The Debate Chat

For almost every type of job there is, there's a union to go with it. Steel workers, teachers, actors... There's a lot. But what do you guys think of them? Do you think they're good, bad, somewhere in between? Personally, I'm not too fond of them. I've seen and heard of way too many negative things to outweigh the good. (Really the only good thing I can think of are minimum wage.) My dad is an engineer, and hires people from the union. My parents aren't shy about letting me know about what's going on in the business, so many times they'll talk about it with me around. One of the things they talk about is the union and how annoying it can be. I have 2…

I find it difficult to express myself in english, but here we go. I've had a brief relationship with a friend last year, and after a couple of months of dating we decided to split up. I still care about him a lot but I guess I realized I'm just not that into him. What do you think? Can you still be friends with someone you love, but just you're not in love with? :(

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So, a few days ago, a colleague of mine posted on FB about something "cute" that happened while she was picking her son from school. She said that, as she was picking her 6-year-old son João, a girl from his class came to her and said that João was always trying to kiss her. He then ran after her and, as usual, tried to kiss her. My colleague said she told him to ask the girl for a kiss instead of just trying to kiss her. He did so, but the girl still said no. She then said then told him to just blow the girl a kiss instead, and as they were walking back home, he kept complaining to her that the girl never lets him kiss her. My colleague then told him that he shou…

I can't do it anymore, I have to break my no politics rule for just a moment. Trump is president now, and I'm scared, appalled, and quite frankly on the verge of having a breakdown. Not that politics is the SOLE reason for that, but it's not helping. Like, at all. So I just wanted to get that all out here. I'm terrified and I don't know if everything is going to be ok. It's fine if you don't agree with me or support Trump or whatever, but if we're going to get into a debate here, let's keep it civil, ok?

i just saw a street vendor selling Fidger Spinners for like $2 (not quality ones for sure) but i was so curious and bought one it has 5 arms not 3 like the usual ones .. it's plastic .. makes some noise but not a lot of it .. and spins for about 2 minutes honestly i dont get the hype .. was is it for again ? stress ? focus ?! it's just distracting me from my reading .. what's your take on the fidget spinner ??

I started wearing makeup when I was in eighth grade. I think 14 and up makeup should be allowed. One of my reasons behind this is what if the teen has acne? Would the parents rather let them wear concealer or let them be called names like pizza face? I know, I know the whole beauty comes from within thing is important but come on! Or what about if they have a unibrow and the mom says "your eyebrows are beautiful" and doesn't let them wax? Basically, that's setting the kid up for bullying and depression. If I was a mom and saw my kid go through what I went through in school I'd let her wear what makeup I wear. That's the fair thing to do.

Which side will you opt in joining; the Living Team with Magax or the Dead Team with Hubrid Nox.

I've just seen a TV ad for kids painkillers and I cannot believe what I'm seeing. fruit-flavour . . . melt-in-the-mouth . . . 24 in a box . . . Are Calpol actively intending to have little kids OD on these? I just don't understand, painkillers have tasted nasty to stop kids from mistaking them for candy for decades, so who on earth thought this was a good idea?! I can't even . . .

My heart really hurts for all those people who are being deported in the US because of their illegal status. I read stories of people who have lived their whole lives in the U.S., (30+ years) have careers, and children but have been sent back to nothing. Some are teens/adults that were born in Mexico and came to America as babies and dont even speak Spanish, but are being sent to live in Mexico. I understand both sides of the story and I am non-partisan, but as a sociology major and someone with a desire to help adolescents live better lives it is painful to see all this happening. Everyone in America got here because their ancestors came as immigrants. How ca…

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I've always considered that if you take on the responsibility for adopting a child - special needs or no - then they are your child, pure and simple. You don't get to hand them back if life gets difficult. I've been lucky enough to grow up in a loving biological parental home where when things went sour due to addiction issues, my foster parents who took me in as a teenager - and a hellish one at that - have stuck by me through thick and thin. I have just however read about an 'influencer' couple who raised funds from their blogs to adopt a child from abroad and have given up on him and fobbed him off on another family. This makes me both sad and angry. Who brings a …

I seem to spend a lot of time scouring Facebook and addressing concerns and fears over the latest coronavirus vaccines. So I thought I'd open a topic to see if there are any concerns here. Mods - I believe this would be permissible by forum rules, as we don't have the same strict 'no current events' rules that neopets have. If I have misinterpreted this, please feel free to remove. As some background, I have worked in clinical trials for a number of years (eight to my current reckoning, or at least there about) and know a reasonable amount about the background of trials. I do not directly work in coronavirus trials, although my unit has run three trials in the area …

What do you think of dating sites? Do you like this format of dating or do you think that this is just a game and such a relationship can only be for one night?