it's my son's birthday
 

Saturday, Oct. 14

He'll be 19.

It's been a loonnng 19 years. So be nice. To me.

Two days away, pops!

What will you give him as a birthday present?

I don't know. Any ideas? Seriously, the kid, bless him, asks for hardly anything. He has an iPod. Doesn't want a stereo, or even speakers for his iPod. Has pretty much the game systems he wants. There's a new game out next month he wants, but nothing right now. Doesn't really buy music. Not too into clothes.

Seriously, if you have ideas--let me know.

happy birthday, gmku jr.

Give him some books, or if he is into arts some pencils paint or something along those lines, a sketchbook.

Books, nice idea. Thanks. Although he's pretty busy with all his college readin' and writin'... But the right "fun" kind of books...

Colouring books are the funnest I can think of.

I was thinking about books too. A great gift, If it's a good book, of course. Maybe something by Jens Bjørneboe, I think you can find a few of his books translated into english. Or something bye Haruki Murakami! He is a fantastic writer!

Best of luck finding him a present.

Damn! Your son is older than I am.

My little brother's birthday was just two days ago, so there's birthday spirit in my home (still have to give him his present).

Anyways, happy birthday to your son.

My son's so old he could almost be your pappy!

happy birthday to the fruit of your loins

so, hm, he's nod a record-holic like you. he's not crazy about much. so...

A CAR!
and a glove compartment full of condoms to go with it. :D

ha ha. i don't know. but just don't get him a motorcycle. that shit is the #1 maker of organ donors.

another possibility-- a plane ticket to europe or india for the summer. oh the fun! considering how towards the end of his college years he'll be busy with internships and summer jobs and all manner of crap.

if you don't have the funds for such a purchase-- fine! get him a membership with STA and this book:




yesss! it's now or never...

Actually he has a car. That we pay for.

And I think they give away condoms in his school's health office.

Maybe he has too much. Maybe the best gift we could give him this year would be take things away from him. Yeah, that's the ticket! Deprivation!

oh, he's a middle-class spoiled brat?

a summer of dishwashing in a thai fish market should cure him.

years from now, he'll be eternally grateful for the lessons.

I just bought my car two months ago, and I'm 21 lucky him, but if he is too busy with school, give him a few tickets for him and his friends to go to an amusement park or so.

Yeah, spoiled rotten. Although not as bad as kids from Chicago that come here for school...

Cool idea, actually. Tickets of some kind. Not sure he'd go for the amusement park thing, but maybe movie theatre tickets... or something.

Yeah, if he is a film movie-goer person get him tickets for movies or whatever he likes or tickets for his favorite band.

cut him off for the summer. will be forced to work.

give him this book for the ride:



the sooner you can dispel the delusions that life owes something to him due the the mere fact that he exists, the better he will be in the future.

but anyway. i should get going. have work to do.

I could sign him up for an infantry position in the U.S. Marine Corps. Make a man out of him.

I'm sure there's an adult movie theatre near his college neighborhood.

Yeah, adult movie theater, wouldn't that be awckward?

just came back to say that would have worked fine except for the brainwashing.

a summer of toilet-cleaning will have the same effects, with the benefits that he'll still be able to form his own opinions. if toilet-cleaning is not available, working as a farmhand or dockworker should do the trick. oh yes! shit-jobs are great for the soul.

and i really gotta go or i'll have to get a shit-job myself...

Really, I appreciate the suggestions, everyone.

I have a shit-job working with fucking wannabe hardcore managers.

15-year-old daughter, eh... What my son could really use is a girlfriend. There would be a four-year gap, of course, but my son is very well-intentioned.

GREAT!
so did you acually tough up and play video games with him today?

If he likes video games, get him a preorder for the Nintendo Wii ($250). Or if you want something pricey a PS3 preorder (the PS3's will be 500-600 bucks though). The PS3 preorders are hard to get my dad (being the nerd he is) was second in line to get one at EB games, and luckily for him there were 2 preorders available.

No, he's at college.

Have a great day on Saturday.

oh so you missed your last chance listening to dinosaur jr.

well, good luck to your son

No, the Stones.

im a 19 year old, and i would totaly love:
-a bottle of grey goose
-a bottle of patron
-an 8th or quarter of some dank/chronic weed
-some lsd
-a growing kit


oh yeah, and some reallly realllly nice headphones

if you want him to blow his GPA, get him a preorder for the Nintendo... etc. :p

HAP[PY BITYTHADY SUN! This is like that cantankerous thread where she diuscusses her mom's birhtday, only it's A SON THIS TIME

happy birthday to him.

everyone sounds really rich. suggesting presents that would cost hundreds of dollars or more.
i think you should let him work for the expensive things. get him something kool but less pricey. books or something.

I'm not wishing him a happy birthday, only to sonic youth boardmembers.
BLEH!

Yeah. I mean, what 19 year old kid needs a 300-600 birthday present. I'm 16 and I got a few cards and something like 50 dollars from everyone. Working for stuff is the only way to go.