Why I hate 7th grade

7th grade sucks.

And how do I know this? I was in 7th grade once. (No that picture is not me at 28... just 12) And I was unpopular as hell. And because of that I was the object or scorn or just outright ignored. It was lonely and depressing.

I always thought it was because I was dressed like I was much older, wasn't allowed to wear the ruffled shirts that other girls wore (because mom thought the ruffles would draw attention to my breasts as if they could somehow be ignored or minimized) and I wasn't allowed to the things the other girls did...

I thought that by allowing MonAnge to fit in, wear the same clothes, do the same kinds of things that the other girls do we could avoid this. It turns out not to be the case.

Here are the problems MonAnge is experiencing:

Her MySpace Page was hacked. How do I know this? In the last post that she is listed as having made... is full of information that MonAnge would have none was completely insane.

Oh, and then came the nasty comments from close "friends"

From her BFF Frieda:

i think im gunna beat u up.
u think u can just do that?
we'll see whos tuff shit once
frieda finds you.
its because ur gay isnt it?
no one does that to my drina.
you wait and see.
im five feet of hell
and you just made my list buddy.
have a wonderful day :]

Charming eh?

But as not as charming as the comments from Drina (oh and the spelling is verbatim):

Frieda!!!!!
haha im in love with herr?
MonAnge
i hattte you howss freaking ny?!?
i hateee you i jope your fucking having funn and
never coming back here and smelling the whole freaking chicagoo up!
suck my cokcck and neve comee back and i
never wanna see you in front of me }
and if you have something to say fucking sayy it to my facee
you pussy cat pipssss lickkerrr
stay in ny noone wantss you back
peace out
good day.

I am so glad at the moment that I chose a Catholic education for the girls and that I have let these little miscreants into my home at various times. And I am trying to figure out how stupid you have to be in order to misspell CUNT, which she spelled cunttt.

At least the school is aware of what is going on as I printed all the nasty comments and presented it to the office. Why? Because the internet harrassment wasn't enough for those vicious little reprobates. They are tormenting her at school as well.

I always thought that I was a target for this kind of stupidity because I was such a dork. It turns out that being being popular is no help either.

Sigh.

Yeah, yeah... it has taken me two days to get this ready.

I have been experimenting with technology... this has taken a bit of effort as my camcorder saves to a dvd which is in the ever helpful .vob format. Yes, there has been swearing and complaining Chez Maman as I have tried to find ways to convert the file to something recognized by the internets....

After two days work and testing many softwares.. I found the GENIUSES at DVDZip who have created a useful program to help me save as an MPEG. (or a bunch of other formats too...) YEAH!!!! I am SO buying your program!

Now, I present MonAnge and Imelda in their internet cheerleading debut.




That Sophie chick has her own fan club apparently.

Just what I deserve

MonAnge and Imelda go to Catholic school. This I think that you all knew.

But, they also get up at the crack of dawn on Tuesdays to attend a special kind of extracurricular activity. They go to school at 6:45 am for something called Mass Crew. Yes, mes filles get up in the whee hours of the morning to attend mass, adoration, bible talk and breakfast. I know. It is hard to believe that they are my children, isn't it?

This morning as I was driving them to Crew, I was thinking about MonAnge and her endless list of complaints. Her phantom stomach ailment (stress and NOT EATING), grade issues... and I remembered something that my mother used to tell me. And considering where I was driving les filles, I thought I had found a receptive audience.

"Listen girlies," I said to them. "It is going to be a long day and MonAnge? You and particular have been having problems. Now I want you to remember that no matter how much you think y ou are suffering, Jesus suffered more on the cross. So when you are feeling crappy or picked on, take those feelings and offer them to God as a sacrifice."

What a good Catholic mom I am, right?

Instead I got, "Jesus MOM! Since when do you care about religion?"

And she is right. I have no faith. It disappeared years ago. I am going through the motions hoping that the girls have something to help them. And it seems to be working. But for me? Damned if I do. Damned if I don't.

Now of course, I feel compelled to taunt them. I haven't decided which direction to go. Which do you think is the better choice?

The Power of Christ compells you to do your math!
or
Stay out of the fucking cupcakes bitches!

An Evening Chez Maman

Please note the fantastic job MonAnge did with my hair.....

Thirteen

NO, not that movie... I won't link it because it depresses me to think about.

This is a tale of two teenage girls.

One was 13 in 1979 and is shown here. Why do I look 28? Did I ever have a youth? Yeah I must have.. and apparently I squandered it.

Blech. Whatever.

This girl has done it right. She looks cute, happy, athletic and popular.


She could improve her grades, but I can help her with that. Over all I would rather be her.


Happy Birthday, my darling 13 year old girl, MonAnge!


(in case you are wondering.. and I am sure none of you are, I have decided to substitute MonAnge for The Angel... I think it flows better... what do you think?)

Oh and her horoscope for today, via the Chicago Tribune:

Today's Birthday (Jan. 23). A partnership developed this year brings you security. You'll also make new friends and do things you've never done before. Try not to spend too much on toys.

**Update**

I should have thought of this before... but I just double checked on IMDb to see who MonAnge shares a birthday with to see if this gives me any insight into her and her personality... it is an interesting mix:

Tiffani Thiessen (34)
Norah O'Donnell (34)
Mariska Hargitay (44)
Gail O'Grady (45)
Princess Caroline of Monaco (51)
Richard Dean Anderson (58)
Rutger Hauer (64)
Chita Rivera (75)
Jeanne Moreau (80)

Nope... it isn't really helping me much.

Are you creeped out?

So we were out to dinner over the weekend... At David Burke's Primehouse... We were celebrating the birthday of MonAnge... We meant it to be a basic dinner out... but people we knew were there and kept coming over. Eventually, Imelda pooped out.

And because we had drunk just enough wine, we had some fun with it... piling stuff on her. Please not the sweet and calm expression on her face.

And speaking of faces... did you notice the other one? In the lower right quarter of the photo?

Creepy, eh?

It got creepier... when our friend Champagne Rory told us that the cleaning crew won't go into the bathrooms after the restaurant closes.... They hear the cries of children.