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sketchyt · 05-30-2012, 12:38 PM

This is what my brother, wife and 2 young daughters have:

3 iPads
2 iPhones
1 desktop computer
2 laptops
1 PS3, XBOX, and Wii
2 large screen TV's with full cable
2,343,432,978 assorted kids toys

Inside their fridge/pantry:

Pre-packaged processed meats
Pop
Ice Cream
Instant dinners
5,432,765,345 boxes of junk food

So yeah, they're gonna have some fat and part-######ed kids. It angers me to no end and I'm out of snide remarks and not-so-nice hints for them. We go out for dinner and out come the iPads for the kids. Heck, if I had that setup indoors when I was a kid there's no chance I would have ever gone outside.

My dementia-ridden dad seems to come out of his haze into pure clarity when he sees this because of pure rage. It's tragically hilarious.

05-30-2012, 12:38 PM	#19
sketchyt Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	This is what my brother, wife and 2 young daughters have: 3 iPads 2 iPhones 1 desktop computer 2 laptops 1 PS3, XBOX, and Wii 2 large screen TV's with full cable 2,343,432,978 assorted kids toys Inside their fridge/pantry: Pre-packaged processed meats Pop Ice Cream Instant dinners 5,432,765,345 boxes of junk food So yeah, they're gonna have some fat and part-######ed kids. It angers me to no end and I'm out of snide remarks and not-so-nice hints for them. We go out for dinner and out come the iPads for the kids. Heck, if I had that setup indoors when I was a kid there's no chance I would have ever gone outside. My dementia-ridden dad seems to come out of his haze into pure clarity when he sees this because of pure rage. It's tragically hilarious.