It's called Reading....

[speakingtohe]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Do note:



In most cases, it is essential to male sanity and survival *not* to hear certain things. Most notably; "Does this make me look fat?"

Made sense till the last sentence. No answer to a question like this would be usually construed as a yes answer and significantly decrease reproductive activity.

Helen

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Made sense till the last sentence. No answer to a question like this would be usually construed as a yes answer and significantly decrease reproductive activity.

Helen

It is my understanding that question is lose-lose-lose proposition.
(Yes, he called her fat. No, he is a liar or insincere, and silence...)


Like the Kobayashi Maru test there is no right or even safe answer.
At least that way the outgunned male can retreat screaming "I didn't do anything!"

Kinda like Ivan Vorpatril.

[calvin-c]

Originally Posted by crich70

Bill Cosby described it as kids having 'brain damage.'

Maybe so but he also said insanity is hereditary-parents get it from their kids.

[derangedhermit]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Made sense till the last sentence. No answer to a question like this would be usually construed as a yes answer and significantly decrease reproductive activity.

Helen

Only with that female, and since she's fat...

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by calvin-c

Maybe so but he also said insanity is hereditary-parents get it from their kids.

Verifiably true. Wise man.

[fjtorres]

Human sensory dimorphism applies to most senses.
Smell ("those socks aren't dirty. they're good for three more days at least.")
Taste ("how can you eat that?!")
Location (which is why men don't need to stop and ask for directions.)
And above all:humor.

[morriss003]

You betcha

[ProfCrash]

My iPad is called Mommy's Toy and my Kindle is called Mommy's book. Little Man is 16 months and I want him to know that I am reading. I cannot read on the iPad, I get distracted by games, the internet, email, and other random stuff. So when the LM sees me sitting with my Kindle and wanders over with a toy or a book, I make sure to reference that I am putting down my book to read/play/tickle/cuddle with him.

I learn verbally, I have to hear it and repeat it for it to stick for me. When I am reading to learn, audio books work great or I read aloud. When I am reading for pleasure and I am less interested in remembering everything, I read silently.

[danskmacabre]

Originally Posted by Geralt

Kids learn by imitation. So if parents read a lot, there is a big chance kids will too. Don't blame it all on this generation. Parents are those who are in the wrong almost always, not kids.

Agreed, when I met my wife, she didn't read much, at least not for leisure.

Pretty much everyone in my family (meaning sisters, my parents etc) read a LOT.

After a bit, my wife started taking up reading a lot.
I have 2 kids and they both read a lot, especially my daughter, 11 who is a voracious reader.
My son 13 reads a lot, but not as much as my daughter, but then he has loads of exams and homework atm, so he doesn't have much time for leisure reading these days.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Made sense till the last sentence. No answer to a question like this would be usually construed as a yes answer and significantly decrease reproductive activity.

Helen

I'd think that any answer at all to that question would have the same result.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by calvin-c

Maybe so but he also said insanity is hereditary-parents get it from their kids.

So is grey hair which I have it on good authority comes from the same source.

[Bilbo1967]

Not to mention poverty!

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Not to mention poverty!

In some circles, big families are becoming a status symbol.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

In some circles, big families are becoming a status symbol.

True. And at one time here in the U.S. they were a necessity. The more kids you had the more unpaid labor you could have on hand on the family farm.

[Grace Elliot]

Originally Posted by patrickt

But then women have a problem with hearing distortion. You say one thing and they hear something totally unrelated.

"Want to go out to dinner?"
"You hate me."

Harsh....