Sent sick kid to school without realizing it and he acted out and got two days suspension. Ugh. And now he is feverish and cuddly and demanding extra attention.Bless your heart.See, I know you and I know what you look like.
I'm trying to picture you saying "Bless your heart".
Yep, still having a hard time with that.
;-)
:) I have a nice side; I just don't let everyone know. :)
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It's certainly not my place to judge. ;)
Is your glass "half empty" too?I hope it's not retaliation, but I'm not optimistic. :(There is a whole series of warnings and procedures to be followed first, but yes, a child can be suspended from school here. (He talked back, yelled threateningly at the teachers and threw a massive tantrum in which he flailed and kicked with no regard for who or what was around him. Par for the course, this is not the first time. Normally he'd get a one day suspension for this, but they decided to be extra strict this time for some unknown reason.) On the day of one of these incidents it's necessary to get him out of the school, yes. After that, it's counterproductive and causes further disruption in routine which leads to further stress, and so on and so forth.Sent sick kid to school without realizing it and he acted out and got two days suspension. Ugh. And now he is feverish and cuddly and demanding extra attention.sorry to hear that
you can get suspended from school for some days in america?
for not behaving? um, ain't that extremly contra-productive?
I'm nothing if not bitter and pessimistic. ;)
Bored, waiting for hubby to finish some conversions.
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For some reason it tickles me when Lilith or SM or pmg gets top and includes themselves in our games :)
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Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
The next available Agent will be with you in a moment."
Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
The next available Agent will be with you in a moment."
Grrr, that always annoys me!
Boobs are wonderful.
How are you BT and Moff?
Thanks for asking, Mac. I was absent for a couple of months working a 90ish hour a week job. It was good for my finances, but I'm still sorting out a lot of ugly issues surrounding Diane's oldest daughter and her beautiful daughters who lived with us for the past two years. Diane is still fighting major neurological and health issues years after chemo. It breaks my heart, and I'm powerless to fix it. My daughter's family is doing great, and I'm so proud of them that I have no words. I'm struggling to sort through it all, but it will be what it will be.
How are you and Jenny doing? Well I hope!
w00t! nekkid happy fun dots for totpFor some reason it tickles me when Lilith or SM or pmg gets top and includes themselves in our games :)
:)
Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
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Are there evil hold messages and music? I hate that!
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Grrr, that always annoys me!Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
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:( but it's code monkey day :( we leave everyone on hold on code monkey day...We have Cake :D
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Are there evil hold messages and music? I hate that!Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
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yes remember we can fix you up with an on demand subscription package. :D
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I remember in FAWtL 3 or 4 someone did a membership list. We should do so again......
So many NEWBS...
Here is the list that AmbrosiaSlaad compiled a while ago.
I hope you come back soon, I enjoyed your posts both here and FB.
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But my stepmum, Dad remarried, her family has issues like this. She's an awesome lady but 2 of her brothers are just complete frickin morons in fact as we speak they are pillaging their mom's house because mom was put in a home (Alzheimer's), mom doesn't know what's what, and they started it without consulting any of the other siblings (6 other brothers and sisters). Stepmum is a high energy lady, but that kind of s@!% just smites her.
Anyway. I never take it for granted that someone in a coma or vegetative is "out of the house". The most moving film I've ever seen: Awakenings.
Good luck, dude.
See, I've got to come up with some more stupid silly things to say here to boost my post count. Coming up on 6 years of posting and only have about 6,000 posts.
Two words:
"Word games"
As a matter of fact yes it is. Many places do "in-school" suspension where you get to sit in an empty classroom all day with various teachers rotating shifts. You get to "study" all day.
I did my first teacher's practicum in a junior high school that had a quiet room with plants, a skylight, books, and a very comfy relaxing decor and all kinds of diversions like books and puzzles... it was awesome. You could literally drag a screaming kid into the room and in 30 minutes he'd be totally normalized.
ED: Then they also had a suspension/study room.
Hang in there, Bitter Thorn. I'm glad you're back.
I remember in FAWtL 3 or 4 someone did a membership list. We should do so again......
So many NEWBS...
Here is the list that AmbrosiaSlaad compiled a while ago.
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It's nice to be remembered!
