a U to the O

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Sept 10, 2015 16:30:14 GMT -5 mrsrexmanning said:

195. We started with 225, but lots got the boot.

Catholic school is so welcoming.

We started with 150 and graduated with 109. The uniforms really harshed a lot of the student body's freedom of expression so they left and went to public school where they could let their shirt tails fly.

[cadien]

Sept 10, 2015 16:30:14 GMT -5 mrsrexmanning said:

195. We started with 225, but lots got the boot.

Catholic school is so welcoming.

We started with 400 and ended with 225. Public school. The economy crashed but mostly it was a ridiculous dropout rate.

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Sept 10, 2015 16:35:52 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:33:44 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

you freak me out every time I see you.  "why are the robot overlords taking my identity on fitbit?!?"

Except I had a fucking awesome weekend and you didn't join my Fitbit challenge! I kinda understand @pobrecita was busy with her lady date with HE but come on!

I was on vacay and was not walking much.  I didn't need fitbit to tell me that.

[cadien]

Sept 10, 2015 16:24:34 GMT -5 @annperkins said:

I don't mind people living in small towns, but I think at some point in your life, everyone should live at least 5 hours from where they grew up. To quote Big Hero 6, "Shake things up...Look for a new angle!"

Both of my parents really encouraged us to do that. Although more like 48 hours away. They were expecting me to eventually return though, and I didn't.


I swear I've seen Big Hero 6 ten times in the last two weeks.

[mrsrexmanning]

Sept 10, 2015 16:34:19 GMT -5 cadien said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:30:14 GMT -5 mrsrexmanning said:

195. We started with 225, but lots got the boot.

Catholic school is so welcoming.

We started with 400 and ended with 225. Public school. The economy crashed but mostly it was a ridiculous dropout rate.

I'd be curious to see what the numbers were at our public high school. My parents insisted on private because they didn't want us to get beat up if my dad the cop had arrested their parents.

[snowbigdeal]

900 something

[cadien]

Sept 10, 2015 16:42:41 GMT -5 mrsrexmanning said:

I'd be curious to see what the numbers were at our public high school. My parents insisted on private because they didn't want us to get beat up if my dad the cop had arrested their parents.

Excellent reason.

I could see it also coming up with the private school students. But our Catholic school was popular with parents who felt their kids needed extra discipline.

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Sept 10, 2015 16:41:44 GMT -5 rvasc said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:24:34 GMT -5 @annperkins said:

I don't mind people living in small towns, but I think at some point in your life, everyone should live at least 5 hours from where they grew up. To quote Big Hero 6, "Shake things up...Look for a new angle!"

Hmm. I disagree. The people who stayed in my small town that I'm still friends with have great lives, and I dont think they've missed anything.

It doesn't have to be forever, I'll even count going away for college. I'm happy that they are happy, but a lot of people I know that have lived in the same place their entire lives could use a fresh perspective.

[normadix]

Sept 10, 2015 16:24:34 GMT -5 @annperkins said:

Sept 10, 2015 14:57:54 GMT -5 Cdnfroggy said:

My UO: I would love for my kids to grow up in a small town like I did (yes, one where everyone knew everybody) because I loved it!

I don't mind people living in small towns, but I think at some point in your life, everyone should live at least 5 hours from where they grew up. To quote Big Hero 6, "Shake things up...Look for a new angle!"

I think it is good to move away but I also think it is okay to come back. I've been plane rides and oceans away from my hometown but at the end of the day I moved within 30mins of my hometown and family to an even smaller town with less than 10,000, no police dept and 1 street light. I love living in a small town and loved growing up that way. I did the NYC and London thing. This is more my scene.

[McBenny]

I don't know. I feel some people are country people, city people, small town people, etc. They can be happy in each of their areas. You can still know what is going on in the world and all that. Maybe they each choose that for themselves. I can see it.

[normadix]

I'm late to the convo but I don't even know how I feel about my IRL friends anymore. I have friendships going back 20-25 years but I almost feel like I'm trying too hard at this point to make it work. I went through a bad phase after our loss and then with some depression after having DS and my very best friends just split. I mean, I still talk to them but whereas I pulled away the 3 of them got closer and now I feel like I'm in high school trying to get back in. We live all over the country but they talk/text everyday and I'm just not a part of their connection anymore. It is lonely.

Tl;dr friendships can be hard

[snowbigdeal]

Sept 10, 2015 17:36:52 GMT -5 @hilarityensued said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:08:29 GMT -5 snowbigdeal said:

People, Alaska isn't only tiny rural villages.

Also medium sized rural villages...

There's a city! It even has a Target. Sometimes we drive six hours to go there.

[Lollipop]

Sept 10, 2015 17:51:31 GMT -5 @thatgolfbitch said:

Sept 10, 2015 8:26:44 GMT -5 humpty said:

People that think they are special snowflakes and cut the school drop off/pick up line to park on the grass or limited parking spaces to walk their kids up to the school or pick their kids up. You aren't following the rules and you are a total dickbag creating more traffic because I have to wait for you to get out of my way to move my car. Wait in line like the rest of us or go park off property and walk your kid to school.

