Does not have to be human.

Ooof. That’s rough.

Taking antihistamine before exposure helps. And getting incremental exposure is key. I usually start with 10 minutes a day in the spring for a week or two and increase it 5-10 minutes until I stop getting hives...

I love to watch the difference too. I know the fun had to mean the same thing and match the speaking, but I like to see the difference.

My kid dry swallows. It freaks me out.
Also, my brother had a stroke (when he was in his 30s) and while in the hospital took up the dry swallowing. The nurse came in and gave him this pill that was about the size of a quarter and reached to give him the water and he just fucking swallowed it and we were all horrified because not only was it big it was dry and chalky. It was crazy.

But can you forgive yourself?

Well, there’s a difference between declining to stock a book—I’m sure many school libraries don’t include the Kama sutra—and banning it.
But sure, if it only counts as banned if you are banned from having it, then call it what you like.

Being banned in a limited capacity still limits access. If, for example, your primary access to books is through your school library, and that library has banned the book, you will have difficulty getting a copy to read.
No, it’s not totally banned, the book is still legal, but access is truncated. And that limit, that imposition on freedom of those ideas, is meaningful.

It means that it has been banned in specific places. Like it might be banned in school libraries or within certain institutions or organizations. The US government hasn’t imposed a ban.

I have to back up @famousone here. If there are guns in the household, a child needs to be taught how to safely use and handle the gun. If they aren’t, they do things like accidentally shoot themselves/friends/family or go shoot up a school.
Those aren’t children that were taught how to use and respect dangerous life ending weapons. They aren’t children who have lived on a working farm (where the livestock is slaughtered for food) or hunted animals for food. Using a powerful weapon or tool to end a life changes the way you think about those things.

It’s wild that we are still learning new things about this. Thanks for the link.