Can he really be that stupid???

[Cubfan]

I'm talking about my sister's ex-husband. He's pretty much not involved with my nephew because of his bi-polar this and that. So I went out and bought my nephew a $40 Easton little league bat. Now if you know anything about little league baseball, Eastons are the cadillac of aluminum bats. (older kids will spend up to $300 on these things). Anyway, $40 out of my own money as a gift from Uncle Cubfan because his dad is an *sshole.

I just got back from my sister's house and noticed the bat outside laying in the yard (which pissed me off in itself). So I pick it up to bring it inside and notice that the whole end of the bat is completely mangled. Paint is chipped off, the metal is gouged, hairline fractures (which is the worse case scenario).

So on my way home I swing by my sister's office and inquire. She tells me her ex-husband finally chose to practice playing ball with the kid and that he got tired of fetching the balls after they were being hit. So what does he do? He has my nephew step-up to a metal fence post and take swings at that! Unbelievable.

My dad bought me an Easton bat when I was like 13 and mine is now in better shape then I one I bought for my nephew 2 months ago.

Can any of you golfers imagine having your kid take his brand new Big-Bertha-for-kids and take full-blown swings at an iron spike sticking out of the ground??!?!?!

[Hockeyfan]

INSANE. I have a bunch of those, but I prefer Louisville....besides the point. He's an idiot. I can see throwing balls to him next to a fence as to stop the balls from going anywhere...NOT THE FRIGGIN BAT. He's a moron. Those babies are expensive. No respect for property. The kid don't know any better. For all he knows he'll get another one in the morning.

Don't you dare do that crap with my PING.

[Cubfan]

You're right, the kid doesn't know any better. The funny thing is that when I gave it to him I said - "now whatever you do take care of the grip". Because I can see a kid just sitting in the dugout picking apart the grip out of boredom. I looked at the grip this morning and it was spotless. (I also said dont whack it against anything but...)

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Sounds to me like he got the kid to destroy the bat on purpose. Probably seeing your nephew excited about something Uncle Cubby did for him painfully reminded "Dad" what a loser deadbeat he was in the parenting department.

Sorry.

[Riggs]

What a bummer. Maybe there's some jealousy of you, by the ex, for being a good guy?
Edit: I see strech was think the same...

[QJ]

I agree. Sounds like he wanted the kid to destroy that bat. What a jerk. Go kick your BIL in the nuts!

J/K, I guess it's time to let that joke die...

[Cubfan]

yeah my sister thinks it was retribution as well. Class act, huh.

A few days after I gave him the bat (this is months ago) I was playing goofy uncle and joked that we got him a left-handed bat (um, no such thing right?). Well my nephew must not have understood the joke and must have told his dad. His dad calls up my sister bitching "who's the dumbass that bought him a left-handed bat...".

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His dad calls up my sister bitching "who's the dumbass that bought him a left-handed bat...".
I've changed my mind. It's possible that he really is that stupid. :roll:

[QJ]

I've changed my mind. It's possible that he really is that stupid. :roll:

I second that. :shock:

[Hockeyfan]

Good lord. What an ass. That's funny. Can tell he wasn't athletically inclined.

[Charger]

Next time you talk to your ex BIL you might let him in on few automotive secrets.:twisted: You know, help him out with a little advise or heads-up on checking his turn signal fluid or his muffler bearing. :devil: See if he can wrap his head around those.:wink:

[Don-Dad]

Now get him a left handed athletic supporter,

Hey I have one of those. Wait a minute, that was just for short time when I hurt my right hand :p

[Bollux]

Well now of course I have to chime in.... its what i do...

*blows the whistle*

Two minutes for instigation to Bollux

*sits in the box and starts yelling*

Now I can understand having something beaten up and having a gripe cause ya spent good money on it and it got destroyed due to a parents neglect and/or laziness to let him beat up on the fence. First i would be more pissed at my fence being beat on rather than the bat. Knowing my "love" for baseball is definitely not an issue in this regard. The way i see it is, its a bat. A token that can be replaced that is meant to bring satisfaction to the person it is given to. Is the child entertained while doing the swinging? To me thats the more important factor. The dad is a prick and lets him go beat on the fence with it...ya cant fault him for it... he is a prick... and thats what pricks do. So whether it's a bat, a gaming system, a toy... whatever.. you can be upset cause the item is being mistreated but in the end all things can be replaced.

