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Cake day: July 26th, 2020

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  • This is very reassuring since I'm in a somewhat similar situation where my partner agrees with every point I make regarding food, housing, healthcare, education, acab, anti-colonialism, anti -imperialism, systemic racism, environmentalism and the problem that comes from having a society where a working class does not own the means of production, BUT only if I call all that shit socialism, not communism because communism bad, and they're also pretty anti gun but at least they consistent and don't think cops should have guns either. They want to be rich though, because they'd rather escape oppression by having enough wealth to not have to sell their labor anymore. So, kinda sus but not at all interested in teaching our kids political philosophy nor in interfering with my education plans for them so mostly benign parenting-wise from my perspective and potentially a useful foil considering the kids already don't like them.

    I'm glad to hear a similar situation works out for you. I will definitely take what you have shared and use it to improve my own parenting.



  • Teach them the stuff we all know we wished we were taught in school.

    You know I keep that mf-ing thang on me (Zinn's People's History, Dunbar-Ortiz' Indigenous Peoples' History, etc) I'd love any recommendations you have for essential reading/viewing though.

    Kids love to feel like they’re being let in on a secret or some forbidden knowledge.

    Hell that's like all I ever wanna talk about! They're 2 now but I can't wait to tell them about all this shit.


  • That's a great point, I am by far their favorite parent and I think that is in large part due to how I listen to them and place great importance on their consent.

    I haven't had a direct connection to the UU church, I just read a lot about them and had a UU friend who was very well adjusted. I live in California so idk of there's a quaker community out here. Is there anything about UU you think I should know?










  • nice [they/them]toaskchapo*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 years ago

    It's the other side of the same coin that is

    "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."

    If society is making you feel comfortable, it kind of requires you to not understand what's fucked up about it because then you won't be comfortable.