Comments for Imperfect Genius http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net - redefining brilliance one day at a time - Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:52:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 Comment on My Kid Needs A Wedgie by wedgie kid http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/08/23/my-kid-needs-a-wedgie/#comment-4702 wedgie kid Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:01:54 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/08/23/my-kid-needs-a-wedgie/#comment-4702 [...] [...] […] […]

]]> Comment on The Truth Of The Matter by justfrank http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4657 justfrank Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:26:08 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4657 Hey, I take exception to this post! My kids are always perfect. At least that's what I am told by the parents of the children whom they are visiting... Seriously, in our own house I had occasion to use the F word when we were all packed up and practically in the van for a two week road trip, and I discovered that someone had left an uncovered cup of chocolate milk on the top shelf in the refrigerator. The way I discovered this, was that I knocked it over. Guess what happened next? My daughter, describing the scene to her grandma, said with dismay: "Mommy said f...!" Your house sounds like my house. Hey, I take exception to this post! My kids are always perfect. At least that’s what I am told by the parents of the children whom they are visiting…
Seriously, in our own house I had occasion to use the F word when we were all packed up and practically in the van for a two week road trip, and I discovered that someone had left an uncovered cup of chocolate milk on the top shelf in the refrigerator. The way I discovered this, was that I knocked it over. Guess what happened next?
My daughter, describing the scene to her grandma, said with dismay: “Mommy said f…!”
Your house sounds like my house.

]]> Comment on Murder Mystery Dinner by Melissa http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4656 Melissa Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:15:15 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4656 That's cool. I love solving murder mystery's. They really work ur brain and they're thrilling too. Hope you have fun! That’s cool. I love solving murder mystery’s. They really work ur brain and they’re thrilling too. Hope you have fun!

]]> Comment on The Truth Of The Matter by tara http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4631 tara Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:47:00 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4631 This post is hysterical. I've seen that white primer spill photo as well, and had similar days. This post is hysterical. I’ve seen that white primer spill photo as well, and had similar days.

]]> Comment on The Truth Of The Matter by Kris http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4313 Kris Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:39:30 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4313 Maybe we could offer a two-for-one deal? Maybe we could offer a two-for-one deal?

]]> Comment on The Truth Of The Matter by Lizard Eater http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4310 Lizard Eater Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:41:28 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/20/the-truth-of-the-matter/#comment-4310 Oh, Thank God. I thought it was just me. All the way down to the weedy yard. And the Homeowner's Association Busy-Body coming down to my house to lecture me, while the cat runs out, the baby follows the cat, the toddler follows the baby ... Oh, Thank God. I thought it was just me. All the way down to the weedy yard. And the Homeowner’s Association Busy-Body coming down to my house to lecture me, while the cat runs out, the baby follows the cat, the toddler follows the baby …

]]> Comment on Murder Mystery Dinner by Silvia http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4267 Silvia Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:52:14 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4267 I used to live near Hyde Park, where the CIA is located. :) And my mother's friend teaches Italian there, so she gets to eat there for free. Yummy! Have fun at the party! I used to live near Hyde Park, where the CIA is located. :) And my mother’s friend teaches Italian there, so she gets to eat there for free. Yummy! Have fun at the party!

]]> Comment on It Just Doesn’t Compute by Mom of All Seasons http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/04/two-purchases-it-just-doesnt-compute/#comment-4257 Mom of All Seasons Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:26:24 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/04/04/two-purchases-it-just-doesnt-compute/#comment-4257 "Will I need to buy several copies of Pirates of the Caribbean in order to watch it on more than one DVD player?" Oh, be careful, you just might give them the idea! I can see some big wig at Sony scratching his head, saying, "Hmm, now how could we get that to work?" “Will I need to buy several copies of Pirates of the Caribbean in order to watch it on more than one DVD player?” Oh, be careful, you just might give them the idea! I can see some big wig at Sony scratching his head, saying, “Hmm, now how could we get that to work?”

]]> Comment on Murder Mystery Dinner by Mom of All Seasons http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4243 Mom of All Seasons Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:02:35 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/murder-mystery-dinner/#comment-4243 Ik vind dat heel veel leuk! Heeft maar een goede avond. (Dutch for: I think that sounds quite fun! Have a good evening.) Ik vind dat heel veel leuk! Heeft maar een goede avond. (Dutch for: I think that sounds quite fun! Have a good evening.)

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by throwingmarshmallows http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4242 throwingmarshmallows Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:28:08 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4242 There must be something in the air. I just posted about my weird kids too... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/306/ Good to see you back! There must be something in the air. I just posted about my weird kids too…

http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/31/306/

Good to see you back!

