the experience you had does not represent the virtue that we exude
This is lovely.
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Jessica - May 31, 2013 10:10:03 am PDT #24334 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Connie Neil - May 31, 2013 10:10:12 am PDT #24335 of 30001
brillig
Suzi, could anyone in ARP drop some words of wisdom on how schoolwork ties in to the important practical stuff that's going on with ARP? Maybe tie in that diligence in school indicates someone who will be diligent in the field?
Jesse - May 31, 2013 10:16:30 am PDT #24336 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sounds like you're doing what you can, Suzi.
I realize school is important and he needs good grades to get into the fire science program so that he has the education he needs to get PAID for his passion. But he would be a shell of himself without ARP.
That seems like the key thing -- does he have long-term goals, and does he know what he needs to get to them?
Here's a rhetorical cake-definition question: [link]
I am with Nina. What could that even be on the outside, that wouldn't be yuck??
chrismg - May 31, 2013 10:16:35 am PDT #24337 of 30001
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Something for ita !
brenda m - May 31, 2013 10:22:57 am PDT #24338 of 30001
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
I am with Nina. What could that even be on the outside, that wouldn't be yuck??
Whipped cream? Which is good on the berries and stuff they have for garnish, though I find it a little hard to picture with watermelon.
SuziQ - May 31, 2013 10:25:46 am PDT #24339 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
He just finished 10th grade. He knows, intellectually, all the benefits of putting in that added effort to get better grades. He knows that high school grades make a difference in getting into college and his ability to pass the fire service aptitude tests. He has heard it all from multiple sources. We have had great discussions on the topic and also have had very tense discussions.
During his freshman year we tried prohibiting ARP when he struggled with grades and it didn't help a lick. Negative consequences don't do a thing. He just goes without and doesn't change his school effort. It has been this way for years. We were very lucky with K-Bug in that school work was never an issue with her. She didn't have to put in much effort and got great grades. He is a different student than she was (and different than KCD was). He is more like me - the more you push, the less he does.
With KCD, he isn't there for the day to day school discussions or homework efforts. He doesn't check on CJ's grades but freaks when I give him an update (I know, just stop giving him updates [as if]). He wouldn't let CJ bring his school work on the weekends until this last year.
Nora Deirdre - May 31, 2013 10:26:43 am PDT #24340 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
He wouldn't let CJ bring his school work on the weekends until this last year.
Wait, WHAT?
DavidS - May 31, 2013 10:29:19 am PDT #24341 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He wouldn't let CJ bring his school work on the weekends until this last year.
He automatically needs to shut his pie-hole then.
Jesse - May 31, 2013 10:35:19 am PDT #24342 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh jeez!
Which is good on the berries and stuff they have for garnish, though I find it a little hard to picture with watermelon.
Yeah, this is what I'm thinking.
SuziQ - May 31, 2013 10:36:36 am PDT #24343 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Whoo-hooo. Just got a call from the high school and they can fit him in both classes. The teacher who called me had him his freshman year and she said she would find the room for him. She then went on about how much she love him in class and how he is such a good kid. She is a teacher I know he liked a bunch too, so I think he will be happy that she is overseeing the class (it is mostly computer driven).