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20250218 – On Parenting – Kurt’s Religion and Politics
The long and short of things is this. You can say there’s no “perfect formula” to dealing with children (and to some extent, you’re correct in that). Even so, there are things you can (and probably should) do if you want to be successful in doing the job of parenting. I think I’ve stated my…
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My (possibly temporary) Return to Writing – Kurt’s Religion and Politics
I have some things I’ve made known to one or another young person in the course of recent years, that I would like to impart to as many as my thin grasp will allow.
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Φαρμακεία (Pharmakeia) – Religion and Politics
It seems to me that modern day glorification of various medications (as well as various kinds of legal and illegal substance abuse), as things that make the world a better place, are actually reliances on what once would have been called magic or sorcery.
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The Spectrum – Autism
So you’re Mildly (level 1) Autistic? The possibility is, you have a good deal of work ahead of you. Remember though, those counted Moderately (level 2) or Severely (level 3) so, likely have even more; and many of them, may never achieve anything like, what most other human beings are expected to attain.
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Piling On – Autism
In the end, I would ask just one thing of those who react harshly, to people like my child. I know this is probably a waste of breath, because very few will see it. If you do though, please recognize, what you’re daily shown about Autism, doesn’t apply, to people like my child, much less…
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Thick Skin – Religion and Politics
The point of all I’ve expressed to this juncture, is that there’s a lot to be said for being thick skinned, and not much to be said, when that layer is a thin one. That’s why I consider it so important to teach him the “skill” of dealing with annoying, or even obnoxious individuals around…
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Self Defense – Religion and Politics
So asking the question, “Is self defense a reasonable course of action for a law enforcement agent?” where the answer is dependent on circumstances, results in a definite, “Yes!” where I’m concerned. You may think that’s unreasonable, for my part I cannot agree with you if you do.
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Civil Disobedience – Religion and Politics
I’m not arguing that civil disobedience should be a way of life. Most of the time, one ought just to accept what’s expected, act accordingly, and move on. At times though, not choosing the course that may cause you to be seen as flouting societal mandates may be more than reasonable, it may be more…