I think _I'm_ the one who has self-medicated with food. But she does say her appetite is greatly altered.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
beekaytee - Apr 04, 2009 6:28:49 pm PDT #5651 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
beekaytee - Apr 04, 2009 6:30:42 pm PDT #5652 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'm with Barb. I can't think of a rational response to an irrational statement like that. This sounds like one of those kids who grew up in the 'everybody wins all the time' ethic that leads so many people to my couch. No coping skills...or manipulation as the only viable coping skill. Not something that a single communication is going to effect.
eta: This is probably too bitchy to be useful, but the response that occurred to me after I hit post was, "That is how, as they say, the cookie crumbles."
Still think no response is the best response.
Liese S. - Apr 04, 2009 6:33:18 pm PDT #5653 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
"Thank you for your feedback on this issue. I am glad that you feel free to express your concerns to me. Study for your final. For reals."
SuziQ - Apr 04, 2009 6:35:34 pm PDT #5654 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Liese is wise. For reals.
I just finished my most hated chore. Matching socks. Normally I have a laundry basket just for socks and I grab as needed. I'm trying to clean up and was all industrious. Go me?
Liese S. - Apr 04, 2009 6:38:11 pm PDT #5655 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Go you!
We share the hated chore. I'm doing laundry right after I finished matching socks from last round of laundry. Which means, more matching socks.
I even tried to simplify the task by buying all versions of the same socks for the SO & myself. And yet? Subtle differences that I now feel obligated to pore over, making matching socks a chore of massive proportions.
Hil R. - Apr 04, 2009 6:51:13 pm PDT #5656 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This email, of course, also includes the inevitable reference to how she's working really hard and isn't used to getting grades like what she's getting.
"Thank you for your feedback on this issue. I am glad that you feel free to express your concerns to me. Study for your final. For reals."
Brilliant.
beekaytee - Apr 04, 2009 6:51:57 pm PDT #5657 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Laundry doesn't bother me at all. Floors, on the other hand, seem to be my undoing.
billytea - Apr 04, 2009 7:08:13 pm PDT #5658 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Laundry doesn't bother me at all. Floors, on the other hand, seem to be my undoing.
I just bought a Miele vacuum cleaner for the new house. Holy hell that thing has some power.
Kathy A - Apr 04, 2009 7:34:58 pm PDT #5659 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
This email, of course, also includes the inevitable reference to how she's working really hard and isn't used to getting grades like what she's getting.
Your e-mail should include something like, "College is to prepare you for Real Life. Get used to it."
Burrell - Apr 04, 2009 8:32:27 pm PDT #5660 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hil, I recommend forwarding the email to someone higher on the food chain. I just think it's a good idea with a combative student. That way they'll have the evidence they need to support you should she decide to challenge her grade later or whatever.
bonny, there's been an increase in using ADD drugs for concentration and studying on college campuses. And not just undergrads.