Feb 27, 2007 08:56
Well now....the reading week thus far has been less then fun I must admit. I'm going to do my best at finishing my project that I started yesterday. I kinda want to get that done so I can have a little rest and relaxaton. But I must say, from how my week is looking, the whole R & R thing is looking kinda bleek. But I shall do my best. Really its not all that bad, I mean, I have one project thats dew next week that I can get done in a couple of hours, and my readings arnt that bad. The only thing thats dragging me down and making this week less fun that it sould is me mom and brooter. I'm sure you all want to hear about them dont you?
But sereusly, its like living with two teenagers. My mom bitching and complaining about EVERYTHING, and I mean everything, from the fact that shes still coughing from a cold she aparintly had a few weeks ago (I persanaly think she, along with my brother were faking it, but thats just my opinion) to the fact that shane wont wake up in the morning and that he dosnt care. Now, I dont mind getting your frustration out, go ahead and get it out, but do it A) when theres no one around and B) once you've had your fill, DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT!!! I mean holy crap, my moms been coughing for a good two weeks, why? cuz she wont take any damn cough syrup or cough candys. I even told her to do so, many times. And then she comes to me and says "you know, I think I may have cracked a rip from coughing so much." Yeah, and? You know why? Cuz you wont take anything for it! Do you wish to stay sick? And you didint crack a freaking rib, your wairing your muscels in your ribs out so much from coughing. You want to feel better? You must since your bitching about it. So take the damned meds! Your already takeing enough for all your other "alments".
As for Shane, hes not getting up easoly in the mornings now cuz I have the week off. He figures that if I have the week off ligitimitly, he should have it off illigitimitly. I mean, its only fair (in his mind). Yes, we all know he dosent do anyhing for the family. Yes, we know he will NEVER do anything for anyone but himself. He's been like that since he was 2, he'll be like that for the rest of his life. And my mom thinks she can gilt the guy into doing things. All your doing when your trying to gilt that kid into doing anything is wasting your breath, making me feel worse for all the things I still havent picked up after, and also getting me, and his pissed off at you for thinking you can make him do somehting.
One last little rant before I jump back into work mood and get that project (hopefuly) done, and yes I concerns my brother. Trust me, If your reading this and thinking 'maybe he'll stop his own bitching any time soon' this is my only outlet at the moment, so I suggest you stop reading right now. Thank you.
So he comes up to me on the weekend, and even last week asking me my advice on a paper hes actualy doing. Yes, he was putting effort into school. Even though the paper was dew three weeks prier, and he had just started, he was putting some form of effort into school. So I said I would, and at the time, he only had two paragraphs done. I looked over them and asked if this was how he was going to start his paper. He said yes, I said "ok, well, I have a few tips to make this paper goood, and even though its going to be handed in 4 weeks late, will still manage a passing mark: Use less direct quotes, use your own inturpritations, make a proper introduction in your paper instead of just jumping straght to it. Introduce these two people your talking about and correct your form slightly, just take out the extra space in between paragraphs, and indent the first line. Other then that it looks good."
So he comes back on sunday and tells me to look over his finished work. Not only did he not do anything that I suggested him to do, it looked like he dilibritly used as many direct quotes as he could, along with continued using the form I told him was wrong, and then asked me to look over it again. I did, and told him pritty much the exsact same thing as when I first looked over it, and to this time actualy correct it. But I also told him ways he needed to change things, and said "trust me, this will only take you a cople more hours and you'll be done. Also get mom to look over it since I'm not grate with spelling and I dont know if I missed anything". So he gose back downstares.
He has my mom look over it and she said she though it was good, and he comes running upstairs saying "yeah, I didint change a thing, and mom said it was fine. So I'm not going to do anything you told me to." Ok....so.....you waited 4 hours....half the time it would have taken you to just DO the corrections I told you to do....just so you could NOT do the corrections I told you to do, and get mom to tell you it was good? WHY THE HELL DID YOU ASK FOR MY HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE THEN!?!?! I mean, you came to me lookinig for a good mark....this is what you have to do for a good mark, and because its 'alittle bit more work' you dont want to do it? Thats fine, I really dont care. But dont come back up, after already NOT doing the things I suggested would be the best way to get these marks that you wanted, and then rub it in my face! You want to fail school? Fail school, your not my son, your my brother, I'm going to help you when you ask for help, but I'm not going to hold your hand and MAKE you do anything. I mean, If you ask for help and I give you suggestions, maybe you want to do SOMETHING with it? Instead of get someone who dosnt know squate about this and get them to tell you its good. If you wanted that you should have shown Mindy and asked for her advice on it. At least she wont give you the quick and easey answer, she'll just look at you like the retard you are.
And now I'm off to atempt to finish that project of mine. YAY!
reading week,
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