tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post252301875311242879..comments2024-03-09T13:19:49.767-05:00Comments on House of Lime: Growing Painslimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-44124896858479065492010-01-26T17:48:32.614-05:002010-01-26T17:48:32.614-05:00There is nothing I appreciate more than parents wh...There is nothing I appreciate more than parents who listen to their teenaged kids. Too often, what they're saying gets ignored.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-88889664232423541142010-01-25T14:55:53.773-05:002010-01-25T14:55:53.773-05:00this all made me smile...well done to Calypso and ...this all made me smile...well done to Calypso and well done to mum too...!!! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-39265578257628588702010-01-23T19:45:57.173-05:002010-01-23T19:45:57.173-05:00wow...great when things work out, even better when...wow...great when things work out, even better when you learn from the processttfootballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814683681674168543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-27735721861645441382010-01-23T16:58:08.130-05:002010-01-23T16:58:08.130-05:00Calypso will do fine -- because she and her mama a...Calypso will do fine -- because she and her mama are so on top of it all.<br /><br />Sadly, this is often a problem at many charter schools -- they do their "focus" part very, very well, but the academics suffer for it.airplanejaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323680107166886987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-40298807753700373682010-01-23T11:11:32.073-05:002010-01-23T11:11:32.073-05:00Never grew past 5,2, myself. And my word verificat...Never grew past 5,2, myself. And my word verification today is 'local'. I find that funny.choochoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-54699442357299187532010-01-23T09:27:38.289-05:002010-01-23T09:27:38.289-05:00Our road in life is seldom a straight line. And wh...Our road in life is seldom a straight line. And what we aim for doesn't always work out as expected when we get there. However she learned a lot from this process, and that is a knowledge she can take with her into the future.DianeCAhttp://dianecasmetamorphoses.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-671872351762801552010-01-22T22:35:39.384-05:002010-01-22T22:35:39.384-05:00Growth isn't always easy. It's not always ...<b>Growth isn't always easy. It's not always steady.</b><br /><br />Oh, I don't know about that, there was some bumps in my first fifty or so years but that was to be expected. <br /><br />It's my life since moving here in 98 after a powerful dream that has been a pain in the butt. <br /><br />I have a lot of friends, but have found no suitable mate for me since moving here, I don't like that but I'm accepting and adjusting to it the best I can. <br /><br />I just go camping a lot, I love my camping and posted some camping pictures today.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-81197759445401972272010-01-22T22:15:32.837-05:002010-01-22T22:15:32.837-05:00No More Car Pool!!!!No More Car Pool!!!!g-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597285773359986622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-12252944302632291862010-01-22T19:02:48.904-05:002010-01-22T19:02:48.904-05:00Calypso make me realize that I wouldn't ever g...Calypso make me realize that I wouldn't ever go back to high school.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-30100194192229701982010-01-22T14:18:26.987-05:002010-01-22T14:18:26.987-05:00Life teaches us the most important lessons, but li...Life teaches us the most important lessons, but like when life begins, there is pain and struggle in the learning of those lessons. Good for Calypso for finding her way!Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-78280948327505500172010-01-22T13:27:34.196-05:002010-01-22T13:27:34.196-05:00You know I have a special place in my heart for yo...You know I have a special place in my heart for your middle child, yes?<br />Although we are quite different in a lot of ways, some of your Calypso stories have reminded me of me. <br />I am so happy for you as a mom, seeing this, and I am so happy for her, and proud of her too, oddly enough.<br />I may not have met her, but still, this way of watching her grow up has made me quite fond of your kids and I am very glad to have the opportunities to applaud.<br />Good on ya, Calypso, steady as she goes!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-16167318740109766562010-01-22T13:10:52.198-05:002010-01-22T13:10:52.198-05:00In the long run, that experience may be far more v...In the long run, that experience may be far more valuable to her than if it had been a simple and one-time transition. Good for her for growing through it.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-1675128823817288412010-01-22T11:55:39.674-05:002010-01-22T11:55:39.674-05:00Cheers to Calypso for being mature enough to retur...Cheers to Calypso for being mature enough to return to her old school. I can see how that would be very difficult to do.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577723506036164914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-5685459938382000342010-01-22T11:15:13.487-05:002010-01-22T11:15:13.487-05:00It does seem to be a minefield, Lime, studied with...It does seem to be a minefield, Lime, studied with schools inept and uncaring. Kudos to Calypso for the growth she has made and may it long continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-11520634982447188892010-01-22T11:04:18.578-05:002010-01-22T11:04:18.578-05:00Whoops. "too" = "to". Normal...Whoops. "too" = "to". Normally wouldn't bother to correct, but in the context of academic excellence and all. Hee-haw.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-48939473217263027212010-01-22T11:00:46.683-05:002010-01-22T11:00:46.683-05:00Ouch. Well, best wishes to your daughter. I'...Ouch. Well, best wishes to your daughter. I'm sure it will work out for the best.<br /><br />For years I worked as an SAT/Math/English tutor and I came to one inescapable conclusion: private and charter schools are mostly hype. In 10 years of tutoring, when I compared what kids did at "Snootmore Academy" to what they did in public schools, the public schools were almost invariably better.<br /><br />In all that time I found only <i>one</i> private school that impressed me as having a clearly advanced curriculum. One.<br /><br />The main advantage to most private schools seems to be too keep your children from associating with people from the <i>wrong</i> income bracket.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-41935053508924813732010-01-22T10:56:52.369-05:002010-01-22T10:56:52.369-05:00Man, these teen years are busting my arse!
And you...Man, these teen years are busting my arse!<br />And you get to do it THREE times.<br /><br />Glad she got that all sorted out.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706844568750488890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-8118553200625672182010-01-22T10:44:23.988-05:002010-01-22T10:44:23.988-05:00good thoughts and happiness, may it continue...good thoughts and happiness, may it continue...Sazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-45758467563051714192010-01-22T09:51:06.559-05:002010-01-22T09:51:06.559-05:00All power to her elbow, says I...All power to her elbow, says I...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-71081852311565234912010-01-22T09:41:54.452-05:002010-01-22T09:41:54.452-05:00My heart is strangely warmed by this. . .
We gene...My heart is strangely warmed by this. . .<br /><br />We generally learn WAY more from life's 'failures' than we ever do from the 'smooth sailing'. There are those of us whose main shortcoming as adults is that we didn't fail enough when we were younger. . .<br /><br />Good for Calypso.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-76887721789307465752010-01-22T09:05:25.240-05:002010-01-22T09:05:25.240-05:00best wishes to Calypso, when my son returned back ...best wishes to Calypso, when my son returned back up to Jersey, he was really struggling in school down in Georgia. but coming back to a insanely superior school system has been tough for him with the structure here, but after a few months, that structure has become comfort too. totally different situation, but i bet Calypso finds some similar relief in that structure as well.furiousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.com