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Dad's girlfriend demands respect
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Dirtbikemike Offline
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Dad's girlfriend demands respect

http://www.unschoolingnyc.com/2013/01/09...on-ground/

Quote:"Sometimes I forget that the people with whom I surround myself – who believe in the rights of children, who encourage their kids’ passions and believe wholeheartedly in their ability to learn without the interference of a coerced curriculum, who respect peoples’ differences and who, when they disagree, do so without resorting to insult and vulgarity – such people just might be a minority in our society."

It's funny that this relates to me... my dad's girlfriend demands respect from me and everyone around her, but when I disagree with school and tell her why she goes and blasts me with "You just hate school because you want to sit on your ass and be stupid and lazy! That's it! That's all you want to do! You don't want to do any work and sit on the computer and be a loser for the rest of your life!"

Paraphrasing, yes, but all of those were said by her at some point.

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(01-13-2012 10:37 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote:  Mike you deserve an SS medal. Here, be proud:
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Congrats for doing something I never had the balls to do.
If you have kids, save them from the bullshit you are forced to go through.
(01-25-2012 05:36 AM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote:  Balls of steel re-awarded. 
(02-07-2012 03:22 PM)flann Wrote:  Balls of Tungsten, now.

I found a picture for tungsten balls
http://bit.ly/xqd1zk

(02-14-2012 03:17 PM)Maelstrom Wrote:  Your balls are denser than white dwarf star matter.
(03-13-2012 08:27 PM)M3116 Wrote:  Balls of steel re-re-reawarded Nutter

(05-14-2013 03:01 PM)Prince Darkstar Wrote:  Dirtbikemike is the only guy I know of on here who won an argument with a teacher.
01-11-2013 08:23 AM
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Luizao876 Offline
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RE: Dad's girlfriend demands respect

She's a cunt. Why is your dad dating her?
01-11-2013 10:18 AM
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Heil_Kaiba8921 Offline
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RE: Dad's girlfriend demands respect

introduce her to my math teacher last semester...they'll probably be married by the end of the day

The less you try to control things, the less you need to.

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"free speech under the constitution only guarantees the government won't stop him saying it and does not guarantee his right to say things and have no consequences at all as a result. also i completely doubt that he is motivated solely by "i'm saying it because i can" and is probably motivated by a more shitheady motive like "i think it's funny to annoy people and Rustle Le Jimmies™ and is just hiding behind the first amendment to try to deflect any consequences or make you realize that being allowed to annoy people is a superior moral right. you can still disdain someone for doing things for dumbarse wankery purposes and you have evne more right to ban and insult them for it" ~Trar's friend about Potato.

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01-11-2013 07:52 PM
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