Question for all Men with Children

Thinking of having kids there EQ?

This is kind of a bizarre question. A few comments:

1) Having kids shouldn't change who you are at your core. You may become a softy around your kids, but I can't think of any reason why it would change how you would act elsewhere, say at work.

2) Is being kind and compassionate always a good thing? You can't let emotions like that get in the way of making necessary decisions, I'll say that much.

3) Being "thoughtful and understanding" are qualities that people find likeable. But is it always necessary for people to like you?

4) As it pertains to how you behave around children, you always want to show them that you love them and care about them. But if they chase a baseball out into the street when a car is coming, that is NOT the time to show compassion and understanding. That is time to lay down the mother effing law.

Sometimes being an asshole is for everyone's own good. Seriously. Have the confidence to understand when the time is right to tell it like it is, and to understand when to show that compassionate side.

I think that the opposite is true. Having children has turned me into a grouchy asshole.

In all seriousness I can still be a heartless SOB in several circumstances. There are some instances regarding children in which I have gotten a little "soft" and do tend to show a little more compassion. It all depends on the individual though. Not everyone is going to turn into a softie because they have children. Just because you do not have children does not mean that you do not have compassion. In reality having children may make you a more compassionate person, but it is not the sole determining factor.

With all of that being said F U Quake.

Thinking of having kids there EQ?


no i have just heard this from many differnt people and i just thought i would ask

I think that the opposite is true. Having children has turned me into a grouchy asshole.

In all seriousness I can still be a heartless SOB in several circumstances. There are some instances regarding children in which I have gotten a little "soft" and do tend to show a little more compassion. It all depends on the individual though. Not everyone is going to turn into a softie because they have children. Just because you do not have children does not mean that you do not have compassion. In reality having children may make you a more compassionate person, but it is not the sole determining factor.

With all of that being said F U Quake.


Just like old times

Just like old times


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