People barely get the "dont text or phone while driving" warning... Can you imagine the pokemon one that is way more addicting?
My grandma came over today. She needed help with my step grandpa's life insurance policy (mostly understanding the claims form) so my dad and I helped her out with that (I work for an insurance company). Anyway, somehow it came up that I'm not a mother. The following conversation ensured:
Dad: Well, hopefully, you won't be a mother for a while yet.
Me: Or ever.
Dad: What do ya mean? You don't want kids?
As a side note, my dad never wanted kids; my mom had other ideas.
Me: No.
Dad: Well, how am I supposed to get grandkids?
This was news to me as my dad has never mentioned wanting grandkids, ever.
Me: Um, you're not.
Dad: No, you’ll have kids someday.
Me: Where is this coming from? You never wanted kids
Dad: Yeah, but I can give the grandkids back to you.
Grandma: It’s payback for all of the years of raising you. But I didn’t know you had a boyfriend.
Me: I don’t.
Grandma: Well, I know this nice young man…
Me:
In a perfect world that is exactly how it would work. But, in a reality, at least here in NC, people are doing all they can to keep their heads above water. They tried fund raisers, but, there just wasn't enough time to pull it all together so the high school or whomever makes those decisions decided that it would be just less hassle to just have everyone pay their own way, for the most part. That put a major burden on the families. That is not to say that they aren't proud of their children for their achievements, but, that it came with a cost that they hadn't planned for or would have been able to just squeeze into their budgets. It is a real problem for many. What they have raised and continue to attempt to do will go to help supplement those families that just cannot raise it all, but, then the additional burden falls upon those that may be able to swing it, but, not without a great deal of sacrifice on their part. They are going to do it, one way of the other, but, that doesn't stop it from being a problem for them. I doubt that any of them really imagined that they would reach the level in high school that they would be chosen to go to the parade, so being prepared is a little more challenging.Agreed. Always a negative side to those that think negative.
Many of the High School bands in our district have marched at Macy's and/or the Rose Parade over the years. Fundraisers.
When both of our DDs were in HS choir (that school has consistently been ranked near the middle of the top 100 High Scools in the nation over the years since before our kiddos all went to and graduated from there, and still is) we worked all those years at UT concessions to help raise the money for the year-end trips. The kids worked their behinds off right along with us aduIts. I don't remember any of those that volunteered rolling their eyes. Maybe, only the ones that didn't participate in the fundraising. You can roll your eyes, or get off your butt. 'Cause, you're right, the students are more than honored, as well they should be, and the parents, IMO, should be more than willing to help that dream come true for all their kiddos hard work. Why would you encourage them, supply the money to rent/buy musical instruments for them, pay for extra lessons etc., and then get all negative about a dream of their, granted, relatively short, lifetime coming true...?!?!?!?!
Seems to me, If your going to encourage and push them, a good parent should be prepared for the "consequences" that could likely follow.
Except with my brother being on the autism spectrum, there's a good chance he won't provide any grandkids either.
I was thinking of taking my brother to see that tomorrow since he's been asking to see a movie and Star Trek doesn't come out until Friday.
There have been at least two accidents with fatalities in our area that were related to playing Pokemon Go.
speaking of movies.. we tried to go to Finding Dory...
I like the way you think! I do that quite a bit except I bake mine on parchment paper.
Sympathy like or take me and @ajrwdwgirl so you don't get in any trouble
Tell that to my friend who does Saint Bernard rescues, he had 6 one time
