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2018-05-20 6:49:05 AM  
Not if you do it by inheritance.
 
PaulRB [TotalFark]  
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2018-05-20 7:01:19 AM  

Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.


It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).
 
groppet  
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2018-05-20 8:13:46 AM  
I just sell the rich anti poor people rocks and poor repellent spray. Pays pretty well so far.
 
LewDux [OhFark]  
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2018-05-20 8:17:42 AM  
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lennavan  
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2018-05-20 8:20:07 AM  
It is subby, just be born to rich parents.  DUH.
 
2018-05-20 8:20:59 AM  
It is not hard to get rich. It depends on the method. One end there is hard work. If you try it that way then it is hard. What a lot of people do is on the other end of the spectrum. It is lack of morals. Way more common and not hard. But the plebs are taught morals are important. That stops a lot of them.

Inheritance isn't counted. They haven't gotten rich they were born rich. Then they follow their parents footsteps. on the Morality/ hard work continuum.
 
2018-05-20 8:28:48 AM  
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2018-05-20 8:32:31 AM  

PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).


Mostly because the super rich often hire nannies to raise their children, instead of being actual parents like poor people.  They looked at it, and felt paying someone to raise their kid is more cost effective than doing it themselves.  Not worth their time as it were.  On the other end, there's poor people who don't spend time with their kids, and they don't amount to much either.  Pretty much, your kids will be as good as you put effort into them.
 
jtown  
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2018-05-20 8:47:04 AM  
"Over the next two years, Baekeland allegedly convinced several of the group to hand over approximately £525,000 for future trips, only some of which actually took place."

Were the trips that haven't taken place actually abandoned or have they just not come to fruition yet?  That's kind of a big deal.
 
2018-05-20 9:07:18 AM  
I'm not the sort to delight in someone taking advantage of others, but these are the rich, so here I am.
 
trickymoo  
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2018-05-20 9:12:06 AM  
If there's one thing I've learned in the past year it's this:

Rich people will give their money, willingly and freely, to someone else if that person is also rich, or is richer than they are. The reasoning they state for said actions are generally a mute point.
 
lycanth  
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2018-05-20 9:14:07 AM  
Radcliffe, who was listed as a director of Atlas Travel and Expeditions Limited along with Baekeland,
Sounds like a co-conspirator to me.
 
kkinnison [OhFark]  
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2018-05-20 9:50:46 AM  
Just need to choose the right parents
 
Sgt Otter  
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2018-05-20 9:53:07 AM  

PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).


I think it was Bill Gates had a great quote about what his kids will inherit:

"I'm giving them enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing."
 
2018-05-20 10:15:46 AM  
...Let me see if I have this right:  this dude pretended to be the descendant of somebody who's been dead for 74 years and who got rich making a material which now has been long since eclipsed by other materials and whose value as a collectible seems to be greater than any current commercial value.  Got it.
 
Tabletop  
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2018-05-20 11:09:41 AM  
This reminds me of when one of the facebook skeptics groups got mad at people in Kenya for scamming tourists into paying for a fake demonstration of the coriolis effect. It's hard for me to care about a person scamming a much wealthier person out of such a small fraction of their wealth when it's not health related. Not that it should be ok, but maybe just a misdemeanor or something.
 
MythDragon  
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2018-05-20 11:35:13 AM  
Attention fellow rich people. As I am also very rich, I understand how you always have people trying to scam you. That's why I am offering Mythdragon's Scam Containment And Management Solution book. This book will tell you everything you need to know to avoid being scammed. It is also studded with diamonds, gold leaf, and other shiat that rich people like. Is is only 1 million dollar. A bargin! Simply wire 1 million dollars to my bank account in the Caribbean, and I will mail the book to you. It will take at least 1 day to arrive. (If it does not arrive after day 1, just wait longer). Order now!
 
Fissile  
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2018-05-20 11:40:37 AM  
A common trait among the rich is that they believe they are smarter than everyone else.  The best way to con the rich is to make them believe they are conning you.   Example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_hoax_of_1872

One of the 'rubes' who ran the scam played his role of moran prospector to the hilt.  He showed up wearing threadbare pants held up with a belt made of rope.
 
morg  
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2018-05-20 12:14:28 PM  

jtown: "Over the next two years, Baekeland allegedly convinced several of the group to hand over approximately £525,000 for future trips, only some of which actually took place."

