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[ - ] Wow. ELA and Math scores just came out -- LL's numbers are surprisingly low! what's up with that? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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You don't know what you're talking about [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:29 PM Flag
[ - ] feel like am falling out of love with my 8yo DD. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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One day at a time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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feel that way about my 4yo dd. hoping things get better [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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I have a 12 year old. I keep one of her most adorable baby pictures handy to look at in moments of, er, crisis. It helps some. I also try to avoid what I can foresee are going to be difficult moments and give in on the smaller things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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i feel that way about my 5yo. she is such a pita these days. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:24 PM Flag
[ - ] dh never went to grad school. it has always bothered me. he knows it. been married 12 yrs and it is still on my mind, bothers me. there i said it. 18 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Hmmm. Can he hold down a job and dress himself in the morning? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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I mean really, how could he? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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I learned how to put on my own socks in business school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:33 PM Flag
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Oh my god... so did I! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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You're pathetic. There, I said it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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ita, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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hope he cheats on you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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you picked him, you stayed with him, so suck it up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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What do you have Ph.D, MD and JD degrees? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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my dh has done well in his career, but i think he'd be a more confident person and social person had he gone to grad school. i understand you, op. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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NP: lol. Did you go to grad school? It doesn't necessarily make you more confident or social. Can have the opposite effect. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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Are you f*cking kidding me? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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Can he at least read and write? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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Do you think it reflects negatively on you? Because he could make more money? Because you and/or all your friends have post-grad degrees? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:18 PM Flag
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Don't worry, he's probably been bothered that you're not the compassionate down to earth woman who he thought was marrying. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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Is this real? 12 years and your complaint is that he doesn't have a graduate's degree? Anything else? Good thing he knows it bothers you, I'm sure that makes him feel great. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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why would that bother you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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Because I'm an uptight person who thinks the higher the education the more I will impress people. People with a higher education are far more superior. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:32 PM Flag
[ - ] what is your opinion on a child who does not smile, but has got into Hunter? 18 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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Your child? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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I never smiled as a child. But I got into Bronx Science, and Wellelsey, and Columbia. So I might see a younger, kindred spirit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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feel sorry for child. happiness is truly the key to life [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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How do you know the kid is unhappy? Some people aren't smiley and it doesn't necessarily mean anything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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ita [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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since when is smiling the only way to measure happiness? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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np. Seriously. My dc smiles a lot and is being treated for depression. Please don't think you can judge anything about other people's dc's emotional state just by their facial expressions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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Why would I have an opinion about any dc I knew so little about? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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ITA. The women are getting crazier on here! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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she wanted to go to Trinity? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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funny, I know 5 kids at Hunter and none of them smile! I think they are probably sad miserable little creatures whose parents don't allow them to play because they are too busy making them do puzzles, read, do math etc...so they end up smart but not happy. At the onsites, I bet they look for the non-smilers as that is probably a clue that the parents are on board with the drill and grill routine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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Are you serious? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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no [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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That's a relief. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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My dc is a super smiler and got in! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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I would say, "poor kid. he doesn't want to go to Hunter." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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Maybe she doesn't smile when you're around bec she doesn't like you? Or the child has some kind of facial nerve atrophy that prevents her from smiling? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:22 PM Flag
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np: may be, but I have never been able to focus on job hunting while employed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:35 PM Flag
[ - ] Are there other things I can order for same day delivery besides flowers? Need to send a gift. 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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What kind of event are we talking about? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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MIL's bday. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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Catering stores like Elis in NYC will deliver food baskets of any sort you want, even to the suburbs, I think (possibly with more than a day's notice though on the latter point). You could find a catering/gourmet place where she lives and have a basket sent from there. OR you could call up the salon she uses, if she uses one, and buy her a treatment or two and then she'd find out the next time she goes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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depends where. in NYC, B&N will deliver same day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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No. She's out in LI [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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call a local wine shop, choc shop or even bookstore and see if they'll deliver. i did that once with a friend who lived in paris. i called paris on the phone and they delivered wine to her apt! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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great idea. thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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wine [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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I've been doing edible arrangements. Always go over well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
