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TexasBushwhacker

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36. When I was in high school in the mid 70s

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Apr 11, 2023, 10:43 PM

Apr 2023

I took an elective called "Home and Family Living". It was kind of "Life 101". We learned how to balance a checkbook, do a home budget, etc, but we also had a unit on human sexuality.

Our teacher invited a trans woman to talk to us. This was almost 50 years ago. She just talked about herself and her life, answered questions (including some pretty personal ones), even brought pre and post op pictures!

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When my son was in High School the Sociology teacher slipped in, as a guest speaker, [View all] kairos12 Apr 2023 OP

Yay for him!!! Karadeniz Apr 2023 #1

For your son KS Toronado Apr 2023 #2

I have two wonderful kids who would not exist had my wife not had choice about when to have kids. mjvpi Apr 2023 #3

Same thing with my daughter! ShazzieB Apr 2023 #28

Love it! Whatthe_Firetruck Apr 2023 #37

Bravo for your son malaise Apr 2023 #4

Ya did good!! niyad Apr 2023 #5

Love this. Joinfortmill Apr 2023 #6

You have actual evidence that you did a great job! 👍 dchill Apr 2023 #7

-- NJCher Apr 2023 #8

Walked out of a speech class in collage over a nitwit who brought a .38 to class to demonstrate ... marble falls Apr 2023 #9

That's wild. Hope22 Apr 2023 #11

What bothered me more: I was one of two to walk out. I blunted the pin on my grandfather's old ... marble falls Apr 2023 #13

I always feel like the discomfort I may feel walking out Hope22 Apr 2023 #21

That happened a week ago in grandson's high school class, gun fell out of kids backpack txwhitedove Apr 2023 #14

As it should happen. marble falls Apr 2023 #16

The exact opposite DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #20

The "what should happen" I was supporting was: the police involvement and removal from that school. marble falls Apr 2023 #26

Hey MF DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #31

Nighmare scenario describes it perfectly! marble falls Apr 2023 #33

If only Catholic Churches would do the same. maxsolomon Apr 2023 #10

Love your outspoken son. iluvtennis Apr 2023 #12

I have a son like that, too. pandr32 Apr 2023 #15

Bravo, son! Not Heidi Apr 2023 #17

like it republianmushroom Apr 2023 #18

i have 1 of those, too. mopinko Apr 2023 #19

Sweet malaise Apr 2023 #22

The world needs more like him. Very good people. kairos12 Apr 2023 #24

Isn't it great to know you raised "good" kids instead of "successful" kids who are halfulglas Apr 2023 #23

I hope somebody reported what that teacher did, trying to calimary Apr 2023 #25

thank you. barbtries Apr 2023 #27

Well Done! The Mouth Apr 2023 #29

Yay for you both! TdeV Apr 2023 #30

This is awesome -- Hooray for your son! FakeNoose Apr 2023 #32

Good for your son! wysimdnwyg Apr 2023 #34

We had a "fossil guy" haunting our children's public school. hunter Apr 2023 #35

When I was in high school in the mid 70s TexasBushwhacker Apr 2023 #36

That is important activism. David__77 Apr 2023 #38