I’ve known several who’ve made it a lifestyle.
He’s wrong on two counts …
If I could go back in time then I’d give myself the following advice:
“Decide what you want 5-10 years from now - strength or size. Either way, pick one and start training for that one goal right now and don’t stop until you reach it.”
There is a slight chance that I would’ve listened to myself. I made the mistake of thinking short term. I want to look this way by this date. I want to lift this weight by this time. In theory, short term goals could lead to great long term success, but my goals often conflicted with each other. If I would’ve been given the opportunity (or been forced) to view things in terms of half a decade then perhaps I would’ve acted differently and looked differently now.
Seems odd until your daughter is supporting some loser who has no job, spends most of his time painting dolls while trippin on some exotic mushroom and actively discourages your daughter from making anything of herself.
Which is all good until “Stebbie” and your little princess can no longer support themselves, move in with you, have a kid and your morning appointments with Doctor Barbell suddenly turn into morning appointments dealing with your grandchild’s poop because"Stebbie" is grumpy is he wakes up early.
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Of course, but wanting your child to choose a good life partner and “I will rape and/or murder a teenage boy if he has sex with my 16yo daughter” aren’t the same thing.
But I feel that this is a cultural divide and don’t want to start any arguments.
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I have a sneaky suspicion that part is exaggeration for comedic effect. Most the time anyway
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I agree with this. It is mostly just bravado. I have 2 daughters (8 and 10) and I dont really see it as my role to keep her away from boys. I do however think it is my job to teach them how to be independent thinkers, have street smarts, know how to handle themselves and understand the consequences of bad decisions. I am also smart enough to know that no matter what I teach them when they are older and out with their friends they are probably going to ignore most of what I say.
Think about it, did any of us do what our parent wanted when we were that age ?
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Not entirely but I did manage to adopt some pretty good rules for my drunken years - never drive drunk and always use a condom. I broke my own rules a couple times but escaped without lifelong ramifications. I drank heavily pretty much every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night during my freshman year of college so I can say that I followed my rules 95% of the time.
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This is absolutely on the money but it is also true that in times of emergency, ruling bodies may need to intervene directly.
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I like to think of this as framework for a successful member of society. Will that start building that between 14-19? Probably not 
but it’s gives them a solid base to come back to when the smoke clears.
Worked for me atleast.
Way too many girls gravitate to these dead beat fucks. Why ?
Ill be honest I have found Moms can be just as protective with their sons as fathers are with their daughters. On one occasions Mrs Bulldog has gone bat shit crazy .
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It’s not a big number, but I’m feeling pretty good about matching my best back squat PR with the SSB tonight.
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If I do 5 more sets of deadlifts, can I skip lunges?
Fun fact, my dad’s rules for my brothers and I were:
- No babies
- No jail
- Don’t be a pain in the ass to good people
- Don’t lie to me
How we chose to follow those rules was our choice. The 3 of us grew into well-adjusted people that solve our own problems - understanding how to get into/out of mischief has turned out to be a pretty helpful skill to have.
Conversely, my wife’s family kept an extremely tight leash on her growing up and she turned out fine too - much more lowkey than I am but that’s part of her personality and it works for her.
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My mom’s the same way with my brother
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It looks like those worked. I think the biggest part is having a conscious thought about consequences. Being scared of my dad’s consequences kept me from doing a lot of stupid things.
But nowadays everyone plays the victim. I take people to jail and it’s my fault.
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When I was in high school, my dad told me “Never get a girl pregnant: it will ruin your life”
I asked him “You mean out of wedlock, right?”
And he just left the room.
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My dad’s entire goal was not to have kids…ever. So, of course, he had to have 3 of them. Still hilarious to me that we were scared to death of him growing up but he turned into the biggest softie as a grandpa.
I’m auditioning for a band tonight and am embarrassed to admit I really don’t wanna have to stay up late for it. They practice once a week from 9-11 PM and the prospect of operating on 4 hours’ sleep the day after is daunting.