@Seraphima94 @ggm281 You are committed to your way of thinking. Boys swim trunks are also essentially boxer shorts. I think if you’re not bothered by that maybe consider why.
@Seraphima94 @Lurker01234@writerlygirl Do you want one piece suits for girls to be cut like shorts as well? Is it the toddler’s upper thigh you find problematic? Because a bikini bottom and a rashguard is widely available.
@OnePursuitOnly@AbbyJohnson@ostrachan Who told you that? Also, in a war against Christianity, the opponent can only lose. I am not afraid for Christianity.
@momofdroids @mdwstdietcoke There was a year I had four kids in four schools and in order to get to the second, third and fourth stops on time, I had to be about thirty minutes early to the first stop. Before that I wondered why people would line up so early, too!
@ohmydepravity @NoshMuller@Eric_Conn Maybe go ahead and throw out the constitution while you’re at it because I am guessing you wouldn’t approve of their style either.
@WarnkeKim @amandalhu@greensnail_ To be honest, it probably was! The instructions were not to bring gifts, which indicates parents may not have wanted them or at least didn’t want people to feel obligated. I find this scenario kinda of confusing as well, not sure it is all about neurodiversity as I am not.
@taylorsschumann I did call the police and got the report anyway, and through that process got his name and later googled him. He is an attorney practicing law in this state, graduated from law school in this state.
@JBsTwoCents I was a teacher before kids and appreciated anything and expected nothing. As a parent of four kids with 20+ teachers among them, I do gift them all something, usually a gift card and usually one some have mentioned here would be considered too small.
@mrscmathteach @garonnevik @sdcassel Genuinely happy this has been your experience! I don’t think it always works this way, however. So many variables and indicating that difficulty parenting teens would be absent had they just done better with them when the kids were younger feels discouraging.
@megliziel@lindsayfickas I was a first year teacher of fourth grade and handled it just like this. I believe we were directed not to talk about it in real time. A very weird experience for teachers that day! Acting ‘normal’ while getting occasional updates. It was pre smart phone, too!
While it is true that some Jews may have used their skills or usefulness to increase their chances of survival during the Holocaust, it is essential to contextualize this statement properly and understand that it does not represent the complex history of the genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany.
Viktor Frankl's observation about the specific situation in Auschwitz, which at some point became a camp that connected the functions of a concentration camp and extermination center and where deported Jews went through the selection process, highlights how some Jews became registered prisoners and might have used their skills to gain favor or prolong their lives in that particular setting. Yet, it never gave them complete protection.
However, we must not overlook the larger picture of the Holocaust. Nazi Germany's ultimate goal was to exterminate all the people it considered Jews (Nazis created their racial definition of a Jewish person). Millions of Jews were brutally murdered in execution sites, mainly across the east of occupied Europe, with entire communities wiped out regardless of their usefulness or contributions to society. While some of the ghettos seemed to have the goal of being productive and Jews were used as slave labor there, being "useful" did not guarantee safety, as the Nazis eventually decided to liquidate them, leading to the murder of those considered valuable as well.
There were no selections in extermination camps, such as Treblinka or Sobibor, and almost all deported Jews were murdered upon arrival, irrespective of any perceived usefulness. Being skilled or useful did not spare them from the horrors of the gas chambers.
Furthermore, during the final stages of the Holocaust, as the Nazi system was collapsing, concentration camp prisoners were evacuated to shrinking camp systems, resulting in the death of many. In these circumstances, being useful did not offer protection either.
Therefore, while it is accurate to acknowledge that some Jews may have survived temporarily due to their perceived usefulness, it is crucial to remember that the Holocaust was a systematic genocide with the ultimate aim of exterminating the entire Jewish population. It would be more appropriate to say that some Jews survived the Holocaust because they were considered temporarily useful, and the circumstances of the Nazi regime's collapse prevented their murder. We should avoid such oversimplifications in talking about this complex tragic story.
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@LauraRbnsn@MadsDavies Especially if these folks have placed trust (unfortunately) in people/sources who are constantly telling them there *is* a threat.
@LauraRbnsn@MadsDavies Certainly some do experience anxiety differently. Also, I am not entirely certain you are speaking about you personally sharing the lack of threat with others, but perhaps if trust with you isn’t established, your ‘claim’, even backed up, may be hard to immediately accept.