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theabortionator
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Yeah I know there were some rant threads over the years grinds my gears and whatever. I don't think any of them were that happening to dig up. I probably made one of them honestly. Whatever.

I figured if we could rant somewhere we'd be more docile creatures in the rest of the forums.
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GayWolf420
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Anyone have experience with university record errors and stuff? I think they might have made an error on my final grade in one of my classes. I slayed all my final quizzes and papers/late assignments, and was able to get it up to passing (about 62%, failing is 59 or lower). My prof was very good at updating grades on a weekly basis, met with me a few weeks ago and told me i would be able to pass if i nailed it on the rest of the assignments for the term including the final. I did so, killed it on papers and quizzes, and brought it up to passing, but now my transcript record reads E instead of a D-.



The thing that confuses me is that the English class is a pre-req for another English class, and i was able to register for that class without any sort of academic hold or anything. Normally if you failed the pre-req, you aren't allowed to register for the class until you make the credit back up, so im thinking this might be either an error on the unis part, or i fucked up and need to re-take a class over the summer.
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theabortionator
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Failing it now 59 or lower? Jesus. When I was in elementary/middle school, maybe even junior high failing was 74 and under. Then I remember 65 being the standard in high school. 59? I guess it's just 5 points but damn. IF we start sinking into the mid to low 50s ever for passing that'll be a sad day.
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theabortionatorFailing it now 59 or lower? Jesus. When I was in elementary/middle school, maybe even junior high failing was 74 and under. Then I remember 65 being the standard in high school. 59? I guess it's just 5 points but damn. IF we start sinking into the mid to low 50s ever for passing that'll be a sad day.

it already is a sad day....the homie been speaking and writing ENGLISH since grade school and can't pass writing 101...
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whats even more sad, is that instead of accepting the fact that he failed his 101 class... he thinks there is an administrative error on their part


welcome to the new world order
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Mingg
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theabortionatorFailing it now 59 or lower? Jesus. When I was in elementary/middle school, maybe even junior high failing was 74 and under. Then I remember 65 being the standard in high school. 59? I guess it's just 5 points but damn. IF we start sinking into the mid to low 50s ever for passing that'll be a sad day.


At my school 70-73 is a D-,
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GayWolf420
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theabortionatorFailing it now 59 or lower? Jesus. When I was in elementary/middle school, maybe even junior high failing was 74 and under. Then I remember 65 being the standard in high school. 59? I guess it's just 5 points but damn. IF we start sinking into the mid to low 50s ever for passing that'll be a sad day.


yeah its odd, but i dicked around too much this term and just trying to play catchup. Its sitting at passing atm. Its weird, they dont let you register until you pass everything, and i just registered this AM without any issue, so im thinkin its some sort of computer error or whatever.

Very ashamed, though. I went from a 3.8 in the fall to worse levels cuz i wanted to go ski sum pow.


oh well, live and learn.
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theabortionatorFailing it now 59 or lower? Jesus. When I was in elementary/middle school, maybe even junior high failing was 74 and under. Then I remember 65 being the standard in high school. 59? I guess it's just 5 points but damn. IF we start sinking into the mid to low 50s ever for passing that'll be a sad day.


How much does the fail boundary actually mean with respect to the difficulty of the tests though? Like our fail mark is 40% but still each year we lose 20% of the class because they failed. Virtually everyone who has been on exchange years (I was supposed to be, but I missed a target) this year is failing and is probably going to be retaking their third year.

Just for completeness, I'm averaging 65%, which roughly translates to a GPA of 3.70.
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DeebieSkeebiesyeah its odd, but i dicked around too much this term and just trying to play catchup. Its sitting at passing atm. Its weird, they dont let you register until you pass everything, and i just registered this AM without any issue, so im thinkin its some sort of computer error or whatever.

Very ashamed, though. I went from a 3.8 in the fall to worse levels cuz i wanted to go ski sum pow.


oh well, live and learn.


Which class is it? 1010, 2010, 2600..?
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*DUMBCAN*How much does the fail boundary actually mean with respect to the difficulty of the tests though? Like our fail mark is 40% but still each year we lose 20% of the class because they failed. Virtually everyone who has been on exchange years (I was supposed to be, but I missed a target) this year is failing and is probably going to be retaking their third year.

