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I hate to burst your bubble but....

Posted By: SM on 2005-10-27
In Reply to: No way would my kids be in regular school - No way

the drugs, sex, pregnancies, and all the rest flourish in the private schools too.  Have you heard of the principal in New York who cancelled the prom because of all the extravagance and partying that occurs after their proms?  My best  friend went to catholic high school 25 yrs ago and 7 girls were pregnant at graduation.  Then there's the troubled kids who are dumped into private schools after the public schools after they are expelled.  It's nice to think that you can insulate your precious offspring from all the nastiness in the world, but you'll better serve them by teaching them values and morals at home and how to resist those things  which are bad for them.  Your kids will gravitate towards the kind of kids that  they are.  I have a high school senior who has never been in trouble, has nice friends, and knows how to resist the bad stuff that's out there.


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That is not good pay. Sorry to burst your bubble. ! nm
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Dont want to burst a bubble
but I think you should think about a plan of action before deciding on the first thing that is suggested!

Be careful that an action you take is going to advance your cause - not just get you fired. :)

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Love psych notes. HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE,
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Do you ever get that annoying *bubble*

in your ear?  I have one in my left ear today and I can't get it to go away.  You know, when you talk and you can hear yourself really LOUD!  I have tried popping my ears....I tried irrigation....I thought I may have had water in it from my shower this morning, but nope.  It's driving me nuts and has made it very difficult to hear on that side today.  Does anyone have any tips on getting it to go away?


 


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Love cardiology, hate podiatry. Hate discharges, but
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The very last one I did was a 12yo boy who had hung himself while his mother was at work. She thought he was in school. The doctor cried, I cried (as I usually did) and I just couldn't handle that anymore. That was the longest report I swear. Short in lines but the length was almost an hour. The doc didn't pause the machine, she cried, horrible gut wrenching sobs, and I did too, right along with her.
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I really hate that
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Don't you just hate it when .....sm
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hate it

I hate when that happens...
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Yep, I really like my job - it's the pay I hate :)

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I would hate it and have already had a job like that - sm
though they did not call you to ask why a report took "too" long in their eyes, but they monitored you closely. I did not like the feeling of "big brother watching". Tell management to try typing the report and see how long it takes them....sometimes 5 minute reports can take 30 minutes. I average 14-15 minutes an hour, so it would have probably taken me 20 minutes; 30 it is was a hard ESL or I had to look a lot of stuff up (which I have to do depending on which doctor I have, i.e. addresses, which slows me down tremendously). If it's a good job I'd go for it, and as you already know the doctors you should have no problem. You can always quit if you don't like it.
Does he hate you now for it?
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A company contacted me last week about a job.  I replied and said I would like to test.  I was supposed to test today.  I was supposed to E-mail the lady today about testing which I did early this a.m.  I sat here all darn day long and I have heard nothing.  I blew off my day off from my part-time gig to sit here and wait around for a test that never happened.  These companies want work back in perfect form ASAP yet they cannot keep an appointment/promise!  Ugh!


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I was hoping I was alone. I'm so sorry this has happened to you.
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UGH..I hate it too!!! sm
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HATE QA
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I hate doing VR!!! sm
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Dpn't you hate it when .....

some docs say "year 2000", etc. instead of just 2000?  Like the 21st century just started yesterday?


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