verbal abuse is a very real thing (call it violence or not, but the lots of things that get called violence aren't - it has to involve physical contact with the physical body itself to truly qualify probably), but from the internet this might affect teens and 20 something naifs without a lot of perspective on life in a really deep way. It may be HURTFUL regardless, but it's not going to seriously affect the course of any middle aged person's life, but young people can be real vulnerable sometimes, they just don't always have a lot of perspective on things, depending probably on how much other support they have in life etc..
Trees don't grow on money
So your value is just unbelievably high, that you don't expect you need to earn your own healthcare but for a little bit of charity work, a few hours a week.
I believe a lot of things are beyond you, but some spend enough time and get enough education that they do take identity from what they do for money. Examples are Doctors, lawyers, Law enforcement, politicians.
Delusions have never needed a basis in reality.
The option exists now, and he finally got that now. Now if he only got the points made to him...
...from the side of the street that he wouldn't cross to examine/learn from/listen to....
..then he might have continued to learn lessons that many of us have after these ages.
Not everyone has the mental capabilities to handle a lot. Hence Einstein's definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. No matter how others have tried, some will just never get it.
Thank You, Float On. Here's an interesting bit of news about crossing the border again in the future. My husband has a cousin he likes that's having a Birthday soon in Nogales, Mexico and he wants both of us to cross to be part of the family party and based on my experience crossing he's willing to give it a go - meaning cross into Mexico and cross back to the US. He's also been apprehensive - given that he's Hispanic, my take is that this is very understandable given the current situation. So we'll see.....I'm a little anxious as his spouse regarding him leaving the US and crossing back and a few of our neighbors are like don't do it....don't take the risk, and even my Mother is saying she'd think it over more before leaving the US in his case. This may come as no surprise to those who are familiar with me over time but I ended out with someone as strong willed as I am LOL - he's made up his mind and he's going to cross and that's just that, whatever happens be damned. His paperwork is impeccable and given my smooth crossing, I'm hoping for the best.......and Thank You again for your kind words, Float On, I do appreciate them. Rob
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Something else funky about the software here - it seems as if I still have access to the Moderator area of the board. Given that I have stepped down I'm of the opinion that such access is no longer appropriate. I'm thinking that once the mods and/or Alan reads this, such access can easily be removed in my case? Thank You in advance to those behind the scenes for looking into this. Rob
Didn't Aristotle, or maybe the Jesuits, say something to the effect of "Give me the boy until he is seven, and I will show you the man."
I'm not where I fall on the speech-as-violence thing. There are probably a number of things we need to protect children from. On the other hand, I have little (perhaps less than I should) patience for adults who value some subjective concept of "abuse" over free speech. College students, for instance, shouldn't be able to shut down speakers whose ideas "make them feel unsafe."
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