some people are like that when something happen to their dogs/cats. They treat their pets as their family. Some people even change their jobs/living places etc. to take care of their sick/old pets.
I understand you feel that way, but there are people who feel differently from how you feel.
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Fair enough.
Everyone should love their kids at a very bare minimum as much as they love their pets and yes they should love their
Kids more
But itās ok to love your pets as much as you love your human kids
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Careful nowā¦ some folks round 'ere donāt like that kinda talkin
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Some people love Hitler.
There, Iāve ended the discussion. There can be no comeback from this.
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Well its already been established that some people love doggies, put nappies on them and wheel them around in pramsā¦
Tell me about it. 800 ntd for a minuscule organic made in Japan 100% shea butter cream for my Bobby`s paws. So they will be soft and smooth.
And then he jumps into a pool of mud and yuckā¦
wut? how does that pool of mud enter the picture?
do you put a pool of mud and let your pets(kitties?) go mud wrestling at homeā¦or?
Nope. Doggie gets off his pram and mud wrestles in the park, mountain hike, outing.
In spite of his owner, he is a normal dog that splashes around in the water, mud and others, making him look more like an MRT mop and less Westminster finalist.
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But doesnāt sound like a normal Taiwanese local dog.
I read tugou climb trees. Mine climbs sofas and beds and park benches.
I had one that probably had some tugou blood, heās the most handsome dude Iād ever seen. Dead loyal tooā¦but he only climbed my concrete fence(didnāt know how to get down)ā¦and humped on every male dog for dominanceā¦
Hi,
Did you end up leaving Taiwan eventually? Would love an update.
Thanks
Yes, would be interesting to hear from the OP.
Our kid is now in Grade 6. The future looms.
I canāt send her to junior high, the drudgery, testing and homework is too much.
This year weāve pulled her out 2 days a week, preparing to fully break with the system next year.
She might pop into her junior high for science lessons, but that would be about it.
If that doesnāt work out, we may well return to the UK.
what benefits do uk schools have though? other than the obvious less time studying factor i think my school time was pretty shite for the most part.
Yeah public schools in Ireland and the UK can be pretty rough and tumble . I also share concerns about junior high in Taiwan . My kids are in elementary school and thereās already a lot of tests. On the other hand there a lot of club activities in the school.
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My concerns about UK schools are that so-called ārough and tumbleā, the edge, the phone usage, sex, drugs. But it seems junior-high here is too much the other extreme. Iāve already seen my kid in 5th grade dragging home a 5kg school bag, and working on homework from 7pm to 10pm. Thatās what started me pulling her out of the system.
She was on a 4 day week for most of 5th grade, and we arranged with her teacher that she could drop the daily āessayā that all her classmates had to do. This year, 6th grade, sheās going in 2-3 days a week, with more homework exemptions. Couple of subjects sheās dropping completely, social science and art.
Right now, 8.30pm, sheās chilled out downstairs reading a book. Not slaving at homework. Thatās progress.
Youāre a good father, the system here is just ridiculous overload. They canāt help themselves.
Social scienceā¦I havenāt figured out what that is yet.
My 2 kids are attending Canadian schools this year, my daughter high school and my son junior high. This is the first time in 3-4 years I have seen my daughter happy at school. The difference between the school system here and in Taiwan is night and day (not all good of course).
It helps of course that her her grade 10 math class is covering what she covered in Taiwan in grade 8, but the culture is completely different.