Norsely
New Member
Hi, everybody, I'm a father of three and live aboard sailor on the California coast who is raising a reasonably bright group of kids to think critically and be nice people. So far, I don't think I've done any permanent damage.
But I've recently stumbled upon the parents of other children in our tiny neighborhood (aka, "the dock") who believe in some truly frightful (-ly ignorant) things, so I was frantically scouring the internet this morning hoping to find gentle means of defusing conversations about "geo-engineering" or (the gods help us) "chemtrails". I'm most concerned with simply keeping everybody around me from lighting the torches and hefting the pitchforks, but my kids play with their kids, too, and I'd hate for the kids to suffer. You know how it is.
I'm deeply appreciative of the overall respectful tone that this place encourages and I'm looking forward to deepening my own knowledge, skills, etc. for dealing helpfully with people who are just a shade out of focus on a few things. Thanks for being here.
But I've recently stumbled upon the parents of other children in our tiny neighborhood (aka, "the dock") who believe in some truly frightful (-ly ignorant) things, so I was frantically scouring the internet this morning hoping to find gentle means of defusing conversations about "geo-engineering" or (the gods help us) "chemtrails". I'm most concerned with simply keeping everybody around me from lighting the torches and hefting the pitchforks, but my kids play with their kids, too, and I'd hate for the kids to suffer. You know how it is.
I'm deeply appreciative of the overall respectful tone that this place encourages and I'm looking forward to deepening my own knowledge, skills, etc. for dealing helpfully with people who are just a shade out of focus on a few things. Thanks for being here.
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