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Just went to the meet and greet at school. It's always so chaotic, they should really hand out mimosa's so some of the uptight parents would relax a bit!
DD wants me to take her to see the Glee movie, just waiting for them to decide on a rating.
Just went to the meet and greet at school. It's always so chaotic, they should really hand out mimosa's so some of the uptight parents would relax a bit!
DD wants me to take her to see the Glee movie, just waiting for them to decide on a rating.
TGIF!
I needed a drink after parent night last night too!
Boychild is talking about fulltime public school next year (there's a magnet he wants to go to). He's going to start his freshman year with something like eleven high school credits under his belt. He'll fill the gaps with music classes-- every single one they offer, except chorus. He's certainly not Glee material, either by dint of personality or vocal ability. On a good day, he sounds like an off-key Louis Armstrong.
An example of the waste of time for one of his classes this year - badminton. Which he's taken at least 2 times already.
Mimosas at parent night would be awesome! Something tells me the teachers would enjoy that also. Or a giant frozen margarita machine in the teacher's lounge?
Yes - DS is very happy to be done by noon this year. He is taking 5 classes. He still has a couple electives in there. Some kind of pre-engineering/tech III class - you know, where they do a variety of modules kind of self driven - building robots etc) and a graphic design class I think. Those will help him balance out the AP Physics and AP Calc class, along with the dreaded (for him) English class
Hope your day goes better rkb.....
Let me know what you hear Dew - Tebow had some good and some not so good last night. I think it was better than people expected after all the talk of the past few weeks.
Yes - DS is very happy to be done by noon this year. He is taking 5 classes. He still has a couple electives in there. Some kind of pre-engineering/tech III class - you know, where they do a variety of modules kind of self driven - building robots etc) and a graphic design class I think. Those will help him balance out the AP Physics and AP Calc class, along with the dreaded (for him) English class
lol! That is DS too. He's taking AP Lit - and the reading list looks half way decent. A good variety.
DS has to take 6 classes each semester. For some reason, I thought they were required to take Social studies for 4 years - but they aren't - so I'm not sure why he's torturing himself with AP Micro and Macro Economics - other than he was running out of electives that he wanted to bother with.....
The pre-engineering class sounds really cool. DS doesn't have anything like that. He's also doing the Physics and Calc as well. If he can get all his time releases and a better time (last class each day) he would probably get home not long after noon now that I think about it.
He's taking the ACT one more time in September. And at this point, he has his mind set on just one place to apply to.
Thanks everyone for the support. It is just a really rough time right now. It is sad when we have 2 people working and are making just enough to stay right above the poverty level line. Knowing that you are completely under-paid (I am making less than half of what this position should be paid) just makes the verbal abuse that much harder to take.
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Originally Posted by maciesmom
Num - is it possible for you to be looking elsewhere? I know when DH was in a horrible position a few years ago, he was pulling together his resume on the weekend, keeping his eyes open and quietly networking. You are in a tough position with your DH working for the same company. I don't envy you. It's also much harder when you are the main earner. Hang in there!
DH loves it here (being one of the guys is a good thing). He also never stresses over money, so he can't see how much we are hurting right now. It just doesn't register in his brain. Unfortunately, I know for a fact that if I leave, DH will be out too. He only has this job because I am here. So, I can't leave until I get DH in somewhere else, or I find a job that pays at least double what I am paid right now. I am stuck between an unmotivated husband and a bully boss. I may really have to get onto DH this weekend so that he can see how serious I am.
Sorry for making it so much about me today. I am just having one of those days.
Sorry for making it so much about me today. I am just having one of those days.
We all have those days num...don't worry about it. Hope things improve. It's doubly difficult when you feel like you're carrying the whole burden not only financially but emotionally. ((hugs))
Sorry for making it so much about me today. I am just having one of those days.
Oh, please! You are in a really tough ongoing situation - please vent whenever you need to! I am so sorry you are going through all of this - it sounds like one of those "stress from every side" type of situations.
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Maybe I should refrain from posting until my mood improves.
. Hang in there. 
