real life situation: my friend was telling us about his 6-year-old brother, who is REALLY bad with books. he ratt-o-fies (rote learns) everythyng, and can actually not make sense of too many words on their own. one day, his mom decides to show him off to guests. the lady says: "ok beta, show them how you spell BLACK" "R-E-D," he proudly announces for everyone. that's showing them, innit? my spellings werent half as cool. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi. i have a family. 0_0 surprised? i was too, when i met them after seeking unemployment. i havent really been aware of thys particular aspect of my life, and now im wondering if that was a good thyng. lets see. in the last three years, my home has been more of a place where i slept, ate, and basically crashed at, while i lived at work and college. and now that ive met my family again, im at a loss as to what to do with them. i really have had virtually none or very little contact with them in the past two years. ive been in college, and working round the clock... and somehow, that little thyng called family just never measured up to fit in as a priority. of the few people ive met recently, allow me to introduce you to my 13-yr-old sister. the only thyng we have in common is "good-looking guys". (but even those we end up arguing over.) me: "oh come on! he was such a sissy" her:"shut up!" me:"that guy was a luzah! nyah na na na nyah na" her:"shut up you moron!!!" meanwhile, mom is getting scandalized from the conversation, i realise i come across as a 13-yr-old, but it IS so much fun bugging her. and anyways, i obviously dont approve of her falling for guys my age. if you know what i mean. 0_0 then i seem to have a problem with everythyng she does, which includes the MIRC, 3-hour-telephone sessions 4 times a day, and expensive hair treatments. she, on the other hand, thynks im a "freak of nature." and that was one of the nicest thoughts. at thys point, im willing to write to oprah. dear oprah, how do you communicate with a rotten spoilt brat of a sibling who has just entered her teens? lurv, soul sistah. we have completely opposite tastes in music (she listens to christina aguilera and avril lavinge) and i've completely banned her from listening to eminem. that stuff is NOT FOR KIDS. she insists on her own windows login (with password), wont let me near her closet, and will not allow anyone to touch her cellfone. she isnt into studying, and wants to pursue fashion or arts as a career. then she makes me do her homework. "area of sector is theta x pi x r(square)." "length of sector arc is theta x pi x 2r." she makes me read her literature books, and tell her the "jist" of the stories. and thats how she passes her exams. blah! i tell you! in my days, no one spoon-fed us. we had to walk 15 miles in hail, storm or sunshine to get a decent education... umm no that wasnt me, but i'd really like to tell her a similar story. now, none of thys stuff was a problem before, but as of late, ive been witnessing it round the clock. if you know what i mean. really, the kid is a handful, and i dont know what to do with her. yet she is the CUTEST kid i know, (and thys is not a biased opinion), has a great heart, and has never lied. and thats on the record. yeah she has opinions... but whenever was the world to conform to my beliefs? the problem is, i dont know if it's a generation gap, or im getting too old, but i tell you! some of her ideas are just too young for my taste. or maybe its just that ive forgotten how to be a kid. and that was somethyn i promised myself id never do.