Plucky
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That's not happened before. The conversation went:
- Hello, Mrs XXX?
- Yes
- Hello, Mrs XXX. I was just calling to give you some information about the great deals we have on furniture at ???? company in ///// town.
- Excuse me - I'm on the government no-cold-call register. Please remove me from your database.
- If you'd like to just listen you might find that what I say could be useful....
- I'm sorry, I don't want to listen.
- [Female dog]!
- I'm sorry?
- You heard, [female dog]! (puts down the phone).
I'm torn between giggles, outrage, and trying to imagine how bad her day must have been that she would choose to endanger her job like that. I didn't catch the name of the company clearly, so I won't be pursuing it...
Laura
You are too nice. I just say No, thank you and hang up before I can hear their response. I have called companies back when I had a jerky caller.
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You could talk to her, but it sounds like she is difficult. I don't like drama. Can you just let the friendship fade away?
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I love the OPs gracious response. I used to feel more judgmental about this, but after my daughter and her friends being in their teens, I have a bit more grace. My dd would not want to be immodest, but sometimes it is hard for especially a young teen to keep up with how her body is changing and get used to it. We tried to gently guide her when she made mistakes in her dress, but they were mistakes on her part. Not every girl has parents who feel equipped to guide those conversations and not everyone agrees on what appropriate dress is. I think most girls also go through a time when they are not aware how the style they are choosing comes off on their new body. It's not easy to grow up. Thanks for giving your son a compassionate response and for emphasizing his role in respecting girls. They're all learning.
Exactly, my 12dd who plays with dolls and stuffed animals everyday has a woman's body. She wears regular jeans, shorts and t-shirts and grown men look her way. She wears no makeup and is still a little kid, but she's tall, long-legged and beautiful. She keeps her hair short and I encourage it. I feel like I would have to dress the girl in sackcloth, but I won't do that to her.
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I have always thought this and DH has always made fun of me for thinking it. It's entirely logical!
:iagree:
The poo is protective for your immune system. Consider it an aerosol immunization...administered in daily doses. :tongue_smilie: (I made myself :ack2: just there but truly, it's how I see it.)
:lol: No, actually, it might spread it around though. Right? Oh, phooey. Oh pooey.:leaving:
Yes, that sounds terribly gross, but it's probably pretty accurate. And now we don't have to feel so bad about not deep cleaning enough. It's for our health ya know. :lol:
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Apparently in the US that would sell.
Then we'd all be sick because our bodies have become dependent on our daily dose of the stuff. :D
I wonder if the surge of auto-immune diseases today is because of the over-zealous cleaning and disinfecting that goes on.
Very true. Those anti-bacterial soaps are supposed to be part of the cause for the bad bacteria out there. Bacteria learns and adapts.
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Good question. I married an Egyptian (born in US, raised in US). As we all know, Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa, so technically I married an African-American. ;) Is he black? Is there "black blood" in there somewhere? Who knows? Who cares? Our children are beautiful and smart. :D My father-in-law, who has studied genetics, calls it "hybrid vigor."
When the time comes for the girls to put down a race on a scholarship application, they will probably check off "Other" or "Caucasian" or "African-American," depending on where the dollars are. :tongue_smilie: How's that for blatant money-grubbing?
I like that: hybrid vigor. :D
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Condo.
I agree. I asked dh which house we've owned was the least expensive for maintenance if we took away cosmetic desires? He said they were all about equal. We've had a 2 5-year old houses, a house over 100 years, and now a 41 year old house. I prefer the one we have now as it was built very solidly.
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There are fewer scholarships based on ethnicity than you might think.
I look at it like this:
I have a nephew who has a black father (my older, biracial brother) and a white mother. He is very light, people do not always perceive him as black though certainly get rude with the "WHAT are you questions" because he looks way different than his siblings his mother later had with her white husband. My brother has two other kids with his wife, a woman with mostly Puerto Rican background, my niece and nephew. They get perceived as black most of the time. I would say that all three have experienced the world being viewed as non-white. I would reckon they could all apply for scholarships open to AAs. Their experiences have been shaped based on them being percieved as non-white.
Oth, my mother's mother was part NA and her dad was 1/2 Lakota. She definitely had NA features but was light skinned with red hair and green eyes. I have a white dad and look very white. My experience in the world is not shaped in the least by being percieved as non-white. I refused to take scholarships that I would have only been eligible for if I was minority or NA. It would be preposterous for me to claim a connection only to benefit me.
Sounds smart. Would you use it for anything? What about getting into a more distinguished university?
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I have friends who could qualify, but are SO white, blonde haired, blue eyed, Norwegian looking that they don't even bother. But, their grandfather was AA. Matter of fact, the maternal last name is Black.
And, their father is Cherokee, but again...
Right. I don't think I'd claim it either. But what about a person that looks white and is black but lived a less advantageous life and perhaps their parents and their races did have some impact on their opportunities?
We also have friends that are Hispanic. They are much better off than most people I know and they look as Hispanic as I do and I'm not Hispanic. They also have a Hispanic last name.
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These kids are GORGEOUS!!! wow....
Aren't they? Those little toddler pics make me want to kiss their little cheeks.
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My husband is black and I'm white. Maybe the wording of the scholarship would determine how I'd view my kids and what they are eligible for? Not sure.
OTOH, we did have a "one-drop" law. It is a law adopted by most states less than 100 years ago. Rule unconstitutional in 1967 by the US Supreme Court. More information here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/mixed/onedrop.html
http://blackhistory.com/content/63228/one-drop-rule
Interesting topic.
