I don't know, he has a point
It's not really fair to expect a twenty year old to deal with care homes and dementia just because someone wanted to "live their life" before "settling down".
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 10:51, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I think his age 'limits' are slightly off
but I can't say I disagree completely. Whenever some ancient man like David Jason, Des O'Connor or Rod Stewart become a father again at the age they are I just think 'selfish cunt'
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 10:57, Reply)

I think they are less selfish, since they can happily afford to support themselves
and dozens of other people should they choose to.

Actually I quite like Rod Stewert's attitude to his kids which has always been "they need to make their own money, why should they rely on me?".

I'm sure he'll see them right once he's carked it, but he wants them to stand on their own feet while he's around.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 10:59, Reply)

I meant more in a
'those poor kids are going to lose their Dads before they turn 13' kind of way.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:00, Reply)

Fair point.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:02, Reply)

I'd disagree. Exactly what age do you think dementia hits?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:06, Reply)

60.
I have proof of this too. My dad went to open a tin of cat food, but my mum had left a tin of tomatoes on top of the pile of cat food tins.

So my dad opened the tomatoes and then got very grumpy because he had an open tin of tomatoes that he didn't need.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:09, Reply)

Unless this ends with him throwing the tomatos at a neighbour
then I don't want to know.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:10, Reply)

Sorry, but this has just absolutely cracked me up, because I can just imagine my Dad doing the same.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:11, Reply)

My mum has started leaving tins of tomatoes on top of things he might need
to see if he'll do it again.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:20, Reply)

Hahahaha

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:23, Reply)