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@whalekeeper

If your outside social group is healthy and available, you’re less likely to get attached to the online social group. It’s as simple as that. I believe many phone addictions are a response to that need.

That is truth right there… the lack of healthy community can very easily lead to any type of addiction. I was reading a book abo…[Read more]

@trailblazer

One principle my parents have taught us is that technology is a tool, not a toy. That tech can be used for good or evil.

We also have a standard that we stop using screens after 8pm. The bluelight from the screens disrupts your dopamine which you need in order to sleep well.

We also do not use iPhones and comupters alone in our…[Read more]

@trailblazer

I don’t have phones, but my family does have a rule we aren’t allowed to bring technology into our rooms. Exceptions are made for the house phone for music or audiobooks, and occasionally the tablet for school. I don’t know that I’ve seen someone using tech super healthily. Maybe my mom. Neither of my parents are that bad with it,…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I totally agree with you! Waking up early is so refreshing for an excellent start of the day! And you also get to see the sunrise…

@trailblazer

We don’t have a lot of boundaries, but we didn’t get our own phones until last year or the year before that. I think the main thing is that phones have to be in the living room at night—which is a law I’m we have because I had the bad habit of being on my phone late into the night and even really early in the morning, watchin…[Read more]

Alright, filled it.

Aight Jonas, did it

@trailblazer

My boundaries aren’t super good right now, but this semester was technology-heavy because of my thesis, so I’ve been focusing on that. I think stress avoidance plays a huge factor for me, and being on technology distracting myself is better than crashing in a stressful situation.

And in all honesty, the things I…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

It’s up to you. Most names have been used for popular media characters at some time in the past. Your character’s identity doesn’t ride on how original their name is. But if it bothers you too much, change it.

@ellette-giselle

I’ve always been picky about who to kill off, I’m a strong believer in having thematic reasons and not just irl logical reasons, or even emotional reasons. Can’t just kill them off to make people sad. But this character ticks off all the requirements.

Technically I can bring parts of them back. The magic system allows dead…[Read more]

@trailblazer

My parents use their phones in a healthy way, as does the husband and wife of dear family friends. (their kids don’t have phones either) but honestly the majority of the people i see and know spend more time on their phone than on anything else.

@jonas

Good to see you popping back in here again!

I just took the survey! This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. If anyone is open to discussion, I’d be curious to hear your thoughts!

For those of you who do have phones, what boundaries have you set/have your parents established around it? Or perhaps, what boundaries do you…[Read more]

Ok, I wasn’t gonna get into this conversation, but now here I am, lol.

I’d be careful about pulling out specific verses without carefully examining the context of the rest of the passage… but if you want to look at specific verses then I’d suggest looking at other verses that also talk about being saved.

“…From the beginning God chose you to…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

“May you please explain that? Are you quiet? Dangerous? Do you often solve mysteries? Or start them? And does this relate to how you are a thief?

It means no one knows anything about me.

“Oh…. Those are some…. awful descriptions! Uhm…. do you have any friends? And do you know why people call you that? Maybe you should try putti…

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@loopylin

Celarent: Given my criminal background, I find it unlikely that even my good look and charm [he smiles] will be enough to get me elected to Council in a few years when I’m old enough to run. If I can buy off a few people, or bribe leading politicians to endorse me, my chances of winning are much higher.

*chokes* Mel, she sounds…[Read more]

@grcr

Alas, almost no one spreads exciting rumors about me, but my brother once told his friends that I’d tried to burn the house down, which is mostly untrue. I didn’t try to, and almost nothing burned. I’ve heard that the girl down the street’s parents may be associated with an evil plot against America, but that was from my grandma, and she…[Read more]

@theducktator aww that’s too sad. But hey, at least he did behave lol

@whalekeeper

I am usually awoken by a maid around 7. I am dressed and my hair is done. Then I am escorted to the dining hall. After breakfast, quite formal usually, I have schooling. My first subject is math.

[Vyette thinks for a minute]  Important decisions? My father will not even allow me to marry the man whom I want. I am not sure which man…[Read more]

By the way @peoples, do you all baptize infants? Why or why not?

@power

Basically, everything @whalekeeper said. XD

If someone walked into a room and shouted fire, I could say I believe them all I want to, but if I have faith in what they are saying, I will actually get out of the building.

What if you believe them, but the door jams and you can’t access a window? Sometimes baptism is not possible, and to say…[Read more]