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Adding to this, you see daily pickup trucks overloaded with kids coming and going from school, with as many as 8 or more sitting on the top of the truck. One false move, and accident can kill 30 or more, and this is a truck going to the school, allowed by ,of course, everyone. And today, a girl came into my lane driving a scooter, looking at her phone. No helmet,maybe 12 years old but couldn't tell. I slowed to a crawl, and she looked up, and steered back into her lane.

No one goes into any relationship knowing the outcome. I have joint custody and always take care of my children, including the other 4 I had back in the states, where I had custody. I have a car, but i don't see where that came into the picture.

He may or may not know how it is to raise a child in Isaan, but there is a right way and a wrong way, and that knows no culture, borders or inept justice systems or laws. IF you don't have the means to raise a child, you don't have them, period. Children are a product of sex, and there are ways to prevent pregnancies. The justice system here does not enforce child support besides that which involves foreigners, which means the boys can have sex with as many clueless girls as they like, and they won't be paying the price when they inevitably leave. This has been going on for a century, with nothing changed because a lot don't care about children here, besides bragging rights on Facebook. Over 35% of children in Thailand are raised by grandparents, more than any country on earth, many of which are illiterate, penniless and just plain too old to safely take care of the children. Kids are on scooters at age 7, and helmet less, as I see daily here, and it's a tragedy waiting to happen. Western ideals are passed on for a long time, and countless lives are saved by enforcement of laws that would work anywhere, IF the government and police cared. Human trafficking is high here just for that reason. This child died because her parent(s) allowed her to drive a scooter illegally, and yes, driving in every country with a phone in hand kills daily, but here there are many more scooters than most other countries, mainly because of the poverty level, so it's even more important that children aren't allowed to drive them before they are legally, and to be forced to wear helmets, and take a better driving test. Fact, thousands of lives would be saved if their ideals matched other countries. They know what goes on in other countries, having adopted many styles, and with trading with other countries, most of the things you see here, and followed other countries protocols as far as Covid are concerned, besides bragging earlier that they did better than most (luck, mild strains, lot of sun, lower obesity rate, and other factors notwithstanding), so looking at what works as far as driver safety are concerned in other western countries, would definitely work. Again, as I mentioned, saving lives means police enforcement of what is already on the books, and taking a little money from those not following rules, even though they can't afford it, will definitely change things. I have a 5 year old girl here with my ex, and I had to told her many times to make sure her helmet was with her when she picked my daughter back up after I had her. I will most likely be out of this country with my daughter before she reaches age 10, but until then, I worry every day when her mom takes her on the scooter, even though we live in the country area. And my daughter will never drive a scooter in Thailand, even if I live here until she is of legal age, which I won't anyway.

This I've seen for all of the five plus years i have lived here. Enforcement of the laws is lax, and is the main reason this will continue to happen forever until the police are held responsible for enforcement of the laws, which is part of their job description. I see 5 on a scooter, with only the driver using a helmet, with an infant standing on the seat, nestled between two others. A car hits them at high speed, and the whole family dies. I see kids texting with one hand, driving with the other, scooters without mirrors, even though it appears most don't use mirrors anyway. It seems the majority here don't care about their or anyone else's futures, thinking if it's my turn, I can't stop that anyway. True, but driving like there's no tomorrow will certainly shorten your life. This happens daily here, as we only see a couple of accidents a day on the news, which is a tiny percentage of the accidents that happen daily. Enforce the laws, fine the drivers and ,or, their parents for being irresponsible, and they will start to learn, as taking a person's money, especially if they aren't rich, is the best deterrent. Like all of what goes wrong in this world is attributed to bad or lack of parenting, and lack of law enforcement, this has to change immediately if a change is to occur. I understand this country is years behind in many ways, but a lesson can be learned by watching and doing what other countries have done to curtail this.

I cut a rai of lawn with a lawnmower in the sun, at age 65, and all I use is a cup of iced coffee. Yaba isn't a legitimate excuse to do manual labor, especially in your twenties. This seems to be daily news now here, with monks going south.

The same with belief in ghosts, as many do here and elsewhere. I believe in spirits that might be sent by God to watch over us, but a spirit can't hurt you, despite what many here believe. A spirit doesn't have a physical body, and lacking that, can't hurt. Black magic is something others believe because they have no faith. If you believe in something, others cannot sway your thinking that easily. It's fear. People fear most anything, and it begins in childhood, and what you see and hear growing up. If you show your child fear of small insects, they will fear them, even though they can kill them with a foot or a swat from a hand. If a child sees a parent fear something, they might themselves, and it can take years to overcome it, if at all. If you believe others can hurt you with potions, you'll fear that person. A psychologist can help with this. Life's too short to fear everything. Block the witch on FB and she'll go away. If she contacts you another way, report her to the authorities. Her nonsense can't hurt you unless you think it will.