Overheard - contributed by pllistener on 07/24/2007

  

'Loser' Dad At Home With The Kids

Kid: (on swing) How come you're always home?

Dad: Well, so I can be with you, pal.

Kid: How come you don't have a job.

Dad: My job now is taking care of you, isn't that great?

Kid: What does 'loser' mean?

Dad: (pauses) Loser? Where did you hear...

Kid: Mommy on the phone, talking to aunt Janey. She said you're a 'loser.'

Dad: She did. (pauses, turns red.) Uh, 'loser' means...strong, like a hero. (pauses) Isn't it great I can spend so much time with you?

Kid: You should get a job. Loser. Loser. Loser. (Kid laughs, soars happily on swing.) ...overhear more

--Overheard in: Playground, Madison NJ--

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Thats really unfair to dad.

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/24/2007

Thats really unfair to dad. He's aloser but why should his kid know that now, he'll have plenty more time to see it.


He's not a loser just

- submitted by open on 07/24/2007

He's not a loser just because he's staying at home with the kids. Maybe the mom wants to work and this is what they agreed on. Time to enter the 21st centruy people!


Just another fun day at the

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/24/2007

Just another fun day at the playround loser!


the mother should be more

- submitted by grwoingup on 07/24/2007

the mother should be more discreett. Even if wshe thinks her husband is a loser she shouldn't say it in front of her children. She's a selfish witch


What's wrong with a guy who

- submitted by swinger on 07/24/2007

What's wrong with a guy who spends all day at the swings?


Yea, maybe she's really

- submitted by loverb on 07/24/2007

Yea, maybe she's really upset because he's fooling around. With her attitude, who can blame him.


Loser!!!!!!!! So nice to get

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/24/2007

Loser!!!!!!!! So nice to get the appreciation of your kids.


I'd like to see the

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/24/2007

I'd like to see the conversation of these 2 later. We don't know at all why he's at home, whe4ther it was his or the motehr's idea. But the relationship has got some conflict that's for tusre.


Loser's a complement in some

- submitted by multicultural on 07/24/2007

Loser's a complement in some cultures. Look at the bright side


Hey, loser, where's my

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/24/2007

Hey, loser, where's my allowance! Ha ha ha


The dad in Little Children

- submitted by moviegur5l on 07/24/2007

The dad in Little Children took care of the kids while his frozen wife, Jennifer connelly, worked in NYC. He was the hottie in the playground. I know a lot of guys who would love that and it doesn't make them losers. This isnt'[ the 1950s. Couples can make decisions that fit each ot them. Yadda yadda.


My husanbd got laid off 2

- submitted by fedup on 07/24/2007

My husanbd got laid off 2 years ago and sits around all day watching Tv. He's a loser not because he's hom but because he's become lazy, depressed and a slug. If he did thing that stimulated him, got him out in the world, whatever, I'd have a different view. If he decided he wanted to take care of the kids and really meant it that would be fine. As is is he barely notices them. I'm sick of it and him and whatever you want to call it I'm soon moving on


fedup, sound like your guy

- submitted by shrinker on 07/24/2007

fedup, sound like your guy is clinically depressed. I'm not excusing him but have you gotten him help? Meds and interventions can do wonderful things for people and I hope he and you have investigated that. Good luck.


Aren't we beyond

- submitted by Grownup on 07/25/2007

Aren't we beyond stereotyping men or women for how they arrange their work? Loser is a word used by children. It's not funny.


loser loser loser loser

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/25/2007

loser loser loser loser


Thank you last comment

- submitted by Grownup on 07/25/2007

Thank you last comment person you made my point. You're a child. Aren't you late for preschooll?


It may be stereotyping but I

- submitted by parntersh on 07/25/2007

It may be stereotyping but I want my husband to work at a job and help bring in money. I work and would rather wrok less, so why shouldn't he. We can get childcare at a lot less money than he or i make by working. I don't think it's just stereotying either. I want my partner to contribute. I( don't want him on the swings or in the front of the TV. If that's sexist too bad.


Losers are people who call

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/26/2007

Losers are people who call other people losers


is it a repost or the same

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/26/2007

is it a repost or the same thing happened once again..

http://www.burbia.com/node/983


I want to hear the followup

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/27/2007

I want to hear the followup conversation between dand and mom. That would be cool.


Joey, loser means heroic, a

- submitted by semantics on 07/27/2007

Joey, loser means heroic, a man with courage and charisma. That's what it means, now let's go get some ice cream. That's how I'd handle it then i'd go to my wife and let her know he atittude is unacceptable


Loserfs are losers. No need

- submitted by thefig on 07/28/2007

Loserfs are losers. No need to call them somethig else. If you're at the swings all day, you're a loser, unless you're getting laid and I'm talking men or women.


to the fig, what if you're

- submitted by cheery on 07/28/2007

to the fig, what if you're at the meery go round instead of the swings? Thedn you're not a loser?


The last thing any parent

- submitted by momrepa on 07/28/2007

The last thing any parent should do is taint their kids' viedw of their parents. Even if he is a loser its not right for the kid.


Geez....disn't anbody chech

- submitted by Anonymous on 08/09/2007

Geez....disn't anbody chech ther typing befor hittting psot???


Obviously if the mother is

- submitted by living_next_to_losers_in_Boston on 08/18/2007

Obviously if the mother is saying he is a loser; there is more to the story than daddy staying home with his child. Sucks to me him, though!


Loser

- submitted by sad kid on 08/23/2007

My dad is a loser that never provides for me or my siblings. Nobody would know what a loser dad is when all they've experienced is a hard working doctor that leaves at 6 in the morning and comes back at 7 to provide for his family.


Regarding partersh's comment

- submitted by Anonymous on 10/27/2007

partersh: "We can get childcare at a lot less money than he or i make by working."

Why did you have children if money was more important than your children and if you were going to let strangers raise them? Sucks to be your kids.


So why is a stay at home mom

- submitted by Anonymous on 10/29/2007

So why is a stay at home mom not a looser????


wat a fuckin loser

- submitted by Anonymous on 04/06/2008

wat a fuckin loser


wat a fuckin loser

- submitted by Anonymous on 04/06/2008

wat a fuckin loser


I debated about this I have

- submitted by Anonymous on 06/29/2008

I debated about this I have a husband who doesn't work because he takes care of our children 5 and 6 he goes to school at night for his degree so i figure since I have mine I should work and get free childcare this is better for the children being raise by their father and me because I know they are being taken care.


that's not why he's a loser

- submitted by Anonymous on 09/16/2008

he's a loser because he allowed the child to continue a conversation that should not have been commenced -- or at least carried past the "aunt Janey" part -- in the first place. A chance was lost to teach a valuable lesson.

Be parents: your kids have plenty of friends but only one mom and dad.


that's not why he's a loser part II

- submitted by Anonymous on 09/16/2008

I just re-read the story. I stick by my statement above except I'm taking back the "aunt Janey" part. The conversation should have been changed to another subject right from the first question.

Kids need to be taught self discipline and respect and that they aren't to blather out any little thing that comes into their heads. Efforts to manipulate their parents should be shot down and penalized -- the earlier the better -- so the kids don't end up spoiled and acting "entitled".


Dad's reply

- submitted by Anonymous on 11/07/2008

His reply should have been, 'Yeah daddy is a loser and mommy is a whore.'


What's wrong with a guy who

- submitted by Anonymous on 11/08/2008

get a job neal


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