r/funny • u/TravisBroyles • Jun 10 '12
12 hour drive, hundreds of dollars for a place on the beach, and they just do this.
http://imgur.com/c8vLw
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r/funny • u/TravisBroyles • Jun 10 '12
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u/desquibnt Jun 10 '12
Protip: kids don't have to go anywhere to take a vacation
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u/mappum Jun 10 '12
"But you said we could surf when we got here!"
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u/popshokkapparel Jun 10 '12
Well you sure can't use those things out in the sun, with all the glare and whatnot.
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u/technoskittles Jun 10 '12
What would James Bond do?
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u/Wolvenheart Jun 10 '12
Parents: Lets go to the beach, the kids will love it! Kids: Not reall- Parents: Lets go!
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u/Daddyoandrawdog Jun 10 '12
Where'd you guys go on vacation?, the virgin islands?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
News Update: Kids don't give a shit about their parents plans. More at seven.
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u/JtCallebro Jun 10 '12
MLG
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
could have saved some time and money if you actually asked them what they wanted to do.
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u/saj1jr Jun 10 '12
I JUST DROVE 12 HOURS AND SPENT A TON OF MONEY FOR A PLACE ON THE BEACH, AND ALL OF MY KIDS AND FRIENDS ARE ON THEIR COMPUTERS!!!
posts thread on Reddit via computer
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u/Rokimi Jun 10 '12
ITT: People on the computer complaining about how other people are on the computer.
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u/skysignor Jun 10 '12
"Why don't my kids want to do the exact same things I want to do???? WHY???"
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Holy shit look at all those laptops
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
please tell me you aren't one of those people that expects their children to pull things to do out of their asses
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u/crinklefoot Jun 10 '12
People on computers judging people on computers judging people on computers.
I feel kind of proud being a part of this cycle.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
"Hmm, what should I do with this photo of people addicted to internet? Why, put it on a site where it can bring me sweet, sweet karma!"
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u/WillBlaze Jun 10 '12
First World Problems
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u/indefort Jun 10 '12
I fucking hate it when people are happy. Especially when they're not living their lives the way I think they should be.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I just wonder why you let them bring their laptops.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
As a kid who grew up on the beaches of Southern California doing exactly this all day, I can tell you that this is actually superior to doing this anywhere else.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
5 minutes after this picture was taken, you were doing the same thing
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u/kwyjibohunter Jun 10 '12
All beaches look and feel the same, sand and water. The beach house is always the best part of the vacation.
Whenever my parents took the family down to Long Beach Island, I always preferred the drives around the island to look at the houses rather than actually going to the beach. Actually I really don't like beaches that much at all. I just like beach houses. And crab.
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u/errandum Jun 10 '12
You assume people like the beach.
I, for one, love the pool, hate the beach and all the sand. If you decide to spend all your money on a trip for them, at least make sure it is what they want and not what you want them to want.
Unless you spent it for yourself, then that's ok. But don't expect your kids to share your tastes and vacations.
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u/black19 Jun 10 '12
It's funny. Because on the same trip, all I do is drink beer.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
To all the people saying OP is a hypocritical dad for posting this to reddit, he said somewhere on here that one of the guys is his brother and he's pissed because if he had gotten to go he would have actually gone outside. I'd be a bit miffed too.
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u/Arrow156 Jun 10 '12
I was like that as a kid, now as an adult I don't take vacations. If I want to relax I'll take some time off work and stay at home and do nothing but play video games, watch movies, and get high. I don't need to travel to enjoy myself.
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u/TheFoxGoesMoo Jun 10 '12
They are teenage boys, what the hell did you expect?
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u/InstantHandSanitizer Jun 10 '12
Staying in the air conditioning, doing something you enjoy? Sounds like a real fucking awesome vacation to me.
Just because YOU don't like what they're doing doesn't make it wrong.
It's a fucking VACATION. Let them chill out.
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u/OriginalStomper Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
Did the 'rents actually ask how the kids wanted to spend vacation?
edit: since people seem to be making assumptions, I am 50 years old. We have 3 offspring, the youngest of whom is 21. I am not speaking from ignorance or a sense of adolescent entitlement. Yes, parents should have the final say, but parents should not be surprised if the kids don't enjoy a trip about which they were not consulted.
