14 minutes ago, paco said:

My parents always had this deal with us: We don't care what sport you play, as long as you play at least one sport.  Both the social skills and competitiveness you get can't be overstated.  Plus with a deal like that, the kid does feel like they are making a choice and have a better chance to stick with it.

I did this with my kids as well.  Even when it meant more running around and Mr Di being at one game while I was somewhere else with the other one.  And the travel leagues.  I've always loved the competition of sports no matter what I was watching, participating in, or anyone else in our family was doing.  What did you play?

My rebellious stage started when my parents sent me to Catholic HS when the public hs was 2 blocks from our home.   I do wish I participated more in sports.  Only did freshman cheerleading and tennis.  Well, then I found out what pot was so. 

47 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Social media's impact on this generation can't be overstated. They post things, get likes and start to think they are more important than they actually are. So they become incredibly arrogant and selfish because they are programmed that way. Combine that with parents who choose being their friend over being a disciplinarian, and you get a selfish, stupid, self-absorbed generation.

Which combined with our failing education system is yielding selfish, stupid, self-absorbed generation of morons who have no ability to think critically or solve complex problems. I swear half of them can't even write coherently. 

6 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

So, let's put it this way: 1/5 of the U.S. population has some form of low-grade psychosis.

There's no way only 20% of the nation are liberals. 

I'm not as much of a hardliner when it comes to tablets, tv, and video games. I try to monitor what they're watching or playing more so than a limit on screen time in general. Oldest has soccer or dance from wed-sat, so that takes up most of the week, and a big chunk of last summer was spent at the pool or riding bikes with her friends so I'm not too worried about stunted social development or anything like that.

With my youngest, I work with her to use a desktop so she can learn how to interact with a computer via a keyboard and mouse, in addition to touchscreen UIs. Technology will be an ever present part of their lives, so I'm encouraging them to learn how to use it in appropriate ways (e.g. Khan academy kids instead of YouTube, etc) rather than treating it as something that's bad and heavily limited. That approach ironically paid off for us during the end of the school year in the spring and during the times this fall when they had to go virtual. My daughter didn't skip a beat, whereas my wife struggled to keep up.

2 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

so you're a ginger ? 

No.  I have a soul.

Who's coming to my next "Sweating to the Whiskey" class?

33 minutes ago, bobeph said:

Got the JnJ vaccine last Tuesday.  Woke up middle of the night with a ukn’ fever, and symptoms similar to when I got COVID.  Whatevs though.  I didn’t clot and stroke out so that’s good.  
I am so anti-vaxx that I got JnJ while everyone is afraid of it.  No ukn’ line.  In and out in 5 min.  Well, plus the 15 minutes in observation.  But you get the idea.

Welcome to the club! No fear!

22 minutes ago, paco said:

My parents always had this deal with us: We don't care what sport you play, as long as you play at least one sport.  Both the social skills and competitiveness you get can't be overstated.  Plus with a deal like that, the kid does feel like they are making a choice and have a better chance to stick with it.

I do the same. The boy is in Karate and the girl is in dance. The girls is actually in 2 different dance classes which is more time off the internet. 

1 minute ago, Paul852 said:

Welcome to the club! No fear!

The media can’t scare us! 

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm not as much of a hardliner when it comes to tablets, tv, and video games. I try to monitor what they're watching or playing more so than a limit on screen time in general. Oldest has soccer or dance from wed-sat, so that takes up most of the week, and a big chunk of last summer was spent at the pool or riding bikes with her friends so I'm not too worried about stunted social development or anything like that.

With my youngest, I work with her to use a desktop so she can learn how to interact with a computer via a keyboard and mouse, in addition to touchscreen UIs. Technology will be an ever present part of their lives, so I'm encouraging them to learn how to use it in appropriate ways (e.g. Khan academy kids instead of YouTube, etc) rather than treating it as something that's bad and heavily limited. That approach ironically paid off for us during the end of the school year in the spring and during the times this fall when they had to go virtual. My daughter didn't skip a beat, whereas my wife struggled to keep up.

Yup. A "no technology" mentality will put them at a disadvantage. The tech is here to stay. Teach them.

5 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm not as much of a hardliner when it comes to tablets, tv, and video games. I try to monitor what they're watching or playing more so than a limit on screen time in general. Oldest has soccer or dance from wed-sat, so that takes up most of the week, and a big chunk of last summer was spent at the pool or riding bikes with her friends so I'm not too worried about stunted social development or anything like that.

With my youngest, I work with her to use a desktop so she can learn how to interact with a computer via a keyboard and mouse, in addition to touchscreen UIs. Technology will be an ever present part of their lives, so I'm encouraging them to learn how to use it in appropriate ways (e.g. Khan academy kids instead of YouTube, etc) rather than treating it as something that's bad and heavily limited. That approach ironically paid off for us during the end of the school year in the spring and during the times this fall when they had to go virtual. My daughter didn't skip a beat, whereas my wife struggled to keep up.

It's the limiting that is the problem for me. My son has other interests, so I rarely if ever have to curtail his screen time. He also loves school, loves to learn, and does his school work without me asking. The girl is a freaking nightmare. She'd be online all day in her pajamas everyday if I let her (YouTube and gaming). I get it because of the pandemic, online gaming with her friends is a social outlet, but I don't like it. 

Yeah, me and my wife were just lucky I guess.  Both kids would rather be doing something active than playing with tech sheet.  So much so that we never gave a sheet when they did use their tech crap.  It was usually at night before bed or on rainy days.  But yeah, some kids can’t put the sheet down.