"Bitter Thorn: Dwarf Rogue / Ranger - Anarchist and founder of Alkenstar "Firearm of the Month" Club "
Technically I'm a minarchist! :)
I did my first teacher's practicum in a junior high school that had a quiet room with plants, as skylight, books, and a very comfy relaxing decor and all kinds of diversions like books and puzzles... it was awesome. You could literally drag a screaming kid into the room and in 30 minutes he'd be totally normalized.
As a matter of fact yes it is. Many places do "in-school" suspension where you get to sit in an empty classroom all day with various teachers rotating shifts. You get to "study" all day.
It's not rocket science, but it's not easy either.
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Serious, possibly gut-wrenching, question for the FaWTLy clan -
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'Good' idea or 'Bad'?
So these in-laws seem really flaky to me. I believe I'd ultimately end up having to shout at them a lot, but I understand not wanting to make trouble for your wife and all. But that's just nuts. The old woman has no clue what's going on, and if she is indeed sensate in any capacity, a trip to a funeral amounts to nothing but torture. I really am vexed people like this. I can't stand when stupid has control, because nothing but absolute horror follows in stupid's wake.
So....BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD.
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Welcome to the System. Creating bricks for the Wall since 1952.Sent sick kid to school without realizing it and he acted out and got two days suspension. Ugh. And now he is feverish and cuddly and demanding extra attention.sorry to hear that
you can get suspended from school for some days in america?
for not behaving? um, ain't that extremly contra-productive?I always thought the classic WTF policy was to give out a day or two suspension for skipping school.
"Wait! Let me get this straight. My 'punishment' for skipping school which I hate is to get two days off from school which I hate? Awesome!!"
I got detention for loitering once. My punishment for hanging around the school after class by myself was... hanging around the school after class by myself.
Serious, possibly gut-wrenching, question for the FaWTLy clan -
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'Good' idea or 'Bad'?
Sorry I didn't see this earlier, E7.
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Unfortunately, no. She sleeps most of the day and usually stares into space when she's awake. Sometimes she will focus on things for a few minutes. She wasn't agitated while, in the other room, paramedics worked on my father-in-law. She didn't respond in anyway when the family gave her the news, save for holding my sis-in-law's hand. but it may have been due to the crowd of us there. Yet, she cried that night. It may or not have been related to his passing. The family looks for hope in these things, but after 8 years...
We have no way of knowing how the funeral will affect her. We do know how her presence it will affect certain longtime family friends. And we know how she was when she was healthy.
There are both pros and cons, but my brother-in-law is her guardian so his decision is final and we have to deal with it. We're suggesting handling it in a dignified manner, which is usually a foreign concept to him. He's often at odds with people.
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I've warned my Mom that the mother-in-law may be there for the funeral. (My sister is expected to bring her.) I've also told her if they choose not to come that my wife and I are OK with it. Might be 'interesting'. 89 year olds don't mince words. Most of the time it's pretty funny. This wouldn't be.
Ugh. 2 days and it will be over.
Thanks for the input.
Progress. Pastor is stepping in to normalize the funeral. No poem. Mom's attendance still an open issue.
Why does it take so much work to get people to step back?
He should offer some smiting services.
I cleaned up my post a little; stuff like that just steams me.
No sweat. You might pick up that I'm a little steamed by it. Just a little.
End all, we can only control how it affects us, not if. *sigh*
Hence, my FB post about not being able to slap the stupid out of people.
He should offer some smiting services.Progress. Pastor is stepping in to normalize the funeral. No poem. Mom's attendance still an open issue.
Why does it take so much work to get people to step back?
Definitely. I'm grateful to this guy. Wonder if he plays Pathfinder? :P
Sorry for the RL dumps being so frequent lately. You guys been keeping me from snapping. Or dare I say sane?
Kind of a scary thought there. Hehe. Boobs to the rescue! Power 'Pedoes!
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I cleaned up my post a little; stuff like that just steams me.
No sweat. You might pick up that I'm a little steamed by it. Just a little.
End all, we can only control how it affects us, not if. *sigh*
Hence, my FB post about not being able to slap the stupid out of people.
I think I'd be out to actively promote bad blood/introducing a schism betwixt "them" and "us" given this description. I don't know how you deal or cope with situations, but I kinda have a mean streak along with a definite lack of need of anybody, good or bad, one way or another, and so I don't sit for too much bullcrap without telling people "if the world was neck deep in pee, I wouldn't let you up in my tree."
