Say it here cause yo can't say it directly- the get it off your chest thread

[HarrietMWelsch]

I'm so angry at you I can't speak. I can't do anything much but try to figure out how to safely defuse. Mistakes are one thing; try and try again is another; but intentional deception, coupled with complacent acceptance of compliments and appreciation YOU knew to be undeserved, capped with disparaging remarks about the brains and behavior of people doing what we now know to be the EXACT SAME THING as you - that's just despicable. After the first part of the story I spent an afternoon and evening reminding myself that it was okay - you'd tried hard and if things didn't work out, we knew we could always be proud of your character. Then you told us the rest. And nobody's proud of your character now.

Worst of all is the fact that I can't see how this isn't somehow my fault. I'm your mother - isn't your character my responsibility?

[molliebatmit]

My fabulous husband won second place in a ski competition today (one he's been competing in for thirteen years, and which is very important to him even though he doesn't ski competitively anymore except for this competition)!

Second place! Silver medal! He rocks!

(The reason this gets to be in this thread is that one of the judges, who has some sort of vendetta against H going back several years, tried to say that he had lost in the quarterfinal round. But the judge got overruled by the other judges, so H came back and won second place.)

[bulletandpima]

STOP ASKING X UNIV. VS Y UNIV

This is absolutely driving me insane, Nobody can help you, you need to talk with your folks and decided whether or not the college that YOU applied to is right for you.

WHY DID YOU APPLY THERE ANYWAY?

[paying3tuitions]

Dog, if you open up another bag of garbage while we're out of the house, I'm gonna...I don't know what I'm gonna do. You'll be in BIG TROUBLE, that's for sure.

[bz2010]

Slower traffic keep right (stay in the right lane except to pass).

Thanks!

[acme]

Your oh-so-busy schedule of work, work, and more work leaves you too exhausted to do anything but complain about your stress level-- but you have a stay-at-home spouse who keeps spotless house and takes full charge of kids. Just once, ask me how I'm doing juggling work, house, and more kids than you--and really listen.

[TheGFG]

To D's teachers: How is it that conferences begin today and you still haven't graded exams or updated your classes' grades online for over a month? How are parents (and students too) supposed to know how their children are doing? So do we have to take time off work and wait in a long line to talk to you, only to be dismissed because our S or D has an A?

To D's coach: I could probably post something outrageous you've done that affects my D at least once a week. What exactly is your problem? And why does maturity and discipline irritate you? You consistently reward childnessness and manipulative emotional outbursts, and turn a blind eye to lack of discipline and obedience. D is better than your favorities because unlike them, she doesn't cheat during workouts or skip all her Sunday training assignment.

[Lafalum84]

To my kid's teacher: The marking period just ended. There are still 2 papers, 3 quizzes and a question packet that you have not graded and returned. The kids have no idea what grade to expect in your class, but more importantly how can they improve their work if they have no feedback from you on their previous work? Also, when you require them to submit a thesis statement to you for approval before writing a paper, and then you grade said paper and write "Your thesis is not arguable" or "This is not a thesis statement,".... ummm, then why did you approve the thesis before the paper was written? When you give assignments you forget to give due dates, then announce two weeks later that it's due tomorrow. Or else you forget that you assigned it altogther and never collect it.

Please, try to get organized!

(Wow, cross-posted with the GFG, who was writing about the same type of problem!)

[CountingDown]

Same gripe here. To S2's English teacher -- you've posted one grade in nine weeks??? The lack of feedback is beyond useless.

[Sequoia]

To my mechanic.
Do you really have to give me this bad news NOW, at this time when I'm freaking out about college costs, checking that finaid award site 100 times a day waiting for news that I KNOW will give me a panic attack?
Do you HAVE to tell me I might have to trash my car, that it's not just a simple spark plug thing? I wasn't planning to replace it so soon, surely it has another year of life. I CANT BUY A NEW CAR NOW!
PLEASE, when you call me back later this afternoon, tell me that the weird noises aren't due to that compression thing after all, that the major tune up did after all take care of it.

[aibarr]

Mumsiekins,

If the doctors are saying that you may have a disease that causes spontaneous arterial rupture with a median age-of-death of 48 yrs, and that this disease is autosomal dominant (meaning that you have a 50% chance of passing the genetic defect on to your offspring) and that if you have the defect, you have the disease (no carriers with this disease like some others)... And further, if pregnant women with the disease have a 25-50% mortality rate (some conflicting info out there, but they all give within that range)...

Don't you think it's a wee bit selfish to not get tested for the disease, particularly in light of the fact that my husband and I plan to have kids within the next few years, and that the cost for the test is $1400? Not to mention the fact that you're pretty sure that Brother has exhibited some characteristics of the disease... With your probable diagnosis, your insurance will almost certainly cover the test, but without a positive diagnosis on your end, Brother and I would have to pay out of pocket.

"Oh, aibarr, you shouldn't worry!" is not an acceptable response, by the by.

[mimimomx3]

I'm glad your kid got into Yale. Now shut up.

[Youdon'tsay]

Primadonna,

Hit the ball, run to first. It's that simple.

[BunsenBurner]

Gaaah! Friends, take a note: does every conversation has to start with "Has little BB decided where she is going? How is her sister's med. school application going?"

[BunsenBurner]

To the 45th District Democrats: if you keep running such totally disorganized caucuses like the one last Saturday, you will never, ever see any young voters! According to the young delegate I know really well, this caucus sucked.