Whaddya goin' do with these kids these days? (parenting)

by **Shore** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 23:02:58

Werthless wrote:Test is easier now. That's a fact. Maybe.

At dinner, I threatened to take it again. She said "You wouldn't dare. <pause> Oh my god I didn't mean that I know you would please don't oh my god please."

So, considering.

by **Bill McNeal** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 23:18:16

But really, what ARE we going to do with these kids these days?

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 16:30:48

Back when I was going through the whole getting into college process that begins in your junior year of HS with the PSATs, my idea was I'd take the PSAT, prepare for the SAT, take it in the spring of my Jr. year, get the score I wanted, and be done with the whole thing. Taking the test a second time was for people who had an episode of test anxiety or had some other reason they thought they could improve their scores enough that going through the whole horrible ordeal again was worth it.

I tried to explain this to my daughter. She said with exasperation, "Dad, we don't do it that way anymore." Why not? Apparently, kids today are told to take those standardized tests over and over again. I guess they're supposed to practice or something in between. But this seems like a good way to make the lives of 16 and 17 year old even more miserable than they already are.

Really, I'm just trying to help. Just starting working on the damn test, take in the spring, and get into the college of your choice.

by **pacino** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 17:21:49

four teenage girls are upstairs making lots of noise while preparing their halloween costumes

what is the etiquette for saying stfu

by **Bill McNeal** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 17:24:13

Don’t

by **pacino** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 17:30:55

but i want to

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 17:39:51

Oh, no don't. Really. Loud happy teenagers are a lot better than sullen angry ones. You don't want to be that dad.

by **pacino** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 18:00:42

I'm just venting to you fellas; i don't yell very much

they left now; time for candy

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 19:30:25

Uncle Milty wrote:These kids are picking Skittles over KitKats. I hope all you BSG parents are doing a better job than my neighbors.

Zoo with Roy tweet

by **Slowhand** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 19:32:55

Uncle Milty wrote:These kids are picking Skittles over KitKats. I hope all you BSG parents are doing a better job than my neighbors.

Hip hop culture.

by **Grotewold** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 19:48:00

This lady just rolled up asking for candy and kind of head nodded toward her baby, who was sleeping

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 20:11:53

Some asshole monsters stole 5 bags in candy while I took 15 minutes to put my son to bed. Might have to make an example out of a couple of the,m

by **Monkeyboy** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 20:19:08

Call the police. Have the police take you to their house and identify them right there. Then, as the police are placing the kids in their squad cars, stop and yell, "April Fools!!!"

wait, wrong holiday. I really thought I was on to something there.

by **Grotewold** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 20:30:40

The Dude wrote:Some asshole monsters stole 5 bags in candy while I took 15 minutes to put my son to bed

tbf — was it Take 5?

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 22:16:24

Jokes on him. It was all erasers

by **Phred** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 07:39:54

pacino wrote:four teenage girls are upstairs making lots of noise while preparing their halloween costumes

what is the etiquette for saying stfu

So many inappropriate jokes...ranging from "I generally use a sound proof room or at least a ball-gag" to "the video comes out better when they make noise".

by **MrsVox** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 09:45:40

Uncle Milty wrote:These kids are picking Skittles over KitKats. I hope all you BSG parents are doing a better job than my neighbors.

Allergies? Skittles are generally allergy-friendly, while KitKats are not (at least for peanut allergy).

by **MrsVox** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 09:45:42

Uncle Milty wrote:These kids are picking Skittles over KitKats. I hope all you BSG parents are doing a better job than my neighbors.

Allergies? Skittles are generally allergy-friendly, while KitKats are not (at least for peanut allergy).

by **jamiethekiller** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 09:53:13

skittles are better than kit kats anyway

by **Phred** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:46:30

Uncle Milty wrote:
MrsVox wrote:
Uncle Milty wrote:These kids are picking Skittles over KitKats. I hope all you BSG parents are doing a better job than my neighbors.

Allergies? Skittles are generally allergy-friendly, while KitKats are not (at least for peanut allergy).

One little girl did say she couldn't have kitkat (gluten allergy) and took skittles.

We had a kid say that, too. I just told her that it was worth the pain. We don't give out crappy candy like skittles.

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