But first I will contact the ACLU and bludgeon them on social media if the school is not responsive. I will run this fucker out on a rail.
Go get 'em.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jan 23, 2018 5:32:28 am PST #21335 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Calli - Jan 23, 2018 6:08:07 am PST #21336 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
But first I will contact the ACLU and bludgeon them on social media if the school is not responsive. I will run this fucker out on a rail.
Excellent.
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2018 6:10:32 am PST #21337 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
David, that group sounds REALLY similar to the Freak-Ass Church that I was in. It is manipulative and damaging. Burn it down.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2018 6:22:11 am PST #21338 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, that group sounds REALLY similar to the Freak-Ass Church that I was in. It is manipulative and damaging. Burn it down.
HULK SMASH!!!
I couldn't sleep last night. I was too busy being furious.
How angry? I've written letters to the editor!
No, actually school administrators and other parents.
Laura - Jan 23, 2018 6:29:20 am PST #21339 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I will be that asshole standing in front of the school with a megaphone and fliers if I have to.
Thank you.
Connie Neil - Jan 23, 2018 6:32:08 am PST #21340 of 30002
brillig
I find the term "worldly" obnoxious. It makes it sound like they're trying to find a word to describe the kids skipping class and hanging out in the back parking lot smoking.
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2018 6:33:14 am PST #21341 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
David, that group sounds REALLY similar to the Freak-Ass Church that I was in. It is manipulative and damaging. Burn it down.
HULK SMASH!!!
I couldn't sleep last night. I was too busy being furious.
Seriously, targeting kids (under 18) is reprehensible. Though targeting college students isn't much "better," but at least they're legally adults. Targeting kids -- it's just so glaringly manipulative.
Katerina Bee - Jan 23, 2018 6:34:09 am PST #21342 of 30002
Herding cats for fun
Smash on, Hulk!
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2018 6:37:47 am PST #21343 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I find the term "worldly" obnoxious. It makes it sound like they're trying to find a word to describe the kids skipping class and hanging out in the back parking lot smoking.
It's from the bible, actually -- St. Paul (who had HELLA issues) says that Christians are to be "set apart" spiritually from the rest of the world, BUT in order to evangelize, they're supposed to be "in the world, but not OF the world." So "worldly" has become the shorthand for the unsaved heathens.
And the whole "be in the world, but not OF the world" schtick leads to cult members faking interest in whatever their targets are into: sports, video games, superhero movies, etc., because it creates this (false) connection and sense of friendship.
I remember one time, when I was still in the FAC, I had started watching BTVS, and was talking about how good "Hush" was. One of my friends, who was also one of the leaders of either the high-school group or the middle-school group, said "I should probably watch that so that I have that commonality with the students." And my reaction was like "Or you could watch it because it's GOOD, but what do I know." (This wasn't too long before I left the group.)
Scrappy - Jan 23, 2018 6:38:32 am PST #21344 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Go get 'em, Smay!