Would I let me son beat up on a fence, no. I rather get him a sword for that, least teach him a discipline.

In essence you cannot truely get pissed off at something you gave away as a gift. One never knows how it will be treated by the new owner nor should it be a concern of yours. The minute ya hand it over, your interest in the item should dissipate. I mean I got an Olive Tray from my sisters mother in law. It's like saying she would get pissed cause that tray is now a spoon rest on the oven cause its not being used for what it was intended. Even if that olive tray was lenox, wedgewood or target special.

So yes it sucks that the item is mistreated but getting pissed or upset over it shall do you no good as you cannot control the actions of others.

[Cubfan]

OK dude, WTF are you talking about? Whether you like the sport of baseball or not, you dont have a kid swing a metal bat (or wood for that matter) at a fence post. That's what they call "stupidity".

"is the child entertained while doing it"????? Are you serious, Bollux? I dont give a rats ass if he was having the time of his life while swinging it at the fence. That's just not what you do with it! Do you want to teach the kid how to be stupid???? I'm sure a teenager would have a blast shooting at birds with a BB gun, but any reasonable parent would not condone that!

I cant believe I'm even addressing that post. Get real man.

[CTDon]

ooooooooooooh. I can't WAIT for the next post on this! :twisted:

Hey, no fair...you edited!!!!

[CTDon]

Nah, you didn't miss it, Louis...they're both on line now..it's just about to get good. Here, have some popcorn :popcorn:

[Cubfan]

Hey, no fair...you edited!!!!

I edited because I'm dissapointed in myself for even addressing that post.

"here son, whack that fence with this baseball bat, that's fun". Where's the shaking head in disbelief icon????

Damn why is everyone pissing me off today?

[Cubfan]

100 years.... no pennant? ;) :D

ok I'm ducking and running for cover now,

Oh man, that's hitting below the belt! (referee stops the fight as cubfan is doubled-over... cubfan wins the fight on penalty).

[Bollux]

my point is this, is it your child doing the swinging at the fence? You are upset cause he is beating up on a bat. What the kid does with it is the parents problem, your sister would have to tell the kid to stop whacking the fence. it seems by what you wrote that you are gonna blow your top cause the bat is destroyed. It's a bat. A piece of aluminum. shit can be replaced. be more concerned that the ex is grooming the next axe murderer not that a 40 bat got thrashed

If my sisters kid was whacking a hockey stick across a pole would i bitch cause the stick was broken, no I would bitch cause someone was teaching them to decap another with a hockey stick.

The whole post was not about the boy going postal on the fence it was over a 40 buck bat that got chipped, gouged, fractured and left in the yard.

I admit the ex if a fucking sped but again worry over the kid, going postal on another child not "someone left my bat out in the rain"

[Cubfan]

I believe it was posted already - "no respect for property". Do I really need to explain this???

It doesn't matter if it's not my child swinging at the fence. If I saw a couple of strangers swinging at a fence, it's my responsibility as an adult to say something. KIDS NEED DIRECTION!

And please dont say stupid things like "he's grooming the next axe murderer". That's just nonsense man.

[Cubfan]

I admit the ex if a fucking sped but again worry over the kid, going postal on another child not "someone left my bat out in the rain"

Can you please translate this into English.

[Bollux]

its not nonsense when, if the father doesnt care that the son is using the bat like a katana thats THEIR problem. ie the mother and father. Obviously your sister didnt care that the ex was teaching the kid to samurai the fence post or else she would have said something to the kid not to do it.

As for respect for property, whos property is the bat? The kids
Whos property is the fence? Sister? Ex husband?

You are trying to say the kid cannot do what he wants with the bat. if he wants to become the next babe ruth, take a dump on it or soak it in salt water thats his choice... it is HIS property. The child needs to learn you smash it destroy it, its gone.. it cannot magically come back. That is how one learns respect for ones property. You want to keep it, you learn to take care of it. Now obviously beating up on a fence is not the way to take care of it but thats a lesson he has to learn for himself, not you being upset at him cause the caddy bat got thrashed. (which is seems to me as the post, imo, was more focused on the damage done to the bat rather than the kid going postal on a fence post.)

