Sounds like your brother just spent some time abroad. That seems to have that effect.
My brother speaks a lot more languages than me, too, because he's had more time to learn, has spent time learning in more countries and because he's a lot more disciplined than me.
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#6203
May 19 2011 at 11:23 AM
Not really--we've had about the same amount of time out of country. Well, he's had more, but all of that came after he was fluent in Spanish. For the most part, time spent out of the US was done together. My family went to Mexico when he was still in high school, and he was already fluent by that point.
:(
He's just really gifted that way--he can do amazing impressions, too. I have no clue how, but after hearing something only a few times he's able to emulate it extremely well. Of course, when doing actual voice impressions he needs to have the right vocal range, but he can still nail inflections and such on any voice.
:(
He's just really gifted that way--he can do amazing impressions, too. I have no clue how, but after hearing something only a few times he's able to emulate it extremely well. Of course, when doing actual voice impressions he needs to have the right vocal range, but he can still nail inflections and such on any voice.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6204
May 19 2011 at 12:08 PM
idiggory wrote:
I have NO CLUE how to deal with children.
Just tell them they're ugly.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
#6205
May 19 2011 at 12:10 PM
Quote:
Just tell them they're ugly.
Ooooh, that's good.
I should add that they'll never fulfill their dreams, that there is no god, and that their parents don't love them!
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6206
May 19 2011 at 12:14 PM
"That's awesome! Go show mommy."
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#6207
May 19 2011 at 12:19 PM
Quote:
"That's awesome! Go show mommy."
Mommy must hate you. :D
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6208
May 19 2011 at 12:20 PM
idiggory wrote:
Quote:
"That's awesome! Go show mommy."
Mommy must hate you. :D
Mommy often returns the favor...
"Daddy will take you down to the park."
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#6209
May 19 2011 at 12:28 PM
Mommy is more reactive, and Daddy wants to be proactive when it comes to dealing with our daughter.
I wanted to get a chimpanzee fetus in a jar and explain to my daughter that she could have been aborted like her older brother, and that it isn't too late if she misbehaves.
I wanted to get a chimpanzee fetus in a jar and explain to my daughter that she could have been aborted like her older brother, and that it isn't too late if she misbehaves.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
#6210
May 19 2011 at 12:32 PM
That's the right approach.
#6211
May 19 2011 at 12:47 PM
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6212
May 19 2011 at 12:53 PM
idiggory wrote:
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
Eh, it's not like ***** in ****** automatically leads to an abundance of babies nowadays. :P
#6213
May 19 2011 at 1:05 PM
Kalivha wrote:
idiggory wrote:
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
Eh, it's not like ***** in ****** automatically leads to an abundance of babies nowadays. :P
Yeah, but after 2 daughters in 2 years I trust that little pill about as far as I can throw it.
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#6214
May 19 2011 at 1:14 PM
someproteinguy wrote:
Kalivha wrote:
idiggory wrote:
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
Eh, it's not like ***** in ****** automatically leads to an abundance of babies nowadays. :P
Yeah, but after 2 daughters in 2 years I trust that little pill about as far as I can throw it.
Funnily enough, the pill is pretty much the only supposedly reliable form of "Planned Parenthood" I've not relied on - I took the morning after pill after there was a little accident, but even then I doubled up because I'm running low on relevant liver enzymes.
And meh, the one time I was careless/blackmailed/gullible, I got an abortion. If you're able to check nearly all the boxes as to why you need to abort on the form they give you in the preliminary interview, there's really no excuse not to. The fact that I was hospitalised in the second week of pregnancy isn't really an argument against it, either.
#6216
May 19 2011 at 1:51 PM
idiggory wrote:
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
Some day, technology is going to get you for this statement.
#6217
May 19 2011 at 1:53 PM
lolgaxe wrote:
Mommy is more reactive, and Daddy wants to be proactive when it comes to dealing with our daughter.
I wanted to get a chimpanzee fetus in a jar and explain to my daughter that she could have been aborted like her older brother, and that it isn't too late if she misbehaves.
