Republicans and the NRA promote safe legal and secure gun ownership and handling.

Which one of those legal and constitutionally protected things are you having trouble understanding?

Nobody supports illegal gun ownership or violent use. Nobody.

I originally had one but haven't had it on my car in years and it's been a nonissue. Once a few years ago I got a warning note left on my car when I had it facing out in a parking spot. But I still haven't replaced the front plate and it's never been brought up again. I'm probably jinxing myself and tomorrow I'll get a ticket for no front plate, but I've had a good run!

Do you or do you not see any issues with the culture surrounding guns

I don’t even know if what I said is exactly what’s going on, but that’s just my guess. I had a friend in HS in mid 00s that had the same thing happen to him as you, so maybe the rules were changed.

You would think though that someone who committed a “serious assault” per the article two days before his incident probably shouldn’t be in school for at least a few days.

Adding to this, after going up the chain, and you get no results, try putting the school on blast on FB in parenting groups for that school and then contact the media as well as your state representative.

We get this a lot. Our usual response is that you don’t get in shape to go to the gym. You go to the gym to get in shape. Same with BJJ. You come here to get in shape. We all started out knowing nothing and getting our butts kicked. With time and dedication, you’ll lose weight, learn the art and gain the other benefits we spoke of. Self-confidence, the potential for improved mental health, friendships and camaraderie. If money is an issue I’m willing to offer you a free month of training!

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For me and my family (and my co-workers), the calculus has changed since Covid. We used to send kids to school with coughs or runny noses all the time. Now the bar is a bit higher (or lower) and we keep them home more to be safe. I hope other parents in our community are doing the same. It is much easier now for a lot of people to work from home and thus not need emergency childcare for a sick day.

The days of being a martyr and coming into the office when sick are certainly over. At least in the white collar office environment where I work. I just log in from home and do Zoom meetings when necessary.

If other states do not require a front plate, it’s hard for a police officer to know if they are seeing a CT car.

You'll have to forgive my lack of knowledge, I was educated in a public school in America

Well, the idea is that you understand where you need to be as the priority in your life, which, if you two can get through this, is also where you need to be for your family. However the feelings of your partner is not in your control, so you could do everything right to be in the place you need to be while she simply chooses to not be with you.

The partner and family is a priority, but one cannot better themselves for the sake of their family. It doesn't work that way. You have to do it for yourself and let gravity do the rest. Otherwise you wind up with the 'i did it all for them" which tends to cause a massive nosedive if the hurt cannot be reconciled. Sort of a way of saying "hey, I made all these changes, I did the work, if you choose to leave me, it's now all your fault." Sort of absolves a person from blame when the original problem may still remain in your partners mind. As I said, learn to accept that she may not be able to reconcile the past no matter what you do.

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That’s too bad, push-ups never hurt anyone

Or used as a primary reason to pull you over if you're suspected of doing real nefarious shit, like dealing drugs or driving while black.

Confidence in something you know you don't know enough about and that you're wrong about, pretty much right on brand for you.

I was never really looking for a “community” when I joined and found myself turning down weekly invites to grab drinks or just hang out.

I found it later in life when I had a family and no time for developing new friendships.

But I have always thought, if I ever needed to develop a group of friends and didn’t know where to start - a Crossfit gym would be like kindling to get a fire started

That’s wild my employer gave us 1000.00. Got eaten up by taxes but what else is new.

I dunno bro, just because you are making it in CT does not mean utility rates cannot suck.

That is why the ones who can got solar for example, that is not possible for everyone.

I love Stonehedge, but they really don’t have a big selection of plants this time of year.

You’re not going to do much better than Logee’s, but you could try Moscarillo’s in West Hartford, they usually have a pretty nice variety.

I am with Constellation at 13.8c supply, and for the month of January I used 7.3 kWh per day. $67 bill total

ST13RBRT. Mac (and subsidiary Proto) is the only company that has rights to retail the Black and Decker patent.

Which is bullshit cause when I was in hs (early 00's) I got suspended for fighting outside of school.

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Have you spoken to your kids about their behavior? Have you spoken to the teachers and administrators about this decision? Have you gone to a school board meeting and made your concerns heard? Just curious. We recently had a similar situation where I live, I asked my kid about it and he admitted that the kids in the situation are extremely disruptive. Two sides to every story.

My impulse is to always talk to the adults first, get their perspective and go from there.