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The Giving Tree: The Ultimate Boomer Analogy
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:00 AM Author: fishy stage They take and take and take with no reciprocity or concern for what you've lost in the process. And once they've taken everything and are old as shit and you're nothing but a fucking stump they still want to sit on your fucking face. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687676) |
Date: November 10th, 2014 11:03 AM Author: Pale nighttime office that book is MASSIVE flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687683) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:07 AM Author: fishy stage Seriously. Not sure if it's supposed to represent the sacrifices of a parent for their child or what but fuck that boy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687700) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:20 AM Author: racy zombie-like theater stage yarmulke I don't know what it's supposed to represent but it always makes me feel really bad when I read it. Especially for the poor tree. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687748) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:21 AM Author: sable provocative water buffalo In retrospect I think it's a Jesus allegory, but schools don't play that up for obvious reasons (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687754) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:23 AM Author: fishy stage I think even that isn't fair b/c even Jesus expects SOMEthing in return. That you be loving, kind to others, giving, etc. It's the blatant one-sidedness with zero gratitude on the part of the boy that makes it such a fucked up story. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687770) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:29 AM Author: racy zombie-like theater stage yarmulke Yeah I always thought it had something to do with environmentalism or something. Whoever wrote it seems failry pessimistic about the nature of man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687790) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:34 AM Author: fishy stage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree
Pretty interesting and many people definitely hold the view that it's a fucked up story. |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:38 AM Author: gold unhinged hominid I went to Catholic school and never heard that. When was the last time Jesus gave you a bunch of apples to sell? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687822) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:53 AM Author: wild doctorate It's fucking hilarious when non-Catholics attempt theology (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687912) |
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Date: January 9th, 2026 9:22 PM Author: you\'re the puppet creepy little psycho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#49577605) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:30 AM Author: gold unhinged hominid yea. couldn't that kid find another fucking tree to cut down? preferably one that couldn't talk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#26687795) |
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Date: January 9th, 2026 8:52 PM Author: zesty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#49577502) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 1:19 PM Author: Pontificating institution I think you mean "The Rugged Individualist: Maximization of Resources in a Time of Scarcity"
And yes, it's my son's favorite bedtime story. |
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Date: January 21st, 2016 2:11 PM Author: awkward crackhouse I assume you mean the above. If any kids fav bedtime story is the giving tree, said kid should be eliminated from humanity ASAP. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#29647688) |
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Date: January 9th, 2026 9:22 PM Author: you\'re the puppet yeah I was right (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#49577606) |
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Date: January 21st, 2016 2:04 PM Author: Pale nighttime office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#29647629) |
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Date: January 21st, 2016 2:07 PM Author: Mahogany legend base Boomers: Sucking away your resources until you're nothing but a fucking stump. And even then they still want to sit on your fucking face. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#29647663) |
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Date: January 21st, 2016 2:08 PM Author: Pale nighttime office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#29647666) |
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Date: January 21st, 2016 2:09 PM Author: awkward crackhouse The giving tree loved the worthless pos kid and wanted him to sit with her. It was a horrible fucked up book. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2723944&forum_id=2most#29647678) |