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by Jo http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4241 Jo Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:52:24 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4241 I'm going to have to share that quote with the hubby so he can pass it on to HIS English professor. lol Do you think your kids could come scrub my porches next? ;) just kidding. I’m going to have to share that quote with the hubby so he can pass it on to HIS English professor. lol

Do you think your kids could come scrub my porches next? ;) just kidding.

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by paradisefound http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4240 paradisefound Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:17:50 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4240 That's so funny - my kids do wacky stuff like that too! That’s so funny - my kids do wacky stuff like that too!

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by Gem http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4239 Gem Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:37:34 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4239 Sounds like mine -- only one would be Cinderella and one would be the wicked stepsister, yelling at her, lol! Sounds like mine — only one would be Cinderella and one would be the wicked stepsister, yelling at her, lol!

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by Meg L. http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4238 Meg L. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:46:47 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4238 I saw that quote on Goggle today and got a real chuckle out of it too. I saw that quote on Goggle today and got a real chuckle out of it too.

]]> Comment on My Children Are So Strange by Not June Cleaver http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4237 Not June Cleaver Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:31:30 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/30/my-children-are-so-strange/#comment-4237 Oh those poor kids. ;) Love the quote. Reminds me of my own school days. Oh those poor kids. ;)

Love the quote. Reminds me of my own school days.

]]> Comment on Raising Kids In A Computer Age by Ginger http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4225 Ginger Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:02:20 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4225 Jessie and I were playing a bord game today and she said to me, "can we pause the game?" I thought about this blog post and had to share it with you. Jessie and I were playing a bord game today and she said to me, “can we pause the game?” I thought about this blog post and had to share it with you.

]]> Comment on Update on the Money Pit by Kelly http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/03/update-on-the-money-pit/#comment-4217 Kelly Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:28:43 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/03/update-on-the-money-pit/#comment-4217 You live in my house? LOL! Kelly You live in my house?

LOL!
Kelly

]]> Comment on Raising Kids In A Computer Age by Andrea http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4212 Andrea Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:05:02 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4212 Hysterical. :D Hysterical. :D

]]> Comment on Raising Kids In A Computer Age by Ginger http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4210 Ginger Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:09:53 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/03/02/raising-kids-in-a-computer-age/#comment-4210 Love it! ha ha. Love it! ha ha.

]]> Comment on A Rethinking Of Things by paradisefound http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4202 paradisefound Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:12:58 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4202 Even "welcome, positive changes" can be hard to deal with when you're in the midst of them. Good luck to you! Even “welcome, positive changes” can be hard to deal with when you’re in the midst of them. Good luck to you!

]]> Comment on A Rethinking Of Things by snotface http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4190 snotface Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:06:19 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4190 Happy Birthday! Just remember that Chris will always be older than you and always an idiot. That will never change. Happy Birthday! Just remember that Chris will always be older than you and always an idiot. That will never change.

]]> Comment on A Rethinking Of Things by Ginger http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4175 Ginger Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:04:59 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4175 I have found that I "shut down" or as I tell my husband, "I'm paralized". With the birth of my last baby I have found that I do that ALOT!! The big 30 is comming for me in March! Maybe we should get together and cry!!! oh, I mean celebrate! I have found that I “shut down” or as I tell my husband, “I’m paralized”. With the birth of my last baby I have found that I do that ALOT!! The big 30 is comming for me in March! Maybe we should get together and cry!!! oh, I mean celebrate!