Just for completeness, I'm averaging 65%, which roughly translates to a GPA of 3.70.


in the real world 65% is a D grading...which converts to a 1.0 GPA


good for you
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GayWolf420
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K-Dot.Which class is it? 1010, 2010, 2600..?


1010, need to do it in order to get into a social science based writing class for fall, and i was able to register for it without any holds or issues (The other class, not 1010)
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406in the real world 65% is a D grading...which converts to a 1.0 GPA


good for you


I'm fairly certain I'm in the real world.

To say the difficulty of a course is determined by the grade boundaries is kinda ridiculous. High boundaries give no room for testing outside the limits of the course, they often lead to tests being little more than reciting the lecture notes.
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*DUMBCAN*I'm fairly certain I'm in the real world.

To say the difficulty of a course is determined by the grade boundaries is kinda ridiculous. High boundaries give no room for testing outside the limits of the course, they often lead to tests being little more than reciting the lecture notes.


thanks for your worthless link...so your class rank is at 65%?? which translates to upper second UK rank...your looking at 3.0-3.33 GPA


good for you

http://www.fulbright.org.uk/pre-departure/academics/marks
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406thanks for your worthless link...so your class rank is at 65%?? which translates to upper second UK rank...your looking at 3.0-3.33 GPA


good for you

http://www.fulbright.org.uk/pre-departure/academics/marks


I was using

http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/
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msg
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Whaaat this is weird...

A pass here in Australia is 50+
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Mingg
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cddlswthsqrrlsAt my school 70-73 is a D-,


Idk why that was cut short... Anything below a 70 is failing. It depends on if the grade is curved though. English usually isn't, but when I took Evo Bio the class average was a 35% and it was curved about 50 percentage points. So a 35% ended up being a B. Kinda an extreme case but most of my classes are curved so that the average grade is around a B- to B. Sometimes it doesn't really what your grade is. What matters is where you fall compared to other people.
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406in the real world 65% is a D grading...which converts to a 1.0 GPA


good for you


You sir are ignorant as fuck. Grading schemes are different for every country. (in britain, including oxford and cambridge which happen to be some of the most prestigious universities in the world, 70% and above is a first which counts as a 4.0 or an A)

Also, those GPA conversion calculators aren't an exact science as it usually varies depending on who's counting (my marks were counted differently when I applied to different universities in canada)
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towels should be absorbent and waterproof at the same time
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More of a sad rant but a rant nonetheless.

My mom has a ton of shit planned tomorrow for Mother's Day. We are going to take one grandma out to lunch then go to the other grandparents house for dinner and I'm going to cook my mom breakfast and I got her some cute shit but I just don't want to participate in any of it. I just want to lay in my bed and be sad all day and be exempt from all that shit because I'm supposed to be a mom right now and I'm not. I didn't realize how much it would get to me and it is getting to me and I feel so pathetic and useless because I'm usually so good at pretending I don't have emotions and I'm just sad and angry and I don't want to do shit for Mother's Day besides cry and look at my old ultrasound pictures and be sad.
10 years ago
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theabortionator
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Being next to a major highway in the rain. Also the building always runs hot, you gotta keep the window open sometimes even open the door on the deck to get it a nice temp. The window and door face the highway and the buildings are just above the highway. So when you're trying to watch a movie at night and not blast the volume you hear the stupid cars and trucks going by non stop.

Then do you crank the volume and wake everyone up, shut the window and try to watch without burning to death, or open the window with low volume and guess what's happening.

FACKING RAIN YO
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theabortionatorBeing next to a major highway in the rain. Also the building always runs hot, you gotta keep the window open sometimes even open the door on the deck to get it a nice temp. The window and door face the highway and the buildings are just above the highway. So when you're trying to watch a movie at night and not blast the volume you hear the stupid cars and trucks going by non stop.

Then do you crank the volume and wake everyone up, shut the window and try to watch without burning to death, or open the window with low volume and guess what's happening.

FACKING RAIN YO


Living at the top of a mtn pass a major interstate runs thru would make your mind go nuts. Engine brakes are really just awful fuckin nuisances.
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The referenced post has been removed.