I wanted to get a chimpanzee fetus in a jar and explain to my daughter that she could have been aborted like her older brother, and that it isn't too late if she misbehaves.
omg that's terrible! Hysterical, but terrible. I don't blame your wife for not letting you do that. =x
I seem to have a knack with kids. I've only had one issue with a child ever, and he was a major handful. I worked at a day care center briefly a couple years ago, and he was kindergarten aged and tried to tell me that he didn't have to do what I told him. What was funny was that a couple of the other kids told him off despite me only having been there a couple days. =x I also mentored a third grade girl my senior year in high school. I don't know why they assigned me to her specifically, but she was one of the worst cases they had in the program. She was violent, had a temper, and had a lot of issues at home. She loved me to bits though, because I never raised my voice to her or treated her like she was inferior to me. One time she yelled at me for something, and I looked at her and calmly said that I didn't appreciate her treating me that way. Her expression was confused and guilty, and she quietly said "Sorry." and went back to what she was doing.
The way I treat kids is that they're just mini adults. I don't talk down to them and I don't treat them any differently than I would an adult. Other than my language and pervy jokes of course. =x Kids really appreciate that. They don't like being treated like they're stupid just because they're younger and smaller than you.
#6218
May 19 2011 at 1:56 PM
The problem is that they ARE stupid, and I don't appreciate having to act like they aren't. >:(
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6219
May 19 2011 at 1:58 PM
idiggory wrote:
LOL, I'm so not fit to be a parent. Luckily, there's no chance I'll accidentally end up as one. :D
Anything can happen after a couple of drinks.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
#6220
May 19 2011 at 2:04 PM
idiggory wrote:
The problem is that they ARE stupid, and I don't appreciate having to act like they aren't. >:(
I like to give the benefit of a doubt, and end up with one of those 'teachable' moments. Then comes the "I told you not to do that. See what happened?"
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#6221
May 19 2011 at 2:11 PM
<3 Pigtails.
You're so incredibly reasonable sometimes.
You're so incredibly reasonable sometimes.
#6222
May 19 2011 at 2:30 PM
someproteinguy wrote:
idiggory wrote:
The problem is that they ARE stupid, and I don't appreciate having to act like they aren't. >:(
I like to give the benefit of a doubt, and end up with one of those 'teachable' moments. Then comes the "I told you not to do that. See what happened?"
^ This. Kids aren't anymore stupid than your average person. What they lack is knowledge. And a lot of times common sense, but I can't fault them for that since my common sense is not the best. =x Ignorance and stupidity are not the same thing.
#6223
May 19 2011 at 2:30 PM
idiggory wrote:
The problem is that they ARE stupid, and I don't appreciate having to act like they aren't. >:(
#6224
May 19 2011 at 2:56 PM
My point is that, with adults, I don't have to pretend they aren't stupid. :P
To be fair, Pigtails is right, kids just lack knowledge; the percentage of stupid kids is the same as stupid adults.
But the point is the same. When an adult is being an idiot, for whatever reason, I can tell them that. I can't call a 6 year old a dumbass.
Well, I CAN, but that just kinda goes back to me being ill-equipped to deal with children. :P
To be fair, Pigtails is right, kids just lack knowledge; the percentage of stupid kids is the same as stupid adults.
But the point is the same. When an adult is being an idiot, for whatever reason, I can tell them that. I can't call a 6 year old a dumbass.
Well, I CAN, but that just kinda goes back to me being ill-equipped to deal with children. :P
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
#6225
May 19 2011 at 3:06 PM
idiggory wrote:
My point is that, with adults, I don't have to pretend they aren't stupid. :P
To be fair, Pigtails is right, kids just lack knowledge; the percentage of stupid kids is the same as stupid adults.
But the point is the same. When an adult is being an idiot, for whatever reason, I can tell them that. I can't call a 6 year old a dumbass.
Well, I CAN, but that just kinda goes back to me being ill-equipped to deal with children. :P
To be fair, Pigtails is right, kids just lack knowledge; the percentage of stupid kids is the same as stupid adults.
But the point is the same. When an adult is being an idiot, for whatever reason, I can tell them that. I can't call a 6 year old a dumbass.
Well, I CAN, but that just kinda goes back to me being ill-equipped to deal with children. :P
Hmmm...
I guess I still take the same approach with adults as I do with kids. I'll be coy, sit back, and wait for the 'teachable moment' to come. If that moment never comes, it's usually me that needed to learn something.
Edited, May 19th 2011 2:06pm by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#6226
May 19 2011 at 3:20 PM
Some kids are just stupid.
Don't be afraid to tell them that while you're calling them ugly.
Don't be afraid to tell them that while you're calling them ugly.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
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