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volfanngatorland said:
I’m wondering how saying it might not be her “being off her meds” qualifies someone as being a SJW?

Or is that just what we call everyone we disagree with these days
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I wouldn’t call those people SJW.

They were faking outrage like SJW’s do though. Offended by people assuming the most likely (and later proven correct) scenario.
 
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Since I somewhat started the conversation on kids and I'm no longer on the brink of death because the fever finally broke...

I have one 2 1/2 year old, Peyton 88 and a little girl on the way. I said this before with the ear issue my son is having but being a parent requires you to wear more hats than you can even imagine. Some hats are priceless and you can cherish those moments in a much grander scale than anything in life. Some are incredibly difficult and challenging. You learn alot about yourself in these moments and you see what you're made of.

Nothing will humble your ass quicker than being a parent. Oh and newt, the parents you see in public aren't miserable. they're just tired lol.
 
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d3ft punk said:
Tee just got paid. And assured USC to have leverage whenever some other team comes a callin’’.

Look for him to be the hottest candidate for head coaching positions that never gets a head coaching position. Like that Schottenheimer kid who wet the bed at UGA and now struggles to find work.
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I get what you were attempting to say but Schotty was just the colts QB coach and just became OC for Seahawks I think. He was a bad fit for College.

Tee interviews with NFL was a sham. It wouldn't suprise me if he interviewed at all and just let his friends use his name. Zero chance he was to get a NFL HC job
 
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BigZiti09 said:
I wouldn’t call those people SJW.

They were faking outrage like SJW’s do though. Offended by people assuming the most likely (and later proven correct) scenario.
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Technically not proven correct since it was said the cause was she was off her meds when what happened was she was on her meds and had a bad reaction. Haha but I don't care either way other than semantics hahaha.
 
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UTProf said:
I don't think you came across as pretentious. This thread has cool off-topic conversations all the time. It's like being in a pub and probably why I spend so much darn time here.
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Although I come to this thread primarily for UT sports info, I have enjoyed reading about everyone's parenting/not parenting thoughts. I hope no one takes offense. It just adds to the human element of the thread.

Myself? I have a blended family with 4 children. We now have 6 granchildren, and it matters very little to me which is geneticly mine and which aren't. None of the grandchildren currently are. Having children definitely changes your life, and there are no perfect parents - but lots of excellent ones.
 
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drvenner said:
If this would have been your first post, then people probably would have let you be. It's totally ok with me if you choose not to have them and the reasons are definitely none of my business.
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Im glad that this started a dialogue with my Vol fam sharing the love they have for their families. I couldn't be happier and have an amazing life so just know you can find fulfillment in more than one way.
 
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1) Families are cool. I didn't come from a solid one, but I love my parents for who they are. One day I hope to have one of my own, and I say this as a 28 year old.

2) Terms like "SJW" and "virtue signaling" need to go away. They're a quick way to dismiss opposing arguments. Granted there are plenty of people on the left that get riled up over crap that doesn't affect more than 2% of the population, but so do people on the right. There are a lot of these terms that diminish the person speaking their mind, which only serves to devolve the conversation. If one isn't interested in having a conversation, then don't have it; Don't start a conversation you don't want to have just to end it with name-calling and a false sense of superiority.

2.1) I don't know the thread, but the whole "she was off her meds" thing re: the A&M beat writer-- whether the initial posters were right or wrong, it's kind of a d1ckish and insensitive thought to jump to as someone goes missing. So they were right in a sense, that doesn't mean one should dismiss the folks saying "hey, let's not make assumptions, especially about one's personal medical/mental health history".

3) Coleman > Bolt, and I hope we have a few more years of seeing his name in the headlines.

4) Any big visits this weekend?
 
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ChismsHeadband said:
2.1) I don't know the thread, but the whole "she was off her meds" thing re: the A&M beat writer-- whether the initial posters were right or wrong, it's kind of a d1ckish and insensitive thought to jump to as someone goes missing. So they were right in a sense, that doesn't mean one should dismiss the folks saying "hey, let's not make assumptions, especially about one's personal medical/mental health history".
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The story was bizarre and didn’t pass the smell test. It was becoming obvious that the woman was mentally unstable at that point and one or two people made a comment that was what likely happened. Nothing derogatory was said and there wasn’t even any joking about it. Just speculating on a national story.

People feigned being offended by the simple statements made that later turned out to be spot on to no ones surprise.

Why can’t we talk like real people and stop pretending that we don’t know what the real world is like?
 
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BigZiti09 said:
The story was bizarre and didn’t pass the smell test. It was becoming obvious that the woman was mentally unstable at that point and one or two people made a comment that was what likely happened. Nothing derogatory was said and there wasn’t even any joking about it. Just speculating on a national story.

People feigned being offended by the simple statements made that later turned out to be spot on to no ones surprise.

Why can’t we talk like real people and stop pretending that we don’t know what the real world is like?
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How about if you get offended easily this is not the place for you?
 
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BigZiti09 said:
The story was bizarre and didn’t pass the smell test. It was becoming obvious that the woman was mentally unstable at that point and one or two people made a comment that was what likely happened. Nothing derogatory was said and there wasn’t even any joking about it. Just speculating on a national story.

People feigned being offended by the simple statements made that later turned out to be spot on to no ones surprise.

