Arguments rock.

[4:32:13 PM] Josh (Work) says: why don’t you ever come watch me play soccer anymore?
[4:32:21 PM] Brian says: because
[4:32:24 PM] Brian says: I don’t have time!
[4:32:35 PM] Brian says: do you think I don’t know what I’m giving up by working this job!?
[4:32:47 PM] Josh (Work) says: don’t have time for your own son!
[4:32:50 PM] Brian says: I miss seeing you play soccer, I WANT to see you play soccer!
[4:33:14 PM] Brian says: but we could not afford to send you to that international soccer school you want to go to if I don’t work this hard!
[4:33:18 PM] Josh (Work) says: YOUR A LIAR! U never make an effort!
[4:33:24 PM] Brian says: effort?!
[4:33:27 PM] Brian says: EFFORT?!
[4:33:32 PM] Brian says: I’ll show you effort!
[4:34:00 PM] Brian says: that month when you went to soccer camp, your mom and I were working two jobs each just to pay for the damn camp!
[4:34:00 PM] Josh (Work) says: You give your receptionist effort! you dirty man. I HATE YOU!
[4:34:10 PM] Brian says: oh you’ll regret that
[4:34:12 PM] Josh (Work) says: YOU DONT LOVE HER!
[4:34:15 PM] Brian says: no more soccer school for you!
[4:34:22 PM] Brian says: its normal school from now on!
[4:34:32 PM] Josh (Work) says: Ill do what I want! I don’t have to listen to you!
[4:34:41 PM] Brian says: you live in my house you live by my rules!
[4:35:05 PM] Brian says: you come back here young man!
[4:35:12 PM] Josh (Work) says: Fine! I’m out of here then
[4:35:17 PM] Brian says: don’t you turn your back on me
[4:35:30 PM] Josh (Work) says: You think I wanna be here!
[4:35:39 PM] Brian says: oh where would you go?!
[4:35:53 PM] Josh (Work) says: ANYWHERE! Anywhere away from you!
[4:35:54 PM] Brian says: your so called "friends"?
[4:36:07 PM] Josh (Work) says: leave them outta this
[4:36:13 PM] Brian says: oh great, I’d like to see you make more than 4 hours out there
[4:36:20 PM] Brian says: leave them out?
[4:36:31 PM] Brian says: I would if they would STAY OUT OF MY DAMN HOUSE!
[4:36:52 PM] Josh (Work) says: more than four hours aye! you cant even watch your only son for 1!
[4:37:03 PM] Josh (Work) says: if you were in it they wouldn’t need to be here!
[4:37:17 PM] Brian says: oh good call
[4:37:20 PM] Brian says: very good one
[4:37:25 PM] Brian says: you win this round
[4:37:31 PM] Brian says: I have nothing for that one
[4:37:51 PM] Josh (Work) says: haha
[4:38:06 PM] Josh (Work) says: sigh, that was actually mildly relieving
[4:38:12 PM] Brian says: rofl
[4:38:14 PM] Brian says: it was
[4:38:21 PM] Brian says: I got a rush from that arguing
[4:38:30 PM] Josh (Work) says: yeah, I was fully in the zone
[4:38:34 PM] Josh (Work) says: nearly started shouting in the office
[4:38:37 PM] Brian says: feels like I was actually in a huge argument
[4:38:40 PM] Brian says: lol
[4:38:59 PM] Brian says: I feel scared, angry and hungry
[4:39:08 PM] Brian says: putting that on my blog

Ok, as you probably guessed that wasn’t a real argument, Josh is not my rebellious soccer loving son and I am not the overworked, under appreciated father.I have to say though, throughout that whole conversation I felt like I was actually arguing with someone, never mind that I was making most of it up. There may not be any studies on this, but I think arguing is probably healthy, especially for those people who tend to suppress their reactions in situations that may cause them stress.So this first round goes to Josh, but don’t worry, he won’t be at the top of the leaderboards for long… Brian will strike back.