The Rant. The Politically Incorrect Special Edition.

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Aww....

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She loves the workshops.

I started taking the Jedi too.

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My daughter and I built a bird house, lemme see if I can find a pic.

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Woke up at 3am after barely sleeping. Fell asleep around 6 am. Awoken by hubs at 830. Fml

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Why

And what, may I ask, did you do between 3 and 6?

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Kiddos' passport photos are ready to go. Wheeee.

So, I found out that one of the old neighbor's kids has the same Kindergarten teacher that my daughter had the first time around. He also can't read and she doesn't help him with it and is suggesting to move him to 1st grade. So ridiculous.

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Kiddo couldn't read in kindergarten either. It's pretty normal to teach them up there in grade 1 when they're 5 or 6.

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I ran everybody out of my house lol

I think Niki's right. A lot of kindergarten kids can't read yet.

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It's actually not unusual for kids to be in the second grade unable to read it's developmentally appropriate.

There has just been to much push to get kids reading early. Now it's not to say those kids who want to read should not be taught but it's just as normal for those who aren't. The sad part is too many parents and teachers forget that.

It's actually not unusual for kids to be in the second grade unable to read it's developmentally appropriate.

There has just been to much push to get kids reading early. Now it's not to say those kids who want to read should not be taught but it's just as normal for those who aren't. The sad part is too many parents and teachers forget that.

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Here's the kid making a bird house with me.

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Awe so cute.

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So, last night, my sister was in from Philly.

My mother was expecting to have reunion dinner.

I was already fighting with Tiff....

I said to my mother, you can have all the reunion dinners you want with your daughter. My reunion dinner is at my house tomorrow. If they can't make it, too ###### bad. I am not changing my schedule because my BIL has to have dinner at his parents house tonight.

I didn't eat with anyone. I went out by myself.

Then, later, I told Tiff to get the out. Go stay with her sister. Go rent a room, I don't care anymore. had enough.

I told her to go eat with her sister. Why not? Tiff bought the food.....

She said a few things that almost made me think that she, like my father, is jealous of me.

She forgot that I grew up poor.

Anyway, she still thinks in the mentality of her friends. Can't see or plan past a week into the future.

I reminded her that she has a choice, and she's not helping me at all. I think Fat boy (again) reminded her how fortunate she is. I think she doesn't realize how good she has it.

And then there was her friend PC, the same one that thought she was going to buy into that restaurant? and become rich? She got into this multi-level marketing scheme, and had a great month. Tiff joining her, swearing that they're going to be rich? And PC was going to quit her job because she had a good month? remember? Well.....dead in the water, does that sum it up? But when I tried to tell Tiff that these MLMs are nothing but a scam. She wanted to kill me.

I also threw in her face that 3 years ago, everyone in Malaysia was bragging about how great the economy was. Well, how times have changed. Seems like everybody is....###### BROKE now! yeah, who saw that coming? Steve did.

6 months ago, her friends kept buying the ringgit (Malaysian currency) at 1 US- 3.75 RM. well, they lost their pants too.

You think Tiff would listen to her husband? Or her stupid dum ### friends?

I asked her, where do you see yourself 10 years from now? No answer.

5 years? no answer.

1 year? no answer.

right.....so I told her where I saw her 1, 5, 10, 20 years from now. Because I can see. I'm fortunate enough to be able to see, and plan. And I told her she's not helping. She's just pissing me the off daily.

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The problem comes when they then expect them to be able to read to do math problems and such. The other issue is that if you are the only kid in class that can't read, what does it do to your self confidence?

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The problem comes when they then expect them to be able to read to do math problems and such. The other issue is that if you are the only kid in class that can't read, what does it do to your self confidence?

You're right about that.

How big is that school?

they might not have the resources to group the kids alike.

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So, yesterday, I told everyone to go themselves, don't come, don't call, don't ###### talk to me until you learn how to respect me. I drove the point home. I said something to the tune of, if I don't see you again ever, I don't ###### care.