RickRussell_CA
@RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world
was RickRussellTX @ reddit
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 2 months ago:
For real, go to a library and ask a librarian for help.
They’ll have various books aimed at different levels of maturity and reading levels. Get a book, read it yourself, then ask him to read it and talk about what you learned.
- Comment on Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America 2 months ago:
Google Maps right now:
- Comment on What do I do for my sister/her friend? 2 months ago:
Absolutely.
- Comment on What do I do for my sister/her friend? 2 months ago:
I hate to say it, but the only solution to bullying (and it’s not much of a solution) is to escalate the issue to administrators and parents. Over and over and over again, until the administration realizes that allowing these kids to be near each other is exposing the school to risk.
Sounds like the friend is absolutely “negging” your sister, trying to convince her that she’s defective and can’t expect better treatment.
Of course, you can explain this dynamic to your sister – that her friend is trying to build herself up by convincing your sister that she’s terrible. But sadly many people subjected to such behavior internalize it and are unable to fight it.
- Comment on In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? 5 months ago:
I think the real answer is that we end up kind of like the UK – going from the worlds ultra-dominant superpower to a sort of slow regression to the mean, as China, India and others take the spotlight.
When you look at what China is doing with their Belt and Road Initiative, and their move to dominate the transportation infrastructure of developing nations – the US isn’t anywhere near equipped to counter that. We’re still in a cold war mentality thinking that we will dominate as the world’s police force.
Meanwhile, all the actual economies will be run by Chinese companies operating with state support.
