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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:24 am
(September 25, 2015 at 9:00 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Isn't it amazing the things we will do for our kids? When my twins turned 6, they were still so in to performing and loved to sing and dance all the time. So for their birthday, I built a castle stage in our basement with a backstage area for costume changes, wireless microphones for singing, windows for puppet shows and a disco ball.
That's incredible, Kingpin.
Right now, your daughters think that's really cool.
Someday, they will look back and choke up over what a sweet Dad they have.
When I was little, I wanted to be "Jem" for halloween and my Dad went to the trouble of making me little earrings that actually had flashing lights in them (you'd have to be familiar with the cartoon to understand).
And that was just one year. We didn't have a lot of money, but he always took the time to do the most amazing things.
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September 25, 2015 at 10:31 am
Wow, that's amazing! Great job, you gots skiiiiiills, hoe!
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:33 am
(September 25, 2015 at 10:24 am)MTL Wrote: (September 25, 2015 at 9:00 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Isn't it amazing the things we will do for our kids? When my twins turned 6, they were still so in to performing and loved to sing and dance all the time. So for their birthday, I built a castle stage in our basement with a backstage area for costume changes, wireless microphones for singing, windows for puppet shows and a disco ball.
That's incredible, Kingpin.
Right now, your daughters think that's really cool.
Someday, they will look back and choke up over what a sweet Dad they have.
When I was little, I wanted to be "Jem" for halloween and my Dad went to the trouble of making me little earrings that actually had flashing lights in them (you'd have to be familiar with the cartoon to understand).
And that was just one year. We didn't have a lot of money, but he always took the time to do the most amazing things.
MTL, that is truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous! 
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I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:41 am
(September 25, 2015 at 10:24 am)MTL Wrote: (September 25, 2015 at 9:00 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Isn't it amazing the things we will do for our kids? When my twins turned 6, they were still so in to performing and loved to sing and dance all the time. So for their birthday, I built a castle stage in our basement with a backstage area for costume changes, wireless microphones for singing, windows for puppet shows and a disco ball.
That's incredible, Kingpin.
Right now, your daughters think that's really cool.
Someday, they will look back and choke up over what a sweet Dad they have.
When I was little, I wanted to be "Jem" for halloween and my Dad went to the trouble of making me little earrings that actually had flashing lights in them (you'd have to be familiar with the cartoon to understand).
And that was just one year. We didn't have a lot of money, but he always took the time to do the most amazing things.
Jem and the Holograms! Wow that's a flashback!
Thanks, I had a lot of fun making it. It hasn't been used in quite some time, but when their younger cousins come over its definitely a big hit! I try to do as many little memory making things as I can for the whole family. I also take the time with each one (hard with 5) to do something one on one. Maybe it's just playing a game, reading a book, teaching them a magic trick or just talking about our day, but I know things like that go a long way in building who they will become.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:44 am
Ha! Jem, my sister loved that show. Silverhawks and Thundercats were more my speed.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:44 am
(September 25, 2015 at 10:31 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Wow, that's amazing! Great job, you gots skiiiiiills, hoe!
Thanks :  I had help with the drywall mudding because I suck at that. I had all the lighting wired in to a junction box under the stage and plugged in to the wall, so they could just flip a switch and turn on the whole stage. It's hard to see, but there was rope lighting under the front lip of the stage so it kind of glowed. All in all it took about 3 weeks to do. Most time consuming was the brick detail to make it more castle like.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 10:47 am
(September 25, 2015 at 10:44 am)Exian Wrote: Ha! Jem, my sister loved that show. Silverhawks and Thundercats were more my speed.
Never got in to Thundercats. I was a Masters of the Universe/Transformers kid.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 11:03 am
KingPin, is there anything you can't do? Or that you suck at? Do you ever get really unpleasent, nasty, or mean?
Nope. I don't think so. You da bomb, brotha! 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 11:05 am
(September 25, 2015 at 11:03 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: KingPin, is there anything you can't do? Or that you suck at? Do you ever get really unpleasent, nasty, or mean?
Nope. I don't think so. You da bomb, brotha!
Don't watch me play competitive video games. I'm not a sore loser by any means, just a "passionate" player. 
Let's just put it this way. There is nothing I wont try to do for the family.
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RE: Kids
September 25, 2015 at 11:22 am
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(September 25, 2015 at 10:41 am)lkingpinl Wrote: (September 25, 2015 at 10:24 am)MTL Wrote: That's incredible, Kingpin.
Right now, your daughters think that's really cool.
Someday, they will look back and choke up over what a sweet Dad they have.
When I was little, I wanted to be "Jem" for halloween and my Dad went to the trouble of making me little earrings that actually had flashing lights in them (you'd have to be familiar with the cartoon to understand).
And that was just one year. We didn't have a lot of money, but he always took the time to do the most amazing things.
Jem and the Holograms! Wow that's a flashback!
Thanks, I had a lot of fun making it. It hasn't been used in quite some time, but when their younger cousins come over its definitely a big hit! I try to do as many little memory making things as I can for the whole family. I also take the time with each one (hard with 5) to do something one on one. Maybe it's just playing a game, reading a book, teaching them a magic trick or just talking about our day, but I know things like that go a long way in building who they will become.
Oh, it absolutely will!!!
One of my fondest childhood memories was Mom reading a bedtime story to my sisters and myself,
and Dad would be a one-man show, acting it out.
Dad as the "Big Bad Wolf" huffing and puffing to blow our bedroom door down, was HILARIOUS.
(he was good at slapstick and self-deprecating humour)
Even Mom would be wetting herself, laughing.
And yet, it was just a bedtime story, with a little effort thrown in.
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