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What is one hill you will die on?

833 replies

whitetip · 03/12/2023 12:59

One opinion that you have that will never waver, no matter what?..

OP posts:
miniegg3 · 03/12/2023 16:21

lifeturnsonadime · 03/12/2023 14:03

This is a wilful misinterpretation.

No one hates your child but your child is male no matter what steps they have taken to 'transition'. Your child has been sold a lie if they have been told that this makes them a woman.

It's not hatred to say that.

But asking women to make ourselves unsafe or some women to exclude from certain single sex spaces because of your child's identity issues is unreasonable.

I hope your child can get the mental health support to live a happy and fulfilled life.

This

I don't HATE trans people at all, I have worked with a couple over the years and have treated them the same as everyone else.

However, someone cannot change gender, its physically impossible. I also see why others wouldn't like biological males in women's toilets, or to compete in women's sports.

I also 100% believe it is a mental health problem that needs addressing, not a physical one.

JudgeJ · 03/12/2023 16:22

Cornwallinverness · 03/12/2023 15:14

That as a parent you are exactly that, not your child's best friend, and discipline is not optional when they misbehave

And if children are deemed to young for criminal responsibility then the parents should be held responsible, might encourage the feckless to take more care of their children.

kdramaqueen · 03/12/2023 16:22

End one relationship before you start another. I have no respect for cheaters.

Scruffington · 03/12/2023 16:23

GreenhouseGarden · 03/12/2023 16:20

You do not hold your drink and your fork at the same time and your arms are off the table by the time the fork is in your mouth. I don’t know why this is my hill but it is. DC1 I’m looking at you.

I appreciate how niche this is.

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 03/12/2023 16:23

Saying that you are a woman, does not make you a woman. Saying that "you feel as though you are a woman" isn't even correct, because you can never know what being a woman actually feels like. You can say "you wish you were a woman for XYZ reasons".

Scruffington · 03/12/2023 16:24

Ebokebok · 03/12/2023 13:29

It really isn't but you've definitely made me realise that THIS is the hill I would die on....

you're wrong

BIossomtoes · 03/12/2023 16:25

Nobody should ever hurt another sentient being deliberately. That covers pretty much all eventualities.

DuesToTheDirt · 03/12/2023 16:25

YoureALizardHarry11 · 03/12/2023 16:21

It really is, though. ‘’Thing’’ makes no sense. it’s another way of telling someone to think again. If you THINK that (first thought), then you’ve got another THINK coming. (Second thought).

If you thought this "thing" was going to happen, well it isn't - you've got another "thing" coming.

Makes perfect sense to me!

Scruffington · 03/12/2023 16:26

DuesToTheDirt · 03/12/2023 16:25

If you thought this "thing" was going to happen, well it isn't - you've got another "thing" coming.

Makes perfect sense to me!

you're also wrong

OLDERME · 03/12/2023 16:27

All adults over the age of consent should have the LEGAL right to chose the time of their own death. No more factories for frail older people. Give them a choice long before that time.

SoreAndTired1 · 03/12/2023 16:27

Lifeomars · 03/12/2023 15:42

As soon as I saw the thread title I just knew that there would be a significant number of anti-trans posts.

And anti-women posts like yours.

bluedelphiniums · 03/12/2023 16:28

@marshmallowfinder including using a comma before 'and' in a list?

YoureALizardHarry11 · 03/12/2023 16:29

DuesToTheDirt · 03/12/2023 16:25

If you thought this "thing" was going to happen, well it isn't - you've got another "thing" coming.

Makes perfect sense to me!

But it’s ‘think’ as you are ‘thinking’ twice. There was never a ‘thing’ to have another ‘thing’ 🤣

Chaitales · 03/12/2023 16:29

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DappledThings · 03/12/2023 16:30

DuesToTheDirt · 03/12/2023 16:25

If you thought this "thing" was going to happen, well it isn't - you've got another "thing" coming.

Makes perfect sense to me!

But the phrase starts, "if you think that". It has to be "....think....another think"

Another thing coming only appears to make sense to people because they've forgotten the first bit.

It is think. No question.

kdramaqueen · 03/12/2023 16:30

@OLDERME I agree with you. Assisted dying should be a right.

Desecratedcoconut · 03/12/2023 16:30

You were thinking one thing would happen but, actually, you have another thing coming. Thinking about it will be too late by then.

Tapasita · 03/12/2023 16:31

Children come before work. If you have kids, you need to show up for them. This excludes people who work long anti-social hours because they have no other choice - i.e single parents. But ruthlessly dumping tiny babies and toddlers in nursery five days a week from 6.30 -6.30 unless you HAVE NO OTHER POSSIBLE CHOICE is wrong.

You made a decision to bring little people into the world; they didn’t ask to be here and as a parent that comes with the sacrifice of your work ego - temporarily. This is not just pitched at women BTW. Parents in general. Too many people treat their kids like a piece of furniture. Kids need you to be present and that doesn’t mean giving up work completely of course not. But the long excruciating work hours necessitating a life spent in a setting being cared for by strangers - nah, no amount of salary is worth that surely??!

Babies in particular should not be in a nursery setting full time. Sorry but that’s just how I feel and I feel very strongly about it.

There - I’ve donned my tin hat. But it’s a hill I will die on

RudsyFarmer · 03/12/2023 16:32

Rudeness. I can’t stand small children being rude. Won’t tolerate it. It’s not charming or silly. It’s not boys will be boys or sassiness. It’s just rude and it’s a no from me.

Scruffington · 03/12/2023 16:32

Desecratedcoconut · 03/12/2023 16:30

You were thinking one thing would happen but, actually, you have another thing coming. Thinking about it will be too late by then.

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no

percyfection · 03/12/2023 16:32

Cheese does not belong as a side to soup or broth.

Desecratedcoconut · 03/12/2023 16:33

Scruffington · 03/12/2023 16:32

no

😁 I mean, how could you possibly know?

SoreAndTired1 · 03/12/2023 16:33

Hastheslotharrivedyet · 03/12/2023 15:49

Trans men can never be women. They are biologically different on the inside. That can’t be changed

I think you're confused, @Hastheslotharrivedyet . Trans men are biological women who think they are men. They are biological women.

You're thinking of trans women (biological men).

WestwardHo1 · 03/12/2023 16:33

But it's not "thing"! It's "think".

Just like the phrase is "off your own bat" not "back".

Some things are just right or wrong.

BitOutOfPractice · 03/12/2023 16:34

I will never ever vote Tory

I will never ever support West Bromwich Albion

I will never ever accept that pineapple can go on a pizza

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