Can you imagine? In that case most of us are black. From what I've been told there is a black person somewhere far away in my lineage. I don't know. I'm more Irish and Native American. I am also the brown-eyed brunette in a sea of blonde blue-eyed cousins and I have 3 blondes and 2 with blue eyes. Genetics are fascinating.
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I wonder what the chances are that anyone would ask you to prove your race.
I'd guess you can pretty much claim whatever you'd like. Can you imagine the conversation?
No, but I would guess that a recipient of a scholarship reserved for blacks that showed up blonde would be questioned a little. People do try to fraud the system.
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If your mom had Black on her birth certificate and your dad did also but you come out light your still black. This is confusing besides there is not much out there as far as financial aid.
what do you think they did?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123050/Look-The-black-white-twins-turn-seven.html
I remember that story. So amazing. I didn't know about the fin. aid issues, but I do know that when it comes to acceptance rates at certain prestigious colleges it can sometimes be an asset.
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It is 1 am here. I am awake because I have a cold and I am congested and I feel yucky. Yes, it is hot and sunny and a billion degrees here every day of the year and I have a cotton-pickin' COLD!!
And I have a bunch of people coming over tomorrow for our book club.
And I have a super busy week at work as we do our yearly standardized tests this week and we have school pictures which totally jacks up the schedule and makes the teachers cranky.
And my kids have a million and two things to do this week.
So no days off to recover and I am whining to all of you because everyone in my house is asleep right now so I can't whine to them. :glare:
Ugh. I need a vacation.
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I'm sorry. Summer colds are miserable. I have a couple with them right now and I definitely sympathize. Hope you feel better soon. Get some rest today if you can. :grouphug:
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From timwise.org:only 3.5 percent of college students of color receive any scholarship even partly based on race, suggesting that such programs remain a pathetically small piece of the financial aid picture
Really? I didn't know that.
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wow lots of thinking going on. :lol:
His kids are not black but they are of mixed race I think the way that works is its the dominant portion. Like I have a great grandfather who was French but that does not mean I am french KWIM?
Up late with a kiddo so I just woke up! :lol:
So how dominant? Is it based purely on looks?
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There isn't really anything to get over. I'm not freaked out or anything. Just curious.
But is it a germ?
Most of the people who responded to the seat thread said they have the lid put down before flushing to eliminate (or minimize) the amount of microscopic poo. But it is, according to the experts, everywhere. So it can't be cleaned away, it is on everything and simply a part of life.
I guess I don't know where I was going with this. I suppose it is one of those things that is only half formed in my head. If I had a few more IQ points I'd probably have a very profound point to make. :lol:
They need to make some special ionizer or something that you can turn on like the fan to disinfect hidden germs. Can you imagine the demand?
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Okay, I was thinking about the guy my dd is hanging out with a lot now. He's very cute and sweet and since he is black I was thinking about all the great scholarships he could get. My mind is constantly focused on that anymore.
Then I was thinking that if my dd and he married how cute their kids would be. His dad is half-black and mom is white and so while he is very light skinned and caucasian looking he definitely looks black. No big deal right? But then I remembered a friend we have. He's the same race mixture and he married a blonde. He has blue-eyed, blonde kids. Are his kids considered black for scholarships? They are black but don't look like it.
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Would you please do this and then in-service the rest of us? :).
We are running into this exact same scenario and we can't seem to figure out how to communicate that ANY hint of pursuit (texting back, seeing if they want to hang out, etc) will engage most girls' hearts at this age. He doesn't see it (because he is not interested in them) and we clearly have not hit on the magic explanation for him to have an "aha" moment.
We'll just wait for you to handle it brilliantly and report back :)!
I was kind of hoping someone here would clue me in. :lol:
The thing is that when a girl comes on to a guy and is rejected they are deeply hurt. Guys are supposed to take rejection and boys are just supposed to take advantage of a situation so as not to hurt the girl. My ds is not like that, but it seems to be the reality.
I'm thinking that if you are friends with the opposite sex then maybe don't be alone with them anywhere unless you are absolutely sure there is no attraction from either side.
And Debbie, the guys being the more platonic of the friend couple is unusual it seems. Here is a video from a college campus that is very interesting.
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The Charmin Mega Roll will blow your mind! :tongue_smilie: I can't buy anything else now.
How many rolls does it equal? I usually buy Charmin Basic. I'm very frugal.
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I didn't see that one. However, the way our bathroom is set up we have our toiletries stored above the toilet.
Plus aesthetically I just like the seat and lid down.
I had a realtor that was insistent that we keep lids down for showings. Now I know why.
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Seat down, lid doesn't matter.
But why am I the ONLY person in this house capable of replacing the toilet paper when it is empty? :glare:
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I know. That's why I buy double rolls. Less to change.
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:lol: I've got bigger fish to fry! :tongue_smilie: Besides, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. :D
That's right! We've got great immune systems.
Saw the inside of my neighbor's house yesterday.
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If you'd been in my house 30 minutes ago you might have shuddered. Dishes all over, pillows & blankets scattered, shoes all over, needed vacuumed, toilets dirty, bathrooms disheveled and needing attention. We have been lazy today and it has felt awesome. Finally, I told the kids we have to get caught up. Everyone got their list and went to work. I checked some areas afterward and then they came and helped me with the extra. So much better. I threw dinner in the oven and a load in the washer.
I love a clean house so I have had to lower my expectations a lot. My home is cozy and warm. Yeah, there are some video games piled half-hazzardly on a shelf and I need to clean up my desk again. It's a constant battle and if you are able to find a good balance of not perfect but good enough it's not so bad.
One of the most interesting people I know has a house busy with people and stuff going on. She never apologizes for her home. It's not filthy, just busy. :)