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fandomhigh2024-11-26 10:41 am
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Ethics, Tuesday, November 26, 2024
"There are a lot of ethical minefields to work around when it comes to holiday celebrations," Anakin began. "Familial obligations to see people you might not want to spend time with normally, traditional foods that everyone doesn't love, finding gifts for someone who hates everything--it can be exhausting."
"And that's the best case scenario," Ahsoka added. "It's rarely the best case scenario."
Anakin snickered. "So today we will practice the art of not rising to the bait." Anakin was especially terrible at this.
Case in point. "Like not discussing why some humans seem to be unable to manage their pelts."
"Do you mean Obi-Wan's beard?" Anakin asked.
"I mean some people's beards." Skywalkers as a class did not do facial hair well.
"Because his beard was good," Anakin said, already missing the point of this discussion.
"I never said his beard wasn't." In case anyone had any doubts.
"We'll give you some scenarios--" one would definitely be about commenting on a relative's terrible goatee, "--and see how you do."
"And that's the best case scenario," Ahsoka added. "It's rarely the best case scenario."
Anakin snickered. "So today we will practice the art of not rising to the bait." Anakin was especially terrible at this.
Case in point. "Like not discussing why some humans seem to be unable to manage their pelts."
"Do you mean Obi-Wan's beard?" Anakin asked.
"I mean some people's beards." Skywalkers as a class did not do facial hair well.
"Because his beard was good," Anakin said, already missing the point of this discussion.
"I never said his beard wasn't." In case anyone had any doubts.
"We'll give you some scenarios--" one would definitely be about commenting on a relative's terrible goatee, "--and see how you do."
Pick a present for your fake mother-in-law!
1) A gift card to a department store. Now she knows exactly how much you spent and she has to shop for herself. But it's not something she hates already?
2) A note that says you have donated in her name to a charity that feeds orphaned children. Who doesn't love orphaned children? People who want gifts, that's who.
3) A framed photo of you and your partner. Sentimental, thoughtful...but you're in it.