The Vent and Rant Thread

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

d
.. I work part-time as the private tutor of a 11-year-old girl. Her father is okay, but her mom really should change her way of controling the kid's life. The mom's always telling me (and her daughter) that the kid HAS TO go to the best secondary school available (let me tell you, that school has the most bloody difficult entrance test ever known in human history). And if she ever fails that test, well, that will be disastrous because mommy has already told every friend of hers about her kid's intelligence, brightness, et cetera Mommy takes her kid to school every single day, and mommy will do that until the girl gets married. She isn't allowed to ride the bicycle 'cause it's too dangerous (I was to say aloud, "OMG this is fascism") She even has other plans for the poor girl's life: The girl will go to medical university. Then, she will do cosmetic surgeries (because surgeons are the richest in my country). She will also get married late because the otherwise scenario won't be good Creepy, huh?
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This is horrible and I see it happen all the time round here. Particularly in sports.

[DixieGal]

[QUOTE=maianhvk;



See, I know this is confusing. I work part-time as the private tutor of a 11-year-old girl. Her father is okay, but her mom really should change her way of controling the kid's life. The mom's always telling me (and her daughter) that the kid HAS TO go to the best secondary school available (let me tell you, that school has the most bloody difficult entrance test ever known in human history). And if she ever fails that test, well, that will be disastrous because mommy has already told every friend of hers about her kid's intelligence, brightness, et cetera Mommy takes her kid to school every single day, and mommy will do that until the girl gets married. She isn't allowed to ride the bicycle 'cause it's too dangerous (I was to say aloud, "OMG this is fascism") She even has other plans for the poor girl's life: The girl will go to medical university. Then, she will do cosmetic surgeries (because surgeons are the richest in my country). She will also get married late because the otherwise scenario won't be good Creepy, huh?

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That sounds exactly like my sister-in-law. All 4 daughters were made of sugar and glitter, to hear it told. All 4 were the smartest, prettiest, best athletes, most gifted, etc. Every moment of their lives were strictly choreographed by their mother. And supported by a school that thinks everyone gets a trophy. The last daughter was valedictorian, one of ELEVEN! In a graduating class of about 50! When it came time for them to go up and do speeches, half the chairs emptied. To me, that says that 1) the school could not say "No, you are not valedictorian, 2) the kids had a freaky 11-way tie for GPA, or 3) they cheated their way through high school.

My perfect brilliant gifted (according to their mom) nieces struggled in college. The hardest thing for them was to fit in with all of the valedictorians from all of the other podunk high schools. It was hard for them to deal with being just another student, instead of the coddled high school stars who were never really challenged. Their mother was surprised, to say the least.

I hope that does not happen to that little girl you are working with.

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

That sounds exactly like my sister-in-law. All 4 daughters were made of sugar and glitter, to hear it told. All 4 were the smartest, prettiest, best athletes, most gifted, etc. Every moment of their lives were strictly choreographed by their mother. And supported by a school that thinks everyone gets a trophy. The last daughter was valedictorian, one of ELEVEN! In a graduating class of about 50! When it came time for them to go up and do speeches, half the chairs emptied. To me, that says that 1) the school could not say "No, you are not valedictorian, 2) the kids had a freaky 11-way tie for GPA, or 3) they cheated their way through high school.

My perfect brilliant gifted (according to their mom) nieces struggled in college. The hardest thing for them was to fit in with all of the valedictorians from all of the other podunk high schools. It was hard for them to deal with being just another student, instead of the coddled high school stars who were never really challenged. Their mother was surprised, to say the least.

I hope that does not happen to that little girl you are working with.

It does make one wonder what 'Mommy Dearest' had achieved in her brilliant

career?

Cheers

[maianhvk]

When I came to the part that says 1/2 of the chairs were empty, I felt so uneasy because I was a valedictorian (yeah, hard to believe but I was, really) in the entrance test to university :| and... since I wasn't there on the day of speeches (I felt so stupid going up on the stage to say anything about my dumbness and thank for anything that was yet to come). I don't know if there were more than half of the chairs occupied

Well I'm pretty sure I didn't cheat, merely lucky I guess. I even thought that I would fail somehow.

... I hope that won't happen to the girl, too. But I recently learnt something new: your hope doesn't have to come true in reality. People will stay the way they are, that's it.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by nohmi2

It does make one wonder what 'Mommy Dearest' had achieved in her brilliant

career?