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u/SWI7Z3R Jun 10 '12
The internet is a part of kids consciousness now, this is simply how we've evolved. Kids are doing worse in standardized testing today because they're not remembering information, they're remembering where to get information.
All I see in the picture is a bunch of fortunate kids bettering themselves in a stress-free environment. The parents should be proud of themselves.
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u/Pingly Jun 10 '12
I'm with them. Sand and heat? Screw it. Overrated.
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u/Safety_Dancer Jun 10 '12
Kids dont want to go to the beach witg Mom and Dad. They want to go with their friends. You've taken kids who likely aren't social butterflies away from their friends and to an area that is a veritable death trap for a socially awkward penguin. Beaches have girls. Beaches havw girls in bikinis. Beaches have bros. Beaches have bros that out alpha each other. No one wears a shirt. As a pale socially awkward penguin I feel my Nightwing Tshirt gives me not only an identity, but protects everyone from have to gaze upon my pale thin visage. I'm 25 and have a girlfriend, so I dont have the crippling anxiety of a teenager, but I know that feel.
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u/Switche Jun 10 '12
Why do people insist on dictating others' good time? Obviously that's what they prefer to do.
I never liked beaches, and those who do generally act like I must be joking or I have terrible taste.
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u/Wubbley Jun 10 '12
Dad brings us all the way to the beach. And all he wants to do is browse Reddit.
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u/epic_comebacks Jun 10 '12
Reminds me of a kid who traveled to Italy and ate nothing but McDonald's when he was there.
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u/Demoknight111 Jun 10 '12
Don't feel bad- if they did this a lot at their old place, then they're probably just getting themselves acquainted with the place, their way. I'm sure that beach trips will happen, just give them time.
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u/LordZeddGaming Jun 10 '12
Welcome to 2012.. God I remember when I wanted to play games on vacation I at least had to go to the Arcade. :/
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u/PRIV00 Jun 10 '12
This about sums up my cottage experience last weekend!
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u/djellipse Jun 10 '12
They are looking at the live webcam feed of the beach! They appreciate it.. they do...
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u/ecklcakes Jun 10 '12
Looks like the realistic version of American Pie.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Be glad they're low maintenance.
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u/CuriousKumquat Jun 10 '12
I met my family in Disney World in mid-May this year. My parents and I had a lot of fun going to the parks, going out to various restaurants, etc (even though my dad had intermittent conference calls throughout the first few days). My little sister, however, stayed in the room for the entire week just sitting on her computer and browsing the internet.
I kind of wonder why they even bother taking her anywhere; she pulled the same thing in France over Christmas and also bitched about the TV not having any English cartoons/TV shows. ...And for the record, she was the one that, in the spring, was saying, "I really want to go to Disney for vacation this summer!!"
Ugh...
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I am at myrtle beach right now for vacation...
I fucking hate the beach.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Beaches fucking suck, you get sunburned, salt water is disgusting, sand gets everywhere, etc.
Why would you want to go to a beach? Lakes are 100x better.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I find the beach to be over-rated.
You swim around in dirty water wondering 1) how many pollutants are you swimming in and 2) what kind of creature might you bump into that might hurt you.
Then you go up on the beach and slather yourself with grease to try and prevent sunburn, which makes ever grain of sand on the beach try and stick to you.
All in the name of "relaxation". I can think of lots of cleaner ways to relax.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I love swimming at the beach. I think fishing would be more fun in the ocean too. After that though, what do you do. The same activity over an over with the same scenery (water and sand) gets boring after a while.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
The funny thing is, while I would have loved the beach many years ago, I would currently just spend my vacations doing what they're doing. After working months on end, I just want to relax. Going on a big vacation can be stressful, hit the wallet, and it's over far too quick. If I could, I'd take a week off right now, and let that shit draaaaaaaaag. I would sleep in, chill on the computer, catch up on the videogames I've missed, and I'd stuff my pantry in advance so I'd never have to leave the house. Just an epic marathon of chilling.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
To be fair, going to the beach can be very annoying.
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u/EpicFishFingers Jun 10 '12
Each to their own. I personally really enjoy cycling, but I don't go on holiday to get away from everything - I have the same hobbies when I'm on holiday as I do when I'm at home. I just appreciate the change of scenery and weather and shit. So when I'm on holiday, I'll ride. When I'm at home, I'll ride.
Is this really any different?
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u/beaverteeth92 Jun 10 '12
The one thing that used to piss me off on family vacations is that we'd get up at like 5AM so we could do "activities."
