Sunil, do you have to do this every year or are you done?

Polter - she took AP Chem last year.

She took AP Chem as a sophomore?? What the frell kind of school is this?! Go her.

I thought this was a cash exercise in the first place, Sunil.

Well, my money sure is getting a work-out, if that's what you mean.

Sunil, do you have to do this every year or are you done?

Just the once. Which is why she is deaf to my complaints. Whatever. I'm tired of ever asserting myself.

Well, my money sure is getting a work-out, if that's what you mean.

I thought you had to give them money. Now you're talking about closet organizing systems and diamonds. I'm just confused, is all.

She took AP Chem as a sophomore?? What the frell kind of school is this?!

Heee. Last year she had AP Chem, AP European History, English EXP, Advanced Algebra II, and Spanish 3. She didn't take the AP Chem test, but got a 3 on the AP European History test.

She is still waffling on what she wants to major in, so she hasn't been looking at school requirements much yet. We have talked about how different colleges view AP classes though.

I thought you had to give them money. Now you're talking about closet organizing systems and diamonds. I'm just confused, is all.

No, the money was for diamonds. I didn't make that clear before. Or, well, I didn't know that was the One True Reason to spend money before. Because diamonds are forever, don't you know. They will always remember that diamond bracelet I bought them and think about how fucking awesome I am.

She is still waffling on what she wants to major in, so she hasn't been looking at school requirements much yet.

Most schools require you to take classes outside your major, so one definite thing she should do is take AP tests for anything she's totally not interested in being forced to take in college. For me, that was anything in the social sciences like government and economics and history and all that business.

P-C, have you gone on an anti-blood-diamond spiel to your mom yet? That could be a bit of fun.

I did that in my head afterward, actually. It was really fun except I couldn't think of the right participle to pair with "human rights."

No, the money was for diamonds. I didn't make that clear before. Or, well, I didn't know that was the One True Reason to spend money before. Because diamonds are forever, don't you know. They will always remember that diamond bracelet I bought them and think about how fucking awesome I am.

Are you buying the diamonds, or are you just giving them money, and you know they'll be spending it on diamonds? I still can't tell.

I'm giving my grandmother money, and she'll get good diamonds from India.

K-Bug amazes me. High school was a lot easier when I went. I have a feeling I wouldn't be able to coast now the way I did when I was in school. Which is good: yay better education! I might have learned something. But also bad in that kiddos are so stressy so much earlier. They've figured out their majors in college by the time they're sophomores in high school now. Insanity.