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Yeah. University tuition is one of the few times in your life when your parents should support you if they can. I don't see how making your children work at minimum wage jobs while they're trying to study is considered character building. That is totally bs. You shouldn't be working at full-time (guessing that's how much it takes to pay for tuition, public) minimum wage. That's 40 hours a week, plus adeqate sleep, 56 hours, then there's also class, 25 hours a week (Uni I'm thinking of is about 5 hours of class per day plus commuting), eating takes about 2 hours total a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), 14 per week, and various other needs, (shower, get dressed, etc), about 7 hours. Only 168 hours a week. This is all at quick speeds and the hours you get to alcolate as you see fit: 26 hours. Now I don't know how the hell you can fit socialization, daily studying, free time, into those small 26 hours a week, but good luck. Btw, minimum wage at full-time may still not be enough to cover tution so add in overtime. I hope you have photographic memory or something cause if your parents plan for you to pay your own college tuition, you better be happy with you low gpa. If you survive all this, you probably got some good character building crammed in there too.

In parent's eye of view I think 9-10 is actually better. Less long-lasting stuff can happen, if they doubt their child and other attendents intentions.

The whoping someone's arse part is in self-defense, or martial arts tornaments.

Ops, forgot to add it's hapkido.

Is it really this easy...? My cousin, let's call him David, got a black belt in 2 1/2 years. Now I'm just wondering...wtf... I thought it took 3-6 years to get a black belt (unless you didn't have to money to buy the next belt to advance). Black belt as in you can kick several people's arse(perferably of same age) if they try to gang up on you, or maybe whope someone's arse that's 2 times your age and strength reflecting the average of those ages. Now maybe there are certain people who can get it in about 1-2 1/2 years, but they're probably prodigies. I'm just wondering what you Tip.It's think about the black belt. Is my definition of black belt stupid or out of jeolousy, or has the real definition of a black belt gone down the drain?

Lol, well people that feel uncomfortable but who cares. Only for one night.

Hope you read the entire post. It's not HIS parents that have the problem. It's some of the parents of the GIRLS.

Buying into Harvard and being a criminal attorney. Buying your way into school isn't really against the law (not really sure though)moral conflicts maybe, but it does conflict with someone's values of working hard, with flashing the cash. Sort of a play on verbal irony I think.

Wow, how many guys and how many girls going to be at that party. I think co-ed sleep party is a great idea. Adults tend to doubt the maturity of teenagers (after all we are young adults but age does not equal maturity). I remember my friends and I use to host birthday parties, in elementary school, all the time and invited everyone in our class to come (students stick with one class throughout entire school year, so the only way to meet students from other classes was recess or lunch). I remember the one and only girl who never ever came. Usually parents would give some kind of excuse and send her to give a present. No doubt boy/girl bond (at that time if try to get to know someone or look out for someone of the opposite sex you were in love with them, and a girl that loved to gossip about it, guess she has nothing else to do) to her was not very strong. Anyways that was a bit off-topic. I think co-ed parties are great for getting to know each other with parents keeping watch(somewhat). Better now than when you go to college. Anyways co-ed parties in general depends on the people. Don't know their limits, clearly a disaster. But assuming your friends won't start yelling or shouting really loud at one moment or doing something anyone would regret, gives a chance for something or another.

Though that's borderlining racism, I have to agree. I have seen a trend in my asian friends, where most (Not all) say that their parents will beat them for anything less than a 97% in all classes. These kids are far from losers though, they are usually the top of my classes, and are involved in multiple extracurricular activities. Now, about the "You'll thank your parents later" saying. I usually agree with the statement, especially if the child is slacking off. However, if the child is excelling in all aspects of life, and the parents are still beating down on them, that's a major problem. Pushing somebody beyond their own limit is healthy, and builds up a person's stamina, but pushing somebody beyond possible standards (into the impossible) is unhealthy, and can only lead to imminent failure, stress, low self esteem, depression, and similar effects. Sadly, these parents are hard to reconcile with, because of their strong beliefs. I really wouldn't know how to make them stop, but if I were you, I would at least voice my opinion and remind them that you're the top of the system, and ask them why they treat you like you're some sort of failure. Lol, fear and pressure drives them to accel. You'll thank your parents later does not involve verbally abusing a child who has done nothing wrong, or physically abusing a child for any reason. In my city, I notice that although Asians are smart, they seems to be shy, low self-esteem, and such as cubemage said. Enough is enough. Pushing someone off a cliff won't guarantee that they'll sprout wings and fly away. But if parents really want to do this to their child, they may run away(low self-esteem from verbal and physical abuse usually prevents them from telling others)and completely cut ties with their family, commit suicide (such a waste of a human life, over some number), or reports their parents (low self-esteem helps prevent them from doing so). Basically parents are trying to create unrealistic machines, and flaws should be able to be corrected in a flash. Like a nerd who has to study all day and now the parents (magically) want him to find friends to hang out with after years of social isolation. There's a difference between being pushed off a cliff, or being pushed just far enough to motivate a person to see what's beyond the horizon.

