My oldest just wants to read Manga comic books and play online. He’s failing Math and English.
My daughter is good at school, but a little socially awkward. For example, she hates recess.
My second son has a diagnosed learning disability and gets all the services available at school. He’s in the turtles 🐢 not the sparrows 🦅.
My third son is just turning 4 so we don’t know how he’ll end up, but he’s pretty rambunctious too.
I don’t know. They don’t prepare you for the reality that your offspring will end up testing your patience in all kinds of ways and really stretch your interpretation of pride and contentment.
Date: November 9th, 2026 11:33 PM Author: frank rizzo
Don’t shit on your own children you insane asshole. It’s not right to do it about other peoples kids and orders of magnitude worse to do it to your own.
If you come from a monied position where you can basically buy your children's future then I can understand this point of view. They're perfect little angels and you will buy out whatever obstacles stumble across the path.
I'm not rich. So I don't have the luxury of wearing blinders. Children are people and people are complex and carry their own unique challenges and skills. I view them with clear instead of rose colored glasses. In the end, I'm hopeful that by keeping it grounded and everyone's feet on the ground I'll end up helping them out more than Mitch helicoptering in to air lift RSF out of a sticky wicket in midtown MFH.
Date: November 10th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: frank rizzo
stop writing like an annoying pompous fag. you kids will be fine and you should just be happy they aren't nonverbal autistic or in a wheelchair or have cancer or some shit like that. just be a good father and not a whiny sack of shit.
I'm grappling with the walls that confine me, you call that whining. I don't know, but that seems like gaslighting, friend. Surely you didn't mean to shout me down and silence me for making you uncomfortable.
Date: November 10th, 2026 1:06 PM Author: SkaddenArse
being remarkable is flame. the goal is to get married to a good spouse, raise a large, honorable family, and be spiritually content. if your kids can pull that off then they are a success.
True. I managed to marry a good one and we had four kids and we keep our noses clean and are spiritually content (as much as we can be), so I think I pulled it off somewhat compared to where I came from. I want to instill such values in my children and help them get from point A to point B, but calling them remarkable and special little flowers isn't the way you get the little pollinator from point to point.