8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 11

[O'BWV]

Okay so just who is the postthanks ANYWAY??? And why is the DIS sending me ghost emails

 

[tom31b]

Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday!!!

I see the boards were down for a chunk of the day which means I should be able to ketchup pretty quick!

I had my DS home today with 101 temperature.....just want we need this close to vacation ugh! Tomorrow to the Dr. with him!!

That stinks, hope he gets better quick!

The boards have been slow tonight too, so ketchup should be quick

 

[O'BWV]

OMG, you're scaring me! I am guessing I will be needing a lot of and blended cocktails to get me through the teen years. I was looking at him in the sun today and I noticed a little fuzz starting to form on his upper lip. I about burst into tears!

Speaking of , I want to thank all of you for your encouragement regarding my death defying baking adventure last night. Despite all my best efforts to burn down the house I did manage to produce a very edible cake. It may not have been the prettiest birthday cake (I tried to frost it when it was still too warm) but it was yummy if I do say so myself!

Oh Mary I don't mean to scare you at all. I actually am enjoying my kids at this age. I wouldn't have ever taken myself for a "teen" mother, but that's what I am. The teen years are just full of mood swings and drama, you know the little kid drama magnified to the Nth degree. But I love talking to my kids and hearing about their lives and their friends and the plans for the future, I find it very exciting. I guess it proves that I'm an arrested adolescent myself . Also sorry about the peach fuzz, that is upsetting, but just wait until the training bra.

 

[brack]

The boards have been slow tonight too, so ketchup should be quick

It's also because it was down so much today. I'm caught up after just a few minutes!

 

[O'BWV]

I dread the day we have this conversation about the DISDog .....

Many prayers and much

I agree whole-heartedly brack. When we put our last beloved dog Snookie to sleep I said I was done with pets. It is too heartwrenching to lose them and their lives are too short! It was five years before our kitty wandered onto our porch and into our hearts and another two years before we adopted another doggie. I really wanted my kids to be raised with pets, I believe caring for and loving pets teaches important life lessons to kids!

 

[tom31b]

Oh Mary I don't mean to scare you at all. I actually am enjoying my kids at this age. ... The teen years are just full of mood swings and drama, you know the little kid drama magnified to the Nth degree. But I love talking to my kids and hearing about their lives and their friends and the plans for the future, I find it very exciting. I guess it proves that I'm an arrested adolescent myself . Also sorry about the peach fuzz, that is upsetting, but just wait until the training bra.

Now you are scaring me, my 9yo DS is KING of the mood swings and drama and you mean to tell me it gets worse?

I guess with 2 DS, the training bra won't be an issue, but if the older one's mood swings get worse......yikes!

 

[O'BWV]

Hope he gets to feeling better soon.

That stinks, hope he gets better quick!

The boards have been slow tonight too, so ketchup should be quick

Thanks for the well wishes guys! It seems like all we do around here is bat things back and forth. I for one will be glad for the WARM weather....BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!

 

[tom31b]

I believe caring for and loving pets teaches important life lessons to kids!

AMEN!!!!

 

[lbgraves]

IEP's? AIG? DEP's? Can you translate please. Our DS was in the gifted program starting in 4th grade until he left elementary. now in Junior High they don't have anything for that except advanced math and history. Next year he can also add Advanced English. I fought for 3 years for him to be recognized as needing more of a challenge. Finally, at the end of the 3rd grade when the MEAP scores came in they were willing to believe what we knew all along.

IEPs are an Individualized Education Program for at risk kids in school. These are ones who have been identified as needing help in order to be able to pass to the next grade for whatever reason. They are used for special education students as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_Program

A DEP is a program outline for AG kids to make sure that their needs are being met. They are considered special needs kids & their rights are protected by the disability act. The NCLB legislation is suppose to make sure that those AG kids aren't left behind & stop making gains in learning just as much as the at risk kids who may not advance to the next grade.

The AIG is the gifted program in the schools here.

