[GeoStL] Re: from the weatherexpert..

  • From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:28:34 -0600

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Are you sure you didn't just describe my son??? It fits him to a T!

Mike

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From: "Glenn" <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 6:52 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: from the weatherexpert..


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> I for one believe he is 14. I have son just about like him (worse
actually)
> . They are both very smart and i know Jordo could write very well when he
> was 14.
>
> He also is very severe ADHD. Consequences of his actions were NEVER given
a
> second thought.  Punishments had no meaning, it just did not matter to
him.
> He just never understood what all the fuss was about and it just didnt
> matter.  He has a very high level of impulsivity and again, with no
thought
> of outcomes. He never had any  friends as they realized early on (like
> preschool) that hanging with this kid was dangerous.  If there was a tree,
> jordo would be at the top of it, a wall, he would be on it, cars, he would
> run between them with absolutely no thought  that any harm would come to
him.
>
> He  knew more than all the other kids and most of his teachers in most
> topics. Since preschool he read the set of encyclopedias for fun because
> they had neat pictures and cool stories.  He was an absolute terror in the
> classroom because he would quickly tell everyone how they were wrong, here
> is the real way it is rather than the sissyfied version they were teaching
> in school.  Needless to say, he had no "social graces"  and could not go
> very many places unescorted.
>   Does he sound like anyone we know? I can guarantee he is a handful to
> deal with and I for one dont want to go thru it again. I just dont have
the
> nerves to take another one.
>
> I have not spoken with his parents and would not be the best one for that
> job. Perhaps one of the ladies could deal with parents better than I.
>
> glenn
>
> At 04:36 PM 2/4/2003 -0600, John & Lois Roberts wrote:
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> >I think I agree with Georgie- I'm beginning to think this is not a 14
year
> >old at all, but an adult or semi-adult who is pulling our chain. The
> >composition is pretty well done. Has anyone actually  tried to contact
the
> >referenced parents? I haven't had a teen around for several years but I
> >can't imagine a 14 year old with this much brass. Just my opinion. John
> >
> >
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