What Is Your Honest Opinion of Taehyung Juuling? It Was Suspected Earlier This Year but now That Jim

Is he vaping in front of or next to me? Do I have to walk past his vape cloud? No?

Then it has zero impact on my life. Even Kim Taehyung will earn a dirty look for blowing that stuff in my vicinity.Hes an adult.

He can do what he wants. Further more, if he was a KID its still not my personal business. Im not law enforcement.

He has friends, family, and the members to love and care for him. He has managers whose JOB it is to take care of Taehyung and the other members.I wish people would stop giving reasons for his vaping as if he needs an excuse.

Yes, it could be stress relief. Or, maybe he simple enjoys it. There doesnt necessarily have to be some deep meaning.

Can we stop considering idols as role models please? Isnt the whole idol concept about being an ideal boyfriend/girlfriend. Please do not ever put your partner on a pedestal.

Its damaging for both sides but mostly for the one looking up. Be inspired by their hard work as a professional, their musical talents, their dancing, their charity work, their kindness to those around them, etc. BUT, dont forget they are human.

Lets make a short list of the things an idol might do to disappoint, sadden or disgust you: smoke/vape, drink alcohol/get drunk, wear clothes some consider too revealing, date, fuck, look at other idols, find people attractive and look at them,kiss, break hearts, get their heart broken, be rude/mean/disrespectful at times, wear inappropriate clothing, say something inappropriate, swear, have normal human bodily functions, make mistakes on stage, have a bad day, grieve, mature, put on a mask and act happier than they are behind the scenes, keep their private life private, get tattoos, let their hair grow, cut their hair, eat meat, wear leather, have minor traffic accidents, gain or lose weight, post things that might cause other members trouble. In other words, be human. Honestly, be disappointed, sad, mad, unstan.

Its okay. I personally do not relate to those feelings is all Im saying. Its also okay to be indifferent, not care or continue to support 100%.

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What was a little thing that you did and thought was insignificant at the time turned out to have very surprising and unexpected consequences later on in your life or somebody else's life?

She was always riding her bike.I saw her two to three times a week, either on my way to work or coming back.

The place was a small town called Nrten-Hardenberg, Germany. I lived and worked there for a year in 19801981 to learn German. The woman was in her mid-thirties and never looked the same.

Her appearance was strikingly different every time I saw her.Nothing to do with her clothes. She was always dressed the same.

It was her face.The bruises were never in the same place. They seemed to sprout at random, as if to confuse anyone trying to recognise her.

They were different colours, although mostly black, grey or blue.What did I do about it? Nothing.

Doing nothing was in effect the crucial, regrettable little thing that I did.I did nothing because in my infinite 22-year-old wisdom, I admired that woman for falling off her bike so often, for hurting her face so badly and yet getting on her bike again the next day. I admired her determination.

I remember smiling at her as she rode by.I never imagined for a second that she was anything but accident prone and unlucky.It never surprised me that I never actually saw her fall off her bike.

Ten years later, in Switzerland, I remembered her for some reason and sat bolt upright in a cold sweat, suddenly understanding what you understood immediately when you began to read these lines: that showing those bruises to the world was her way of crying for help, of defending herself against some bastard who was beating her up every day.She was using her bike rides through the town to get her own back, to ensure that hundreds of people couldnt pretend they hadnt noticed her problem.I saw all those bruises 40 years ago.

My flash of understanding about their cause hit me 30 years ago. I still feel ashamed. I feel I should have, could have, would have done something to help her.

But I had naively, unforgivably misread the clues.The unexpected consequences are that to this day, I speak up and ask discreet, careful questions whenever I detect the slightest hint of possible violence in a couple. It happens rarely, but doing this has made a crucial, positive difference in at least two cases I know of.

And doing this is my way of apologising to that poor German woman all those years ago

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What factors led to NJ having stricter gun laws than most other states, and what is keeping them in place?

I live in New Jersey. Gun laws here align closely with the federal push for gun laws but there are some unique incidents and landmark cases in New Jersey that shape our gun control landscape.

The first thing that really pushed gun control nationally and in New Jersey was the Kennedy assassination. Arthur J. Sills, the then attorney general specifically referenced that incident in his testimony before the state legislature in 1966 when the current firearms licensing scheme was being considered.

He did say that he was considering tightening up gun laws here before the assassination but the assassination was the final straw. So born out of this was the biggest part of NJ gun control law - the permitting scheme and firearms ID card.The Newark riots in 1967 along with similar riots in detroit also enhanced the push for gun control.

A report in 1968 blamed the easy availability of guns for the protesters being armed and greeting law enforcement with gunfire.A lot of strict gun laws were also signed by two very liberal governors - Jim Florio and Jon Corzine. The legislature is solidly democratic and hasnu2019t really been Republican since the 80s and early 90s with Governor Tom Kean, Sr.

With increased immigration and the resulting changed demographics, Republicans simply cannot regain power in this state. Chris Christie was more or less an anomaly since Jon Corzine was just so bad that any Republican would have beat him.This notwithstanding, much of NJ gun control isnu2019t just whatu2019s in law passed by the legislature.

Rather, it comes from decisions from the NJ courts. A lot of gun laws in the garden state were vague before they were actually tested in front of the state superior court. For example, the justifiable need standard to obtain a carry permit was ambiguous until the Siccardi case, where the supreme court itself set out to define what justifiable need was.

There was also the Brian Aitken case, where the courts determined that transporting hollow points between two homes is a felony. The NJ courts are also solidly liberal due to the state senate being solidly democratic. The current Senate President has held judicial vacancies open indefinitely until he could get liberal replacements, and was not afraid to say so.

In the end itu2019s a combination of just solid democratic rule and a solidly left leaning judicial system. Short of a far reaching decision from the US Supreme Court, nothing will really change here

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What is baby-led weaning?

According to Sellen and Smay (2001), weaning is the process whereby a child moves from a diet of only breast-milk to a diet completely comprised of solid foods.

Traditionally, the weaning method advised to most mothers in western countries was to spoon feed their babies a selection of pureed foods and baby rices (starting at around 4 months) for a time before moving on to mashed foods then solids.The World Health Organisation suggests to start spoon feeding your baby directly at 6 months and gradually increase the consistency and type of food you feed them. Baby led weaning is a term coined by Gill Rapley and is an alternative form of weaning whereby you skip the pureed foods part and go straight to solid finger foods at around 6 months.

According to her book Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food, there are 6 main concepts of baby led weaning and they are that:u2022 The baby feeds themselves from the start, rather than being spoon-fed by someone else.u2022 The baby sits with the rest of the family at mealtimes, and joins in when they are ready. They are encouraged to eat the same food as you are eating, just prepared in a way that is suitable for them.

u2022 They are encouraged to explore food as soon as they are interested, by picking it up with their hands and there is no pressure on them to eat it straight away as it can incorporate a period of time (could be as long as a few weeks) where the child is just allowed to feel and play with the food.u2022 Food is presented to them in pieces that are the size and shape that the baby can handle easily, rather than as puru00e9es or mashed food. We cut a lot of ours into long thin strips.

u2022 Itu2019s up to the baby how much they eat, and how quickly they widen the range of foods they enjoy.u2022 The baby continues to have milk feedings (breast milk or formula) whenever they want them and they decide when they are ready to begin reducing them and give them up. Baby-led weaning is something I did with my little one and I am glad that I have.

I love that we can all eat the same thing (it saves us time not having to make purees and presumably money) and that we all sit down together to do it