Thursday, April 30, 2015
How to have a conversation with you parents
If they start giving you advice or instructions, just agree to it, even if you really don't agree with it or you know that you won't follow their instructions.
If they won't stop giving you instructions just stare at their nose and nod, while trying to remember what the dative plural ending is for 2nd declension neuter.
You should make eye contact with them, even though you don't really care about what they are saying, and don't yawn or sigh because they get pissed off. Also, don't go on your phone while they are talking, unless you are sure they won't see. Otherwise, they will take it and claim that
If your relatives are over, greet them with a hug. It had better not be a half hearted hug or your mom will yell at you for not being welcoming. Then talk with them about The Redskins or whatever they want to talk about.
If you have to ask for something, make sure you have done most of the regular chores, and anything your parents have been nagging you about. You know they will ask about that when you want something, so just be prepared and do it before hand. Also, try to make what you are asking for related to school, even if you didn't think it was related to school. It will help your chances a lot. If you are asking for something over the weekend, make sure you are not in your pajamas, and haven't been on your phone all day.
If you actually want to make a conversation, then talk about your grades and the lack of trouble you have been in. This is all they really care about, just like all you care is if they agree to what you asked for.
If they start yelling at you, think of things you will regret not saying later and say them, and think of things you will regret saying later and stop yourself from saying them. Don't walk away from them while they are talking (which is a strategy for defusing a situation we learned in health), because they will get more angry and yell at you more (thanks health class). If they are yelling at you about the instructions they gave but you didn't follow, take the same steps you did when they were giving the advice and repeat. Don't worry about it - what ever they are trying to advise or instruct you to do they will eventually do themselves.
If they won't stop giving you instructions just stare at their nose and nod, while trying to remember what the dative plural ending is for 2nd declension neuter.
You should make eye contact with them, even though you don't really care about what they are saying, and don't yawn or sigh because they get pissed off. Also, don't go on your phone while they are talking, unless you are sure they won't see. Otherwise, they will take it and claim that
If your relatives are over, greet them with a hug. It had better not be a half hearted hug or your mom will yell at you for not being welcoming. Then talk with them about The Redskins or whatever they want to talk about.
If you have to ask for something, make sure you have done most of the regular chores, and anything your parents have been nagging you about. You know they will ask about that when you want something, so just be prepared and do it before hand. Also, try to make what you are asking for related to school, even if you didn't think it was related to school. It will help your chances a lot. If you are asking for something over the weekend, make sure you are not in your pajamas, and haven't been on your phone all day.
If you actually want to make a conversation, then talk about your grades and the lack of trouble you have been in. This is all they really care about, just like all you care is if they agree to what you asked for.
If they start yelling at you, think of things you will regret not saying later and say them, and think of things you will regret saying later and stop yourself from saying them. Don't walk away from them while they are talking (which is a strategy for defusing a situation we learned in health), because they will get more angry and yell at you more (thanks health class). If they are yelling at you about the instructions they gave but you didn't follow, take the same steps you did when they were giving the advice and repeat. Don't worry about it - what ever they are trying to advise or instruct you to do they will eventually do themselves.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Objective Correlative
Cale Houghton An Objective Correlative of my Emotional State
Currently, I am drifting through the middle of a wide river, hanging onto a piece of driftwood. Every time I try to swim towards a shore, the current pulls me back into the center of the river. The current is lazy when I just drift though. I have been on the river for a very long time, and in the past I have had to ride through many rapids, hanging tight to the piece of driftwood. I am still tired from these rapids, and I know that there will be more to come. I feel confident that I can hold onto the driftwood until the end of the river if I am paying attention the whole time, but I also am worried that one mistake will cause me to drown.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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