Yeah, what Cindy said. That is just horrible.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Apr 12, 2007 5:14:50 am PDT #2103 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Apr 12, 2007 5:17:12 am PDT #2104 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's all this "zero-tolerance" bullshit. Like, when kids get expelled for taking aspirin to school.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 12, 2007 5:19:09 am PDT #2105 of 10001
What is even happening?
It also makes me wonder how much subtle racism was involved, because I'm sorry, but I cannot see any of my children or their schoolmates being treated like that, and I've seen kids who have held onto the railing and refused to enter the school. I've seen kids cry and act up (and heard more stories of same), but in every case, the school managed to calm the child down enough. I don't even think it would cross their minds to call a cop about a child that age, unless the child was pointing a gun at them.
sarameg - Apr 12, 2007 5:23:59 am PDT #2106 of 10001
It's ridiculous.
So this morning, my commute took forever because of several traffic lights which apparently don't like getting wet, and this fire [link]
I pass these rowhouses every day, and this is one of the maybe 4 that is nicely kept up on the block (most are boarded up, even as a community center is being build 4 units down.) It's sad.
brenda m - Apr 12, 2007 5:26:00 am PDT #2107 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Maybe she's a Go'a'o'o'u'l'd - they can be kind of unpredictable. Especially when you make fun of their names.
shrift - Apr 12, 2007 5:27:14 am PDT #2108 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Yeah. I don't exactly like children and all my maternal instinct gathered together is probably smaller than the fingernail on my pinkie, but I would never call the cops on a six-year-old having a tantrum, and I really don't want anyone who would near any other impressionable children.
Theodosia - Apr 12, 2007 5:31:31 am PDT #2109 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I can only hope it's a case where she's pitched plenty of fits before, appropriate help has been attempted, and the parents have been unconcerned and/or refused to get help for her or cooperate in any way. But in this day and age I can fully believe that would be some "edumacators" solution to a problem.
Sparky1 - Apr 12, 2007 5:33:13 am PDT #2110 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
sarameg! we were just looking for Baltimore buffistas in Bitches because my cousin, Sox, has joined in over there and she's in Fell's Point.
tommyrot - Apr 12, 2007 5:34:47 am PDT #2111 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I can only hope it's a case where she's pitched plenty of fits before, appropriate help has been attempted, and the parents have been unconcerned and/or refused to get help for her or cooperate in any way.
Yeah, I really want to know what the backstory is on this....
Topic!Cindy - Apr 12, 2007 5:36:40 am PDT #2112 of 10001
What is even happening?
How checkered can your past be, when you're not going to be seven for another two and a half months?
I'm sorry. If she's developmentally disabled in some way and unable to behave in school because of a lack of emotional control, she should be in an alternative education program, not the local lock-up.