<p>Interesting PRJ, we have a self professed bipolar Spanish teacher, who is also quirkly and a bit odd…and a really boring Chem teacher. DD loves science, and was looking forward to Chem after some minimal experience at a summer program. I am hoping for improvement as the class moves along. Lots of first tests this week, so studying going on…</p>
<p>Thanks, PRJ, for the explanation. I’m pretty relaxed at this point and I like chocolate more than I should, so maybe I should hang out here more. I can contribute some dark chocolate almonds to this thread.</p>
<p>I love dark chocolate! Count me in!</p>
<p>Any chocolate is good chocolate…I have Trader Joe’s dark chocolate covered carmels to contribute…</p>
<p>I don’t like chocolate, but I love fudge.</p>
<p>Maybe we should go with the chocolate for sophomore year, switch to wine for junior year and then do a combo for senior year!</p>
<p>Hey can I join too? 
Have a D who is now into her second week as a sophomore.</p>
<p>Yum! I’ve got some biscotti double dipped in dark chocolate. We can wash it down with some prosecco. Enjoy!</p>
<p>What is prosecco lilmom? I love nonni’s chocolate covered turtle biscotti dipped in my coffee!</p>
<p>Prosecco is a bubbly Italian white wine. This time of day it might work well in a mimosa ;)</p>
<p>So glad this thread has returned to its roots! And seiclan, I may have to go out in search of those biscotti right NOW!</p>
<p>Welcome to the group, Starbright!</p>
<p>mimk6, my S was a jr last year and needed more than wine to get me through! </p>
<p>seiclan, I love Nonni’s Dolce Cioccolati Biscotti - I got a tub of it at Costco (its hiding in the back of my pantry.) ;)</p>
<p>Lilmom, what do you suggest? Shall we go straight to the hard stuff?</p>
<p>mimk6, lol. My S (who is a sr. this yr.) took us on a roller coaster of a ride from his sophomore year to his junior year (and his GPA along with us.)</p>
<p>My soph D couldn’t be more different - this ride will be more smooth. I know this sounds naive. I know there will be bumps along the way, but I won’t have to keep hovering over this one to makes sure she turns in homework! She’s focused and very easy to talk to.</p>
<p>So, for now, it’ll be chocolate and an occasional glass of wine for me. Of course, there will be alternate days of the hard stuff since we are still going through college apps w/S!!</p>
<p>This belongs in the lighter thread, not the other one.</p>
<p>D2’s school has a special club that helps out the school when there are special events - alumni day, tour guide for incoming sutdents… - basically a club to represent the school. You need to apply and they only select a few from each grade (it’s kind of an honor). D2 told me the application was due this past Mon. On Sun night I asked if she had done the application, if so I would like to take a look at it (I was looking for a full page writeup). She said, “Oh, I sent it out already, and here it is.” I read it - it had 3 short sentences. I said, “This is not an application. I can’t believe you didn’t put any effort into it. There is no way they are going to pick you. If you don’t get into this, you won’t be selected for ___ junior year.” Yes, I went a bit overboard. </p>
<p>Well, she just called me from school. She very calmly said to me, “I just want to let you know that I have been selected, I have to get to my class now.” I guess she told me.</p>
<p>Great story, Oldfort. A lesson for us all!</p>
<p>oldfort, remember the days of our kids’ science experiments in elementary school? As a teacher then, a colleague and I had a code for them - indie (independent), PG (parent guided), PT (parent takeover)…and now as a SAHM, I have to hold myself back from offering too much input!</p>
<p>LOL oldfort! D1 wrote an essay for a local scholarship last spring. H and I were beyond frustrated with her as she kept procrastinating. she showed us her essay at the 11th hour - in our opinion it was not her best work, but too late to rewrite. imagine our shock at the awards ceremony when she won 1st place! darn these kids ;)</p>
<p>Oldfort I had NO IDEA you were parenting my child! I could have written that! My D actually belongs to the same type of club too, but more importantly I have played out that scenario so many times. My biggest challenge as a parent is stepping back or butting out. I see over and over and over again she does so much better without me, yet I still sometimes can’t help it.</p>
<p>Reminds me of how when someone is driving and I’m a passenger, and if I feel tense about how they drive, my foot will hit the floor to put on the brake (like AS IF I have that kind of influence!).</p>
<p>I guess sometimes with our kids “less is more.”</p>
<p>I am working on the less is more concept too here. It is so hard for me to butt out and let him drive his own academic life but both our sanity (and our relationship) is at stake. I am so worried that he will drop the ball but it is time to let them do it themselves.</p>