No it was not. I had a second trimester miscarriage.
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theabortionator
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DeebieSkeebiesLiving at the top of a mtn pass a major interstate runs thru would make your mind go nuts. Engine brakes are really just awful fuckin nuisances.


Actually other than the volume thing I don't mind it that much, not on a huge hill here though, far enough away from the base of vail pass that it's nothing wild. Where I lived in ny was on a main route(small 2 lane not crazy traveled) through the mountains. Lots of logging though and I lived at the base of a hill with a tight corner. You'd hear the logging trucks raping their trannies slowing down last minute. Got used to it eventually though.
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theabortionator
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You should be able to filter out words on facebook. The last couple years the news feed function really went to hell.

I would probably put in all sports teams. Even if I watch whatever game is being talked about the facebook posts are always lame IMO.

I would love to filter out things like "Mom" and "mothers" today. Sure it's great you love your mom but I don't want to see 100+ status' about peoples moms.

I fucking hate group stuff like that where everybody has the same status. Like why the fuck do you think I care facebook?

Also the new way they're trying to throw 2 posts from the most random people on your friends list at you. Cool, we've been friends since 05 or 06 because of high school, never said anything on facebook or at least not in a decade, why the fuck would I care what you have to say about somebody I don't know, or that you're going fishing or whatever.

That site really started to go to hell around 2008/2009.
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99% of people annoy me
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theabortionator
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It's not even cold inside my apartment ( i don't think) get's pretty warm actually to where you gotta keep a window open and sometimes the door during the day.

Anyway fever to the point where my fingers are kind of numb like if I was working outside in the winter with no gloves. Crazy chills, head feels like shit, just not doing so well. I've lost almost 15 pounds in the last week or two. I don't really need to lose any weight, def not this way.

Considering dropping the $90 to go see the doctor again. Shitty part is I'm supposed to be getting better and good to go sometime between wed and sat.

On the plus my car is done(hopefully everythings good) just need to put new tires on it and then drive it. That said I can't even get to walmart and buy tires because of how shitty I feel. Like just getting up to move around the place is an ordeal. I had to walk to to walgreens yesterday, and it was a nice day only a 10 min walk but that was about as adventurous as I'm been in a couple weeks. Really wanted to be doing some hiking right now. At the moment I would take not feeling like shit for a small amount of time.

Kind of scares me because I just went off health insurance, so if I'm fucked I'm fucked.

I can't think of a time where I've ever been this sick in my life. It's kicking my ass and making it hard to not be depressed. Catching an hour ish nap here and there if I'm lucky,not sleeping at night well just in short bursts.

Hopefully I can pull off the trip back east. Might spend sometime at my parents. At least then I can mooch off some food etc. I have money but just getting out of a chair to make something, and then getting back up to check on it or eat it is too much.

I'm fucking worthless right now.

Thank god for planet earth on netflix, just been going on a huge binge. Probably watched each episode 10+ times, just start it somewhere and let it ride all day.

I feel bad because even though I paid rent, it's kind of lame to have a dead person in your house that doesn't do anything or go anywhere. That said I can't. I want to be hiking, I want to take some pictures of clouds and the mountains, I want to be outside, but I just can't do anything.

I'm thinking of leaving my car for a while and flying back to ny to my parents to recover. I don't like the idea of being worthless there either but they're far more likely to understand and they've only seen me for a few weeks in nov/dec for the last year so it wouldn't be a major burden/I have money. I just still don't like the idea of rolling up in shit condition like this and being like hey I'm worthless, can I crash here for ______ until I'm not feeling like I'm dying?


Lot's of words.

Sparknotes: Sketched out and feeling like garbage. Barely able to get around the apartment, not eating really(trying to fore myself) not getting outside at all, pretty rough shape the last 2 weeks. Dropping pounds like the biggest loser because I'm not eating enough I guess. Not so good.

But pretty stoked to hear the car is good. Fucking HOPE that thing is legit good, I can get her back on the road and at least have the ability to go somewhere if I ever get better.
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theabortionator
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looks like a $90 trip the the doctor tomorr.w Hoping he can help me and I don't need to go to the hospital. If I have to go to the hospial I'm fucked. No insurance.

