Yeah, I agree - is the letter bratty? Yep. But you know, teenagers are kind of drama prone and bratty.
Some sort of punishment is necessary but I'm not sure the punishment fit the crime. Take away her facebook page before anything else and buy her a journal.
I don't mind the opportunity to work from home occasionally - there's no way I could work at an office that didn't allow it. During winter sick season with my child, I have to do it from time to time or I'd use all of my paid time off.
But day-to-day working from home would drive me batty. I kind of need someone around to make sure I'm on task. And I really really need to be around other adults and some socialization or I lose my mind.
I would give up a lot for part-time work though. That's my dream. If I could work 4 or 3 days a week at my same job I'd happily give up benefits (I'd have to) just so I feel like my work/life balance is a bit more balanced.
Honestly I think it's because she's in that "Normal" range. Mindy Kaling talked about it in her book but she said that she felt like she either had to stop eating to be super super skinny - or add another 30 pounds to be "the funny fat girl" - Adele is also at that normal healthy in-between stage where she's not a size 0 but she's not "fat" either - It's like they look at her and they can't figure out how to categorize her and it bothers them. See also Jennifer Hudson who appears to have just gone the super skinny route to shut everyone up.
I agree that "Congrats on your face" is a thing of brilliance. I will use this whenever I can.
I love my slow cooker. I make the meals the night before and set the pot in the fridge overnight so I can just set it into the cooker and turn it on in the morning. I also don't like messing with raw meat in the morning.
Also, if you have a hand-me-down one and you use it a lot - upgrade and get yourself one with a timer. I got one for like $80? I think I even got it at BB&B with a coupon so it was cheaper than that. The timer helps because if it cooks at 8 hours on low and I'm at work for 9 hours, it clicks off cook and goes to "warm" after 8 hours so the food doesn't burn.
I have only one child and if an ex-boyfriend showed up at my door to give me some attention, I would politely ask him to baby-sit for 20 minutes so I could go to the bathroom without a baby audience. Sex would not be on my suggested list of activities.
Yes! I just double-posted elsewhere on this thread. Someone in administration or HR had to be in on this too.
It makes me think it was bigger than just the teachers - like someone in administration or HR or something had a little network of freaks that they got hired for this purpose.
I think they think a gay couple plus a mixed race/age marriage and parent/child = modern.
I agree. I breastfed my son and I admit I get annoyed when I hear stories of someone kicked out of a business for nursing a baby - but facebook? Photos? Who gives a shit, really? If a Dunkin Donuts boots you for attempting to feed your baby, I can get annoyed because someone is trying to make it more difficult for someone else to feed their baby. But not allowing a photo on facebook isn't making a baby go hungry or anything. It's just . . . who cares?
Ah, yeah, you're right - I meant that he won't be her husband even though she refuses to get a divorce. They'll never live as a married couple even if she refuses the divorce.
My guess is that Mr. Bates told her that he's done with her and he will never marry her and she gets no more money - and knowing that she was at the end of her rope, she killed herself with the full intention of having it seem like he murdered her so she could get one last dig in from beyond the grave. It's just soap-opera-ish enough to be real.
There's no way this is for her job. At that level when you leave or are being pushed out, they have a search committee and professional recruiters seeking applicants about a month before a job is officially posted.
I have such a soft spot for poor Lady Edith, I really do. I don't know why. Spreading the Turkish news was terrible - there's no argument there. But she just seems like such a kicked dog so often. And I really do feel like she truly did love Patrick and then to have Mary be like "Bleh, I hope I don't have to wear black and MOURN him." is way harsh. I need to have a Team Edith shirt made up somewhere.
I agree. My sister is like this. I mean, granted, she's not a COO but she's a nurse and found a job right after graduation and has worked steadily at the same hospital ever since. She was always very gifted in science classes and when she talks about others her age who don't own their own house or have the money to take vacations she's all "They need to work harder! I worked hard to get where I am - they could have this too if they weren't so damn lazy." forgetting that she was fortunate to be born into a family that could afford private schools, fortunate enough to be able to have them help her while she was in college and fortunate enough to enter a career where there were more openings than applicants. Her job has always given her health coverage. She's never had children so she hasn't had to juggle that with her career. And she was married right out of college so she's been duel-income, no kids since 23. She refuses to acknowledge that there was any luck involved in her success.
If either she or her husband suffered a health issue or a lay-off or even a tornado or something, she'd be amazed by how much hard work doesn't really matter in the long run when shit hits the fan.
If a dog is a male chauvinist pig . . . will he oink or bark?
Wait! It looks like it was done! twitter.com/jessie_spaniel
I now love the internets again. And I give air kisses to whoever started it.
Oddly enough I just checked and JessieSpaniel is taken. And hasn't been used since 2009. *shaking my fist at the internets*
OK, someone needs to start a twitter account for "Jessie Spaniel" - a feminist cocker spaniel who calls this dog out on his shit.
That's a good idea - I am going to register overourheads.com - we'll have a little tab where I sell my cookies and croissants.
