I grew up as a second child. My parents kept telling me to be more like my sister, act better, get better grades. No I didn't grow up to be famous, but I did grow up. Unfortunately, I stayed away from my parents more than I should have. We both lost, time with each other, history I could have learned about family, and mostly love. Because the way I was treated, my wife and I never had children. I tell this NOT because I want sympathy. But for A lesson for parents. All your children need you. every one of them. All your lives, and you need them. Thank you for reading this I hope it helps.
@@BradDison Yeah, I am. I have a lovely wife who loves me. I have friends that come when I need them, and vica versa. What I wrote about is about my only regret.
Brad, what you need to do is watch his portrayal of Mickey Hargitay. I honestly didn't know he was capable of such depth as an actor until I saw that!!
Thanks, Brad. My first guess was J. Edgar Hoover and then Hitler. Glad I was wrong on both counts. Many years ago I carried a bumper sticker on my car that read: "Words can hit a child as hard as a fist. STOP using words that hurt!" If I had one now I would still display it, because some things never change. Thanks again.
Just goes to prove how much ridicule has served purpose throughout history. It has inspired and motivated countless historical , I equally believe has prevented much ignorance. For the lack of ridicule we now have the current overly ignorant snowflake society. A generation too dumb/lazy and sensitive to think for themselves for fear of offending or being offended.
My cousins, who were slightly older than me, were on the verge of cruel when it came to proper grammar. We were and remain very close friends. They are, at least in part, responsible for the way I speak and write. When we're around each other these days, which is pretty often, we still laugh when we make a grammatical error. If something offends us, we should try to figure out why it offends us. The problem may not be them but us. Did that make any sense at all? hahaha. :)
@@BradDison I typed a reply, a brief plot summary of Conan the Destroyer, but it seems that TH-cam didn't like it because it looks like it was deleted. 🤦♀️
Sorry, but you should be more aware of your male bias, with " his family's" disapproval, As the story was told... "his father"! The only animal that kills for sex! I'm not a blind man.
@@BradDison 1:42 his father's standards! You inserted family! That on you! This is Not about his father's "male" bias! Son favorite,yea! This is Arnold's story, more about disregarding what others think or expect from you!
I miss Paul Harvey (very much)
Thanks for the memories.
No kidding. I do too. I'm glad I found so many like-minded people here. Thank you for listening and commenting. :)
I grew up as a second child. My parents kept telling me to be more like my sister, act better, get better grades. No I didn't grow up to be famous, but I did grow up. Unfortunately, I stayed away from my parents more than I should have. We both lost, time with each other, history I could have learned about family, and mostly love. Because the way I was treated, my wife and I never had children. I tell this NOT because I want sympathy. But for A lesson for parents. All your children need you. every one of them. All your lives, and you need them. Thank you for reading this I hope it helps.
I hate to hear that. You turned out alright as far as I can tell. :)
@@BradDison Yeah, I am. I have a lovely wife who loves me. I have friends that come when I need them, and vica versa. What I wrote about is about my only regret.
I loved Paul Harvey, Id always listen to his noon broadcast and the evening rest of the story
Oh yeah. Me too. I was too young to appreciate the stories when I first heard him but I loved listening to his voice. :)
It's nice to know a big tough guy came from such small beginnings.
It really is. :)
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The caption on that first Conan movie by German philosopher Friederich Nietzche THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL US MAKES US STRONGER He really lived it.
I haven't seen that since the 80s. I'll have to rewatch it. :)
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog.
That's a good way to look at it. :)
Perhaps in the days, which he was bullied, he thought to himself or may have said, "I'll be back!!!" LOL!!!
Hahahahaha. That was the perfect comment. hahahaha. :)
😄Seems impossible that he would have suffered from such abuse. How?! Amazing story, thank you
Thank you very much for listening. I've always been a fan of his. :)
@@BradDison Yes, he wrote a book for children about exercise, which I found in the library while looking for books for my children. Great book!
@@pikeaspen I didn't know that. How neat. I bet it is good. :)
Just goes to show you, it's not so much how you were raised but what you determine to do that brings failure or success
You've got that right. Determination is the key. Thank you for listening and commenting. :)
Brad, what you need to do is watch his portrayal of Mickey Hargitay. I honestly didn't know he was capable of such depth as an actor until I saw that!!
I'll have to do that. :)
Thanks, Brad.
My first guess was J. Edgar Hoover and then Hitler. Glad I was wrong on both counts.
Many years ago I carried a bumper sticker on my car that read: "Words can hit a child as hard as a fist. STOP using words that hurt!"
If I had one now I would still display it, because some things never change.
Thanks again.
Isn't that the truth. Words are very powerful. When I was a child, I would rather have had a whipping than "the talk." lol. :)
OMG. The Terminator was Cinderella. RIP Paul Harvey.
I didn't see that one coming either. hahaha. :)
Hard to believe
I bet no one calls him that now. Hahahaha
Just goes to prove how much ridicule has served purpose throughout history. It has inspired and motivated countless historical , I equally believe has prevented much ignorance. For the lack of ridicule we now have the current overly ignorant snowflake society. A generation too dumb/lazy and sensitive to think for themselves for fear of offending or being offended.
My cousins, who were slightly older than me, were on the verge of cruel when it came to proper grammar. We were and remain very close friends. They are, at least in part, responsible for the way I speak and write. When we're around each other these days, which is pretty often, we still laugh when we make a grammatical error. If something offends us, we should try to figure out why it offends us. The problem may not be them but us. Did that make any sense at all? hahaha. :)
Too bad Arnold had a bad dad.
That is sad. There’s a good documentary about Arnold on Netflix. It’s pretty good. :)
I never really liked Conan the Barbarian. I much prefer Conan the Destroyer.
I haven't seen either of those in such a long time that I can't remember which is which. I'll have to watch them again. :)
@@BradDison I typed a reply, a brief plot summary of Conan the Destroyer, but it seems that TH-cam didn't like it because it looks like it was deleted. 🤦♀️
Sorry, but you should be more aware of your male bias, with " his family's" disapproval, As the story was told... "his father"!
The only animal that kills for sex!
I'm not a blind man.
The "male bias" is the whole point of the story. :)
@@BradDison 1:42 his father's standards!
You inserted family! That on you! This is Not about his father's "male" bias! Son favorite,yea! This is Arnold's story, more
about disregarding what others think or expect from you!