tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post18706450152517091..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: Lying is just love in disguiseBackpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-7912222950026985212008-07-20T11:58:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:58:00.000-07:00Forgot to add that you are my Blog of the Week, hi...Forgot to add that you are my Blog of the Week, highlighted blog!Fiesty Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133349260870751895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-43390986406035966032008-07-20T11:55:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:55:00.000-07:00I remember one year, my mom decided I needed a dol...I remember one year, my mom decided I needed a doll house to "girl" me up a bit. It was the tall one that had real lights and the whole thing. <BR/><BR/>Well, Christmas morning rolls around and my younger brother sees the doll house, throws a fit that he wants it. My step-bastard gave it to him.<BR/><BR/>Since the doll house cost so much, I ended up with what was in my stocking that year, an apple, a candy cane and a yo-yo.<BR/><BR/>Nope, I never plan on doing that to my kids...<BR/><BR/>Your stories are pretty cute and I can see you totally doing that to your ankle biters!Fiesty Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133349260870751895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-1728666049004938712008-07-20T00:49:00.000-07:002008-07-20T00:49:00.000-07:00You know that sqigley line on Hostess cupcakes? M...You know that sqigley line on Hostess cupcakes? My dad convinced that it was the name of the owner. That one's for Mary, John, Mike. Nope, no cupcakes for Aracely. Never a cupcake for Aracely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-4330699305471472442008-07-19T22:45:00.000-07:002008-07-19T22:45:00.000-07:00how awesome was nintendo? seriously. And super ni...how awesome was nintendo? seriously. And super nintendo. I still have one that I play in my living room. Also, so bummed that I am not at Blogher. I would have loved to have met you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-79896607208815426342008-07-18T13:35:00.000-07:002008-07-18T13:35:00.000-07:00Yeah, I have a philosophical problem with laying a...Yeah, I have a philosophical problem with laying a person low with disappointment then to suddenly 'rescue' them from the sadness they causes. It seems like jerking someone around.<BR/><BR/>And worse, what if, as you say, in your disappointment you HAD acted like a jerk--wouldn't you then feel badly when you DO get what you want? Wouldn't that taint the pleasure of the gift?<BR/><BR/>It seems unfair to do that to a child.<BR/><BR/>Not to mention, there's the troubling notion that it's reinforcing an idea of 'hanging in' with something long after it's clear that it's over. Because of the idea of the miraculous fix if one just waits long enough.<BR/><BR/>By the way my name is Debora and I found you by way of aunt becky. And I'm getting anxious that my blogroll is increasing because the number of books I'm reading is decreasing proportionately. But damn, I read one good post, read a good response, follow the link, and then another blog blooms on my blogroll. I wish I could be paid to read blogs.excavatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977971829976807873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-80981396223013567772008-07-18T08:44:00.000-07:002008-07-18T08:44:00.000-07:00Dude- that is not mean!You know what mean is?Waiti...Dude- that is not mean!<BR/><BR/>You know what mean is?<BR/><BR/>Waiting for a doll that you saved up your allowance for to come in the mail- and it NEVER did. One day while looking through mother's purse for candy- I cam across the envelope with the info for the doll that I had ordered- and NO MONEY. She took the money out, never sent away for my doll and told me that it may have been lost in the mail!<BR/><BR/>yeah- your parents were "mean"Gemini Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10814946729788376692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-23563785100163303182008-07-18T07:15:00.000-07:002008-07-18T07:15:00.000-07:00I can honestly say I never went through anything l...I can honestly say I never went through anything like that. If my parents said they weren't buying something, they really weren't buying it. It sucked.<BR/><BR/>But, do I think it would be a pleasure to do that to my daughter if she ever starts acting like a goober about presents? ABSOLUTELY.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-63289270250842379722008-07-18T03:59:00.000-07:002008-07-18T03:59:00.000-07:00We told our kids for many months before last Chris...We told our kids for many months before last Christmas that there was no way on earth we would ever get them a Wii.