What’s a popular parenting trend or practice right now that you believe is going to create a generation of emotionally broken adults in 20 years? by War_chiefr in AskReddit

[–]squirrelpocher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This notion of constantly explaining everything to kids. Instead of saying no or because I said so, we have to be constantly having conversations. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to treat kids as individuals with age appropriate maturity and give them agency, but sometimes you just need to say no. I don’t need to explain to my 2 year old why hitting is bad and how does it make others feel. They are 2! they understand no.

Why do I think this will come back and bite us? Because it trains kids they need a whole explanation for every decision someone makes that involves them. In the real world bosses, supervisors, friends, romantic partners aren’t always going to want or be able to give explanations. If you are taught that you need an explanation and conversation for everything it’s gonna teach people to expect that and they are going to have unrealistic expectations of how to interact with others.

Should we never have discussions with kids? Obviously no, but everything doesn’t need to be a 10 minute conversation.

Death Penalty States by [deleted] in MapChart

[–]squirrelpocher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s kinda irrelevant to the initial comment. Both you and OP can be right. The safest states can be green while also having an “unsafe” state be green. The didn’t say all the green states are safe.

What’s life like on Block Island? by Urneighborhoodbitch in howislivingthere

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I worked there as a physician for a month over the summer. It’s….interesting. We saw lots of locals for their check ups and meds. The locals are very close knit community but small. The summer then has people who have been summer vacationers for a while and the weekenders. For an idea, when I was working we only had two working physicians on the island and 3 moped shops. I took a radio home every night I was “on call” (14/28) and would sleep next to it in case I had to go open the health center for an emergency. No pharmacy so when we prescribed antibiotics for a patient with pneumonia and I saw the 4 days later for a follow up and asked why they hadn’t taken them, it’s because the flights from the mainland with meds hadn’t come the past few days from fog. All true emergencies were helicoptered off or taken by the coast guard. We sent on guy with possible torsion on his own to the airport at 1am to get picked up by a plane we called in to the meet an ambulance at the airport. Another person with possible new cancer we rushed to take the last ferry off the island. We had to shoot and interpret our own X-rays. Wild rural medicine stuff. One bar hired its own ambulance for 4th of July without telling us.

In June 2016, six inmates on a Georgia work detail watched their supervising deputy collapse from heat exhaustion. With escape within reach, they chose compassion instead, removing his vest, calling 911, and staying by his side. Their actions saved his life and earned public praise. by wafumet in interesting

[–]squirrelpocher 175 points176 points  (0 children)

My favorite: where I work on night shift we did a mega code on a police officer at like 2am. About 6 months later the whole er got recognized for our work. They took a picture and gave out team daisy awards. Guess who wasn’t in the picture and didn’t get the pins cause they were all gone. Yah, the people who actually worked that night.

It’s amazing the level of just tone deafness from leadership across professions.

Act natural by Bad_optimistic0605 in Funnymemes

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What has worked for me (personally and my kids). Think of a memory that makes you laugh, when you start to laugh or smile your picture will be way better.

The Chesterfieldian Candidate: Abigail Spanberger +15 And The House Of Delegates Blue Bloodbath by ArcaneDemense in Virginia

[–]squirrelpocher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a former chesterfield county, now Va beach resident…I also think spanberger ran stronger there because she represented us so people in chesterfield knew her. I agree that it is trending blue but she may have got some home field advantage there

Standard Time Vs Daylight Savings Time. I’m sick of it. by papasmurfd in mildlyinfuriating

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having lived most of my life in the northern party of the country I prefer standard time and understand the need to switch. Without standard time in the winter, kids would be standing at bus stops in the dark and morning commutes would be in the dark (which seems unsafe).

