What's scorching your groove today? - Page 9

Shawnee123 · 04-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 08:34 AM

Please indulge me for a minute:

grumble grumble grumble. *&(*&#(*&(&#$##$ #%$%^#*&((

That is all.

Trilby · 04-03-2009, 08:35 AM

let no groove go scorched today.

it's already raining it down, but, HEY! April showers and all that bull!

God, my own cheerfulness is making me kinda sick.

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 08:37 AM

Job. That's the scorcher.

Trilby · 04-03-2009, 09:01 AM

well, then stone them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hlMK7tCks

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 09:06 AM

Heh, that's not a bad idea.

You know what's weird, the rain is the one thing I'm liking about today!

I'm just not used to being treated like a lesser. I must learn someday to stop being nice and accomodating and start showing that I can run circles around most of 'em.

Trilby · 04-03-2009, 09:09 AM

Give no quarter, Shawnee. Those people don't got nuttin' on ya. The more pompous the ass, the harder a window makes lemonade slam in their face!

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 09:14 AM

Thanks Bri. I'll be OK, just having a really bad moment.

Trilby · 04-03-2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Thanks Bri. I'll be OK, just having a really bad moment.

sorry. I don't mean to be making light of your situation.

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 11:03 AM

NO, you're not. I appreciated your response. I meant thanks. Did it sound sarcastic? Sometimes I don't know how the things I say come off.

I'm just having a bad day, and a lot of recent hurts are surfacing and I feel angry, and sad. Just a phase.

dar512 · 04-03-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

The more pompous the ass, the harder a window makes lemonade slam in their face!

Perfection. I should memorize that.

dar512 · 04-03-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I'm just having a bad day, and a lot of recent hurts are surfacing and I feel angry, and sad. Just a phase.

Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;
You want to go where people know,
People are all the same;
You want to go where everybody knows your name.

Shawnee123 · 04-03-2009, 01:07 PM

That is the truth, and that is the Cellar. Thanks.

04-03-2009, 01:54 PM

My sister has this thing about having to do whatever I do. Normally, it doesn't bother me, but the latest thing... well, here's the backstory:

My youngest daughter has been referred to OHSU for neurological and developmental assessment of linguistic and motor development delays. Her speech therapist suspects she may have an auditory processing disorder. My two older kids are in an academy for high-achieving students, and despite her communication issues, it looks likely that my youngest will also qualify for the academy.

My sister wants her daughter to attend the academy, and recently had her tested for TAG. She didn't get into TAG so she's having a neurological assessment done. WTF??? I asked her why, and she said it's because her scores are lower "than expected". I know she scored above average on the testing, just not high enough to be identified as having special academic needs.

The kid is bright, and does well in school as long as she applies herself. I don't think she needs to be in TAG. I'm getting the feeling that the "expected" scores are something my sister was expecting, not necessarily the teachers. TAG is an unfunded mandate in Oregon, anyway, and my experience with my kids being in it was that they get absolutely NO difference in curriculum.

I do not see the value in trying to force a perfectly normal above-average bright child into a high-achievement bracket. I am very grateful the high-achievement school exists for kids who would otherwise not have their needs met by the regular schools, but for those kids who ARE having their needs met, what, besides the parent's ego, benefits from trying to move them from where they are already? I feel like she's treating her kid like there's something "wrong" with her just because she's "average", and that's fucked-up.

morethanpretty · 04-07-2009, 10:19 PM

Got a 79 on the trig test I studied uber hard for. Mostly because of piddly mistakes. I'm failing English because I'm lazy. I feel sick, and drained for no reason, I meant to call the doc today but fell asleep instead.

04-02-2009, 12:40 PM	#121
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	__________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 08:34 AM	#122
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Please indulge me for a minute: grumble grumble grumble. &(&#(&(&#$##$ #%$%^#&(( That is all. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 08:35 AM	#123
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	let no groove go scorched today. it's already raining it down, but, HEY! April showers and all that bull! God, my own cheerfulness is making me kinda sick. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-03-2009, 08:37 AM	#124
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Job. That's the scorcher. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 09:01 AM	#125
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	well, then stone them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hlMK7tCks __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-03-2009, 09:06 AM	#126
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heh, that's not a bad idea. You know what's weird, the rain is the one thing I'm liking about today! I'm just not used to being treated like a lesser. I must learn someday to stop being nice and accomodating and start showing that I can run circles around most of 'em. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 09:09 AM	#127
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Give no quarter, Shawnee. Those people don't got nuttin' on ya. The more pompous the ass, the harder a window makes lemonade slam in their face! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-03-2009, 09:14 AM	#128
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Thanks Bri. I'll be OK, just having a really bad moment. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 11:03 AM	#130
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	NO, you're not. I appreciated your response. I meant thanks. Did it sound sarcastic? Sometimes I don't know how the things I say come off. I'm just having a bad day, and a lot of recent hurts are surfacing and I feel angry, and sad. Just a phase. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 01:07 PM	#133
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That is the truth, and that is the Cellar. Thanks. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-03-2009, 01:54 PM	#134
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	My sister has this thing about having to do whatever I do. Normally, it doesn't bother me, but the latest thing... well, here's the backstory: My youngest daughter has been referred to OHSU for neurological and developmental assessment of linguistic and motor development delays. Her speech therapist suspects she may have an auditory processing disorder. My two older kids are in an academy for high-achieving students, and despite her communication issues, it looks likely that my youngest will also qualify for the academy. My sister wants her daughter to attend the academy, and recently had her tested for TAG. She didn't get into TAG so she's having a neurological assessment done. WTF??? I asked her why, and she said it's because her scores are lower "than expected". I know she scored above average on the testing, just not high enough to be identified as having special academic needs. The kid is bright, and does well in school as long as she applies herself. I don't think she needs to be in TAG. I'm getting the feeling that the "expected" scores are something my sister was expecting, not necessarily the teachers. TAG is an unfunded mandate in Oregon, anyway, and my experience with my kids being in it was that they get absolutely NO difference in curriculum. I do not see the value in trying to force a perfectly normal above-average bright child into a high-achievement bracket. I am very grateful the high-achievement school exists for kids who would otherwise not have their needs met by the regular schools, but for those kids who ARE having their needs met, what, besides the parent's ego, benefits from trying to move them from where they are already? I feel like she's treating her kid like there's something "wrong" with her just because she's "average", and that's fucked-up.

04-07-2009, 10:19 PM	#135
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Got a 79 on the trig test I studied uber hard for. Mostly because of piddly mistakes. I'm failing English because I'm lazy. I feel sick, and drained for no reason, I meant to call the doc today but fell asleep instead. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

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