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The way she dresses
Started this discussion. Last reply by tatangel19 Nov 13, 2012. 28 Replies 1 Like
Teaching about love
Started this discussion. Last reply by The Oracle Sep 23, 2012. 7 Replies 1 Like
Helping a girl out
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tatangel19 replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"I am having the same problem with my 14 year old. She is big chested, and chooses not to dress in armor, so she catches a lot of shit at school, from teachers and students. It's hypocritical to tell children to be proud of who they are,…"
StitchyWench replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"I have a meeting with the principal this morning at ten. She claims changes for neutrality and non subjectivity have been made. I haven't seen them yet.
I've told my girl to wear dance shorts under her skirts and nobody has harassed her…"
"Stitchy, are there any updates for this?"
DLBK replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"I can't believe that in this day and age a girl is being blamed for distracting boys. Really?! So it's not the boys' fault if they get distracted, right?!
That makes me very angry!"
wookie replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"What hotmama said. That makes me mental too."
"Shorts and skirts should be long enough to adequately cover you, not be a distraction to others or inhibit your ability to participate in all learning activities.
See that there is an open question leading to subjective enforcement. What needs to…"
Floor Pie replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"Document every instance of harrassment and inconsistent enforcement of the dress code, then give your local ACLU a call. When I worked at the PA affiliate, they were helping out high school kids all the time with this kind of crap.…"
Joe Mama replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'""adequately cover you" ??? what the hell does that mean?"
Lady Grey replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"That, there. That is wrong! That is slut-shaming girls. This sucks and I'm pretty mad for you.
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kommishoner replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"Yeah, but you can't threaten to sue over a mission statement violation. ;)
Just generally speaking, though, I hate dress codes. When I was a teacher they were my biggest waste of time. What's more distracting -…"
StitchyWench replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"It's in our district mission statement!! Not just a state civil rights issue."
kommishoner replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"I am enthusiastically seconding mcglory's #2. WORD.
That said, check your state anti-discrimination law. Ours applies to schools. Which means it's illegal to enforce a policy in a way that harasses girls because of their…"
"I went to a school where a red bandana absolutely meant something (not the same school I mentioned above) and if you incorrectly wore a red bandana, you'd get beat down for it. Our school colors were red and blue, but no solid red or solid blue…"
mightyninjamom replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"I think it's great you're backing her up. And those teachers...WTF?
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StitchyWench replied to StitchyWench's discussion 'The way she dresses'"We live in the most upscale hood/zip in the state. Gangs are not a problem here!"
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- About Me:
- I'm a liberal wife, mom and activist in Portland, OR.
- What's something about your kid(s) that makes you happy?
- They are old enough to wake up and feed themselves breakfast - Yay me!
- What's your most recent kid-related public humiliation?
- I think I humiliate them daily but they never humiliate me.
- What about contemporary parenting culture pisses you off the most?
- Cell Phones in the hands of children.
- Who were you BEFORE you became a parent?
- I was a person of the female persuasion with way hotter abs and not a single stretch mark!
- What are you nerdy about?
- politics
- Favorite music/books/TV/movies:
- I like all kinds of music. I like all sorts of books. I don't like a lot of TV (though politics on TV get me hot). I'm not a big movie person, either - that's not to say I don't like them they just don't like me.
- OPTIONAL: Do you have a sex life?
- Yes I do, and thanks for asking.
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Nancy Grace, of all people, put me on a scary path towards being healthy **TMI lady stuff involved.
Posted on November 22, 2011 at 12:41pm 19 Comments 0 Likes
Several months ago, Nancy Grace was on my TV telling us ladies to listen to our bodies and tell our GYN when we have something that just doesn't seem right - she did and it brought her a health scare, but the outcome was good. Now, usually I wouldn't listen to any advice from Nancy Grace, but I was about to go in to my GYN for my annual appointment and I had been feeling not right for quite a long time.
So I told my Gyn that I had been feeling not quite right, sex wasn't…
Continue Let's Play Telephone
Posted on July 9, 2010 at 5:23pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I don't often write blog posts lately, but today I did. In which I process the purchase of her first cell phone - le sigh: http://bit.ly/dgQGTb
Going to a Miley Cyrus concert - deserve mother of the fucking year award!
Posted on September 10, 2009 at 8:18pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
My husband called this afternoon to tell me that his boss had two tickets to the Miley Cyrus concert Monday, and of course can't (isn't crazy so doesn't want to) go. This is how I became the lucky recipient of two tickets to the concert - one for Ri and one for me.
Ri is not a fan of Miley's (thank goodness), but she does want to go, of course. Metro Station is the opening act, and she doesn't think Miley is the WORST thing ever. So I'm going - yay me!
2 tickets on the MAX… Continue
Ri is not a fan of Miley's (thank goodness), but she does want to go, of course. Metro Station is the opening act, and she doesn't think Miley is the WORST thing ever. So I'm going - yay me!
2 tickets on the MAX… Continue
When They Finally Start Cleaning Up the Poop
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 9:09am 4 Comments 0 Likes
I was reading the blog about G-Force. I have to admit, I'm not a big movie person, and even less of a kids' movie fan. But one thing really struck me as I read this blog post - it only holds true for little kids. I don't really have a "little kid" anymore. Ro is still kind of little, he only weighs about 45 lbs, but he's almost 8-years-old. And Ri is nearly as tall as I am. But their height doesn't define their bigness for me, the degree to which they help care for the animals… Continue
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- At 10:25pm on August 3, 2009,
The Oracle said… - Yay SW! Glad to see you here! Looks like the new site is slowly making its way through the tubes...
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