Why can’t we talk like real people and stop pretending that we don’t know what the real world is like?
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A good number of posters on here can't handle the truth IMO.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
The story was bizarre and didn’t pass the smell test. It was becoming obvious that the woman was mentally unstable at that point and one or two people made a comment that was what likely happened. Nothing derogatory was said and there wasn’t even any joking about it. Just speculating on a national story.

People feigned being offended by the simple statements made that later turned out to be spot on to no ones surprise.

Why can’t we talk like real people and stop pretending that we don’t know what the real world is like?
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Like I said, I haven't seen the specific comments or thread.

There is a fine line between speculating the obvious and being presumptuous, and what's worse, is on the internet everyone has to be right, and there's no room for anyone else to be right if their view differs even slightly.

IRL there's a time and place for comments like that, and it's a feel thing. On the web, the sense of time and place goes out the window, and because it's feel thing, people are naturally going to have disagreements on when is too soon to state blunt thoughts.

What sucks is online, even the smart ones are as cocksure as the dumbest ones, because 1) anonymity and 2) they have a whole world of information that they can just google to back up their stance, making them more entrenched. And when people think they're as right as right can be, there's no room for "Hey, let's be appropriate here".

Between tide-pods, r/politics, r/The_Donald, and 4chan, I'd rather the internet just go away.
 
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ChismsHeadband said:
Like I said, I haven't seen the specific comments or thread.

There is a fine line between speculating the obvious and being presumptuous, and what's worse, is on the internet everyone has to be right, and there's no room for anyone else to be right if their view differs even slightly.

IRL there's a time and place for comments like that, and it's a feel thing. On the web, the sense of time and place goes out the window, and because it's feel thing, people are naturally going to have disagreements on when is too soon to state blunt thoughts.

What sucks is online, even the smart ones are as cocksure as the dumbest ones, because 1) anonymity and 2) they have a whole world of information that they can just google to back up their stance, making them more entrenched. And when people think they're as right as right can be, there's no room for "Hey, let's be appropriate here".

Between tide-pods, r/politics, r/The_Donald, and 4chan, I'd rather the internet just go away.
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It was this thread. There was no cocksureness or gloating. Just people pointing out the obvious and then people shaming them like they were *******s for suggesting this was the actions of someone mentally unstable.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
The story was bizarre and didn’t pass the smell test. It was becoming obvious that the woman was mentally unstable at that point and one or two people made a comment that was what likely happened. Nothing derogatory was said and there wasn’t even any joking about it. Just speculating on a national story.

People feigned being offended by the simple statements made that later turned out to be spot on to no ones surprise.

Why can’t we talk like real people and stop pretending that we don’t know what the real world is like?
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I am the one who brought the story here. I thought she was abducted. That’s not far fetched to think. I don’t remember I was offended by your assertion of her being “off her meds.” I think the crux of this discussion is that I figured the connotation of that phrase to be different than what you meant it to be. And that’s why I thought you were still wrong when the story said she had a bad reaction. I take phrases too literal sometimes. I thought your guess had a stench of blaming her for something. My bad if I was wrong.
 
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ChismsHeadband said:
2.1) I don't know the thread, but the whole "she was off her meds" thing re: the A&M beat writer-- whether the initial posters were right or wrong, it's kind of a d1ckish and insensitive thought to jump to as someone goes missing. So they were right in a sense, that doesn't mean one should dismiss the folks saying "hey, let's not make assumptions, especially about one's personal medical/mental health history".
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It's one of the first questions I ask on a missing person call.

Time of last contact, in person & by phone/text/social media, has this happened before, where do they normally go, who do they normally hang out with, have you spoken with their friends, what were they last seen wearing, direction of travel, any specific concerns we should be aware of (mental/emotional state)...

Do they take any medication and if so, what for and are they taking it like they should...

It's all pertinent information and quite common.

It's not an insult to presume there's some sort of mental or emotional issue when something like this happens. Sure, it's a sensitive topic but that doesn't make it any less likely.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
I wouldn’t call those people SJW.

They were faking outrage like SJW’s do though. Offended by people assuming the most likely (and later proven correct) scenario.
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Yep.

A funny thing happens with age, life experiences, and more than casual observation. For some it is valuable, for others it is to be destroyed to fulfill their goals or narratives.
 
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engineerVOL said:
I am the one who brought the story here. I thought she was abducted. That’s not far fetched to think. I don’t remember I was offended by your assertion of her being “off her meds.” I think the crux of this discussion is that I figured the connotation of that phrase to be different than what you meant it to be. And that’s why I thought you were still wrong when the story said she had a bad reaction. I take phrases too literal sometimes. I thought your guess had a stench of blaming her for something. My bad if I was wrong.
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I don’t even think I made the comment. Someone else did. I agreed with them.

I don’t buy her story of having a reaction either cause that sounds like an excuse used by a celebrity who gets caught doing drugs or like when they go to rehab and say they were suffering from exhaustion....

None the less...whether she was off her meds or mixed her meds or abused her meds...reality is she probably has mental issues and there’s no reason to pretend that’s not what happened.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
I don’t even think I made the comment. Someone else did. I agreed with them.

I don’t buy her story of having a reaction either cause that sounds like an excuse used by a celebrity who gets caught doing drugs or like when they go to rehab and say they were suffering from exhaustion....

None the less...whether she was off her meds or mixed her meds or abused her meds...reality is she probably has mental issues and there’s no reason to pretend that’s not what happened.
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Fair ‘nuff.
 
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