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No company is capable of moderating all of the things a parent wants to keep from a child. That has to be a household controlled issue, and it takes a lot of work to monitor what your kid is doing. It is the same as anything connected to the internet. Some people are crazy/mean/bad influences/dangerous. No moderation will be perfect, so it is more important to understand what your kid is doing and give them guidance. Otherwise, ban them from interacting entirely.

I attended schools that had pretty abysmal math teachers and curriculums. When I eventually slogged my way to the upper level math courses in college for an engineering degree, I was so frustrated with my early education. I feel that so many years were wasted going over the basics, and in reality kids are way more capable of grasping math concepts at a young age than the US education system normally allows for.

Like this article states, we don't need to be teaching calculus in middle school. But there are principles and general concepts that can begin much earlier. I find a lot of kids now hate math by high school, and I feel strongly that is because we as a society are dramatic about the 'difficult high school courses'. With good teachers, it is entirely possible to introduce concepts at a younger age so that the jump from learning a number line to algebra, geometry and calculus doesn't feel so massive.

A friend of 8 years stole a few dresses from me while we were out on a trip. They weren't necessarily expensive, just cute sundresses that I had bought after saving up some money with my first big job. After returning home, I texted her to get one back because it was the dress I wore on my first date with my (now) husband and was sentimental. I was willing to part with the other ones. Her response was "Since I already have it with me, it would be easier if I just keep it and not have to find a way to get it to you."

We lived ~20 minutes apart. After that, I was ghosted. She continued to wear the dress and post photos online, blocking me so that I couldn't see, but other friends saw and reported back to me. Safe to say she was not invited to the wedding.

What a glorious mustache.

If you are the principal of a school, your highest priority has to be the well-being of students. Looks like he and other members of the school administration sat on this info for months. Problems don't just go away, especially when your job is explicitly involved with the disciplining and protection of children.

I love how you can see the structure evolved throughout it's life.

Trump and his cronies will weaponize anything they can to get their way. Better not give them any more power.

I have noticed the general public is now very tolerant of sweet drinks. I know that is not the only problem. I was never allowed soda or coffee or sweet tea growing up, so don't have much of a tolerance for them now. But when I try popular coffees (pumpkin spice this or vanilla chai that) or cocktails at most restaurants, I am surprised that people don't send them back and ask for less sweetener.

As an infrequent treat, I can understand it. But if you are drinking that much sugar on a daily basis, it must seriously screw with your system. I am sure lots of people are drinking a huge amount of calories and don't register how different that is from past generations.

Agreed. She has no frame of reference for what the overwhelming majority of the population calls work.

It's not that I expected much. But it honestly feels like his picks are made up of people who elbowed their way to the front of the line to suck his dick and sing his praises. Not one seems to have merited the position they are now going to hold.

It makes me so disillusioned with the government. I used to feel like public office was held by intelligent, impressive people. I may have disagreed with them, but they at least laid out arguements and had some semblance of a strategy.

I never thought I was anywhere near capable of holding a position like that. Now though, I genuinely feel like if I just shouted the "right" things loudly enough, I could be in the inner circles of our nations government. That prospect is fucking terrifying.

Celebrities are out of touch. No matter if they were nepo babies or genuinely started off like the rest of us. After a few years in that world, they are convinced that the work they do merits millions of dollars. There is no way for that money to not warp the brain.

Her work with the St. Katherines Sisters Choir was very impressive. Doing God's work.