Well it depends on the parents. You're assuming the parents are loose with their money. However some rich parents withhold as many benefits as they can from their children, teaching them how to save for not only their generation, but their children's children. You are saying don't rich kids live a better life? I say it depends on the parents, not on the net worth. I could be in a rich family, my parents instilling in me the value of money, to save for the future, and the future's future, so that they could be finacially secure, and pursue education(or other things, just don't gamble it away) without worrying about basic necessities. Or I could tell you I'm in a poor family, whose parents spend every dollar they gain, and I learn from them. I could become a famous person with no finacial skills whatsoever, but after my time has expired and my money is spent, I will be living on the street, with people saying what a washed up has-been. Net worth/income(Yes I know they're not the same): Financially secure until the parent dies. Saving: Not a great or glamorous life, but a life that is neither in the gutter of the streets, nor in a glorious mansion. A life that you know will not lead to disaster, and your children will not blow your money away. Do not look at net worth, look the parents and their teachings (or a child teaching themselves about finance).

So your best friend knew you liked her and decided that he was more important than you and he should screw you over. Nice, can't believe I don't have friends like that. Don't worry it's only middle school. Usually the bf/gf dumps the bf/gf, within a month. There was a girl in my class in middle school, no I don't love her so shut up \ , and she went through one bf a month or two I think. Only had 3 total I think. Anyways you get another chance with her, then most likely you'll get dumped within a few months (but don't get me wrong some of these relationships go on and end up getting married, etc. Don't count on it though...)

:shock: Whoa. Whoa. They have calculus 3 classes? My high school next year (private/all boys, but with an all girls school nearby :) where they wear skirts about 768 pixels high to measure on the screen.) But continuing, my high school next year has only Calculus 1, and that's for the honors classes in 12th grade :shock: I thought it was obvious he's lying. There is no calculus 3 classes. No such thing, unless he lives in a remote area where some person decided to make it up. Just as there no algebra 3 class. There's Algebra and adv. Algebra, but no 3.

Some dial-up internets do that. I use to have peoplepc and it disconnected every 4 hours, in use or not.

Please explain, wana know what it is.

I have a story to tell (I like telling stories). There was a girl who was in love with one of my friends. I dont know if he liked her back but she didn't think so. On my friends 16th birthday, the girl that loved him commited suicide because she didn't think he loved her. He felt horrible and if I had been in his situation I would have felt horrible. Can you honestly sit there and tell me if someone commited suicide because you don't love them, you wouldn't feel bad about it? I don't mean to start a flame war over this, I'm just saying it's natural to feel bad about things like this. You're right. Obviously you would feel bad, but honestly it wouldn't be your fault...would it? Depends. Some people say she's sucidal not your fault. Others say it's all your fault. I think it's half half. It is the person's problem, but you have to help that person by contacting parent's, counselers, etc. If you don't bother to try, you should be taking a part of the blame, if you did your best, not your fault.

You sure? Steak every night is ok. But it is only justified if you eat (think it was 1/2 a lb or 1/4 or something) of it and you have to exercise everyday (switching different exercises so your muscles can rebuild. Steak has lots of fat (energy), and proteins(very important for rebuilding muscles). Could probably find something better though. Careful of fish high in mercury.

Wait Wait Wait....How'd you come up with that conclusion. I'm bewildered. He interpreted the name as what a person does. Like devil. A person called devil should be killed because he/she is the devil, common sense.

I don't like lancelot. He was a great knight, but had an affair with King Arthur's wife. Ended up fighing Arthur's army with his own. Put me down for Sir Bedevere.

Despite popular belief, high sugar related foods do not cause diabetes quickly. Diabetes occur after long time exposure to more sugar than insulin can be produced and cell's ability to absorb sugar. Foods range from person to person. Low calorie, high protein, and calcium may not be right for you. OJ and fried eggs (lots of fat and cholesterol, but also protein) may actually be an unhealthy breakfast. Usually you have to adjust what you eat to your activity level. More active? Go for high calories, protein, calcium, complex carbs, etc. Less active? Less calories, less proteins, but always keep calcium high.

What's the trick, I tried lots of stuff but was unable to get it.

Haha, I remember that. Something to do with taking out creatures from the storage PC but quickly turning off the GameBoy, and when you log back in you have one in your party & one on your PC. Dead on! ... does that really work?! i have a emerald, and i hav rayquaza and groundon ( i failed to catch kyogre... ) , and i would like to hav another rayquaza... or two... or six... :twisted: I know it works on 1st and 2nd generation, but I'm not sure about the others.

Depends, simple sugars, like candy and such, produce a great insulin [bleep]e, and then you'll feel hungry in about an hour. Complex sugars, or complex carbs, like pasta and bread, won't produce as much of an insulin [bleep]e as simple carbs. The time it takes to break down complex carbs helps stave off hunger for longer than simple sugars.

Or maybe she'll kill the girl you're flirting with so she can have you all to herself. Just because people are crazy doesn't mean you can treat them like feces. You should help them just as you help other people (unless they're trying to harm you).

I don't get it. Explain. As for my family, they're very disruptive. I doubt a week can pass without at least a few arguments, and I have a hard-to-study environment since rooms are not soundproof and close together.