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Expecting 07.03.08, 10:26 PM Flag
[ - ] Need to vent. Just moved to the suburbs, have hired our city babysitter to come be an au pair for the summer before she goes off to college. She couldn't do 7 days a week, so we worked it out for weekdays only. We pay her salary and her gas to get to/fro ($50 extra a week). Now two weeks into it, she says her mother wants her to come home on Thursday instead of Fridays. DH has Fridays off for summer hours, now we'll have no time alone like we planned. We and the kids adore her, but I'm just annoyed and wondering if it's really her mom who is saying this or if she is using that as an excuse. 30 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:15 PM Flag
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Ask her if she could work Sunday through Thursday [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:21 PM Flag
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She can't. The issue is that her mother doesn't think she will have time to get everything done that she needs to before she leaves in 2 days a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:45 PM Flag
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Can you hire a babysitter a few times on a Friday for alone time with DH? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:54 PM Flag
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I think she is nervous about going away to school, wants to spend more time with friends. Maybe her mom wants to be able to spend more time with her as well (I sure would). I think you're lucky that she agreed to come at all. That said, its too bad you can't get time alone. Maybe you should find another babysitter, as a way to ease your kids into someone new. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 04:40 AM Flag
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You are probably right. I just wish we hadn't made the agreement at all, since the hours were already a compromise (I did them to fit her requirements rather than ours). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:25 AM Flag
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It probably is mom. She wants to spend time with her dd before she goes to college. Can you blame her? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 04:46 AM Flag
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try to make it work. a good babysitter is hard to find. sounds like it is a combo of her and her mom both wanting the extra time. she has zero social life at your hosue and she is an 18 year old for goodness sakes. can't say I blame her. however, if this scheudle absoultely doens't work, you could try to find someone else....maybe she could work every other friday until 2:00 or 3:00? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:06 AM Flag
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Why did you have kids in the first place if you don't want to spend time with them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:41 AM Flag
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what a clever and insightful encapsulation of the whole issue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:45 AM Flag
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Leona? No one should be expected to work 7 days a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:43 AM Flag
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Oh, you mean like moms do? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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That's a life choice, not a job. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:17 AM Flag
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I didn't say anything about it being a "job", org. reply said "work", very different. And moms do work 7 days a week weather they are SAHM or WOHM. Or if its a SAHD, then he "works" 7 days a week too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:21 AM Flag
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oh, here we go!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:37 AM Flag
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Oh, for chrissakes. She doesn't work long hours. Do you get how an au pair works? They live with you, work about 45 hours a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:20 AM Flag
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Yes, I am keenly aware of how an au pair works. It's kind of like legalized slave labor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:23 AM Flag
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np: it's actually not at all. it's room and board plus a small stipend. get over yourself [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:25 AM Flag
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And we are paying her much more than that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:26 AM Flag
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she's blaming her mom, but she just want some down time with her friends and maybe her family before going away to school. she's 18, and while she's not working f/t with you, she's not at home with her friends either. totally understandable [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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ITA, being stuck at your house instead of being able to leave home every evening is a drag I am sure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:26 AM Flag
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I didn't force her to do this! In fact, she brought it up with DH. We live in the suburbs, but it is a beach community. It's like you are picturing me keeping her in a cage in the basement of a McMansion or something. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:29 AM Flag
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or: no, i wasnt picturing that at all. I am sure you are very nice and that she loves working for you and all, but she has 8 weeks to hang out with her friends before leaving. it's just the way 18 yo's think. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:31 AM Flag
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Sadly, that IS the case with most live-in nannies and au pairs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:32 AM Flag
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I'm sure you didn't force it and thought that it would be good for her to a have the cash - she probably thought the same - but IMHO she now wants the free time more than the money. At 18 you can't always see past yourself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:33 AM Flag
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imo - this is the risk you take when you hire an 18 yo as your primary sitter. she's a teenager, not nec. so reliable, wants to hang out with friends, and you and your family are not her priority. sorry [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:29 AM Flag