Sure the kid needs direction, needs someone to say ya know what beating on the fence is bad for the bat and bad for the fence. Want the kid to have direction and a good outlet for aggression try karate not teaching the kid to whack the fence. be pissed off at the ex for saying that hitting the fence was good. I know you are looking out for the kid and the kids well being (takes a village and all) but at that point bring it up to your sister and the ex. Obviously there is issues with the ex as anyone in their right mind knows swing for the fences... is not a literal thing.

Ultimately it is the parents job to show the child whats right from wrong acceptable and unacceptable. If the kid doesn't see his dad often he will look up to the dad more cause he is pretending to be the "fun parent" and what he says will seem entertaining to the child. Your sister has to speak up to both child and ex stating that beating the fence is not kosher by her or anyone (but the ex apparently) and there is a right way to use the bat. It's purpose is to play a sport not play chuck norris.

[chuck]

Hey cubfan you want the jersey crew to come out and explain "wacking" to this guy? I'd been pissed as hell, the guy is a moron plain and simple! Must have hurt the kids hands hitting the metel fence with the bat! Look at it this way your sister had the brains to seperate from him!

[Cubfan]

Wow, Bollux, you are spending way too much time on this. I was ranting that my sister's ex husband had his son take batting practice on a fence. Ruining the bat that I got for him. End of story.

But thanks for the parenting lesson, Bollux, sounds like you got it all figured out. I'll just come to you next time I need some tips (or some "fun" things to do with the kids).

[Cubfan]

Ultimately it is the parents job to show the child whats right from wrong acceptable and unacceptable.

Did you miss something??? THE DAD IS TOO STUPID FOR THAT. HE'S BEEN BUSY HAVING HIS KID BANG HIS BAT ON THE FENCE!!!

Oh my sister's job? They dont live together. They're divorced, the kid sees the dad maybe once a week if that. She cannot control what goes on when she's not there. Comprendo?

[Cubfan]

Hey cubfan you want the jersey crew to come out and explain "wacking" to this guy? I'd been pissed as hell, the guy is a moron plain and simple! Must have hurt the kids hands hitting the metel fence with the bat! Look at it this way your sister had the brains to seperate from him!

Thanks Chuck, but I think I might send you to take care of Bollux.

[QJ]

"Sometimes here it's like hanging out with a bunch of brothers who like to smack each other around. Guys butt heads and then you get to drink beer with them long distance and sometimes play poker for no money!"

Some wise guy said that on another thread today... Oh wait! That was me!

chugchug: :pals: O:)

[Bollux]

see quirkee understands, when will ya realize i just fuk with ya for the most part.

bat: $40
fence post: $100
knowing cubby is doing a double take on what i said to fuk with him this time: Priceless

bat on fence bad
ex husband allowing bat on fence bad
having mother discipline good

[chuck]

Hey Bollux I think theres a contract out on you head now dude :axe:
Man didn't your mom ever tell you to treat others as you expect to be treated? You got him so worked up he's probably gonna beat the wife and kids now (only kidding of course).
So be careful if ya see a Porsche (official Jersey Crew car) with jersey tags coming up on ya real fast:shock:

[Cubfan]

Yeah I'd call it a waste of time. Most people post things to converse, help others, rant, etc., but Bollux your posts were a serious waste of time. I actually do enjoy a good debate, I just wish you could provide me with something more stimulating. I'm mad at myself for spending my son's 2 hour nap time that I could have been doing something productive around the house. I guess some people you just need to learn to avoid.

Just dont try to pass it off like you had some grand scheme of wasting my time. I'd rather you just admit that you're an obnoxious pain in the ass and be done with it.

[Bollux]

Hey Bollux I think theres a contract out on you head now dude :axe:
Man didn't your mom ever tell you to treat others as you expect to be treated? You got him so worked up he's probably gonna beat the wife and kids now (only kidding of course).
So be careful if ya see a Porsche (official Jersey Crew car) with jersey tags coming up on ya real fast:shock:

lol if at any time he would have put a hit out on me was when i said baseball sucks. that was long and drawn out. since then we always take cheap shots when we can poking fun here and there.. but hey its all good. growing up in mafiaville i certainly am not worried as i shook hands with alot of them and went to school with them as well.

