HouseMom

He was definitely a character, but in a funny kind of way. The kind of guy who liked to be in the mix with ALL of the people of the city. He seemed to be at ease in almost any social setting, and it felt like he was everyone's mayor. The man even showed up to my daughter's Girl Scout bridging ce...

[quote]10 count pack of k-cups[/quote] This is a pretty expensive way to drink coffee if you don't buy the jumbo packs. ...

[quote]Are they moving to a performance base pay scale? They should.[/quote] Not in EBR. The amount of complete bs teachers are made to deal with is mind boggling. It's glorified babysitting in many classrooms, and teachers have little (if any) control over who is disciplined. These people a...

[quote]I think this is going to be a long summer and we are gonna butt heads often[/quote] This is a pretty common thing the summer after HS graduation. The kids are trying to muster up the courage to leave, so they become big know-it-alls in the process. It's like they're trying to break up with...

[quote]while courting, we are the relationship gatekeepers,[/quote] And this right here is reason 999 how the feminist movement messed us up. Women have traditionally held this role. Women are supposed to be the "good" ones who have high moral ground and keep men gentlemen. When women give themse...

[quote]Women are the absolute WORST in restrooms. [/quote] And this here is why Buccees is the gold standard of travel stops. Maybe I drank the Kool-Aid, but it's awesome to have consistently sparkly clean bathrooms at each location. ...

[quote]A person can become a HVAC technician AFTER getting a 4 year degree....can't get a job requiring a 4 year degree if all you have is the skill to be a HVAC technician[/quote] Yes. Options are always the best route. Plus, a 4-year degree is almost MORE valuable than it used to be because eve...

[quote] $3500-$4000 a month in payments when you factor in insurance, mortgage, taxes, etc... [/quote] [quote]Total household income is $160k[/quote] Nope nope nope. If you already have kids, a car note or two, and that's all good, then maybe. But seeing as how you feel kind of cash rich righ...

[quote]always surprised at the trivial shite some people will let ruin a relationship. [/quote] Sometimes hearing an isolated example may seem like it's trivial, but it's more of a "death by a thousand cuts" situation. At some point there's only so much BS you can take from a person, parent or ot...

They are just completely different schools. U-High is incredibly small for a high school. I believe each class graduates maybe 100 boys and girls combined (possibly less) while this year's SJA class is around 275. That's a huge social difference as far as your daughter is concerned. Could be goo...