Please explain

Rexmons · 05-23-2007, 10:19 AM

What did David Hasselhoff do that was so bad? From what I understand he got drunk and ate a cheeseburger. Am I missing something here?

Shawnee123 · 05-23-2007, 10:31 AM

Yeah, peeps, quit hasslin' the Hoff!

Hime · 05-23-2007, 10:36 AM

My understanding is that 'Hoff is an alcoholic who completed AA or something similar, and as a promise to his kids that he would stay on the wagon, told them that if he ever had a relapse, they could videotape it. He had a relapse, and the videotape, which was meant to be private, somehow got released to the public.

It is painful for kids to see their parents engage in that kind of behavior, especially because it's pretty common for children whose parents are alcoholics to blame themselves. However, I think it's a shame that the video was made public. It sounds like the family was handling the situation ok before the media got involved.

bbro · 05-23-2007, 11:40 AM

He got drunk and ate a cheeseburger while he had custody of his children. One is 16 and the other is 14. Would you feel comfortable leaving your children with someone that drunk?

glatt · 05-23-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bbro

Would you feel comfortable leaving your children with someone that drunk?

Nope.

But it's not like he was assaulting anyone or driving drunk. He broke no law.

bbro · 05-23-2007, 12:22 PM

I never said he broke a law, but I empathize with the worry and shock of seeing a parent like that in front of their child. I don't care if they are famous or not.

Rexmons · 05-23-2007, 12:37 PM

i guess it wouldnt have been so bad had he not been a recovering alchy, also i think by 14 and 16 these girls have probably seen alot.

glatt · 05-23-2007, 01:07 PM

Granted, he isn't a good example of the way a parent should behave, but I don't think he deserves any criticism at all.

Happy Monkey · 05-23-2007, 03:24 PM

He deserves criticism, but not from us.

Or, more accurately, he deserves criticism from his family about his alcoholism and he deserves criticism from us about even the short clips of him in the ads for his upcoming talent show.

glatt · 05-23-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

and he deserves criticism from us about even the short clips of him in the ads for his upcoming talent show.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bbro

He got drunk and ate a cheeseburger while he had custody of his children. One is 16 and the other is 14. Would you feel comfortable leaving your children with someone that drunk?

But a 14 and 16 year old can go hang out at the mall for half a day or longer? He wasn't putting them in any danger, only himself.

Sundae · 05-23-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But a 14 and 16 year old can go hang out at the mall for half a day or longer? He wasn't putting them in any danger, only himself.

There's a big difference between hanging out at the mall, in a controlled environment where there are friends and security staff and police to call if things go wrong and being in the one place where you are supposed to be safe and protected and a CHILD.

I haven't seen the clips. I'm therefore unable to make a comment on his specific behaviour.

But friends I knew who weren't able to rely on their parents were definitely affected by it. In fact some of the issues in my family come from the way my maternal Great Grandfather behaved towards my Grandmother - along with other things she looked after him on many a drunken occasion. Nan's parenting skills (and the knock on effect to my Mum's) made a lot more sense once I learned some family history.

lumberjim · 05-23-2007, 07:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYj6TceYio0

TheMercenary · 05-23-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

There's a big difference between hanging out at the mall, in a controlled environment where there are friends and security staff and police to call if things go wrong and being in the one place where you are supposed to be safe and protected and a CHILD.

I haven't seen the clips. I'm therefore unable to make a comment on his specific behaviour.

But friends I knew who weren't able to rely on their parents were definitely affected by it. In fact some of the issues in my family come from the way my maternal Great Grandfather behaved towards my Grandmother - along with other things she looked after him on many a drunken occasion. Nan's parenting skills (and the knock on effect to my Mum's) made a lot more sense once I learned some family history.

So by this statement you would say that 14 and 16 year olds are children?

lumberjim · 05-23-2007, 07:38 PM

looks like it was a good thing he had the kds around to take care of him. retarded drunk. I think i'd pass out before i got that drunk.

05-23-2007, 10:19 AM	#1
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	Please explain What did David Hasselhoff do that was so bad? From what I understand he got drunk and ate a cheeseburger. Am I missing something here? __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

05-23-2007, 10:31 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, peeps, quit hasslin' the Hoff! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-23-2007, 12:37 PM	#7
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	i guess it wouldnt have been so bad had he not been a recovering alchy, also i think by 14 and 16 these girls have probably seen alot. __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

05-23-2007, 03:24 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He deserves criticism, but not from us. Or, more accurately, he deserves criticism from his family about his alcoholism and he deserves criticism from us about even the short clips of him in the ads for his upcoming talent show. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-23-2007, 07:35 PM	#13
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05-23-2007, 10:36 AM	#3
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	My understanding is that 'Hoff is an alcoholic who completed AA or something similar, and as a promise to his kids that he would stay on the wagon, told them that if he ever had a relapse, they could videotape it. He had a relapse, and the videotape, which was meant to be private, somehow got released to the public. It is painful for kids to see their parents engage in that kind of behavior, especially because it's pretty common for children whose parents are alcoholics to blame themselves. However, I think it's a shame that the video was made public. It sounds like the family was handling the situation ok before the media got involved.

05-23-2007, 11:40 AM	#4
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	He got drunk and ate a cheeseburger while he had custody of his children. One is 16 and the other is 14. Would you feel comfortable leaving your children with someone that drunk?

05-23-2007, 12:22 PM	#6
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I never said he broke a law, but I empathize with the worry and shock of seeing a parent like that in front of their child. I don't care if they are famous or not.

05-23-2007, 01:07 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Granted, he isn't a good example of the way a parent should behave, but I don't think he deserves any criticism at all.

05-23-2007, 07:38 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	looks like it was a good thing he had the kds around to take care of him. retarded drunk. I think i'd pass out before i got that drunk. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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