A Cambridge professor, Simon Baron-Cohen, has written Zero Degrees of Empathy: A new theory of human cruelty. In this review, the author explains the professor’s ideas.
Read Why a lack of empathy is the root of all evil, on Independent.co.uk.
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Ox Drover
EVA LOL ROTFLMAO
Yea, I have forgotten all the “rules” of the grammar but usually know when to use them—oh, gosh it has been so long since I was in school for them….I still do “run on sentences” which should be shortened and cropped. Always did do that.
I am impressed at your knowledge of English really, and anyone who speaks/writes more than one language fluently. My spanish is sooooo poor even when I lived where I had to speak it some.
Eva
Oxy, grammar rules of mother tonge are always forgotten because we internalize them and use them properly. It’s a fact one doesn’t need at all to know how to explain grammar rules in order to produce oral and written texts perfectly coherent at the level of grammar and syntax. But a teacher of language is expected to know how to explain grammar, which i understand but….it’s so heavy.
I had a teacher of Spanish grammar, a woman, quite witty and funny woman, and ironic, who used to say something like “Grammar is the occupation of noble minds” And today i wonder if she wasn’t gaslighted by a psychopath or something similar LOL ROTFMAO? Ox, what’s the meaning of ROTFMAO? But i’ll read it tomorrow because now i have to sleep. You have a good day!
Ox Drover
Roll on the floor laughing my arse off!=ROTFLMAO
skylar
Eva, you said the spath teacher is encouraging his students to to teach spanish grammar in the USA?
It sounds like a good opportunity. But even if it doesn’t interest you, it might be helpful to make him THINK that it does. If it’s something he wants and you act as though you are considering it… he might be nicer to you.
hens
sky – your the spathinator..
one/joy_step_at_a_time
she surely is. 🙂
hens
how are you tonite 1steprs?
skylar
Aw shucks!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
i just came back online hoping the late night crowd would be here; and here ya are!
okay, i am going to see my mom on monday or tuesday. the last 48 hours have been pretty big for me, and the next 48 prove to be also. (mor eon that later – the important point in this post is that i am dealing with a lot and am emotionally overwhelmed. not in a horrible way, but still overwhelmed.)
i have had 2 messages from my dada (one through mom’s caregiver, which i did not respond to, cause he doesn’t get to use her TOO), and then today a post it note on a card from my mom (a very sad card that tugged at both my empathy and ginormous sense of obligation, ick.) Bot messages from the sire have to do with there being stuff from their vacation home available to me if i want/ need anything.
okay, so i will no doubt see him when i go to see mom. i am trying to figure out what to do. he’s either go the vacation house up for sale or has sold it. he should NOT have been able to sell it, as i am signed on to the house. – he would have needed my signature.
i have been waiting for this eventuality, as i was going to go after the money he owed me, and put in place a contract with a lawyer, as a condition for signing off on the house.
so, what do i do? i feel like if i open my mouth i will want to punch him. he’s never really seen this side of me.
my goal is to get my money. he is a narcissist. i need to know what the situation is with the house. if he has sold it, how?
do i say,’ how is that possible, i was signed on to it’ or do i say,’ do you need me to sign some papers so that you can complete the sale?’ (don’t knowif i am that good an actress,
’cause like i said i want to punch the f*****)
i think it is important that i don’t give him any drama to suck on. (as much as i want to punch him).
if my goal is to get my money I can’t show my hand – but if i have no leverage here (for whatever bizarre reason)they i have to wait until the next opp.
and if i can never release this rage, at least i can spit on his grave.
one/joy_step_at_a_time
well, there is the dad post above, but there is more.