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Social isolation is sooo lonely!! Especially if you are a social-minded person. What kinds of things do you guys do when the loneliness is too much?

Welcome, NerdGirl123! So glad you're here and hope you stay a while and hang out! 🤗

Being and getting sick isn't illegal, though. But! It IS illegal (in BC) to knowingly infect someone else and it is criminal to attempt to infect someone (assault), as in the case where a young woman was arrested for spitting on a cashier who refused to allow someone to purchase more than the...

Welcome to the forum! You ask a good question, and to be honest, I think it has to do with human nature. I work with families almost exclusively using attachment as a framework. That is also how I see God - he is our Father, we are his children. When there is a secure attachment in families, the...

In these times, I think it's necessary. If we can be charged with getting too close to someone, we better be able to justify it as a need versus a want. Like you said - a need for one is not a need for another. People don't make their own minds up well though. They're still going to think it...

I guess we are lucky. Our directive, both federal and provincial, is to maintain a distance of 2 meters (6 feet). We are told to self-isolate/quarantine if we are sick or have been out of the country or in a place where we may have been infected. No one is dictating that we must stay home. They...

I don't think our government has tried to tell us what we do or don't need. They are giving directives, but not indicating that people only need to go out once every two weeks, or that we do not need fresh produce. The directive is to only go out as needed, and to limit it to once or twice a...

Tango, you'd be surprised at how much "thinking" the limbic system does without our being aware of it, especially during stress response, because we are not using the rational, organized part of the brain. So we act based on what the limbic system tells the thinking brain - and the limbic system...

Want and need may also have an element of "self." A lot of people are going out to take care of self (want and need), without thought of others. They are not asking themselves (as I'm not) "do I need this enough to risk my health, my roomie's health, or the health of those I might come in...

One of my dearest friends is German and is one of the most affectionate people I know.

My fridge and freezer are relatively full. I do not need groceries. I have paper towel and toilet paper. All this could last probably 3 weeks if I am careful. But I don't. Why? I might need all I have in my pantry and freezer if we get sick. I don't need it, but I will need it "if." So when I am...

Where is God? He is "near to the brokenhearted" (Psalm 34:18a) - it is up to us to seek him in our brokenness. When we seek, we find. People who have to ask where he is, maybe have not sought? I wouldn't say that to someone who asks where he is, though. Instead, point them towards him, encourage...

Hahaha, it's all the same in the belly. People can build their own according to their own taste. If you show up, you will likely go Devonshire - you mention cream first and jam second. I kinda like Cornish.

Most of the churches I've been to do not provide the food, but volunteers will help prepare it if the family buys it. Otherwise, it's usually catered. For my own funeral, I'll prepare ahead of time if possible, and it will be an afternoon tea with traditional English fingerling sandwiches...

When a child needs discipline, it's never a positive experience. They likely have some embarrassment, guilt, etc (inward) and/or resentment and anger (outward). These feelings are not "positive." But a child can leave a discipline session with their self esteem intact, and a successful learning...

What makes a good listener? Empathy! Identify with their feelings. That doesn't take much. It's as simple as saying a genuine "ugh!" when she's had an issue with her coworker, or an enthusiastic "that's great!" when she's had an extra fun day with the kids or solved a problem. And if she's...

Hahaha 🤣 I picked up on the sarcasm immediately because I have a teammate with that same sense of humor! lol

Tango said "At the same time I'd be cautious about a focus that shifts too far towards "does the child feel good about this?" " I never suggested a child should feel "good" - but that they should feel positive about themselves and the learning experience. That is very different than feeling...