Comments on: No Offense http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/09/23/no-offense/ ten years in the making Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Greg http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/09/23/no-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-52617 Greg Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:27:06 +0000 http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/09/23/no-offense/#comment-52617 I'm fortunate enough not to have anyone come up to me itching for a fight, especially a family member. And it sounds like the fight, itself, is reward for your dad. And the lack of fight, too, is probably a reward - your silence, your lack of reply, is proof of the truth of his views. You can't argue back because there is nothing to say. Either case is a reward for your dad - and a loss for you. You could ask him why he would put you in this situation, or ask him what he is trying to accomplish with sending you this materials, then explain your dilemma. If he realized the quandry, he might back off and you might have a nice father-son, moment. In the background, you could play Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin, it will be very tender... Or you could punish. You could accompany your dad into his stronghold and embarass him in front of his like-minded friends. You don't even have to do a good job of arguing the point - embarassment for your dad is the goal, not convincing anyone of anything. Hell, you could even write more letters to the editor using your name - that also has impact. Then, when your dad approaches you about "stopping it", you give your terms. That's right, terms... to your dad - like he's the Kaiser. Oh, how mighty, how proud... now feel the wrath of the left hand of Burns. I’m fortunate enough not to have anyone come up to me itching for a fight, especially a family member. And it sounds like the fight, itself, is reward for your dad. And the lack of fight, too, is probably a reward – your silence, your lack of reply, is proof of the truth of his views. You can’t argue back because there is nothing to say. Either case is a reward for your dad – and a loss for you. You could ask him why he would put you in this situation, or ask him what he is trying to accomplish with sending you this materials, then explain your dilemma. If he realized the quandry, he might back off and you might have a nice father-son, moment. In the background, you could play Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin, it will be very tender…

Or you could punish. You could accompany your dad into his stronghold and embarass him in front of his like-minded friends. You don’t even have to do a good job of arguing the point – embarassment for your dad is the goal, not convincing anyone of anything. Hell, you could even write more letters to the editor using your name – that also has impact. Then, when your dad approaches you about “stopping it”, you give your terms. That’s right, terms… to your dad – like he’s the Kaiser.

Oh, how mighty, how proud… now feel the wrath of the left hand of Burns.

]]> By: Jamie Holts http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/09/23/no-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-52609 Jamie Holts Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:01:07 +0000 http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/09/23/no-offense/#comment-52609 Nice writing style. I look forward to reading more in the future. Nice writing style. I look forward to reading more in the future.

]]>