Sucks that I just went off a month or two ago.

In such bad shape at the moment. This is insane.
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dodgeWhaaat this is weird...

A pass here in Australia is 50+


let's be honest, that fucks over your education. How many times do you hear idiots say "well atleast you passed", dude you got fucking 53, study harder you fucking idiot. It messes with people and people slack off as they think just passing is good enough for them.
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S.J.Wlet's be honest, that fucks over your education. How many times do you hear idiots say "well atleast you passed", dude you got fucking 53, study harder you fucking idiot. It messes with people and people slack off as they think just passing is good enough for them.

I strongly disagree with what you're saying. You obviously haven't taken a difficult course at uni - not to mention four of them at the same time alongside working a job. Then maintaining a social life.

Passing IS good enough for a lot of people. Unless you're seeking scholarship, marks don't really matter.

In high school, what affects students more (at least it did for me) was how my marks sat amongst the other students. I didn't care if I got 45% if the average was 20%. ya feels me
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dodgeI strongly disagree with what you're saying. You obviously haven't taken a difficult course at uni - not to mention four of them at the same time alongside working a job. Then maintaining a social life.

Passing IS good enough for a lot of people. Unless you're seeking scholarship, marks don't really matter.

In high school, what affects students more (at least it did for me) was how my marks sat amongst the other students. I didn't care if I got 45% if the average was 20%. ya feels me


yeah uni is abit different as a pass is a pass. But at a school level I feel like kids slack off as long as they're passing the course.
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S.J.Wyeah uni is abit different as a pass is a pass. But at a school level I feel like kids slack off as long as they're passing the course.


I can see some truth in this.

Suppose it's time to turn up the heat in school
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dodgeI can see some truth in this.

Suppose it's time to turn up the heat in school


I've talked about this exact topic to my dad (he's a teacher) and when he says to the kids in his class that they'll be failing unless they get over 70 all the kids marks go up.
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S.J.WI've talked about this exact topic to my dad (he's a teacher) and when he says to the kids in his class that they'll be failing unless they get over 70 all the kids marks go up.


Perhaps tests should just be set harder so 50 is the new 70

Trying not to be sassy here
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S.J.W
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dodgePerhaps tests should just be set harder so 50 is the new 70

Trying not to be sassy here


it's not the difficulty of the tests. He could set the exact same test and say one pass is a 50 and one pass is a 60 and the on the later the marks will be better.
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S.J.Wit's not the difficulty of the tests. He could set the exact same test and say one pass is a 50 and one pass is a 60 and the on the later the marks will be better.


I think you missed what I meant. The marks may be better purely through numerical representation, but because of the relative difficulties a 50 would have been a 70, only now the teacher didn't have to change what the fail mark was. This is what scaling is, and is what I'm trying to get at.

I.e Set the tests so a pass would be a good mark (so as to reduce the effects of lazyness that you mentioned) then scale it later.
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connecticuntMore of a sad rant but a rant nonetheless.

My mom has a ton of shit planned tomorrow for Mother's Day. We are going to take one grandma out to lunch then go to the other grandparents house for dinner and I'm going to cook my mom breakfast and I got her some cute shit but I just don't want to participate in any of it. I just want to lay in my bed and be sad all day and be exempt from all that shit because I'm supposed to be a mom right now and I'm not. I didn't realize how much it would get to me and it is getting to me and I feel so pathetic and useless because I'm usually so good at pretending I don't have emotions and I'm just sad and angry and I don't want to do shit for Mother's Day besides cry and look at my old ultrasound pictures and be sad.


The music never stopped sista!
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S.J.W
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dodgeI think you missed what I meant. The marks may be better purely through numerical representation, but because of the relative difficulties a 50 would have been a 70, only now the teacher didn't have to change what the fail mark was. This is what scaling is, and is what I'm trying to get at.

I.e Set the tests so a pass would be a good mark (so as to reduce the effects of lazyness that you mentioned) then scale it later.