[Bollux]

i never once said i wasn't a pain in the ass.

when i read your post to me, in my opinion, it sounded like you were more upset over the bat being thrashed than the kid going norman bates on the post. knowing our previous discussions on the "sport" it wouldnt seem too far fetched. if at any time you think that my posts are a waste of time.. feel free to not read them nor reply. if you wasted 2 hours reading and thinking of a retort thats none of my doing. i wasn't trying to waste your time, i was rebuking what i sensed by the post to be a concern over a 40 buck piece of aluminum. you went into detail on the damage done to the bat "and noticed the bat outside laying in the yard (which pissed me off in itself)." it was all about the bat the bat the bat... not the fukin psycho dad whom told the kid it was perfectly acceptable to go beat a fence post.

if your concern was for the damaged bat i am sure we can have a funeral for it but the grander idea of my posts was that major concern is that there was no funeral for a child whom accidentally got beat with said bat cause he missed the fence or whatever.

it is admirable you are trying to do good by the kid since his father is a fuknut but again when i read it the concern was not towards the childs safety and well being but an inanimate object that means absolutely nothing in the scheme of life.

I agree people should have respect for someone elses property as well as their own but you cannot tell someone what they should do with their property. The bat for all purposes became the kids which ends your commitment to the bat, as stated before he could take a dump on it and it shouldn't phase you. If i gave something to Louis for his kid and somehow it gets trashed should I feel ticked off, angry or upset. No. My responsibility for the item goes from my hands to Louis and his wife once the item is given. Like he said if it was the america's cup and i gave it to them personally and it got destroyed yes I would be pissed. it had significant value both monetarily and emotionally. Given my affinity for baseball a bat is neither valuable in either way. So I can voice my opinion in stating that if you gonna get upset over a bat, get over it... it's a bat... kids damage stuff.. end of story. If your concern truely was against the ex husband and his severe lack of judgement in allowing the kid to whack the fence then that should have been the focus of the posting rather that the bat this the bat that. It came across, to me, that your worry was over the bat.

In that respect i guess posts are like poetry where alot of meaning comes from what is read and by whom.

[Cubfan]

Gee thanks for psycho-analyzing everything. You're a genius.

i. If your concern truely was against the ex husband and his severe lack of judgement in allowing the kid to whack the fence then that should have been the focus of the posting rather that the bat this the bat that.

Bollux my only "concern" is now for you, making yourself look like a bumbling jackass in front of a couple hundred men on this forum.

[sao95]

let's play nice....

[Bollux]

being that i dont care what most people think of me

as for being a genius.. i dont need you to tell me.... i already know

[Cubfan]

being that i dont care what most people think of me
as for being a genius.. i dont need you to tell me.... i already know

Well there ya go.

Will one of the moderators please close this thread? I think it's the only way to shut him up.

[sao95]

Don doesn't like to close threads, so I'm not gonna go that route. Both of ya just take a break, go drink a beer and stop posting in here for a bit, no response is needed ;)

[silviomossa]

Will one of the moderators please close this thread? I think it's the only way to shut him up.

If one stops responding to a person, then that person tends to stop responding to you. One just has to step back and avoid the urge to try to get the last word in.

Geez, I watched Rosie and Elizabeth this morning, and *that* was uncomfortable! Nothing compared to this!!!

[Don-Dad]

Yeah, WTF is going here. You guys usually play nice. Just stopping posting here and I'm sure it will blow over.

[Hockeyfan]

That Rosie and Elizabeth thing is great. Love it. Hate Rosie with every ounce of strength I have.

That arguement is pretty funny. Keep the thread alive. I like to spout the odd bit of gas on the fire. It's kinda fun. I don't think I go quite as elaborate as Bollux. Good stuff.

Still can't have a kid do that to his property, his neigbours property or my property....it's just wrong. Kids do need direction to know what is right and wrong. had I done that with something of mine or my families as a kid my dad would have beat me. Rightfully so too.

[silviomossa]

That Rosie and Elizabeth thing is great. Love it. Hate Rosie with every ounce of strength I have.

Cool. I love Rosie and can't stand Elizabeth! That's our world.

[Hockeyfan]

It's must see TV. I will actually watch the View today just to see what will happen. I can't say I like Elizabeth really, although she has a more broad minded view of things. She watches a variety of news programs (as I do), including FOX. Rosie thinks that the US was responsible for 9-11. I can't get by many of the narrow minded things she says. Especially that.