Submitted 1 day ago by PixelNomad@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Would you ever straight up say to your son, ‘You are a disappointment’?
My kid is a dream. I was an older Dad, and I worried about dealing with a teenager during my 50s, but he has always been level headed. We never had to deal with drug, alcohol, smoking, no pregnancy scares, nothing. He got great grades, really talented, a school leader without even trying. He could be a little lazy, I used to have to remind him that he couldn’t be a slacker because his peers were watching him.
Yeah if they landed in jail and or did some heinous crime. But knowing me, I’d word it as “you disappointment me” instead. Like this is a moment in time and they can still change
Yes even though it would be partially my fault if they’re racist, sexist , transphobia, join the military or police and so on, that’s a failure to raise them on my part and choosing to be a worthless being on their part.
No, because I don’t want to find out what a true disappointment is
Telling anyone they’re a disappointment isn’t helpful. Instead ,ask if they can do X or Y and express why you think its helpful.
I wouldn’t no. There’s only afew things he could ever do to justify those words, and even then, what purpose would it serve?
I am the disappointing son but I’ll never have children so I don’t have to worry about that
I can’t be disappointed when I didn’t have any expectations
Reminds me of the epic song…
All I all I all I all I, Want is, Just a little bread. Mama calls me disappointment, Papa calls me fat.
No. That would imply belief in the kind of free will I don’t think exists.
rossman@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
I was called lesser so kinda the same thing. I never use that word cause it’s reserved for tywin Lannister type of dudes lol