My sweet girl who has been through so much had something new suddenly come up, went to the doctor late yesterday afternoon, and will get imaging this morning.
I hope that you âdonât have timeâ because you love your life at school and are immersed in it. If you could only find time to chat with me for 10 minutes every 2 or 3 weeks so that I can hear in your voice that you are well, I would feel so much better⊠Really, you canât do that?
I was really looking forward to the good breakfast burritos at my seminar, but traffic made me a minute late and they were all gone! Then I spilled my soda because Iâm sitting on a bench at the back of the room.
Disparaging a parent on a tread requesting advice about underforming S for being overly harsh on his/her S, saying how great he is having seen him once (he is extremely talented and we love him very much, but even he admits to doing as little as possible to get by), then sending your kids to top ranked schools the underperforming S would never get intoâŠ
MODERATORâS NOTE:
I know this is a non-reply thread, but Iâm going to use moderatorâs prerogative.
If youâre going to pose as a parent (or a child), donât!! Itâs a Terms of Service violation, and if I donât find it first, an experienced eagle-eyed user will and report it.
Are you this unpleasant in real life? I feel sorry for your family, friends and neighbors. :-L
I was really hoping you would get your hearing aids yesterday. So sad there was a programming error in one. You have NO idea how deaf you are. One more weekâŠ
There were externally imposed time constraints for the program. I asked everyone not to go beyond 5 minutes. You took 21 minutes - even after two colleagues interrupted the program by coming to the podium and explicitly asking you to cut it short. On mike.
And you say to me at the reception, grinning âAre you still mad at me?â
SERIOUSLY?!?!? Other people had to cut short their recognition of their (equally wonderful) honorees because you wouldnât yield the floor.
So happy the process is over and you were able to pick the school of your choice, and they were gracious to match some aid.
Did you even notice that I had just mentioned that exact thing before you presentied it as a brand new thought?
During the past few weeks iâve seen several postings on my Facebook newsfeed âProud Y College Dadâ and âProud X College Momâ with a photo of the Dad or Mom and a photos of the school in the background or as part of the college without any photo of their kid. The schools are, as you might guess, private and expensive and within the top 20 or 30 colleges or universities. Iâd like to say âDonât Brag.â And âThis is not about you, dude/gal, itâs about your kid.â Let him or her post. Or at least include a picture of him or her in your post!â
A number of us left the other thread because we were tired of the know-it-alls.
This time, as an alternative to leaving, I would remind people that CC does have an âignoreâ feature. It might be time to consider it.
Happy Friday!!!
As my H heads to another funeral today of a young (51!) friend gone too soon due to a disease perpetrated by a life of unhealthy living and habits I will be thankful for the opportunity to be my own best advocate and step up to the plate to always be open to new ideas and thoughts to better the days I am given on earth.
I find âGuess what?â in a post to be aggressive, generally speaking. Itâs hardly ever followed by good news, as it might be in real life. Instead, it tends to be followed by a Captain Bringdown message to a previous poster.
I find âYawn,â in a post to be passive-aggressive.
I also dislike the use of the imperative mood in posts, particularly in the Parents Forum. It tends to be used in giving commands to applicants, which the parents cannot comply with themselves, anyway.
Some people who put fingers in ears and wonât hear good advice sure come across as thinking they know everything!
When we first got married, I told you: âI will do everything around the house but I wonât do tasks related to cars. Iâve never owned a car, you have always owned a car, and I am not comfortable handling those tasks. You will always have to handle them.â
Itâs come up numerous times through the years. This is nothing new. Yet it seems to be difficult for you to understand. Why oh why does it turn out that for seven months Iâve been driving around with an expired registration because you didnât get the carâs emission tested??
And thatâs why I now canât yet get my Spring/Summer pass to park at the townâs parks and beaches.
I handle literally everything else around the house. Iâm not going to take this on too.
Yes, Mom, youâre still here. We know you donât want to be alive anymore, but we are grateful for every moment we get to spend with you. Weâre happy to see every smile and hear every soft laugh. Weâre delighted when you share a witty comment. We love sitting with you and holding your soft hands. Hearing your beautiful voice tell us how grateful you are for your family and how much you love us are such blessings to us. You have been an amazing mother and grandmother. We going to miss you so much when you are gone. For your sake, we hope it is soon. For our sake, we hope for more time with you. We love you, Mom.
Ugh, another all-nighter for a work deadline. Iâm getting too old for this. And I canât blame a boss, since Iâm self-employed!
This is my 5,000th post to CC, I think I may need to find a 12 step program for this soon!
When you think that kidsâ questions are an imposition to this boardâs purpose, you have seriously lost your perspective. I donât care if the kids are naive or ignorant or their tone isnât what youâd like. Be the adult in the virtual room. Geez.