Fraus Jack
She’ll love that.
No.The apples are ripe,
The plums are red,
The pistachios are sweating in the fancy Smeg
(Was it just my school that sang that song?)
She can now count honorary Frau alongside her honorary double doctorateThere was supposed to be a comma there!
I’m on itI think we need a search team to find that clip.... https://giphy.com/J62HBg2OPDoM81Wcnt
BFFsI think you and I would get on on the real world, detective.
And oh my god - yes about the Xbox slang and languageI wouldn’t mind so much, he’s growing up, nearly a teen like yours and let’s be honest, once they start secondary school and go on the bus, and hear stuff in the playground, all innocence around swear words disappears like that!
Just have to protect my 8-year-old (and my cat)
If it's through IG then you can report it to them. I'm not sure how hot IG are about taking action, Twitter for example are quite quick to remove abuse and quite happily suspend accounts for bullying.Uh yes, such a good point.
It mostly happens on Instagram messages. I did tell him to remove it off his phone for the time being but he uses it a lot for his hobbies and interests.
Thank you, I will definitely look into the resilience reading, it's something he really seems short of these days so that could definitely help.
Many years ago I foolishly bought a Smeg range cooker. It had one of the worst ovens I've ever used and I'm no Baker.You’ve just reminded me, are the pistachios still sweating in the smeg? Now that’s a sentence I never thought i’d write.
Please let school know. I work in education, and this sort of situation is even more insidious when it comes from so-called friends. Perhaps the last resort is a joint meeting with all students/ parents.... socially distanced, OBS... I'd suggest firstly agreeing on a plan of action with your son's school. The suggestion I made above is the final step, but those lads need to be called out, in a responsible way, for their actions. They can decide to change, or if not, I'd take it further. But never in a combative way...in a way where all involved feel heard but also know that behaviour is being clocked, and it's not OK to be behaving in this manner.Slightly OT and apologies - I can sort of connect it on the sweary teens subplot -
I've recently found evidence that my son is being bullied. He has a "close" friend who's been bullying him about being so-called fat for some time now on and off but who thinks it's "jokes" and no big deal. Anyway, now a couple of other friends have been pulled in and they over the last few days have been messaging my son telling him over and over he's fat, nobody really likes him, he's a cry baby, can't spell, stupid, etc. My son is no angel and has said some stuff in return to all this that is way less than ideal, but I also figure that when you continually poke a dragon with a stick and then get others to do it too then at some point it's going to lash out. Idon't know what to do. It's out of school so I don't know whether to contact them (they have excellent pastoral support). I am raging but I'm also shit at confrontation.
From that peanut butter article:
Jack Monroe uses salted peanuts because they tend to be cheaper, then roasts them again “to deepen the flavour”. As she rinses them afterwards, they are not overpoweringly salty
Of course she does
Next thread title..You’ve just reminded me, are the pistachios still sweating in the smeg? Now that’s a sentence I never thought i’d write.
Thank you. I will take a thorough, informed look, and decide what one is best for me....Also me 'Ooooh they do purple ones!'@juju1895 I was one of the ones recommending the Shark anti hair cordless. I got this one: https://sharkvacuum.co.uk/#IZ201UKT and would highly recommend
This may be happening outside of school, but it's still a powerful response to let school know...and not generally, but keep a short record of dates/times/circumstances/what was said. It doesn't need to seem a big deal/interrogation of your son each day. Simply a chat. But.... School can support your son in many ways, despite a lot of bullying taking place off-site. X@choccydigestive I hope you get it sorted. We are going through slightly similar here, with one boy being a wee shite to my son. We’ve had a chat and I’ve explained he’s using him as he knows my son won’t answer/fight back. He’s also doing it to elevate his social standing in the group. Luckily the other boys are not noticing. It’s awful when you might need to speak to another parent. Hugs
Does anyone on the planet know themselves better than Jack? No! She’s always bloody telling us what she’s good at ...being a pharmacist, thinking up things with her maverick brain, sorting out child poverty, calling out “ist”authors. Honestly, if she says once more “I’m very good at.......”, I swear I’ll hunt her down and kick her in the shins!
As much as we joke about her creating fiction, this is one of the main reasons she would be no good as an author. She cannot grasp the idea of show, don’t tell. She should show us that she is all these things, then she wouldn’t have to tell us (and we would believe her!)Does anyone on the planet know themselves better than Jack? No! She’s always bloody telling us what she’s good at ...being a pharmacist, thinking up things with her maverick brain, sorting out child poverty, calling out “ist”authors. Honestly, if she says once more “I’m very good at.......”, I swear I’ll hunt her down and kick her in the shins!
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