You can pick your friends, you can't pick your kin, but you can sure as hell pick your ass up and get out of their jacked up scene. They sound like nothing but a pain in the ass anyway. Would your wife be all that melancholy if she never had that much to do with them ever again? That's the only thing I'd be worried about, but hopefully she'd come around to seeing reason(?)There's just certain people best kept at arm's length.
See, I've got to come up with some more stupid silly things to say here to boost my post count. Coming up on 6 years of posting and only have about 6,000 posts.Urizen does 6,000 posts in about 2 months.
If that were true, I'd pass up Heathy by now.
Heathy does 6,000 posts in about 2 hours.See, I've got to come up with some more stupid silly things to say here to boost my post count. Coming up on 6 years of posting and only have about 6,000 posts.Urizen does 6,000 posts in about 2 months.
...and that's why he's still the undisputed title belt holder.
See, I've got to come up with some more stupid silly things to say here to boost my post count. Coming up on 6 years of posting and only have about 6,000 posts.Two words:
"Word games"
I've accomplished mine w/o investing in those.
Sorry for the RL dumps being so frequent lately. You guys been keeping me from snapping. Or dare I say sane?
Kind of a scary thought there. Hehe. Boobs to the rescue! Power 'Pedoes!
Rather you did than not at all. Especially when you had your health scare and we had your wife informing us as to your whereabouts.
So, roll up the sleeves, kick off the loafers, grab a brewski, and peck at the keyboard in therapeutic fashion.
I've accomplished mine w/o investing in those.See, I've got to come up with some more stupid silly things to say here to boost my post count. Coming up on 6 years of posting and only have about 6,000 posts.Two words:
"Word games"
Unemployment helps.
Sorry for the RL dumps being so frequent lately. You guys been keeping me from snapping. Or dare I say sane?
Kind of a scary thought there. Hehe. Boobs to the rescue! Power 'Pedoes!
Rather you did than not at all. Especially when you had your health scare and we had your wife informing us as to your whereabouts.
So, roll up the sleeves, kick off the loafers, grab a brewski, and peck at the keyboard in therapeutic fashion.
Thanks. I decided after last year that I would enjoy life more by not keeping crap bottled up inside of me. Life's too short.
Also, don't wear crappy shoes. Life is moving forward. Do it in style, with comfort.
Sorry for the RL dumps being so frequent lately. You guys been keeping me from snapping. Or dare I say sane?
Kind of a scary thought there. Hehe. Boobs to the rescue! Power 'Pedoes!
Apologize? Don't be silly.
I think I'd be out to actively promote bad blood/introducing a schism betwixt "them" and "us" given this description. I don't know how you deal or cope with situations, but I kinda have a mean streak along with a definite lack of need of anybody, good or bad, one way or another, and so I don't sit for too much bullcrap without telling people "if the world was neck deep in pee, I wouldn't let you up in my tree."
You can pick your friends, you can't pick your kin, but you can sure as hell pick your ass up and get out of their jacked up scene. They sound like nothing but a pain in the ass anyway. Would your wife be all that melancholy if she never had that much to do with them ever again? That's the only thing I'd be worried about, but hopefully she'd come around to seeing reason(?)
There's just certain people best kept at arm's length.
I could give you disgustingly long list of idiocy/stuff over the last 8 years, but yes my wife has increased her distance to them as a result. She also stands up against their stupidity/attempts at dominance better. I point blank told one of my brothers-in-law that we keep heading towards a permanent schism as a result of their long history of this crap. Sad, but oh well. Their choice.
It can't/won't happen as long as my mother-in-law is alive and needs my wife to stick up for her. They know that, the turds. As did my father-in-law.
The only thing you should apologize for is not supplying me with their address and busfare.
Also, don't wear crappy shoes. Life is moving forward. Do it in style, with comfort.
I try to never buy shoes that I can't take to a cobbler and get repaired several times and wear comfortably for many years. My favorite pair of shoes is on its last legs...sniff. Cobbler said last time that there were no more repairs to be made to shoes that were so worn out. Sniff.
