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  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    fairclaire wrote: »
    I know. It's just hard to get your head around.......I asked him today why the dodgy Italian accent? He just said ' because pasta is Italian, didnt you know that' :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Got to play to his strengths, which I am sure you will as he gets older so he will not be a sa at Clarks ;)
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    David. wrote: »
    Got to play to his strengths, which I am sure you will as he gets older so he will not be a sa at Clarks ;)

    Excuse me?

    I was an SA at Clarks :eek:








    (genuinely, and so was the missus!)
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • fairclaire
    fairclaire Posts: 22,698 Forumite
    Savvybuyer wrote: »
    Didn't Einstein have difficulty tying his shoelaces or something? I know your son, unfortunately, is worse than me because he has learning difficulties. Learning difficulties or learning disabilities? I never saw it before, but I would, nowadays, class myself as having certain problems learning - i.e. learning difficulties - but not learning disability (my intellect very much intact and working far better than many people's). I suppose I learn in a different way - rote memory - without necessarily a deeper understanding each time. It didn't matter my style of learning - in fact I was rewarded for it more - when I was at school. However, school and what school is now looking for has vastly changed since I was there a very long time ago. My Asperger's never got picked up in school (or college, or university). I went all through mainstream school, got bullied, was never good at P.E., though I enjoyed doing it, and into normal life without it being picked up. Only more recently was it even classified in the UK.

    I don't know about Einstein's shoelaces? but I do remember a quote that sticks in my mind.....I just looked it up


    “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid”
    -Einstein.
    :D
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    fairclaire wrote: »
    Ai don't know about einsteinium shoelaces? but I do remember a quote that sticks in my mind.....I just looked it up


    “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid”
    -Einstein.
    :D

    That's a belter, must remember that one :beer:
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    aau1 wrote: »
    Excuse me?

    I was an SA at Clarks :eek:








    (genuinely, and so was the missus!)
    You may want to add this to your sig :D
    its all in the detail and yet again you missed it :eek:

    To quote fc "He can do these things but he can't put his shoes on the right feet." ;)
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    David. wrote: »
    You may want to add this to your sig :D
    its all in the detail and yet again you missed it :eek:

    To quote fc "He can do these things but he can't put his shoes on the right feet." ;)

    aaahhhhhh :beer:

    I'll forgive you then........this time :rotfl:
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • fairclaire
    fairclaire Posts: 22,698 Forumite
    David. wrote: »
    Got to play to his strengths, which I am sure you will as he gets older so he will not be a sa at Clarks ;)

    I don't mind what he does, as long as he's happy. But I do feel he might excel at something :D maybe secondary school will bring it out?
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    fairclaire wrote: »
    I don't know about Einstein's shoelaces? but I do remember a quote that sticks in my mind.....I just looked it up


    “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid”
    -Einstein.
    :D
    I was going to say something similar but far less eloquently :rotfl:
    I used to work with someone who people had as not the brightest but talk to him about a car and he could tell you the answer to any/most problems and fix it for you. :D
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
  • fairclaire
    fairclaire Posts: 22,698 Forumite
    aau1 wrote: »
    That's a belter, must remember that one :beer:

    you quoted my mis typing :cool:....and I was quick to correct :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:
  • David.
    David. Posts: 24,086 Forumite
    aau1 wrote: »
    aaahhhhhh :beer:

    I'll forgive you then........this time :rotfl:
    Accepted......... this time :rotfl:
    When The Fun Stops Stop ;)
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