[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
A parent is successful at parenting not when their child can shut up and do what they’re told, but when they’re able to grow and develop into healthy self-actualized adults.
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THIS^^^
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
healthy self-actualized adults. [/quote]
I don’t think this is a real thing.
[quote]Rodimus Black wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
[quote]Rodimus Black wrote:
BACK IN THE OLD DAYS WE CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL & DID OUR HOMEWORK,THEN DID OUR CHORES . NO GAME PLAYING. WE TOOK OUR SCHOOL CLOTHES OFF WHEN WE GOT HOME & DID NOT GO OUTSIDE & PLAY IN THEM! WE DIDN’T SIT & LISTEN TO GROWN-UPS TALK. WE LEFT THE ROOM UNTIL COMPANY LEFT. WE ATE WHAT WAS COOKED OR NOTHING AT ALL!!
WHEN TOLD TO DO SOMETHING WE DID IT!! WE NEVER TALKED BACK TO OUR PARENTS OR ELDERS.WE HAD NO CELL PHONES AND WE SAID YES MA’AM AND NO SIR WE DIDN’T SAY I WILL DO IT LATER. I’M THANKFUL FOR THE OLD DAYS BECAUSE IT MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY… THE “OLD DAYS” WAS SOMETHING AMERICA SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO FOR RAISING Kids
I put this as my status, as I like seeing the responses, so I’d like to see your reponses, TK peeps. [/quote]
I have no problem, and many times enjoy, having my kids sit and listen to me talk with my friends, provided that the conversation is age appropriate. Some of my fondest memories are of my relatives discussing the problems of the day when we all gathered together for the holidays. I loved being that fly on the wall.
“We had no cell phones…”, yeah, well you didn’t have CAT scans, MRIs or laparoscopic appendectomies either.
A parent is successful at parenting not when their child can shut up and do what they’re told, but when they’re able to grow and develop into healthy self-actualized adults.
In 2005, there were 118 million presciptions written for antidepressants. I’ve got to believe a large percentage of these prescriptions were for people who were raised in the “good ol days”
/soap box rant
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That’s the same year people started looking at how kids were being medicated too much. That’s also when a large cat started clawing its way out of a rather hefty bag. That cat was PTSD. The bag, the military and the then-current state of affairs…ya know…Iraq and Afghanistan.
Just sayin…[/quote]
Much of the public rancor over medicating children is in response to ADD/ADHD diagnosis, not depression. The decision to give children antidepressants is not made lightly, and the FDA mandates an especially strong warning against antidepressants in people between 18 and 24.
I’m 39, I remember the debate about medicating kids back in the 1980s. Ritalin has been in use since the 1960s.
Rod, I don’t think you and I disagree. I just find it sad and somewhat ironic that the same population that laments the “good ol days” and thinks their own raising was superior, are also large consumers of antidepressants, antianxiety meds, etc.
Again, show me an adult who is self-actualized, and who can love, show compassion, and empathy towards others and I’ll say that that is the person who was raised right. Not necessarily the child who doesn’t talk back, who leaves the room when adults are present, etc.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
To answer your second question, I read in a few articles that what you eat the day before (maybe within 12 hrs or so of lifting) effects your energy levels in the gym (I always thought this was a no brainer). So, eating pizza the night before (carbs and fat from the cheese) will affect your lift at 5am[/quote]
Shouldn’t it have a positive effect though? Are energy levels different from strength levels?
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
So lifting in the am is ok, lifting heavy in the am not so ok.
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This - I like to train in the AM also, but have trouble with heavy lifts at that time.
affernoons work best for strength, but gets in the way of life.
perplexing, I know - it is the conundrum that I live with.
Mornin Kids!
My gf and her roommate have a treadmill they bought off craigslist. They don’t know hoe to turn it on…they walked in place on it this morning
Fucking idiots…
So cute
Sorry for the soapbox rant, everyone.
Please accept this small token of apology.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
[quote]Rodimus Black wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
[quote]Rodimus Black wrote:
BACK IN THE OLD DAYS WE CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL & DID OUR HOMEWORK,THEN DID OUR CHORES . NO GAME PLAYING. WE TOOK OUR SCHOOL CLOTHES OFF WHEN WE GOT HOME & DID NOT GO OUTSIDE & PLAY IN THEM! WE DIDN’T SIT & LISTEN TO GROWN-UPS TALK. WE LEFT THE ROOM UNTIL COMPANY LEFT. WE ATE WHAT WAS COOKED OR NOTHING AT ALL!!
