• Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I’ll take “Things that get your sperm donor’s favourite food items tainted” for $500, Alex.

    Fuck this asshole. Bide your time until you can GTFO, then GTFO and don’t look back. Sorry to hear the guy who contributed to your embryonic stage is a pencil dicked twat. “Sir” - fuck you.

    Sorry, people like this really rub me the wrong way, all the more so when the target of this crap isn’t someone strong enough to make them lose some teeth (no fault of your own, and it’s a hard thing to punch your biocontributor in the mouth anyway).

  • Whateley@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    This is a good way to make certain that I only show up to your funeral to make sure you’re dead.

  • Eiri@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    That’s not mileage infuriating, that’s fucking abuse.

  • mr_manager@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    He’s right about one thing, he doesn’t deserve to be called “dad”. I think I speak for all us decent dads here when I say any one of us would be proud to have a kid who’s as smart, capable, and levelheaded as you sound. Keep your head down and get out as soon as you can.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    What kind of dad doesn’t want to be called “dad”? That’s a title of the highest honor. Anyone can call me “sir”. There are only three people in the world who call me “dad.”

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      2 months ago

      My 5 year old has recently started trying out various different titles. I’ve been (by their choice) Dad, Daddy, Dada, Papa, Mister, and probably a few more including (occasionally) my actual first name. I do like “Dada” because I remember when it was their only word and it was used to express excitement at my presence, but I don’t mind any of them because whatever they call me, they’re calling me with love. As long as I can tell that they’re referring to me, I’ll always respond. I agree with you, though; I certainly don’t want the relationship depicted in the original picture.

      They sometimes called their mother “Maker,” which is kind of an interesting choice IMHO, but the mother has pretty much the same attitude about it that I do. I call the kid “Little Bean” sometimes and plan to continue doing so no matter how big they get. Also, as a related side note, I got a lot of mileage out of all the bean memes on Lemmy back when that was the thing.

      • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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        Our oldest, who is almost 17, calls me by my first name. Although I have heard her refer to me as “dad” when she thinks I’m not in earshot. When I adopted her, I promised she would never have to call me “dad” unless she wanted to.

        We’ve since turned it into a running joke where when anyone asks why she calls me by my first name, she’ll tell them she did something so bad that she was never allowed to call me dad again as punishment.

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          2 months ago

          Hah, nice.

          Calling you “Dad” only out of earshot is sweet in a teenagery way.

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          2 months ago

          They actually do hold it in reserve! They mainly use it when instructed to do something they don’t want to, like cleaning up.

          “Please pick up the mess you made before getting out any more toys.”

          robotic voice “Yes, Maker. Cleaning up.”

          They’re a great kid with a lot of personality.

          edit: Line breaks. I always get those wrong.

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          It is pretty cute. They only started doing it recently, so I’m not sure where they got it.

          It makes me think of Dresden Files, wherein the protagonist lives with a cat named “Mister.”

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    Make it a point to call everyone “sir”. Cashiers, Waiters, people providing you with services, pets, inanimate objects, digital assistants…

    Most importantly: your friends.

    When an honorific is used for everyone, it ceases to be an honorific.

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      I have a cousin who has a knighthood and he hates it when I call him ‘sir,’ so I do it to annoy him. He’s a physicist. (He was much more honored by winning an Ig Nobel Prize.)

      To be fair, I would be too. He told me the queen asked him what he was there for and when he tried to explain it in brief, she just looked confused and moved on.

    • Ze_Rosie_Ro@lemmy.cafe
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      I’ve lived in the southern US a good portion of my life, where a lot of parents go by “sir” and “ma’am” and you are expected to call others in public as “sir” and “ma’am” respectively. So, while I see what you’re saying, the father in this case may agree unironically.

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        There are two types of people I call “Sir”: People I respect, and people I detest. I know the difference. I care not whether the detestable can figure out which category they occupy. That they false believe they have my respect serves me more than their belief I hold them in contempt.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    First of all, I am a sociopath. You know I’m also very fragile about my self-perceptions about gender and status, so any intimacy or attempted emotional connection is a threat. I’ll pretend to be fine right now, but I’m definitely going to ruminate on this and lash out later for reasons not even I fully understand. So watch your ass.