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Well, until now, she has been more reliable than any "adult" sitter we have ever had. And she's still amazingly reliable in the sense that she is wonderful with the kids and very responsible. I am merely venting because the hours no longer really work for us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:32 AM Flag
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Poor you. Maybe you'll now have to be responsible for your own children. Boo hoo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:34 AM Flag
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Yeah, I'll have to give up my bon-bons now. Eyeroll. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:36 AM Flag
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bitter crow. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:38 AM Flag
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Again, you get what you pay for. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:32 AM Flag
[ - ] Didn't Maria Montessori develop an educational philosophy for poor Italian orphans who were expected to one day become dutiful factory workers? Pure Montessori seems awfully controlling to me, for example, taking materials away from a child with an explanation that they can have them back if used 'the proper way'? I read a scenario where a child took something like the brown stairs and the pink blocks and began to fantasy role play, calling one block the mommy and one the daddy and was discouraged. It seemed to me the child was just trying to make sense out of the unknown by applying his/her own experience to it. I'm hoping for no flames. None intended by me. Just trying to understand it. I understand most American schools are not purists, so maybe that makes a difference. Only then how do you know what you are getting? TIA 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:11 PM Flag
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OMG, go to bed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:17 PM Flag
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yes Montessori mom, whatever you say [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:39 PM Flag
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I'd rather talk to the Sectin 8 mom who doesn't work! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:41 PM Flag
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what?????????????????????????????????????????????????? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:01 PM Flag
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Why shouldn't kids learn that school materials have a purpose and that there is a time and a place for fantasy play? I've had kids in Montessori programs for 8 years and they have not suffered nor are they heading for the factory. In fact, DD (now 10) had imaginary lambs she would bring to school and tie up outside each morning. (No, her name is not Mary, LOL.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:14 PM Flag
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Yes, it was developed for poor undereducated Italian orphans. As with anything - if you start at the bottom you have no where to go but up. I am so not a fan of Montessori either! Especially the "original" montessori program. These days, anyone can slap montessori in their name and it doesn't mean they practice exactly what MM intended. Some do a little, some do a lot - but the entire philosophy is counterintuitive (to me). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:01 AM Flag
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In a pure traditional Montessori program, there is a feeling that young children have difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy, and therefore fantasy should be postponed until the child is firmly grounded in reality. The tasks and activities the children do are reality oriented.Montessori said that it is a mistake for children to amuse themselves with toys, that children are not really interested in toys for long without the real intellectual interest of associating them with sizes and numbers. In Montessori, each manipulative material is focused toward a specific learning concept and has a step-by-step procedure for being used. Math counting rods, for example, are not to be transformed into castle walls. However, some would say that the very act of fantasy transformation *is* the way children begin to make sense of the world and to suppress that fantasy play in early childhood goes entirely against the nature of a child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:11 PM Flag
[ - ] Someone talk me down...walked by ps 166 today and just about cried. I know the construction is temporary, but it's so horrible looking, feeling and smelling. Three men were hanging out under the overpass in front of the front door smoking. The smoke got all trapped under the scaffold and it stunk. Seems so dingy and I can tell DS is scared.[ 24 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 07.03.08, 08:52 PM Flag
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The school is "only" 72% Black/Hispanic... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:57 PM Flag
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rude [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 12:34 AM Flag
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and wrong. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:29 AM Flag
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please go elsewhere. can't you just move to the burbs? why would you go public in the city with this attitude and so many fears. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:59 PM Flag
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agree. she seems well suited for larchmont [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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Maybe Iowa would be better for her and her wimpy little boy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:39 AM Flag
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God. I don't even care about this thread, but what is wrong with you? Seriously, what is wrong with you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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ITA. i would like to move to the burbs, mainly because the moms here are foolish, competitive ninnies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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Don't know what you're saying. It's summer and school's closed. Construction workers sometimes smoke. These things are separate. PS166 is a lovely school. Is it because it's 166 and not say, Anderson, that you're nervous. Because FYI, Anderson is located across a troubled public high school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:10 PM Flag
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not to mention some of the troublesome parents. there is a doosy in our 2nd grade class. dc is a bully as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:14 PM Flag