[ - ] need to talk to someone about my complete lack of sexual drive. have never been a sexual person, but now it's nothing, zero. 38yo. too embarrassed to talk with my internist who i see only once a yr. and my gyn is a bit quick with his time. 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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You're not alone, fwiw [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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are you taking meds? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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no. but is there something that can help me? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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don't be shy. It's your health! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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meds can have a negative effect, I think that's why she was asking [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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You were me until I started taking antidepressants (Welbutrin.) Now I feel almost normal. I actually initiate sex on occasion! I think it's a hormone issue (esp. post kids/breastfeeding, etc. It takes a long time to recover, if ever.) Get a new ob/gyn or talk to your primary doctor - this can be treated medically. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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np: I always thought those made it disappear even more. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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SSRI's can affect libido. Wellbutrin is not an SSRI. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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thanks. good to know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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This is actually totally normal. dh is GYN and women tell him this complaint all the time, especially as they get older. Very common. Get another GYN who is more knowledgeable about this issue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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and who you feel comfortable talk about things with. What's the point of having a doctor if you don't ask them health related questions? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:48 PM Flag
[ - ] Are you an elitist? 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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yes, and I am proud and thankful to be so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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where did you go to school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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About some things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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yes. you've got to be in NY, but it's a sin in London [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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And yet the class system still exists in London, doesn't it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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a little bit. . . [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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I think living in NYC makes you one to some extent. Anyone who says, for example, I could NEVER live anywhere else definitely falls into that category. Once you've been here long enough and you like it, you start thinking that everyone else who lives elsewhere is missing out on something spectacular (when in fact those people don't care) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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Do you really think that people who say that they can't live anywhere else really is elitist? What about people who say that they can't live anywhere but their suburb? Or but their farm in Missouri? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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Yes. Not a heartless snob, but an elitist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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in theory, no. in reality, yes, and I'm ashamed of it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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Yes. And I am increasingly unapologetic about it. I do not come from an elitist background, and I can tell you that in general people from my "down-to-earth" background are far more judgmental than those that many would call elitist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:22 PM Flag
[ - ] 99th percentile is top 1%. 1 out of 100 kids get this score. While it's still rare, it's not that rare. It's not like 1 in 1000 or 1 in 10,000. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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One percent is the percentage of schizophrenia found in the general population. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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interesting. Anyway, 1% is 1 out of 100. People here assume 99th percentile should be soooo rare. Well, it's a big city with lots of people. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:38 PM Flag
[ - ] My mil has spent a few weekends at our country house when we haven't been there. She has been going in to my drawers and wearing my shirts (bottoms don't fit). I feel a bit strange about it. . . she never asked. . . but I don't want to make a big deal about it. Is there any nice way to tell her to be more considerate without offending? 15 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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just put them away next time and make it noticable so she knows it's intended this way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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they are away, she's going in to the drawers and selecting them. . . [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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why? does not she have her own stuff? why don;t you buy something for her [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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she does have her own stuff. . . i think she just doesn't feel like packing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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NP: that's not "away" to her enough, though. You have to put them in a box, seal it, and leave it in the closet [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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The thing to do is openly get her two shirts and pajamas and tell her you got them for her. You need to do it in person because I note won't work well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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Isn't that kind of passive-aggressive? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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IT totally depends upon the way it's done. It could be an honest attempt to satisfy her need, which is a really nice thing to do. It's actually not aggressive, it's kind to give gifts ... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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OP: she has her own stuff though--as i said above, i think she just doesn't feel like packing. I might try getting her some stuff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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LIke "hey, I picked up some stuff for you at the store .... I thought you would like them ..." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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Get her EXACTLY the same shirts she borrowed from your drawers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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don't invite her back [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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BINGO. Why is everybody missing the major and obvious level of boundary violation here??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:00 PM Flag
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Get two or three horrendously obscene dildos and put them in your shirt drawers. She'll stay out for sure! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:01 PM Flag
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don't forget a whip and some handcuffs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:17 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone's husband travel often? How do you cope? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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every other week. I try to tell myself that I don't have to listen to snoring or farting in bed, I get time to bond with my DC, and there's nobody to tell me that I'll "shrivel like an old prune" if I take a long late night bath. That and I have a cocktail at 5 PM [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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I used to travel a lot and it was rough on my marriage, especially because I traveled alone with other men, I began to dread telling him that I had a work trip which was at least once or twice a month. I'd try to ease his mind by telling him to call me anytime and texting him all day or to tell him to call my room at any hour, but it was rough. I wouldn't want to have him travel like that all the time alone with another woman, it would bother me. But nothing ever did happen on those trips, no affairs or crazy sex or anything like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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My mother comes to stay with me when he travels. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
[ - ] Dh's vasectomy just kicked in. No more birth control, ever! hurray! 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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Hmmmm, does that mean you'll have to have lots more spontaneous sex ? Hmmmmmm [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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This DH had a vasectomy several years ago and the sex became much more relaxed and spontaneous. Nothing in the back of our minds. No worries. No caution. No thinking. Very nice.... and highly recommended. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:49 PM Flag
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NP: Me too! Dh and I both think that his vasectomy is the best thing for our sex life! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 10:00 PM Flag
