okay, so...the paperwork is all done.

msharmony, i'm hoping she'll have the same positive experience you did. i'm kind of counting on it.

if she doesn't skip, her senior year would consist of mostly dual credit classes, anyhow...half a day at the school, the rest at the college. with skipping through, she needs to take a correspondence course, an online course, and possibly a science...all dual credit...and she'll start college the next year.

she made the decision on her own. i tried very hard not to influence her, since this is huge and will affect her future, not mine.

she'll graduate at seventeen and start full-blown college then. she does plan to move out; her two best friends are doing the same thing, and they plan to share an on-campus apartment about two miles from my house.

the only thing i'm worried about is that she doesn't do well with changes, new places. she's extremely active in all sorts of things...and a wonderful kid.

she's already received a 25k scholarship, with i'm sure more to follow.

nature has tons of homosexuals.

giraffes, for instance...and penguins...many animals even mate homosexually for life.

polygamy doesn't bother me, either.

it's currently illegal to marry family members;

bestiality is also a crime.

oh, please.

nobody is saying that the churches will have to perform the marriages.

right now, a person has to get a license (um, from the government) and then they can either have a religious ceremony or a secular one. what's wrong with going to a JP or to a church that supports gay rights?

we had one here in town, and i brought my children and we marched with them.

what was disgusting were the protesters. the people who dumped manure on the lawn of a perfectly wonderful long-term couple.

i'm absolutely horrified and saddened by this.

i can't believe that anyone would think they have a right to restrict others from marrying and being happy.

it's disgusting.

i don't get it, either.

heck, i can't even eat them.

hey, i know where everything is!

me, too.

my space is as cluttered as i feel it should be...

however, there are a few things that i don't want out of place, like my books and CDs.

the rest of the house varies. i am constantly overrun by kids, so it goes up and down.

i'd report him.

cruelty to animals is a felony here.

*sighs*...and i'm so sorry; my cats were family. i left my last relationship because his son killed my cat when he was pissed at me.

she could be my girl! *chuckles*

seriously, though...it's sad that people still worry about what others think in such. and that was a very hurtful thing to say...i'm sure he's missing out.

she's a little bummed about all-state choir.

she shouldn't need to work, as her scholarships are quite generous.

we've tried very hard to let this be her decision and hers alone. the principal recommended it.

i asked her to list her own pros and cons...and write how she felt about each. i'm not sure she's ready to live on her own, yet, and she doesn't like new places or experiences much.

because of her ACT scores, she's already got several full free rides, dependent only that she graduate. she's now planning to spend the first year of college here in town, and transfer out after that.

she has to take one correspondence course this semester, and an online one next semester...and if she takes an extra science course, she's guaranteed to graduate with honors. all are dual credit, so she's already racking up college hours.

life would have been much different for me if i'd been allowed to skip like i was supposed to. i'm personally all for it...i understand the social side, but if a child isn't learning to their potential, send them up.

my daughter, who is a junior in high school and made a 31 on her ACT at the age of fifteen...finally decided to get serious.

as of today, she's a senior. she graduates this year, rather than next.

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what do you feel are the pros and cons of skipping ahead? should it be allowed, and why?

well, let me know if you do. i'm hooked...i haven't read a single printed book since i received it.

i might have to make an exception for yours...

i found print copies; i was looking for an electronic one to put on my kindle.

i sooo tried to pirate your book, lex, but i can't find it anywhere.

i'm all about honesty. i wouldn't necessarily volunteer harmful information, but don't ask if you don't wish to know.

i might suggest that he change.