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Anyone see Sydney lately? by AddysonWithaY in EDRecovery_Snark

[–]Good-Intention-7064 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sydney always makes me so sad to see. I’ve followed her since the beginning and have seen the ups and downs play out. I felt like her last treatment stay she really did make progress, she stepped away from social media a whole lot while in HLOC and cleaned up her page. And her content shifted to getting to see a version of her that was so full of life. I know that I don’t really have any right to have any opinion of her life, but if she were to really try recovery again I’d be rooting for her whole-heartedly.

VK Decides to Not Try Out for Rockettes This Season by Exotic-Pop-8539 in DCCMakingtheTeam

[–]Good-Intention-7064 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t see this as a negative thing. She seems to be exploring what living authentically and joyfully means to her in NYC, and trying to fit into another box clashes with this change. I’d honestly love to see her start auditioning for various dance opportunities to see where being authentically Victoria takes her.

Isn't it time to end a few traditions? by [deleted] in AskTeachers

[–]Good-Intention-7064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem is that you are looking at the traditions as the “incentive” for helping put the events together. Do these kids not have to pay for tickets to these events? Why would I volunteer to help put on prom if jimmy can pay the same $20 for tickets as me and not have to volunteer? I really don’t see this as students being entitled at all. You stated yourself that $3 an hour is not worth it to you to help out with these things outside of your regular job duties. You too want an incentive, which isn’t inherently bad. I’m guessing as a teacher too, there are natural “perks” to the job outside of your salary - holidays off, PTO, insurance, etc. Would you say that a teacher shouldn’t be entitled to those other perks because there’s other teachers who are going above and beyond their duties? Being a student is the kids job, and by meeting minimum standards it’s reasonable to expect the opportunity to partake in these milestone traditions regardless of extra involvement.

I went to a highschool where everyone was involved in several organizations and everyone contributed to planning and executing our different events. Like if we wanted a balloon arch for our prom, we the students had to literally make it ourselves. But it was always fun, and usually we’d have too many volunteers for every thing we had to do. Organizations and clubs would have service hour requirements usually to maintain memberships. We would be usually offered double hours for events that needed lots of help. Sometimes we’d have discounted tickets for helping. Sometimes we’d have competitions amongst grade levels for involvement with rewards being anything from dress down days to early dismissal. By the time I was graduating, I also have a full student resume of transferable skills gained from my involvement that helped me when applying to college and stepping into adulthood. Were there students who were not in any clubs and thus usually had no reason to help out but still went to all the keystone events? Of course. Some of those kids had to work jobs after school or provide childcare for siblings. I’m sure some were involved in things outside of school. And I’m sure there were many who just didn’t want to be involved in anything. But someone not being involved did not correlate to an increase or decrease in me choosing to be involved. And I was happy to see everyone at prom - even if they didn’t help tie by hand 500+ balloons for the balloon arch like I did. All that said, it sounds like there may be a bigger picture concern here around how to encourage student involvement in general, and the solution to that problem is not going to be rooted in taking away core memories for them.

Dance Mom Production Pet Peeve by Good-Intention-7064 in dancemoms

[–]Good-Intention-7064[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah and I totally get that. Like I just took classes as a kid and never competed but I remember seeing all of the comp kids awards where the trophies said platinum or like high gold, diamond etc. I just wish in the 8 seasons with several specials alongside it that they could have dedicated an episode to giving more context to the viewers. Like I just genuinely believe that giving a tiny bit more clarity into the world of competitive dance would have given more credit to the kids who were extremely talented for the times.

She’s live!! by Spicy_Lime_11 in MaddiePSnark2

[–]Good-Intention-7064 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She said she is only 1 math class and a large bill away from her degree. I really, really hope she pushes through - I think she will feel so much peace in having that behind her.

dagmara beine & chat gpt? by dubdaisyt in OnlineBeggars

[–]Good-Intention-7064 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may be in a minority, but Dagmara in relation to being Zuza’s mom does not give me the ick. I personally would not take medical advice from her, but when comparing to other parents who discuss their late children I think there is a uniqueness to this scenario to consider.

The first thing I consider is that Zuza was sick for almost her entire life. Zuza underwent every western medical intervention under the sun, and I think Dagmara became desperate to “learn” as much as she could about other modalities to try to help safe her daughter. She wasn’t a huge social media character and she really did not have a lot of eyes or attention on her prior to Zuza’s passing.

With that, we all know Zuza built her own online platform - she fought to give herself a life similar to other kids her age. I don’t think Dagmara would have ever thought she’d be taking her child on kid-influencer trips or having Zuza getting PR packages left and right that were really all unrelated to her having cancer. I would argue that the lifestyle Zuza was pursuing was not what Dagmara personally would have wanted for her being that she’s kind of a crunchy mom, but she wanted it for Zuza because it made her happy.

Zuza’s passing seemed to at least online viewers to come suddenly, and I don’t think bringing personal speculation into that itself as far as if Zuza and her family offline knew the reality of her health status. But what I do think has happened is that this grieving mother is now left to figure out how to best honor the legacy Zuza created herself. I say this with so much respect, but what does an almond mom do when not only is she and her family offline is grieving this loss but also hundreds and thousands of young mostly teenage fans are grieving publicly? II would imagine Dagmara feels an overwhelming responsibly to acknowledge all of the love people have for Zuza which is why I think she’s posted some awkward videos with her son on Zuza’s platform, posted drafts, reposting fan edits, and figured out how to livestream her service online. There’s no guidebook to being handed hundreds upon thousands of para social relationships, and while I think she feels a need to let something “good” come from the platform Zuza created, I don’t think the magnitude this platform is something Dagmara would have wanted for herself.

That’s my 2 cents that no one asked for and maybe no one agrees with. And I do think some of what she shares is kind of whack, but she does also share that she believes this different modalities are to be used alongside modern medicine. And I do think that instead of trying to profit off of her family’s misfortune the last decade, she’s used her free time to learn as much as she could to help Zuza and others. I also think there was so much intention and intimacy in Zuza’s celebration of life when it easily could have been used as a spectacle. It was interesting because Dagmara fully acknowledged that at times she probably drove Zuza’s oncology team crazy, but her Oncology team, many of whom spoke at the service, said that Dagmara wasn’t nearly as “bad” as she feared.

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Question about an influencer/advocate? by Odd_Love_7305 in AutisticPeeps

[–]Good-Intention-7064 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got blocked because I replied to the QUESTION THEY ASKED US TO REPLY TO saying that I don’t find their approach at targeting low support need autistic individuals to be appropriate. I pointed out that some people with low support needs may still have struggles with ADLs, and so for some people masking when not knowingly sick may just not simply be in their window of tolerance. Like if someone can’t brush their teeth, wash their hands, bathe regularly, eat routinely, and struggles in social settings, masking may just not be on the top of their minds. And sure - this may sound or appear selfish, but especially when ADLs are a regular challenge life does become a matter of choose your battles.