Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I used to have bleach blond hair in college.

I couldn't do it now, tho. Eminem completely ruined that for everyone. Bastard.

Originally Posted by memyselfi

perhaps you should be directing that frustration towards assembly line school systems that teach all children in the same fashion and at the same rate when we clearly know that not all children learn in the same fashion and at the same rate.

Originally Posted by frazod

I was wondering why you held your pinky out when you drank your beer..... :evil:

Originally Posted by KCWolfman

I was wondering why you two were in the bathroom for so long at the bar.

Originally Posted by frazod

It was a mistake - he followed me in there thinking it was you. :)

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

That's for stabilization. Like how the T-Rex kept his tail aloft.

Originally Posted by stevieray

True story. My then nine year old daught er is on the playground with a classmate, one who she has spent the night with numerous times, vice versa, etc....girl pulld my daighters hair...my daughter pulls back, teacher sees her...takes her to the principals office, where we get called in and are TOLD that my daugher might need therapy. over ONE incident.

Ever since violence was brought in and ACCEPTED in school, they are starting to treat children like they are criminals waiting to happen....Standards will eventually be so high, we won't have kids, we'll have desensitized robots.

Parents?, that means 6 out of 10 times it's PARENT....something else that is just accepted....oh well, just another broken family.

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I had therapy when I was a kid.

Course, Dad just called it beating my ass.

I remember the first time I heard Denis Leary describe real therapy as "crying and mowing the lawn at the same time" thinking, "Man, that sounds kinda familiar."

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I had therapy when I was a kid.

Course, Dad just called it beating my ass.

I remember the first time I heard Denis Leary describe real therapy as "crying and mowing the lawn at the same time" thinking, "Man, that sounds kinda familiar."

Originally Posted by frazod

I hope you told the dumbfuck principal that he/she might need therapy. :shake:

Originally Posted by memyselfi

perhaps you should be directing that frustration towards assembly line school systems that teach all children in the same fashion and at the same rate when we clearly know that not all children learn in the same fashion and at the same rate.

Originally Posted by frazod

I hope you told the dumbfuck principal that he/she might need therapy. :shake:

Originally Posted by KCWolfman

I have no doubt that Steve corrected the issue promptly.

My son is a tall drink of water (yeah, he doesn't have my height genes). I was called to school due to him getting in a fight. I had to speak with the principal before I saw my son. She said that he attacked two kids and he would be suspended for three days. She also suggested counselling.

I told her that was unacceptable based upon the data she gathered. I asked for a conference with the three boys, the other parents, and the principal. She declined. I asked the punishment of the other boys. She stated it wasn't necessary for me to have that information.

I got my son, spoke to him, got his side, and contacted the Superintendent of the school system. The Supe scheduled a hearing the next day with all three boys, 5 witnesses, parents of all the kids, and the principal. We came to find out that the two boys my son "attacked" were the only ones with different stories.

The other 6 (including mine) said the boys took my sons clothes and got them wet. He called them some names and started getting dressed. They started running by him and smacking the back of his head. He finally got tired of it. He shoved one into a locker and punched the other.

Since the boys were smaller, the teacher assumed he was being a bully. The Superintendent to his findings and the recording to the school board......

I still have the written apology from the Principal.

My kids (girls included) will not be sissified by any governmental system. I am proud of my boy for not only attempting to ignore the punks, but also for putting them down when it was necessary.