<BR/><BR/>Santa did. They believe.Threeundertwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841404786048246834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-38562527982353577472008-07-17T19:44:00.000-07:002008-07-17T19:44:00.000-07:00I used to find my hidden Christmas presents and br...I used to find my hidden Christmas presents and break into them because my rabid curiosity Just. Couldn't. Take. It. Then I would re-wrap them, badly. It was totally obvious and really started to piss my mom off.<BR/><BR/>One year I snuck into a pair of gray ankle boots that, in the mid-1980s, were H-O-T, HOT. I tried them on, planned outfits around them, and wrapped them back up.<BR/><BR/>My mom figured it out and, to teach me a lesson, the Queen of the Punishment-Fits-the-Crime disciplinary technique used the same box but took the boots out and instead wrapped an 8x10 picture of herself. <BR/><BR/>When I opened the present on Christmas morning I was all set to act surprised. But I didn't need to act becuase I was REALLY frickin' surprised when I opened the package and got a lousy picture of my mom for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>This is a super long comment but I thought it was worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-40726458625108244172008-07-17T19:22:00.000-07:002008-07-17T19:22:00.000-07:00My parents tried that when I begged for a CD playe...My parents tried that when I begged for a CD player for abut 7 months. They screwed up though. They hid the CD player and forgot that there was a wrapped CD under the tree, and it was like the third present I opened. I knew immediately that they had stashed a CD player somewhere, and they weren't very good liars. :)Social Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807633551343270895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-56373886270829971432008-07-17T13:54:00.000-07:002008-07-17T13:54:00.000-07:00So true, and see how much fun it is 20-30 years la...So true, and see how much fun it is 20-30 years later? Oh ya, baby!Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-56603420331739211012008-07-17T11:23:00.000-07:002008-07-17T11:23:00.000-07:00katie: now that's how you disguise skis :}steph: t...katie: now that's how you disguise skis :}<BR/><BR/>steph: the kids always do<BR/><BR/>kelley: ha! Strange women confessing their love for me always gets me in trouble. :}<BR/><BR/>meg: but did you get the present?<BR/><BR/>attiton: almost. You don't need to press Select. And it's "up up down down left right left right b a b a start"<BR/><BR/>aunt becky: and so it continues, passed on from parent to child, parent to parent, and soon the world will be overrun with Christmas lies! :}<BR/><BR/>jozet at halushki: That <I>is</I> the worst trick :}Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-59181100557015393902008-07-17T10:31:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:31:00.000-07:00The old Red Rider BB Gun stunt, eh? I love that tr...The old Red Rider BB Gun stunt, eh? I love that trick. I mean, show of love. ;-P<BR/><BR/>What I do to my kids is let them beg and beg for some expensive toy, and then they don't get it, and then they really don't get it because we really can't afford it. That trick stinks most of all, I think.josetteplank.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790825543155685363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-85559562125882440982008-07-17T09:56:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:56:00.000-07:00Your parents are obviously brilliant genuises. Or ...Your parents are obviously brilliant genuises. Or is that genuii? I seriously never would have thought to do this to my kids. But now...<BR/><BR/>*rubs hands together menacingly*Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-85089948077173020542008-07-17T08:51:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:51:00.000-07:00Typo: missed the second 'a' there...Typo: missed the second 'a' there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-61007228675135280902008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:00Lessee...LRLRUDUDBABSelectStart?Lessee...LRLRUDUDBABSelectStart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-5058991210469915562008-07-17T07:55:00.000-07:002008-07-17T07:55:00.000-07:00Parents are the best. I distinctly remember openin...Parents are the best. I distinctly remember opening a shoe box with a note explaining "Rudolph sneezed and your present fell off the sleigh. I'll drop it off next week. Love, Santa."<BR/><BR/>I loved the Nintendo. Good times and good memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-75797400202717364982008-07-17T02:42:00.000-07:002008-07-17T02:42:00.000-07:00Popped over cause I just confessed my love for you...Popped over cause I just confessed my love for you at Tanis' place.