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@Dicer
> Treat every woman like they're 12 years old
...Did that guy get bedtime stories when he was 12?
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@p
I hope so. That’d be wholesome
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@Leyonhjelm @Dicer I figure he should be able to read before bed himself if he's no longer wearing a onesie to bed.
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@p @Dicer Lucky sod if so.
If you like books then this would be a nice bonding experience instead of watching TV or something.
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@p
I bet he still wears one. Or those long one pieces with the butt flap
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@sim @Dicer Maybe if he was 4.
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@Eiregoat @Leyonhjelm @Dicer
> I can't see that reply to me.
I didn't reply to or tag you.
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I can't see that reply to me. Or the account.
What'd they say?
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@Eiregoat
@p said you’re a homo
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@Leyonhjelm @Eiregoat @Dicer Generally a safe bet.
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@sim @Dicer @Leyonhjelm
> Better than watching television though.
Really depends on what you're watching or reading.
> What if you want to read the same book and then talk about it?
By 12, if the kid wants to read a book, the kid will read a book; the bookshelf is in the living room. Beyond some vague recommendations about things you read and a suggestion that you're happy to get them whatever books they're interested in (me mum was glad to spend $5-10 on a book rather than $60-80 on a video game), the only options that remain will give the kid a complex.
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@p @Dicer @Leyonhjelm Better than watching television though. What if you want to read the same book and then talk about it? Can take it in turns. I'd read.
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@sim @Dicer @Leyonhjelm I'm not convinced the skills are related; you keep the outline in case you can't remember what you're going to say next or you need to remember a year or something but public speaking has to be mostly extemporaneous. If you want the kid to get good at public speaking, you teach him how to tell a joke: you can't tell a good joke if you're reading it off a page or if you're not paying attention to which parts seem to be boring people and which parts create anticipation.
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@p @Dicer @Leyonhjelm Reading out loud is good for public speaking and confidence though. I'd encourage my children to read to me still. It doesn't have to be a solitary hobby. And plenty of people do like audiobooks these days.
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@p @Dicer @Leyonhjelm That could be worth thinking about. Teaching how to tell jokes. You get used to people laughing then too. Then again, it depends on the public speaking I suppose.
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@sim @Dicer @Leyonhjelm It's telling a story and you know where you're going but you have to pay attention to the reaction and sometimes change how you're going to get to the conclusion, right? And you figure out where the pauses are, where you can insert a parenthetical remark and where it would be distracting. I think it fits anything you plan to say in public to a live audience.
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