My thoughts on why a kid shouldn't build a monster tank (things to consider)
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For a lot of kids, fish keeping is like a one night stand; for most of us, a marriage...
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As someone who is 20 and has kept fish since he was 7(with the help of his mom)/12(alone), I feel obliged to say that a) you should define what you mean by kid (by many standards I would (or would like to) consider me and many like me to be kids); b) mention that perhaps instead of being forever skeptical, parents might like to instead be informed, helpful and responsible. Being a parent is not about policing your child making sure he never ****s up by preventing them from engaging in activities they like; it should be more about being there for them and helping them not to **** up while sharing a good time with them. Or perhaps that is just my utopian understanding of what a parent should be like. Yes, there should be limits, but really, saying no out of principle, is not a good limit.
Disclaimer: I do not know who is this "Andrew", to whom this thread seems to pertain to.
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I really do not believe that parents should ever be happy that their kid is doing something instead of ****ing up in life. Yes, they are doing the right thing (supporting the kid's passion); however, they are doing it so as to be less involved in the kid's upbringing without drastically increasing the chance of him ****ing up. If you're going to be happy just because your kid is not ****ing up, you should never have decided to have kids. </from the perspective of a kid who has never majorly ****ed up>
Or, you know, study for exams, go to college, get good grades; long term things. As somebody who spends 9 hours a day or more being in school/studying/going to and from school (as any kid who's parents can afford it, should), a job is not a possibility.
Ever thought of the possibility of selling a tank when they go to college? Maybe, agree on keeping fish that can be re-homed when such a time comes?
P.s. boy, this reply sure has a lot of **** in it.
P.p.s. I never wanted to build a really monster tank or even have one; I just feel many in this thread are polarized on the issue as opposed to being prepared to talk. Kind of like the US political system.
You seem to have missed the intent of half the quotes you replied to.
I replied to what they sounded like, to me. I realize that might not be the intent with which they were written, but this is a forum, is it not? You know, sharing ideas, commenting on them, etc.
Yes, there's a lot of **** in it, because, I simply do not know of a good term, that would mean the same in a majorly less derogatory way. Forgive me for not being a native speaker.
Yes, there's a lot of **** in it, because, I simply do not know of a good term, that would mean the same in a majorly less derogatory way. Forgive me for not being a native speaker.
Kids shouldn't be building monster tanks because only rich kids could do that, and rich kids are generally awful little dirtbags. Plus, I never got to have a tank bigger than 20 gallons when I was a kid... so that would make me jealous 
a "non-native speaker" managing SEVEN times, in one post, language violation= against the forum Terms Of Service (rules).
Eight times, counting your 2nd post.
Plenty of on-native speakers here, "sharing, commenting, etc" just fine.
Sorry, that pity card doesn't work.
How is it swearing if it gets auto censored?
A few stars are far less damaging to the understanding of a message than run on sentences as I will now demonstrate with this attempt to derail this dead horse even further I do not want to do this but you seem to be headed in that direction anyway but really what is it with americans and the obsession over some words it's like oh noes my kids are getting corrupted over seeing some stars on a forum and this guy on television is saying curse words oh noes a booby on mtv etc.
The swearing discussion is besides the point and is just further derailing this. I apologize if a few stars have offended anybody. Please understand they were not meant to be taken as any kind of provocation or similar.
@aclockworkorange, again, way to further derail a thread.
swearing makes you sound intellectually challenged and people will disregard what you say. Giving the opposite reaction you are aiming for.
As someone who is 20 and has kept fish since he was 7(with the help of his mom)/12(alone), I feel obliged to say that a) you should define what you mean by kid (by many standards I would (or would like to) consider me and many like me to be kids); b) mention that perhaps instead of being forever skeptical, parents might like to instead be informed, helpful and responsible. Being a parent is not about policing your child making sure he never ****s up by preventing them from engaging in activities they like; it should be more about being there for them and helping them not to **** up while sharing a good time with them. Or perhaps that is just my utopian understanding of what a parent should be like. Yes, there should be limits, but really, saying no out of principle, is not a good limit.
Well by my definition, you would be a kid. An immature one at that.