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, my parents pulled that crap. Once. And then every single year after I thought they were tricking when they said that they would not buy me a pony. And they didn't.<BR/><BR/>But I got them back. Got knocked up at 19 to a Hungarian radio announcer/ club DJ that they thought was gay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-15401212286680421962008-07-16T15:47:00.000-07:002008-07-16T15:47:00.000-07:00I would have been crushed if my parents had done t...I would have been crushed if my parents had done that to me. My daughter on the other hand totally deserves it ;PSteph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-45291308948814235032008-07-16T14:16:00.000-07:002008-07-16T14:16:00.000-07:00One year my parents bought us skis for Christmas b...One year my parents bought us skis for Christmas but rather than wrap them, they wrapped like 6 small random boxes. And after opening boxes of sprinkler heads, box of old (but clean) socks and a few other random things, they brought out the skis and we were much less confused. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to think I figure out that they didn't actually buy me a sprinkler head, but honestly, I've always been pretty gullible.Overflowing Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424131699024802462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-59955140324290241652008-07-16T12:07:00.000-07:002008-07-16T12:07:00.000-07:00that girl: totally mean. right?headless mom: what'...that girl: totally mean. right?<BR/><BR/>headless mom: what's a walkman?<BR/><BR/>scifi dad: you are a better man than I.<BR/><BR/>forverinschool: backfire!<BR/><BR/>marybeth: I would have been digging in the box forever.<BR/><BR/>jenni: I still have a Nintendo with RBI. It is still the best game ever.<BR/><BR/>attiton: my dad totally tried to tell me that it was "his" Nintendo. Whatever dude. I kicked his ass at Contra, because I knew the Konami Code.<BR/><BR/>christy: you can still play super mario brothers with a gameboy advance. <BR/><BR/>carolyn online: yeah. My parents pegged me as a sulker rather than a screamer :}<BR/><BR/>black hockey jesus: raising children via mockery is the only right way to do it.<BR/><BR/>jennifer: that is awesome. Cable tv, wrestling, hammers. That story has it all.<BR/><BR/>heather: check out "Erin Goes to SuperCon". :}<BR/><BR/>madwoman: yeah, I kind of pulled the same trick with my wife's engagement ring :}<BR/><BR/>rima: it's all about the piles being even. You know? I still count. :}<BR/><BR/>carabee: yeah. It's amazing how happy you can be in contrast to how sulky you feel just a second earlier.<BR/><BR/>tiennie: yeah. kids are dumb :}<BR/><BR/>foz meadows: aw, they did it backwards. You needed to open the Playstation first. Seeing the game just ruined the total surprise.<BR/><BR/>kateanon: they don't call mischief "reindeer games" for nothing :}<BR/><BR/>charming driver: that. is. hilarious.<BR/><BR/>FADKOG: I'm never going to your house for Christmas. I know what kind of presents you get.<BR/><BR/>matt johnson: nope. never.<BR/><BR/>the flirty girl: gah! 3 people now with Christmas stories that make me want to shoot myself :}<BR/><BR/>cocotte: yep. We are here to give our kids issues.<BR/><BR/>badass geek: it'll work.<BR/><BR/>marilyn: word.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-62839627271047637692008-07-16T11:17:00.000-07:002008-07-16T11:17:00.000-07:00No one lied to me that I remember.. but I also got...No one lied to me that I remember.. but I also got that Nintendo set (must have been the same Christmas, I remember they were HUGE that year) and that was probably the best Christmas EVER. <BR/><BR/>However, we really get a kick out of torturing our 8 year old because he believes everything we tell him. SUCKER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-60381816234688170292008-07-16T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-16T08:19:00.000-07:00"Lying is just love in disguise"?I'm going to tell..."Lying is just love in disguise"?<BR/><BR/>I'm going to tell that to my wife when she figures out where I <I>really</I> was last night.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-2127178950348801222008-07-16T05:34:00.000-07:002008-07-16T05:34:00.000-07:00And this is why so many people have "issues" from ...And this is why so many people have "issues" from their childhood.....Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-18454420317854314722008-07-15T23:50:00.000-07:002008-07-15T23:50:00.000-07:00LOL nope never fell for it because I, sadly, never...LOL nope never fell for it because I, sadly, never had the opportunity. When my folks said "you aren't getting that?" They meant it. Your post made me laugh though.Tinygamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096847578325121894noreply@blogger.com