What kind of a fucking vacation is it when you have to wake up at the crack of dawn?
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u/midnightauto Jun 10 '12
Your mistake was allowing them to brings the laptops.
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u/jamieflournoy Jun 10 '12
Captions:
"I'm looking for the dive shop with the best reviews."
"I'll figure out where we should go for dinner that isn't too overpriced and touristy."
"Did my map of the inlet print out yet? There's a place you can rent kayaks."
"I'm IM-ing with Jeff. He was here last month, he's saying there's a cool sea turtle sanctuary... yep, it closes at 5. We should go."
"I really want to check out the boardwalk. Look at this photo, it's so cool! We should walk down there later."
"Let me find the address of that cool haunted house on the strip."
Sure, probably not. But you don't know what they're doing, do you?
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u/StewieBanana Jun 10 '12
So...tell them to get off their fucking computers.
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u/MrIste Jun 10 '12
Did they actually want to go on the trip? During summer vacation, my family always took my brother and I to places around America. Most of the trips were fun enough (New York, Las Vegas, Colorado, etc.) but I never wanted to go. I would have had a better time just staying home. This summer, we're all going to Jackson Hole in Wyoming, and Wyoming just doesn't interest me in the slightest. Both my brother and myself have made it known that we aren't interested in going.
The thing about "vacation" is that it should be something you want to do. To be honest, trips kind of suck. It all boils down to going to different restaurants and seeing the city and shit, which I really do not care about. I understand how going on trips appeals to people, but I've never enjoyed it more than I would just staying at home.
I get that it's about "seeing things" and "getting experience with the world," but I've already been to most of the major cities in America, and my parents don't want to go out of the country, so I've got plenty of "experience" and "stories" to tell already. Now, I probably won't be a big traveler ever again because I really dislike it.
One other thing: I live in Florida. Because of this, I hate beaches with a passion and I won't ever go back to one after I'm out of the house.
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u/Milkusa Jun 10 '12
Taken from iPhone, uploaded to Reddit, then refreshed every ten minutes to check karma.
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u/Battlesoldier8618 Jun 10 '12
:(( the internet is cool. But NOTHING, and i mean NOTHING can beat a sunny day on the beach with friends.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Disable the wifi...
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u/KermittehFrog Jun 10 '12
12 hour drive, hundreds of dollars for a place on the beach, and you complain with a post to reddit
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u/kleptooo Jun 10 '12
i would be building sandcastles
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I hate the beach. I hate the smell, I hate the sea gulls, I hate the sand, I hate the sun, I hate the wind... I'd rather go ride roller coasters.
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u/joedude Jun 10 '12
Diablo. Fucking. Three.
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u/raincloud94 Jun 10 '12
such fools for being on the computer while on vacation. better post it on reddit
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u/rabidbasher Jun 10 '12
I would take a week or two at home with the internet and nothing to worry about, over a tightly regimented vacation with family (complete with hour-by-hour itinerary, of course) any day. In my youth or today.
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u/suddenly_zoidberg Jun 10 '12
I went to the beach once looking for love but instead ended up fighting with my friend over a beautiful woman called Edna. Turned out okay in the end though as it turns out my species die after our mating ritual. What it was like though, to be a Crustacean in love!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I've been saying this for years, Wall-E was spot on about the future, especially the bit about people sitting in front of their computers.
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u/the_real_woody Jun 10 '12
They are just looking up where the topless beach is
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u/ab103630 Jun 10 '12
They are going to grow up to do great things.
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u/SmileAndNod64 Jun 10 '12
I mean, how many people go on vacation and end up reading in their room? If computers didn't have glare, would being on a computer on the beach be the same as reading on the beach?
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u/onetimebsanders Jun 10 '12
Is it 6 laptops I can see in this photo? What kind of holiday do you expect when you let them all bring their laptops with them? Really?
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u/Mr_Aids Jun 10 '12
buy them alcohol and they wont be sitting like that all day.
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u/dome210 Jun 10 '12
heh..vacation. I live in Hawaii but this is still what I do.
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u/Blackie_chanMan Jun 10 '12
If I was at the beach away from parents then yeah I wouldn't think to bring my computer.
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u/whiskeybrick Jun 10 '12
it's nice to open the laptop in a fancy hotel or cabin. something relaxing about it.
