<p>To the CC poster:</p>
<p>“I can’t decide between Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, MIT, UPenn and Stanford, please help me.”</p>
<p>Ok, we get it, you are amazing, probably smarter than any 10 of us mere mortals put together and will someday rule the world. But for now you are just plain annoying…go away</p>
<p>Grandma, I’m so glad I got to sit with you and hold your hand before you passed away. I could feel that you knew it was me. I hope you knew how profoundly you shaped who I am, in every way for the better. See you on the big roller coaster.</p>
<p>I know I should let this go – and I probably will because in two weeks I never have to talk to that coach again and the principal is retiring so it’s not like he’s motivated to do anything – but people should really be listening when parents complain about what a jerk this guy is.</p>
<p>I cannot stand it when you say everything is “wonderful” “amazing” “great” when you come to visit. If <em>everything</em> is wonderful, I have no way of knowing what you actually like. I know you were brought up not to complain, but if I ask you if you’d like chicken or beef for dinner, telling me “oh, either would be wonderful” is not helpful, especially when you say the same thing no matter what question I am asking.</p>
<p>I rely on my brain to earn my living, and to ensure the safety of the general population. The everyday math that I do could kill people if I perform it incorrectly.</p>
<p>I understand that these meds take time to kick in and get settled when you start on a new one, but I can’t deal with this cognitive fuzziness on a daily basis. It will get me fired or, worse, cause structural failures. Please at least recognize that this is desperately important… Don’t give me the brush-off. I can’t stall my work for much longer in order to allow this brain cloud to lift.</p>
<p>Let’s not use my livelihood as a test tube, okay? “Wait and see” isn’t a workable solution for me…</p>
<p>Do I tell my kids that we have a problem in our genetic makeup? Do I tell them that something could go wrong? Or do I keep my mouth shut because there may be a cure before something, if it does happen, happens?</p>
<p>As I suspected, the feeling is mutual. Good riddance.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to break you. But I’m not exactly sorry.</p>
<p>look, if you haven’t and a social life in high school, why are you getting so huffy about the social scene in college???..</p>
<p>so 3 kids got the top perfect score in the country and you gave the team trophy to one kid. that sux…why not give it to the school for the trophy case?? i am not happy.</p>
<p>So I think I got ripped off by an ebay seller with a screen name of faith<em>n</em>him. How dare he or she use that screen name!? I have faith that He’ll deal with him or her later.</p>
<p>got it… you are 51% 9th grade for isef but 51% 8th grade for an essay contest… game much?</p>
<p>It makes for an extremely awkward day at work when you don’t talk the entire day. I can’t tell if you’re mad at me or have something else on your mind, but you are always so cold and closed off that I’m reluctant to even ask you. Frankly, I wish I didn’t have to work with you.</p>
<p>To each and every spoiled brat whining about “senioritis” and how unfair it is that you are expected to do the work for what you are sure is the LAST humanities (if you’re in sciences or math) or math (if you’re in humanities or art) class you will ever, ever take: there is no such thing as senioritis. What it boils down to is, you’re tired of doing things you don’t want to do. Well, listen up, this is NOT the last time you will ever need to learn things you have no interest in or aptitude for nor the last time you will suffer at the hands of some jerk who does not even know, let alone appreciate, what you are doing. There is no job in the world that you will like every moment of. The world is a little more complex than you think.</p>
<p>For all those with children in private school, perhaps you will join me in thanking the schools for NEVER cutting costs on school functions. I know some people can afford it and some get scholarships but those of us in the middle are a little pushed after paying for applications, trips to the schools, putting down a deposit on college, paying for prom, and now I just got a letter informing me that Grad Night will be another $250!!!</p>
<p>Do you push the kids to their wits’ end and then intentionally pull them back from the precipice at the last moment, in order to be compassionate while still teaching them just how much they’re capable of? Or were you really prepared to let them fail if they hadn’t made a Herculean effort to save themselves? I’ve been trying to figure this out for two years and honestly can’t tell which it is.</p>
<p>I am so tired of you.</p>
<p>Ever heard of the tortoise and the hare? The slower we go, the sooner we’ll get to the finish line. I guarantee it!</p>
<p>Right now, I want to take that medallion Wednesday night and throw it into the fire. You have left me trying to pick up the pieces.</p>
<p>How the hell am I supposed to pay another $10,000 in the next two months? I am angry that you were so irresponsible with your money. Grow up and work more. I am not bailing you out again.</p>
<p>Why do you always dwell on the negative? She has accomplished many things and she is not lazy. She made a mistake; it’s over. Believe that she will succeed in college. Have a little faith in her. I do.</p>