Submitted by marmosetohmarmoset t3_zum29s in massachusetts
My parents moved up to MA to join my wife and I this year (originally we’re from NJ). Today they witnessed a guy shoveling snow in 13oF weather (windchill factor of about 1oF) while wearing shorts. Short shorts. They were so confused. I said welcome to winter in Massachusetts.
Merry Christmas, everyone. Stay warm!
I insist my 7 year old wears pants when the outside temperature won't reach 60F. He comes home from school every day with his pants pushed up above his knees. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to enforce no shorts in winter with him. He's going to be that kid.
I hate that I have to be the one to tell you this, but he's already that kid. You just won't let him wear his uniform.
I am get the mail barefoot guy now too. I was that kid
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Not a puritan, you have no idea what my up bringing actually was and you wrote paragraphs instead of entertaining something might be hyperbole/jokes.
why insist? honest question.
I was that 7 year old. pants suck.
Because his teacher says things like, “it would be nice to see Michael warm”. I am also a teacher. Can I just say, fuck that lady!
I'm going to be the worst parent when I have kids.
mind your own business. like let's not make a value judgement about the ability of a parent to be able to provide warm clothing for their children at the whims of a kid.
kids get hot! it happens! bodies are different! lol
I remember my mom having to write a note saying I was allowed to go out for recess in only a sweatshirt. absolute lunacy. if a child says theyre not cold, perhaps we should listen.
edit to add: not "mind your own business" to yall.. to the nosey teachers 😉
> if a child says theyre not cold, perhaps we should listen.
You’ll revisit this statement when you have a toddler. I get what you’re saying, but sometimes it’s literally not as simple as “just listen to them”, because they will kill themselves and others around them.
lol. Theres a difference between a toddler and a 7 year old.
But please, go off.
No need to be a smart ass.
> I’m going to be the worst parent when I have kids.
So you are just speculating, but you don’t actually know. Yeah there are a lot of differences between a 3 year old and a 7 year old, but can you give a percentage to determine exactly how much better at making decisions a 7 year old is than a 3 year old? How much more reliable are they verbally? It’s also heavily dependent on the actual kid - I would trust my 2 year old more in some situations than I would trust some od the high school kids I teach.
You’re advocating for giving a 2nd grader some voice in their own choices, which is fine. You have to give them some responsibility to teach them about it, yeah. But spend some time around that age group and you’ll realize that they will do shit like refuse to put on a jacket when it’s negative windchill just because an adult is asking them to. Or maybe their friend has a cooler jacket than them and they would rather freeze their balls off than feel embarrassed by their “dumb” jacket. Or maybe their dad didn’t let them play Fortnite as long as they wanted to, so wearing the jacket becomes a line in the sand against his dad.
You might think I’m exaggerating for the sake of an internet argument, but I’ll circle back to my original statement:
When you have kids, you’ll revisit just letting kids of that age do what they tell you they want to do. The parents who actually do employ the “never say no” approach don’t even realize the disaster they set up for their kids when it comes to socialization, and yes, other people can always tell.
And as far as your “nosey teacher” comment, do you actually have any concept of what would happen to a teacher if they actually let a kid outside in the cold without being dressed properly? “Johnny said he was warm enough”…don’t you think someone might eventually ask “why did you listen to a 7 year old”? If you are going to be a hyper progressive parent, that’s fine, but teachers literally don’t have the freedom to make that choice.
not reading your long ass reply. but please again, continue assuming things about me you can't possibly know.
Merry Christmas.
listen to your kids.
Great discussion! You win the shitty redditor award for Christmas Day!
You said yourself “when I have kids”, and you even did you were going to be bad at it. I’m not assuming anything. You’re the one assuming that me, a teacher of 15 years and father of 2, “doesn’t listen” to kids.
so you.. took one thing and made a whole backstory about who I am.
Cool!
Merry Christmas dude. log off reddit and touch some grass. fucking hell
BTW please tell me where you teach so I can avoid your annoying ass attitude
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All the way with you! Btw - guess what parents gets judged the hardest? Teacher- moms! Happiest of holidays to you and your awesome mum for writing that note!!!
My now 16yo wears shorts every day. He’s been like this for 3+ years. He’ll only put pants on when he skis because he doesn’t like the feel of snow pants on his legs
Get him the pants that zip off the legs at the knees or make them.
60! My rule is freezing. For both my son and daughter
He’s my dad. He will wear a ski mask, winter jacket, nice thick gloves, winter boots and basketball shorts and take his snowblower for a walk. I haven’t seen him in pants since he retired, outside of funerals.
I wore shorts and Tevas one winter in college. I couldn't really tell you why.
I'm much more into appropriately warm clothing now.
I am that guy now. It's a result of being lazy as a kid and dead inside as an adult.
Or your bartender.
I’m that guy. I’ve never once gone outside and said, “Damn, my shins are cold!”
That kid reporting in. Outgrew it, eventually, but sometimes it's just too much trouble to switch out your wardrobe, and legs are NBD.