]]> Comment on My Kid Needs A Wedgie by Krystal the optimistic cynic http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/08/23/my-kid-needs-a-wedgie/#comment-4167 Krystal the optimistic cynic Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:50:53 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/08/23/my-kid-needs-a-wedgie/#comment-4167 Speaking of what kids "experience" in high school, and in lower levels as well... I was frequently offered drugs in school, mostly DURING classes (I always refused because I could see the effects they REALLY had on the people taking them), offered cigarettes (I started smoking in HS, kicked it for good finally in 10/05! WOO HOO!), twice I drank alcohol before school, there was one girl who used abortion as birth control... Later she had 2 ectopic pregnancies and was upset because she'll never have children now. I found no problem in that because she was usually either drunk or high when the "others" were concieved... There were kids that bragged about how they stole stuff. I personally know someone who was dealing drugs in 7th grade, and is still struggling with his "habit". Kids that bragged when they did "it" in 6th grade!!! I for one, don't want this kind of "socialization" for my children. My parents obviously had no idea what was going on. Oh, not to mention that, my brother and I were constantly picked/bullied on by the kids at the babysitters, the kids on the bus, and the ones in the class room. Why? No clue. I was very bright for my age, always. I got good grades, except for homework, because I found it redundant and annoying. I had bright blonde hair and blue eyes, very friendly and nice to everyone. Those things made me a very hard, sarcastic person. Kids who were mean to me in school, and bragged about different things, (that I didn't do which meant I wasn't "cool enough" for them) now I see them working fast food, retail, and other places, while DH and I own our own businesses. I will make sure that my kids KNOW that SUCCESS is not linked to COOL, and that it comes only with HARD WORK. Nothing will come to them just for asking. They'll have to work for it, just as I have had to my whole life. My parents worked hard for what we had, and made themselves from nothing. I am doing just the same, and nothing from my school "experience" has prepared me for everyday life, except for me knowing that I cannot trust most people, which actually for me came with real life experience at my first job, Wal-Mart. (and oh, do I have stories to tell... lol) One of the biggest things I've seen come out of the School experience, is a blaming of others for one's own failures in life. My ex-husband was one of those. I've seen far too many others doing the same too. Oh, btw just so you know, we lived in the suburbs, not the city. Trash like this is everywhere. Anyways, enough rambling... School is just not "worth it" in my eyes. She (DD) can gain knowledge through my guidance, and everyday life experiences. The End. Speaking of what kids “experience” in high school, and in lower levels as well… I was frequently offered drugs in school, mostly DURING classes (I always refused because I could see the effects they REALLY had on the people taking them), offered cigarettes (I started smoking in HS, kicked it for good finally in 10/05! WOO HOO!), twice I drank alcohol before school, there was one girl who used abortion as birth control… Later she had 2 ectopic pregnancies and was upset because she’ll never have children now. I found no problem in that because she was usually either drunk or high when the “others” were concieved… There were kids that bragged about how they stole stuff. I personally know someone who was dealing drugs in 7th grade, and is still struggling with his “habit”. Kids that bragged when they did “it” in 6th grade!!! I for one, don’t want this kind of “socialization” for my children. My parents obviously had no idea what was going on. Oh, not to mention that, my brother and I were constantly picked/bullied on by the kids at the babysitters, the kids on the bus, and the ones in the class room. Why? No clue. I was very bright for my age, always. I got good grades, except for homework, because I found it redundant and annoying. I had bright blonde hair and blue eyes, very friendly and nice to everyone. Those things made me a very hard, sarcastic person. Kids who were mean to me in school, and bragged about different things, (that I didn’t do which meant I wasn’t “cool enough” for them) now I see them working fast food, retail, and other places, while DH and I own our own businesses. I will make sure that my kids KNOW that SUCCESS is not linked to COOL, and that it comes only with HARD WORK. Nothing will come to them just for asking. They’ll have to work for it, just as I have had to my whole life. My parents worked hard for what we had, and made themselves from nothing. I am doing just the same, and nothing from my school “experience” has prepared me for everyday life, except for me knowing that I cannot trust most people, which actually for me came with real life experience at my first job, Wal-Mart. (and oh, do I have stories to tell… lol) One of the biggest things I’ve seen come out of the School experience, is a blaming of others for one’s own failures in life. My ex-husband was one of those. I’ve seen far too many others doing the same too. Oh, btw just so you know, we lived in the suburbs, not the city. Trash like this is everywhere. Anyways, enough rambling… School is just not “worth it” in my eyes. She (DD) can gain knowledge through my guidance, and everyday life experiences. The End.

]]> Comment on A Rethinking Of Things by Just Me http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4165 Just Me Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:24:13 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2007/01/25/a-rethinking-of-things/#comment-4165 my, my, my, are you getting old in your young age. . Don't let life pass you by, while you are getting all caught up in the here and now. Happy Birthday my, my, my, are you getting old in your young age. . Don’t let life pass you by, while you are getting all caught up in the here and now.

Happy Birthday

]]> Comment on Holiday Wishes For You by Lil'Cherie http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/12/22/holiday-wishes-for-you/#comment-4106 Lil'Cherie Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:28:49 +0000 http://imperfectgenius.homeschooljournal.net/2006/12/22/holiday-wishes-for-you/#comment-4106 Wow--I love that holiday letter. I posted my own but went the completely politically incorrect route. Yours is very inspirational. Happy Belated Solstice Blessed Be! Wow–I love that holiday letter. I posted my own but went the completely politically incorrect route. Yours is very inspirational.

Happy Belated Solstice
Blessed Be!

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