I was lucky in that I was several years younger than my sister. So I could sit back, watch the sparks fly, and think, "Boy, that sure didn't work." It also "helped" that I was a total nerd in high school, and thus didn't have much in the way of parties or boyfriends to fight with Mom about.
I'm the younger, but my sister had moved out, so I just got her as an example via my mother's "Why aren't you more like your sister?" Which included "Why are you such a nerd? Why don't you have boyfriends and go to parties?"
And this was all before I turned 15.
No, I'm not still bitter, why?
You know, I just had another flash of sympathy for Laura, having to stand up to a Brendon-Jr.-sized boy in a destructive rage. That could be a little scary!
Raq, one of the candidates for mayor in Cincinnati is named Mallory (well, that's his last name). So I see signs all over people's yards saying MALLORY For Change! or just MALLORY.
And every time, I think of *your* Mallory, and giggle at the image of him running for mayor.
This seems like insane troll logic to me.
We are talking the school board here. Teachers hands are somewhat tied.
I just had another flash of sympathy for Laura, having to stand up to a Brendon-Jr.-sized boy in a destructive rage. That could be a little scary!
Not at all. Then again, I know lots of people in the well over 6' range. I don't intimidate easily. It is one of the big reasons I think it's important to teach him to find other ways than the physical to solve problems.
Mallory started wearing 6-9m size clothes
I have some stuff that I want to send to Mal. I've realized I have FAR FAR too many baby clothes packed in my closets.
There are no grades for homework? Why would you ever do schoolwork for no grades in elementary school? Because it's so clear to you when you're 10 that it's important to learn the material? If the only consequences of not doing homework was the use of a not-painful stick, even I, the ultimate nerd child, might have thought about skipping it. I think the trolls are winning.
so I just got her as an example via my mother's "Why aren't you more like your sister?" Which included "Why are you such a nerd? Why don't you have boyfriends and go to parties?"
Ah. Most of my Mom and sisters' fights were about clothes to wear out on dates and at parties, and the timing and extent of the dates themselves. I think Mom found my nerd-dom rather restful.
There are no grades for homework?
My best guess is that some Boca Raton parents group sued the school board when little Johnny didn't get an A.
My kids are graded for homework. I can't understand it not counting toward some (even a small) percentage of their overall grade.
It is a generalization, Cindy, but I think it's a generally good one. I know my sister could deal with her son better than with her daughter, and her husband could deal with the daughter better. There's variance within the genders, too, though - like Calli, my sister and I had completely different reactions to our mother (except I was the one with the screaming fights).
Yeah, there's variance even in my household, which was the model for my gross generalization. Ben and I are powerfully alike--IN SOME WAYS. Where those ways are concerned, Scott actually does better with Ben, probably because he (Scott) understands me so well. But when it's a power struggle sort of issue, Scott generally gets through to Julia better, and I generally get through to Ben, better. Another variance is that I generally understand Chris better. Chris is powerfully like Scott IN SOME WAYS, and powerfully like (parts of me, some of which Ben doesn't seem to share) IN SOME WAYS.
Basically, parenting is a tremendous crap shoot.
Second best guess is that stopping grading homework raises the school's overall scores and makes the schools (and Jeb) look good. Shortsighted R Us.
I made it through both of my classes, got lunch and am now at work with a BIG task. Hopefully I can focus enough to get it done.
edit: UGH. I have no idea what I'm doing. What have I gotten myself into?
