I think that we fundamentally disagree.

That's (genuinely) good for you and for your nephews, and for other people who don't have to deal with that crap. I was also lucky not to have to hear such things as I was growing up.

Thanks - I think that it's a very good comparison (and sadly apt because children who bully and aren't taught healthier behaviours are probably more likely to go on to be have trouble with the law).

I agree. Especially since even in environments where bullying is rare, many of those traits will put children at risk for other forms of social isolation. I think that it would be possible to design programs aimed not towards bullies/bullied people specifically, but towards helping children who have difficulty…

I agree that it's important to teach bullies not to bully, and more broadly, to teach all children that they need to respect odd and socially awkward people people. But I also think that it would be incredibly useful to create programs aimed at helping bullied children:

Gah! This is why I should avoid late-night comment reading :|.

It's a classic chant at all high-bullying schools though - it's just one manifestation of a completely toxic environment. It should be addressed right away (stop kids from singing it, punish and educate kids who sang it or witnessed it without interrupting it, and provide immediate and ongoing support to kids who have…

So wrong.

I hate the idea of punishing bullies more because their victims die or are harmed by suicide. I hate it so much.

Dried fruit and nuts and whiskey (or rum, or brandy, etc. - but I thought that that variation would be more to your liking).

I love fruitcake. I only give mine out to people who have been initiated and will actually appreciate the awesomeness of the drunkennest of cakes.

Yes! And they try to sell it as more convenient. I'm honestly sure that this is a bad thing for most customers, so I have no idea why they had to mess with perfection.

Exactly. I'm guessing tha 5"13 children are only rare because 5"13 adults are; I know a few women who were still growing after turning thirteen, but many (most?) have pretty much reached their adult height by that point.

Definitely agreed on the "for me" - diversity in tampons is key!

I can think of two good reasons why people wouldn't want to:

Yes! There are a lot of horror stories about it failing, but then again there are a lot of horror stories about every single kind of birth control. Actual studies shows that it works pretty well.

It could be something medical but easy to fix - I know one girl who nearly went bald before being diagnosed as having a vitamin B deficiency; she's since started taking supplements and everything has grown back.

I think that it's a cure for certain diseases. Syphilis is the main one... so the husband may have survived because he was unfaithful (the twist on the twist!).

That sounds ridiculously delicious - do you make it yourself? is it something that you can buy?

This this this! I like the idea of porn and don't think that all porn is necessarily bad, but there are huge issues with the kinds of porn made in our society, and with the ways in which that porn is made. That bothers me a good deal more than this thing that a (comparatively) small number of people. At least the…