I could give you disgustingly long list of idiocy/stuff over the last 8 years, but yes my wife has increased her distance to them as a result. She also stands up against their stupidity/attempts at dominance better. I point blank told one of my brothers-in-law that we were heading this way as a result of their long history of this crap. Sad, but oh well. Their choice.I think I'd be out to actively promote bad blood/introducing a schism betwixt "them" and "us" given this description. I don't know how you deal or cope with situations, but I kinda have a mean streak along with a definite lack of need of anybody, good or bad, one way or another, and so I don't sit for too much bullcrap without telling people "if the world was neck deep in pee, I wouldn't let you up in my tree."
You can pick your friends, you can't pick your kin, but you can sure as hell pick your ass up and get out of their jacked up scene. They sound like nothing but a pain in the ass anyway. Would your wife be all that melancholy if she never had that much to do with them ever again? That's the only thing I'd be worried about, but hopefully she'd come around to seeing reason(?)
There's just certain people best kept at arm's length.
Good. Don't even tell them that; just do it and let them contemplate the whyfores, whereto's, and throw darts at your picture for dicking them and taking their sister away from her family blood is thicker than water bla bla bla. You've got enough right here, you don't need more.
Go over the charges and they'll suck you into the guilt trip of "well, you allowed it for so long that we thought it was allright, so really it's all your fault." They'll eat your soul that way.
Grrr, that always annoys me!Currently on Permanent Hold with online tech support. All I need is a stupid field ID number that doesn't appear to be in their normal list.
"All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
The next available Agent will be with you in a moment."
~shrugs~ That is a normal day for me. I have clocked myself at being on hold for over an hour waiting to get ahold of a tester to assist me with a trouble. Add up more than one trouble and thus my high scores on solitaire or finishing a book so quickly (for me that is).
Good. Don't even tell them that; just do it and let them contemplate the whyfores, whereto's, and throw darts at your picture for dicking them and taking their sister away from her family blood is thicker than water bla bla bla. You've got enough right here, you don't need more.
Go over the charges and they'll suck you into the guilt trip of "well, you allowed it for so long that we thought it was allright, so really it's all your fault." They'll eat your soul that way.
+1
The way I see it, when you know what you're doing, and it's the right thing, and a bunch of cretins are second guessing you--you do not sit around quibbling and explaining. In these cases, explaining, allowing them to get you into a back and forth, is just like saying "I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing".
I could give you disgustingly long list of idiocy/stuff over the last 8 years, but yes my wife has increased her distance to them as a result. She also stands up against their stupidity/attempts at dominance better. I point blank told one of my brothers-in-law that we were heading this way as a result of their long history of this crap. Sad, but oh well. Their choice.I think I'd be out to actively promote bad blood/introducing a schism betwixt "them" and "us" given this description. I don't know how you deal or cope with situations, but I kinda have a mean streak along with a definite lack of need of anybody, good or bad, one way or another, and so I don't sit for too much bullcrap without telling people "if the world was neck deep in pee, I wouldn't let you up in my tree."
You can pick your friends, you can't pick your kin, but you can sure as hell pick your ass up and get out of their jacked up scene. They sound like nothing but a pain in the ass anyway. Would your wife be all that melancholy if she never had that much to do with them ever again? That's the only thing I'd be worried about, but hopefully she'd come around to seeing reason(?)
There's just certain people best kept at arm's length.Good. Don't even tell them that; just do it and let them contemplate the whyfores, whereto's, and throw darts at your picture for dicking them and taking their sister away from her family blood is thicker than water bla bla bla. You've got enough right here, you don't need more.
Go over the charges and they'll suck you into the guilt trip of "well, you allowed it for so long that we thought it was allright, so really it's all your fault." They'll eat your soul that way.
Those games work less and less on my wife as they play 'em. Except that those dbags don't contemplate/reflect on their actions. Too arrogant. Someone else is always to blame. Got it from their father.
We'll have a whole new series of crap after the funeral, when they scramble to determine how to fund my mother-in-law's care. The insurance should hold them but they'll blow thru that like the lottery.
Set firm and clear boundaries with these unfortunate family members and hold them: let the chips fall where they may.
E7, I wish you and your wife the best through these trying time.
Glad to have you back, BT.
Set firm and clear boundaries with these unfortunate family members and hold them: let the chips fall where they may.
I agree. Them's the kinda people you move far enough away from that they can't pop over for dinner.