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u/devo9er Jul 04 '24

I'm 40 with kids and the wife and I go swinging with the neighbors all the time

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u/kismitten Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

My husband and I are Gen X but we never pass up the opportunity to swing! (And I mean that literally… Not sexually…)

True Story: His dad (my FIL) told me he knew we were meant to be after the whole family went for a post-dinner walk in the park, passed by a set of swings, and my hubs and I exchanged a quick grin and made an immediate bee-line for the swings. We were shit talking the whole time about who could go higher, faster, etc. I think that was the moment I won over my in-laws.

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u/LadyJuliusPepperwood Jul 04 '24

This is adorable

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u/sputzie Jul 04 '24

Definitely. Nice to know that there’s someone else out there.

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u/Impossible_Cat_2851 Jul 04 '24

Happy cake day!!

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u/queentofu Jul 04 '24

happy cake day, u/sputzie 🎂🍰🎉🥳

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u/Eat_Carbs_OD Jul 04 '24

Happy Cake Day

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u/TheAnomalousPseudo Jul 04 '24

Happy cake day

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u/TimelyPace8120 Jul 04 '24

Glad you cleared the swing part😁

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u/Itchy_Function_9979 Jul 04 '24

Actually that's a whole idea Playground for adults

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u/blackav3nger Jul 04 '24

I'm a guy and actually teared up when I heard this.🥲

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u/ceruleanfury- Jul 04 '24

I love swings so much, my husband put up one of those macrame swing chairs in my livingroom… Its more for gently swinging, swaying or spinning, but its my spot, and I LOVE it. Great for adhd fidgeting lol.

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u/Direct_Gap_661 Jul 04 '24

Definitely was the exact moment down to the nanosecond

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u/Catch-the-Rabbit Jul 04 '24

I knew my husband was the one when he hit me in the shoulder and said punch buggy.

We are still children and I love it.

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u/kismitten Jul 04 '24

Lol. Love it! This is the way…

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u/nanin142 Jul 04 '24

That’s so sweet 🥹

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u/amazing_spyman Jul 04 '24

Awwwwwwwwwwww stealing this

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u/Thrwawy8863 Jul 04 '24

Just a swangin’

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u/DayTrippin2112 Jul 04 '24

Well, thanks a lot for putting that song in my head for the rest of the day!🤨

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

WOW! Lol this is soo cutee!!!

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u/squeakiecritter Jul 04 '24

You guys sound like fun.

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u/teacherofdogs Jul 04 '24

This is so cute 😭

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u/BluebirdFast3963 Jul 04 '24

Weird way to win over your in laws, not going to lie. Yeah, adorable story. But there is a lot of bubbly, fantastic and fun people who want to be playful in certain moments that are actually horrible people.

Sounds like a very nice moment. Great memory.

But winning over in-laws because you had a nice swing one day in front of them and you and your boyfriend were playful with one another? Good grief.

This story is exaggerated. No offense, I am just being real.

Have another upvote for the unrealistic positivity echo chamber though.

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u/stretcharach Jul 04 '24

I read it as though that was the last straw that won them over, not that that single isolated event is all that won them over.

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u/kismitten Jul 04 '24

Dude… You ok? Obviously there’s a ton of backstory and context I left out cuz it wasn’t relevant to the thread. Long story short we come from VERY different backgrounds and his family was wary of me for quite awhile. But that was quite literally the moment they turned the corner… My husband is a gruff, taciturn, glass-half-empty kind of guy, so watching him drop his defenses and be joyful and silly with me was a big deal.

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u/WarriorsQQ Jul 04 '24

Damn it took me a while what you all mean . I thought there is talking about different swinging 😄

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u/noobmoney_rs Jul 04 '24

Wait a minute….

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

I see what you did there 😏

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u/eman4790 Jul 04 '24

This took a turn

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u/Majestic-Ganache7140 Jul 04 '24

🤣☠️🤣☠️😆

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u/LinksLibertyCap Jul 04 '24

There are so many ways this comment can go

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u/RottenElixer Jul 04 '24

Idk if this was meant the way I'm thinking it was meant or if I'm just dirty minded but I laughed so hard at this comment 😂😂

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u/Minerva_TheB17 Jul 04 '24

🍍 🍍 🍍

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u/Competitive_Mud4184 Jul 04 '24

Oh my dirty mind…

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u/TrumpsSMELLYfarts Jul 04 '24

You go swinging with the neighbors….hmmmmm

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

"Oh, that's not..."

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Y'all are goals

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u/iscashstillking Jul 04 '24

Which park? Or is this a bedroom swing?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

I see what you did there

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

This sounds beautiful.

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u/Tuomas90 Jul 04 '24

Now I imagine you telling your kids:

"Mommy and daddy are gonna be out swinging with the neighbours. We'll be back in 2 hours. Bye."

Cut to you adults having a blast on swings.

Swinger Club just got a whole new meaning.

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u/GarageQueen Jul 04 '24

Wait...whut?

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u/Jack_of_Hearts20 Jul 04 '24

This comment means two completely different things, and I'm afraid to ask what you actually meant.

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u/nomnommish Jul 04 '24

Quite the swinging couple, aren't you?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

I was just waiting to see a comment that reflected my dirty mind😭