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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Tom Scola - Oct 03, 2013 6:32:11 pm PDT #7830 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
msbelle - Oct 03, 2013 6:40:31 pm PDT #7831 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
loves Tom.
sarameg - Oct 03, 2013 6:42:37 pm PDT #7832 of 30000
Kat - Oct 03, 2013 7:01:03 pm PDT #7833 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ugh. School tsuris is the worst.
For the first time in 15 years teaching, I sent a kid to the Dean's office. For crap he did while I was out, which was basically try to break into my classroom (including putting something in the door so it wouldn't shut all the way). Given last year's debacle come grad time, I am documenting the shit out of stuff, hence a trip to the Dean's office.
In other news, Grace is failing first grade. No. Seriously. Last math test? She had a 1 out of 10.
Burrell - Oct 03, 2013 7:04:24 pm PDT #7834 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh, much parental coping~ma to msbelle and Suzie.
I caught Franny and Isaac's cold. Oh joy.
But in amazing news, my sister is finally back from the brink. I guess this means all the chemo is out of her system. But I went to the hospital this morning thinking that we were on a deathbed vigil since she nearly passed the night before. And she had been dying for three days straight. Instead I come in and she's eating bagels! And kicking out the hospice people and asking to meet with the oncologists about a new chemo regimen. I don't know what they might have up their sleeve, and I'm not sure I'd be asking for chemo if it were me, but it's exactly what I thought she'd say.
We spent a few hours going over the past few days and she had no memory of it, no idea she had been gone for so long. Freaky. She was basically in a coma. But some of it was powerful, what she said. I kinda think she was right in that zone between life and death.
Burrell - Oct 03, 2013 7:07:27 pm PDT #7835 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Grace! Are her math issues with the language of math (I am probably using the wrong term but I mean the pluses, the equal signs, etc) or with the conceptual part?
Kat - Oct 03, 2013 7:07:28 pm PDT #7836 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Glad to hear she's feeling better, Burrell.
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2013 7:08:20 pm PDT #7837 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, wow, Burrell.
I just read the sweetest story with this character and red pandas, so they're officially off the table. Can't be a panda poacher!
Kat - Oct 03, 2013 7:08:22 pm PDT #7838 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell, conceptual. She has no clue what a one to one correspondence between number and objects. She often skips 14 when she is counting. She can't add. It's entirely frustrating to everyone.
DavidS - Oct 03, 2013 7:10:56 pm PDT #7839 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In other news, Grace is failing first grade.
How do you feel about her repeating first grade? Is she likely to catch up in 2nd grade or would she benefit from another year to master that material on top of the physical stressors she has to deal with?
All things considered I would have been AMAZED if she could have stayed at grade level. It ain't easy being Grace and it doesn't have to do with her acuity. She's smart enough.
I'm not saying anything you don't know so much more than me, but I wouldn't think of it as a failure.