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Old 16-12-2019, 10:29   #76
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...I'm convinced they come out as a pre-packaged entity and if you are lucky you may be able to influence their table manners.


There is a wealth of human behavioral research out there now that supports your observation BP. It's fascinating stuff. We really are weirder than we think.
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My first son was a gem. easiest kid on the planet to get along with. never a single problem. We thought ... Hey we are pretty good at this let's have another.

Second boy had locks on his bedroom door and bars on his window before his second birthday.

I'm convinced they come out as a pre-packaged entity and if you are lucky you may be able to influence their table manners.

Don't leave us hanging. How did they turn out? Table manners?
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It is strictly prohibited to pronounce “Arkansas” incorrectly.
Per the state Code*, the only acceptable pronunciation is “in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is an innovation to be discouraged."
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Natives are called Arkansans, (emphasis on middle syllable). Interestingly, Arkansas City in Kansas has an audible final “s”.
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Mike and BP,

I’ve seen that in my own family. Without going into inappropriate details I’ve seen some peculiarities expressed over 5 generation in my family. And I too have afflicted kids.

Mike,
I would quibble with you on the idea of “good/bad” or “moral/immoral” in the context that Nature makes no such distinctions, they are cultural concepts and can vary (a bit) between cultures. I would restate it to say we are born with some preferences towards existing within a tribe/group. Those traits that tend to make us team players are assed as good, ones that tend elsewise not so much.
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Don't leave us hanging. How did they turn out? Table manners?
If th day are like some of mine you don’t want to know.

Not good to pry too much in sensitive topics.
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Don't leave us hanging. How did they turn out? Table manners?
The good one is a high school principal.
The PIA is dean of an international school and one of the best human beings on this planet.

Both have excellent table manners
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I would quibble with you on the idea of “good/bad” or “moral/immoral” in the context that Nature makes no such distinctions, they are cultural concepts and can vary (a bit) between cultures. I would restate it to say we are born with some preferences towards existing within a tribe/group. Those traits that tend to make us team players are assed as good, ones that tend elsewise not so much.
Yes, I agree. I think I wrote "right and wrong" not "good/bad". Those are indeed social constructs. But the findings of the research I've read show that kids as young as six months have a sense of fairness or equity. Some might put it as a sense of justice.

I think you're right (although I haven't read this in the literature) that this justice instinct comes from our tribal evolution.
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... And yet if we avoid topics that are considered politically sensitive (opinions vary), we can discuss something like, well, sailing without ruffling any feathers.



Unless we talk about anchors or multihulls....
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... Both have excellent table manners
For which, I'm certain they can thanks their parent(s).
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