Who has it the hardest? (no B.S.ing)

2006-04-06 08:39:21

#26

KnowMeByTrailOfDead: Jackass of all Trades; +62|7145|Dayton, Ohio

wife/Pregnant
2 kids 3 and 1 years
Work full time and my wife works 30 hr a week, most when I am home with the kids.
usually only play after the kids go to sleep unless i can talk my wife into letting me play about once a week. I then get the massive guilt trip for not spending enough time with the fam. I have gotten the No Sex threat a few times. Needless to say the wife usually wins that battle.

Makes it real hard to keep up my stats with my single brother.

2006-04-06 09:16:32

#27

OaksMokedBacon: Member; +0|7171|Dundee, Scotland

is all this AP stuff american exams for 17-18 year olds?

2006-04-06 09:32:57

#28

MaddOps: Who the hell elected you leader of this outfit?; +55|7061

Back when I was in High School (Grades 9-12) (Ages 14-18) in the US the AP Classes were for Advanced Placement. Some of them you could take and get college credit for. Others you could take and surpass the 4.0 grade point average if they had an "extended scale."

That's the basis of Advanced Placement "AP Classes"

2006-04-06 10:17:05

#29

enkur: Member; +0|7076|Austin, TX

Married
9month old Boy

I go to work at about 10am and home by 7pm then spend some time with wife and baby until they are both in bed by 10:30pm I then play for 2-3 hours. (I can get in 3-4 rounds of good play and I am happy)
Wife doesnt like me playing games so I can only play once they are in bed.
I think I have a pretty easy arangement here.. no complaints

2006-04-06 10:48:10

#30

MaddOps: Who the hell elected you leader of this outfit?; +55|7061

I have nothing to do at work except wait for a tornado, so I'll throw another one out.

Granted I was married for a few years. But I've always been of the opinion, if I'm home, and I have a woman to go to bed with, I'd much rather be planning an "undercover ambush" than anything else.

2006-04-06 12:56:30

#31

LordOfRuin: Member; +1|7170

sparklet wrote:
stryyker wrote:
AP American History
AP English Literature
AP Biological Sciences

thats hard for me
wow lots of AP classes r u the kind that would cry if u got a B??
cuz theres this 1 girl she got a B and started crying at my school and went yadadayadada im not goin to harvard blahblah no goin to stanford blaablah blah whut a cry baby

And that attitude and outlook, my friend, will be why your sorry ass is sent to fetch her a bagel as she pays your min-wage salary so you can afford that new headlight for your moped, all the better to see her whisk by you in her new Mercedes as you pedal your rain-sodden carcass home for another meal of top ramen.

aiki

2006-04-06 14:09:20

#32

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7131

sparklet wrote:
stryyker wrote:
AP American History
AP English Literature
AP Biological Sciences

thats hard for me
wow lots of AP classes r u the kind that would cry if u got a B??
cuz theres this 1 girl she got a B and started crying at my school and went yadadayadada im not goin to harvard blahblah no goin to stanford blaablah blah whut a cry baby

Funny, I do remember one girl that cried to get an A too, back in high school.

My BF2 life. Wife, 2 boys (8 years, 18 months). Youngest sleeps at 8pm. Older son sleeps at 9pm. Wife normally sleeps at 11pm. Weekends are filled with relatives/neighbors/friends kids birthday parties, amusement parks, outdoor family activities, cleaning house, 8 year old's school activities, etc. Come summer, 8 year olds sports activities, martial arts, swimming, etc. Now, just getting my 8 year old into the VEX robotics kit. Gaming playtime is 11pm for a few hours, a few times a week.

Last edited by Ilocano (2006-04-06 14:23:10)

2006-04-06 14:18:22

#33

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7131

stars#10101 wrote:
i knew this girl who got a 90% and cried, the teacher had to take her to the counselor. and this was 8th grade, i mean come one! your grades in 8th grade aren't as important as high school! and a bloody 90% is pretty damn good!

Do you go to school in Singapore? Is 90% good enough in Singapore? I have two young nephews in Singapore now. School is far more tough there than here in the States. To start, they have two Kindergarten grades, a year earlier than here. And then, they rank all students in class from who's first to last. Major pressure for those at the bottom.

