{"id":954,"date":"2012-12-11T20:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T01:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eightminefortress.com\/surewhynot\/?p=954"},"modified":"2023-05-29T02:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T07:17:58","slug":"douchebag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eightminefortress.com\/surewhynot\/index.php\/2012\/12\/11\/douchebag","title":{"rendered":"You’re a Douchebag"},"content":{"rendered":"

So let’s say you’re a parent of a – gasp! – teenager.<\/p>\n

And this adolescent offspring of yours – gasp!- has opinions.<\/p>\n

This fact somehow makes life just so awful for you. That who was once a helpless baby totally dependent on you is now behaving more independently of you. Probably even gets angry sometimes.<\/p>\n

And you just get so frustrated. And you must vent to other parents of teens. And then come the gems. Whether it’s how lazy they are or how disobedient they are or the ever popular “they think they know everything!”<\/p>\n

Yeah…<\/p>\n

You’re a douchebag.<\/p>\n

Okay, okay, parenting is hard. You want to share your frustrations with others who are likely going through the same or who have been at least sufficiently conditioned to sympathize with you.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t matter. You’re a piece of shit.<\/p>\n

You’re insulting not only your own children but other people who happen to be their same age. And why? So you can look “cool” in front of other adults. Oh, aren’t you so witty and clever? You’re taking shots at people over whom you have total legal and economic control. My, you’re so brave, you should get a medal!<\/p>\n

And for that, you are a douchebag. Not enough people tell you this, but you need to hear it. That makes you a terrible person. Your “ugh! teenagers!” whining is significantly less mature than you insist these teenagers are. You completely disregard their personhood and basic right and need to be respected. You trivialize everything about them and make it all about you. Therefore, you are a piece of shit douchebag.<\/p>\n

Have a nice day.<\/p>\n

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