1001 Rules For My Unborn Son

1. Skipweasel
   November 20th, 2008 at 5:59 am

   "270. Stand up to bullies. You’ll only have to do it once."

   Yeah, right. My son nearly hospitalised a bully recently, but it hasn't stopped.

2. Christophe
   November 20th, 2008 at 6:30 am

   "270. Stand up to bullies. You’ll only have to do it once."
   You'll be dead.

3. Gabe
   November 20th, 2008 at 8:20 am

   Is it me, or do these rules seem really old-fashioned and patriarchal? It's fitting that the music and the pictures posted on the blog are mostly from decades gone past, because a lot of these suggestions belong there as well.

4. sam
   November 20th, 2008 at 10:06 am

   I loved it. I read them all - very wise and well laid out. I wonder who is behind this - I'm willing to bet they do something important or influential.

5. vero4902
   November 20th, 2008 at 10:38 am

   I really liked it... kind of reminded me of "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff".

6. ted
   November 20th, 2008 at 10:46 am

   Dull as dishwater, and kinda old-fashioned.

   What about the rules for your unborn daughter, or can she just do as she pleases?

7. ak
   November 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am

   Not even born yet and already has 1001 rules to live by. Lucky kid...

8. ak
   November 20th, 2008 at 10:54 am

   "191. Don't have a girlfriend in college."

   Wow, i got this one right : terrible advice !

9. Johnny Cat
   November 20th, 2008 at 11:55 am

   No Vanity License Plates.

   Amen.

10. Robert
    November 20th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    1002 - Remember your father is an overbearing rulemaker who wants to control your life.

    Most of these rules are pretty good, but it does leave me with a bad taste in my mouth. It's like whoever is writing these wants to completely control his sons life in minute detail.

11. Corinne
    November 20th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    185. Be careful not to ogle girls at the beach. That's what sunglasses are for.

    That rule was definitely written for me. xD

12. Corinne
    November 20th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    Well, except for the proposition at the end of the sentence. Yuck.

13. Corinne
    November 20th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Preposition*

14. Lore
    November 20th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    Some of them are cute and I look forward to teaching them to my future children... but some seem super old fashion and don't fit with the times as of now. Now i'm thinking of rules for my unborn daughter to educate her in the years to come...

15. Crash_171
    November 20th, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    My Favs:
    259. If it looks like rain, carry an umbrella. She'll thank you.

    257. If you offer to help, don't quit until the job is done.

    But some of these have a very deep meaning, but appear to be nothing major:
    213. Go barefoot. It toughens the feet.

16. vertol
    November 20th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    Corinne,
    As a grammar freak myself, I will tell you that it is perfectly acceptable to put a preposition at the end of a sentence. And it is fine if the beginning of a sentence is where a conjunction is at.

17. ted
    November 20th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    Even better to put a proposition at the end of one.

18. Mr. Binky
    November 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    275. Don't be a snob.
    274. Don't settle for a store-bought cake. Bake!

19. Woogie
    November 20th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    So glad other people are questioning the bully thing. I stood up to a bully and took a beatdown.

20. Rob
    November 20th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    Some are old fashioned and outdated but I beleive the haters are missing the spirit of the message.

21. Chris
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:35 am

    I love old-fashioned advice. It reminds me that not everyone in the world is rude these days.

    The only one I truly take exception to is #14: Men with facial hair have something to hide. One of his rules should be to grow a beard. Every man should, at least once.

22. Tiny Dancer
    November 21st, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Some are old-fashioned, I agree, but the overall ideas are pretty solid these days. What I really loved about this link was the other link it led me to, the awesome Square America Snapshots (http://www.squareamerica.com). Always loved seeing other people's pics and these are fantastic! So, thanks again to the fab Neatorama for giving me two great links in one post!

23. Rocky Rook
    November 21st, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    Neat.

24. Ali S.
    November 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    Interesting but I really couldn't read through ALL of them. Yeesh!

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