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Old 07-17-2018, 11:29 AM   #7951
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:32 AM   #7952
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Also kind of marveling at how many tiny babies have their ears pierce. My daughter is 11 months old now (holy shit) and I would still absolutely not do it. Maybe when she's about 3..

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:52 AM   #7953
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my work story is much worse and indicative of some real problems

ryan just got bossed around by his boss
getting bossed around by bosses is pretty soul destroying though

just being honest

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:53 AM   #7954
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getting bossed around by bosses is pretty soul destroying though

just being honest
it's true

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 12:10 PM   #7955
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My pain and sadness is more painful and sad than your pain and sadness

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 12:41 PM   #7956
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The purpose of the grant proposal is to secure the grant. So they'll put a name on the front that will give the proposal the best chance of being accepted. Maybe, nobody cares who actually wrote the grant. You get a bit obsessed with your work being recognised. This is a lot like the puzzle gluing.

I guess if you feel a sense of ownership over your work, and desire positive attention and recognition for it, maybe try like pole dancing or stand up comedy or something, the feedback will be more immediate.

After making that suggestion I just went back and found that yes, the recording my friend sent me, of my first and failed attempt at stand up, is still in my email inbox. I can't listen to it tonight, because I already feel terrible about everything I've managed to not achieve with my life. But you know. It's mine and nobody can take that away from me.

Try some other stuff, maybe.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 04:09 PM   #7957
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i don't know if you've ever used a grant submission portal or submitted one yourself, but the title of the person doesn't matter, just the content. lots of smaller non-profits looking for funding don't even have an official grant writer. any foundation worth a shit doesn't look at a name to decide whether to fund. what happened to me is straight up plagiarism in the truest sense of the word.

i'm not so easily discouraged, though, and don't intend on stripping or giving up and joining a church band just yet.

in hindsight it was a learning experience of sorts in that i learned to be wary of "ambitious" white women and act accordingly. i should have asked a lot more questions and gotten some stuff in writing. next time.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 05:13 PM   #7958
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the real issue here is what kind of asshole thinks it's okay to pierce a newborn's ears?! i mean, who is even doing the piercing? it's probably some niece or nephew. very irresponsible!

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 05:27 PM   #7959
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the real issue here is what kind of asshole thinks it's okay to pierce a newborn's ears?! i mean, who is even doing the piercing? it's probably some niece or nephew. very irresponsible!
The risk of infection is probably huge on a newborn that does seem irresponsible at least.

My mom didn't pierce my ears as a child and I never wanted it until I was in 3rd grade and all the girls in my class wore earrings and would constantly ridicule me because of that.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 05:52 PM   #7960
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Only two more days until i meet up with yo soy! We're gonna have so much fun together!

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 05:57 PM   #7961
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Can't believe she offered to let us stay in her house for two weeks (!) after we had all these arguments on Phoria. She is so forgiving.

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Old 07-17-2018, 05:59 PM   #7962
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My pain and sadness is more painful and sad than your pain and sadness
Your pain is no credential here, it's just the shadow, shadow of my wound.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 06:34 PM   #7963
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Can't believe she offered to let us stay in her house for two weeks (!) after we had all these arguments on Phoria. She is so forgiving.
i could use the rent you offered, tbh.

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 06:59 PM   #7964
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Lauren, i've offered it literally four times and you kept declining, i'm not sure how to reply to this to be honest

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 07:54 PM   #7965
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Hilarity ensues

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 10:53 PM   #7966
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At my elder kid's high school (which he starts next year) it's mandatory to take one modern language and I asked him if he would continue with Mandarin (because he's started that already, both in Sydney and now here) and he surprised me by saying he actually wants to switch, to Japanese. When I asked him why, he said because he loves Japan. And when I pressed him on that, he said it was because he loves Japanese food and Pokemon.

I mean WHAT. GIMME A FUCKING BREAK. I'm like...you don't like Japanese food, you like bento and ramen. That's like someone saying they like Chinese food because they like fried rice and dumplings. He just gave this goofy laugh and was like yeah but I still love Japan. I'm like YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN ARGRGHHH

But you know...it's time for me to step back and let him make those choices for himself.