2006-04-06 14:21:14

#34

wooly-back-jack: Jihaaaaaad!!!; +84|7204|England

not married yet but been engaged for 9 years (lol, I've avoided that well!...jokin, just not got round to it)
got our own house and a son who is 8 in August.
Im a ups man in england (just promoted to group leader - have to dispatch 8 other drivers as well as myself) so Im doing anything between 10 and 12 hours a day 5 days a week so Im totally shattered when I get home.
During the week at best Ill just browse the forums with a cup of tea, very rare I get a game during the week.. unless Im off work.
Weekends I usually hammer the game

2006-04-06 14:27:06

#35

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7131

MaddOps wrote:
Status: Divorced/Single Father
Age: 27
Kids: 3. Ages 5,4,3 -FULL Custody
Work M-F 8:30-4:30.
Their Mom takes them every other weekend for a day and a half.
That is when she has the money for food or gas for her car.
But she always has money for Internet, Cable and WOW.

I get to do all things. Feed kids and self.
Do everyone's laundry. Clean house. Baths for kids. Tee Ball.
Hang out with the Girlfriend and her 2 kids. Girlfriend doesn't live with me.

I usually play from 8PM to 11PM.
I'm usually starting the dishwasher,
and the washer and dryer in between loading rounds.
And folding, and putting things away.

To watch me you'd think I'm a speed freak.

You'd think I'd play all weekend long on my off weekends but I don't. I hang out with the girlfriend and just lounge about. Don't get me wrong. I love the game and I love to work on my skills, but nothing's more important than family. If I'm having an excellent round and I'm working on a basic badge, and all the sudden I have a kid calling for me, well I get up to tend to the kid and blow the round most times. It's fun because I get to play with my friends most nights, but this ain't life.
I'm never going to make General, or have 500 Gold Stars, or be one of the top ranked players in the world, and I'm fine with that.

So do I win?

Respect! Awesome father figure.

2006-04-06 15:19:14

#36

bobroonie.bda: Member; +143|7145

wow gusy much respect. I'm the guy that has it the easiest.

27
no kids
retired
has a girlfriend that brings me food, packs my bowls and watches me play.
i dont wake up till 5 pm and play games till about 9 am.
life is good

2006-04-06 15:20:02

#37

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7225

bobroonie.bda wrote:
wow gusy much respect. I'm the guy that has it the easiest.

27
no kids
retired
has a girlfriend that brings me food, packs my bowls and watches me play.
i dont wake up till 5 pm and play games till about 9 am.
life is good

How the fuck are you retired at 27?

2006-04-06 15:24:01

#38

bobroonie.bda: Member; +143|7145

private invester. never went to college. i was a home owner at the age of 23. its not how much you make but how you invest the money you save.

"do now what others are not willing to do, so later in life you can do what others cannot afford".

2006-04-06 15:26:33

#39

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7225

I invest and am doing pretty good, actually real good, but I am 29 and currently can't retire till about 50 or so. Not sure how you did that, but hey, I will just say congrats and call you a Wall Street HAXOR.

2006-04-06 16:34:13

#40

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7131

bobroonie.bda wrote:
private invester. never went to college. i was a home owner at the age of 23. its not how much you make but how you invest the money you save.

"do now what others are not willing to do, so later in life you can do what others cannot afford".

Cool. Mostly in real estate or stocks/commodities too? Got into the Hansen's stock? 3800% growth since 2000.

Curious what your yearly budget is. With family and all, $1million won't take me to the grave.

2006-04-06 16:42:02

#41

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7094|Washington, DC

If only someone in my lineage invested in Microsoft when it went public, lol.

Anybody that gets upset over something like a B is just sad, even if they get straight A's. It's human nature to mess up, get over it. I get straight B's, and I don't cry about it. I do feel kinda bad about it though, because I know if I try hard I can get A's. I'm supposedly extremely bright... but I'm such a lazy bum that I dont really try and get B's. I'm sure that'll change when college looms more closely, but for now I'm fine.

2006-04-06 16:44:24

#42

MaddOps: Who the hell elected you leader of this outfit?; +55|7061

Thanks for the props. I just consider it as what needs to be done.

