Quashing rumors - the low down - It's Saturday Night - It's Long Beach - And I NEED a Drink

MsMorrisine

I'm leaving my unspecified location in cold CT for Long Beach tonight

I will be at Long Beach on Saturday.

I have undisclosed reasons to drink heavily. (But I won't)



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Here's the amazing run of bad luck I'm on


Guilt trip the teen for forgetting common kid duties
Kid complains to frien about my demanding and unreasonableness and the heavy stress he's under
The friend gets child protective services involved

As the worker is investigating I am reminded repeatedly it's not about me it's about the kid


Great

Can you get him to close the browser windows for news and sports and use it for school work? (He's lied often and in the past been up at 1 am or 2 am playing games)


So, I'm not in any massive trouble

The kid is staying with us

But they are going to keep an eye on him for at least 45 days!



I has sad.


This is not a drill. Do not adjust your sets

It is the true life story of a fat, balding man... It needs no embellishment.

Because it's an open investigation, that's all I can give out

ricko

I will not be there.... however, I will hoist a tankard or two for you.... hope all is well... Cheers, RickO

TWQG

Beechwood BBQ and Brewing.

coinsarefun

Hmmmmm, trouble is a brewing

I live about 15 minutes from the show

Justacommeman

If you make it somewhere closer to Studio City I'll buy

mark

MsMorrisine

Thanks for the offer Justacommeman, I hope to find a group close to the show. although I'm not against wandering about, even to studio city, with a group.

and trouble has been brewed, and I am soaking in it as I type.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>Hmmmmm, trouble is a brewing

I live about 15 minutes from the show >>




I'll be at the show saturday.


we could meet there.

I'm not sure when I'll be out of the show. I'd figure until the end just in case, but there is a chance it's earlier.

my flight out is Sunday.

coinsarefun

I'm working Saturday in Long Beach. If I am finished I will drop by,but it might be after 7pm.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>I'm working Saturday in Long Beach. If I am finished I will drop by,but it might be after 7pm. >>



I'll be incommunicado in about an hour

I figure I'll be up tomorrow at 7am and if the convention center isn't RF hostile then I'll be reachable Saturday on the smart phone.

MsMorrisine

Bump for the evening crowd

MsMorrisine

Bumperoo

TopographicOceans

It's Sunday so you should be hung over by now.

MsMorrisine

Half a beer

Beechwood BBQ had great wood smoked ribs. Definitely a plus.




While I am in over share mode - it strikes me that many adults do not remember what it was like in school. Perhaps it is forgetting from decades ago. Perhaps it is self delusion

I remember those days.

I was 19 or 20 and still up to trouble.

I'm home from college and out for dinner with the parents. I figured they had no idea what a Long Island iced tea was, so I ordered one in front of them. They had no idea. They still don't.

Sigh. You know they won't be perfect but you still fight the battle of improvement.

The kid's going away to college. Sigh.

I went to Mardi Gras in the middle of classes in sophomore year. Sigh.

FullStrike

I feel your pain man. I got a 41 yr old "teenager" woeman sponging on me. No relation. No relationship. She has no where else to go.

Dumptroit is a big dump of a city so I'll continue to support her. Not cruel enough to boot her- although I have tried - a few times.

She will probably be my parasite for life. Oh well. Guess God is getting me for never having raised kids.

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INXS

You will do great Scott. Level head and compassion works most of the time. Once the kid's know they got you you are screwed, ids are much more advanced socially now a day. Good Luck Buddy.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>You will do great Scott. Level head and compassion works most of the time. Once the kid's know they got you you are screwed, ids are much more advanced socially now a day. Good Luck Buddy. >>

hey Ernie! Nice to hear from you

The kid is good at heart

The methods and attention are those whee things are for granted instead of real world work.

It's really the story of the same old stories. History repeating itself not because it is ignored but that's just kids. Not enough appreciation of the lessons from word of mouth.

DollarAfterDollar

You probably need to try a different approach as your current one is just getting pushback from your kid and his friends. You're still the boss and that can't be lost in translation but maybe try a more positive approach.

I'm and old guy but I keep tabs on what's going on with those younger by browsing REDDIT. It's amazing how many young people have it together and also how many come there for peer advice. Maybe he should look into it because one thing that never changes is that young people get their questions answered by their peers more often than not.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>You probably need to try a different approach as your current one is just getting pushback from your kid and his friends. You're still the boss and that can't be lost in translation but maybe try a more positive approach.

I'm and old guy but I keep tabs on what's going on with those younger by browsing REDDIT. It's amazing how many young people have it together and also how many come there for peer advice. Maybe he should look into it because one thing that never changes is that young people get their questions answered by their peers more often than not. >>



Such has been suggested

I'm back on that now

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SaorAlba

My oldest son was accepted into a prestigious art institute that was going to be rather expensive, got an apartment etc. He has been pursuing this for the past year since graduating from high school. Over the weekend he announced he is dropping out of school, moving in with his friends and doesn't yet have a job.

You can't kill them and you have to love them. Some just have to learn the hard way.

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Tookybandit

Sry to hear! I started working at 12 and promptly moved out 2 weeks after graduating highschool. I would've left earlier had I had the sense and wherewithal to do so! Mom taught me that when you work hard people pay you. I quickly found that I really liked that arrangement!!!

SaorAlba

<< <i> Mechanical engineering, you walk out making $60k+ on the low end... Liberal Arts? You'll be lucky to walk out making $30k.

Only one of the people I knew from HS has done anything with his art school degree out of maybe 20 that went, and he was lucky as heck to get a job. Still makes less than $40k a year and last time I talked to him, he was still about $45k in debt.

College is a total waste of time and money if you're not going to get a functional degree in a STEM field. >>



The same can be said about a degree, even a Masters in Education. Educators in publics are expected to get them in a specified amount of time, but the monetary investment seldom ever pays out in advancement in pay. My brother in law got a degree in mechanical engineering back in 2000, he has now worked for four of the auto companies - so that his work is in such demand he works 2-3 hours a weekday, but travels a lot overseas and makes $150K a year.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>My oldest son was accepted into a prestigious art institute that was going to be rather expensive, got an apartment etc. He has been pursuing this for the past year since graduating from high school. Over the weekend he announced he is dropping out of school, moving in with his friends and doesn't yet have a job.

You can't kill them and you have to love them. Some just have to learn the hard way. >>




I'm crying inside with you....