+1 to this, except speshul snowflake parents that stop in the middle of the one lane street across the street from the school and wait for their kid to cross the street and get in. Pull the fuck over, don't hold up traffic. This is common sense and common courtesy.

If there is no room to pull over right across the street, maybe you should have gotten their earlier. Go pull over up the street.

I clearly have feels about this after waiting behind one of these people on the way to pick up DD yesterday.

Ugh. I hate pickup/drop off times. We live around the corner from two elementary schools. If we ever need to get somewhere around those times it's just miserable. Parents parking all willy-nilly, kids not paying attention to the road, and even worse the parents that pay no attention while crossing the street and then get mad because you're trying to drive down it.

[Lollipop]

Sept 10, 2015 17:59:46 GMT -5 @thatgolfbitch said:

Sept 10, 2015 17:58:20 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

Ugh. I hate pickup/drop off times. We live around the corner from two elementary schools. If we ever need to get somewhere around those times it's just miserable. Parents parking all willy-nilly, kids not paying attention to the road, and even worse the parents that pay no attention while crossing the street and then get mad because you're trying to drive down it.

I am really hoping it was just first day nonsense because I've driven down that street plenty of times, albeit 10 minutes later than yesterday, and I've never seen it so crazy.

I would hope, but it never gets much better around here. Maybe we just have more asshole parents.

[shanadoo]

Sept 10, 2015 16:36:28 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:35:52 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Except I had a fucking awesome weekend and you didn't join my Fitbit challenge! I kinda understand @pobrecita was busy with her lady date with HE but come on!

I was on vacay and was not walking much.  I didn't need fitbit to tell me that.

I keep telling myself I'm going to put mine back on.

[normadix]

Sept 10, 2015 17:50:07 GMT -5 @ctg30 said:

normadix, I know you're farther away now - does this mean you're not doing any more music classes?

No it doesn't! In fact DS loves music more now than ever. I gave a call last week to see what was open (I know there are two). Are you all registered?

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Sept 10, 2015 18:23:10 GMT -5 shanadoo said:

Sept 10, 2015 16:36:28 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

I was on vacay and was not walking much.  I didn't need fitbit to tell me that.

I keep telling myself I'm going to put mine back on.

i friended you and then you never logged in again. I see how it is.

[spencer1337]

Sept 10, 2015 18:28:27 GMT -5 @imapenguin said:

Sept 10, 2015 14:37:20 GMT -5 @hilarityensued said:

Guys... re: the house cleaning. I'm not talking about an insane week and the house gets ahead of you. Or dust bunnies or rogue dishes out or random laundry on the floor.

I'm talking about this is your life on a regular and on-going basis.

These pictures stress me out.

Ok. Mine was never that bad.

[shanadoo]

Sept 10, 2015 18:37:19 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

Sept 10, 2015 18:23:10 GMT -5 shanadoo said:

I keep telling myself I'm going to put mine back on.

i friended you and then you never logged in again. I see how it is.

I know, a few people did. I can see how that looks on my part..

[shanadoo]

Lol

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Sept 10, 2015 19:29:56 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Sept 10, 2015 18:37:19 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

i friended you and then you never logged in again. I see how it is.

Speaking of which, I had someone friend me from one of the challenges done. Is she on here? Initials are C F? Just trying to put a face to the name so to speak.

i think that's Cher.

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Sept 10, 2015 19:31:41 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Sept 10, 2015 19:30:25 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

i think that's Cher.

Oh now I feel special!!

i mean, maybe it's not tho. I hope it's just a mysterious stranger.

[Cherhorowitz]

Friend where now?

[normadix]

Sept 10, 2015 18:34:48 GMT -5 @ctg30 said:

Sept 10, 2015 18:27:50 GMT -5 normadix said:

No it doesn't! In fact DS loves music more now than ever. I gave a call last week to see what was open (I know there are two). Are you all registered?

Yes. My first choice was the same time slot we had last time.

I believe I did the same but I'm a little nervous because DS likes to sleep in a bit on the weekends now haha. Let me know when you find out what time you are in.

[Cherhorowitz]

Sept 10, 2015 21:18:52 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Sept 10, 2015 20:39:56 GMT -5 Cherhorowitz said:

Friend where now?

Are you on Fitbit? Did you do the weekend warrior challenge this past weekend? We're trying to figure out who someone is that added me as a friend. Lol

I did a few Weekend Warriors. Were you in the one where there was only two of us?

[cadien]

Sept 10, 2015 18:43:54 GMT -5 @pobrecita said:

I hate the term Team Green.

I never really got it. It felt like I was telling people we were cloth diapering etc. We didn't even go with green clothes or decor.

[Cherhorowitz]

Sept 11, 2015 8:10:36 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

Sept 10, 2015 21:29:47 GMT -5 Cherhorowitz said:

I did a few Weekend Warriors. Were you in the one where there was only two of us?

Yes! Because nobody else wanted to play. Evidently they were all busy vacationing.

Yes that's me.

[snowbigdeal]

Sept 11, 2015 8:20:22 GMT -5 @itsallgravy7 said:

Sept 10, 2015 22:47:05 GMT -5 cadien said:

I never really got it. It felt like I was telling people we were cloth diapering etc. We didn't even go with green clothes or decor.

uummmm....

lol I think I just died.