 

[lbgraves]

We don't have any kind of gifted program until they kids are in the 7th grade - then it's more like accelerated classes, doing 3 years of math in 2, AP becomes available in 9th. This is a big part of my problem with DS - he isn't challenged enough in school and he is BORED out of his mind, so he doesn't apply himself - thus starts a vicious circle.

I'm really hoping that we can just get through the next few years.

The GT site shows that NY is one of many states that doesn't mandate a GT program (gifted & talented) and there is no money allocated for a program. I am feeling lucky that DS has had the little bit of motivation that he has the past almost three years and that there is a path for me to get him more challenges.

 

[O'BWV]

Now you are scaring me, my 9yo DS is KING of the mood swings and drama and you mean to tell me it gets worse?

I guess with 2 DS, the training bra won't be an issue, but if the older one's mood swings get worse......yikes!

Sorry Tom......we can hope that all teens are different though! You know what surprised me was my DS's mood swings. My DD is older and a girl like me, so her mood swings just reminded me of, well, me. But when my DS hit puberty and was kinda acting all hormonal I was surprised. Things have settled down now somewhat (he's 14) and now he's taken to mumbling everything. I don't like mumbling, but prefer it to emotional outburst Emotional outburst are reserved for the MOTHER of the house

 

[lbgraves]

That's where the message "your message has been posted ...." should appear. Apparently when the boards went down the proper message got lost (maybe a made off with it)

It will probably stay that way until someone lets the moderators know.

I am sure that the webmasters & techies know what has been happening and are working to correct it.

 

[lbgraves]

Ask Angelina what here favorite animal is to make???? Do they still make the kids kiss the hearts of their animals and make a wish???

That is the best part! I still tear up thinking about DS at 3 yo being told to kiss & hug the heart so that his bear would be filled up with love for him.

 

[O'BWV]

My friend, the proud mother of three teenager daughters just emailed this to me. I am posting this is to all my friends who are currently are parents of teenage girls or will in the future be parenting teenage girls. Alot of this also applies to teenage boys too. So this is for parents of stinky teens! Enjoy!

Congratulations! You are now the proud new owner of a
teenaged daughter. Please read this manual carefully, as it
describes the maintenance of your new daughter, and answers
important questions about your warranty (which does NOT
include the right to return the product to the factory for a
full refund).

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR TEENAGER IN ERROR: To
determine whether you were supposed to receive a teenaged
girl, please examine your new daughter carefully. Does she
(a) look very similar to your original daughter, only with
more makeup and less clothing? (b) refuse to acknowledge
your existence on the planet Earth (except when requesting
money)? (c) sleep in a burrow of dirty laundry? If any of
these are true, you have received the correct item. Nice
try, though.

BREAK-IN PERIOD: When you first receive your teenaged
daughter, you will initially experience a high level of
discomfort. Gradually, this discomfort will subside, and you
will merely feel traumatized. This is the "Break-In Period,"
during which you are becoming accustomed to certain
behaviors that will cause you concern, anxiety, and stress.
Once you have adapted to these behaviors, your teenager will
start acting even worse.

ACTIVATION: To activate your teenaged daughter, simply place
her in the vicinity of a telephone. No further programming
is required.

SHUTDOWN: Several hours after activation, you may desire to
shut down your teenaged daughter. There is no way to do
this.

CLEANING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Having a teenaged daughter
means learning the difference between the words "clean" and
"neat." Teenaged daughters are very clean, because they take
frequent showers that last more than an hour. They will
scrub themselves with expensive, fragrant soaps which you
must purchase for them because like I'm sure I'm going to
use like the same kind of soap my mom and dad use. When they
have completely drained the hot-water tank, they will step
out and wrap themselves in every towel in the bathroom, which
they will subsequently strew throughout the house. If
you ask them to pick up the towels, you are confusing
"clean" with "neat." Teenagers are very busy and do not have
time to be neat. They expect others to pick up after them.
These others are called "parents."

