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I haven’t pissed people off lately by reminding them that ALL types of physical punishment of kids has been proven beyond ANY reasonable doubt to have only negative long term outcomes.

So let me scream it from the hilltops:

Stop hitting kids. End of sentence.

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For example, being exposed to corporal punishment as a kid makes it more likely for a person to commit domestic violence against a partner. In places where corporal punishment is normal, people are more likely to think that rape and intimate partner violence are normal. Kids who are spanked are more likely to be violent with and to bully other kids.

Spanking is literally teaching a kid that violence is okay and normal and it affects the whole society.

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This wrapper is made of wool, printed with a paisley print

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When you are alone and have a heart attack. What are you gonna do then ?

A rarely good post that can't be shared often enough:

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Take a 2 minute break and read this:

Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.

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You are really tired and frustrated.

All of a sudden your chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.

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Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..

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Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.

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How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.

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But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.

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Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment

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Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.

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FOR WOMEN: You should know that women have additional and different symptoms. Rarely have crushing chest pain or pain in the arms. Often have indigestion and tightness across the back at the bra line plus sudden fatigue.

Instead of posting jokes, you're helping save lives by spreading this message.

I think what makes the parents in Austen so infuriating is that they are just low level terrible, not outright abusive monsters. They aren't that bad, but this almost makes it worse. If only they applied themselves...

Anyway, to answer your question, judging by the children's behaviour, I think we can conclusively say that the worst father is General Tilney. While Sir Thomas is strict, his children don't turn into completely different people in his presence. General Tilney also reams out his son in front of a guest, which is just awful and awkward for everyone. His temper is only barely controlled. He's also a dick to wait staff. I don't want to know what happens if his children are late to dinner, but Eleanor is very worried about it to a weird degree.

Colonel Brandon's father is an awful father and guardian, who arranged to have his ward's fortune stolen by his awful son, but he's never on page.

Lady Susan is the worst mother figure by far, who has neglected her daughter entirely until it was time to arrange a horrible marriage for her. She has no affection for her daughter at all.

I'd say the next worst parental figure is Mrs. Norris, with her cruelty towards Fanny. She also overindulges the Bertam children, leading to them astray as well. Her influence on Maria is mostly negative. Admiral Crawford seems to be a pretty negative adoptive parent as well.

I find it interesting how many types of bad parents she includes. Mr. Woodhouse is very loving, but he traps his daughter within the home and village. Mrs. Bennet is selfish and silly, she also hasn't properly seen to her children's education. Mr. Bennet mocks his own daughters, doesn't bother with discipline, and hasn't provided for their future. Sir Walter is more oblivious than cruel, he also plays favourites. Mrs. Dashwood is one of the better parents, but isn't practical enough so Elinor has to help with budgeting. Lady Middleton is over-indulgent. Mrs. Ferrars seems to dole out love in proportion to flattery. Darcy says his parents were good, but spoiled him into selfishness. Mary Musgrove blames everyone else for her children misbehaving. Mr. Price is drunk and useless, Mrs. Prince is lazy, picks favourites, and has no ability to manage the house. Lady Bertram is completely checked out.

I strongly ship Jo and Friedrich and adore platonic Laurie and Jo; here's why.

Friedrich's temperament and personality balances out Jo's. He's a quiet and thoughtful person and Jo's vibrancy offsets that beautifully. They also are deeply in love with literature, the opera, politics, and teaching. They share the same values and are different enough in personality that they can very easier build a life together.

Laurie on the other hand is really similar to Jo when it comes to personality. She points this out when he proposes to her: they're both incredibly stubborn and bicker because of that. Laurie and Jo also have a similar playfulness too. But, they don't share the same interests. Laurie has no passion for education or reading like Jo does; he views it as a chore. Their dynamic is definitely better suited for friendship over marriage.

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Jo is very loud and needs constant excitement, yet her main hobbies are related to deep thinking and tranquil communication (writing and reading.)

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Doing a final project in my stats class, we have to pick a subject and collect data on it. We need at least 100 data points, and I figured this blog is big enough that a poll on here could get to that pretty easily!

Doing my project on if it’s more likely to be born in certain months :]