I was being polite to a woman today on the Twitter and I called her Ma'am. She said it made her feel old and that she preferred Nancy.
:(
I guess I just can't be polite anymore.
People appreciate politeness. But you might just want to save the ma'am for older women, like, over 55ish. It's not like we hate it and feel mad. It's just jarring for women who still consider themselves young! It feels weird is all. But I still think it's cute that you say it.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I was being polite to a woman today on the Twitter and I called her Ma'am. She said it made her feel old and that she preferred Nancy.
:(
I guess I just can't be polite anymore.
People appreciate politeness. But you might just want to save the ma'am for older women, like, over 55ish. It's not like we hate it and feel mad. It's just jarring for women who still consider themselves young! It feels weird is all. But I still think it's cute that you say it.
I was being polite to a woman today on the Twitter and I called her Ma'am. She said it made her feel old and that she preferred Nancy.
:(
I guess I just can't be polite anymore.
People appreciate politeness. But you might just want to save the ma'am for older women, like, over 55ish. It's not like we hate it and feel mad. It's just jarring for women who still consider themselves young! It feels weird is all. But I still think it's cute that you say it.
Never!
generally, unless a woman is old enough to be your mother, you might not want to call her ma'am. Wait..... :think:
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
Most parents choose not to believe that some children are just born "evil", preferring to blame poor parenting for nasty kids — but a new study has found that 1 percent of babies could be inherently psychopathic.
Psychologists at University College London conducted two studies and found that 1 in 100 kids have psychopathic tendencies.
These kids — which psychologists describe as callous-unemotional — are characterised by their ability to lie, manipulate and commit acts of cruelty without remorse.
Other signs a child could be a psychopath include:
1. Very charming and engaging from a young age, exhibiting no shyness.
2. An inflated view of their abilities and self-worth: Psychopaths think they are better than others.
3. Constant need for stimulation: Takes risks, gets bored easily.
4. Pathological lying: Ranges from moderate — sly, crafty — to extreme deception, involving complex webs.
5. Manipulation: Exploitative and callously ruthless, without concern for others.
6. Remorseless: Unconcerned about losses, pain and suffering they inflict on others.
7. Lack of empathy: Cold, inconsiderate, contemptuous, but can act by imitation.
8. Early behaviour problems: Problem behaviour under 13 — lying, cheating, vandalism, bullying.
If your child exhibits any of these traits, don't despair. Study leader Professor Essi Viding says kids with psychopathic tendencies don't always go on to become full-blown psychopaths.
"For the group which has callous-unemotional traits, there's a strong genetic vulnerability," she says.
"This does not mean these children are born anti-social or are destined to become anti-social.
"But in the same way that some of us are more susceptible to heart disease, these children are people who are more vulnerable to environmental influences that trigger the anti-social outcome."
Australian researcher David Hawes from the University of Sydney agrees. He says his studies have suggested callous-unemotional children respond well to "warm parenting".
"The quality of a parent's emotional interaction and attachment with a young child is crucial to predicting if that child will develop this high-risk pattern of behaviour," Dr Hawes says.
"While CU characteristics seem to be largely under the control of genetics, if a child receives consistent and warm parenting in a secure family environment it can protect against those traits."
This doesn't apply to any of my kids...but describes the kid I work with to a tee. Lucky for him he has the warm parents and a kick-ass teacher (me, he is home schooled and I am his private one on one teacher) that are trying to keep him as social as possible. The thing is though, as he gets older I don't want to go to work, he is not as charming and engaging as he once was and traits 2-8 are much more apparent and off putting.
It is interesting to note, his Mom was just at the end of her first trimester when her own mother got very ill and died of lung cancer. The maternal stress correlation research provides for some interesting speculation.
Most parents choose not to believe that some children are just born "evil", preferring to blame poor parenting for nasty kids — but a new study has found that 1 percent of babies could be inherently psychopathic.
Psychologists at University College London conducted two studies and found that 1 in 100 kids have psychopathic tendencies.
These kids — which psychologists describe as callous-unemotional — are characterised by their ability to lie, manipulate and commit acts of cruelty without remorse.
Other signs a child could be a psychopath include:
1. Very charming and engaging from a young age, exhibiting no shyness.
2. An inflated view of their abilities and self-worth: Psychopaths think they are better than others.
3. Constant need for stimulation: Takes risks, gets bored easily.
4. Pathological lying: Ranges from moderate — sly, crafty — to extreme deception, involving complex webs.
5. Manipulation: Exploitative and callously ruthless, without concern for others.
6. Remorseless: Unconcerned about losses, pain and suffering they inflict on others.
7. Lack of empathy: Cold, inconsiderate, contemptuous, but can act by imitation.
8. Early behaviour problems: Problem behaviour under 13 — lying, cheating, vandalism, bullying.
If your child exhibits any of these traits, don't despair. Study leader Professor Essi Viding says kids with psychopathic tendencies don't always go on to become full-blown psychopaths.
"For the group which has callous-unemotional traits, there's a strong genetic vulnerability," she says.
"This does not mean these children are born anti-social or are destined to become anti-social.
"But in the same way that some of us are more susceptible to heart disease, these children are people who are more vulnerable to environmental influences that trigger the anti-social outcome."
Australian researcher David Hawes from the University of Sydney agrees. He says his studies have suggested callous-unemotional children respond well to "warm parenting".
"The quality of a parent's emotional interaction and attachment with a young child is crucial to predicting if that child will develop this high-risk pattern of behaviour," Dr Hawes says.
"While CU characteristics seem to be largely under the control of genetics, if a child receives consistent and warm parenting in a secure family environment it can protect against those traits."
