All additional valid reasons not to live there.

I work remotely, so I can do my job from anywhere. Cost of living is cheap in Mississippi, and I would save considerably even factoring in the cost for private school for my kids.

I still would never move to Mississippi.

Go to the landlord and provide your account of what is happening. Document as much as you can, and stop trying to figure out why they are so upset. You’re not going to discover some hidden rational explanation, nor is that your responsibility. Protect yourself.

That raises an interesting thought. If a baby wants to crawl away from their mother and into the woods, do you grant the baby their freedom? If that baby wanted to kill you, would you hand them the knife?

We generally grant humans their freedom at age 18, because that’s the age society had decided is old enough to fend for yourself. Earlier than that, humans tend to make uninformed, short-sighted decisions. Children can be especially egocentric and violent. But how do we evaluate the “maturity” of an artificial sentience? When it doesn’t want to harm itself or others? When it has learned to be a productive member of society? When it’s as smart as an average 18 year old kid? Should rights be automatically assumed after a certain time, or should the sentience be required to “prove” it deserves them like an emancipated minor or Data on that one Star Trek episode.

I mean, Henry Ford was also a Nazi. But he’s also been dead for some time now, and the current leadership at Ford isn’t actively engaged in a violent overthrow of the government.

I think there’s a fine line between victim-blaming and identifying an object lesson. We all understand why people started using twitter, and people are creatures of habit. But this is an example of why people should stop using twitter. We’re not saying “this is your fault because you’re stupid if you’re still on twitter.” The message is “this should serve as a wake up call to anyone stuck in their habits.”

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Amendment 1 would have made it easier to form “specialty courts” that have jurisdiction outside of their parish.

Amendment 2 would have lowered the maximum state tax rate and made it harder to raise taxes. It also would have moved money from the state savings to the general fund where it would be easier for the current administration to spend it. It also would have weakened property tax protections for non-profits and churches.

Amendment 3 would have made it easier to put juvenile defendants on trial as adults and send them to adult prison. Juvenile detention is expensive, while adult prisons are profitable business because slave labor and atrocious living conditions.

Amendment 4 would have made it easier to fill vacant court seats, especially on the State Supreme Court.

All four of these are horrifying power grabs that you see at the beginning of a fascist coup.

Neither of those valuations are supported by reality.

Practically every single major pop music writer has faced a legal challenge. The more successful a song, the more people come out of the woodwork to cash in.

There are no new notes, no new chord progressions, no new rhythms, at least not in the mainstream. People love songs that sound vaguely like something else they already know, because those melodies and rhythms are associated with emotions already. So popular artists are constantly trying to make new songs that sound like songs people already like.

This is not a new phenomenon, and it’s why music trends all seem to congeal around a singularity until people get sick of it. It happens in all genres, even experimental music like jazz, dubstep, and screamo, where people try to push the limits of taste and art. Eventually patterns emerge and find the repeating cycle of success, saturation, and surfeit.

And sometimes that works out for lawyers who want to get paid.

Keep going and see if you can find the documents you can get without an ID. One of them is particularly relevant to the important point of this discussion.

Did you read it? Read it again, more carefully.

I said it elsewhere, but there’s literally no version of events that is too crazy for our current reality. Like if you told me the soldiers were kidnapped by North Korea because they were trying to smuggle nazi gold and the ghost of Saddam Hussein rescued them from a prison in Pyongyang, it would be the tenth stupidest news article this week.

You don’t need an ID for a job. You just need a social security number. Same for social services. And if you want to bail on society and live in the woods, you still have the right to vote. Thinking it’s OK to make it harder to vote just because you don’t respect the people who will have a harder time is about as anti-american as it gets.

Right, but that’s exactly my point. It’s important to understand that everyone has a right to vote, and not just the people who have a life that looks like yours. And if you’re willing to take rights away from people who aren’t like you, then you’re the oppressor.

Except the bodies weren’t in the vehicle. That would suggest that the soldiers were either killed or abducted, and the vehicle was hidden in the water. That doesn’t entirely rule out an accident, but it seems less likely.

There isn’t a version of events too crazy for this timeline.

Their toothless kids don’t deserve this.

She’s almost an adult. Almost.

I understand your discomfort, but also she’s going to be making decisions for herself for the rest of her life. Offer supportive guidance. Ask clarifying questions without judgement.

Is she simply dating multiple people, or is she in multiple committed relationships? Do the guys know that she is seeing both, and do either of them expect her to pick one (or neither) eventually? Are they sexually active? As a parent, that last question can be extremely uncomfortable, but it’s a big clue to the nature of the situation.

I would advise that these relationships are dicey. It’s an unbalanced equation. What are they sharing? Her time? Her affection? Her body? Who decides how she is divided up? Does she have the power in the relationship or is she a thing they are passing around? Why are they OK with having half a relationship? Jealousy is a sneaky demon, and the things people say often don’t match the things people feel.

Polyamory can work in adult relationships if everyone is honest about what they want. Teens in relationships can sometimes struggle to advocate for themselves and might tolerate a lot more abuse before they speak up. If she feels like you are judging her for her choices, she may go even further to hide or suppress her feelings from you.

Make sure she understands that you are in her corner, and no topic is off limits. It might be equally uncomfortable for her to discuss it with you, but this is a situation worth monitoring closely. Her relationships should make her feel good about herself, and learning to be in a relationship is learning to balance your needs with the needs of another person. Is she being selfish or callous towards their feelings? Is she creating drama or seeking attention? Does the tension stoke her ego? Those would all be perfectly normal childish traits, and unhealthy attitudes to carry into adulthood.

This can be an important life lesson for her, but check in to make sure she’s learning something that will help her in the long run.

I can’t tell if you’re being deliberately obtuse or you really just can’t see beyond your own lived experience. Either way, your worldview is problematic, and you’re standing on the side of fascists.