Are we settling, or just poor?

In reply to tuna55:

I agree. But, I also enjoy Baruth's writing and sense of humor. And occasionally agree with his observations. He is imitating a little bit of Brock Yates and a lot of Hunter S Thompson. How can that not be entertaining if you can separate the actor from the role and not take his stuff to heart?

I also am on the other side of many of these compromises we have made when we "think" we are doing right by loved ones or ourselves - I can say with some certainty from hindsight that some are results of a subtle pressure to conform to what others think is right and mostly total bullE36 M3. Ask yourself if what you have is what you really want. Walk your own walk - whatever it may be.

The older I get the more I'm going with "Because Berkeley You thats why. I do what I want!"

I made it to this:

I need to look after my son. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t skip his birthday party to go to an awesome party in the desert with Millennial van girls. It does, however, mean that I’ll probably take him to Disney World out of guilt.

and closed the window. The fact I made it that far surprises me, since I normally can't make it past the "Jack Baruth" byline.

In reply to moparman76_69:

Many a man has missed a birthday party due to work. Millennial van girls sounds like a better reason.

Huckleberry wrote: In reply to tuna55: I agree. But, I also enjoy Baruth's writing and sense of humor. And occasionally agree with his observations. He is imitating a little bit of Brock Yates and a lot of Hunter S Thompson. How can that not be entertaining if you can separate the actor from the role and not take his stuff to heart? I also am on the other side of many of these compromises we have made when we "think" we are doing right by loved ones or ourselves - I can say with some certainty from hindsight that some are results of a subtle pressure to conform to what others think is right and mostly total bullE36 M3. Ask yourself if what you have is what you really want. Walk your own walk - whatever it may be. The older I get the more I'm going with "Because Berkeley You thats why. I do what I want!"

Good points, all. I, too, generally like reading his stuff. I didn't "take it to heart", I just disagreed and figured that I would offer a counter-point, since I am pretty much the exact opposite of him in a lot of areas of my life.

My two cents; JB talks a lot. This isn't a compliment. But here's how I took the article; keep aiming for targets that really matter to you. Don't take everything so seriously. Don't settle when it's something that really matters for you.

The rest of all that was just filler and ways to relate cars to what might really matter to the reader.

moparman76_69 wrote: I made it to this:

I need to look after my son. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t skip his birthday party to go to an awesome party in the desert with Millennial van girls. It does, however, mean that I’ll probably take him to Disney World out of guilt.

and closed the window. The fact I made it that far surprises me, since I normally can't make it past the "Jack Baruth" byline.

At least he's being honest. There are actually parents out there who aren't happy about their life as parents.

The darkest thing I heard from my therapist was after she commended me about being realized enough to know that I wouldn't be happy as a parent. It simply doesn't fit how my life is set up and I'm fine with that. She said that there are people who go ahead and have children and then realize it ruined their lives.

I replied to her "I'll bet you get that a lot." She replied "I get that a lot."

It's a dirty secret of the "Z0MG my kids are so exceptionally wonderful and I shall trumpet my limitless bliss about parenting on Facebook so others can see my perfect family life" culture out there. There are indeed parents who are not happy about being parents. It happens. Few will admit it.