Were the trips that haven't taken place actually abandoned or have they just not come to fruition yet?  That's kind of a big deal.


Sounds like he was starting a business, used the fake persona as a selling point to make bookings, but he sucked at business.
 
captjc  
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2018-05-20 12:14:28 PM  
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/Just borrow a hundred grand from your parents and start a business.
//Poor people are just too lazy to real work
 
jtown  
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2018-05-20 12:26:44 PM  

morg: jtown: "Over the next two years, Baekeland allegedly convinced several of the group to hand over approximately £525,000 for future trips, only some of which actually took place."

Were the trips that haven't taken place actually abandoned or have they just not come to fruition yet?  That's kind of a big deal.

Sounds like he was starting a business, used the fake persona as a selling point to make bookings, but he sucked at business.


I don't see evidence (in this article) that he sucked at business.  Some trips were made.  The entire run of his deal was only 2 years.  You can't just book this kind of shiat on expedia.  If you could, it wouldn't be the kind of exotic trip these people were looking for.  You might have to wait for a war to wind down.
 
2018-05-20 12:28:35 PM  

trickymoo: If there's one thing I've learned in the past year it's this:

Rich people will give their money, willingly and freely, to someone else if that person is also rich, or is richer than they are. The reasoning they state for said actions are generally a mute point.


/Twitch.
//It's a moo point. It's like a cows opinion, it doesn't matter.
 
2018-05-20 12:29:03 PM  
Well my grandfather invented the question mark.
 
Sgt Otter  
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2018-05-20 12:34:29 PM  

trickymoo: If there's one thing I've learned in the past year it's this:

Rich people will give their money, willingly and freely, to someone else if that person is also rich, or is richer than they are. The reasoning they state for said actions are generally a mute point.


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lilbjorn  
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2018-05-20 1:26:58 PM  
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So, you can con the super-rich out of a lot of money by pretending to be rich yourself?
 
robodog  
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2018-05-20 1:29:07 PM  

lack of warmth: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

Mostly because the super rich often hire nannies to raise their children, instead of being actual parents like poor people.  They looked at it, and felt paying someone to raise their kid is more cost effective than doing it themselves.  Not worth their time as it were.  On the other end, there's poor people who don't spend time with their kids, and they don't amount to much either.  Pretty much, your kids will be as good as you put effort into them.


Hmm, listened to a podcast recently that talked about the 30 million words initiative. The initiative is based on a research finding that kids from poor families will hear 30 million fewer words by the age of 3 than those from middle class families and that the deficit leads to inherently different brain development. I wonder if kids brought up by non-parent providers like nannies suffer a similar deficit, would explain some things.
 
2018-05-20 3:14:05 PM  

The_Philosopher_King: It is not hard to get rich. It depends on the method. One end there is hard work. If you try it that way then it is hard. What a lot of people do is on the other end of the spectrum. It is lack of morals. Way more common and not hard. But the plebs are taught morals are important. That stops a lot of them.

Inheritance isn't counted. They haven't gotten rich they were born rich. Then they follow their parents footsteps. on the Morality/ hard work continuum.


There is probably still sufficient competition in the immoral side to call it hard.

This fellow in tfa gave it a go and failed. Also see: jails.
 
Mock26  
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2018-05-20 3:15:04 PM  
A fool and his money...
 
2018-05-20 3:33:27 PM  

robodog: lack of warmth: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

Mostly because the super rich often hire nannies to raise their children, instead of being actual parents like poor people.  They looked at it, and felt paying someone to raise their kid is more cost effective than doing it themselves.  Not worth their time as it were.  On the other end, there's poor people who don't spend time with their kids, and they don't amount to much either.  Pretty much, your kids will be as good as you put effort into them.

