Most nicknames are bequeathed onto the nicknamed by others. They are not the ones who typically come up with their nicknames, nor are said nicknames natural and fitting from the word go. When I was in middle school, I bequeathed one of my best friends with the nickname «Beef.» Why she still talks to me …
Seguir leyendo ‘They all decided that my name, Ciarán, is too hard to pronounce’: Irish teenager moves to the USA, classmates try to call him ‘Connor’ as his American name against his will
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Dad and his affair-partner wife try to take his 2 kids out of school for 3 weeks to go on a healing vacation because she found out she couldn’t have children of her own: ‘He said that school isn’t more important than family.’
Children should not be brought into this world to fix adult problems. If a person is unhappy, broke, unfulfilled, and unstable, they should not have a kid to fix those problems. And yet, the unfulfilled desires of parents are a reason why so many kids are born. It is true that the addition of parental …
Seguir leyendo Dad and his affair-partner wife try to take his 2 kids out of school for 3 weeks to go on a healing vacation because she found out she couldn’t have children of her own: ‘He said that school isn’t more important than family.’
Mom shows off critical email to her daughter’s former teacher, provokes discourse on the parent-teacher relationship: ‘I know a teacher that disrespected my child hates to see me coming’
As a parent, it can be interesting to see the other side of the experiences you had as a kid. School is a prime example of this. When you were a child, there was every chance your main focus was waiting for the recess bell to ring, but as an adult with children of your …
Seguir leyendo Mom shows off critical email to her daughter’s former teacher, provokes discourse on the parent-teacher relationship: ‘I know a teacher that disrespected my child hates to see me coming’
3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’
There’s a lot of theatrics involved when receiving a gift. Most of us are genuinely incredibly grateful when somebody thinks highly enough of us to get us a present, but our reactions can get over the top. I’ve been drilled from day 1 of being alive that no matter how you feel about a gift, …
Seguir leyendo 3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’
Controlling mom insists her 18-year-old son goes to a 5-year religious boarding school instead of college, cries when he tells her she can’t control his life: ‘I’ve sacrificed everything for you, and this is how you repay me?’
There are so many parents who see their kids as extensions of themselves. They think that their kids’ lives exist to be moved around, manipulated, and planned solely by their parents because their parents gave them the gift of life. While many parents deserve gratitude for the sacrifices they’ve made for their kids, they are …
Seguir leyendo Controlling mom insists her 18-year-old son goes to a 5-year religious boarding school instead of college, cries when he tells her she can’t control his life: ‘I’ve sacrificed everything for you, and this is how you repay me?’
25+ Planner Memes for Organizational Freaks Buying Yet Another Notebook
I have a confession. Though I may appear to you now as a roll-with-the-punches, freewheeling cool cat, I was once a member of the planner community. If you don’t know what the planner community is, it’s a side of the internet where washi tape, fancy highlighters, custom stickers, and expensive, in-depth planners with places to …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Planner Memes for Organizational Freaks Buying Yet Another Notebook
Unschooling mom enrolls 7-year-old son who’s still in diapers in 1st grade, is convinced he’ll be too smart for the class: ‘She wants to email the teacher ideas because 1st grade curriculum is too simple’
It’s always kind of funny when a parent thinks that their kid is a genius. I don’t really think there’s any real harm done in thinking your kid is going to Harvard because they rolled over a month before babies typically do so. It’s something that most parents grow out of by the time their …
Seguir leyendo Unschooling mom enrolls 7-year-old son who’s still in diapers in 1st grade, is convinced he’ll be too smart for the class: ‘She wants to email the teacher ideas because 1st grade curriculum is too simple’
17-year-old releases chickens into his high school’s hallways as a prank, asks mom to use a fake alibi so he wouldn’t get in trouble: ‘The prank resulted in some significant property damage, including broken windows’
Senior pranks are often celebrated as a fun way for teenagers to release some harmless steam. They will blow up hundreds of balloons and fill the hallways with them or tie some cans and a «Just Married» sign to the cars of two infamous teachers. My high school was extremely against senior pranks of any …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old releases chickens into his high school’s hallways as a prank, asks mom to use a fake alibi so he wouldn’t get in trouble: ‘The prank resulted in some significant property damage, including broken windows’
16-year-old student refuses to go to prom with entitled classmate, classmate’s mom confronts her at school in front of everyone: ‘How dare you refuse my son?’
When you are 16, every little event feels like the most important day of your life. Going on your first date, your first kiss, prom, graduation, those are all pivotal moments for your teenage self, which means that you want all of them to be absolutely perfect. Prom is probably one of those events that …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old student refuses to go to prom with entitled classmate, classmate’s mom confronts her at school in front of everyone: ‘How dare you refuse my son?’
School principal tries to enroll 6-year-old student into a different school because her parents bought a house that they’re renovating in a different town: ‘We are still living with our in-laws and it is well withing the school boundary’
Some people will do whatever it takes to ensure their child gets a good education. When I was growing up in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, I knew so many kids who lied about their address to get into the legendary performing arts high school, Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing and Visual Arts. …
Seguir leyendo School principal tries to enroll 6-year-old student into a different school because her parents bought a house that they’re renovating in a different town: ‘We are still living with our in-laws and it is well withing the school boundary’