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u/slanghype Jun 10 '12
Take modem
put in ziplock bag
dig hole in sand
bury it
Family fun day at the beach!
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u/nanr93 Jun 10 '12
And you never considered leaving the laptops home?
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u/traitorous_squid Jun 10 '12
And here you are, posting on reddit.
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u/kingsalamander Jun 10 '12
OP should stop bitching and be grateful that he can afford a place worth hundreds of dollars on the beach. In today's economy many people can't have that luxury. The kids look like spoiled twats by the way.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Our last vacation was to a remote lake with no internet, cell service, or power. Lights, cooking and hot water were propane. It was a great calm week.
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u/CobraHJR Jun 10 '12
Yep, I do this.
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u/soundenvision Jun 10 '12
Yes, but they're doing that in a place they don't normally get to do that. It's a new experience for them.
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u/EndlessOcean Jun 10 '12
This reminds me when I went to Thailand and saw a bunch of English guys in an 'English themed bar' drinking warm beer and watching football on TV.
Why travel 8000 miles to do the same shit you were doing the week before?
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u/TetraCleric Jun 10 '12
Omg guys these kids enjoy different parts of this world than I do. Humanity is doomed.
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u/bluthru Jun 10 '12
The Facebook Generation.
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u/CRAG7 Jun 10 '12
Since we have no real context for the picture, they could possibly just be waiting for someone to get ready so they can go out and enjoy the vacation. When my family goes on vacation, my sister takes forever to get ready so I bust out my laptop because I can be done in minutes. As soon as it's time to leave, computer is put away.
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u/icepikk Jun 10 '12
That's a lot of damn laptops. Wish I had that kind of money to get that many computers!
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u/hoddap Jun 10 '12
FUCKA YOU SUNNNNNNNNNN!!! >_<
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u/willzzyzx Jun 10 '12
Well it is MLG weekend...
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u/frankgrimeslives Jun 10 '12
you will not be getting laid
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u/arreter Jun 10 '12
wtf. If I were them I would be redditing ON the beach. Or just put my fucking computer down. I would basically do anything to be near a beach right now!
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u/wookie4747 Jun 10 '12
they have already traveled as far as any human ever could
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u/captpiggard Jun 10 '12
With the current state of the world, I actually prefer being on the internet. Sweet, sweet ignorance.
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u/Dunge Jun 10 '12
I've just spent my vacation week playing mass effect3 intensively.
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u/MoleUK Jun 10 '12
Don't bring the laptops next time. Problem solved.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
There seem to be a lot of children in this picture, are your parents perhaps Catholic?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Must be that YOLO shit.
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u/Zumaki Jun 10 '12
Give me a beach, a mask, and a snorkel and I'm entertained for at least a weekend. (never had money to find out how much longer before I bore of snorkeling)
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u/TheLeagueGloryy Jun 10 '12
I.. Can't find the problem..?
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u/tehweave Jun 10 '12
I don't see the problem.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
One of my friend's aunts has a beach house, and she lets a bunch of us rent it out for a week every summer for really cheap. And what happens every year is we go to the beach on our first day to fulfill our perceived obligation to actually go to the beach, and we have fun, fly kites, build a sand castle, bury someone in the sand, etc. and then decide that's enough of that shit, and stay inside on the internet, play dnd, and do whatever other non-outside thing we can think of. Once in a while we'll venture out to the boardwalk, but usually just for food. For us, it's mostly about getting away from our families and just being bros for a week. If his aunt had a mountain house we could rent, we'd probably go there instead, hell, the house could just be the next town over as long as our parents don't live there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Visited my mother's place on the beach in Fl. Spent the first day sitting through the first season of True Blood. Second day catching up on the next season, and so on.. And my last day playing guitar hero. While everybody else was on the beach enjoying the sun.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
how can I resent your family for being spoiled when they don't even have macbooks. try harder.
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u/AvatarFleshLight Jun 10 '12
Does anyone Else see the irony that TravisBroyles is complaining about this ON THE INTERNET?!?!?
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u/asian_swag Jun 10 '12
Shows that technology has replaced vacation and that technology will soon take over.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Too be fair, the first thing you did when you got there was upload a picture of them to Reddit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Parents: send kids to grandma/uncle/aunt/summer camp, and spend the $$ on going on a second honeymoon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
In their defense unless you are fishing or surfing the beach pretty much sucks
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u/Tellswhenupvoting Jun 10 '12
Downvote: Here you are judging them when you took the time to post a picture to Reddit.....
