It's not about his father's job - it's about his visa. And it isn't just diplomats whose children aren't citizens if born on US soil. The same is true of cruise ship / shipping company employees on shore leave and other very specific types of entry and visas/entry status.
20 years ago, this is something where he would contact his congress person and have them tack a rider onto a bill granting him citizenship (possibly retroactive to birth, maybe just from that date). (there is precedent for it.) But with Congress in its current state of disarray, that would become a political football the right would happily vote down.
that's not what anything I've read today indicates? I am 10000000% not an expert, this is just today's google hole of choice, so can you point me at info on the visa thing? specifically also shipping company visas?
Everything I've seen says it's specific to "not being subject to US rule/jurisdiction" (whatever the the wording of the 14th amendment is), so I assumed it would only apply to those with actual diplomatic immunity. And not everybody who works in an embassy has that. The janitor still has to pay his speeding tickets. Or am I misunderstanding that?
Honestly, google wouldn't give me a quick citation to why kids born to someone on a D visa don't get citizenship, either. But I can tell you [section redacted] that it was one of the rare exceptions we had to memorize.
I think C visa, too, but can't remember (that's for transitioning through the US - like a passenger who gets off a cruise and needs to board a plan or whatever). I don't have my immigration law stuff handy right now or I'd try to pull up the relevant regulation or case
The article says he is stateless. Does that mean he is not a citizen of Iran? I was a bit confused on that (not that I think he should go to Iran I just wasn't sure about the stateless part)
Not every country grants citizenship to children of citizens born abroad, especially if the child never lives in the country (or not for long enough) or the kid doesn't claim it by a certain age or within X years of turning 18. I lost one of my citizenships at 18 for lack of residency). Plus, his birth would have been during the previous regime. That could complicate things if Iran changed their citizenship laws in the interim.
If he says he's stateless, he may very well be. A lot of people in the world are. Not every country grants citizenship to people by virtue of being born there, and others only pass citizenship through mothers, or only fathers, or political turmoil, or their country revokes their citizenship (which sort of happened here - although in this case he never had it, unlike the examples above), or other reasons.
I don't even understand why the statement dept says he shouldn't have been granted citizenship. Regardless of the circumstances that his parents were here under, he was BORN HERE. Our current laws say that automatically makes him a citizen!
they don't, if his father was actually in a full on diplomatic role.
Foreign diplomats enjoy certain immunities under international law. The spouse and child of a diplomat generally enjoy similar immunities. Children born in the United States to accredited foreign diplomatic officers do not acquire citizenship under the 14th Amendment since they are not “born . . . subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.”[2]
which is why I'm curious what his father's actual job was, because not every person employed by an embassy is a full on diplomatic officer.
It's not about his father's job - it's about his father's status/visa. And it isn't just diplomats whose children aren't citizens if born on US soil. The same is true of cruise ship / shipping company employees on shore leave and other very specific types of entry and visas/status.
20 years ago, this is something where he could contact his congress person and have them tack a rider onto a bill granting him citizenship (possibly retroactive to birth, maybe just from that date - there is precedent for it.) But with Congress in its current state of disarray, that would become a political football the right would happily vote down.
My mom insists on making her childhood stuffing recipe every year but no one likes it. My kids call it "bread jello."
My confession is I don't like cooking for thanksgiving. Even though I make *all* the sides except the aforementioned stuffing, I can't use the oven (there are two ovens, and yet neither can be used for anything but the turkey). Half the people are very fussy about their food - but all in different ways. Gluten free. Won't eat anything with sugar. Don't like any spices or seasonings. Must be healthy (But didn't touch the salad). Won't eat healthy (but also won't eat the dessert). I'm over it.
It depends on why it's outside. And everyone should know in advance so they can decline. Without heaters, I'd rethink the get together as something other than a meal. For a meal you have to sit still for a protracted amount of time. Opening presents with a hot drink has a lot more flexibility.
I feel like nonprofits underestimate how holding their fundraising drive right now hits peak donor fatigue.
In addition to the dozens of fundraising appeals, it's already a ridiculously expensive time of the year for many (All our family birthdays and events happen in the 40 days leading up to Christmas, and it's also when you need to pay for spring kid activities). If you ask me now, my answer is going to be "No." If I *really* believe in your cause you get a $20. The school always asks in early November. After years of saying "we give in April because this is a tricky time of year" and then being hounded for months, I threw $20 at them this year to make it stop. We usually give more like $3K (but in April) but I just can't have another year of being hassled.
Absolutely. I'd ask for tips from the expert, and then do my best. Best case scenario, there is a new snowflake pudding queen. Worst case, you won't do it again.