Yeah scaling works great in Australia where we have a centralized test at the end of the year. And schools marks are scaled from that and you get an ATAR. However, in other countries like Canada there is no central test, so a teacher could make a test super easy and everyones get 100 but then they'd be fucked over in Uni. So instead of making a test extremely hard so a 50 will be scaled to a 70, a teacher needs to find a way to motivate his/her students in a way which will help them in uni as well so they don't freak out. Understand what I'm saying???
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Update: I didn't die

YOLO

Had a fever around 103 last night though, was dizzy, puking, collapsed when I tried to stand, etc. Was seriously considering going to the hospital. If I had health insurance I 100% would have. Honestly felt like I was dying. Went to the docs today, ate some pills, got an injection, and a script for some strong ass antibiotics and hopefully I'll get healthy again.

This last 3 weeks has been the worst my health has been in my whole life. Hopefully with these meds and everything I'll start to get healthy.
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S.J.WYeah scaling works great in Australia where we have a centralized test at the end of the year. And schools marks are scaled from that and you get an ATAR. However, in other countries like Canada there is no central test, so a teacher could make a test super easy and everyones get 100 but then they'd be fucked over in Uni. So instead of making a test extremely hard so a 50 will be scaled to a 70, a teacher needs to find a way to motivate his/her students in a way which will help them in uni as well so they don't freak out. Understand what I'm saying???


Ye

theabortionatorUpdate: I didn't die

YOLO

Had a fever around 103 last night though, was dizzy, puking, collapsed when I tried to stand, etc. Was seriously considering going to the hospital. If I had health insurance I 100% would have. Honestly felt like I was dying. Went to the docs today, ate some pills, got an injection, and a script for some strong ass antibiotics and hopefully I'll get healthy again.

This last 3 weeks has been the worst my health has been in my whole life. Hopefully with these meds and everything I'll start to get healthy.


Suppose things can only go up from the bottom
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theabortionatorUpdate: I didn't die

YOLO

Had a fever around 103 last night though, was dizzy, puking, collapsed when I tried to stand, etc. Was seriously considering going to the hospital. If I had health insurance I 100% would have. Honestly felt like I was dying. Went to the docs today, ate some pills, got an injection, and a script for some strong ass antibiotics and hopefully I'll get healthy again.

This last 3 weeks has been the worst my health has been in my whole life. Hopefully with these meds and everything I'll start to get healthy.


Good luck try sitting in the sun when you can some fresh air and the right anti biotics should fix you up feel better!
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theabortionator
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dodgeSuppose things can only go up from the bottom


Yup.
MCsugarcatGood luck try sitting in the sun when you can some fresh air and the right anti biotics should fix you up feel better!


Yeah I might try and get out a bit tomorrow. Couldn't really today honestly. Just laid down on the couch, ate food, puked it up and sweated like crazy. When my roomate came home I guess I was talking to him and struggling to form sentences, being confused, and sounding drunk.

On the plus I only got charged $33 for the visit today and my prescirption was only $4.

Was scared I was gonna get charged $90 for the visit and $20 for any pills.

Can't wait to feel decent again. Hoping in the next week I'm back in good shape. It's been like 2 and a half weeks I think and pretty much every day in that period has been miserable. At a few points I didnt feel that bad for a short while here and there but for the most part straight garbage.
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I'm having a tough time getting a person out of my head. I was eating at a restaurant with some friends about a week ago kindof acting as the third wheel when I noticed a little girl (probably 6 years old) sitting with her mom and father. Her mother was really heavy and her father was skinny and was wearing a cut off shirt. Both had infected track marks on their arms and the man was definitely high on something. Now don't get me wrong I am really not one to judge and I feel people should be able to do what they want with their life. HOWEVER as soon as you have a child, all of that needs to stop. the girl was wearing a long dress which I didn't think much of until lifted it part way up. Both her legs were black and blue. Her face was also dirty as if she hadn't took a bath in a few days and she looked absolutely exhausted. She also was very restless and wouldn't ever look either of her parents in the eyes. It honestly almost brought me to tears when I walked out.
People seem so occupied these days with themselves that they hardly notice what is going on around them. I feel this has really allowed cases of abuse such as this to go unnoticed. Having been through such situations I know how it can feel. Luckily I had a way out (not a very smooth way out) but for many that is not the case. It really pisses me off how difficult our law system makes it to get kids in these situations out and into a better home. Child abusers can burn in hell for all I care. Please be vigilant people and speak up when you see abuse.
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I can feel my lungs getting weaker and I've only been home for 2 days. My mom still is smoking in our house and even when I do what I can to air out my room I can still feel it. I've been asking her to go outside since I was still in high school but she keeps telling me if I don't like it that I don't have to live here. So I signed a lease to move into an apartment near my school but not I can't move in until August so I'm not sure what to do about it.

