Update Season VIII - "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I'm not going to cancel it, but I could leave anytime they say they are ready.

So are you going to talk to them about staying permanently now?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I'm not going to cancel it, but I could leave anytime they say they are ready.

So then the CAD dream really is dead...

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

(Yes, I've given in on not posting in here, but my goal is to be a much nicer poster when I'm in this thread.)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I'm not going to cancel it, but I could leave anytime they say they are ready.

So then the CAD dream really is dead...

It was dead the moment he heard them say "daddy".

[Keystone Phil]

At what point do we discover that he's posting all of this from a McDonald's in Oklahoma City?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

When he leaves it's going to be a disaster. He'll quit CAD so he can "focus on Kenya."

Bushie is the kind of person who goes on a vacation and decides to drop everything and stay thinking the vacation can last forever.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

When he leaves it's going to be a disaster. He'll quit CAD so he can "focus on Kenya."

Bushie is the kind of person who goes on a vacation and decides to drop everything and stay thinking the vacation can last forever.

You cynic.  He won't be able to say "goodbye" to his kids.  He might want to start looking for that apartment now

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

It's nice he's buying them things and all, but again, he's making it about him and creating "daddy moments" more than anything.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

It's nice he's buying them things and all, but again, he's making it about him and creating "daddy moments" more than anything.

"Proud to be a daddy" is what he says on his FB. 

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Walter, the CAD dream is still alive and well!  However, I'm about to settle on a goal date on moving here.  I'm thinking Autumn 2017 or so.  Even if the orphanage is not ready, I will move into an Apartment in either Kisumu or Nairobi.  I want to work with CAD for at least two years first while taking one more trip here.  I do want to intern for a summer first in 2015 or 2016.  So, I am keeping alive both dreams - Ft Worth and Kenya.

You can't hold a job for longer than 6 months. You can't keep a dog for a week without forgetting to let it inside in the Oklahoma summer sun. You spend your parents' money on pornography and fast food. Why are you planning for things in 2017? You should be focused on finding a stable job and getting in better shape.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

This is his problem. He can't focus on anything and chases these crazy dreams he has. What he's doing for his sponsor kids is nice, but he cannot adopt them so he's really stringing them along and once they are old enough to think on their own, it'll get ugly. He can't be a good parent to them until he takes care of himself. That's what being a parent is all about anyway. Setting a good example for your kids.

[WalterMitty]

i fear that the dog will be forgotten also when he returns home to 'focus on kenya'

[Eraserhead]

i fear that the dog will be forgotten also when he returns home to 'focus on kenya'

Yeah, that's a given. I'm hoping his parents will find a nice home for it while he is away. Clearly expecting Bushie's parents to do the right thing is a pretty big stretch though.

[Paul Kemp]

At what point do we discover that he's posting all of this from a McDonald's in Oklahoma City?

Legitimate question.

Also, Bushie really needs to stop wearing horizontal stripes.

[Mr. Morden]

It's nice he's buying them things and all, but again, he's making it about him and creating "daddy moments" more than anything.

"Proud to be a daddy" is what he says on his FB. 

Didn't he previously say he was going to stop calling himself their daddy because he'd accepted that he couldn't adopt them, at least without a wife?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

At what point do we discover that he's posting all of this from a McDonald's in Oklahoma City?

For what it's worth, he's posting from a Kenyan IP.

[Hash]

So... what's this thing about cancelling the return flight?

[King]

Bushie is now a refugee from the Marxism torn state of Obamamerica

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

It's nice he's buying them things and all, but again, he's making it about him and creating "daddy moments" more than anything.

"Proud to be a daddy" is what he says on his FB. 

Didn't he previously say he was going to stop calling himself their daddy because he'd accepted that he couldn't adopt them, at least without a wife?

Yeah, like I said earlier, these poor kids are going to be so confused when they actually grow up and can think on their own as to why some white guy who sent them $30 a month is calling him their father.

Bushie needs to get to work finding a wife if he really loves these kids. It should be hit top priority when he gets home!

[patrick1]

It's nice he's buying them things and all, but again, he's making it about him and creating "daddy moments" more than anything.

"Proud to be a daddy" is what he says on his FB. 

Didn't he previously say he was going to stop calling himself their daddy because he'd accepted that he couldn't adopt them, at least without a wife?

Yeah, like I said earlier, these poor kids are going to be so confused when they actually grow up and can think on their own as to why some white guy who sent them $30 a month is calling him their father.

Bushie needs to get to work finding a wife if he really loves these kids. It should be hit top priority when he gets home!

There is probably some different well meaning Yank every other week.

Anyway this whole story is just sad because our protagonist is not grounded in reality. The wrong poster has the handle Walter Mitty.

[Хahar 🤔]

He calls him their daddy because he sends them money, but obviously he has no source of income, so it's not his money. I assume it's his parents who are funding his fatherhood fetish?

[Mr. Morden]

He calls him their daddy because he sends them money, but obviously he has no source of income, so it's not his money. I assume it's his parents who are funding his fatherhood fetish?

Good point.  Are Papa and Mama Bushie the "real" daddy and mommy for these kids?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

He calls him their daddy because he sends them money, but obviously he has no source of income, so it's not his money. I assume it's his parents who are funding his fatherhood fetish?

I was just discussing this with tmth on Facebook..

Yeah, he is spending his parents money on these kids. I get it, but again, I am afraid he is doing it for all the wrong reasons. And if he is sending them $30 a month, why don't they have shoes? Where does the money go? If I had a kid in Africa I'd demand to know where my money was going!

[Lief 🗽]

It's pretty obvious that Bushie is getting "swindled and pimped", in the words of an Update super-fan's signature. $30 a month and the kids are still running around barefoot??

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The continual "daddy" and "my babies" talk on fb is a sure fire way for this season to end in disaster. No cliffhanger....he's going off the cliff.