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Are you kidding? Did you tour? It's lovely, bright, the trees are all around. You're like the person who freaks out about a house in the middle of construction. It's always a mess during construction. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:02 AM Flag
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construction is ugly, construction workers smoke. You are scared. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:03 AM Flag
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Don't let the meanness of some of the above posters get to you. It sounds like it's not a good time to walk by with your child. Do you know how long construction is going on? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:28 AM Flag
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It happens to be one of the loveliest public school buildings in Manhattan. It has fabulous proportions (high ceilings, big windows)and was completely renovated inside about 10 years ago. You're judging a school by it's "cover" and missing all the good stuff. Which includes the fact that the G&T there is very good. I'm an older mom and know many kids who went there for G&T, to Delta for MS and are now headed to top HS's. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:47 AM Flag
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It's summertime ! Things will get better by fall ! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:52 AM Flag
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RELAX mommy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:57 AM Flag
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The G&T there has a very good reputation and, with a very involved parent body, I think it's going to be terrific next year. Construction is temporary & I heard the black netting is supposed to be off in November, though when is construction ever done on time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:24 AM Flag
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It's the summer. Chill. This is the time for grungy work to be done and lots of smoking and cursing on the job with no kids around. You should know what it's like inside the school buildings in the summer. The custodians have a blast cursing at the top of their lungs without kids around. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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ITTTTA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 09:31 AM Flag
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I know it smells like every homeless person pees there all the time [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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I DON'T BLAME OP. I WOULD BE FREAKED OUT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:53 PM Flag
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WHY????? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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Because she's also a suburban transplant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 05:56 AM Flag
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Did you go to an orientation? We liked the inside of the building, the classrooms were light, and the women we met from the PTA (which raised $300k last year) seemed great. We are not zoned for 166 but are sending DS there in K for the G&T. We think it will be good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 10:39 AM Flag
[ - ] Which jodi picoult book should I take on vacation with me? Vanishing acts, the tenth circle or keepign faith? TIA. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 07.03.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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why not all?! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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Trying to pack light. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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My Sisters Keeper is my favorite followed by Vanishing Acts and Plain Truth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:15 AM Flag
[ - ] Spence has not updated it's college placement posting on its website since 2006!! Their placement in 2007 and 2008 was very embarassing, that's why 71 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 07.03.08, 08:40 PM Flag
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It's tough to get these girls in when there are so many smart girls in the burbs with scores just as high, international travel experiences, well-rounded etc. How do you differentiate a girl at Scarsdale HS from one at Spence? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:41 PM Flag
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p.s. I interview for my Ivy alma mater and recommended a wonderful Spence girl who didn't even get waitlisted [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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by their education, thats how. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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np: not so different my friend. some of those top-notch publics and charters really give nyc tt's a run for their money. plus the kids are slightly less superficial and coddled - like a breath of fresh air [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:18 PM Flag
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But Spence graduates know how to spell and the difference between contractions and personal pronouns. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:14 PM Flag
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There you go! These ridiculous posts are boring, signed Chapin girl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:16 AM Flag
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What are you talking about? I don't see numbers for ANY years on their site. Where are you seeing this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:07 PM Flag
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Look at their FAQ section. The last Q is about "college placement". They have 2002-2006. They stopped updating the info. 2 years ago [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:19 AM Flag
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Stop. This is absurd. It is a fabulous school. We loved and it and would have loved to send dd there. We liked it better than Brearley and BTW, she was rejected at Spence, but not at Brearley. All you people with an axe to grind. It is a fabulous school as are most of the NY privates schools, even the non-TTs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:29 AM Flag
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Sounds like you have an axe to grind with Brearley. FWIW, when people use 'and she was rejected at Brearley' as a parting word in defense of their great school it only highlights that everyone views brearley as the gold standard. You defeat the purpose of what you are trying to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:17 AM Flag
