My 6th grade teacher did exactly this, but went beyond normal nicknames and said if there's ANYTHING you want to be called she would use that name instead. Granted, every teacher before that would hear the nicknames and just use them anyway, but this one went a step beyond that.
Not a single kid used their birth name. Some used regular nicknames, some used their parents nickname for them, and some chose something else. I went the cringier route and chose "silent hill because I like that game and I'm usually quiet" and sure enough she called me that all year. Had the nicknames down by the end of the week and still knew each child's real name for when she's talking to other adults.
I don't see what the big deal is with using someone's preferred name. Legitimately the only reason to not use it in this context is to be a piece of shit.
Same. I've been using magicearth but I keep my eyes open for any alternative to a popular google app , just so I have a backup if something goes wonky.
No, I made the ring from sapphire (birth stone) and silver. Jewelry is easier than you might think when you've been doing small metalwork for knife handles, pommels, and guards.
One day at work, I found out a work friend actually believed the whole "crystal energy" thing.
Since she was the first person I had ever met who actually admitted to that, I wanted to know more about what her specific beliefs about them were.
At first she was super bubbly about it, on par with her personality. But then as I asked a couple common sense questions about why science doesnt find anything measurable, and first she got hostile and mad that I would dare question another person's beliefs, but when I explained I was genuinely curious and had no interest in changing her beliefs she just kind of broke down because nobody ever takes her seriously or believes her about her "personal healing journey"
The way I see it, it's for adults who like pretty rocks, but can't come to terms with the fact that they like something "childish" (because for some reason a lot of adults call a rock collection cringe or childish or dumb, but clearly they've never met a geologist) so instead of having a pretty rock and mineral collection, they have "healing crystals", and eventually it just becomes kind of like part of their identity the way a religion is.
I will however, 100% giggle at their expense with my wife, later. Because anyone who buys $50 polished selenite drink coaster "charging plate", and a $200 brass pyramid to "recharge" their $50 "healing quartz wand" while refusing to listen to real science deserves to be giggled at.
My own biases might be showing, but to me, from what you have said here, she has basically just used you for years, doesn't support you, doesn't want you, and now that you've helped fix her, she's ready to fuck some other dude?
I genuinely don't know what I would do in your situation, I have an idea and it isn't from a good headspace.
The one who originally had the HP books came out a few years ago and her mother disowned her.
Her dad doesn't seem to care as long as she's happy, but he is standing by his wife's shitty decision. I can only hope he's trying to talk sense into her behind the scenes instead of being totally hands-off.
You know, as much as I hate it.... "you know it when you see I but hard to definet" really is accurate.
There's plenty of things that aren't outright illegal that are completely inappropriate around children.
And if there are things that are context specific, it gets a lot harder to make a computer recognize a problem.
Audio cues are easy to scan for and computers are pretty good at recognizing sounds, especially in regards to copyright detection (even if their interpretation of "fair use" clause is still fucked 6 ways)
Video is a lot harder unless the computer is trying to match direct images (it's a lot easier to recognize a still frame from The Avengers when it's uploaded full size than it is to recognize a slightly warped, smaller cropped version with someone in front of it commenting on the video)
"could be worse. You could be in Ohio"
Me: ha! Burn.
looks outside
Shit...