I Really Go To Work Every Day And Teach Kids To Ask Before Using Things That Dont Belong To Them Just

I really go to work every day and teach kids to ask before using things that don’t belong to them just to come home and see my adult roommates use my dishes without asking

Writing Advice

You don't need to feel guilty when something prevents you from writing. It's okay to find it frustrating, angering, or sad. Sometimes different kinds of grief can put creativity on hold and other times they fuel it. The most important thing is remembering that you will find your way back to writing when it's possible for you.

I do not consider any fantasy worldbuilding complete before you cannot tell me something about

the culture’s sense of humour, with examples of popular jokes,

popular literature VS classic literature,

what children learn in school (especially history, maths, biology),

the common grammar mistakes your conlang’s native speakers make,

the culture’s cuisine, with recipes,

toy production,

the embarassing old songs people sing when they are really drunk, but would not admit knowing while sober.

Benefits of being a writer:

✓ Story goes how YOU want, nearly 21% of the time

✓ can buy a new book for 'work'

✓ excuse for all those blank notebooks you have

✓ search history doesn't send up any red flags

Downsides:

X You have to actually write a book

I’m just saying that saying kids are addicted to technology ignores a lot of nuance. I get it. I have first hand experience working with first graders with apple watches and ipads. But the problem isn’t just technology; the media is part of the addiction.

It’s completely different to set up an ipad with a schoolhouse rock playlist vs a cocomelon playlist. The cocomelon kid will be the one to throw tantrums because of what it is and how it affects their brains. I can confirm from my own childhood, I never threw a fit over schoolhouse rock. I’ve even tried playing it for kids on my phone. They are completely uniterested. If it was the phone that’s the problem that wouldn’t be the case, but they actually wanted me to put it away!

Calling something cringe absolutely does not ignore the problem. It opens the discussion for why it is cringe—because it’s nonsense—and that opens the discussion of what nonsense can do—keep kids from learning. And you know what, stunting kids’ growth is cringe. I wouldn’t think skibidi toilet was that much of a problem on its own; it’s the fact that most kids’ media is like this these days.

I’m taking a social media class this semester and we’ve actually been diving into what makes it so addictive. Because a site like pinterest is not nearly as addictive as tik tok right? (that’s what the statics say at least. Significantly less time is spent per person per day on average on pinterest). You use technology for both of them, but clearly one type of media is more addictive because of its content and algorithm.

I get what you’re saying and I agree that parents need to parent their kids more, but my point is you’re missing a lot of the conversatiom by shutting down the “cringe” language. This is about more than “kids are addicted to technology”, it’s about how it’s being used that’s giving kids and adults technology addictions. Technology can actually be helpful to learning of used correctly. I see kids using ipads in class, actually. That’s why we need to investigate a little more on what the problem is instead of using broad language.

i think we should care more about how the parents of gen alpha are giving them technology addiction to the point they throw tantrums when its taken away than how annoying skibidi toilet is

Character Profile Tag

Thanks for tagging me @willtheweaver! I’ve been dying to do this one for Daron

Full name: Daron Spiritwalker

Age: 18

Sex: Female

Species: Witch

Appearance: Daron is very tall, about 6 feet. She has pale skin and sapphire blue eyes. Her hair stands out the most out of all her features. It’s knee-length and black with a singular white streak.

Occupation: Lady/student

Family: Madame Spiritwalker—mother, Lukas Spiritwalker—brother

Pets: She doesn’t have a pet but is close with a horse

Best friend: Catalina Hemlock

Describe her room: Plain. The headmistress set it up and she kept it that way. Her bedsheets and curtains are both black. The most interesting thing she has is a bookshelf with her spellbooks and a romance book Cassidy recommended her.

Items in her bag/purse: If she’s at school she only has her spellbooks. When she goes out she usually takes some money and water.

Hobbies: Studying

Favorite sport: She’s grown fond of horseback riding

Abilities/talents/powers: Daron is known for being intelligent, skilled with magic, and a natural leader. Her powers include being able to see and communicate with spirits and to travel to the Spirit World at will.

Relationships: Daron tries to keep all her relationships professional, including those in her own family. She is eventually forced to open up to friendship by a group of girls at school who won’t leave her alone.

Fears: Being anything less than perfect

Faults: Doesn’t allow herself to feel emotions, self-sacrificing

What she wants more than anything: To serve the needs of her people and spirits

Gentle tagging @the-golden-comet @kaylinalexanderbooks and open tag!