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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Please, Dads: Talk to Your Kids Before Someone Else Does

Posted by Jared @ 4:58 pm CST
Filed under: Culture, Family, Humor, Movies, Parenting, Nerdvana!

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Comments on "Please, Dads: Talk to Your Kids Before Someone Else Does":

1. Karl - 12/01/2010 11:08 pm CST

Post of the month.

2. damien - 12/02/2010 5:52 am CST

i love my kids. but they'll never get my lightsaber until they pry it from my cold dead fingers.

3. Shrode - 12/02/2010 11:39 am CST

Hey these are real issues. I deal with this stuff.

Really.

No joke.

Don't mock me.

4. Bill - 12/02/2010 4:31 pm CST

Post of the month.

Well, since we only post about once a month . . .

5. Jared - 12/02/2010 4:45 pm CST

Well, since we only post about once a month . . .

Comment of the month.

6. Bill - 12/02/2010 10:50 pm CST

Heh

7. jen - 12/03/2010 5:10 am CST

Since I married a pop-culture illiterate, I'll be the one to have the talk with my kids.

What's funny is that I actually asked Beau a couple of weeks ago if he thought it was too early to show Star Wars to Jesse. He rolled his eyes at me.

8. nhe - 12/03/2010 5:48 pm CST

y'all are a bunch o' nerds......my one day old son had a 1954 Willie Mays rookie card in his crib at the hospital......that's much more normal.......I think.

9. kenleonard - 12/03/2010 6:52 pm CST

I prefer "geek" to "nerd," thank you!

10. Bird - 12/03/2010 7:06 pm CST

This conversation really didn't happen, but if it did ...

Me: Nathan and Daniel. I need to tell you guys about an overrated cultural phenomenon ...

Them: The Beatles, dad?

Me: No, no, no. Boys, the Beatles are ok. I'm referring to a movie that has crappy acting, a cheesy sci-fi storyline and supposedly amazing, state-of-the-art special effects.

Them: Oh, Avatar!

Me: No, no, no. This was back in the day, circa 1980. Set in outer space.

Them: Star Trek!

Me: You're grounded for life.

11. Bill - 12/04/2010 10:15 am CST

Bird = Epic . . .

12. Raindream - 12/04/2010 8:25 pm CST

The video and these comments are what the interweb is all about. Loving it.

13. Milly - 12/06/2010 3:52 pm CST

Jen,
It's never too early. I started talking to my kids before they were born.

14. jen - 12/07/2010 4:56 am CST

We watched A New Hope on Friday night. Took about 30 minutes for Jesse to get into it, but when it was over he yelled, "Let's watch another one!"

My favorite part was when Darth Vader came on the screen. Jesse asked, "What's that black guy called?" I said, "Darth Vader." He said, in a hushed tone, "Darth Vader. Hmmm."

15. Milly - 12/07/2010 1:08 pm CST

Jen,
Chills

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