Usually it means the parents opted for this. Not that anyone deserved this, I'm just clarifying what it likely means.
I used to think "good" kids had "good" parents and vice versa but I learned this isn't always the case. I should have realized, I was only such a "good" (quiet) kid because my parents scared me. I didn't feel safe. But some good parents raise genuinely respectful yet also self-respecting kids.
Off the top of my head I can think of buying all the houses that are for sale that I can buy. The next day I start the process of selling them at a quarter of the price I bought them for to families only. No landlords. It would be an opportunity for many families that they would never get otherwise. And I'd still get a fair amount of money if I were able to buy a few houses. I could do the same thing with vehicles probably more easily too. I'd also be able to pay a contractor for upgrades to my house even though those upgrades may take months and a contractor may run off with money (something I did and something that happened during an actual spend down I did in 2019). If I could pay for an expansion on my house I could foster kids.
That's funny, I thought you were personally calling out my child who pronounces it avav. He also pronounces able as avel.
I keep hearing this and I wonder about how they do this. I mean how to they keep records of every shoplifter? Do the employees recognize the people every time they come in? How many shoplifters can they keep track of? Are they like "ah yeah it's shoplifter 687, put this video in his file"? Do they bother with people stealing an occasional item like basic clothing or food? Are they watching a single shoplifter over years, like what if they only steal once in a while and it's low value? I'm curious about this, I've never actually heard from anyone who was watched over a period of time and then prosecuted.
I know several transgender people and none of them are as obsessed with gender as certain politicians who have no reason to even care what other people do with their bodies/social lives.
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