I'm sorry to say this but I may have failed as a father

[underpants]

So this morning our daughter attacked me as she often does. Not really attack but we having a running game of surprising each other. She’s grabs the back of my neck and declares “Vulcan death grip!”. I looked at my wife and said, “We’ve failed. All those years of watching all the Star Trek series and our daughter doesn’t know how to do the Vulcan neck pinch”. It’s on the collarbone area not the back of the neck.

So we have to start over with The Original Series episode 1.

There goes my weekend. 😣

[Tetrachloride]

1. Vulcan death grip is (cough) in "The Enterprise Incident " episode

enjoy.

that particular episode is ranked as one of the best , especially for daughters.

You probably know all that but others might need a refresher

[Triloon]

2. Endeavor to persevere...

[underpants]

19. What a perfect DU post

[unblock]

4. Oh you've really failed!

The move on the collarbone area is the Vulcan nerve pinch, not the Vulcan "death grip".

The Vulcan "death grip" is on the face

[Warpy]

17. No, you wannabe nerd, that's the Vulcan mind meld grip

or Kalto transfer grip, take your picl between the series and the movies.

By the way, if you know your anatomy well, there are a few places on the body where large nerves come very close to the surface. Hit those right and you can get an attacker to forget all about what he thought he wanted. Been there, done that, walked away slowly to drive the humiliation home.

[underpants]

21. Oh hell yeah. Here we go

[unblock]

23. No, you wannabe wannabe nerd, the Vulcan death grip is also on the face

Arguably, the Vulcan death grip is achieved through the Vulcan mind meld technique. In any event, the Vulcan death grip is done by Spock placing his hand on Kirk's face.

[Warpy]

37. Looks more like "Tje Philadephia Story" squash face and push down grip

Spock was obviously taking the piss since Kirk was alive and well in the next episode.

[unblock]

38. Hello, spoiler alert!

[underpants]

31. Post #23

You aren’t to take that sitting down are you?

[Pas-de-Calais]

5. Very logical statement

[Bristlecone]

6. Better than "live long and make money"

[halfulglas]

39. Farrengi. The rules of acquisition.

[edbermac]

7. There was no Vulcan death grip.

It was just a nerve pinch to simulate death.

[NullTuples]

27. Right? THANK YOU!

[FakeNoose]

8. There's also the Vulcan mind-meld

Beware if your daughter tries that one.

[KS Toronado]

14. Yes, beware of the mind-meld

she could find out where your hidden money stash is at.

[johnp3907]

9. Well what did you expect?

You go around calling it the Vulcan Neck Pinch when it’s actually the Vulcan Nerve Pinch! Of course the kid’s confused!

[underpants]

18. 😆😆😆

Hilarious. Thanks. I can’t wait for my daughter to read this thread.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Ha ha heh...nice to carry on the good ol' Star Trek tradition, isn't it? Thanks for the laugh!

[Tadpole Raisin]

11. LOL!!

It will be a tough, arduous process but I’m sure you’ll get through it!

Seriously - to watch Star Trek with your daughter and foster her love of science - well that is just awesome!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Your daughter sounds adorable!

The little girl that's portrayed in the following (local to
me) HVAC/Plumbing commercial? Uh... not so much.

Still shot:

[Bettie]

13. I am similarly a failure

3 boys all of whom prefer Star Wars to Trek.

Where did I go wrong?

[Elessar Zappa]

33. Sounds like my kind of kids!

I love Star Wars.

[Bettie]

34. DH and I love both

for different reasons.

The smallest one had Star Wars Lego sets. He had backstories and musical themes for each and every one of the little Lego men and would set up these huge battle scenes where if we moved one, he'd know. He had voices for most of them and dialogue. It was so entertaining to listen to him play for hours.

He's older now and doesn't play with them anymore. I miss that part of his life.

[momta]

15. My proudest moment as a parent:

We used to have season tickets to the CU Women's basketball games in Boulder. When my son was about four years old, he asked us "Do boys play basketball too?"

I beamed for days.

[Kali]

25. omg

fabulous!

[electric_blue68]

40. Wow! 👍👍👍

[E. Normus]

16. My Friend,

as a fan who has seen every episode multiple times, and knows them all by heart, there IS a Vulcan death grip!

[wryter2000]

20. The original won't help

She'll only confuse it with the way Spock knocks people out.

[lillypaddle]

22. Kids, one disappointment after another

Your post gave me a real smile.

[Joinfortmill]

24. LOL

[Stuart G]

26. When You Think You Have Seen it All, There is always....MORE.

[underpants]

29. No kidding. What the hell is this.

Kirk vs. Gorn might not be age appropriate?

[Stuart G]

30. yes, I have seen Kirk vs Gorn..It ain't pretty..I know it by heart.

We are a race that kills. It is awful. The kid killing his school mates is awful...

What else is there to say? Star Trek asked this question about killing many times in many shapes and forms.

Humans kill other humans. Many spiritual leaders have tried to stop this. It goes on and on. Why? or Why Not?

[IronLionZion]

28. Kids these days

[underpants]

32. 👍

How have I never seen your sig line? Love it.

The kids are all right.

[Marcuse]

35. You've seen nothing yet. Wait until she gets to the pon farr.