David Vienna's Blog, page 191
March 12, 2016
kissing-whiskey:
micdotcom:
Awesome dad teaches other dads how...
Awesome dad teaches other dads how to do their daughters’ hair
MORE. OF. THIS!!
This pretty much obliterates that insulting stereotype that paints dads as incompetent boobs. They contribute, they care, and if they don’t know something, they learn it because they are loving parents.
March 11, 2016
davidvienna:
Ballin’ The News: An al-Qaeda member defects and...
Ballin’ The News: An al-Qaeda member defects and the Ted Cruz office gets a mysterious powder.
Here’s a new thing I’m doing, Ballin’ The News. Think of it like Discussing News With My Kids for adults… which is basically the news, I guess. Anyway, watch it. It’s short and informative, like George Stephanopoulos.
March 10, 2016
Parenting Wisdom
The key to good parenting is to… Hey!… Get that out of your ear! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH!
March 8, 2016
The boys’ track practice tonight was the rare Lap-A-Thon, in which they just make the whole team run...
The boys’ track practice tonight was the rare Lap-A-Thon, in which they just make the whole team run laps for an hour straight.
When they finally blew the whistle signaling the end of the hour, Wyatt literally did this…
Who (or what) is the best alternative to Donald Trump, Nancy...
Who (or what) is the best alternative to Donald Trump, Nancy Reagan’s death inspires us to nail our legacies, and a full solar eclipse hits Southeast Asia this week. That and the best political ticket you’ve ever seen in the latest Discussing News With My Kids.
"BLAAAAAAAARGWAAAAAAAA… Wait. That’s not right."
- Wyatt (age 7) whose random loud noises apparently aren’t so random
March 7, 2016
Guys, I take Snapchat very seriously.
Like, super seriously,...
Guys, I take Snapchat very seriously.
Like, super seriously, guys.
March 6, 2016
No matter what movie we watch, Wyatt dances to the closing...
No matter what movie we watch, Wyatt dances to the closing credit song. My wife now joins him.
Regarding Tumblr’s Message/Chat Function Thingy
I’ve received a handful of messages from tumblr users I don’t know that say “hi.” Nothing more, nothing less. And literally, all of them say this, not a variation of it, but just that one word. It happens frequently.
I’ve reached out to a few of these people to see why they took the time to message me and offer that one greeting with no other signified purpose or goal. Invariably, the conversation goes one of two ways:
Further coy purposeless statements (like, “What’s up?” or “Nothing, just saying hi.”)Flirting
Both of these cause me to jettison the exchange faster than a #BlackLivesMatter protester getting ejected from a Trump rally.
Now, I’m all for the freedom to randomly tell an e-stranger “hi.” It could lead to a cool conversation or a friendship or whatever. But, if you’re the one initiating the conversation, don’t expect me to do the heavy-lifting.
You reached out to me. Wanna talk? Let’s talk. Tell me what you want to discuss and why. Get to the point. I’m a parent, I’ve got shit to do.
Oh, and the second most frequent type of message I get from strangers is some version of “promote my blog,” to which I almost universally reply “LOL, nope.” Don’t ask me to promote your site, show me why I should. Make good content, have a voice, and most importantly…
This has been a message from an angry old man who’s been on tumblr almost since day one. Disagree? Feel free to tell me to fuck off. At least that’ll be different than “hi.”
