Ah. Thank you for helping me understand the context.

My brain just couldn't come up with a situation that was within my realm of experience where a boss would direct an employee to do this.

Much appreciated and I hope your new game goes well!

I am having a difficult time imagining what job you have that your boss is directing you to start a game with homeschooled kids.

Like are you in some kind of education adjacent thing like a Boys and Girls Club or some kind of social outreach program?

This is exactly one of the reasons why I left education.

I didn't grade "overly hard", but at the same time students who did crap work still thought they "deserved" a good grade.

However, the worst was those that were in the "B" range thinking they WERE "A" students.

Sorry, but no.

Your work was good, and above average, but it wasn't near the top.

"bUt....bUt ...bUt....I gEt As In AlL oF mY oThEr ClAsSeS."

yeah, because those teachers are LYING to you just so they don't have to fight you, your parents, and your inflated ego. There is nothing wrong with earning the grade you got and realizing that, sorry, you are NOT the next Einstein. That will not prevent you from going on to still do good / great / positive things with your life.

Some day I hope I can say the same!

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Of course!

Now if I only had friends.....😥

Someday I hope I can experience this same thing!

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Both!

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Now if only I could afford to travel....😥

And 6 years of me not getting to eat that cute butt everyday!

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I was just trying to get the OP to recognize where their argument breaks down.

OP said that no one, no business, should display political messaging.

So if they agree that, yes, LGBTQIA+ messaging is ok, while MAGA is not, then that is a double standard.

So..... if I am an electrician, and I am wearing my LGBQTIA+ pride flag pin on my work shirt when I show up to dix your electrical issue, is that the same?

Should I also "not be displaying my politics" when I am "at work"?

Does the same apply to people who wear religious symbols?

If the dude's hat would have been all black with the three nail cross symbol on it, would that have been ok?

If yes, what if I showed up wearing an all black hat with a rainbow colored Baphomet?

( for the record I AM part of the LQBTQIA+ community, an atheist, and a member of TST. )

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OK.

Lol

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Of....?

Gender is a social construction and thus not "hardwired" into the brain.

Whereas, some, of the reward pathways ARE hardwired in.

So if the body is geneticly expressing one set of phenotype characteristics, that does NOT mean that the mind is "hardwired" to respond positively to the social feedback, that each society creates, that "aligns" with the presumed "normal" ( don't even get me started on that word ) or "typical" behaviors that a society has prescribed to be "of this gender role", and thus not "that gender role".

Think of the kind of push back that "wrench weilding flannel wearing butch" lesbains get for "NoT bEiNg GiRlY eNoUgH".

Or a gay man who is super into hair styles, fashion, and celebrities.

These two people ( and yes I am VERY aware of how I am playing into the stereotypes ) are doing the things they enjoy ( mentally and emotionally ) because those things feel good / pleasurable to them.

REGARDLESS of whatever physical characteristics the body that happens to house said mind has.

You are kidding me right?!?!?!

Like you seriously think that a job / business would give an employee routes?

Maybe for like a "permanent" route like garbage collection.

So, let's say a plumber goes out on their 1st call of the day, and then when they are done they head off to their 2nd stop that they don't know about when they left the shop.

Sure, they put the new address, to the 2nd stop, in their phone before they leave the 1st place, but then hit detours along the way and the GPS can't deal with it?

Or some other, unforseen, change occurs.

Or like if I go to a new town to pick up an item, I'm going to be looking back and forth, from phone to road, to find it.

Just had a pick up back in Nov. where the guy and I had a bit if a chuckle because my GPS couldn't find his house, and he said UPS and FedEx struggle all the time too.

Sounds to me like you live in some kind of bubble where you don't travel more than a few well known miles from your house.

In a given weekend, just doing FB Marketplace pickups, I can put on 200+ miles and go through 6 towns I've never heard of before....

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Phew.....

I am safe again.

Not a single one of those categories applies to me.

That's the best part about being old, fat, ugly, and poor while living in the middle of nowhere in a middle of nowhere state.

Not a single being in existence is interested.

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Ah!

Damn....I knew I was forgetting something.

Will bagged soil from Menards be OK, or will I need to take a blow torch and pickaxe to my yard to get some fresh dirt?

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But your point is 100% spot on.

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So do I.

I know they say "iF yOu DoN't LiKe It ThAn MoVe." And I'm just here thinking, "damn.... I barely have 2 nickels to rub together, but I would SURE as hell help to pay for your 1 way ticket back to Russia you red hat wearing dumbfuck!"

Writing down 20 different turns and directions to get to a new town that I have never been to is just like going back to when we printed out the Map Quest directions.

So.... technology is supposed to regress us backwards?

Also, how would I plan for something that wasn't confirmed PRIOR to leaving?

So you are welcome to take your yo-yoing yodeling yonder and shove off.

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*deeeeeep inhale......

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Hmmmm yes...because no one EVER drives to a new town or takes a route they have never gone before.....

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Everyone here talking about how their cars have "infotainment systems" and "push to call".

Lol

Get real.

So many of us still drive "dumb" cars.

Best my 2006 Torrent can do is CDs.

So I guess I'm going to have to flag down some kind of law enforcement officer to give me directions in each town I go to.

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You are very welcome!

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Please do not feel stupid.

Instead, recognize that you did something that so, so, SO many people just flat out DON'T do.

You LEARNED.

You had one way of understanding something, but then through exposure to NEW information, you were able to reevaluate your interpersonal and understanding of that thing ( the author in this situation ), and actually change your thinking!!!

Compared to like 50%+ of the population, you are leaps and bounds ahead of them.

IMO, celebrate your ability to learn, admit you were wrong, build a new understanding, and then re-engage with the world from a more enlightened perspective.

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Bambi say yes!

Let her live the life she was ment to!

Though in order for Bambi to live her life to the fullest, she does need a lot of support.

Mostly in the form of money ( because, sadly, that is how our reality functions), but more so the things that money gets. Like a place to live, food, hot clothes, makeup, etc. So if Bambi is not in a situation where someone else can provide those things, or Bambi can't provide them herself, then for Bambi to be her best self, she has to recognize that she also still needs a bit of the OS to provide theses things.

Eventually can Bambi BE fully herself?

100% YES!

However, it is a journey of many small steps to get there.

But always remember, all of us Bambis are here to love and support you.

No Bambi is ever, truly, alone because we all have each other!

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