I used to hate getting undressed as a child because I was afraid that angels were watching. If elf on a shelf had been a thing back then, I probably would have burned it and buried the ashes in the woods.

People have already convinced their kids that a magic fat man enters every house in the world and brings presents to good little boys and girls. The elf is a logical extension, especially in a world where we’re already constantly being tracked.

Nori’s boots and her “kid sit” (that awkward sitting with your leg twisted backwards that is only comfortable until you are like 9ish), them all looking in different directions, Reign looking like he’s about tumble over.

That is probably the most pervasive bits of misandry on the planet, but that was a recent immigrant speaking, not an educator.

That’s what kills me about those types of arguments. They’re so patronizing and belittling of men—it baffles me that more men aren’t furious about it. But I think it’s like the whole “Men are just too stupid to do housework/take care of their children” bit. Yes, it’s terribly sexist, but it’s also extremely beneficial…

As the mother of 2 boys, I’m becoming very aware of the weird way we teach them things. At my son’s playgroup a dad got super angry at his son when he got into a tussle with a little girl over a toy. He was yelling “you never hit a girl” at his kid. And I was just thinking “Dude, why not teach him not to hit ANYONE.”

I never rape the women I see smiling at me. I’m ready for my prize now, Nobel committee.

Yes. It feels a bit awkward here with this particular target audience, but the message about consent and not using religion as an excuse for unacceptable behaviors are ones that I feel should be widely taught.

I wonder if the course should be extended to women and men? Cos internalized misogyny is a thing that affects everyone, not just men...

To me, the last paragraph exemplifies why this is a good idea. It seems like they’re going out of their way to avoid saying “your immigrant ways are wrong” and instead are saying “there are the rules here. even if these rules don’t apply where you are from, they apply in Norway.”

I was thinking the same thing, all children everywhere should be taught about consent and respect.

Is it weird that I feel like this is okay? Like, it should be taught as part of language classes and middle school classes and to everyone everywhere.

“Men have weaknesses and when they see someone smiling it is difficult to control,”

She always has the option of writing a kickass tell-all book. I would love to see her throw the lot of them under the bus, get a haircut and move to the big city with her kids. That I’d watch.

I love how molesting a bunch of little girls (mainly his sisters, one of whom was only 5) is not as bad as the cheating. Raise your hand if you’d much, much, rather you found out your spouse cheated on you than sexually abused a number of kids? I might be hurt about cheating, but I could see working past it. I would…

“Let’s all take a moment to give thanks for the greatest holiday gift of all: That you’re not in this situation.”

I pity her, she’s been raised not to see or know about the very real options she has.

I never heard of it either and I graduated from law school in 1991. At first I thought it was a horrible typo that should have been “battery” but then I looked it up.

In the US he would have been tried as an adult. I am going to describe what they did to her which is likely to be triggering but it’s important to know how horrifying this was.

At least in California, we have beautiful looking fruits and nuts that gave all their teeth. That and our fruits and nuts’ family trees tend to branch, unlike Florida’s fruits and nuts.