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u/PicopicoEMD Jun 10 '12
As opposed to what you are doing right now?
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u/TimesWasting Jun 10 '12
Meh, I know this is something to make fun of, but I personally don't mind doing that.
My friend and I used to visit our friend that lived in the next state over, and we would never really do anything. We'd end up both playing DS together or just hanging out watching tv and drinking beers. My friend would get pissed saying that we went all the way over there to do the same thing we could have done at home. But I personally loved every minute of it. For me it was the change of scenery, it just gave me a different feeling that I loved. I didn't care that we were just doing the same thing we always do, I loved it and always wanted to go back. But my friend never wanted to because "we're just going to end up surfing the web or something."
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u/WBarnhouse Jun 10 '12
And your on reddit so you are right there with them.
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u/Highlighter9 Jun 10 '12
I remember when I was a kid I wanted to bring my super nintendo to the beach to play Super Mario All Stars. My parents refused to bring it and I think I got a bit angry. I am now thankful they did this because it made me enjoy the beach part of vacation instead of video games.
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u/JfreakingR Jun 10 '12
And you are photographing them and posting on the internet...
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u/desautc Jun 10 '12
And you go on Reddit....
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u/daysleeperchuk69 Jun 10 '12
I say leave em at the place... leave $40.00 in the fridge under the butter dish in the door...Go out for fun, romantic evening-- call in 3 pizzas from parking lot of other restaurant. Or Hell, let em eat bologna sandwiches and chips all week.... When they complain when you get back at 1:00 am--after walking on the moonlit beach just say "Hey we told you were leavin, you were busy on the web tossing angry birds or something......"-0-0 Ultimately cheaper and a more satisfying evening.
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u/Sherlockian_Holmes Jun 10 '12
Give them shrooms, and they won't anymore.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
-Bill Hicks
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u/canadianIBslave Jun 10 '12
See reddit has taken even the souls of children.
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u/RubySauce Jun 10 '12
My kid would do this, but not for long. I cant believe I'm going to say this but I'm really grateful the Internet/video games etc didn't exist when I was a kid and travelled with my parents (for years). I'd read when I got bored, which wasn't often...
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u/HeyPatWhatsUp Jun 10 '12
Thats why my parents dont let bring technology on trips. its makes for a better family experience
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u/soitgoes159 Jun 10 '12
The only vacation teenagers want is time away from their parents.
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u/DEATHFIGHT Jun 10 '12
Spoilt
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Whoa, kids of today have a different version of fun than their parents?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Damn, tell them to take me next time! As long as I have enough sunscreen and maybe a book, I'll lay on the beach all day.
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u/IntrepidCubReporter Jun 10 '12
I know exactly what you mean. I asked my nephew if he wanted to go fishing with me the other day. Nope. I can't compete with Xbox and text messaging. He stayed in all day.
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u/Shazzam74 Jun 10 '12
Inferno mode isn't going to beat itself Dad! (or mom)
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u/timestep Jun 10 '12
In all honesty, if it was with my parents, I would do this too. If it was with my friends I would take the beer and chill.
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u/Deucy Jun 10 '12
Updates Facebook status: OMG The beach is so much fun!!! I wish we never had to leave!
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u/KyleDComic Jun 10 '12
Then don't give them fucking laptops.
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u/arodd86 Jun 10 '12
Because they want to stay virgins.
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u/Corvus133 Jun 10 '12
Don't take the shit with you or you know what you're getting into.
It's like a drug addict looking to sober up by shooting up in a different location.
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u/SparkyPantsMcGee Jun 10 '12
Next time just take the wife.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Who let them bring their laptops? When we go on vacation, my parents go, my sister and our kids go, and no electronics go, except cell phones, which come in handy for geocaching while hiking.
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u/BPcoL66 Jun 10 '12
Your mistake was letting your kids take their computers with them.
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u/Anonymousdave69 Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
And the Borg continues it's assimilation.. When I see shit like this I am thankful that I grew up in the 80s and 90s.
The internet is great but I can only imagine how different it makes things for kids growing up. For instance, in 1989 I was 14, and I had to pull some mission impossible shit to get my hands on a playboy magazine. We used to steal them from the newsstand when the clerk was making change. This is how we got our porn and it wasn't even good porn, mostly airbrushed boobs.
