The first time was for his ADHD medicine; UT should have ensured his prescription didn’t contain the active ingredients that result in positive tests.

We have those discussions; I’m not rearing my boys alone and my wife chimes in and we use incidents / gossip at school as teaching points. What I don’t want to occur is the last two responses from your last paragraph; those responses validate / justify the “why” for women and keep the cycle going.

His population is a lot smaller than mine and middle school was interesting viewing it as a parent. Similar to the nice girl narrative, my son was seeing the “be a good guy” narrative not paying any dividends as the jerks ruled the roost. At that impressionable age, he wasn’t seeing the “why” and didn’t until he got…

I suggest you read more of my comments that the one you just read. I gave an example of the interactions with women that don’t sit well with me.

I’d respectfully disagree. Human interaction should NEVER cause anyone to recoil; especially if the only words out of someone’s mouth is hi.  

I think that’s part of the issue............

“What are you talking about “collateral damage”? What damage is being done to anyone if they say “hello” and get silence or an eye roll back??”

It doesn’t address the core issue. There’s wage disparity between women and men. If everyone got a 3% raise, the tide came in, it didn’t address or correct the disparity.  

“Dr. West’s contention that it is impossible to separate America’s unique brand of capitalism from white supremacy, thereby making the captain of the vessel—President Obama, in this case—complicit in white supremacy.”

I suggest you read some of my comments in which I give examples of interactions that irk me.

Justin should know better given his situation. Dennis got popped for doping during his career. I wouldn’t have anyone who was caught doping as a part of my camp if I had been suspended for doping.

Nobody is here to make you feel bad and I told you something you didn’t know; a negative extranality of your defense mechanisms may create more of the people you are trying to defend yourself from. Do I need to provide additional context? I’ll assume I do so I’ll give you two examples:

I understand this and I share this with my boys.

Pump your brakes Sis. This is not a “I’m one of the good ones” rebuttal. What I am saying is that not everyone that interacts with you during the course of the day means you harm. I understand it’s difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

Does your home training include respecting others’ boundaries? - Yup

I want to send my son down there for his senior year next year and my baby girl when it’s her turn so she can have that village pour into her.

“Dudes want to know why you don’t respond in an openly friendly way when they greet you.

welp.....

I wish the Black intellectuals would stop fighting with each other since they can all eat without trying to steal the other’s shine.

Right idea...wrong city. Puff and Jordan in the same city.....they ain’t ready. The egos would be reminiscent of Kobe and Shaq.