More Arguments For National Service For Teens

I saw this video clip yesterday and sent it to every mother I know that is currently or has ever has raised a son.

Sometimes they do stuff so inanely stupid that you wonder if they should be in special education. I know mine does, and all of his buddies too. The act in the video looked exactly like something they would do.

I had to wonder though about the authenticity of this video.I did read the credits in the end and I am assuming that it was filmed as part of some stupid things high school students do reality show. When I was listening to that kid talk I just wanted to brain dust him. If you have not raised a boy yet, let me explain that a brain dust is where you take the flat of your hand and rapidly whack the back of your kid's head. It doesn't take much force and it hurts like hell if you do it right. I have a 100% success rate on pain and suffering, but the Teenager is getting where he can dodge me better. Plus I have to do it when he's sitting down or asleep because he's about five inches taller than me now.

However, even if it was totally staged, I know that it is probably based on a real event because I've seen my own child do this before. He and his idiot buddy used to go all around town with huge handlebar moustaches drawn on in magic marker. This was just last year, so yes they were high school students.

I'm going out of town again for the holiday. Unfortunately the Teenager has to work all weekend and cannot accompany me. I'm not dumb enough to think he's not going to party, it is Homecoming weekend AND the first Georgia game of the season. I just hope I've given him adequate reasons why he and his friends cannot party at our house, number one being that I will put him on restriction for the rest of his high school career until I can turn him over to some branch of the armed forces. I have noticed though that many third world countries use child soldiers and I'm thinking of taking him on vacation to Darfur to see if I can enlist him there to start his training. He's been dying to go to Africa anyway, how better to see it than a working vacation? I'll bet he gets some great pictures, it will be just like summer camp except with machine guns.

What teen aged boy wouldn't love that?

There is hope that my child will grow into a normal adult still. The kid in the video I'm not so sure about, but I'm sure there's an army somewhere in Africa that could use his comedic skills.