[OK I'm done with Idol first Pia now this!!]

I say that because everyone I know is MAD. Young, old and in between.

 

Yup. My 68yo aunt just posted on Facebook how mad she is. :D

[OK I'm done with Idol first Pia now this!!]

Lauren probably had one of her best nights as well.

 

Not arguing, just thinking out loud... ;)

 

Imo, Lauren had one good night - last night - and that was only because Gaga pulled her out of herself. She has a very nice voice, but just doesn't know what to do with it. I agree Haley was great, but to me Scotty (altho' cute as a bug) is a one-note Charlie. James was consistently good, whether one likes his style or not. I agree he'll go on to big things.

[how many days do you wear your jeans]

Usually three times. They don't get dirty, but they stretch out and start to fall off. I'm a little old for the saggy jeans look. :D

[Aging parents - How do you handle the aging of your parents]

.

[OK I'm done with Idol first Pia now this!!]

I just came here to post this. I'm done, too.

[s/o "Suing" the high school]

Expectations are ridiculously low. This is in one of the most affluent and prestigious school districts in the state.

 

Sounds familiar. Dd's friend, a senior at one of the top-ranked high schools in CT, had to write a paper for English class. The topic? "What's in my backpack and what it says about me." :glare: To make matters worse, dd said her paper was practically unreadable. Sad, sad, sad.

[s/o of laundry thread - How often do you make your bed?]

I straighten the sheets and pull up the comforter, but I do not put all those stupid decorative pillows on the bed. They only go on when company comes. :001_smile:

[Can You Sue a School for Malpractice?]

Am I right that the above is one ginormous sentence?

 

Yes! She could give Virginia Woolf a run for her money. ;)

[s/o "Suing" the high school]

I think that a lot of it may have to do with the kids themselves. Littles usually love school. Teens... not so much. ;)

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

No. Ask me how I know. :001_huh:

 

Yes, Total Stranger, I am so sorry to hear about that fungal infection, mental illness, body in the backseat of your car. Please. Tell me more.

 

Aubrey, you are on a roll tonight, girl! :D

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

My dh is an extrovert. In the last week he has talked to the neighbor (we're both new to the neighborhood) several times and borrowed his lawn mower. The last time he was out talking to them I was cooking and couldn't go outside (otherwise the pets would eat said food). Everytime I go outside the neighbors are not out. In fact dh was gone for a week recently and I NEVER saw the neighbors. Do extroverts just attract people to come out and talk?

 

 

 

I think they do. Your dh sounds like my dh. We have a 400 ft. driveway, so he actually hangs out by the mailbox hoping someone he knows drives, runs or walks by. He has been known to accost the mailman. I, otoh, make the kids go get the mail so I don't accidentally run into anyone. :D

[How to handle ds feeling sorry for himself?]

I'm always amazed at the harsh attitudes lobbed toward little children on this board.

 

Attention -seeking ...you're talking about a little kid, not an adult, for goodness sake.

 

 

I would tend to agree, but I've watched dd act this way since she was little. She's now 18 and still has the poor me/persecution complex. With some people, it's really more a personality trait than something they'll grow out of. Unfortunately. :tongue_smilie:

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

I have a bad habit of signing up for things and then hoping for rain or some other excuse to not go.

 

I do this, too. I once heard a comedian say that he sometimes thinks about throwing himself in front of a bus to get out of doing something he doesn't want to do. It cracked me up because it sounds like something that might momentarily cross my mind. :D

[*sigh* Who else is NOT close to finishing the school year?]

We won't finish for at least another 2 months :tongue_smilie:

 

Here, too.

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

No, you're not alone. I liken such events to running through the sprinklers on a hot day. I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to, then I close my eyes, run through and am thrilled when it's all over.

 

Exactly! And I get to say I did it. :001_smile:

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

I've had to travel for Order of the Arrow last week, after a home swim meet, chairing a Scout meeting and sitting through swim lessons for Scouts, then travel to dd's orchestra concert (and sit through a HATEFUL meeting with nasty women--we've left orchestra) and then travel to a harp lesson and 2 concerts in Boulder and then to another Boy Scout meeting (potluck--good thing I brought a main dish as I never dare to eat anything due to allergies) last night. I'm meeting-out and traveled-out and I got to stay HOME today! Dd hauled kids around (and I just made dd sit and wait for swimming) and they're all headed off to 4-H and I'm staying HOME! However, I have to haul the boys' swim team to Regionals this weekend and dash across town to Regional track during part of it. I don't like to travel and I don't like meetings and I don't like crowds, etc. I've had quite enough, thankyouverymuch!

 

Well, that makes me feel a bit better about what I have to do. :tongue_smilie:

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

The reason I do it is two-fold. One: my mom was a total hermit, no friends, no social life - never went anywhere but the grocery store. I swore I would not end up like that. Two: I don't want to set a bad example for my kids, so when I'm asked to do something, I try to say yes. I also try to be social in a healthy way (going out with friends or dh occasionally.) Like I said, I don't want them looking back and saying, "Oh, Mom. She was a crazy hermit." :D

 

The things I'm doing are a book club meeting, curriculum fair, flower sale for the ballet school my kids attend, two dance performances at which I'm volunteering, and a graduation reception shindig. Only the book club is for me (I made myself join), but even that will take out of me. Silly, I know.

[Can You Sue a School for Malpractice?]

A few weeks ago, she took the placement testing for the community college and she is being placed in pre-algebra, remedial reading (I think it's a comprehension class) and remedial writing.

 

 

 

This is no surprise to me. I've seen the number of remedial classes at our local cc outweigh the college-level courses in a subject. It's high school all over again, folks.

[Be it resolved: (80's movies)]

Sidebar:

 

S/O Duckie (Jon Cryer) did you see where Hugh Grant is being considered for a possible Charlie Sheen replacement on Two and a Half Men? :001_huh:

 

Wha...? I love Hugh Grant, but that's just weird.

[Introverts: Do you force yourself out into the world?]

I have six things I committed to over the next ten days that will take me out among large groups of people. I seriously want to dig a hole, climb in, and cover myself right now, but I'll plaster on a smile and go forth. When it's all over, I'll crash and burn like the Hindenburg. Tell me I'm not the only one who does this foolish thing. :tongue_smilie:

[would you cook and eat couscous that]

Absotively. :)

[What are your favorite clothing brands?]

JCrew

 

I guess I will be the only one so far... I love GAP.

 

These.

[I'm feeling like such a bad mom right now..am I really wrong??]

No, you're not wrong, but you also can't tell them anything. They know everything, don'tcha know? ;) I have an 18yo. I know. :grouphug:

[I'd like to make an announcement]

You made that up. ;)

[Movies that stress you out?]

Field of Dreams. Dh still teases me because it gave me nightmares.

 

I've seen that movie three times, and I still don't get it. Must be a guy thing. ;)