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You did not read very well. She was rejected at Spence, not at Brearley. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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np: you know what she meant and she is right. To claim that a DC was accepted at Brearley but not at another of the 'TT" girls schools it makes you all look desperate and DOES highlight that Brearley is considered the gold standard. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:29 AM Flag
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Oh please, many many people prefer other schools over B. That is just ridiculous to say, "the gold standard." It is a great school, but not everyone's FC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:31 AM Flag
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I never said anything about choice or fit, I as talking about academic reputation. When moms like you say stupid things like 'and she was accepted t B but rejected at Spence' it makes you look pathetic, defensive, and as if you have an axe to grind against Brearleys stellar academic reputation. you would be better off not mentioning it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:49 AM Flag
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np; omg, OR is the ONLY sane B mom I've seen on UB. You really do contribute to the crazy B mom reputation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:51 AM Flag
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Excuse me? What are you talking about, I am not saying B is the end all be all! I am saying people who are dying to prove it is not that good would be better off not saying such silly things like OR above. Why mention whether or not a dc was rejected at a certain school and accepted at B, why not just say Spence is rerat or Chapin is great - they are and using Brearley as a comparison ruins their point and lessens people belief that S or C is really better if people feel the need to compare all the time [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:53 AM Flag
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It's because CRAZY B moms come here and always say stupid things like nobody believes parents prefer S or C over B. They come here in hordes and scream their heads off. This is the only B mom post with a diff view. It's not about which is better. It's about crazy B moms. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:00 AM Flag
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I think you sound a but off to be honest, nowhere was there a B mom here screaming that B was so great. I know a lot of B moms in fact who don't even talk about schools [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:01 AM Flag
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I'm sure there are sane B moms but they don't post on UB. Those who do post, however, except for OR, sound like they drank the kool aid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:03 AM Flag
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np. Sane B mom here, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Maybe I should sign all my posts from now on? ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:13 AM Flag
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:) Maybe you should. The others are scaring me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:17 AM Flag
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Don't bother yourself, if you haven't noticed yet, even measured responses from B graduates or mothers is met with intense hatred. Many of the women here will do anything to find something about your post, even if it is sane, to point fingers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:18 AM Flag
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Untrue. Maybe just your posts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:28 AM Flag
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Says crazy B hating reject mom. Move on... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:33 AM Flag
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1. B is a great school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:34 PM Flag
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2. B moms treat it like the second coming. a bit too precious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:35 PM Flag
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nnp. OR sounds like a sane B mom to you because she wishes her dd were going to Spence instead? lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:58 AM Flag
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Yeah I didn't really get that point either, very strange [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:58 AM Flag
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Um...it is pretty clear that the OR was rejected at Brearley and is lying about the entire episode [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:59 AM Flag
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wow, see? Like this could not happen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:05 AM Flag
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Oh for gos'd sake, the only person here who sounds insane with an axe to grind is you, get off of this topic and move on with your life. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:08 AM Flag
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I rest my case. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:13 AM Flag
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that you are indeed insane? yes, we all see it. good luck at whatever school your dc did get into [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:19 AM Flag
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LOL, dc is at a TT, thank you very much. Not everyone wants Brearley, you know? Shocking, I know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:32 PM Flag
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np ITA. And, fwiw, Spence wants the higest erbs of all the ss schools, so, yeah, a kid could get into B and be dinged at S based on that fact alone. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:47 PM Flag
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Ultimately, it's not up to the school, but the individual student when it comes to college "placement". Really ... do you all still wipe your kids' asses, too? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 05:45 AM Flag
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Just looked at this on the Spence website. How is placement "embarrassing?" These are all great schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:13 AM Flag
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They did NOT post 2007 and 2008 because it was embarassing. They post 2002-06 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:17 AM Flag
