Red Mosquito

Veggie hates Miss Anthropocene, Timmy Chal, and black people.

I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

Dev wrote:

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

puberty and turning into a teen. that 12 year old would be replaced by a teenage terror, more or less, is what i think daft meant

Ello Sailor wrote:Veggie hates Miss Anthropocene, Timmy Chal, and black people.

I will try again with Miss A soon, but i remember being kinda bored with it.

I wont try again with black people tough. Have you seen Sinners? oh boy.

Peeps wrote:

Dev wrote:

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

puberty and turning into a teen. that 12 year old would be replaced by a teenage terror, more or less, is what i think daft meant

Yeah. Because dang, I had to read that twice. First read sounded like he knew the kid only had a year to live or something.

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

1 on 1 time with kids is the best, especially when you can surrender yourself to outside distractions to just be present in the moment.

It’s so incredibly cliché but it’s hard not to go with the day our kids were born.

Bammer wrote:It’s so incredibly cliché but it’s hard not to go with the day our kids were born.

Hard disagree. That day was terrifying.

Much better the second time around, however.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Bammer wrote:It’s so incredibly cliché but it’s hard not to go with the day our kids were born.

Hard disagree. That day was terrifying.

Much better the second time around, however.

try having twins

Peeps wrote:

Dev wrote:

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

puberty and turning into a teen. that 12 year old would be replaced by a teenage terror, more or less, is what i think daft meant

Yes, this is almost what I meant. He’s still with us and still awesome (not a teenage terror), but he’s self-conscious now in a way he wasn’t then. He doesn’t wear Metallica shirts anymore like he did every day of that trip. He’s just more aware of the world than he was then.

Can’t agree with anyone saying the day a child was born was the happiest day of their life. Those days have led to all my happiest days, but being in a hospital, seeing the love of my life in excruciating pain, various monitors making vaguely scary noises, not sleeping, nurses coming in and out to check who knows what, feeling completely unprepared…I had a few hours of content peace with the second one, but neither of those days would I want to go back and relive.

Yes, the day is rough, but the thread is titled happiest moments, so at least I was referring to the first moments you get to see and hold your child (the moments directly following were also rough, as mom had lost a lot of blood).

Bammer wrote:

Peeps wrote:

Dev wrote:

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

puberty and turning into a teen. that 12 year old would be replaced by a teenage terror, more or less, is what i think daft meant

Yeah. Because dang, I had to read that twice. First read sounded like he knew the kid only had a year to live or something.

lol this what I thought

daft twat wrote:

Peeps wrote:

Dev wrote:

daft twat wrote:I took my youngest son on a weeklong road trip when he was 12. There are at least half a dozen moments during the trip burned indelibly in my mind that could qualify for this thread. I know it’s a little fucked up since my wife and other son weren’t with us, but it was the happiest week of my life. The moment that sticks out the most, though, was one afternoon we were in the vrbo taking a break, and he was watching Toy Story for the millionth time. I was at the table behind where he was sat on the couch, and the realization that that era of my life was on the cusp of ending hit me so hard. I was aware that I was with my best friend, and I knew in a year that person would be gone. I was crying like Holden Caulfield watching Phoebe on the carousel.

you knew your 12 year old son would be gone in a year?

puberty and turning into a teen. that 12 year old would be replaced by a teenage terror, more or less, is what i think daft meant

Yes, this is almost what I meant. He’s still with us and still awesome (not a teenage terror), but he’s self-conscious now in a way he wasn’t then. He doesn’t wear Metallica shirts anymore like he did every day of that trip. He’s just more aware of the world than he was then.

Got it and I agree, puberty ruins everything. It's the beginning of suffering.

I bummed a cigarette on the way home. I was miserable but the cigarette instantly changed my mood and was the happiest moment of the day.

Mrs. Bam had a scheduled c-section so it wasn’t this hectic or long drawn out thing.

She had an appointment to deliver her children.

Bammer wrote:Mrs. Bam had a scheduled c-section so it wasn’t this hectic or long drawn out thing.

She had an appointment to deliver her children.

Congrats!

Bammer wrote:Mrs. Bam had a scheduled c-section so it wasn’t this hectic or long drawn out thing.

She had an appointment to deliver her children.

Regardless, you’ve put that woman through a lot.

spike wrote:

Put it in reverse Terry