FEEDING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Your teenaged daughter
requires regular meals, which must be purchased for her at
restaurants because she detests everything you eat because
it is like so disgusting. She does not want you to accompany
her to these restaurants, because some people might see you
and like I'm sure I want my friends to see me eating dinner
with my parents. Either order take-out food or just give her
the money, preferably both. If you order pizza, never answer
the doorbell because the delivery boy might see you and
OMG he is so hot. Yes, your daughter's idea of an
attractive man is the pizza boy.

CLOTHING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Retailers make millions of
dollars a year selling stylish and frankly sensible clothing
which will look adorable on your daughter. If you enjoy
shopping, you will love the vast selections which are
available to you. Unfortunately, your teenaged daughter
wants to dress like a lap dancer. You may be able to coerce
her into putting on a cute outfit before leaving the house,
but by the time she walks in the schoolhouse door, she will
be wearing something entirely different.

OTHER MAINTENANCE: Teenaged daughters require one of two
levels of maintenance: "High," and "Ultra High." Your
daughter is "Ultra High." This means that whatever you do
won't be enough and whatever you try won't work.

WARRANTY: This product is not without defect because she has
your genes, for heaven's sake. If you think this is not
fair, talk to your parents, who think it is hilarious. Your
teenaged daughter will remain a teenager for as long as it
takes for her to become a woman, which in her opinion has
already happened and as far as you are concerned never
really will. If you are dissatisfied with your teenaged
daughter, well, what did you expect? In any event, your
warranty does not give you your little girl back under any
circumstances, except that deep down she's actually still
there -- you just have to look for her.

 

[brack]

It was a long day at the office (and I couldn't DIS at all ). Then I made a quick trip to Frederick for a program tonight.

Lot's to do tomorrow so I think I'll call it a night.

 

[O'BWV]

Night brack!!!


I think I'll be turning in shortly too!!

 

[Diznyfan68]

My friend, the proud mother of three teenager daughters just emailed this to me. I am posting this is to all my friends who are currently are parents of teenage girls or will in the future be parenting teenage girls. Alot of this also applies to teenage boys too. So this is for parents of stinky teens! Enjoy!

Congratulations! You are now the proud new owner of a
teenaged daughter. Please read this manual carefully, as it
describes the maintenance of your new daughter, and answers
important questions about your warranty (which does NOT
include the right to return the product to the factory for a
full refund).

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR TEENAGER IN ERROR: To
determine whether you were supposed to receive a teenaged
girl, please examine your new daughter carefully. Does she
(a) look very similar to your original daughter, only with
more makeup and less clothing? (b) refuse to acknowledge
your existence on the planet Earth (except when requesting
money)? (c) sleep in a burrow of dirty laundry? If any of
these are true, you have received the correct item. Nice
try, though.

BREAK-IN PERIOD: When you first receive your teenaged
daughter, you will initially experience a high level of
discomfort. Gradually, this discomfort will subside, and you
will merely feel traumatized. This is the "Break-In Period,"
during which you are becoming accustomed to certain
behaviors that will cause you concern, anxiety, and stress.
Once you have adapted to these behaviors, your teenager will
start acting even worse.

ACTIVATION: To activate your teenaged daughter, simply place
her in the vicinity of a telephone. No further programming
is required.

SHUTDOWN: Several hours after activation, you may desire to
shut down your teenaged daughter. There is no way to do
this.

CLEANING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Having a teenaged daughter
means learning the difference between the words "clean" and
"neat." Teenaged daughters are very clean, because they take
frequent showers that last more than an hour. They will
scrub themselves with expensive, fragrant soaps which you
must purchase for them because like I'm sure I'm going to
use like the same kind of soap my mom and dad use. When they
have completely drained the hot-water tank, they will step
out and wrap themselves in every towel in the bathroom, which
they will subsequently strew throughout the house. If
you ask them to pick up the towels, you are confusing
"clean" with "neat." Teenagers are very busy and do not have
time to be neat. They expect others to pick up after them.
These others are called "parents."

