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.

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.

He wouldn't let CJ bring his school work on the weekends until this last year.

Wait, WHAT?

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.

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.

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).

(ita !, skip this post.)

The bakery a few blocks from my office has a new sandwich special: a slice of multigrain bread with ricotta cheese, lots of arugula, and a fried egg, topped with a sprinkle of salt and chili flakes. Hi new favorite lunch, hiiiiii.

Yeah, David is right. That's...I'll be nice and say "counterproductive."

What courses did he get bad grades in? That may have a lot to do with it. I traditionally got ASS grades in anything mathy, and some other classes I thought were stupid, and I would have gotten shit grades because of lack of effort in other classes except for knowing stuff because of extracurricular reading and being a consummate writing bullshitter.

Only reason I didn't fail Geometry was chicken pox during finals week. I had a tutor and I tried, I did, but it was all Ginger blah blah Ginger.

I will happily eat an entire avocado with nothing but a spoon and a little salt, so I do not understand this "half an avo is too much" talk.

This is me. But I want a squirt of lemon or lime too.

He is retaking his second semester of Biology and Geometry. Math has always been a struggle for him, not because he doesn't get the concepts but because he HATES "showing his work".

Hey Buffistas who are cleaning out closets and such! If any of you have those twist/crinkle lace dresses that have huge skirts and (usually) come with an attached rayon slip that need a good home, please let me know. It doesn't matter what color they are, they're one of the few garments that takes black dye really well.