owning a gun and practicing shooting it
Calibrated by request.
Culture
no shoes in the house rule
Priority request. Leaving your outside shoes at the entrance. A cultural practice in Asia.
banning tips
Priority request: Many US consumers say tipping culture is "out of control". This calibration request comes in the wake of... [violence] over a $2 tip in Florida. Would banning tips serve the highest good, where employers become required to pay a livable wage?
wrapping presents and giving them to each other for Christmas
A tradition in Western culture. Priority request.
statement: choosing your partner is the most important decision of your life
Request: It would be interesting to know how important the choice of our life partner ( romantic relationship ) is in our lives. My father and my girlfriend's father, who are both mature people, think that.
telling your children there's a Santa Claus
Request: Is this ever integrous? It’s part of our culture & he is a symbol of love & the spirit of Christmas and could foster their imagination but of course it’s not the truth.
statement: to be feminine is to be vulnerable
Request: a recurring thought that doesn't feel right… as a result I behave more masculinely and dominantly.
Christmas Day
"a religious and cultural celebration by billions of people around the world" -- wikipedia.
transgender
"Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth" -- wikipedia.
Feng shui
An ancient Chinese traditional practice which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment -- wikipedia.
4B movement
began on Twitter in 2017... [it] stipulates four "nos": no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men and no marriage with men. The words for the terms in Korean all begin with the prefix "bi" which means "no" -- newsweek.
"haters gonna hate"
Level of this street wisdom.
vegan, vegetarian diets
Diets are inseparable from an underlying belief system, philosophy or attractor field which has more impact on consciousness than the food itself.
helicopter parenting
extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life constantly -- wikipedia.
tracking apps for teenagers
Request: Some parents require their teenage children to use tracking apps to monitor their activities. While it’s done "for safety", it seems like a surefire way to strain their relationship.