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Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie
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That was originally the idea. Mrs G hasn't been so impressed by the whole living in Aus experience though: I think the place has changed quite a lot since she was a kid and a lot of the things she liked about it have gone, probably forever.
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What has changed in her opinion ?
Is you wife from Sydney ? When I first went to Australia (for a year in 1990) I hated Sydney. Melbourne on the other hand I though was fantastic.US housing: it's not a bubble - Moneyweek Dec 12, 20050 -
PasturesNew wrote: »
And ... what the heck is she wearing/what does she look like in the top picture on page 7??
very weird indeed. Sort of like a combination of a bra and a torture device, on the outside of her clothes?...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
so much so that he has grown 3 inches in 3 months....a very rare thing for youngest who already has a growth problem (at 18 months old, he had bone growth/age of a 9 month old). He is still small for his age but 3 inches is 3 inches, a massive improvement.
that is a hell of a growth rate! Has he shot up out of all his clothes?...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I did school French - and learnt many other languages over the years... but as I've never been abroad I kind of couldn't see the point of learning them.
Have you ever read the Just William books, by Richmal Crompton? I remember reading William saying something very similar, when forced to learn French....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Unfortunately, neither eldest or middle sons wanted to do languages at GCSE but youngest wants to do German.
Did they get a choice? We had to do at least one modern language for GCSE, and were strongly encouraged to do Latin, too. I did German and Latin (badly, got a B in both)....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
vivatifosi wrote: »I was immersed at a spoken level I can't read or write it very well at all. It gives me a sense of what being illiterate must be like.
OH has that in spades. His mother tongue, the language that springs to mind first in acute stress / nightmares / etc is Hebrew. But his whole education was in English, so he reads and writes very slowly indeed in Hebrew.
I once watched him spend hours struggling through a passport renewal form in Hebrew. He got to the end, and the final words were something like, "If you want this in another language, apply to your local consulate". He was an Unhappy Man....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
No.neverdespairgirl wrote: »Have you ever read the Just William books, by Richmal Crompton? I remember reading William saying something very similar, when forced to learn French.
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PasturesNew wrote: »No.
He said something like, "I don't want to talk to French people, and if they want to talk to me, they can talk English". Seems fair enough to me....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »that is a hell of a growth rate! Has he shot up out of all his clothes?
Tops certainly...trousers not so much as they were long anyway (one of his particular things). I knew he had grown but was amazed by how much.
His feet too have gone through a growth spurt, he now has bigger feet than me, mind you, I only have little feet (size 4).We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Did they get a choice? We had to do at least one modern language for GCSE, and were strongly encouraged to do Latin, too. I did German and Latin (badly, got a B in both).
Yes they did, in eldest's case, the French teacher really tried very hard to get him to do it at GCSE as he was one of her top students but eldest was having none of it.
Middle son has no interest at all plus it didn't fit into his 'plan' for music.
The choice is not exactly wide, no latin at all, mainly German and French but they do not have to do a language even though the new qualification, the Baccalaureate, is putting pressure on schools to insist on a langauge being taken...thankfully their school is not forwarding that pressure onto the students.
Not all students can be good at languages (or even like learning languages), just like not all students are good at maths or English or even sport (I was hopeless at sport despite being a dancer and very fit), we all have our areas where we do not shine quite so much and to make a child feel more stupid than another because they do not like languages, is a recipe for disaster.
We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0
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