FEEDING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Your teenaged daughter
requires regular meals, which must be purchased for her at
restaurants because she detests everything you eat because
it is like so disgusting. She does not want you to accompany
her to these restaurants, because some people might see you
and like I'm sure I want my friends to see me eating dinner
with my parents. Either order take-out food or just give her
the money, preferably both. If you order pizza, never answer
the doorbell because the delivery boy might see you and
OMG he is so hot. Yes, your daughter's idea of an
attractive man is the pizza boy.

CLOTHING YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER: Retailers make millions of
dollars a year selling stylish and frankly sensible clothing
which will look adorable on your daughter. If you enjoy
shopping, you will love the vast selections which are
available to you. Unfortunately, your teenaged daughter
wants to dress like a lap dancer. You may be able to coerce
her into putting on a cute outfit before leaving the house,
but by the time she walks in the schoolhouse door, she will
be wearing something entirely different.

OTHER MAINTENANCE: Teenaged daughters require one of two
levels of maintenance: "High," and "Ultra High." Your
daughter is "Ultra High." This means that whatever you do
won't be enough and whatever you try won't work.

WARRANTY: This product is not without defect because she has
your genes, for heaven's sake. If you think this is not
fair, talk to your parents, who think it is hilarious. Your
teenaged daughter will remain a teenager for as long as it
takes for her to become a woman, which in her opinion has
already happened and as far as you are concerned never
really will. If you are dissatisfied with your teenaged
daughter, well, what did you expect? In any event, your
warranty does not give you your little girl back under any
circumstances, except that deep down she's actually still
there -- you just have to look for her.

This just reminded me of myself when I was stinky teenager all those millions of years ago! One more reason to TG that I don't have a girl...

 

[The FairyGodmother]

IEPs are an Individualized Education Program for at risk kids in school. These are ones who have been identified as needing help in order to be able to pass to the next grade for whatever reason. They are used for special education students as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_Program

A DEP is a program outline for AG kids to make sure that their needs are being met. They are considered special needs kids & their rights are protected by the disability act. The NCLB legislation is suppose to make sure that those AG kids aren't left behind & stop making gains in learning just as much as the at risk kids who may not advance to the next grade.

The AIG is the gifted program in the schools here.

Thanks for clarifying this for me. We are having issues here with both kids that they test in the 90 percentile or higher but score poorly in math at school so they stand to lose the ability to take the advanced classes. I still contend that the teachers play a big role in wether they succeed or fail.
My DS just received his MEAP scores and he way exceeded the standards in Math and English and has been put in an advanced English class which is great but they won't use the same test to move keep him in his advanced Math class if he doesn't get his grade up. They don't take into consideration that maybe the teacher isn't doing that great a job in how they test or grade.

 

[Diznyfan68]

It was a long day at the office (and I couldn't DIS at all ). Then I made a quick trip to Frederick for a program tonight.

Lot's to do tomorrow so I think I'll call it a night.

Night brack!!!


I think I'll be turning in shortly too!!

Night Brack & MR...I'm also calling it a night. TG only two more days of work (and then I get to do the housework over the weekend UGH!) - but on a positive note, only one more night until Friday Night Chat !

Have a great evening and day tomorrow everyone. See ya on the flip side!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Thanks for clarifying this for me. We are having issues here with both kids that they test in the 90 percentile or higher but score poorly in math at school so they stand to lose the ability to take the advanced classes. I still contend that the teachers play a big role in wether they succeed or fail.
My DS just received his MEAP scores and he way exceeded the standards in Math and English and has been put in an advanced English class which is great but they won't use the same test to move keep him in his advanced Math class if he doesn't get his grade up. They don't take into consideration that maybe the teacher isn't doing that great a job in how they test or grade.

I totally agree - the teachers play a huge role in how a child does. If the teacher isn't engaging and making learning fun for the child, why should the child even bother, especially if they are already bored? Which is what my DS's problem is.