My elder sister at age 17 moved into an apartment with our cousin who was a year younger and an emancipated minor. My sister never again lived with my mother, she later got ... more
My elder sister at age 17 moved into an apartment with our cousin who was a year younger and an emancipated minor. My sister never again lived with my mother, she later got married around age 19, and moved into another apartment with her husband.Both my elder brother (13 months my senior) and younger brother (13 months my junior) were removed from the household at ages 15 and 13 respectively due to problems surrounding and leading up to our mother‘s divorce from our stepfather. They are placed in a group home, and as far as I remember, never permanently returned to live with our mother between then and their 18th birthdays. Both of them eventually joined the US Army, neither of them made a career of it.At age 18, in the wintertime, I signed up for the Delayed Entry Program to enlist in the US Marine Corps. That program allowed me time to finish high school, and after my senior year of high school that next spring, I reported for boot camp in the summer, never again lived under my mother’s... less
placing their child or children in private school as opposed to public school, and if so, what are the reasons for that regret?
When I was growing up, Maryann R. was a fello... moreplacing their child or children in private school as opposed to public school, and if so, what are the reasons for that regret?
When I was growing up, Maryann R. was a fellow student who came from a quite well-to-do family, her parents were much older than all of the other parents, maybe in their fifties as opposed to their thirties. I seem to remember she and I had attended school together since second grade. During seventh or eighth grade, she suddenly disappeared, and reappeared in tenth or eleventh grade. She mused that her parents had thought she was getting too wild and put her in a Catholic all-girls school to address the problem, but it has backfired because her behavior got worse instead of better. She found it very funny, and was glad to be back among her friends in public school. In her teenaged mind, she saw it as scoring a victory over her parents.~ less
Biden allied groups, including the Democratic National Committee, are also planning to engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation ab... moreBiden allied groups, including the Democratic National Committee, are also planning to engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social media and text messages.https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/biden-covid-vaccination-campaign-499278
What are some other idiomatic expressions about medical conditions that would require explanations for people learning English as a second language because they’re not immedi... moreWhat are some other idiomatic expressions about medical conditions that would require explanations for people learning English as a second language because they’re not immediately understandable in their basic forms?~