Hmm, listened to a podcast recently that talked about the 30 million words initiative. The initiative is based on a research finding that kids from poor families will hear 30 million fewer words by the age of 3 than those from middle class families and that the deficit leads to inherently different brain development. I wonder if kids brought up by non-parent providers like nannies suffer a similar deficit, would explain some things.


English, which is a voluminous language, only has around 250k words.
 
2018-05-20 3:38:21 PM  

Sgt Otter: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

I think it was Bill Gates had a great quote about what his kids will inherit:

"I'm giving them enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing."


That's a PERFECT example of how people think something is wisdom just because it's attributed to a rich guy, and it's crap.

Let me quote Office Space for you:

"Well you don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just take a look at my cousin, he's broke, don't do shiat."

You can live on investments with less than a million anyway, and I'm sure Gates is leaving at least a million to each kid because that's pennies to him.
 
2018-05-20 3:53:26 PM  

This text is now purple: robodog: lack of warmth: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

Mostly because the super rich often hire nannies to raise their children, instead of being actual parents like poor people.  They looked at it, and felt paying someone to raise their kid is more cost effective than doing it themselves.  Not worth their time as it were.  On the other end, there's poor people who don't spend time with their kids, and they don't amount to much either.  Pretty much, your kids will be as good as you put effort into them.

Hmm, listened to a podcast recently that talked about the 30 million words initiative. The initiative is based on a research finding that kids from poor families will hear 30 million fewer words by the age of 3 than those from middle class families and that the deficit leads to inherently different brain development. I wonder if kids brought up by non-parent providers like nannies suffer a similar deficit, would explain some things.

English, which is a voluminous language, only has around 250k words.


So therefore they're likely referring to total words heard, not 30 million unique words.
 
2018-05-20 3:55:23 PM  

itcamefromschenectady: Sgt Otter: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

I think it was Bill Gates had a great quote about what his kids will inherit:

"I'm giving them enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing."

That's a PERFECT example of how people think something is wisdom just because it's attributed to a rich guy, and it's crap.

Let me quote Office Space for you:

"Well you don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just take a look at my cousin, he's broke, don't do shiat."

You can live on investments with less than a million anyway, and I'm sure Gates is leaving at least a million to each kid because that's pennies to him.


I see your point, but given a choice of Office Space or Bill Gates, I have a pretty good idea of whose advice I'm predisposed to seriously consider.
 
morg  
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2018-05-20 4:10:32 PM  

jtown: morg: jtown: "Over the next two years, Baekeland allegedly convinced several of the group to hand over approximately £525,000 for future trips, only some of which actually took place."

Were the trips that haven't taken place actually abandoned or have they just not come to fruition yet?  That's kind of a big deal.

Sounds like he was starting a business, used the fake persona as a selling point to make bookings, but he sucked at business.

I don't see evidence (in this article) that he sucked at business.  Some trips were made.  The entire run of his deal was only 2 years.  You can't just book this kind of shiat on expedia.  If you could, it wouldn't be the kind of exotic trip these people were looking for.  You might have to wait for a war to wind down.


I was agreeing with you in principle. I don't know why it fell apart but he was trying to run a registered business, not straight up bilking rich people while laughing maniacally.
 
2018-05-20 4:25:26 PM  

Nicholas D. Wolfwood: itcamefromschenectady: Sgt Otter: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

I think it was Bill Gates had a great quote about what his kids will inherit:

"I'm giving them enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing."

That's a PERFECT example of how people think something is wisdom just because it's attributed to a rich guy, and it's crap.

Let me quote Office Space for you:

"Well you don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just take a look at my cousin, he's broke, don't do shiat."

You can live on investments with less than a million anyway, and I'm sure Gates is leaving at least a million to each kid because that's pennies to him.

I see your point, but given a choice of Office Space or Bill Gates, I have a pretty good idea of whose advice I'm predisposed to seriously consider.


Mike Judge who wrote Office Space completed a college degree in physics, while Bill Gates is a drop out...