2006-04-06 18:31:39

#43

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7156

I didn't realize how many daddies were on these forums lol. Im only 16, so i have to juggle school work and such with my playtime. i usualy play on weekends, but my mom hates me playing games. I hope to marry someone when I am older and have a couple a of kids. They may be pains sometimes, but hey, u gotta love kids. I have two baby nephews, 3 and 3 months. They are cute. I think i will probaly stop playing games so much once I start college in 2 years. I gotta shape up or my mom will probaly go nuts and burn all of my games, so yeah. I have it pretty good.

x

2006-04-06 18:36:49

#44

sparklet: Banned; +34|7211|stop corecting my grammer!!!!!

stars#10101 wrote:
Coolbeano wrote:
IB HL Chemistry
IB HL English A1
IB HL History/TSEA
IB SL French B
IB SL Psychology
IB SL Mathematics (if you take HL Math you are insane)
IB Theory of Knowledge
thats a load of IB's!

sparklet wrote:
wow lots of AP classes r u the kind that would cry if u got a B??
cuz theres this 1 girl she got a B and started crying at my school and went yadadayadada im not goin to harvard blahblah no goin to stanford blaablah blah whut a cry baby
i knew this girl who got a 90% and cried, the teacher had to take her to the counselor. and this was 8th grade, i mean come one! your grades in 8th grade aren't as important as high school! and a bloody 90% is pretty damn good!

im a freshman in high school so its not too hard to get game time. i do have to pay for internet and stuff too though. i play 2 days out of 5 weekdays because of rugby, or badminton (it's not a sissy sport if anyone thinks so). then on weekends, i play both days unless i have a rugby or badminton game. dont need much time studying cause im a freshman but in a couple of years ill get a lot less cause of the AP's im going to take, im being forced to take all AP's in my senior year!

yep that hapend when i was in 7th

2006-04-06 18:39:05

#45

sparklet: Banned; +34|7211|stop corecting my grammer!!!!!

LordOfRuin wrote:
sparklet wrote:
stryyker wrote:
AP American History
AP English Literature
AP Biological Sciences

thats hard for me
wow lots of AP classes r u the kind that would cry if u got a B??
cuz theres this 1 girl she got a B and started crying at my school and went yadadayadada im not goin to harvard blahblah no goin to stanford blaablah blah whut a cry baby
And that attitude and outlook, my friend, will be why your sorry ass is sent to fetch her a bagel as she pays your min-wage salary so you can afford that new headlight for your moped, all the better to see her whisk by you in her new Mercedes as you pedal your rain-sodden carcass home for another meal of top ramen.

aiki

STFU she'll be SO smart she's like shes a retard

2006-04-06 18:41:02

#46

sparklet: Banned; +34|7211|stop corecting my grammer!!!!!

bobroonie.bda wrote:
private invester. never went to college. i was a home owner at the age of 23. its not how much you make but how you invest the money you save.

"do now what others are not willing to do, so later in life you can do what others cannot afford".

explains the high ranks................

2006-04-06 19:43:27

#47

bobroonie.bda: Member; +143|7145

sry

Last edited by bobroonie.bda (2006-04-06 19:45:04)

2006-04-06 21:15:43

#48

Empathy: Member; +12|7164

taking 3 APs next year and 3 Honors classes and topping it off with sports, I'm not gonna have much time for video games *cry*

2006-04-06 23:03:28

#49

dshak: Member; +4|7277

haha... I like the guy who is 27 and retired... what job was that anyway man? pornstar? keebler elf?

Last edited by dshak (2006-04-06 23:03:44)

2006-04-07 13:01:00

#50

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7131

dshak wrote:
haha... I like the guy who is 27 and retired... what job was that anyway man? pornstar? keebler elf?

Easy, in real estate. In Southern California, virtually every house/condo went up about $100K in value in just the last year. In the last 5 years, most California homeowners are sitting pretty with well over $400K-$600K in equity, or more. If you had bought a house about 5-6 years ago, the value would have tripled or quadrupled by now. Savvy real estate investors in the last 5 years could buy a house with no money down or take a second mortgage to cover the down payment (assuming good credit and job of course). And so, this investor could easily turn over houses every few months. You had buyers in bidding wars over your home, offering money well above your asking price. This year though, it's slowed down a bit. One home in my neighborhood, which is about $50K above market, has been in the market now for a month. The golden days are ending.

Or the other real estate mogul, buying and leasing homes. Neighbor at my San Diego house is leasing their home (bought new about 10 years ago, with probably a $1K monthly payment, including taxes and insurance). He's now leasing the home for over $2K a month. $1K easy money.

Or one of my friends. Buying old apartments, fixing them up, and being a renter mogul.

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stryyker wrote:

sparklet wrote:

stryyker wrote:

stars#10101 wrote:

MaddOps wrote:

bobroonie.bda wrote:

bobroonie.bda wrote:

stars#10101 wrote:

Coolbeano wrote:

sparklet wrote:

LordOfRuin wrote:

sparklet wrote:

stryyker wrote:

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