Funny... I think he was equally embarrassed by the result. He knew he had
gone too far. Not wanting to experience angst like that again, I doubt
he'll repeat *that* trick. He's a pretty good kid overall, just reaching
that age where he *perceives* himself to be almost as smart as dear old dad.
Tom C.
From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:21:45 -0500
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:03:55 -0700, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yeah... well during the Super Bowl party at a neighbor's house, my
13-year
> old son decided to pull the chair out from under me when I returned from
> refeshing my wine glass. I consequently sat on the floor dribbling my
wine
> out on the carpet. Needless to say, we had a little chat regarding
> practical jokes when we got home.
>
> Tom C.
>
Perhaps your son wanted you to experience ~angst~, which as anyone who
has read Being and Time knows, is required before one can experience
the nausea of ~nothingness~.
Or maybe he was just being a snotty teenager, who just needed a smack
upside the head. <vbg>
cheers,
frank (who would never advocate violence)
--
"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