[ - ] Is Trader Joe's junk food? 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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It's a supermarket. A great one, imo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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No, it's all healthy just like Whole Foods....for example, Nabisco Oreos are really bad for you but the oreo-like 365 brand sandwich creams are completely organic and actually one of the best health foods out there [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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isn't 365 whole foods' brand? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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yes...I was just saying that TJs is all healthy, just like WF [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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hee hee [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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youo're joking, right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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as with everything, read the label... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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No but lots of processed and frozen stuff if thats what you like. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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I love Trader Joe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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I do love Trader Joe's. Great variety of unique products and much cheaper than Whole Foods. I would agree, though, that some of their products do contain processed ingredients. Does anyone subscribe to ebrandaid.com? It's this cool and really funny website and newsletter that literally gives you the names of the brands that you should buy and which you should avoid saving you hours at the grocery store. The main focus is label reading. They teach you how to do this efficiently and effectively. I love the site! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 10:17 AM Flag
[ - ] ugh. annoying, ugly, itchy rashy spots on hand. . . what could it be? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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I get that too sometimes and the only thing that works is keeping them washed and clean and slathered with lotion. I think it's some kind of contact rash [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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how long does it take to go away? doc gave me some cream but it doesn't seem to help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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A few days. 3-4 [ Reply | More
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i like the spray on benadyrl or cortisone creme, the soap and lotion makes mine worse [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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thanks. i definitely feel as if all the handwashing dries it out and makes it worse. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
[ - ] how can I help my 10mo ds get rid of a nose congestion, poor baby can't sleep... 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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anyone?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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You have the snot sucker? Try that. Also saline drops and lift the mattress at her head by sticking a pillow under the mattress where it meets the wire backing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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After her bath put vaseline all around her nose, this will keep the muscus from drying up. Also use Vicks baby rub on her chest and back. I do this everyday with my Son and it has gotten sooooo much better!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
[ - ] I think I will always feel a little bit jealous that my 99 dind't get Anderson or PS 9. I know there just aren't enough spots, but I wanted my kid in a terrific school. We all do. Seems so unfair that so many kids with the same score don't get the same amazing oportunity. 29 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Where is your dc going? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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better than getting rejected after an onsite and then having all the A moms saying your kid wasjust not a divergent thinker. here, you can blame the lottery [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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I agree. There aren't nearly enough spots for all of the qualified dcs out there. anderson needs to be at least double in size and ps9 needs to be expanding its G&T program, not decreasing it. it's the most successful program in D3. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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agree about ps9, maybe anderson too. but where to put them all. they have a gen ed in the building as well. unless they moved that, there is no space. I believe ps9 will be expanded to 2 classes again after this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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9 was there first. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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But it's not as if Anderson moved in. Anderson was a part of PS9. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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PS 9 existed long before Anderson. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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Nonetheless, it's not the same as a separate school which moves in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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This person is suggesting moving the GEN ED which is the majority of the school! Spare me. There are OTHER D3 programs. Just b/c there are brown kids doesn't make them any different - they're the same curriculum! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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You're right. I missed that point in that poster's statement. That's just nuts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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someone here suggested absorbing the small number of zoned gen ed kids into ps199, ps87 or ps84, and expanding the G&T at ps9 adn anderson. i could see that. btw, I have heard that the gen ed is not really as non-white as you make it sound. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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the gen ed at ps9 is very good. and you're right. there are a number of white families there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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My point was about the G&T programs that aren't at 9 or 166. They're not lily white and no one wants to go. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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HOW can you see that? Those three schools you listed are already well above capacity. Don't punish them to give more privileges to g&t kids. Everyone deserves a decent education, and you can't add another 4 or 5 kids per teacher to the gen eds at those schools without the kids involved suffering--totally, totally unfair. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 09:43 AM Flag
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I don't think the poster was suggesting moving the gen ed out. poster was just saying no room to expand G&T since there is a gen ed in the building. My point (I was the poster above) was if A could move out, ps9 could expand the G&T [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:30 PM Flag
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Move out to where? There are simply no more school buildings with any space, anywhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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The PS 9 catchment is very small. I don't think the majority of PS 9 is gen ed. The gen ed classes are smaller than the GT classes. Some grades have 2 GT and 1 gen ed and some grades have 2 gen eds and 1 GT. I think it's roughly equal. You could make the argument that given the huge demand for PS 9 GT and successful GTs in general, making PS 9 a GT school, or 2/3: 1/3 would make sense. The gen ed kids could go to 87 - they could rezone, even. But don't worry - this wo'nt happen. Too politically sensitive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:53 PM Flag
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87 already has SEVEN kindergartens and each one is above capacity--25 or 26 kids in each. No, you can't just send the 9 gen ed kids there. Gen ed kids shouldn't have to have even more overcrowded classrooms, and lose even more specialty rooms, just so a few more kids can squeeze into high-status popular g&t. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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the ps9 g&t started at the same time, though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:36 AM Flag
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Don't count on it. Brady hates G&T. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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it can't expand. the school cannot support more than 3 classes per grade and there seems to be a need for 2 gen ed classes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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There are plenty of other G&T programs in D3. It's just that no (white) family wants to go to them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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ITA! I toured ALL the g&ts, and many are really nice--like 145--but God forbid any of these lily-white princes & princesses sully their hands there. Instead, it's better to squeeze up those slow peons in gen ed, to make more room at the whitest, highest-status g&ts. Is this about the best education for everyone, or bragging rights and homogeniety? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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There are 6 schools with G&T programs in D3. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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But only 2 that will allow the parents recognition, status, and near-constant bragging rights. And that's what it's all about, no? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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First step should be openeing a G&T citywide school in each of the other 4 boroughs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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Or make the citywides into district schools and open more district programs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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What would that help? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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Everybody should get the chance to go out of district--even if it is a very, very slight chance. We can't all live in $$ neighborhoods. Signed, mom in a very crummy district. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:38 PM Flag
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