This doesn't apply to any of my kids...but describes the kid I work with to a tee. Lucky for him he has the warm parents and a kick-ass teacher (me, he is home schooled and I am his private one on one teacher) that are trying to keep him as social as possible. The thing is though, as he gets older I don't want to go to work, he is not as charming and engaging as he once was and traits 2-8 are much more apparent and off putting.
It is interesting to note, his Mom was just at the end of her first trimester when her own mother got very ill and died of lung cancer. The maternal stress correlation research provides for some interesting speculation.
My mother was pregnant when her mom got lung cancer (nonsmoker) and died horrifying deathabkut a month before i was born - my mom was absolutely devastated, and her assjole dad made it worse because he up and married some other awful bitch of a woman immediately afferwards - and I don't have any psychopathic traits, so I'm going to disagree with you on that speculation.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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BELLEVILLE, IL (KTVI) - A nine year old St. Clair Illinois boy is facing first degree murder charges. Police say his victim is a one year old toddler. Friends of the victim’s mother say that the nine year old beat the toddler to death in Cahokia, IL.
A vigil had been scheduled for the victim Friday night, but it has been postponed due to Friday night’s severe weather.
By law, the minor cannot be tried as an adult and the case will proceed through juvenile court.
My kids are the opposite of those traits, others I have known do not fit that
description either, 1 in 100 sounds steep maybe ...
or I have just been lucky in the children I have known.
BELLEVILLE, IL (KTVI) - A nine year old St. Clair Illinois boy is facing first degree murder charges. Police say his victim is a one year old toddler. Friends of the victim’s mother say that the nine year old beat the toddler to death in Cahokia, IL.
A vigil had been scheduled for the victim Friday night, but it has been postponed due to Friday night’s severe weather.
By law, the minor cannot be tried as an adult and the case will proceed through juvenile court.
BELLEVILLE, IL (KTVI) - A nine year old St. Clair Illinois boy is facing first degree murder charges. Police say his victim is a one year old toddler. Friends of the victim’s mother say that the nine year old beat the toddler to death in Cahokia, IL.
A vigil had been scheduled for the victim Friday night, but it has been postponed due to Friday night’s severe weather.
By law, the minor cannot be tried as an adult and the case will proceed through juvenile court.
Jesus f'in christ.
think this little guy fits the psychopath discription or maybe it's learnd behaivor.
My kids are the opposite of those traits, others I have known do not fit that
description either, 1 in 100 sounds steep maybe ...
or I have just been lucky in the children I have known.
I don't know about children, but I think that more than 1 in 100 adults demonstrate those traits, so I have to assume they either had them as kids as well, or really turned into assholes as they grew up.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I think that number is far greater than 1/100 on AMT.
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That's two recent comments bashing AMT contributors....that stings, dude.
Do you think you're better than us, cincy? maybe just smarter, and slightly more sane? :angel:
My kids are the opposite of those traits, others I have known do not fit that
description either, 1 in 100 sounds steep maybe ...
or I have just been lucky in the children I have known.
I don't know about children, but I think that more than 1 in 100 adults demonstrate those traits, so I have to assume they either had them as kids as well, or really turned into assholes as they grew up.
I don't know a lot of assholes personally but true some may grow into just that
from running into them. People can be incredibly disappointing and if one allows...
disillusioning. Best to see the positive, most everyone has positive points about them.
Like my old boss, a real meanie, in a sneaky way ... but extremely generous.
Go figure. Understanding him I know he did not have a happy childhood so probably
did not trust, so maybe didn't want anyone to trust him and then needed to give
to receive.
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hehehe
Emoticomical? :P
(try the veal!)
'night, folks! :wave:
:(
I guess I just can't be polite anymore.
Never!
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
This is possible, Ma'am. :P
They're dead.
Wait a second... no, I stil have one.
Isn't emotocomicism suspected to be the first sign of psychopathic tendencies. Careful folks.
:corn:
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
(for the record, as long as someone's polite to me, I don't care if I'm called miss, ma'am, or a taxi
Ma'am it is :P
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
Deal
Ma'am
does this also mean I can send you to your room when you get out of line on here? Yes, it does
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
This doesn't apply to any of my kids...but describes the kid I work with to a tee. Lucky for him he has the warm parents and a kick-ass teacher (me, he is home schooled and I am his private one on one teacher) that are trying to keep him as social as possible. The thing is though, as he gets older I don't want to go to work, he is not as charming and engaging as he once was and traits 2-8 are much more apparent and off putting.
It is interesting to note, his Mom was just at the end of her first trimester when her own mother got very ill and died of lung cancer. The maternal stress correlation research provides for some interesting speculation.
Well done.... sir!
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
A vigil had been scheduled for the victim Friday night, but it has been postponed due to Friday night’s severe weather.
By law, the minor cannot be tried as an adult and the case will proceed through juvenile court.
description either, 1 in 100 sounds steep maybe ...
or I have just been lucky in the children I have known.
Godfather.
yeah but were not kids.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Yes. No kids here, that's for sure.
That's two recent comments bashing AMT contributors....that stings, dude.
Do you think you're better than us, cincy? maybe just smarter, and slightly more sane? :angel:
from running into them. People can be incredibly disappointing and if one allows...
disillusioning. Best to see the positive, most everyone has positive points about them.
Like my old boss, a real meanie, in a sneaky way ... but extremely generous.
Go figure. Understanding him I know he did not have a happy childhood so probably
did not trust, so maybe didn't want anyone to trust him and then needed to give
to receive.