# Thinking of recommending the SDMB to my dad **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-recommending-the-sdmb-to-my-dad/612248 "2012-02-08T23:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-recommending-the-sdmb-to-my-dad/612248/1 "2012-02-08T23:58:50Z")
I called my dad today to wish him a happy birthday, and he immediately wanted to debate the merits of Catholic churches being forced to distribute birth control pills (or something to that effect). He’s a classic devil’s advocate. He loves to argue. Not argue, really, because he never gets nasty and angry – he just loves to debate and get other people to debate with him. I have no desire to debate such things with him, becase I always “lose.” But I get the feeling he’s starved for conversation. He just turned 71, my mom works a job where she’s gone for 3 days at a time, and I think he gets lonely. So was I wondering what it would be like if I told him about message boards – specifically, the SDMB. For all I know, he’s already on message boards – he’s computer literate and apparently spends a lot of his time on-line, but I think he’s mostly shopping or looking at stuff he wishes he could buy. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-recommending-the-sdmb-to-my-dad/612248/2 "2012-02-09T00:04:33Z")
Sounds like it could be a really good fit.