I love to shop if it's for other people. Most of what I buy I give away...I just have fun with it. K used to love being at the receiving end of that. He just reported to me the other day that the $500 ski boots I bought him many moons ago finally bit the bullet and he needs new ones. Ha, got out of that one, didn't I?
This is what I got Linds for tomorrow.....
Tights, leggings, socks, tees...she scores big time when I'm feeling "needy"...I comfort myself with the cha-ching of the cash register. (FTR - the tights were 75% off...I also love deals). Don't get me wrong...I seldom go shopping, but when I do, I do it right and usually make up for lost time.
She should be quite pleased.
This is what I got for myself.....
0. Nadda. Nothing. Zilch.
Next time.
This is the "SCHOOL"bag I got Linds awhile ago in an attempt to bribe her back to school. I am not above bribery. Torture techniques. Anything it takes. She's still not going (which explains the counselling session today). I may have to confiscate the bag and keep it. I like it. And yes, I know it's sideways. I'm too damn tired to rotate it so you'll just have to lie down.
This is what I got Linds for tomorrow.....
Tights, leggings, socks, tees...she scores big time when I'm feeling "needy"...I comfort myself with the cha-ching of the cash register. (FTR - the tights were 75% off...I also love deals). Don't get me wrong...I seldom go shopping, but when I do, I do it right and usually make up for lost time.
She should be quite pleased.
This is what I got for myself.....
0. Nadda. Nothing. Zilch.
Next time.
This is the "SCHOOL"bag I got Linds awhile ago in an attempt to bribe her back to school. I am not above bribery. Torture techniques. Anything it takes. She's still not going (which explains the counselling session today). I may have to confiscate the bag and keep it. I like it. And yes, I know it's sideways. I'm too damn tired to rotate it so you'll just have to lie down.
posted by Deb at 8:30 PM
14 Comments:
Goodluck with coaxing her back to school, how old is she?
15 (it's a struggle). A lot happened over the past year with her and a couple of real asshole teachers didn't help matters much. She's doing some stuff from home now but we're working on getting her back.
Good luck with Linds. 15 is such a tough age and trying to get them to learn from our mistakes or regrets of people that have done the same is pointless. It just doesn't register.
Deb, if you drop me a quick email I will gather together some information that might help if not in the immediate future down the road. This is an area I know about from my work.
行Debs 我由於太疲倦不責備您轉動它。情人節的是正義的連篇廢話以我所見。它是相當假的。幸運我的為時但一個女朋友有一個生日每星期外從情人節的因此我必須從未審閱這具體胡說與她!!
Line of Debs I because too am weary do not blame you to rotate it. 情人節 is the just serial idle talk sees by me. It is quite false. Lucky I last but a girlfriend to have outside a birthday each week from 情人節 therefore I must never scrutinize this specifically to talk nonsense and she! !
Okay this is the same translated back. I had some fun with Shakespeare and the same Babelfish prog earlier today...
I was trying to say my ex had a birthday in the same week as VD so thankfully the VD went outta the window.
O and I sympathize with your remark about shopping. Buying gifts is nice as long as you're not in a tearing hurry. And you get all the benefits of not having your OWN home cluttered up with all the resulting rubbish!!
OK I'm not going to translate this into Chinese I promise.
tc...I will email you, thank you. You're so helpful and I truly appreciate it. They're trying to shove my daughter off to station stretch, an alternative school that has a reputation for heroin/drug use.
Gled...love your new language. It would be useful for me here, in Richmond, where it's nearly all Chinese now. A birthday on VD week...so two birds then is what you're saying?
15 is a really tough age (well one of them). We've had plenty of issues as well, and my heart goes out to you and Linds.
we're hanging in with all of this...this poor kid has so much going on right now. A little empathy goes a long way but her school doesn't see that...they use disciplinary/negative action to try and get positive results. Morons. I value your input...you seem like such a great mother.
We've had issues with both our girls too. My twelve year old refers to school as "prison"...we're at a point where I may have to home school too. Seems like there are more and more asshole teachers out there.
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"prison"...that about sums up how my daughter sees it too.
this is what i don't get...when a kid's been away (for whatever reason) how do teachers think they'll respond to "oh, you finally decided to drag your ass here" (in front of peers, totally humiliating her). Probably a "great to see you" would make for a better start. The ones I refer to also think it's acceptable to "corner" her in the halls (again, in front of her peers) and discuss her personal business with other (vs. me) when she's away. I've pretty much had it. It's called bullying.
It's a power thing and, while the good teachers are really good (getting fewer and farther between), the bad ones can be awful.
Do you have "school of choice", in the great white north? My niece was having problems at her school so she transferred for senior year...
I'm the "tough love" sort, I would beat her where the bruises don't show with a rubber hose. That is just me though.
junky...I'm not really sure what that is. What we're doing is getting some stuff done online/at home. One issue was PE and they're letting me train her here. She was actually being bullied (like bruised and battered) by a guy who'd been a friend but wanted more out of the relationship. We don't have too many alternatives here...the district's completely maxed out (which is why I'm so against the rampant development - the schools and hospitals are bursting at the seams).
Yeah, the beatings didn't work. She fights back.
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