"No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of AT&T." -Alan Turing on artificial intelligence
 
2018-05-20 4:25:26 PM  

MythDragon: Attention fellow rich people. As I am also very rich, I understand how you always have people trying to scam you. That's why I am offering Mythdragon's Scam Containment And Management Solution book. This book will tell you everything you need to know to avoid being scammed. It is also studded with diamonds, gold leaf, and other shiat that rich people like. Is is only 1 million dollar. A bargin! Simply wire 1 million dollars to my bank account in the Caribbean, and I will mail the book to you. It will take at least 1 day to arrive. (If it does not arrive after day 1, just wait longer). Order now!


MSCAMS?

Checks out.
 
2018-05-20 4:28:26 PM  

Nicholas D. Wolfwood: itcamefromschenectady: Sgt Otter: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

I think it was Bill Gates had a great quote about what his kids will inherit:

"I'm giving them enough to do something, but not enough to do nothing."

That's a PERFECT example of how people think something is wisdom just because it's attributed to a rich guy, and it's crap.

Let me quote Office Space for you:

"Well you don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just take a look at my cousin, he's broke, don't do shiat."

You can live on investments with less than a million anyway, and I'm sure Gates is leaving at least a million to each kid because that's pennies to him.

I see your point, but given a choice of Office Space or Bill Gates, I have a pretty good idea of whose advice I'm predisposed to seriously consider.


Yeah, I agree. Office Space.
 
2018-05-20 4:49:14 PM  

AtlanticCoast63: ...Let me see if I have this right:  this dude pretended to be the descendant of somebody who's been dead for 74 years and who got rich making a material which now has been long since eclipsed by other materials and whose value as a collectible seems to be greater than any current commercial value.  Got it.


If he really was the descendant, it could mean he was still rich.  Not because the money lasted that long, but because there are rich families that stay rich because they changed what their business does for the market.  Western Union started off only as a telegraph company.  Dupont started off as a gunpowder mill.  Both would be long gone if they stuck with their original market abilities.  Nestle used to only make chocolate bars.  Now they could close their candy factories, and not miss much.  Although, M&Ms will fight back.
 
2018-05-20 4:51:20 PM  

This text is now purple: robodog: lack of warmth: PaulRB: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Not if you do it by inheritance.

It's the big flaw in the inheritance system.  Sometimes your offspring turn out to be creeps and would be better off with no inheritance (Trump).  At least if they worked for it, they'd appreciate it more and possibly understand how their fellow human's function instead of being a pampered brat. (Trump again)  That's Warren Buffett's philosophy (his kids get some inheritance but the bulk of his money goes to charity).

Mostly because the super rich often hire nannies to raise their children, instead of being actual parents like poor people.  They looked at it, and felt paying someone to raise their kid is more cost effective than doing it themselves.  Not worth their time as it were.  On the other end, there's poor people who don't spend time with their kids, and they don't amount to much either.  Pretty much, your kids will be as good as you put effort into them.

Hmm, listened to a podcast recently that talked about the 30 million words initiative. The initiative is based on a research finding that kids from poor families will hear 30 million fewer words by the age of 3 than those from middle class families and that the deficit leads to inherently different brain development. I wonder if kids brought up by non-parent providers like nannies suffer a similar deficit, would explain some things.

English, which is a voluminous language, only has around 250k words.


Besides, articulate speech does not teach reasoning and understanding, or ethics for that matter.
 
MythDragon  
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2018-05-20 4:53:47 PM  

The Smails Kid: MythDragon: Attention fellow rich people. As I am also very rich, I understand how you always have people trying to scam you. That's why I am offering Mythdragon's Scam Containment And Management Solution book. This book will tell you everything you need to know to avoid being scammed. It is also studded with diamonds, gold leaf, and other shiat that rich people like. Is is only 1 million dollar. A bargin! Simply wire 1 million dollars to my bank account in the Caribbean, and I will mail the book to you. It will take at least 1 day to arrive. (If it does not arrive after day 1, just wait longer). Order now!

MSCAMS?

Checks out.


You don't know how pleased I am someone caught that.