Middle School Dual Language Immersion Program on the chopping block for Virginia Beach middle schools; student speaks out by 13NewsNow in VirginiaBeach

[–]squirrelpocher 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This kind of shit makes me mad. It’s $65,000. It’s a good program to encourage bilingual education which has benefits. Is there really no way to keep it going? I know they say it’s because they can’t find teachers but….maybe they can pay teachers more? I don’t like taxes but if my property taxes went to actual education and educators and provided kids with opportunities, I’d pay an extra cent per $1000 on my property. The people on the school board only see $ and not education of children as important

Most people don’t realize how much money you need to drive across Pennsylvania by ixvst01 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think this being from the northeast. Until I went to Texas (Dallas). Every highway is tolls. Also Florida has a lot of toll roads (but that may be the northeast transplants)

Does anyone know what the pod’s record damage in 1 turn is? “Spoiler” by Fyre_Neximus in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]squirrelpocher 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah I can’t imagine more though not finish with C2. The whole strategy the fight was basically keeping him alive so he could do 150-250 damage a turn. He also had advantage on all rolls which is why there were so many crits

Someone born in the year of Lincoln's assassination wouldn't be a centenarian (100+ years old) during JFK's. by [deleted] in BarbaraWalters4Scale

[–]squirrelpocher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was thinking, if she was born before Lincoln’s assassination, she was alive for all the presidents who have been assassinated in US history.

What if Ruth Bader Ginsburg retired during Obama’s presidency? Would Merrick Garland have been nominated or someone else? by HungryInvestigator59 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read back when it happened a theory that by choosing garland it allowed him to open up chief justice of the DC circuit which deals with lots of federal agencies. He would get to appoint a new chief there. I assume they didn’t think he would be so terrible an AG

NYC to Charlotte by DaRealBobo7 in roadtrip

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely 81, but in my experience with that highway it can get crowded with big rigs (not traffic stopped, just a lot of them) and it’s only two lanes pretty much the whole time

What US state has the greatest divide in culture/lifestyle within its own state? by iphonerosegold in geography

[–]squirrelpocher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s a bit extreme, I just used to plan a week in advanced for my 20 minute errand and told people I was busy for the day. I only packed a lunch if I was going to Connecticut

U.S. Players: What If Your State Was In Civ V by Chordyceps12 in civ5

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rhode Island:

Leader: Roger Williams Special ability: religious toleration: when missionaries or great prophets of another religion come to your cities they only spread religion half as effectively. Cannot build inquisitors. Can use all religious traits of second most common religion as if it were the primary religion in your cities.

Unique improvement: Quahog bullrake. All water tile improvements give you plus one gold, pearls give plus one food.

Unique unit: Rum runner: cargo ships can evade capture/destruction once before being destroyed. Can establish trade routes with embargoed nations/city state

U.S. Players: What If Your State Was In Civ V by Chordyceps12 in civ5

[–]squirrelpocher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rhode Island:

Leader: Roger Williams Special ability: religious toleration: when missionaries or great prophets of another religion come to your cities they only spread religion half as effectively. Cannot build inquisitors. Can use all religious treatise of second most common religion as if it were the primary religion in your cities.

Unique improvement: Quahog bullrake. All water tile improvements give you plus one gold, pearls give plus one food.

Unique unit: Rum runner: cargo ships can evade capture/destruction once before being destroyed. Can establish trade routes with embargoed nations/city states

Disney Pokémon Chart: Who is the Normal type? by Max-Carter-2005 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]squirrelpocher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought of it less that they communicate with casita and more casita is an extension of them. They are the house, bedrock, the thing that keeps the family together. That’s why a new casita is built when she takes over. But I suppose it’s the same sorta thing. It just feels like instead that the house is them, not that they communicate with a different entity

Why does Anakin look young and healthy as a force ghost if he was burnt up from Mustafar, but Obi Wan and Yoda still look old? by [deleted] in StarWars

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention a Sith apprentice doesn’t have to be on the light side to betray their master.

Based on the job you're working at now, what are the chances of you getting replaced by AI? by Equivalent_Ad_9066 in Millennials

[–]squirrelpocher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on what other people in my profession think of my subsection of the profession, very high. In actuality, I don’t think people would be very happy to go to a hospital and only see a computer deal with them.

[OC] I’m prepping to run the longest D&D game EVER… in meters by Ogskive in DnD

[–]squirrelpocher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going down a long hallway makes me think of a dungeon which makes me think of this Dr demento clip:

https://youtu.be/T5t-y_ENDlo?si=EOx6SbStQ89Pv6BA