Weirdest thing(s) about your family?

Verbatim · September 03, 2015, 11:05:59 PM

My mother and father are both 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

They also believe everyone in the world who is above the age of twelve should have a gun, to "even the playing field".

Naru · September 03, 2015, 11:08:42 PM

they love to wake me up at 8:12am and telling me its almost 10am

Korra · September 03, 2015, 11:09:29 PM

Mom is a conservative. Dad is a liberal.

That's it really.

Verbatim · September 03, 2015, 11:13:39 PM

My mother doesn't believe in most mental disorders, and simply calls them "different states of mind" that people either refuse to overcome (like anxiety) or use as a crutch (autism).

My father, while indifferent towards religion, believes there's an afterlife, simply because energy cannot be destroyed, "so it must end up somewhere".

Thun · September 03, 2015, 11:19:13 PM

my dad is brown

i'm not

TB · September 03, 2015, 11:19:35 PM

Damn UPers! lol

R o c k e t · September 03, 2015, 11:20:15 PM

My dad is a retard

thank God I took after my mom

Spoiler

sorry bro

Verbatim · September 03, 2015, 11:21:21 PM

My mother, while also an atheist, still believes in astrology.

Dad believes in karma.

My parents aren't stupid--they're actually very intelligent, but they just believe in some kooky things. A lot of which is based off of pure speculation and prejudice, which can be remedied simply by getting educated.

SecondClass · September 03, 2015, 11:21:24 PM

my dad grinds up nutmeg and salt and snorts it

Jocephalopod · September 03, 2015, 11:23:07 PM

My grandpa is the most intelligent person I've ever encountered.

Jive Turkey · September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM

My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are

Jocephalopod · September 03, 2015, 11:28:38 PM

My mom shifts in favor of anarcho capitalism to communism on the drop of a hat.

she believes that women are first and foremost homemakers and mothers, even though this conflicts with her other opinions

Verbatim · September 03, 2015, 11:30:29 PM

Quote from: Jocephalopod on September 03, 2015, 11:23:07 PM

My grandpa is the most intelligent person I've ever encountered.

I don't know if I'd call my grandpa "intelligent"—he's wise, and he's witty, but I can't say I've ever had an intellectually stimulating conversation with him before.

What I do know is that he solves practical problems. He's the ultimate handyman. The guy has built houses all by himself. He's incredible at math, and if something is broke, and it was invented before the year 2000, he can fix it.

He's definitely a jack of all trades.

SecondClass · September 03, 2015, 11:32:07 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM

My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are

Your mom sounds amazing

Yu · September 03, 2015, 11:35:39 PM

Uh, one of my aunts got abducted, though thats not really weird when you live in Mexico.

R o c k e t · September 03, 2015, 11:39:48 PM

.____.

Deleted · September 03, 2015, 11:40:49 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 03, 2015, 11:05:59 PM

My mother and father are both 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

They also believe everyone in the world who is above the age of twelve should have a gun, to "even the playing field".

Jeez it's no wonder verb has such a negatve outlook on life

OT: My father is an artist, check put some of his work sometime.
This stuff apparently sells like hotcakes on every website ever made ever, yet we see none of the money.
One time my boss showed me a curtain she had just bought, turned out it was one one of my father's paintings. Do you think he's even seen a dime from that sale?

Cheat · September 03, 2015, 11:43:15 PM

My parents are racist.

Jocephalopod · September 03, 2015, 11:43:56 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 03, 2015, 11:30:29 PM

Quote from: Jocephalopod on September 03, 2015, 11:23:07 PM
My grandpa is the most intelligent person I've ever encountered.
I don't know if I'd call my grandpa "intelligent"—he's wise, and he's witty, but I can't say I've ever had an intellectually stimulating conversation with him before.

What I do know is that he solves practical problems. He's the ultimate handyman. The guy has built houses all by himself. He's incredible at math, and if something is broke, and it was invented before the year 2000, he can fix it.

He's definitely a jack of all trades.

Idk what it is about my gramps... He's devoted his life to being the best he can be at everything. The guy knows a myriad of Martial arts, corrects mistakes mathematicians make in thier own books, and is knowledgable in pretty much every subject. He's taken Ivy level tests in multiple fields without any preparation and aced them... He's also good with his hands as well..

Pretty much the only person that teaches you something every time you speak to them.

It comes at the cost of a pretty bad temper though.

