WARNING: This is a long one!
Some of you may or may not have noticed the post a few days ago about the Great Heely Debate of 2007. As people began commenting on my post, I responded in the comments to let people know I’d respond with a follow-up post later. Here’s the follow-up post as promised.
First, I need to clarify a few things that I failed to mention in my original post.
- Kim and I had already had an extended discussion that evening on the matter and had come to the agreement that she would take back the Heelys.
- It was Kim’s idea to put a poll up on the blog to see what other people thought.
- Kim didn’t think my reasons (which I’ll discuss below) had much merit, or were any more or less legitimate than her own.
- Kim agreed to submit to my request and authority on the decision, even though as she said she was disagreeing on the inside.
With all of that being said I’d like to say a few things to a few people:
- First to Kim, I apologize (which I’ve already told her in person) for throwing down my initial response and communication in the blog as an “edict” without first having a discussion about it so she could understand all of my why’s behind my decision.
- To everyone that responded in comments. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your time to come to the site, read the post and share your opinions. It was great to hear from so many of you that I haven’t heard from in years.
- To everyone that didn’t understand why in the world I’d do this, or just disagree completely. Relax! In my opinion this was just an open and honest discussion about a question that crossed my path in life.
If you’re still interested in all of this, feel free to continue reading after the jump.
Continue reading ‘The Heelys Debacle Follow-up’
A fellow b5′er got this clip of the first segment that aired today. He’s looking for the 2nd segment and I hope to put together a full clip this evening from my TiVo recordings.
The video quality is really bad. It was a reduced size clip that looks like it was then enlarged with much pixelation.
After talking to a friend about their recent trip to Disney, I realized that it was this week last year that we were in Disney World for the first time as a family. What a great experience. I’ve got to make sure we go back next year.
Big discussion the last couple of days about my wife’s and in-laws desire to get my son a pair of Heelys for a birthday/Christmas gift.
My wife knew how I felt about them, even if she didn’t know the exact reasons. I know this because when she let me know she was able to purchase them for $29.99 she prefaced her statement with “Don’t hate me….”.
I immediately responded with a “No. Return them.” In the end my reasoning for him not getting them aren’t the crucial factor here, although I have three reasons. Here’s my defense of my stern decision.
Many times when I’m asked for my opinion on something, my response is “Doesn’t matter” or “I don’t care”. My thought is that I do have a preference, but it’s not important enough for me to get my way to be worthwhile in going through the trouble of arguing or explaining why my preference is what it is.
However, for this one decision, I’ve thrown down this edict and have strongly stated that I do not want my son to have a pair of Heelys. It would be my desire that for no other reason than that I’ve said I don’t want him to have them should be enough for my wife not to question my motives or reasons and just respect my request.
Here’s where you come in.
There’s a new poll up on the site where you can voice your opinion of whether or not my wife should take back the Heelys. Let me know what you think. Feel free to leave additional comments below.
Should my wife return a pair of Heely's she bought for my son when she knew I didn't want him to have them and respect my decision as final?
By the way. The picture above is the actual style of the pair she bought, but that’s not one of my three reasons for not wanting him to have them.
UPDATE: I should clarify that the results of the poll aren’t going to change my decision at all.
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