Very.....hard. To keep my mouth shut. I think it will be the biggest challenge of having teenagers. Just....keeping my mouth shut. When I want to be like YOU FUCKING IDIOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING

Because you know, that's what my parents said to me. And it really hindered my progress as an adult, I have to say. #breakingthecycle

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 10:57 PM   #7967
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He'll be enrolled in Te Reo when he starts at Porirua Middle School, won't he?

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:13 PM   #7968
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He actually mentioned Te Reo but no, sadly as a non-practicing Polynesian my home suburb is a little more potato than kumara

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:21 PM   #7969
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Lauren, i've offered it literally four times and you kept declining, i'm not sure how to reply to this to be honest

 
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Old 07-17-2018, 11:24 PM   #7970
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At my elder kid's high school (which he starts next year) it's mandatory to take one modern language and I asked him if he would continue with Mandarin (because he's started that already, both in Sydney and now here) and he surprised me by saying he actually wants to switch, to Japanese. When I asked him why, he said because he loves Japan. And when I pressed him on that, he said it was because he loves Japanese food and Pokemon.

I mean WHAT. GIMME A FUCKING BREAK. I'm like...you don't like Japanese food, you like bento and ramen. That's like someone saying they like Chinese food because they like fried rice and dumplings. He just gave this goofy laugh and was like yeah but I still love Japan. I'm like YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN ARGRGHHH

But you know...it's time for me to step back and let him make those choices for himself.

Very.....hard. To keep my mouth shut. I think it will be the biggest challenge of having teenagers. Just....keeping my mouth shut. When I want to be like YOU FUCKING IDIOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING

Because you know, that's what my parents said to me. And it really hindered my progress as an adult, I have to say. #breakingthecycle
this is funny to me because "i love Japan" as well essentially based on slightly more nuanced superficialities, so i totally get where the kid is coming from (btw it's pretty crazy to me he's starting highschool. did the void swallow up a few years?)

but frankly, here's what i wish my parents did for me when i ignorantly made bad calls in my life. instead of mentally facepalming, letting him do what he's gonna do, or grilling him, why don't you just level with him and explain that since he already has a great head start on Mandarin, and seeing that it is probably the single best language to learn as a future investment, perhaps it really is the best available option to him (or if you wanna draw blood: "you might regret not having done so later on").

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 08:49 AM   #7971
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today is the deposition of my former boss and i will attend. if they don't settle today, we go to a jury trial or arbitrator on september 9th. i really hope they settle today cause school starts september 5th.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 08:54 AM   #7972
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first world problems

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 08:57 AM   #7973
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back off bro. i'm sure ****** will send a tithe of the booty to starving children in somalia.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 08:58 AM   #7974
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no way. i went the low-income method of securing a lawyer. thanks, free legal clinic, for seeing merit in my claims.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 09:20 AM   #7975
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Hope it goes well for you.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:08 AM   #7976
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me too. anything that involves a judge freaks me out. hopefully i'll work through that one day. my fear of police has basically disappeared, and i even smile at them if we make eye contact now.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:12 AM   #7977
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and we weren't even offered japanese or mandarin as an option when i was in highschool in texas. just spanish, french, german, and asl. and i was not given the freedom to choose by my parents - it was most definitely going to be spanish because that had maybe a shred of use compared to the others. i took it at the collegiate level too, and after a total of about 5 years i can proudly have not even a simple conversation with an actual spanish speaker. i can read it fairly decently, though.

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:30 AM   #7978
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this is funny to me because "i love Japan" as well essentially based on slightly more nuanced superficialities, so i totally get where the kid is coming from (btw it's pretty crazy to me he's starting highschool. did the void swallow up a few years?)

but frankly, here's what i wish my parents did for me when i ignorantly made bad calls in my life. instead of mentally facepalming, letting him do what he's gonna do, or grilling him, why don't you just level with him and explain that since he already has a great head start on Mandarin, and seeing that it is probably the single best language to learn as a future investment, perhaps it really is the best available option to him (or if you wanna draw blood: "you might regret not having done so later on").
this was good advice, I tried talking to him about it and he agreed. Thanks tb

netpho parenting for the win

 
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:35 AM   #7979
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yay!

 
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