Multiple Choice Test - Social Work Style

I miss multiple choice tests. Where you take your number 2 pencil and fill in the circle. Staying completely within the lines of the circle. Where there is always a right answer, no explanation needed. If grad school social work assignments were a multiple choice test it would look like this:

Apples are:

A. Good

B. Tasty

C. Good and Tasty

D. Neither good nor tasty

**Please list your answer below, citing your sources using APA style. Your answer should be 12-15 pages. You should demonstrate your deep understanding of the topic and should incorporate your views, your family's views (going back 12 generations), as well as theories and concepts discussed in class. Use PowerPoints, class notes, small group discussions, textbooks, and 32 outside sources to summarize your learning and insights.

ANSWER:

'C' is the correct choice because of the following eight reasons which I have thoroughly researched. My views on 'c' are as follows: blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, and blah. I believe that I feel strongly about 'c' because my mother felt strongly about 'c' and her mother felt strongly about 'c'. There are definitely multi-generational patterns as to our views on apples. I’m not sure what Bowen would say about this, but I’m sure he would be impressed I was able to find the damn (oops, I mean darn) pattern. It is important for me to understand, however, that other families may not see ‘c’ as the correct answer. As a social worker, I am okay with that as each family is the expert of their own experiences, and may view apples in a completely different way than I do. That doesn't make either of us right or wrong. It just means we get to have lots of frank discussions about apples. I am so grateful for the opportunity to answer this question because it helped me not only gain insight into myself and my family, but will also inform my social worker practice and make me a more competent practitioner.

Ellie Then, Ellie Now

So one year and eight days ago we recorded this video:

She seriously hasn't gone near the cat toy for a year. Then, tonight?

Who's on First?

Thanks for posting the conversation, Cassi...it was too funny....

http://justmecassi.blogspot.com/2009/12/whos-on-first.html

Hmm...

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Quote from Joan Rivers

Just had to share:

"[Sarah Palin's] against premarital sex -- talk to her daughter. She's against abortion. She's against women's choice. She's against everything I stand for...It's all right because God forgave [daughter Bristol.] God should have handed her a condom."

Funny Cartoon

I love this and had to share... (click on it to make it bigger)

Middle Child Day

Today is officially “National Middle Child Day.” Don't believe me? See here.

Kristin wondered when it would be time to celebrate her. I explained that she, as the youngest in her family, had been celebrated her whole life while I, a middle child, had never, ever been celebrated.

Some may say that I'm indeed NOT a middle child. After all, how can you have a middle child when there are four children in the family? Simple. Robyn was spoiled because she was the oldest. Cassi was spoiled because she was the youngest. Jason was spoiled because he was the only boy. Which leaves me as the bonafide middle child. A pictoral view for those of you who understand better that way:

The thing is, I don’t think anyone even knows it’s my day. On the train a woman shoved me aside. Walking to work I got rained on. At work not one person said “hey Danette – it’s your day!”

So I’m going to say it myself. After all, I don't need other people to confirm how fabulous my middle child self truly is -

Happy Middle Child Day, Danette!

Whew. There. I feel so much better.

PS – Happy middle child day to all other middle children out there!

PPS - If you want to send a card to a middle child you know, follow this link (yeah, I totally sent one to myself).

What I Know

I know I am sleep deprived, and I know that I am overly stressed with school.

I present you with two examples to prove my point. In the process of sharing these examples, I humiliate myself. So enjoy.

1. I was out on our deck this morning and started to freak out because I saw someone in our apartment...only to realize I was seeing my reflection in the window.

2. Yesterday, I pointed to a tree outside of our window and asked Kristin"are those red things growing on that tree acorns?" Her response? "Well, they could be, but that's a pine tree."

And the Ass is...

So I had one of those “omg that was the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me” moments yesterday. I’m still completely embarrassed when I think about it, so I’m not going to post the whole story for the world to read here. Let’s just say it involved some feminine hygiene products and me twirling around in my chair acting like an…well…you get the idea.