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You don't know what you are talking about! Because it was embarassing? Did the head of school come over for coffee and tell you that? God people get a grip [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:18 AM Flag
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Almost no private posts any given year, they all post 5 year rolling placements to hide the inevitable 'bad years'. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:18 AM Flag
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Riverdale, Collegiate, Horace Mann and St. Ann's post individual years [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:19 AM Flag
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They post individual years in the their bulletins, the list is easily accessed by non alum you know, I have seen 2007 for C S and Brearley [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:21 AM Flag
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Yes, which are always better than any other 2nd or 3rd tier or selective public. The TT do 5 years as as method to mask bas years among the TT and compete against each other [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:20 AM Flag
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np. It seems to me that listing in 5 year chunks would decrease rather than promote competition. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:27 AM Flag
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No because it becomes more difficult to actually measure the consistency of those good results. All of these schools have very impressive results but the success of certain years scatter. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:30 AM Flag
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Yes, which is why if it were possible to compare all these schools' results on a year-by-year basis, it wold be even worse. Every time one school had an off year or an especially good year, people would be trying to use that as "proof" of the school's supposed inferiority or superiority. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:35 AM Flag
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^ would [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:37 AM Flag
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Which is why they stopped printing annual reports of admissions in the 90s [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:49 AM Flag
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Sorry to be dim, but then how can you disagree with my point that the 5 year lists decrease competition? It sounds like the schools think so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:53 AM Flag
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I am not disagreeing, I said above that publishing a 5 year list makes it more difficult for newcomers to the private schools in NYC to compare year to year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:54 AM Flag
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^^ oh I see the confusion here, yes, in order to compete with each other - in order for each school to better mask bad single years and make it difficult for newcomers to compare year to year and levels of consistency they all publish 5 year lists. I think we are saying the same thing. I am saying they want to mask the bad in order to compete against each other better and you are saying that you feel that makes competition less but we are saying the same thing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:56 AM Flag
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I see what you're saying now. I think you're right that we're actually in agreement. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:03 AM Flag
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This has a lot more to do with the national applicant pool, its size and college' policies than the schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 01:37 PM Flag
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college exmissions is not about any one good or bad year. it is about consistency. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 12:51 PM Flag
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np. It's a big stretch to believe their exmissions were SO terrible they were too embarrassed to post them. I must agree with the OR 2 up from this one; you come across like someone with an axe to grind. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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^ Signed, Sane B Mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:15 AM Flag
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Look out...here it comes :-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:21 AM Flag
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General Topics 07.04.08, 07:32 AM Flag
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Moron. Go to their website and you will see the recent senior placement for 2008. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.09, 12:39 PM Flag
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LOL . I know; it's right there. [ Reply | More
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Well, 2008 was a difficult year for everyone I think (most competitive ever?) what with the boom still in full throttle and the Ivies offering a full-ride to anyone admitted with less than 60K household income.... [ Reply | More
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Actually, Spence 2008 had great placement, as usual. take a look per above. [ Reply | More
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That placement struck me as what people here would describe as 2nd Tier which is why I commented. Lot's of safety schools and a smaller than typical percentage of ivies. [ Reply | More
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2008 placements were relatively weaker across the board. Unprecedent number of applicants. This trend will continue for a good while. Placement in you called 2nd tier would be more akin to 3rd tier etc. in a year like 2008. The fact is that all the top universities really go after stellar public school kids these days. [ Reply | More
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Agreed - that was my point. 2T is the new TT!!! [ Reply | More
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incorrect. TT is new new 2nd tier. 2nd tier is the new third tier etc. [ Reply | More
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I stand corrected... if only I'd gone to a TT! [ Reply | More
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Lots doesn't have an apostrophe, dummy. [ Reply | More
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I stand corrected... if only I'd gone to a 2T! [ Reply | More
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I was willing to wear a bathing suit at 6 mos. My weight was back in about 9 mos. But my hips were forever wider. [ Reply | More
