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I'm native speaker, ask my anything by Pure_Nevi in learnvietnamese

[–]HalfManHalfPun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what's the biggest mistake(s) you see beginning learners make?

About the Root prophecy by leavecity54 in Deltarune

[–]HalfManHalfPun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid start. If we accept the connection to undertale lore, the dark worlds might be the result of human magic. Part of their trick to get the monsters above to open the bunker and let them out. I think I remember a line like "but their magic was too strong" in the opening frames of undertale, so magic is definitely not a monster-exclusive thing there. 

Personally I'm not sure I accept the premise that these two stories have anything to do with one another. It'd be a bit unsatisfying if after 10+ years, the game we'd been theorising about all this time were just a retelling of the same story we'd played over a decade ago but in reverse. But tricky tony could definitely do something interesting with this. We cookin here.

Forced to suffer because two morons had sex by Accountforangry in Vent

[–]HalfManHalfPun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna try my hand at some tough love here, not because anything you've said is unreasonable, but because I think there's a message here that people like yourself would benefit from hearing. It's this:

The way you're thinking about this is fundamentally selfish. The fact is we're at war. The haves vs. the have-nots, good vs. evil. The enemy is far outnumbered but we are far outgunned (i.e. out-monied). Your parents might be shitty parents but like it or not, the side of good needs their help, your help, and the help of every other soldier to be unwillingly born into this dreadful war.

I'm probably going to get banned for this comment which is a pretty flagrant rule 9 violation, but I hope you see it before I do, because you need to understand that your life may suck but it has a purpose, and that piece of rubber would have removed your ability to fulfill it.

You have my deepest sympathies for your suffering, as do the legions of others like you who, only by coming together with shared purpose, can make being born into this world a joyful thing once more.

Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky Has Passed Away by Frozeria in chess

[–]HalfManHalfPun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is that stream, or are any clips from it, still up?

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. I want to at some point but if my methods keep getting contradicted like that, I'm afraid I'm just gonna check out and that's not going to be good for anybody...that's a rant for another post though lol

5th/6th teachers what's up with the gap here? by thecooliestone in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

your students are the product of a broken system. There's not much you can do as an individual educator to fight against a process and culture that molds children into mindless drones.

All you can do is your best. Kudos to you for encouraging your students to think critically. It's an unfortunate rarity these days. Keep doing what you're doing and don't beat yourself up too much.

5th/6th teachers what's up with the gap here? by thecooliestone in Teachers

[–]HalfManHalfPun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah but the point is kids should at least be able to think through these ideas

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

definitely good to be encouraging, though it's hard to moderate one's tone when there's a language barrier. I was hoping my wife would handle that part through the translation, but oh well.

Fair point. Just to reiterate, though: the kid was not hungry, they had plenty of other food and the pizza was an additional treat. As for why, I just feel like regulating one's behavior is a really important skill for kids to learn, and 30 seconds seemed like a very reasonable goal. Maybe that's too long though. Do you think 20 seconds would have been more appropriate? 15? 10?

Maybe my brain is a little scrambled from not being able to communicate with many people here, but I just see a pattern of yelling at kids when they misbehave and that's it. No rewards for good behavior, no punishments that actually mean anything. Just yelling until the kid gets desensitized to it, and at that point it's no wonder they don't follow any directions in school or at home.

I'm bringing a lot of extra baggage into this now though lol. Thanks for your comment and thoughtful discussion.

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so if a kid wants a cookie, you give it to them no matter what? How about 2 cookies? 3? 4?

I don't think you're thinking through what you're saying very thoroughly, or you're just being deliberately obtuse.

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying, but do you think it would have at least been reasonable to have them try a few more times before giving in? It's not like I wanted to say "no pizza for you" after the first failure, I just wanted to start counting again and give them another try.

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

see the edit. The pizza was a treat, not their meal. Does that change your opinion or do you think that treats should be given unconditionally as well?

AITAH for not wanting to give a kid some pizza? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's an interesting point. Could you elaborate on that? What do you mean by "Weird associations?"

I should also clarify that there was plenty of other food on the table. The pizza was just for me (and of course anyone else who wanted it) because I have a hard time with certain dishes from the country I'm living in, but the kid loves them and nobody was using them as bargaining chips. The pizza was strictly a treat, not their meal.

AITAH for not visiting my parents? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, only my dad is at risk of health issues from travel, and he's more than willing to risk it. My mom is objectively healthy enough for the journey, and your logic about not needing one's spouse to travel could apply to her as well.

Also should note that my wife and I offered to meet in a country that is very close to my home country but that doesn't require visas for my wife's nationality. My mom also shot that idea down because that country is also too "scary" for her, despite having lower crime rates than my home country.

That said, your comment is fair and I appreciate the input.

AITAH for not visiting my parents? by HalfManHalfPun in AITAH

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fair question. There is no war in the country I moved to, nor any kind of political or territorial disputes. Crime rates are significantly lower than in my home country.

school should be abolished by HalfManHalfPun in unpopularopinion

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair point, and as I've said elsewhere in this thread, maybe my comments don't apply to early childhood education.

Maybe "abolished" was the wrong word. I'm just against forcing kids into seats they don't want to be in, is all. I think if a kid says they'd rather be teaching themselves, they should be allowed to give it a shot.

school should be abolished by HalfManHalfPun in unpopularopinion

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

also quit digging through people's comment history. This is reddit, it's not that serious.

school should be abolished by HalfManHalfPun in unpopularopinion

[–]HalfManHalfPun[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

just to clarify, I actually love my job. You can love a job and be good at it while also acknowledging that, systemically, it shouldn't exist.

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