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I think you're totally right, but also don't underestimate the average person's willingness to tolerate being in a bad or even toxic relationship. A lot of those folks are commenting here in this thread

Yeah you had me in the first half but went off the rails there

Ok, well then the partner whose time is being monopolized has agency and probably should have ended the relationship before this conversation

As a man from the United States, I've never heard of such things. Canada? Woman? What sorcery is this

Sir, this is the United States

That you're equating your parents signing you up for inclusion in "Who's Who" with being assigned to gifted classes as kid is perhaps a testament to the failures of the American education system

The idea of reading level targets is from decades of research in education and human development. It has zero to do with parents' egos

Having someone read to you when you're little often is a huge leg up, whether or not you even try to follow along with the words yourself

I just couldn't disagree more, as the millennial you're describing and the parent to an 8 year old. There's nothing at all wrong with a participation trophy, in fact, it boosts kids' interest and it helps them feel like they belong. Don't think they're not also acutely aware of losing a game, or who on the team are the most and least skilled.

At the same time, I'm of the mind that sports should be fun. Cutthroat competition sucks for kids, there's no reason for it

Aw c'mon, no pet name for Germany?

For real, watching shows you like on Netflix on demand is far superior to mindlessly scrolling through 70 channels and waiting for commercials to end, like we did in the 90s

I lived through the 90s and definitely saw these and had one during the 90s