# I Pit my dad for unironically pointing out that he retired at 50, and that at 36, I've never worked **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738 "2014-03-03T06:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/121 "2014-03-07T20:24:24Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I see what you did there… > > And thanks to everyone for confirming that the OP really is a sad, immature, manipulative jerk who leverages his disability to the point of literally PEEING HIS PANTS when he doesn’t get his way. You’re almost right. A reasonable person who locked themselves in their room because they were throwing a tantrum like a 3 year old at a roomie or a relative and had to pee really really bad **would** pee their pants. The OP did not pee his pants but held it in until his bladder exploded which launched him out of his two-story window onto the concrete patio below crushing and killing Fluffy the local neighborhood stray that everyone loved and adored and also breaking both of his legs and spine which put him into a wheelchair. And the OP blames his father for not doing a spinal transplant with him so that he may someday walk again. Personally I’d be pissed off at my dad too if he didn’t give up his spine for me. Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/122 "2014-03-07T20:44:37Z")
\*\*Broomstick \*\*needs to realize at some point that \*\*etv78 \*\*is not her spouse, regardless of the similarities in disabilities. They’re the same affliction, sure, but as far as you know that’s where the similarities begin and end. For one, I doubt your spouse is trolling message boards left and right. Maybe he is, but I don’t think so. Your spouse sounds like a cool guy. Someone that doesn’t make excuses and has made it married to you this long with both of his femurs intact so that must say something, but try to remember that etv is a completely different person with different issues that don’t fit into the same box as your spouse’s. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/123 "2014-03-07T22:59:49Z")
“E-mail abuse resulting in suspension/expulsion from university” doesn’t seem like it covers a lot of ground in possible scenarios. It’s not like he was slapping the computer upside the monitor. The only thing I can think of right now that would qualify as “E-mail abuse” would be harassing or threatening another student. I’m genuinely curious what the E-mail abuse was, not that I expect the OP to divulge that information, nor do I suspect that the OP ever intended to divulge said info. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/124 "2014-03-08T00:24:24Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I see what you did there… > > And thanks to everyone for confirming that the OP really is a sad, immature, manipulative jerk who leverages his disability to the point of literally PEEING HIS PANTS when he doesn’t get his way. Unless there’s some additional developmental disorder that hasn’t been talked about, clearly there’s no reason for anyone to feel sympathy for the OP anymore. I’m now reading OP as “OPee.” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/125 "2014-03-08T03:17:02Z")
Holding your pee in until your bladder explodes isn’t “stupid and foolish”. It’s incredibly, breathtakingly insane and masochistic. > [@Monty](#): > > “E-mail abuse resulting in suspension/expulsion from university” doesn’t seem like it covers a lot of ground in possible scenarios. It’s not like he was slapping the computer upside the monitor. The only thing I can think of right now that would qualify as “E-mail abuse” would be harassing or threatening another student. I’m genuinely curious what the E-mail abuse was, not that I expect the OP to divulge that information, nor do I suspect that the OP ever intended to divulge said info. You’re certainly not the only one. I would think it would have to be something pretty severe to get one suspended out right, rather than just disciplined. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/126 "2014-03-08T03:51:33Z")
FTR, Once I posted the OP I decided not to revisit it. TY for showing me this was the correct decision. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/127 "2014-03-08T03:54:24Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > FTR, Once I posted the OP I decided not to revisit it. And yet, here you are. Why not pull up a chair and stay awhile? We’ve got fine imported cigars and homemade chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/128 "2014-03-08T03:59:10Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > FTR, Once I posted the OP I decided not to revisit it. TY for showing me this was the correct decision. Looks like you have a lack of follow through when things get tough. Can’t say I’m surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/129 "2014-03-08T05:26:17Z")
> [@keturah](#): > > Looks like you have a lack of follow through when things get tough. Can’t say I’m surprised. Come now, giving up when things get tough is ‘the correct decision’. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/130 "2014-03-08T05:33:05Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > Come now, giving up when things get tough is ‘the correct decision’. Are you pointing that out unironically? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/131 "2014-03-08T05:52:43Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > FTR, Once I posted the OP I decided not to revisit it. TY for showing me this was the correct decision. Some honest and serious questions; Why did you decide not to return and why not clarify and answer some of the questions posed here? . ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/132 "2014-03-08T05:54:05Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Are you pointing that out unironically? I’m not even sure. It’s obviously worse if you point things out unironically though, so I’m going to say yes. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/133 "2014-03-08T05:57:12Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > I’m not even sure. It’s obviously worse if you point things out unironically though, so I’m going to say yes. You bitch! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/134 "2014-03-08T08:29:37Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > You bitch! :mad: I blame my dad! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/135 "2014-03-08T14:08:56Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > And yet, here you are. Why not pull up a chair and stay awhile? We’ve got fine imported cigars and homemade chocolate. And if that runs out, I’ve got a dugout and some jellybeans. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/136 "2014-03-08T15:38:47Z")
I brought pistachios so I can throw the seeds at people I don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/137 "2014-03-08T16:18:20Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > And if that runs out, I’ve got a dugout and some jellybeans. Wait, what!? You mean a boat and candy? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/138 "2014-03-08T16:38:30Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > I blame my dad! I blame your dad, too! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/139 "2014-03-08T17:05:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > FTR, Once I posted the OP I decided not to revisit it. TY for showing me this was the correct decision. Why, because **after dozens of posts trying to help** by parsing your brief comments and suggesting possibilities and ways to work things out, we got a little impatient and snarky at your continued avoidance of all the questions? You’ve had a lot of supporters here who clearly know things about you from private communication and following your other posts, who have kept the snarkier elements in check, waiting for you to show up and glean some value from all that’s been said on your behalf here. And that’s your reply to all of them - all of us. Good luck ever getting an answer to anything here again. And because it’s the Pit, I can say this: Boo-hoo, too fuckin’ bad, Get Over It, grow up and HOW SAD TOO BAD YOUR DAD. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738/140 "2014-03-08T21:25:05Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > You’re certainly not the only one. I would think it would have to be something pretty severe to get one suspended out right, rather than just disciplined. Most Uni’s around here take a pretty dim view of using their facilities to download and distribute porn or pirate movies - about the only other two things I could think of. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738.md?page=8)