a lesson in fatherly communication. The image below depicts a text exchange I had with my wife just last evening. My wife's texts are in white, mine in blue. Don't let your enjoyment cloud the obvious and important takeaway:


25 comments:

T.J. said...

Richard Milhous "Boner" Stabone

rob said...

technically, i told her a 'boner' was a mistake, but i wasn't going to argue semantics midway through my third beer at the nats game.

Squeaky said...

So what did you tell her the other definition was?

rob said...

didn't.

zman said...

It will be great when she tells her teacher about how her father rocked a massive boner last night. Can't wait!

Marls said...

Somebody to root for in the 50M Freestyle....

http://tinyurl.com/c3vdw4z

Squeaky said...

This one is out of left field, as usual from me.

I'm a Soul Coughin fan but a bigger fan of Mikes' solo stuff. After seeing this interview I think he'd be a great fill for the Zman on the TJ & Zman show. And he could be the hipper music twin of TJ.

http://youtu.be/Ocw2cOTxZ2U

Clarence said...

Hipper than the Teej? Pshaw.

Clarence said...

And how do you get a screenshot of a text exchange?

And how can I block that from ever happening on my phone?

Shlara said...

Is it un-American for me to dislike Phelps?

Jessica said...

I dislike Phelps as well.

zman said...

Jessica hates potheads.

Danimal said...

Shlara - he's got that Lance/Tiger "best on the planet" complex. It's troubling.

Squeaky said...

Clarence, google is your friend.

zman said...

Blur has an app?

Shlara said...

Lance and Tiger are d-bags for how they treat women. But I respect their athletic skills and their mental toughness.

Phelps is a dork and just annoying and clearly is over the whole Olympics thing. That bothers me.

rob said...

waiting for the president to speak at a rally in my town. anybody got anything they'd like me to convey to him?

Dave said...

tell him to ditch the whole economy thing and focus his campaign on saving the oahu tree snail. those things are nearly extinct! people need something to rally behind. save the tree snail!

Danimal said...

50 meter underwater cam....more please.

TR said...

Anybody else just wrap up two consecutive 15.5 hour days? Just me?

#pityparty

zman said...

I'll show you my time from July. You'll laugh.

Dave said...

aside from jury duty, i have worked 0.0 hours in july. 0.0.

Clarence said...

I have driven down to the Outer Banks 5 times in July. 5.0.

Hi Gheorghies!

zman said...

69.

Danimal said...

clarence was either over there in london getting ready to watch some olympics action, or in california getting ready to call it a night, or maybe just on the east coast acting fratty.