Fuckin crazy how much of an affect it can have on you in so short of time. Granted, my lungs are already very weak compared to the average person, but it's still insane that in 2 days it's gotten this bad. Kinda scared to go to sleep. Really scared that I'm gonna end up in the hospital again but I think its gonna happen by the end of the week. I've been trying to stay out of the house as much as I can and I'm gonna keep doing that, i'm just nervous that it won't be enough. I don't really know what else I can do.
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cddlswthsqrrlsI can feel my lungs getting weaker and I've only been home for 2 days. My mom still is smoking in our house and even when I do what I can to air out my room I can still feel it. I've been asking her to go outside since I was still in high school but she keeps telling me if I don't like it that I don't have to live here. So I signed a lease to move into an apartment near my school but not I can't move in until August so I'm not sure what to do about it.

Fuckin crazy how much of an affect it can have on you in so short of time. Granted, my lungs are already very weak compared to the average person, but it's still insane that in 2 days it's gotten this bad. Kinda scared to go to sleep. Really scared that I'm gonna end up in the hospital again but I think its gonna happen by the end of the week. I've been trying to stay out of the house as much as I can and I'm gonna keep doing that, i'm just nervous that it won't be enough. I don't really know what else I can do.


Alright I have always been super skeptical about the effects of second hand smoke, it reminded me of the now debunked "Got Milk?" campaign. Like a way for cigarette companies to spend what they were ordered to by congress without actually hurting cig sales.

On a related note, almost all of the anti smoking campaigns you ever see are paid for almost entirely by big tobacco corporations, and they do get a say in what goes into the ads, so I have never taken what they've said seriously.

But if you have lung issues so bad you ended up in the hospital because of your lungs doing something awful like filling with fluid, why in the fuck is your own mother not smoking outside? Does she just give 0 fucks about your health? You've already been to the hospital for this shit, does she not care if you end up there again? That would infuriate me.

I would burn all her cigs in a fireplace at once. And make her watch. And beg her to hit me so i could hit her back. Then knock the living shit out of her.
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GayWolf420
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kinda shocking how many people don't have a basic understanding or knowledge of American history. Kids in my English class think Vietnam and the cold war occurred at the same time which makes absolutely zero sense.
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Mingg
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DeebieSkeebieskinda shocking how many people don't have a basic understanding or knowledge of American history. Kids in my English class think Vietnam and the cold war occurred at the same time which makes absolutely zero sense.


Last semester in my world civ class we were talking about like the Egyptians, something like that. This big black dude,(obvious football player) asked my TA if he believed that Dinosaurs were ever real. My TA said yes and this dude said that he thought it was impossible for dinosaurs to have existed and it was all a conspiracy constructed by the government to bring people into museums so that they could make more money. Definitely came here on a football scholarship haha.
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Byron_tha_gr8
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cddlswthsqrrlsLast semester in my world civ class we were talking about like the Egyptians, something like that. This big black dude,(obvious football player) asked my TA if he believed that Dinosaurs were ever real. My TA said yes and this dude said that he thought it was impossible for dinosaurs to have existed and it was all a conspiracy constructed by the government to bring people into museums so that they could make more money. Definitely came here on a football scholarship haha.


this is why i hate white people. Hope that second hand smoke tastes dank for the next 3 months.
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Chubz.
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lol :O
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TVRNTVPOOP
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i hate when borto makes eight threads of the same thing
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S.J.W
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L_Bthis is why i hate white people. Hope that second hand smoke tastes dank for the next 3 months.


if ming said this white dude, would you have had a problem with it? Just because your race got the short end of the straw doesn't mean you can be a sour fuck about it. You're being just as racist as some of the fuckwits from the south. Two wrongs don't make a right
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