Gotta love the Father-Son rule
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| Author: | townsy [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:35 am ] |
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So last night while the Blues were celebrating on the field after another brilliant come from behind win, townsy Jnr (who is 2) was under a doona watching on the couch. I thought I would go and grab his Carlton jumper which was given to me when he was born and give it to him to see if there would be a reaction. After a couple of seconds he recognised that it was the same as what they were wearing on the TV which was the source of daddy's joy at the time. That was it. He had it put on for him, slept in it and went to day care wearing it as well. Got him. Not that he really had a choice in the matter... |
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| Author: | Deano Supremo [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:37 am ] |
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Gotta love the Father-Son rule |
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| Author: | billc3 [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:41 am ] |
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Deano Supremo wrote: :-D
Gotta love the Father-Son rule Spot on , I can't figure it out at Aauskick etc when parents come up to me and say "Little Johnny goes for {Insert rediculous team here} " My answer is always the same "Really? - Where does he live?" Actually it's even more serious, it's part of this modern crap culture of "Oh we must let the children make theior own decisions and support them in the decisions they make"... They are kids for Chr!st's sake CRAP! Lot's of things in this world are NOT NEGOTIABLE! Footy Team support is one of them |
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| Author: | Deano Supremo [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:46 am ] |
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Yeah, I like Mandy's line with Shelbs: "You can barrack for any team you like so long as it's Collingwood." Tantamount to child abuse in that case, but I love the sentiment. |
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| Author: | kingkerna [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:16 pm ] |
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agree with all of you, a guy I know is a crazy geelong supporter, his son who is about 5 barracks for Port. I think it is just soft to even offer an excuse. If they try and go for someone else they won't go to any games on my watch nor will they be able to get any club merchandise |
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| Author: | MoriBlue [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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Haha my dad did the same thing to me as soon as I was able to recognise the CFC symbol. In fact 19 years later he is the one that persuaded me to sign up to this site. AND GOD AM I A HAPPY CHAPPY! 
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| Author: | AGRO [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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Its pretty simple really. They can barrack for any team they like but if you are taking them to the football there will be only one team that they will be seeing in action every time and thats CARLTON!!!!!!!!!! Go Blues. 
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| Author: | darknavy [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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kingkerna wrote: agree with all of you,
a guy I know is a crazy geelong supporter, his son who is about 5 barracks for Port. I think it is just soft to even offer an excuse. If they try and go for someone else they won't go to any games on my watch nor will they be able to get any club merchandise The worst thing about that is that they encourage it and take him to Port games.!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | townsy [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:22 pm ] |
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The scary thing is that had the father son rule applied when I was a kid I'd be a St Kilda supporter. 
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| Author: | Jarusa [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:30 pm ] |
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Good work townsy. |
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| Author: | GodisNavyBlue [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:30 pm ] |
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My wife was watching Domestic Blitz in the family room with my daughters
Without ecouragement my 5 year old son was coming into the front where I had the game on getting score updates and relaying them every couple of minutes. His excitement relaying each goal in the last had me bursting with pride just as much the result
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| Author: | Punter22 [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:35 pm ] |
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I'm probably about five years away from having kids, but the arrangement with Mrs Punter is already in place. She picks; Schools Haircuts Friends Clothes Religions I pick; Footy Team I've had a few people shocked that our kids won't have a choice, because, of all things, it's 'undemocratic'. Balls to that, I say. We're following the Singapore method of 'benevolent dictatorship'. |
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| Author: | ozdevil [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:39 pm ] |
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townsy wrote: The scary thing is that had the father son rule applied when I was a kid I'd be a St Kilda supporter.
well if the father and son rule applied to me, i would been supporting Collingwood... my father came close to it as when i was kid growing up in Hobart watching the tfl(as it was known back then) i supported the Glenorchy magpies and unfortunately they had the some guernsy as collingwood... at the time i was growing up tfl didnt have a team that had the cfc logo on it accept if i went into a lower league which was lindasfarne footbal clubl club which was light blue and cfc logo arrrgh well my dad had to grin and bare it as i wore my blues jumper,scarf beanie and what ever else i could muster with blues on it when we went to watch the glenorchy magpies and when we watch carlton beat collingwood on the tv cheers OZ |
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| Author: | LFTWNG11 [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:07 pm ] |
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I had no choice in the matter, and thank god for that... Norwood in the SANFL and Carlton in the AFL. My dad bought me up proper, I once asked him if I had grown up to support someone else what would of happened, he said I would I have to lok somewhere else to live... and thats fair enough. |
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| Author: | Deano Supremo [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:11 pm ] |
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ozdevil wrote: townsy wrote: The scary thing is that had the father son rule applied when I was a kid I'd be a St Kilda supporter. well if the father and son rule applied to me, i would been supporting Collingwood... Essendon* for me 
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| Author: | TruBlueBrad [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:13 pm ] |
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I dont remember having a choice, but I only ever wanted to follow the team my Dad did. We may have had a similar topic before, but I'd be interested to hear from people like townsy and Oz who follow someone different to their family on how that came about, whether it was influence from friends at school, a neighbour or you were just exceptionally bright as a kid
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| Author: | Kaptain Kouta [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:15 pm ] |
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Deano Supremo wrote: ozdevil wrote: townsy wrote: The scary thing is that had the father son rule applied when I was a kid I'd be a St Kilda supporter. well if the father and son rule applied to me, i would been supporting Collingwood... Essendon* for me Same, but by the same rule, my Old Man would be a Collingwood supporter. *shudder* |
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| Author: | Kaptain Kouta [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:18 pm ] |
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Punter22 wrote: I'm probably about five years away from having kids, but the arrangement with Mrs Punter is already in place.
She picks; Schools Haircuts Friends Clothes Religions I pick; Footy Team I've had a few people shocked that our kids won't have a choice, because, of all things, it's 'undemocratic'. Balls to that, I say. We're following the Singapore method of 'benevolent dictatorship'. I'm pretty relaxed about most things which might involve any kids of mine, which will happen sooner rather than later..... But footy team support isn't one of those. It's Carlton, or get the F&%$ out! Fortunately, MrsKK is a Carlton member, and a convert, having been there, screaming madly for Fev when we beat Collingwood in round 4. I signed both my nieces up the days that they were born, one of my siblings better do the same for my bub. |
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| Author: | PD'sPC [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:28 pm ] |
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ozdevil wrote: townsy wrote: The scary thing is that had the father son rule applied when I was a kid I'd be a St Kilda supporter. well if the father and son rule applied to me, i would been supporting Collingwood... my father came close to it as when i was kid growing up in Hobart watching the tfl(as it was known back then) i supported the Glenorchy magpies and unfortunately they had the some guernsy as collingwood... at the time i was growing up tfl didnt have a team that had the cfc logo on it accept if i went into a lower league which was lindasfarne footbal clubl club which was light blue and cfc logo arrrgh well my dad had to grin and bare it as i wore my blues jumper,scarf beanie and what ever else i could muster with blues on it when we went to watch the glenorchy magpies and when we watch carlton beat collingwood on the tv cheers OZ The same- except my dad was a Collingwood supporter to spite me! Now, with my 19 month old son, there is no chance he'll be barracking for anybody else but...THE MIGHTY BLUES!!! 
(And, if he does, he'll find himself another place to live.....) |
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| Author: | The Vet [ Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:02 pm ] |
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As we were running away in the last (i think it was after eddie's goal), my eldest sidled up to me and said, quite seriously, "Dad, I'm going to take my kids to the footy and yell stupid things just like you do" *sigh*
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