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  • BenVimestoCasual Conversation @lemm.eeIt's official, I hate dogs
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    2 months ago

    I phrase my dislike of dogs differently: I do not care for 99.9% of dogs. If a (human) friend has a dog, I will dutifully engage with it on a limited basis. I may even enjoy myself a bit, too.

    But a random person walking their dog in the park? Please keep it away from me. I don’t care how much of a “good boy” you think your pup is, I don’t know or trust them.






  • BenVimestoAsk Science@lemmy.worldQuestion about astrology (kind of).
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    2 months ago

    Somewhat related, I wonder how much of an effect birth month can have on a child’s school performance, social development, and athletic ability.

    Where I live, a child is eligible for junior kindergarten starting in September of the year they turn four. A child born in January would therefore be around 56 months old on their first day of school. Meanwhile, a child born in December would be around 45 months instead. That is a substantial gap, and my experience with kids that age is that even a difference of a few months can see dramatic changes.

    I’m personally thinking right now of my nephew, who starts JK in a few weeks. He will turn four right before Christmas, and when he returns from holidays, some of his classmates will start turning six because he’ll be in a combined JK/SK class. I can’t imagine how difficult it might be for him to keep up with those much older classmates, a situation caused by virtue of his birthday.