overheard in my brain
“I have confidence in having no confidence”– my brain
my reaction: Technically, I do have confidence then.
baritone
There is a guy at work who talks with a deep voice. I tend to match his tone when I talk to him. I don’t want my manhood to go down the drain by talking in a wimpy voice. I want to ensure that I’m barking with the big dogs. His voice is so contagious that I can’t help but have confidence in my voice too. It’s infectious. In the little amount of time that we talk, I’ve seen growth in my communication. If you talk loud, people will listen. I don’t even know this guy’s name. I just know that he talks with a deep bassy voice. It reminds me of a baritone R & B singer from the 90s. He’s just smooth. I’m glad I’ve crossed paths with this guy.
robber gift
My gf will cut fruit for late night snacks for the kids. In doing so, she tends to leave the knife out all night on the kitchen table. I’m not sure why it’s so hard to put the knife away? I don’t like the knife sitting out for the night. It’s gifting a weapon for a home intruder. I’m sure a home intruder brings their own weapons but its just increasing their chances of success. I don’t want to increase their chances of a successful home robbery. I’ll I want my gf to do is put the knife away when done. Might as well just leave a pair of gloves next to the knife too. Let’s make this theoretical robbery easy as possible. Even worse, what if the kids sleep walk, pick up the knife , and murder us? Laugh now but it could happen. Put the knife away when your done. Don’t leave knives on the kitchen table.
clothes talk
My gf and her ex husband had a 1 on 1 with their daughter (my step daughter) about wearing appropriate clothes. The conversation needed to happen. She has been wearing halter tops, short shorts, and excessive make up. They even went into about how guys will objectify you and sexualize you when you dress that way. I’m glad it was addressed. Later that night, I walked into the living room where we all relax for the evening in my underwear. Her parents just talked to her about dressing appropriately and here I am walking around the house in my underwear. Maybe her dad needs to talk to me.
child dead leg
Out of the blue I fake gave my step kid a dead leg while she was on her iPhone. I know it sounds bad but I did it in a playful manner. I wanted to give her a real dead leg. I used to give my brothers dead legs all the time. It was a great way to show that we loved each other. I thought it would be fun to do to my step daughter so we could grow our relationship. I ended up not doing it. Good call on my part. I did ask, “does giving you a dead leg count as child abuse?” She gave it some deep thought and answered “no.. I don’t think it would count”. So, according to my step daughter, I could give her a dead leg and not go to jail.
pitfall parent
I often take my son to the zoo because we have a zoo pass. He enjoys running around and looking at the animals. He likes to get as close to the animal area as possible, so I usually hold an article of clothing while he is leaning against the railing that separates us from the animal pit. I know I’m being extra cautious, but I’d rather be a helicopter parent then have my kid fall into the polar bear pit. It’s a real fear because it has happened to other parents. Kids have fallen into the pit. I hope I’ll never be a parent whose child has fallen into a an animal pit. But if he does you know my a$$ is jumping in. In case he does fall in I’ve planned an escape route at every animal area we’ve gone to. Where’s the nearest ladder? What can I use a weapon? What animal do I have to punch, kick, or severely injure? I’ll kill an endangered species to save my son. I don’t care if it’s on the brink of extinction. Even if it is the last polar bear on earth, I’m choking it out to save my kid. You have to plan for a pitfall.
pulling back the curtains
Brad Lohaus was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round (45th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6’11” center–power forward from the University of Iowa, Lohaus played in eleven NBA seasons for eight different team. In his NBA career, Lohaus played in 656 games over 11 years, scoring a total of 3,854 points, and converting 392 three-point shots (over 30% of his total points scored). The original center who shot threes. Lohaus appeared in the video game NBA Jam as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. He had career averages of 5.9ppg and 2.8 rpg yet he was a player in NBA JAM.
doogie howser moment
I’m always trying to work on myself. I struggle with confidence even though I walk around in front of my step kids in my underwear. I don’t know if that’s confidence or me just being clueless. I don’t think it’s being clueless. Clueless is leaving a knife on the kitchen table. Clueless is acting like your going to give your step kid a dead leg and act like they won’t have a traumatic experience. Confidence is Brad Lohaus. Confidence is jumping into a pit full of lions to save your son.