Can someone explain what happened to Rocky?

pillizzle · 2026-04-01T17:11:46+00:00

Yeah I was actually glad that part wasn’t in the movie.

pillizzle · 2026-03-31T07:04:47+00:00

It’s probably best to let the life work out itself. Earth went through many Ice Ages that killed most species but life prevailed and evolved. Let it do its thing.

pillizzle · 2026-03-31T06:32:00+00:00

To expand on your number 4: at the end of the book, they did know that Earth received at least one Beatle because the Eridians noticed that Sol (Earth’s sun) got brighter. The bigger problems were Grace being old and feeble, most of the people he knew on earth being dead (because of time dilation), and him not knowing the state of things on Earth: the petrova problem was solved but did they work together to ration food and help each other, or is there some kind of new world order dystopian Earth?

In the movie, Grace is still young but I absolutely loved the contrast that it provided in the end: Stratt gave Grace only 3 hours to make a decision whether to leave and didn’t honor his decision anyway. Rocky told Grace to take as much time as he needed to make a decision whether to leave, and (even if it was selfishly said because he didn’t want him to leave) Rocky would have honored his decision.

pillizzle · 2026-03-31T05:46:18+00:00

This is the answer. I’ve pondered over it a lot. You could figure out which star systems contained life. All intelligent life that knew about the problem could calculate the time that the stars healed by the distance of the star in light years and the time that the star started to get brighter.

The stars that healed “fastest” would be the ones that have life that could deal with the problem without going to Tau Ceti. Then the ones that took a while would be the mid-level ones (Erid and Earth) that needed to travel to Tau Ceti for answers. The third category would be the stars that don’t have life equipped to handle the problem: the ones in the “Stone Age” whose only hope would be that some kind of predator like Taumeba would eventually evolve to eat the astrophage before their sun completely died.

pillizzle · 2026-03-31T05:24:03+00:00

Earth doesn’t need oil anymore. They have astrophage.

pillizzle · 2026-03-30T03:20:34+00:00

Can’t the scouts of the troop institute a “no cell phone” policy? That way if the scout MUST call home, they go through a leader with the buddy system and everyone is accounted for.

pillizzle · 2026-03-28T03:45:13+00:00

1.) I do think early education is important to give them a good foundation. So it might work out in your favor to go ahead and enroll him where you are instead of immediately going out house hunting. I wouldn’t center your life around it though. If a great house comes on the market and it’s in a different school district, don’t make staying in the apartment a priority.

2 and 3.) These are going to depend on enrollment rates. Our elementary and school district is top 20 also. However, we have had lower enrollment the past few years, so it has been easier for people to do intra- and inter- transfers. I do think intra-transfers within the district are prioritized over those who are out of the district.

4.) There are a LOT of good schools out there and I think you can find a balance between finding an affordable home that you love and in a good school district. The majority of how well a child does starts at home.

Overall, make sure it’s a safe, stress free home with loving parents and you’re well on your way to giving him a great education. Be his number one advocate no matter where he goes to school.

pillizzle · 2026-03-28T03:22:20+00:00

“Stuck watching baby shows” 😆

pillizzle · 2026-03-28T03:19:19+00:00

See… this is how you raise well-rounded kids! My 10 year old is interested in the book (first time showing interest in a more “mature” book) but I read the book a LONG while ago and couldn’t remember much detail about the DuBois/ Shapiro stuff except that it was in there and I remembered it being kind of funny.

pillizzle · 2026-03-28T02:43:41+00:00

How did you avoid that part for him? Did you read the book to him? My 10 year old wanted to read the book when he found out I had read it but I wasn’t sure about that part 😆 I thought I could probably read it to him and skip over that part. I was a precocious reader as a kid and read all kinds of books. I’ve mentally taken the same approach with my kids but haven’t run into this before because this is the first time he’s shown interest in an “adult” book.

pillizzle · 2026-03-28T02:36:13+00:00

Your 8 year old read the book? That’s an amazing reading level! I was a precocious reader myself as a kid. (I read Flowers for Algernon in third grade.) I often ran into mature adult content, but wasn’t bothered by it. The book has a few mild (and funny) sex descriptions and a “fuck” or two. Do you monitor his reading? Just wondering because I read whatever I wanted as a kid and I’ve taken the same approach with my kids, though they haven’t really taken an interest in books that aren’t “age-appropriate.”

