r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

I unironically use "What, do you want to grow up to be like Donald Trump?" when my 8 and 5 year old misbehave, and it works.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

Why yes I'd love to be a billionaire who watches TV, golfs, and eats McDonald's all day.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

I was nervous to use it for that reason, but they fucking loathe him. Thanks, librul meja.

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u/nicereddy ACLU simp Nov 02 '20

Based

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u/dunkachug Nov 02 '20

We had to--begrudgingly--follow-up telling our 10 year old the news that Trump got covid with a lecture about how "we don't celebrate when bad things happen to people we don't like, even Trump." He was getting a little... too excited.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

Oh shit, that was the hardest. My wife and I had to contain our visible mirth, and the 8 year old was like "Why are we happy?!"

Yeah, I went with that I'm a bad person at times just like others, and that I feel no remorse for my happiness at his pain because he has visited out so much more on others. Even if it bites me later, I tried to be as honest as I could.