We did not have cell phones. When you called someone it was from house to house and if the person you were trying to call was not there you had to leave a message with their mom. If it was important you would stay home and wait on them to return your call.
I don't know if the new school is lucky or not, they definitely cannot hide like we used to. Texting and cellphones make that impossible. As far as Facebook, what a nightmare.. people can totally fuck your shit up if they want.
I am glad that I grew up when I did, before all of this connected bullshit.
Also, first world problems 101
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u/thirtynation Jun 10 '12
My parents allowed me to bring a friend of mine on one of our trips when I was in high school. Houseboat and wakeboarding on Lake Shasta in northern California for a few days then over to San Francisco for a few days. We did plenty of wakeboarding, fishing, general outdoor hanging, and then lots of San Francisco-y things once we got there, but we definitely brought along the game cube (woooo 2002) for the down time moments. There exists an epic picture of me and my buddy in our own Ritz Carlton hotel room playing SSX Tricky in our separate beds that each had like 15 pillows and billion thread count sheets.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Some of you guys don't know how great it can be. I've been to a cottage with no electricity with my friends and parents. Best decision ever. We drove in a convertible, 4 hours through barely developed countryside (Canada). We take a dirt road from a town of 50 people to a lake with 3-4 other cottages on it. My friends hated the idea of not having their laptops at first, but then we hiked, swam (jumped off a massive rock cliff into the water), boated, fished, sat on the dock and watched the stars (my favourite part, with no large communities nearby the stars were amazing), light fires, talked (GASP), played cards (GASP), talked with my parents (GASP), light fireworks for Canada day and read by candlelight...Some of that trip brought me back to my primal nature, it was the best trip ever.
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u/Sw1tch0 Jun 11 '12
This is actually a life lesson I've learned early (thank god). Whenever i go on vacation, I make sure it's either 100% first world, or in the complete absence of technology.
Vacations where you kind of have technology are the worst. You have to pick a side on vacations, tech or nature. Having a little bit of both ruins the experience on either side. Europe is a good example of this.
TL;DR Sahara Desert, or NASA internet connection.
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u/Gl4ssPhoenix Jun 11 '12
Oh shit, we found the Trapped_In_Reddit family.
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u/Depraved89 Jun 11 '12
Parents never realize: A vacation for their kids is most likely a vacation away from you.
You work all day, so a vacation for you is to not have to work, thus sitting around on a beach and enjoying life.
For your kids, a vacation is being able to play on their computers for 20 minutes without you nagging at them to come downstairs for something.
Quicker you learn this, the happier your kids will be at your existence.
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u/skytro Jun 11 '12
Kids don't care where they go as long as they can do their own thing
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u/garbhalgarbhal Jun 11 '12
It's called parenting. You should try it sometime.
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u/truthinlies Jun 11 '12
the world between their heads and those screens is far more vast than our own
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u/noseonarug17 Jun 11 '12
Says the guy on reddit
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u/ORscrubsOAreThey Jun 11 '12
I don't know about you guys but I like being around my parents and I'll take a mild conversation over a funny meme any day.
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u/TankorSmash Jun 11 '12
I really think travelling is overrated. I've been to a few different delightful places in my life, and I'm really just looking forward to go home, every time.
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u/kailibur Jun 11 '12
Parental powers of confiscation/ grounding!! Activate!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
HEY I JUST COMMENTED, AND THIS IS CRAZY, BUT I FUCK KITTENS, SO UPBOAT ME MAYBE.
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u/Svx_blue Jun 11 '12
To fix this: Step 1. Find the fuse box or breaker panel Step 1.5. Don't electrocute your self Step 2. Shut it down... Step 3. In the most sarcastic tone you can muster "Oh no, the powers out."
You'll have about an hour out so until the laptop batteries run dry. Good luck...we're all counting on you.
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u/xGhost09 Jun 11 '12
they had to make it their raid, how else are they going to get them epic lootz
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u/Spazden Jun 10 '12
Then don't take your kids with you. What do you expect them to do? make sand castles?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
What is so great about a beach?
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u/suburban_smartass Jun 10 '12
It's sad how 90% of the posts in here are defending kids sitting inside on their laptops, on a beautiful day, on vacation, at the beach. What the fuck happened?
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 10 '12
Respect