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Submitted by Drac0 on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:17am

So many things to talk about, but I suppose it is best to talk about what happened Sunday. Sunday, we decided to put up the tree and the Christmas decorations.

I used to take great pleasure in doing it, but I just don’t like doing the tree anymore. Why? Because DW has this tradition/obsession of decorating the tree with ornaments with SS’s name/picture on it. She gets a new one every year.

That didn't take long...

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Submitted by Drac0 on Fri, 11/29/2013 - 2:11pm

Good afternoon Drac0

I will be attaching a quiz to SS's agenda.

He came to class late, which means I had to give him detention. I gave the class a quiz and SS refused to do it again. I am starting to see a pattern. Whenever SS is addressed for poor behavior and consequences are given, he refuses to do any assigned work (including tests and quizzes).

Regards,

SS's Math teacher.

First semester report is in

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Submitted by Drac0 on Wed, 11/20/2013 - 9:14am

I really don't get this kid sometimes.

In three subjects he scored over 80%. That is a first. DW and I are happy about that.

In art class, he got 41%.

WTF?

It's. Friggin'. ART!

I thought art was fun? At least it was fun for me back in my day. I remember making face masks out of papier maché and stuff. So how hard can it be?

Overall, SS is averaging around 68%, which is an improvement from last year, not much of an improvement, but still an improvement. DW and I really don't see why SS shouldn't be scoring 80% across the board.

I forgot my bus pass at my Dad's. No biggie, money grows on Mom's outstreched arms.

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Submitted by Drac0 on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 9:17am

I didn’t see this one coming.

I may have questioned DW’s parenting skills over the years but this time, DW got me beat!

SS takes public transport to get to school. Actually it’s semi-public. The buses run on the regular public transport corridors but are reserved for students only. This is not a free service. It costs about $50 a month. Normally, DW just pays $200 to cover it for 4 months. SS has a student bus pass which he can also use on the regular busses. SS has grown accustomed to using it and rarely asks us for lifts anymore.

Barn door is locked but the horse is gone!

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Submitted by Drac0 on Fri, 11/08/2013 - 8:42am

Trying to discipline a teen after years of entitlement and coddling is like having an irresistible force meet an immovable object. Or – as Amber succinctly put it – “It’s like trying to lock the barn door AFTER the horse has been let out”.

Yesterday, SS called DW and asked if he can “hang out” with his buddies after school. DW said no. SS whined. DW caved.

How much crying is normal for a teen?

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Submitted by Drac0 on Wed, 11/06/2013 - 8:50am

Ladies, help me out here. When you were a teen, and were somewhat interested in a boy in your class. Would you give him the time of day if he cried regularly?

I’m trying to get SS to come to grips with the reality of his age. He’s 13 years old! I mean, it is okay to cry if something truly tragic and upsetting happens,…But unless something tragic befalls this teenage boy once a week, every week, I seriously don’t think this is normal.

Halloween Woes

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Submitted by Drac0 on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 8:16am

Halloween is around the corner. We already got BS4 and BD2 some outfits that they are anxious to wear. SS is at that age where some might consider him too old to go trick-or-treating. He went last year with a friend. This year we asked him what he wanted to do and he just replied “I dunno”. So we went with BS4 and BD2 last week to get costumes without SS. We told SS to make up his mind and to make up his mind soon because costumes quickly become in short supply in the final week before Halloween. Also, neither DW nor myself are available at all next week to take him costume shopping.

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