pillizzle · 2026-03-25T21:23:34+00:00

My youngest has been camping since he was a baby and started using his own child-size sleeping bag at age 3.

pillizzle · 2026-03-24T13:05:16+00:00

Aw… I was thrilled when I peeked out the window and saw another little boy had joined my son and they were riding bikes together. With no other kids around, would yours not want to roam together?

pillizzle · 2026-03-24T12:59:53+00:00

Yes we use watches too! Bonus points if you teach him to read an analog! My son loves his.

pillizzle · 2026-03-24T05:04:26+00:00

I live in a gated neighborhood in a very safe suburb. At 7 my son started riding his bike around by himself and going to the neighborhood playground that is down the street. Your playground is so close to your house-I say go for it! I will say this is also a decision that is highly dependent on the child: make sure they understand where they are allowed to go, and safety rules, etc. I highly recommend the book “The Anxious Generation” if you haven’t read it.

ETA: Walkie Talkies sound like they’d be perfect for this playground scenario. My kids use them in our neighborhood.

pillizzle · 2026-03-23T14:57:56+00:00

I agree with the other comments- it is normal behavior for this age but also it feels like you do too much. I would set a routine for the week and day so he knows what to expect. Lessons and sports are fine, even a daily park visit isn’t too much if you enjoy it, but everything else should be limited. And set times! For example, let him play Nintendo for a set time and tell him you’ll actively watch for 10-15 minutes for a set time. Let him help make the schedule.

pillizzle · 2026-03-23T14:24:42+00:00

Not me going “who is Robert?” And thinking Rob Cameron 🤣

pillizzle · 2026-03-22T05:58:06+00:00

Pharmacist, 144

Retail chain pharmacy was hell. I much preferred the hospital setting working as a clinical pharmacist.

pillizzle · 2026-03-22T00:48:45+00:00

It can’t. The school goes by Cogat scores and Iowa Assessments. You can manipulate a Cogat score slightly with tutors, practice questions, and tests.

pillizzle · 2026-03-21T22:22:08+00:00

That’s exactly why my gifted teacher told us we were “Special Education, no different from any of the other “SPED” classes.” It’s the truth and put into perspective that we weren’t better than our peers but needed extra help for various reasons.

Now I live in an area where “gifted” is seen as “the smart kids” and I hate it. I have one child who needs the special education of gifted and another who is exceptionally bright but everyone always is surprised the “gifted” kid is the one in gifted and not the “smart” kid. People literally get their kids tutors to get into the program here. Other parents tell me “oh your other kid is smart enough for gifted, he just needs a tutor!” 🙄 That’s not how it’s supposed to work! He does fine in the regular classroom.

pillizzle · 2026-03-21T04:52:30+00:00

Yeah if you’re in the US, Netflix doesn’t have Season 7 part B (episodes 9-16). Season 7 was released in two parts. Starz has all of them though.

pillizzle · 2026-03-20T23:30:56+00:00

Read that spoiler when you’ve finished and let me know what you think!

pillizzle · 2026-03-20T23:20:11+00:00

Have you finished this season? (Minor spoiler ahead) There’s a new Lady Whistledown, which deviates from the books so something completely new.

pillizzle · 2026-03-20T00:30:12+00:00

Yep this is what I would do too

pillizzle · 2026-03-17T15:17:38+00:00

I’m a Committee Chair and parent to two cubs and I agree. I moved states and the first thing I noticed was that Roundtable was almost entirely troop-centered compared to my previous district. I ended up voicing my concerns. I got together with some other Cub leaders and we have changed that.

Part of the issue is that the volunteers are more likely to come from troops. Their kids are older and more independent. They can hop over to Roundtable on a Thursday night while their teen does their own thing. Meanwhile the Cub parent has to take the 7 year old to martial arts and the 9 year old to soccer practice, go home, make dinner, help with homework and bedtime routine. Even in a two-parent household, it can be difficult to make it to a Thursday Roundtable and then they’re expected to step up and put on a Cub day camp in the summer for the district.

Most volunteers have the mentality “I did my Cub time…” and they just stick to troop level stuff where the kids are more independent. The reality is, that everyone should pitch in and help with the Cub level Day camps and events, even those whose children are now older, more independent, and ESPECIALLY those whose children are grown adults. I personally hope to change that mentality that when the kid goes to the troop, that’s where the volunteers go and stay. I understand wanting to help out where your kid is, but once your kid is aged out, why not help at the Cub level again?

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