I was preemptively addressing the inevitable replies (trolls, to be sure) suggesting the family/son somehow deserved bad things happening to them because of what the father did. The loss of this child is sad and wholly separate from the father’s transgressions.

Barron = child.

Depends which child you’re speaking about....

There have been an unusually high number of nasty troll comments as first emblackened replies lately (anything pro choice or pro immigrant related). Rumor has it that a commenter out of the grays is starring them just to fuck with this site.

Thank you for this- this particular post very much needs to be as troll-free as possible.

Right under your measured comment is an “out of the grey’s” shitty comment. Troll name: “Burner Man.” Why ungrey people who put in NO EFFORT.

I am no fan of Fox News, but this is still a terrible thing for a parent to go through. We have to remember as liberals and centrists, that no matter how dirty politics can get, kids are always off limits.

I think it’s obvious to say don’t bring the trolls out of the greys.

This is awful. Sins of the father should have no bearing on the children (despite bible passages to the contrary). That poor child.

19 is just so damn young. That’s all I’ve got. No snark, no blame, no speculation.

No one cares about your Gifted and Talented program.

This thread was the worst not-so-humble brag I’ve ever seen.

I know you’ve got a million responses to this already but I’m throwing in my anecdote:

You’re kidding, right? I mean, if you personally teach them, you can certainly get a head start on school, but what level of proficiency are you expecting here?

He can read his name and shit.

(Of course my save game has all these things, but he is never going to get his hands on my gear stash)

I don’t get it. What exactly do you hate? That they don’t have a fuller vocabulary? That they haven’t figured out how to synthesize ideas? That they don’t always understand how cause and effect work? That they have an incomplete understanding of the world?

OH NO I SWIMMED OUT OF SWIM

“As an 8 year old that messed with my head for a while and it still makes me feel terrible when I think about it.”

1) That’s a little young to expose you to a game like that.

That’s pretty awful, to tell a kid they ruined something for you is super shitty. I can understand his frustration, but taking it out on an 8 year old is horrible :/