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6 months and running a marathon next year. took hard work, no eating between meals rule [ Reply | More
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12 weeks with #1 and #2. Just getting there with #3 and I'm 2 years pp. [ Reply | More
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Not as slow and more people, so more responses to discussions [ Reply | More
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what is that one -- i don't know it. [ Reply | More
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Depending on the time of day - either this one is faster or that one. Both are pretty slow. The conversations over there are often more inane and the format is headache inducing. [ Reply | More
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[ - ] What is the name of the online site of designer stuff at discount prices? It is not blue fly or Smart Bargains, I drew a blank on the name. I am looking for nice shoes for dd. Not zappos or piperlime either. TIA 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Overstock [ Reply | More
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nop... it has a 6 in it. I have gotten shoes for her there. It is not DG or Dior stuff, but umi ecco and things like that. [ Reply | More
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Based on living here for 18 years, I'd say roughly 9:15 [ Reply | More
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thanks. i've been here for 10 years, but am always out of town on the 4th of july. : ) [ Reply | More
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any idea about the fireworks over the hudson? [ Reply | More
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Camp (I'm a teacher and work at a day camp in the summertime) [ Reply | More
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on a coach in my home - I was ready to put a final offer on my great apt (rental to buy) and he said, no, don't buy it [ Reply | More
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On the phone, when we were fighting. I blew the surprise of his planned proposal! [ Reply | More
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it was the most romantic and sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me - we grew up together and used to go out every night in the summer catching fireflies in old skippy jars and such, he took me to the park one night to go for a walk which was nthing out of the norm and there were fireflies out so we started catching them like when we were kids and then he came over to me with his hands together and said you have to see this one babe and he got down on one knee and i still didnt think anything of it, then he opened his hands and there was my ring and he said the most heartfelt words and i ended up blubbering like an idiot then i jumped onto him and gave him a hug and of course said yes!! [ Reply | More
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a perfect proposal for a movie script. [ Reply | More
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i am preparing for the comments but - on the screen at a knicks game [ Reply | More
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Great Lawn in Central Park (b/c that's where we used to go on the weekend to lay out). He was being weird (b/c he was nervous) and I thought to myself: "What is his problem?" [ Reply | More
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we were in disneyworld and he bought me a big mickey balloon and the ring was tied to it - afterwards i yelled at him for risking the ring blowing away! [ Reply | More
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he and i were both unable to get off work on thanksgiving and missed seeing our families - little did i know, he actually had the day off and spent it making me dinner. he brought out the pumpkin pie (my favorite) and the ring was on top [ Reply | More
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he slipped the ring on my finger when i was sleeping then he snuck out early to make a huge romantic breakfast and dressed himself up and waited until i woke up and came down to question it - funny thing though is that i didnt notice the ring for awhile then i did and SCREAMED and ran down the stairs [ Reply | More
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at a college football game [ Reply | More
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through my MIL [ Reply | More
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do you live in NYC? [ Reply | More
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yes i do [ Reply | More
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single parents friendship group - I thought he had the sexiest smile and knees (of all things!) [ Reply | More
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website? im a single mom in nyc, 30 yrs old and would like to join [ Reply | More
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he lived next door to me since the day i was born [ Reply | More
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That is very sweet. I'm pleased to hear this does actually happen. [ Reply | More
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well let me tell you, i thought it never would! took almost 22 years before we dated, and once we did we hit the ground running! we were engaged soon after i turned 24 [ Reply | More
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Camp (we were counselors together) [ Reply | More
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i subletted from him [ Reply | More
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suitemates in college [ Reply | More
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speed dating in college [ Reply | More
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at coney island [ Reply | More
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i was is advanced calculus tutor in high school [ Reply | More
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College party [ Reply | More
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my boss brought him in so I could "meet my husband" [ Reply | More
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in disneyworld waiting on long line for the tower of terror [ Reply | More
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I bet you get lots of digs about the 'tower of terror'. [ Reply | More
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blind date. set up by friends of friends that i met at a dinner party. [ Reply | More
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Queen Elizabeths; Golden Centenary celebration in NYC [ Reply | More
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Worked at the same beach club (where the Flamingo Kid was filmed as an aside) in high school....stayed friends until after college [ Reply | More
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