6 minutes ago, Gannan said:

It's the limiting that is the problem for me. My son has other interests, so I rarely if ever have to curtail his screen time. He also loves school, loves to learn, and does his school work without me asking. The girl is a freaking nightmare. She'd be online all day in her pajamas everyday if I let her YouTube and gaming. I get it because of the pandemic, online gaming with her friends is a social outlet, but I don't like it. 

I had to take youtube off their tablet. Too many "empty calories" as far as technology use goes. They still have Netflix, but I encourage her to watch as many shows that actually teaches her something. She's seen every episode of brain child, Emily's science lab, operation ouch, various animal shows, etc. I kinda F'ed up on the last part, because those shows talk about "mating" a lot and she now thinks that's what it's called when an animal meet another animal for the first time.

9 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I had to take youtube off their tablet. Too many "empty calories" as far as technology use goes. They still have Netflix, but I encourage her to watch as many shows that actually takes her something. She's seen every episode of brain child, Emily's science lab, operation ouch, various animal shows, etc. I kinda F'ed up on the last part, because those shows talk about "mating" a lot and she now thinks that's what it's called when an animal meet another animal for the first time.

I took YouTube off the iPad (gift from Mother in law), but she can still get it on her chromebook. Can't restrict it there because its a school account. I monitor what she watches, and its nothing bad. She watches other people play video games on it (which I'll never understand why that is a thing). iirc my daughter is a little older than yours. I'm dealing wit the whole puberty deal right now. Pray for me.

15 minutes ago, Gannan said:

I took YouTube off the iPad (gift from Mother in law), but she can still get it on her chromebook. Can't restrict it there because its a school account. I monitor what she watches, and its nothing bad. She watches other people play video games on it (which I'll never understand why that is a thing). iirc my daughter is a little older than yours. I'm dealing wit the whole puberty deal right now. Pray for me.

Yea mine are 8 and 4. I plan to deal with the puberty and teen years by ingesting copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

Just now, we_gotta_believe said:

Yea mine are 8 and 4. I plan to deal with the puberty and teen years by ingesting copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

Girls also hit puberty much earlier these days. I remember when she was a baby reading that it was because of hormones in the food. Always gave her hormone free food. That didn't help. Let me tell you how much fun it is when your wife and preteen daughter's cycles match up. So yeah, lots of booze. Lots.

41 minutes ago, Kz! said:

There's no way only 20% of the nation are liberals. 

Trumpism is a mental disorder.

3 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

Trumpism is a mental disorder.

And there is no cure

1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

 

https://www.mediaite.com/biden/just-in-biden-sets-goal-of-getting-70-percent-of-all-us-adults-at-least-one-vaccine-dose-by-july-4th/

Probably his most ambitious goal yet. Possible, but going to require a multi-pronged approach, with a heavy emphasis on ramping up convenience and incentives. Clinics at grocery stores, $20 gift cards to taco bell and panera, etc.

2 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Yikes! How many people live in the US?

 

2 hours ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

about 330,000,000 humans plus KZ

 

2 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

330M

 

 

14 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Girls also hit puberty much earlier these days. I remember when she was a baby reading that it was because of hormones in the food. Always gave her hormone free food. That didn't help. Let me tell you how much fun it is when your wife and preteen daughter's cycles match up. So yeah, lots of booze. Lots.

My daughter's 10 and it's starting.  Bras and wife teaching her to trim.  And a nice new attitude is surfacing.  No aunt flow yet though. I thought I had at least another 2 years but I'm screwed.  Doc said expect it within the year during her annual checkup.

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Probably his most ambitious goal yet. Possible, but going to require a multi-pronged approach, with a heavy emphasis on ramping up convenience and incentives. Clinics at grocery stores, $20 gift cards to taco bell and panera, etc.

Should be ramping up the stick too, like getting fired or getting dropped by your insurance carrier.

Just now, VanHammersly said:

Should be ramping up the stick too, like getting fired or getting dropped by your insurance carrier.

I'm not sure on the legalities of that. Until one of them files for and gets a BLA, I don't know if an employer can make it mandatory. Last I saw, estimates of final approval are still a couple months away.

1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

 

https://www.mediaite.com/biden/just-in-biden-sets-goal-of-getting-70-percent-of-all-us-adults-at-least-one-vaccine-dose-by-july-4th/

Biden promises to do much worse, Democrats celebrate

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Today, President Biden set a goal of 70 percent of adult Americans having at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the Fourth of July. Much like Biden’s 100 million shots in 100 days, this figure sounds impressive and ambitious, but appears much less daunting once you look at the current rate.

As of this morning, according to the CDC, 56.3 percent of Americans over age 18 have at least one dose — 145.3 million adults. Reaching the 75 percent threshold will require another 48.2 million shots.

That sounds like a lot, but there are 61 days between tomorrow and July 4 — meaning the United States needs to average a bit more than 790,000 shots per day. While the number of shots administered per day has dropped from a peak in mid-April, the U.S. is still averaging 2.29 million shots per day.

If, starting tomorrow, the U.S. averages half what the current average is — about 1.14 million per day –we will still hit Biden’s goal before the end of June.

 

 

1 hour ago, Gannan said:

It's the limiting that is the problem for me. My son has other interests, so I rarely if ever have to curtail his screen time. He also loves school, loves to learn, and does his school work without me asking. The girl is a freaking nightmare. She'd be online all day in her pajamas everyday if I let her (YouTube and gaming). I get it because of the pandemic, online gaming with her friends is a social outlet, but I don't like it. 

I got the opposite with my son and daughter