Adult men with teenage hobbies.

JohnnyFlash

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

harry Bailey esq

What adult male doesn't enjoy the odd ****?

bear1

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

Are you actually being serious?

Relikk

Sounds like you're taking the piss, but is he harming anybody else by doing the things he does?

Mr. Incognito

You sound like a teenager pretending to be an adult

kneemos

Begs all sorts of questions like why had you got two young lads over and why do you think you're their parent?

Gatling

If he's happy , that's all that counts ,

Colonel Claptrap

What's a teenage hobby?

Boom_Bap

Johnny.....are you my papa?

CerebralCortex

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Firstly those bands are not metal bands. Metallica is barely metal.

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

Secondly get over yourself. You owe your child, as you decided to have him. It doesn't work the other way around. He owes you nothing. He has every right to be whoever he wants to be. Worry all you want it won't get you anywhere.


Edit: ...or you're taking the piss.

TerrorFirmer

There's nothing really wrong with any of that, whatever age you are. He's not exactly torturing small animals.

WesternZulu

What about grown women with child hobbies - like collecting teddies and being a princess? :pac:

Noveight

Better off being happy while paddling your own canoe than feeling meh while trying to fulfill the expectations of others.

More power to the lad.

JohnnyFlash

Relikk wrote: »

Is he harming anybody else by doing the things he does?

No, not a bit at the moment, apart from thinking he's some sort of philisopher or intellectual, and boring the hole off people with what he thinks are deep insights. I'd just hate to see him acting the same way when he was 30. To be honest I'd like to see him play some sport, go out sniffing for the ride, and spend less times on indoor nerd pursuits. I'm just wondering if he will grow out of it or will he become an adult manchild?

harry Bailey esq

Colonel Claptrap wrote: »

What's a teenage hobby?

See post #2

Gravelly

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

I've a nephew that fits this description exactly. The fecker is in his late 20's and is a permanent student - he must have about 3 utterly useless degrees at this stage. Both parents are hardworking. When he's not on some stupid march, he's arguing with people about how great this country would be under socialism. Dunno what his problem is.

Hector Savage

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

Data is from Star Trek the Next Generation.

Cordell

40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit

I'm 40, still playing computer games, still listening to metal and hip hop and punk, not acting the eeijit though - I've my own family to take care of. So yeah.

LE: you're the star of THAT thread, hats off, sir.

JohnnyFlash

kneemos wrote: »

Begs all sorts of questions like why had you got two young lads over and why do you think you're their parent?

No need to be smart, lad. My marriage is over, and my two teenage sons were over to visit their auld fella.

El Tarangu

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League...

Is enjoying comic books somehow more juvenile than feeling an affinity with a football club located 400 miles away from where you live?

Everyone has different interests OP, live and let live.

bear1

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

No, not a bit at the moment, apart from thinking he's some sort of philisopher or intellectual, and boring the hole off people with what he thinks are deep insights. I'd just hate to see him acting the same way when he was 30. To be honest I'd like to see him play some sport, go out sniffing for the ride, and spend less times on indoor nerd pursuits. I'm just wondering if he will grow out of it or will he become an adult manchild?

Christ you sound like some barrel of laughs yourself.
Grow up for the sake of Lucifers ****e.

JohnnyFlash

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Johnny.....are you my papa?

Jesus horse, I doubt it! Maybe try the postman?!

The Backwards Man

Supports Spurs.

Questions the choices of others. .

jaykay74

These parody style threads are a throwback :pac:

I'm sure his "mate" will arrive in with some like minded opinion later on. Keep up the good work.

CerebralCortex

Gravelly wrote: »

I've a nephew that fits this description exactly. The fecker is in his late 20's and is a permanent student - he must have about 3 utterly useless degrees at this stage. Both parents are hardworking. When he's not on some stupid march, he's arguing with people about how great this country would be under socialism. Dunno what his problem is.

Inherited ****ty deal from the previous generation :rolleyes:

5rtytry56

OP, go to a Hamleys toystore and go to a free member of staff. There should be one available since it's not Chrimbo.
Ask them what range of toys are suitable for a male teenage hobbyist. Then avoid grown men like myself with these pursuits.

seachto7

Let me guess, you need to cut your hair and stop wearing jeans at a certain age too?

The high horse brigade

Data was from Star Trek

Will I Am Not

I’m on the road to 40. Still enjoy gaming.
I never got into wrestling, comics or sci-fi conventions at any age but I’d find someone in their 30/40s into all of them a bit weird to be honest. Especially those that dress up for the conventions.

gargargar

The question is, have you grown up yet?

freshpopcorn

You seem a little traditional about life to be honest. Not everybody is like that anymore.

Get Real

You say you don't want him to be a grown man buying front row tickets to a wrestling match. Would you mind if your other son was a grown man buying tickets to a premier league match?

He has different interests to your usual "football type" Young lad. But what's the difference? One seems to be more popular and acceptable, and I've an interest in football and soccer myself. But at the end of the day, grown men follow it just like children and teens do.

I don't see a problem with your son being different in his interests, fair play to him. Takes even bigger balls to be like that. If you yourself may not be interested, I think you should at least show interest. He's not taking drugs or anything. He's a young man following what he's into.

Edit:now that I think about it, don't all men (myself included) have teenage hobbies? Things that young lads and adults alike are into? Be it premier league, gaa, talking about women, playing video games, airsoft, paintball, go karting, formula one?

Gravelly

Will I Am Not wrote: »

I’m on the road to 40. Still enjoy gaming.
I never got into wrestling, comics or sci-fi conventions at any age but I’d find someone in their 30/40s into all of them a bit weird to be honest. Especially those that dress up for the conventions.

