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Why Blake Lively banned the word 'bossy' from her house and how other stars are raising feminist kids


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Blake Lively doesn't claim to be a parenting expert, but she said she has learned a thing or two since becoming a mother in 2015. In an interview with Glamour magazine, the actress said that she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, are doing everything they ... read full story on ABC News

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How about just raising normal kids and not brainwashing them with the trendy gimmick of the moment?

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Awesome! Even though I was raised well and always taught to be respectful, there are many things I didn't learn until much later in life. Hopefully this sort of parenting will catch on and in just a couple generations we'll have a much more inclusive society.

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Hey, ABC News: "parent" is a noun, not a verb. The proper phrasing is that she "does not claim to be an expert on being a parent."

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Parent is also a verb, and has been for centuries.

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Don't know about centuries, but at least for the last 90 years or so. The sentence was perfectly fine.

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The first known use of the word parent as a verb dates back to 1663.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parent

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That looks like an isolated incident. I was talking more modern. Either way, the sentence was still perfectly fine. That's the point.

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"Hey, ABC News: "parent" is a noun, not a verb."

Parenting has been a word for a long long time:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/parenting?s=t

You'd never heard it? It's pretty common.

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Adding an "Ing" to any noun makes it a verb Spanners.

That's why you are Spannering when you post [yes]

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I never denied it being a verb. What are you even talking about?

I just gave a link to the entry for "parenting" specifically.

You're losing it.

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I never claimed to have it in the first place.

Nice Spannering though.

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I was confused, but I suppose you mistook the quote I replied to for being my statement? Probably.

You know what else is a word? Cur. Cur is a word.

=]

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Cur is a word Spanners [yes]

Being able to put words together helps one illustrate their point.

What was your point about Prometheus being a masterpiece?

I don't ever recall you regaling me with an answer to that question, despite you name calling and being a very derogatory person to newcomers with queries to that effect.

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Your memory is apparently as bad as your comprehension, reading skills, vocabulary, and general manners. Funny YOU calling anything derogatory when you're willing to stalk and harass family members of your own allies over Facebook just to frame someone else. Brippy sure did change his tune after finding out what kind of person you really are. He was very nice once he discovered the truth.

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Any of that would require evidence Spanners and we all know I was pushing Brips to go to the police and discover who the culprit was (If any of it were even true).

Of course, I don't expect you to use basic logic to reach irrefutable conclusions.

That's well above your pay grade.

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Bossy is a good description of SJW, male or female. Let's save the poor children of SJWs!

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