
Homework @ MindSay 
I've been doing a lot of public posts lately, rather unlike me, isn't it? I try to keep most of my inner thoughts to my closest friends, but recently my family suffered a major loss that I shared with all of you. This actually has nothing to do with that, thankfully.
I'm posting a public entry to ask Mindsay for help. I am in a Developmental Psychology class this summer. I have an upcoming assigment in which I have to write 2 letters - one to my adolescent son and my adolescent daughter (note: I have no actual children). The scenario is that these two ficticious children are about to enter puberty and I will be a long distance from them for that "special" (gag me!) time in their lives so I need to write them a letter to tell them what to expect. I can write about whatever I choose, the only requirements are that in the daughter's letter I have to include writing about menstruation, and in the son's letter I have to write about "nocturnal emissions" and "spontaneous erections". I also have to write it in language the kids would understand.
For one, I am NOT a mother. Unless you count my cat, I have no experience in raising any living being, and I certainly have not had to have "the talk" with her. I can only go on what my mother said to me when she told me what to expect. For another, I have NO clue what it's like to be a guy, to have erections or ejaculations or any of that. I have no idea what it's like to even have a penis. Thankfully!!
So, I need some input. What did you tell your kids? What did your parents tell you? What would you tell your kids, or what will you tell your kids when the time comes? Anything you can suggest would help me immensely! Especially from the guys!
"England and France said they would fight Hitler if he took land form Poland. Hitler did not believe them. Besides Hitler now had a new friend. Hitler's new friend was the dictator Stalin. Hitler and Stalin said that they were friends and would help eachother. In September, 1939, Hitler made war on Poland."
That is an actual excerpt from my history homeowork. Obviously, this was written for 4th or 5th graders. I'm in 11th. Hitler had a new friend? Come on now. They talk about WWII like it was a game on the playground, & Hitler was the mean bully. Yeah, they actually say "The agreement at Munich is called appeasement. (Appeasement means to give a bully something because he says he will hurt you.)"
He probably didn't read through & realize that this is not meant for our grade level. All he does is give out worksheets & show videos, that's it. He sucks at teaching, and his personality is not too great either. A typical day of his class: review of yesterday's nothingness, 1 page of notes, video clips, handouts, more video clips, then a long boring video. Everyday.
"pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness"-2nd definition of Lame.
I AM A MESS
I only have to survive two more weeks...
But there's sooooo much to dooooo.
This goddamn Ivy League education had better be worth it.
Due Wednesday the 30th: 20-page paper about whiteness and the Rwandan genocide for Ethnic Conflict and Unrest
Due Friday the 2nd: 20-page paper for Social Entrepreneurship (haven't even picked a topic)
Due Thursday the 8th: 20-page paper for Theorizing Civic Engagement (still need 3 more interviews)
Due Monday the 12th: 20-page paper for Agricultural and Urban Land Use (already wrote a 10-page rough draft, but it needs lots of work)
AGGGGGGG
speaking of money, i forgot to turn in my pay vouchers AGAIN last week! the last time they were due was the day me n albert hung out for like three hours n actually got to have a real fucking conversation n i was so worried about whether or not i was gonna see him, what i was gonna say, and the job interview i also had that day that i totally forgot. This time? just completely spaced on it.
i really, really want to see albert today n i hope he checks his myspace or this before its too late n that he meets me in the usual place at 3:30. i have all this stress building up n it would be nice to see him n talk to him so i can relax about at least 1 fucking thing. even if he read about the threesome i had two nights ago w/ sean n that guy lance, i'm sure that he didn't even really care. he didn't really care when i told him that jackie was trying to set me up w/ ace, n i kno the only reason i'm trying to convince myself to stick with that is because i'm hoping i can trick myself into thinking that i like him so i can get the fuck over albert.
I suppose talking to the one I love could be considered a thing gone right, but it doesn't bring us any closer to really being friends and I had homework I really should have been doing. Enjoyable none the less, I adore spending time with him... <3
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