I'm surprised the gene for this behaviour hasn't disappeared from human DNA, as I presume these people don't breed.

JohnnyFlash

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Supports Spurs.

Questions the choices of others. .

I question that choice myself sometimes, Man. Moved to London in the late 80's for work and Spurs became my team. The era of Lineker and Gascoigne etc. Very happy with progress these days though.

Herb Powell

CerebralCortex wrote: »

Firstly those bands are not metal bands. Metallica is barely metal.

Are you one of these lads who needs a br00tal br3akD0wN in drop-A for it to be METAL enough?


OP as long as he stays off the anime I wouldn't be too worried

yourdeadwright

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I had the two young lads over last night for a curry and to watch Spurs in the Champions League. I'd noticed it before, but now that my time around them is a bit more limited I see that they really are chalk and cheese.

The younger fella is into his sport, is a right little horndog, bit of a smart lip on him, but what you'd call a fairly balanced young lad. It's the older lad I'm worried about. He's mad into wrestling, computer games (up all hours of the night unless the ex cuts the internet), watching cage fighting and reading comic books. He also dresses in baggy black clothes, and seems to be permanently moppin' around with a pus on him that would turn milk sour. He also seems to love arguing about stuff like religion and money, and can be a right pain in the hole to be honest. He listens to metal music as well, but I'm not too worried about that, as his auld lad was a fan of Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Whitesnake etc when he was younger.

Question is, should I be worried about him, or will he grow out of it? I don't want him to be a grown man who goes to a convention dressed as that Data lad from Star Wars, or queuing to buy front row seats for a WWF match in Dublin. And while I don't read many books meself, I'd hope he would read something more than comic books about superheros and baddies. I was reading Tommy Tiernan in the paper a few weeks ago, and he was going on about grown men acting like teenagers, 40 year olds playing computer games and acting the eejit. I don't want the little lad to turn out like that.

If there your kids would you not just hope there HAPPY ,
No matter what they like or don't like if they are happy and its hurting anyone else who cares,

Mrcaramelchoc

Its better than taking drugs and robbing people isnt it?

jimgoose

I am stuck in a terrifying sort of Limbo here. I'm 46, and the only computer game I play is Euro Truck Simulator II. But I went and got the CPC IRL, just in case.

Hector Savage

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Data was from Star Trek

I feel this is the most worrying thing about this thread!

OP how could you not know this ?

What kind of a childhood did you have ??

_Dara_

Playing computer games > watching hours of mindless television

Jim Bob Scratcher

Reading about what Tommy Tiernan has to say is the most worrying part of your post OP

o1s1n

What hobbies are grown men allowed to have OP? Shoveling turf and drinking all of their wages down the local on payday?

JohnnyFlash

yourdeadwright wrote: »

If there your kids would you not just hope there HAPPY ,
No matter what they like or don't like if they are happy and its hurting anyone else who cares,

That's all I want for them to be honest, and I'll support them as best as a flawed man like meself can. I'm just wondering if he will continue down the same path, and be stuck in this sort of teenage/adult inbetween world. I don't think that would be too good for him to be honest.

El Tarangu

Will I Am Not wrote: »

... but I’d find someone in their 30/40s into all of them a bit weird to be honest. Especially those that dress up for the conventions.

I find it odd that anyone over 18 would go to a pub dressed as football player to watch their team play. But this behaviour is considered normal, even particularly masculine, whereas dressing up as other things is not.

But it takes all sorts, I suppose.

eviltimeban

weldoninhio

Will I Am Not wrote: »

I’m on the road to 40. Still enjoy gaming.
I never got into wrestling, comics or sci-fi conventions at any age but I’d find someone in their 30/40s into all of them a bit weird to be honest. Especially those that dress up for the conventions.

What about someone in their 30s/40s that dresses up in the costume of a football player from a team 400 miles away and spends his/her evening shouting at an inanimate box in the corner of their living room??

yourdeadwright

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

yourdeadwright wrote: »

If there your kids would you not just hope there HAPPY ,
No matter what they like or don't like if they are happy and its hurting anyone else who cares,

That's all I want for them to be honest, and I'll support them as best as a flawed man like meself can. I'm just wondering if he will continue down the same path, and be stuck in this sort of teenage/adult inbetween world. I don't think that would be too good for him to be honest.

You never mentioned what age they where ?

gmisk

o1s1n wrote: »

What hobbies are grown men allowed to have OP? Shoveling turf and drinking all of their wages down the local on payday?

Others hobbies may include
- Putting ferrets down their trousers
- Talking about "the old days"
- Breaking any technology and asking their children to fix it
- knocking the wife about a bit

Gravelly

El Tarangu wrote: »

I find it odd that anyone over 18 would go to a pub dressed as football player to watch their team play. But this behaviour is considered normal, even particularly masculine, whereas dressing up as other things is not.

But it takes all sorts, I suppose.

People who go around dressed as a footballer (unless they are playing football) are commonly referred to as "full kit w@nkers" and are rarely seen anywhere. If you mean people who wear football jerseys, sure probably 70% of the country do between soccer and football at some point in the year.

Gravelly

gmisk wrote: »

Others hobbies may include
- Putting ferrets down their trousers
- Talking about "the old days"
- Breaking any technology and asking their children to fix it
- knocking the wife about a bit

T'would take some practise to do all four at once - could get the ferrets riled up to dangerous effect.

seachto7

Gravelly wrote: »

People who go around dressed as a footballer (unless they are playing football) are commonly referred to as "full kit w@nkers" and are rarely seen anywhere. If you mean people who wear football jerseys, sure probably 70% of the country do between soccer and football at some point in the year.

Rarley see continetntals in football or sports jerseys casually, not sure if it's down to ultras. Seems to be more common in Ireland.