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"Abusive Nagging" - A Public Service Report from difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 389204" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I am glad that everyone has had a good laugh!</p><p> </p><p>For those of you who wondered whether difficult child was serious or whether the teacher will find this amusing, here are the details:</p><p> </p><p>The assignment was to pick a topic with some controversy and then present each point of view on the issue. Students were to find facts, statistics, expert opinions, etc and present a list of "works cited" in support of each side.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the topics chosen by other students in the class include -</p><p> </p><p>Abortion</p><p>Separation of Church and State</p><p>Use of Animals in the Entertainment Industry</p><p>Proposed Legislation that Prohibits the Slaughter of Horses</p><p> </p><p>As for difficult child? Yes, she is completely serious. Yes, she absolutely believes that she is an abused child and that she suffers far more than any other child on the planet. (On a side note, one of her recent complaints of "abuse" to the therapist is that we do not buy enough ice cream...so that gives you an idea.) difficult child believes that parents telling their children what to do is a form of verbal abuse.</p><p> </p><p>I have no idea where she got her statistics about nagging causing low grades and a 30% dropout rate amongst college students. I suspect that she made it up.</p><p> </p><p>And on her "opposing" side...which should be in support of 'abusive parental nagging'....she lists the parents' need to exercise their vocal chords. Nope - not kidding!</p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure how this report is going to fly with the teacher. Part of me is pretty sure the teacher is going to make her re-do the assignment.</p><p> </p><p>But yes, I am thinking of sending the teacher an email to get her feedback.</p><p> </p><p>Did I want to give difficult child some pointers on chossing a more appropriate topic?</p><p> </p><p>Absolutely! But then, that would just be me being 'abusive' again.</p><p> </p><p>So I am "detaching" and sitting back and watching. </p><p> </p><p>It is pretty funny.....although I don't think that difficult child will feel that way.</p><p> </p><p>We'll see what the teacher says....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 389204, member: 6546"] :happy: I am glad that everyone has had a good laugh! For those of you who wondered whether difficult child was serious or whether the teacher will find this amusing, here are the details: The assignment was to pick a topic with some controversy and then present each point of view on the issue. Students were to find facts, statistics, expert opinions, etc and present a list of "works cited" in support of each side. Some of the topics chosen by other students in the class include - Abortion Separation of Church and State Use of Animals in the Entertainment Industry Proposed Legislation that Prohibits the Slaughter of Horses As for difficult child? Yes, she is completely serious. Yes, she absolutely believes that she is an abused child and that she suffers far more than any other child on the planet. (On a side note, one of her recent complaints of "abuse" to the therapist is that we do not buy enough ice cream...so that gives you an idea.) difficult child believes that parents telling their children what to do is a form of verbal abuse. I have no idea where she got her statistics about nagging causing low grades and a 30% dropout rate amongst college students. I suspect that she made it up. And on her "opposing" side...which should be in support of 'abusive parental nagging'....she lists the parents' need to exercise their vocal chords. Nope - not kidding! I'm not sure how this report is going to fly with the teacher. Part of me is pretty sure the teacher is going to make her re-do the assignment. But yes, I am thinking of sending the teacher an email to get her feedback. Did I want to give difficult child some pointers on chossing a more appropriate topic? Absolutely! But then, that would just be me being 'abusive' again. So I am "detaching" and sitting back and watching. It is pretty funny.....although I don't think that difficult child will feel that way. We'll see what the teacher says.... [/QUOTE]
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