As for the OP, I'm laughing that this got deleted and we're all still clicking away over here. I gather you're making some sort of pecan crusted pumpkin pie adjacent thing instead of the usual pumpkin pie and/or pecan tart.
Lol. Yes. I thought I was posting on ML and included references I wouldn't for CEP (plus - this isn't exactly news worthy). My subsequent delete attempt failed.
The item is "pumpkin pecan bars with gingersnap crust" for a group of 17 (with two adults doing almost all the cooking because the older generation is over cooking and other adults are in hotels). I usually make a pumpkin pie and a pecan tart. The bars were actually beloved by all last year - or at least tolerated with a request for seconds. (Except the gluten free person who got a pumpkin only ramekin as requested.)
Second, most grown people aren't interested in spending multiple days celebrating someone else for a birthday.
So true, but this is very person and group dependent.
The only time I've seen something like this go out (and be well received) was a friend who had been there for all of us over the years - stood up at weddings, hosted baby showers, generally all in. But here came 40. She was charming as always, but also unmarried and childless without any plans towards either. So hell yes we showed up at a birthday trip to celebrate her like she had for all of us.
In contrast, my SIL regularly does things like this with her friends. Everyone pays their own way.
Snips - I would be VERY explicit about the terms of the invitation giving the cost and where and how to pay if you want to participate.
The complainers are [people] whose complaints about food I regularly ignore. (90% of the time when they complain about food they end up loving it).
I wanted some adult perspectives before writing them off.
@pixystix: Could you delete this? I meant to post this thread in ML (because of the @ who spurred my question) and now can't seem to delete the thread?
We use Native in the house but when I looked yesterday they were almost $20 each. WTF? I don't remember what it was last summer but it can't have been anywhere near that.
Everyone wants a list. Which means that for each kid, I need to come up with 3-4 options for grandma/Nana/DH's auntie. The lists can't overlap or people will be unhappy they both bought the same thing. And given that they are only going to buy 3 of the 12 things I wrote down (at best), it can't be any of the things my kid *really* wants or they are likely to be disappointed. And then DH's mom still went and directly contradicted what auntie bought two years ago and told her to return it because it wasn't "suitable" (Nana thought a 6 year old was too young for real legos and needed Duplos.) DH's mom always gets something list adjacent (Like if I put "cutting board" on a list because I just got a new knife, she would end up getting a second copy of the knife I just bought. It's uncanny). My mom gets what she thinks should have been on the list. So if I wrote cutting board, she'd probably decide that was too utilitarian for a gift and go with a decorative cheese planer or something.
I find posts like this interesting because something like that with such simple ingredients I’d pull a Recipe *maybe* once or twice - and then just wing it. (Like swimdeep). If the recipe I found wasn’t spot on (like cream v cream cheese) I’d adjust - swapping that ingredient but also thinking what else needs to change in terms of when I introduce it, adjust salt, etc.
I sometimes wonder if cooking the way I do leads to better or worse food. Probably a bit of each. (Things rarely go really badly because i adjust most recipes away from their flaws, but I’m probably missing out on improvements)
She's in 8th grade. It's the high school team. I'd tell her she'll need to wait until high school at the very least and then organize a carpool.
But honestly "ski team" is one of those fancy things our kids know is for other people. Like sailing team, having a horse or second homes. That schedule sounds like something for people with an extra minivan and a nanny or two to drive it. (And. Roof box for the skis).
I will add that the book “How to Raise an Adult” is a very good read. Doesn’t talk about the attitude, but helps you put what’s important to teach them before they leave your house in perspective.
This was just recommended by the school psychologist at a parent talk.
Every year I tell my kids to put the candy they don't like into the bowls people leave out. Your least favorite is someone else's treat.(as this thread proves)
I actually assume it was NOT for a kid but my reasoning might be off. Last year (same organization) a bedding set was listed under each child's name. That was easy because they include interests and favorite colors for every kid. This year a twin sheet set is listed under household items.
I wonder if it's a spare set that they can rotate in the middle of the night for any kid after things go wrong (and not have to wait on laundry). There is nothing worse than a 2 am vomit/wet bed when there isn't a fresh clean set to make the bed with.
The guinea pigs alone need more than 6 loads a week. I hate our new "efficient" washer that takes at least three cycles to wash clean what used to get clean the first time. (and our dryer that needs to run twice to get even a small load dry).
This is bullshit. It is completely inconsistent with the Texas Legislature on flu vaccinations, where not only is it permitted to mandate the flu vaccine, but it is required to have a policy on flu vaccination for the protection of patients (the policy doesn't have to mandate vaccination, but it has to define how hospitals will protect patients from getting the flu when hospitalized).
If they notice, I fear the next step would be to change flu policies, not COVID ones.