\Hint: very
 
2018-05-20 5:18:01 PM  

MythDragon: The Smails Kid: MythDragon: Attention fellow rich people. As I am also very rich, I understand how you always have people trying to scam you. That's why I am offering Mythdragon's Scam Containment And Management Solution book. This book will tell you everything you need to know to avoid being scammed. It is also studded with diamonds, gold leaf, and other shiat that rich people like. Is is only 1 million dollar. A bargin! Simply wire 1 million dollars to my bank account in the Caribbean, and I will mail the book to you. It will take at least 1 day to arrive. (If it does not arrive after day 1, just wait longer). Order now!

MSCAMS?

Checks out.

You don't know how pleased I am someone caught that.

\Hint: very


*fistbump*
 
webron  
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2018-05-20 8:42:27 PM  

lennavan: It is subby, just be born to rich parents.  DUH.


It's what we in the us call a
Meritocracy.
 
abiigdog  
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2018-05-20 10:38:59 PM  
Poor are poor because they use money like poor people, middle class is middle class because they use money like the middle class. By a far margin people who get rich do so off their own hard work and they spend (or don't spend) money like a rich person. You want to be rich go do so the rules on how to be so are not secret and it involves pain and sacrifice, but it isn't happening by buying lottery tickets or signing up for a car payment.
 
2018-05-20 11:57:13 PM  

lack of warmth: English, which is a voluminous language, only has around 250k words.

Besides, articulate speech does not teach reasoning and understanding, or ethics for that matter.


Are you honesting doubting that infants and toddlers who are spoken to more often develop into more thoughtful, intelligent, and communicative children and eventually adults?

My wife and I are able to spend hours a day talking to our kiddo. We talk in the car, at dinner, on walks, and whenever we can. I don't KNOW that'll make him an awesome non-murderous adult but I'm certain it's worth it.

We have 1.5 full time jobs between us and can make that work. It's not just a matter of time and money, though. It's also a matter of perpetuating the cycle of ignorance. Kids raised in families that didn't communicate think it's normal and raise their kids that way.
 
2018-05-21 12:10:02 AM  

dukeblue219: lack of warmth: English, which is a voluminous language, only has around 250k words.

Besides, articulate speech does not teach reasoning and understanding, or ethics for that matter.

Are you honesting doubting that infants and toddlers who are spoken to more often develop into more thoughtful, intelligent, and communicative children and eventually adults?

My wife and I are able to spend hours a day talking to our kiddo. We talk in the car, at dinner, on walks, and whenever we can. I don't KNOW that'll make him an awesome non-murderous adult but I'm certain it's worth it.

We have 1.5 full time jobs between us and can make that work. It's not just a matter of time and money, though. It's also a matter of perpetuating the cycle of ignorance. Kids raised in families that didn't communicate think it's normal and raise their kids that way.


See also: "I am a part of everything I have read." Every story heard, every book read posits an opportunity to identify with protagonists and antagonists, see a world or culture not exposed to. It's not the number of words total, it's the innumerable combination that enriches us.
 
2018-05-21 7:44:27 AM  

dukeblue219: My wife and I are able to spend hours a day talking to our kiddo.


Key phrase.  Do you really think a hired nanny is doing that dedicated of a job?  Besides, from your response your child is quite young, and is the only child.  I have one adult kid already hitting the world, and two teens.  You have no idea how far you are from developing a full person yet.  No idea, simply reading and talking to them is nothing compared to post puberty years when they start really trying to think.  At a young age, all they do is recite back what you have told them, making it seem like they're smart.  You have no idea what it is like to see them actually make decisions, decisions that you learn aren't what you taught them.  But rather social decisions.

I'll give you a recent cluster mess my teen son dealt with.  Turns out one of the girls he knows is crazy, like he shouldn't date her ever level crazy.  He's been talking with one girl, and this other girl suddenly texted him saying her parents were kicking her out their house, and she has nowhere to go.  He freaks out, and luckily for us, told us instead of taking off to get her.  After slowing things down, and telling him lets get more info first, we learned they weren't kicking her out.  She has a crush on him, and wanted to move in with him, that night.  I basically told him he was lucky something like that happened now, as oppose to a few years from now, and it becomes a story on Fark.  Now you tell me what book has that scenario in it that a toddler will be reading?

Besides, evidence of wealth not producing intelligent adult, this story, and Trump.
 
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  4. Click here to submit a link.