LOL. Best response ever for the win! Now with Backstories.

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Backstory: I don't want to get into too many details, because they're petty and boring. However, E. student claims he's not getting enough free time. Truth is, he spends it all FB and the internet. Instead of managing it better he wants more of it (dont' we all) mainly so he can call his mom and drink more beer .His mom is actually only 2 hours time zone different from us..so not a big deal.

We had a little meeting. I contacted the Exchange Office to make sure it gets noted. E. student did the same but was still lamenting about how it's not fair.

I get CCd today on the response. Most of it's boring basically stating that the rules are being followed, everything is fair, it's pretty standard etc.

Then there's this gem:

"Please note it is not the responsibility of the Dairys to manage what happens in your free time. They are well within the parameters of the program and seem to be meeting your requests in the best manner possible. However, if you'd like the Dairys to remind you to get off FB and call your Mom or read a book instead, I'd be happy to ask for you."

LOL. The office coordinator we work with is full of sarcasm and wit. He can be kind of condescending  if you don't know him well sometimes but all in all it's needed. And hilarious.

[tarheels]

LOL! [y]

[Deleted]

(high5) I love that response.

[pamela]

AWESOME!

[emjacobs]

That person is a winner.

[vic1011]

That is an awesome reply!

[bunnymendelbaum]

OMG! That is hilarious that they actually wrote that! HA!

[tripleshot]

That's great!!

[katie4253]

I spit out my lime-a-rita when I read that

[pugz]

love!

[salliekate]

That is amazing!  I kinda want to be friends with the coordinator now.

[Bonita]

lol! love it

[prazenjc]

great response.

time management is something some people never end up learning, sadly. maybe your E student will get the boost needed from this relatively painless exchange w/the program.

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I know right? The office Coordinator is hilarious. He comes off as very high end, almost snotty at first but you get to know him, he's so down to earth real, take no attitude from anybody. He's great.

And to be fair, he does side with the kids if it's warranted, but he comes up with some pretty kick-A$$ responses to them all the same.

Here's the backstory if you want it.

This whole thing got started because E. student felt he was working too many hours. Which was partially our fault. All 5 of our other exchange students whether they loved it here or not wanted to work a ton. This kid doesn't, but didn't say anything for 3 months. We felt bad, cut his schedule back a bit. It's fair and understandable. He then went on a rant that his free time isn't at prime time (2 hours at lunch, 1 weekday off, 4 hours saturday afternoon, 4 hours sunday afternoon, sleep until 7 instead of 445 2 days a week, time after 8pm is all his everyday),Weekends by special request. We rotate weekends by whoever has something going on, but my MIL/FIL usually get preference because they have kids to see and they're70 and worked all week..they earned it. If not Saturday night and until 8:30 Sunday morning is mine and Hs time. (Which is happening tonight, but for the first time in a month..so it's not at all common.)

I get it sucks to not have prime time off. Been doing it my whole life. That's life in a barnyard. It's how it is. Creatures don't take care of themselves. H told him this and he still wasn't happy. He asked for a 9-4 work schedule like Brazil apaprently requires. I laughed out loud.

So this is when we had a meeting and I called the office. The coordinator than spoke to E. student got the same speech and sent the reply to him I got CCd on. He sent me another just for documentation saying we were fine, he has kids on farms working 100 hours a week with middle of the night scheduling and no solid chunk of break, so an actual problem. He thought we were more than good and kind. Coordinator says to me, "Next time tell him he works or he's free to leave. This is his second farm where he claimed this issue. He needs to be glad it took him 25 years to realize work sucks. Most of us figured it out sooner."

E. student is a really good kid. He's just led a very high end priviliged life in Brazil. His dad died and left a bunch of money, his Mom retired at 40, never worked in college. He's a hard party, hard drinking, plays in a rock band kid. He's got a great personality, but sometimes the maturity just isn't there in regards to work. It's like he wants Bossman status (He likes to tell H what to do) without the work. I finally told E. student. H is 33. He's worked this farm since he was born and hardcore since he was 15. He still right beside you hour for hour everyday and then some. He doesn't ask you to do anything he's not himself. He's earned the right to claim Saturday night time. It's the perk of the Bossman. Especially one who's out there 15 hours a day too. It's not like he's laying on a beach in Aruba drinking away raise money.

LOL.

I love my life somedays.

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May 4, 2013 7:40:26 GMT -5 prazenjc said:

great response.

time management is something some people never end up learning, sadly. maybe your E student will get the boost needed from this relatively painless exchange w/the program.

Totally. We all waste time. It's just as we mature we learn to A) deal with the consequences B) figure out how to get it done later.

I love this program. I love exchange students. I b*tch on here a lot but they're pretty great for the most part. However, I've learned it's a lie that Americans are big time wasters and don't want to work. There are cultures where 8-3 with one day off is the norm. Being a 1/2 hour late, going out for a long lunch trumps work because it'll be there tomorrow and all sorts of other things. Sometimes, I think those cultures got it right LOL...but Americans do work and care about time a lot more. And while I do think some American kids are entitled other cultures have it going on worse. Reading applications and having E. students in my house proves it. I've only had one kid who had no sense of entitlement, money or time off and I was kind of sad for him as it was a total sign of his poverty stricken life at home. He made 23K off of us while he was here and a year later...he's still living off of it and now considered well off in his country. He'll be done with college later in the summer and H and I are actually trying to get him back here as a full-time employee. The paperwork is impossible however so we'll see.

Anyways, I don't mean any of this to be offense as I know you can't group 1 kid from 1 country in with all the others. I'm just observing.

[bsp36]

WOW, growing up around farm/ranch life I would say he has a GREAT schedule.  I think everyone I know back home would LOVE IT, but then again most grew up like your husband knowing this is not a job you clock in and clock out just b/c of the time on your watch.  good luck! 

[thewop]

May 3, 2013 20:00:36 GMT -5 pugz said:

love!

I just want to tell you that your breasfeeding meme is fantastic.  Love it.  Amen. 

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May 4, 2013 10:05:10 GMT -5 thewop said:

May 3, 2013 20:00:36 GMT -5 pugz said:

love!

I just want to tell you that your breasfeeding meme is fantastic.  Love it.  Amen. 

I missed that. It's freakin' hilarious. And very true. I'm constantly amazed why bfing vs. formula matters to anyone at all. Feed your kid. It's all I ask. Out of all the choices you can make to screw up your kid, I don't get how this is remotely one of them. 

Signed,
Dairy, who breastfed for 3 days, pumped for five months and stopped becuase she simply didn't like it or want to do it. My kid will be bringing it up in therapy at 25 I'm sure.

[315]

I don't think I have enough free time either. To which organization can I complain? /sarcasm

[vic1011]

May 4, 2013 12:56:17 GMT -5 315 said:

I don't think I have enough free time either. To which organization can I complain? /sarcasm

NYSED