When conversations deteriorate to name calling...you know the parties over.

Truth,

Your wording sounds a little ominous.

So long.

Truth,

"But pass your judgements, feel all superior to this young man and his family, if that is what floats your boat."

The only one here who thinks they're superior is you.

Not me.

The irony is you have to judge to accuse people of judging.

Just sayin'

Truth,

I'm not judging him for being rebellious.

I am saying places where he applies for jobs in the future may not see it through your eyes and may not want to hire someone who potentially may be a troublemaker.

He's getting himself a label that may haunt him for years.

This is a conservative public school and likely a conservative community.

It's just a hair cut. He's not saving the world.

Lamp,

"I've had multiple management positions within corporations, up to and including Senior Director level."

And as a "Senior Director", you allowed middle management to make their own decisions and go against company policy?

Pirate,

"How about giving the family a break?"

If it was for something more complex than hair length, you might have a point.

Such as he can't get to school exactly on time so he needs a special permit.

But...we're talking about hair length...come on...why should it be that important?

Here's the answer.

Because it is a policy and schools need order.

I realize many people these days are used to going to public schools where chaos and disobedience are the norm.

From the sound of things, this school is more disciplined because the administration has strict rules.

I seriously doubt the school is going to change their policy.

Again...pick your fights carefully.

Only fight for things that really matter (and not just the principle of thing).

Like I said, he should get the money to buy her a wig and not make her problem all about him.

He should realize it isn't just his life he's messing with.

Lamp,

"I look at it as the school principal caring more about enforcing rules than understanding context"

I'd be willing to bet you've never worked in managing a group of people.

He's acting like a brother who doesn't care what future problems may be brought on his sister.

This isn't just about him and being rebellious.

Her name is being made the centerpiece of his rebellious act.

If this school is so conservative, just think how the whole community is.

If he was smart, he'd step back, admit it was a bit foolish and get back to living a normal life.

That's not to say the dress code is a little old fashioned but unless he just wants to be a martyr for the publicity he's getting, at my age I've learned some things are just not worth it.

Pick your fights carefully and only when you really stand to get something out of it.

Laura,

Empathy?

Get a job and buy her a wig and save the family a lot of grief.

Now THAT's love and empathy.

And something is off with these parents.

I figure they're probably stressing with a sick daughter and maybe they're hoping all this publicity will get them a gofundme account.

They need to step in and be a responsible parent.

In any case, these kids will pay the price in the long run when they grow up and people learn he's an instigator and doesn't like rules.

All actions have consequences.

Danni,

"People should be able to wear their hair as they see fit"

Everyone "should" be able to do anything they want, but the world doesn't work that way.

Pick your fights carefully.

In the long run I suspect his sister will prefer she not be the cause of the negative attention brought on her family because of her illness.

Being ill is bad enough without all this.

Eff,

"Shame over half of America is poor."

A lot has been written why working-class people will vote for a conservative.

And yet they will still vote the same.

My post last night was what I think some people might say and not exactly my own personal beliefs.

That wasn't clear and it could be misunderstood if one only reads one sentence out of context.

Don't drink and post.

Laura,

Yea...I live a bit of a lonely life. Wouldn't mind more male friends.

Male bonding with the regular straight world can't happen like it does with straight guys...and I don't care to have a group of openly gay friends.

Frankly..I think the temptation would be more than I should be around.

But...in the closet?

No...I'm tired of your nonsense stupid comments because my life choices.

You don't have a clue what I've been through and yet I've stayed on the track of my moral code.

How many people jump the track and never get back to who they are and who they wanted to be?

I did....well...for the most part...hey...we're all sinners in the eyes of God and thankfully my faith in Jesus Christ keeps me whole.

Laura,

I'm wide open on this site and all my co-workers know I'm a married gay man and my wife and children and their family know.

How the hell is that in a closet?

Just because I'm not sucking dick?

Snoofy,

You're a troll...be gone.

Snoofy,

Once again as I've said before...my vote for Trump had nothing to do with Trump.

I simply did not want a Democrat selecting at least 2 and maybe 3 Supreme Court justices.

I actually had a thought out reason for voting Republican and not simply based on who I hate.

At this point Democrats have not shown me a reason to vote for them again.

Clown,

Ok..time for something really politically incorrect.

You liberals won't like this.

But...Buttigieg being the "winner" in Iowa may be a problem for Democrats.

Why?

You know...you know not all people who historically vote Democrat are wild eyed liberals.

Not all Democrats are Christian and gun haters.

And not all Democrats are crazy about the whole same sex thing and are especially tired of being called homophobic.

They feel what they feel and believe they're entitled.

Not all Democrats are kooky liberals.

What am I getting at?

If he got the nomination, Buttigieg would insure a guaranteed loss for the Democratic Party.

There's no way he'd broke through the same sex creepy factor wall that silently exists across most of America.

And even winning Iowa might just scare away some Democrat voters thinking, "is that what the Democratic Party really is all about?"

Is that what my vote for a Democrat means?

I'm all about the environment and equal pay and so on....but....ughhh...not so much the whole gay thing.

I wonder how many pieces of paper she practiced with in front of a mirror?

And I especially like how every generation the elders complain "the youth have no respect for authority"..."worse generation ever"

And how the youth always believe "WE'RE going to change the world"..."we're smarter" or "more enlightened (woke)"

Whatever happened to all the dreams the youth dream?

The same thing that always happens.

Reality...surviving...money...

I'd like to have a dime for everytime people have said "it's over"..."America is doomed"..."this is it...this is the REALLY the end of democracy..human decency...the republican party...the democratic party"..."the world will never respect America again"...etc.

Frankly, I sort of doubt the families involved are reading this site.

Leave it to a liberal to tell everyone what to think, what to believe and now what to say.

Is post #29 an example of "virtue signaling" I've been seeing used?

I haven't used that phrase because I'm not sure how to use it.

Ocu,

"The cost of getting and maintaining a certification for the company can be very high."

I can well imagine a company might not want to pay the higher workers comp insurance rate for a higher risk type of flying.

WC insurance is expensive anyway and it's based on the likely-hood of being injured for specific types of jobs.

From what I've read the weather is usually good so they might take the gamble.

Goat,

"I've yet to hear they actually took off in fog."

Don't they have equipment to show you the weather where you're headed?

Maybe they were going too fast?

It's pretty unlikely it's anything but human error unless they actually find faulty equipment.