Agreed 100%. Slow internet is way, way worse than no internet. My own reaction to a slow internet is not quite as restrained as the second picture, and my eyes bulge a lot more than that!
If this is the kind of father he's been to them throughout their lives, I can see the reason they grew up as they did. His attitude is the typical 'when I was young we did things this way and we were better than you' garbage.
At some point everyone makes a mess of their lives, to a greater or lesser degree. EVERYONE. Sometimes things just happen to push you off track. Sometimes you realise you don't like the path you're on and decide to make a detour. We all make bad choices, some more than others. That's life.
I don't see the father coming up with any advice for his 'disappointing' children. His 'don't speak to us until you're better people' attitude is not helpful, it's a simple threat, no more than that. Where's the unconditional love for your children in his words? 'Come back when you're better people' is not tough love, it's not love at all.
Maybe the kids aren't fulfilling their potential, but who is to say what that potential is? They live their own lives, and they can live them as they want. Most people do okay in the end. Doing okay should be enough for a parent - not everyone can get to the top of the tree. Not everyone wants to be there.
If the man's kids are in a bad place I hope it works out for them, but perhaps what they need is advice and guidance, not a closed door from a father whose disappointment, and the way it's expressed, speaks volumes about the kind of man he is.
Click the link. The title of the page which comes up is "No Bird, No Problem: Ten Ingenious Ways NOT To Serve Turkey This Thanksgiving". Quite specific, wouldn't you say? And which part of "Vegetarians often feel left out during Thanksgiving, but if you're looking to celebrate the holiday turkey-free" puts any other holiday in your mind?
Heretic! As with all other Christmas veg, Brussels sprouts must be vigorously boiled to within an inch of their lives and smothered with thick gravy. Despite this, they will be cold approximately 5 seconds before they are lifted to the mouth. :o)
That's a Brussels sprout. Very much part of the Christmas Day dinner in my part of the world (UK), which is where this self-heating meal is being sold.
You've picked the only one of the ten which is specifically targeted at... Christmas. The clues were: Santa hat, Ho! Ho! Ho! and Christmas trees. Thanksgiving is a specifically North American celebration, and in many other countries a big turkey dinner is eaten on Christmas Day.
The levelling out of population growth is probably a good thing. Once human procreation becomes as difficult for us as it is for giant pandas, that's when we'll have a problem :o)
That's probably closer to Wikipedia rather than the internet as a whole, unless there was a 'Stylus Gangnamicus' section and you pressed your thumb on the cover to like the contents :o)
You don't even have to be rich - shopping online and hiring a cleaner for half a day every week is not be beyond the reach of many people with 'comfortable' incomes. However the first paragraph does lay emphasis on the 'ability to do things', so it's a case of 'could they do it if they didn't pay for someone else to do it?'... but as you point out if they ARE paying someone, they are outside the bounds of this 'perception'. Then again, if you're stinking rich you might make efforts to surround yourself only with people who compliment you on your youthful appearance!
At some point everyone makes a mess of their lives, to a greater or lesser degree. EVERYONE. Sometimes things just happen to push you off track. Sometimes you realise you don't like the path you're on and decide to make a detour. We all make bad choices, some more than others. That's life.
I don't see the father coming up with any advice for his 'disappointing' children. His 'don't speak to us until you're better people' attitude is not helpful, it's a simple threat, no more than that. Where's the unconditional love for your children in his words? 'Come back when you're better people' is not tough love, it's not love at all.
Maybe the kids aren't fulfilling their potential, but who is to say what that potential is? They live their own lives, and they can live them as they want. Most people do okay in the end. Doing okay should be enough for a parent - not everyone can get to the top of the tree. Not everyone wants to be there.
If the man's kids are in a bad place I hope it works out for them, but perhaps what they need is advice and guidance, not a closed door from a father whose disappointment, and the way it's expressed, speaks volumes about the kind of man he is.