This particular philosophy is mostly spoken of in jokes about overprotective moms, but it was an actual policy during the Ch'ing dynasty. The Last Emperor (TM) took classes with his cousin, and whenever he misbehaved, his cousin was punished.
My own philosophy of childraising: "Jesse, before you were born you had an older brother, but he was bad and I made him into soup." Highly effective. Also "If you get married or father a child before you're 30, I'll kill you". That worked too. He's 32 now, no wife, no kids.
Maybe he's an emotional wreck now, and maybe he's not. But LOTS of people are emotional wrecks, for LOTS of different reasons.
I just want to say that it wasn't true. Jesse didn't have an older brother. Also, I probably wouldn't have killed him if he'd gotten a girl pregnant, or the girl and the baby either.
I hear placentas aren't very picky with respect to where they settle in for gestation. This isn't entirely on point, though, since the hypothetical boy is presumed eggless.
Are you referring to this? It's something of a leap to call that "John Emerson's philosophy of child-rearing".
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:17 AM
Oops, forgot the link. Yes, that's what I meant. I'm sure JE won't object to the characterization.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:19 AM
To punish you for omitting the link, I will now run extra.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:21 AM
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:22 AM
Was the kid on the chair you, ogged?
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:40 AM
Nope.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 11:42 AM
This particular philosophy is mostly spoken of in jokes about overprotective moms, but it was an actual policy during the Ch'ing dynasty. The Last Emperor (TM) took classes with his cousin, and whenever he misbehaved, his cousin was punished.
My own philosophy of childraising: "Jesse, before you were born you had an older brother, but he was bad and I made him into soup." Highly effective. Also "If you get married or father a child before you're 30, I'll kill you". That worked too. He's 32 now, no wife, no kids.
Maybe he's an emotional wreck now, and maybe he's not. But LOTS of people are emotional wrecks, for LOTS of different reasons.
Posted by John Emerson | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 12:01 PM
you're running because of him!
completely unrelated to your point, but I really hate when people try to pull that.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 12:27 PM
I just want to say that it wasn't true. Jesse didn't have an older brother. Also, I probably wouldn't have killed him if he'd gotten a girl pregnant, or the girl and the baby either.
Posted by John Emerson | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 3:29 PM
If he had gotten the girl and the baby pregnant, I hope you'd have disapproved.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 3:31 PM
But if he'd gotten a boy pregnant--that would have really been something, wouldn't it?
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 10:01 PM
I hear placentas aren't very picky with respect to where they settle in for gestation. This isn't entirely on point, though, since the hypothetical boy is presumed eggless.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 10:17 PM
oh noes!! how will he make an omelete? He loves omelets.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 10:32 PM
You seem to have a fascination with placentas.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 06-27-05 10:42 PM