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   4deerinmyyard said, 2 months ago

   Strangely, she’s got a point.

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   DavidDow said, 2 months ago

   This conversation is getting tedious. Holly isn’t listening to reason. Val, send her to bed. Tomorrow, she brings her books into the kitchen & does her homework at the table in front of Grandma, as Grandma makes supper. (It’s Grandma who makes supper, right? While Val works?)

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   ejcapulet said, 2 months ago

   How about the good old-fashioned: no TV, phone, or other distraction until your homework is finished.

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   Dora Dingle said, 2 months ago

   In my private school days, I didn’t had those distractions until my homework was finished.

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   shadowwriter said, 2 months ago

   whats funny is that they actually do say that teenagers internal clock/circadian rythm is an hour later on average, and that putting the harder classes later in the day is beneficial.

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   Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

   Tell her that if she goes to school later, she stays later. I remember in 10th grade they gave us the option of going from 8-2 or 9-3. I chose the former so I could get out sooner.

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   Lewreader said, 2 months ago

   In my school district they wanted to start school later for the poor tired teenagers. Turn off the TV, Ipod, stereo, cellular phone, and game boy. In life they are going to have to work on the company’s schedule. Go to bed!

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   kab2rb said, 2 months ago

   Don’t most teenagers have that atitude? Where my kids went to school the principle would confiscate any electronics they had.

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   lightenup said, 2 months ago

   Amen, Lewreader! When I was a teenager, I did the same thing (stayed up too late), but learned that I had to deal with the aftermath (no pun intended). Seriously, stop coddling kids and they will learn! (although I do realize this is a comic strip and Holly’s answers are funny since she’s not my kid)

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    dicatduke said, 2 months ago

    You said it ejcapulet! That was the rule in our house! For me and for my children!!!!

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    abfin said, 2 months ago

    You people DO realize this is supposed to be a humorous take on what most of us parents of pre-teens are going through - right? The comics are supposed to be funny! And exagerations of real life, like a sit-com on TV or a comedy feature film! Stop complaining about what you went through or how Val should do this or that. If this showed a perfect family - it wouldn’t be funny and in the comics!

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    LVJeff said, 2 months ago

    Haha, nice. Abfin, I’ll back you on that.

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    jmworacle said, 2 months ago

    Well, one way to motivate Ms. Holly would be no ipod, no television, no outside activites, and having to babysit Lucy and Max for free. If she improves her grades then some of the restrictions could be lifted.

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    Dmajor said, 2 months ago

    Nap. The afternoon nap. The kid gets home from school, catches a couple hours of snooze before dinner, then instead of 9 she could stay up until 11pm. It’s a compromise, the teenager sees that she can negotiate and adjust the conditions, and the mom gets the ultimate result she wants. Anyone who thinks you can just put a teen on a regime of no-this and no-that and end up with a happy result in the long run hasn’t been paying attention in class.

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    pat_jessen said, 2 months ago

    This series regarding Holly’s lack of sleep and school prep is eerily right on, as teachers and many parents know.

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    somebodyshort said, 2 months ago

    abfin,
    as a parent I look on this as the clasic understatement not an exageration. LOL I do think it’s funny.

    Dmajor,
    paying attentiion in the parent class? I like your attitude of negotiate and compromise

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    harebell said, 2 months ago

    Dmajor you took the words right out of my keyboard.

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    RinaFarina said, 2 months ago

    I have known of teenagers (real live ones, not cartoons or theoretical constructs) who would go to bed in the evening and sleep, say, from 7 - 10 pm. Then they could get up and use the three hours that they had caught up on by sleeping, to work on their homework, say from 10 pm - 1 am., and then go back to bed to sleep for the rest of the night. (Each one came up with a unique schedule, according to his/her situation.)

    As someone who has always found it EXCRUCIATINGLY difficult to get up early in the morning, I have always wished that society would allow people more freedom to follow their own personal drummers. In offices where they claimed to have flexible hours, the best I ever saw was having to arrive at 10 am instead of 8 am - not flexible enough for my needs!

    This is a subject which can be discussed at very great depth, and I have done so many times. BUT NOT HERE - we have said enough.

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    NoBrandName said, 2 months ago

    RinaFarina, I hear where you’re coming from. I’ve spent over 25 years living in a morning-person’s world, trying everything to shift to fit in. NOTHING has worked, so I live with it the best I can. No flex time where I work. |8(

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    kab2rb said, 2 months ago

    At least you have a full time job. NoBrand what type of job do you have. Here in Kansas especially Wichita a lot of places have either cut jobs, frooze, or not filled positions. I myself just interviewed for a full time Friday and I am not sure the position might have become suspended because of budget cuts. I work pt office and amunst(sp) all paperwork tedius scanning nearing the end of one year but another is coming soon.
    I do live SS I read it because it is funny. My two are adults now. No job. Can’t afford to send one to school until we generate more cash. Good night bedtime 10:35pm here.