You get lower than a C on the project or you don't have it done on time, and you are grounded for ____."

Kid already got straight F's at midterm report and is already grounded. Not thinking that will help much.

Right now, he needs to be stood over or it's not happening at all, and consequences don't help one little bit.

Not to go back to the discussion yesterday, but I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts. I thought it was a good, while difficult discussion.

I did have a reason for bringing it up, though. I didn't just pull it out of my ass. Apparently, my Big!Boss was a witness for the defense in the trial back in August to prove Atkins was MR. Atkins lost, and his execution was set for December 2. That day is coming up very quickly, and my Big!Boss is helping with appeals. So, there was a lot of flurry in the office yesterday about things related to the case.

I was outraged when I heard the details, and instead of coming into the thread and saying, "I'm outraged about this!", I thought I'd pose the question to you guys and see what you all thought. I think it went as well, or maybe better, than the cheating discussion :).

It appears my new role on the board is to create drama. I may want to work on that.

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I did something stupid today. I went binge shopping when I have no money. I haven't done this for a couple of years. In fact, it's something I've really worked on for many years. I'm feeling stupid and guilty and trying to figure out what to do about it now.

We ALL had to help my brother finish his science projects all the way through high school. It always involved frayed nerves and late nights. He works at an innternational satellite firm now and lives in a cool house in Holland and gets to travel the world, so there you go.

Is there stuff you can take back, vw?

vw, is it stuff you can return? Even if only one thing is returnable, bringing that one thing back might go a long way towards making you feel more in control of the situation.

I worked with a woman who used to go out at lunch and buy things (and this was in midtown NYC, so she used to go to Bloomies and pricey little boutiques) when she was feeling blue and return them the next day.

ETA: Having worked in retail, I promise you stores don't care if you return stuff as long as it is in good condition.

Is there stuff you can take back, vw?

Not really. The yarn I'd only get store credit for, and the other place I wrote a check, so they won't let you return it till the check clears... And by that time I'll be ok again, 'cause I get my SS check on Wednesday. It'll be ok. I just feel stupid.

And some cookbooks from the 60s.

My mom has one called "Cooking for orgies and other large parties."

Probably too long for tagging:

"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.'

- Hesketh Pearson

Not really. The yarn I'd only get store credit for, and the other place I wrote a check, so they won't let you return it till the check clears... And by that time I'll be ok again, 'cause I get my SS check on Wednesday. It'll be ok. I just feel stupid.

vw, I've done this several times. I know the feeling.