WHEN TOLD TO DO SOMETHING WE DID IT!! WE NEVER TALKED BACK TO OUR PARENTS OR ELDERS.WE HAD NO CELL PHONES AND WE SAID YES MA’AM AND NO SIR WE DIDN’T SAY I WILL DO IT LATER. I’M THANKFUL FOR THE OLD DAYS BECAUSE IT MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY… THE “OLD DAYS” WAS SOMETHING AMERICA SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO FOR RAISING Kids
I put this as my status, as I like seeing the responses, so I’d like to see your reponses, TK peeps. [/quote]
I have no problem, and many times enjoy, having my kids sit and listen to me talk with my friends, provided that the conversation is age appropriate. Some of my fondest memories are of my relatives discussing the problems of the day when we all gathered together for the holidays. I loved being that fly on the wall.
“We had no cell phones…”, yeah, well you didn’t have CAT scans, MRIs or laparoscopic appendectomies either.
A parent is successful at parenting not when their child can shut up and do what they’re told, but when they’re able to grow and develop into healthy self-actualized adults.
In 2005, there were 118 million presciptions written for antidepressants. I’ve got to believe a large percentage of these prescriptions were for people who were raised in the “good ol days”
/soap box rant
[/quote]
That’s the same year people started looking at how kids were being medicated too much. That’s also when a large cat started clawing its way out of a rather hefty bag. That cat was PTSD. The bag, the military and the then-current state of affairs…ya know…Iraq and Afghanistan.
Just sayin…[/quote]
Much of the public rancor over medicating children is in response to ADD/ADHD diagnosis, not depression. The decision to give children antidepressants is not made lightly, and the FDA mandates an especially strong warning against antidepressants in people between 18 and 24.
I’m 39, I remember the debate about medicating kids back in the 1980s. Ritalin has been in use since the 1960s.
Rod, I don’t think you and I disagree. I just find it sad and somewhat ironic that the same population that laments the “good ol days” and thinks their own raising was superior, are also large consumers of antidepressants, antianxiety meds, etc.
Again, show me an adult who is self-actualized, and who can love, show compassion, and empathy towards others and I’ll say that that is the person who was raised right. Not necessarily the child who doesn’t talk back, who leaves the room when adults are present, etc.
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I also remember the whole ritalin rage back in the day. The year you referenced highlighted a lot about ADs and child/teen suicide. I believe the core of what I posted is geared more towards the discipline and respect aspect, than medications and such. As a new “parent”, I can definitely get down with the message as I deal with two teens who the woman and I have to hold them accountable for what they do and don’t do. What they are privy to, and not privy to. Those types of things. And that’s here in Germany.
I guess every generation becomes believers in the saying “…to hell in a hand-basket.”
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Sorry for the soapbox rant, everyone.
Please accept this small token of apology.
[/quote]
Not a rant. A healthy, tactful debate.
And my contribution to join yours…how I feel about getting on the road to the house in 5 minutes. It’s gonna be a long 90 minutes.
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
To answer your second question, I read in a few articles that what you eat the day before (maybe within 12 hrs or so of lifting) effects your energy levels in the gym (I always thought this was a no brainer). So, eating pizza the night before (carbs and fat from the cheese) will affect your lift at 5am[/quote]
Shouldn’t it have a positive effect though? Are energy levels different from strength levels?
[/quote]
Keep in mind I’m not an expert but I think there are a lot of factors at play, nutrition being one of them. Another might be how used to lifting in the mornings you are i.e. is it a new thing for you to lift in the am? I remember when I made the switch from pm to am (and vice versa … I’ve had a lot of schedule changes when i was in the military), the change dramatically affected my strength levels for at least a month. It also affected my appetite to where I had to revamp my entire diet and meal timing.
This was all through trial and error. I mean, holding all else constant, yes your pizza, in theory, should have positively effected your strength levels. However, as I’m know you’re aware, there are/were other variables at play. I’m guessing that it had something to do with your sleep patterns and your body not being adapted to that time of day yet?
