I've said so many mistakes in things I've said to my children it truly amazes me how well they turned out. So if you make mistakes in raising your kids don't dwell on it and keep trying to do better - things will work out.
Things you wish you didn't say!
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No clue how I could even start a list that big....
But one thing is I'm starting to pick up is some of this ugly ass Chicago accent. I'm around people who say taaab and thaaat kind of stuff (or daaat)
Ugly ugly ugly.
But one thing is I'm starting to pick up is some of this ugly ass Chicago accent. I'm around people who say taaab and thaaat kind of stuff (or daaat)
Ugly ugly ugly.
Wife and I were at a high school basketball game to watch a neighbors son play. It was a close game that mattered for the conference championship. During the game a young man for the home team came in to play and it was obvious he was slowed due to a leg injury. Immediately the other team figured that out and was taking advantage and scored several baskets in a short amount of time against the injured player. Home team went from being up 2 to down 8 in just a matter of minutes.
I said to my wife "I think the kid is being a liability to the team by playing". Immediately I regretted saying that as the injured kids parents were behind us. The kid was a senior and was injured during a game earlier in the season and all he wanted was to help his team.
Still feel sick to my stomach for that comment.
I said to my wife "I think the kid is being a liability to the team by playing". Immediately I regretted saying that as the injured kids parents were behind us. The kid was a senior and was injured during a game earlier in the season and all he wanted was to help his team.
Still feel sick to my stomach for that comment.
Playing in a golf tournament with a couple friends and a fourth I didn't know. He was brought by one of the friends.
We are sitting there waiting for the other foursome in our group to hit and I make the comment about a guy in that other group who was a talker beyond belief. "I don't know about that guy, he looks like a used car salesman." To which our fourth says "I'm a used car salesman."
We are sitting there waiting for the other foursome in our group to hit and I make the comment about a guy in that other group who was a talker beyond belief. "I don't know about that guy, he looks like a used car salesman." To which our fourth says "I'm a used car salesman."
Just googled. Thank you for the lesson. I only knew it for the "full effort" meaning.
There was a book about essentialism I got into a few years ago and one aspect it talked about was learning to say 'No' to things, even it's to your boss, to resume your power over yourself if it's something you don't agree with and gives you chance to have a voice. It was actually kind of empowering a few times.
Problem was this book on essentialism was like 250 pages of lots of unneeded information, which didn't make much sense.
Friendly tip.... Be careful about commenting about how much our kicking game sucks when sitting in the visitors section at a road game... Hindsight is 20/20 but I wish I would have known that those were the Mahoney's sitting in front of me.
I often deal with New Yorkers in the financial industry. I have taken to using their somewhat aggressive style when interfacing with them. In one particularly contentious conversation where they crapped the bed they said they were putting me on hold but thought I was right. Well I thought they were on hold....and I said to another person on my team sitting in my office "effing right you east coast arrogant c-word. Stick it up your a.." Come to find out I was not yet on hold. "What did you say?" At that point I was all in and replied "Did I stutter? Go fix this sh..." Person in my office was nearly as surprised as I was at my response. Our relationship with that firm was forever better after that call. We still laugh about it regularly. It was unintended and unplanned.
That would go with any aspect of team play. There are a decent amount of parents that go to the away games
I told my ex "man that girl over there is a *****, I have known at least 3 guys that had a one night stand with her". She said "That is my cousin". Yeah so I ended up having to be friends with the girl I just called that for about 15 years.
To be 100 percent, I was not lying.
To be 100 percent, I was not lying.
You said ex. You didn't look up the cousin then did you? Or was she the reason for the "ex"?
I’ve never let my kids win at anything. When they do, they know they’ve earned it. I do kinda regret saying “Ha! You suck!” repeatedly though.
Giving a presentation to our upper leadership on the energy industry in Calgary and pointing out the new environmentalism up there (funded by americans btw). I had a picture of a counter demonstrator in Calgary - a guy that worked in the oil and gas industry who had a sign that said "will fight to lay pipe". I paused with my laser pointer hovering over the picture and I said "I think that means something different down here".
98% of the executives erupted in laughter. The other 2% were not amused.
98% of the executives erupted in laughter. The other 2% were not amused.