Cheers

She didn't have one. She did not work because she was a mother.

EDIT: Somehow she always managed to make me feel bad that I was in the top of my college graduating class and had an interesting well-paid job, but unable to breed.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

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... I hope that won't happen to the girl, too. But I recently learnt something new: your hope doesn't have to come true in reality. People will stay the way they are, that's it.

I know you will always stay as sweet as you are.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

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... I hope that won't happen to the girl, too. But I recently learnt something new: your hope doesn't have to come true in reality. People will stay the way they are, that's it.

Hope and reality are two different things. Hope can be good and doesn't always have to turn into reality ( dreams most of the times won't.).
Hope can give you courage, if reality doesn't come true.

[kennyc]

I hope my dreams are reality and my nightmares are fantasy.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Mortis

...Am I the only one who saw the post right after Wyn's hawking ebooks? Love spam, even better when the Mods get it before it's an eye sore Nice shot Mods

Marc took care of that one!

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by desertblues

#*+#%**dental hygienist today;I hate it, I hate it**i%#+*#

Originally Posted by beppe

I love mine, she is the tiniest possible, with a funny voice and very delicate ways. She stops whenever she feels that I am tense, and makes soothing noises. She is very pretty also. I have to resist the impulse to ... I do not know, maybe just touch her while she is doing me. I have the impression that it would not be a cool thing to do. I never did a thing like that.

I love mine, too. She volunteers at the local animal shelter and is a big fan (as am I) of The Thomas Jefferson Hour. We rarely run out of things to talk about.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

WARNING PLEASE READ - I don't usually re-post these but...if someone comes to your front door and asks you to remove your clothes and dance with your arms in the air DO NOT do this, it is a SCAM, they just want to see you naked. Please copy and forward this to your friends. "WE NEED TO CREATE AWARENESS" -- I wish I had received this yesterday, I feel so stupid now...


Stitchawl

Now there's a warning worth passing on. Thanks for the heads up, Stitchawl.

If only I had read that warning earlier.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

WARNING PLEASE READ - I don't usually re-post these but...if someone comes to your front door and asks you to remove your clothes and dance with your arms in the air DO NOT do this, it is a SCAM, they just want to see you naked. Please copy and forward this to your friends. "WE NEED TO CREATE AWARENESS" -- I wish I had received this yesterday, I feel so stupid now...


Stitchawl

WOW! Those census workers are getting strict!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Now there's a warning worth passing on. Thanks for the heads up, Stitchawl.

If only I had read that warning earlier.

Twins again!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by beppe

I love mine, she is the tiniest possible, with a funny voice and very delicate ways. She stops whenever she feels that I am tense, and makes soothing noises. She is very pretty also. I have to resist the impulse to ... I do not know, maybe just touch her while she is doing me. I have the impression that it would not be a cool thing to do. I never did a thing like that.

Originally Posted by wannabee

Originally Posted by nohmi2

What he said.

What they said

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

WARNING PLEASE READ - I don't usually re-post these but...if someone comes to your front door and asks you to remove your clothes and dance with your arms in the air DO NOT do this, it is a SCAM, they just want to see you naked. Please copy and forward this to your friends. "WE NEED TO CREATE AWARENESS" -- I wish I had received this yesterday, I feel so stupid now...


Stitchawl

Whoops ....

Originally Posted by kennyc

I hope my dreams are reality and my nightmares are fantasy.

or the reverse as appropriate

Originally Posted by kennyc

Twins again!

from the same gene pool ....

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

WARNING PLEASE READ - I don't usually re-post these but...if someone comes to your front door and asks you to remove your clothes and dance with your arms in the air DO NOT do this, it is a SCAM, they just want to see you naked. Please copy and forward this to your friends. "WE NEED TO CREATE AWARENESS" -- I wish I had received this yesterday, I feel so stupid now...


Stitchawl

You got the other group, the nice ladies that came to my house assured me that they weren't with that group and I did get a voucher for a free set of steak knives, I would have got the free TV, but I do have some standards, like I would wear a silly hat and look at books too

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Marc took care of that one!

I am glad to hear that, I really thought I was the only one that saw it and that was right after I dealt with the pink elephant in the house, not 10 minutes after the nice ladies left, why they wanted to see an old pasty white guy nekid, I'll never know, weird religion that one!