Pardon my ignorance, but is high school a big improvement? How so -- is it the structure of the captivity that changes, or the people?
High school is way more stratified. The college-track kids are less prone to physical violence, at least in my experience. No doubt this reflects discrimination by social class, but I was grateful for it: I had far, far fewer classes with students who didn't want to be there, and therefore were bored and destructive.
As Trudy notes, the pond is a lot bigger, too. And the experience of going from ruling the middle school to being freshmen in the high school can through the bullies off their game long enough for the kids who had a hard time with them to find their niche.
You betcha! We might try and keep you here though. Fair warning.
Yay! Except for that keeping me thing, since I will be heading to the Galapagos. Maybe kidnap me on the way back, instead?
(psssst...watch me not yell "GO!" for a couple of hours, if not days)
And if that happens, we get to stay in bed until then, right? COOOL!
More seriously, Aims, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. If there's any hope, I'm hoping it, and if not, I wish her an easy recovery and the best of care. It's a rotten and horrible situation.
Maybe kidnap me on the way back, instead?
Here's the deal, you kidnap me on the way to the Galapagos and I'll kidnap you when we get back to Miami. e me your schedule.
Thanks, Amy. From what she said, there is no hope. D&C is already scheduled.
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of, but... yeah.
I'm sorry about your friend, Aimée.
And I'm sorry about your son's suspension, MG.
My life got way better when I moved from junior high to high school. And better yet when I moved from high school to college. I don't know if its adolescent hormone surges levelling out or what.
I can't imagine how my son has managed to get through middle school without getting punched. I know his parents and teachers would like to pop him one from time to time. He's the class clown much of the time and can be very irritating and annoying.