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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
18. "You aren't going to amount to jack squat!" You know, I know I seem unsympathetic
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 06:18 PM
Jan 2014

sometimes, but those pesky facts just keep coming into the narrative......

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that is pretty common Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #1
Like I said the thieves are thick in public education Generic Other Jan 2014 #3
I think Charter schools are trash but the dude messed up... snooper2 Jan 2014 #2
Hypocrisy Generic Other Jan 2014 #5
school lunches should be free for anybody at 200% of the poverty level snooper2 Jan 2014 #7
Unfortunately my stupid state always signs on when everyone else is bailing Generic Other Jan 2014 #9
I dislike the charter school program and GWBush has created a nightmare Xyzse Jan 2014 #4
Thank you Generic Other Jan 2014 #6
During childhood, there were months where I lived with my grandparents Xyzse Jan 2014 #8
Exactly. It is called an extended family Generic Other Jan 2014 #10
Amen! Well said! JNelson6563 Jan 2014 #11
You do realize it was one of the taxpaying grandparents that turned them in, right? msanthrope Jan 2014 #12
I missed that in the article because it wasn't mentioned Generic Other Jan 2014 #13
She didn't 'live' there at all--that was what the father had originally claimed, and per his plea, msanthrope Jan 2014 #14
But was the van down by the river? stevenleser Jan 2014 #16
"You aren't going to amount to jack squat!" You know, I know I seem unsympathetic msanthrope Jan 2014 #18
Schools allow H.S. sports stars to do it all the time 1000words Jan 2014 #15
Olesia puts the O in "Oh my". aikoaiko Jan 2014 #17
Due to our commuter situation, requests for exceptions were routine when my kids were young Hekate Jan 2014 #19
I don't recall any parent being penalized for wanting to send their kids to out-of-district school Generic Other Jan 2014 #20
My SIL & BIL did this with both of their kids Holly_Hobby Jan 2014 #21
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