My 13 yo son has been wearing shorts everyday for 3 years.
Yep. There was one of those at UMass when I was there. We called him Shorts-And-Shirt (he always wore a t-shirt too).
That was me, shorts year round. My son isn’t as bad, but he refuses to wear anything heavier than a hoodie.
Fun story. We loved to Southern California for a while. Hot and dry obviously. When we moved back, my first day of work I wore a ski jacket, winter gloves, and a winter hat. I was shivering all day long and couldn’t warm up. It was 50F out ;P I still get made fun of to this day…
Accurate.
Of course I knew that kid! He was me!
The layers come off as you're shoveling. It's quite a workout.
I recommend cracking open a beer while shoveling snow. It's delicious.
Although when it's really cold, you have to drink that beer quickly, because it will freeze on you. Good old snow-shoveling beer slushies. A true delicacy
(Maybe I am just an alcoholic tho)
I prefer champagne, it keeps better in the snowbanks.
I like the Jäegermeister. The burn is warming.
Did he have a dunkys ice coffee with him?
It was probably plunked into the snow to keep the ice from melting.
I did not see one, but I can only assume.
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Layers is important in the winter. I always have 3 layers on outside. A shirt, a sweatshirt and an overcoat.
Actually, having less layers on while doing manual labor (such as shoveling) will help regulate your body.
If for example you go outside and your body is nice and toasty in your three layers, then start shoveling and sweat jn your three layers. The moisture goes on your clothes, then gets cold with the temperature around you. Thereby making your layers a harbor for cold liquid.
Winter activewear is the best for shoveling. Something thin and tight but moisture wicking and all you need is one more layer to stop the wind.
I fucking love this state my god
Me too. Seriously the best fucking state to live in by far. I still crack up when I remember the Snowmageddon winter when people were jumping off their triple deckers and Walsh was saying “this isn’t Loon mountain, it’s the city of Boston.” ❤️😂
Lol soooooo cringe, the little ego game you’re playing right now
Lol soo cringe the trying to be a bully but succeeding in being a twat game you’re playing right now
I did this a couple weeks ago, slippers and shorts for an inch of slush. I also had an iced coffee today.
Dunks iced in a blizzard is the quintessential Massachusetts beverage!
Iced coffee year-round for me. How do people drink hot drinks?
Who wears short shorts 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
We wear short shorts!
If you dare wear short shorts....
I went to Chandler, AZ on a work trip in August. It was like 120f outside. The two things that struck me most were:
Our shorts & iced coffee in December is Arizona's hot coffee in August.
I read that as Mr. Stations several times and was bewildered.
Fascinating.
Today I went outside barefoot
Shoveling is hard work. I may start out cold, but by the end I’m down to a sweaty t shirt/pants/gloves. I’ve shoveled in shorts for sure.
I used to do this into late autumn/early winter. It was that my legs felt great as long as my feet, hands, head, and torso were warm.
He must be my neighbor
in flip flops
Might have been my nephew.
sweatshirt and shorts is the state uniform
At the Starbucks in Dedham yesterday, 16 degrees outside, some guy rolls in in a BC sweatshirt, knit hat, Adidas shorts. Looked ridiculous but hey, he seemed happy.
Sounds like Ipswich, there’s a guy there growing up who would do that. Some people run hot I guess.
Shorts or jorts?
Still wearing flip flops. I did start wearing socks with them yesterday.
Yup, always a few nuts in shorts and flip flops every day of the year. I’m thinking thyroid problem or something lol
Thighs don't get cold. just hands and feet.
Oh wow.
That’s definitely only a Massachusetts thing
I just retrieved my floating dock from the other side of the pond after all that wind. Thigh deep walking it back to my place. That was my first polar plunge lol
Sounds right. When I lived at the 'rents I wore shorts in the winter because they heat the house to 70 degrees F and I was sleepy all the time. My neighbor has central air, I've seen his kids wearing flannel pj's in summer. Practically speaking though, if you need to just run outside and throw something in the recycle or trash bins or grab the mail, sweep off the steps, why would you get all dressed up in winter gear?
Absolutely correct
Just some average Joe showing off his masculinity... I have lived here for 20 years and it always fascinated me
“It’s not even cold bro!”
My hood has a kid we call no shirt. He a living legend
Better than hair gel and drakkar noir. Whoa badda bing
And every body says Ohio will take over the world And there’s mass
Hopefully he was also wearing the required Pats hoodie
Ehh, as long you wear a decent beanie you can run around bare ass... give or take laws and shit. But yeah, heat rises so as long as ain't fawkin layin down or something you should be good.
#HAHAHAHAHAHA THATS SO CRAZY AND NOT LIKE THE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GLOBE
Itscool-610 t1_j1ke3t9 wrote
Growing up in Mass, everyone knows there’s a kid in class who wears shorts all year round. Those kids grow into adults, and one of them is now your neighbor