Lol we were actually discussing antinatalism a couple of weeks ago.

Girl of Mystery · September 03, 2015, 11:43:59 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM

My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are

Jim's gonna fuck your mum

Jive Turkey · September 03, 2015, 11:44:04 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 03, 2015, 11:32:07 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM
My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are
Your mom sounds amazing

She also can be frighteningly cold

Sandtrap · September 03, 2015, 11:46:24 PM

Weird. Hmm. Lemme think. We kinda fucked the legalalities over a bit in terms. The oldest person in the family at the moment is my sister's husband, 70. And he would be called my brother in law. To my mother, he'd be a son in law. And he's 10 years older than my father. Kinda funny, at least.

Actually, come to think of it now, I guess since I don't notice the age anymore. My brother in law is 70. And he's not what you'd expect of a 70 year old. He's as physically capable as a man in his 20s to mid- 30's. And just as active. More so actually.

He knows quite a fair bit and he's seen quite a fair bit. I can say he's always good for discussion of some kind.

My little neice is smart as a whip for her age. Scary smart. If you watch her converse with people, you'll notice that she can do so with anybody. Kids her age. And with adults. Obviously she won't discuss particle physics. But she comes up with things that'd surprise you. You almost forget that she's a kid.

My sis? Well, she's remarkable. One completely non functioning eye and a quarter of another working only. She cooks, cleans, works on her garden, hauls firewood with me. Learning how to use a weaver. Legally blind and with only a quarter of one eye working you can't keep her down and out.

Mum's pretty normal, I guess. Tricky questions you asked here Verb. I tend not to look at any of my family as strange. I guess to an outsider though we'd be a strange bunch.

SecondClass · September 03, 2015, 11:49:46 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:44:04 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 03, 2015, 11:32:07 PM
Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM
My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are
Your mom sounds amazing
She also can be frighteningly cold

Your mom sounds amazing

clum clum · September 03, 2015, 11:53:48 PM

The weirdest thing about my family is me. The rest are all normies. I'm a faggot fruit who has begun crossdressing. I'm the basically the black sheep of my family. I guess it's because I never knew my father and never had a father figure present in my life.

Kiwicake · September 03, 2015, 11:54:27 PM

I feel really bad because I can't even think of anything

Ushan · September 04, 2015, 12:10:06 AM

Due to my father's job, I have moved seven times before I turned fifteen.

Jocephalopod · September 04, 2015, 12:16:07 AM

Oh and my grandma's sister's husband (I just call him my uncle) has had a pretty cool life. He's had so many odd jobs from taste testing wine to designing parts of the lunar lander, he was also personal friends with Martin Luther King Jr.

And then there's my other uncle

Korra · September 04, 2015, 12:19:08 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on September 03, 2015, 11:49:46 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:44:04 PM
Quote from: SecondClass on September 03, 2015, 11:32:07 PM
Quote from: Jive Turkey on September 03, 2015, 11:27:12 PM
My mother is the most vain naricisstic person I have ever met in my life. She spends tons of time/money to look young (and I admit she looks incredibly young for her age). Loves designer clothing, expensive jewlery, and high end beauty products

My dad on the other hand could not give a shit about what he wears. He has no embarassment and almost no ego. He could be driving $100k cars but nope he's happy with what he has

They get along perfectly which is what i find strange considering how different they are
Your mom sounds amazing
She also can be frighteningly cold
Your mom sounds amazing

oh hai jim

Sandtrap · September 04, 2015, 12:19:38 AM

Quote from: ॐ Nuka on September 03, 2015, 11:44:51 PM

Parents are hard core tea party conservatives/christians, but only became so after having two homes foreclosed after a series of very bad business and money decisions. Basically, they fled to religion out of desperation or something. They wanted to be rich, and now they're barely getting by month to month renting houses that are way too nice and expensive for their current financial position. They're extremely materialistic and try to make it seem like they have way more than they actually have. Also they believe Obama is a Muslim terrorist that wants to destroy America and that the gay agenda is a real and evil thing.

I don't want to come off as insulting here.

Fuck your parents.

TB · September 04, 2015, 01:19:03 AM

When my dad was in his teens he was apparently asked by a Detroit Red Wings scout (hockey) to play for them but my grandpa turned them down because hockey players didn't get payed well back then.
Can't think of anything too out there about my mom at the moment.