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
To answer your second question, I read in a few articles that what you eat the day before (maybe within 12 hrs or so of lifting) effects your energy levels in the gym (I always thought this was a no brainer). So, eating pizza the night before (carbs and fat from the cheese) will affect your lift at 5am[/quote]
Shouldn’t it have a positive effect though? Are energy levels different from strength levels?
[/quote]
Keep in mind I’m not an expert but I think there are a lot of factors at play, nutrition being one of them. Another might be how used to lifting in the mornings you are i.e. is it a new thing for you to lift in the am? I remember when I made the switch from pm to am (and vice versa … I’ve had a lot of schedule changes when i was in the military), the change dramatically affected my strength levels for at least a month. It also affected my appetite to where I had to revamp my entire diet and meal timing.
This was all through trial and error. I mean, holding all else constant, yes your pizza, in theory, should have positively effected your strength levels. However, as I’m know you’re aware, there are/were other variables at play. I’m guessing that it had something to do with your sleep patterns and your body not being adapted to that time of day yet?[/quote]
Oh yeah, I kinda wanted to tell everyone watching me lift that I am not normally this bad at everything, there are just too many new factors.
I’ve been up and doing cardio at 5am for a while now, so I’m used to being up it’s not a sleep pattern issue. I haven’t been lifting in the am though, so I think that’s a huge part of it. I’m not used to going from not moving to lifting. I did actually do a warm up, and then KB swings first though. It’s going to be another something to figure out.
It just felt especially sucky since the hot ginger was watching and I was struggling.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
To answer your second question, I read in a few articles that what you eat the day before (maybe within 12 hrs or so of lifting) effects your energy levels in the gym (I always thought this was a no brainer). So, eating pizza the night before (carbs and fat from the cheese) will affect your lift at 5am[/quote]
Shouldn’t it have a positive effect though? Are energy levels different from strength levels?
[/quote]
Keep in mind I’m not an expert but I think there are a lot of factors at play, nutrition being one of them. Another might be how used to lifting in the mornings you are i.e. is it a new thing for you to lift in the am? I remember when I made the switch from pm to am (and vice versa … I’ve had a lot of schedule changes when i was in the military), the change dramatically affected my strength levels for at least a month. It also affected my appetite to where I had to revamp my entire diet and meal timing.
This was all through trial and error. I mean, holding all else constant, yes your pizza, in theory, should have positively effected your strength levels. However, as I’m know you’re aware, there are/were other variables at play. I’m guessing that it had something to do with your sleep patterns and your body not being adapted to that time of day yet?[/quote]
tl; dr
Did you say you’re bringing pizza?
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
It just felt especially sucky since the hot ginger was watching and I was struggling. [/quote]
I thought you looked cute while you were struggling.
I AM the hot Ginger, right?
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Sorry for the soapbox rant, everyone.
Please accept this small token of apology.
[/quote]
That black and white cat looked like it was doing Michael Jackson moves! LOL.
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
It just felt especially sucky since the hot ginger was watching and I was struggling. [/quote]
I thought you looked cute while you were struggling.
I AM the hot Ginger, right?[/quote]
Naked curls? Seriously?
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
It just felt especially sucky since the hot ginger was watching and I was struggling. [/quote]
I thought you looked cute while you were struggling.
I AM the hot Ginger, right?[/quote]
Naked curls? Seriously?[/quote]
you getting a little excited, Ink?
are ya?
(freak)
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
[quote]Patch2 wrote:
It just felt especially sucky since the hot ginger was watching and I was struggling. [/quote]
I thought you looked cute while you were struggling.
I AM the hot Ginger, right?[/quote]
Naked curls? Seriously?[/quote]
you getting a little excited, Ink?
are ya?
(freak)
[/quote]
NO, I’m not getting a little excited, asshole.
I’M A LOT EXCITED!
(no homo)
Inkjet, it seems like you are trying to steal my e-crush!
Good morning!
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
Inkjet, it seems like you are trying to steal my e-crush! [/quote]
Oh no, no. Please, take him. The creepy bastard is stalking ME, not the other way around. You need to post some erotic cat pics and he’ll forget about me (hopefully)