The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 06, 2023

At least he didn’t called you “boomer”.

Bru-Bru?

That is something that you do not want to call your parents.

That’s better than being called “OneFootInTheGrave”

At one point in our lives my daughter and I were working in neighboring departments of a grocery store. I told her she can call me “Jeff” while at the store if she preferred. She did it once, and said it was as weird for her to say it as it was for me to hear it.

Even though I have heard that expression, in all of my Canadian 60 years, I have yet to pick up a dictionary to find out what britches are really! Maybe today’s the day to learn something new.

Go all ‘Dangerfield’ on him and demand respect.

no TV, clean the gutters, rake some leaves and when he’s done see if asks, “Am I done Sir?”

Would you prefer “Bra?”

perhaps it is time for Wilburforce to draw on his trews if hit britches no longer fit

I suppose it could be worse. Wilberforce could have referred to Brutus as “dogg.” I’m not sure what that means exactly though.

so there’s more pants then boss… huh, does he think you two are buds or is he teasing you?

Being called bro can be a complementary word. But, from son to father, there’s still nothing better than being called Dad. Once, when substituting at a nearby high school, as student called me bro. I’m sure he meant it in a positive way, but under the circumstances, he should’ve called me Mister King.

Next shopping trip, Wilberforce gets husky pants.

Kids just have to test their boundaries all the time. Pick your battles.

“What are you complaining about? He just called me ‘Dude’…”

How does a guy named Wilberforce get too big for his britches?

If you want to get something done, there are three ways to do it: do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or tell your kids not to do it.

When he starts calling you Brocephus, then it’s time for a talk.

Don’t let him hear you say too big for your britches or he will call you “geezer”!

“Bru, Bro, or Brah. Call me anything as long as you call me for dinner.”

When I was young, I learned all the adult neighbors’ first names, so that’s how I addressed them. That is, until somebody complained to Mom. After some explaining of ‘the rules’ I went along with the Mr. or Mrs. game, just to make the grown-ups feel better.

Yeah, it would have been better if he called you homie.

Daddy-bro? Beatnik. across several generations.

I think it’s time for Brutus to have a talk with his son. He need to nip that in the bud very quickly.

Brutus why don’t you try calling Veeblefester Bro, it might improve your rapport with him.

Brutus misses another wake up call.

Education system fails again…

㋡ well, if they lived in Alabama . . .

That must be stopped yesterday or even sooner. Disrespectful attitude towards a parent should never be tolerated. Brutus should have handled that one right at the start…

Must be reading Heathcliff.

brutus is upset ‘cause he’d prefer “big daddy-o”…

Several years ago, I had a young man greet me with something like “hey dude!” and I responded, without thinking, “Yo, dog!” (I am a female, definitely older than he was.) He was speechless for a few minutes. Then we both laughed.