Today, my son told me he wants to be a cop or enter the military when he grows up. Why? "Cops get paid to kill useless members of society" and "Only the military can stop communism." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my son's teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He put down "unemployed". FML
Today, I told my grandpa that I want to join the police force. His response: "You wanna lynch some blacks without the jail time, eh?" FML
Today, I found out that because I'm a cop, my 5-year-old son thinks the only way he can contact me is by calling 911. FML
Today, I told my dad I want to enlist in the army and he tried to lock me in my room. He did almost the same thing when I told him I wanted to do certain college courses to make it easier to become a police officer, only there was a lot more swearing and throwing of objects. FML
Today, my son told me that he doesn't need to go to school because he doesn't need a job. It turns out he plans to get a life sentence in prison and live the rest of his life at the taxpayers' expense. FML
Today, my dad drunkenly ranted about how I should volunteer for the military because of the crisis in the Middle East. I refused; I'm in college on two scholarships and have listened to stories of why his service still gives him nightmares. I had to hide all the phones to keep him from calling the recruiters. FML
Today, I got an angry call from my 7-year-old son's school. It turned out that while doing a "what I want to be when I'm older" assignment, he wrote that he wants to be an internet troll so he can make people mad and make them kill themselves. FML
Today, my son actually tried to get out of being arrested by claiming he was “an agent” and unless they let him go, his employers “from the government” would come looking for him and there would be “consequences”. The officers eventually got their breath back from laughing at him. FML
Today, my son joined the ranks of an organisation filled with nothing but scum, villains, thieves, and highwaymen. He's now a tax inspector. FML
Today, I talked to my dad about joining the military. He got up, laughed, and said, "As if the army would accept a pussy like you." FML
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Anderling 33
See if you can get into contact with deradicalizing organizations in your area. They’ll know where to start with this, because I sure as heck don’t. I’m so sorry, and I wish you the best of luck.
core01 30
YouTube algorithms feed progressively right-wing rhetoric to young men. i can hardly stand watching shorts on there due to this. One second I'm watching kitten vids, the next it's andrew tate or some equally disturbing garbage. It's a parents job to combat this brain washing. Get better at being a parent.
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Anderling 33
See if you can get into contact with deradicalizing organizations in your area. They’ll know where to start with this, because I sure as heck don’t. I’m so sorry, and I wish you the best of luck.
RichardPencil 32
With thoughts like that they won't let him in. He should try the Oath Keepers or the Proud Boys with such deranged ideas as those. He'd fit right in!
Ubehage 32
I didn't know cops got paid to kill cops. That's progress.
Chazzster 32
To be honest, this creeps me out! Unless son grows up, he thinks that it’s OK for cops to kill “useless individuals” which is usually code for people not like him. God knows we don’t need any more corrupt and sadistic cops like that! And if son thinks that the US military is likely to fight “communists” now he has no idea what he’s talking about. There are only three communist countries left - China, North Korea, and Cuba. The Russian Federation is not communist. There is little chance our military would actually be fighting in Cuba and God forbid that an actual shooting war would outbreak between the USA and China or North Korea (or Russia). The USA has not fought “communist forces” since Vietnam and that was a nearly 50 years and a few wars ago… (1) Son might be young and naive and watched too many old war movies or Dirty Harry movies or he is exposed to some truly awful people. I am almost afraid to ask - Does Dad or grandparents believe these things? If so there is the source of the problem… (2) Son is also sadly lacking in empathy of people not like him. Usually this is something taught by parents or religious teachers (though some of the true religious nutcases are just as lacking in empathy). He needs to understand that just because a person has a different skin color, cultural origin, or sexual orientation does not mean they are any less valuable as a person than he is. Not understanding this is potentially a sign of some disturbing personality disorders… Mom, obviously this idiocy didn’t seem to come from you. I hope that son is still young and open minded enough to learn both empathy and the difference between old movies and real life. In the meantime keep a close eye on how he behaves towards small animals and who he is associating with - in person or online.
core01 30
YouTube algorithms feed progressively right-wing rhetoric to young men. i can hardly stand watching shorts on there due to this. One second I'm watching kitten vids, the next it's andrew tate or some equally disturbing garbage. It's a parents job to combat this brain washing. Get better at being a parent.
ODBeefalo 10
while I find a distaste for police as a whole easier on the day to day, not ALL cops are shitty. the shitty ones are just better for headlines. talk to a local precinct and look into one of them talking to your son, most cops probably see it the same way many people do "too many cops are shitty, but some are working really hard to fix it". TBC I have have bad run ins with police as a child, innocent teen and later as a teenager committing a misdemeanor and being slammed against a cruiser, cuffed so bad it looked like I was cutting myself, and another officer came to court to point out his partner was way to rough for what happened that nights. so mixed feelings overall
JackWood 21
Let him join the army he will get a wake up call and the professionals can straighten him out.