Classes for Men

Classes for Men at
THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER
REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED
by Friday, August 14th 2009
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM

Class 1
How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays--Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.
Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 2
The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 3
Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub?--Group Practice.
Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 4

Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor--Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 5
Dinner Dishes--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?
Examples on Video.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM

Class 6
Loss Of Identity--Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.
Help Line Support and Support Groups.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 7
Learning How To Find Things--Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.
Open Forum
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 8
Health Watch--Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health Graphics and Audio Tapes. Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 9
Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost--Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined

Class 10
Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?
Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 11
Learning to Live--Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.
Online Classes and role-playing
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined

Class 12
How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion
Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 13
How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late.
Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 14
The Stove/Oven--What It Is and How It Is Used.
Live Demonstration.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

Insecurity??

Being a single parent is sometimes frustrating. Now I realized what my mother went through when she raised me and my two other siblings. The problem I have now is that I am currently dating a woman who has a little boy who is two years of age. When I start to play with him, she wants me to play with her too. Now we spend a lot of time together and we have our moments where we play together, but it’s not like she is a toddler anymore. I sense some jealousy here and have explained to her that the way we play and interact with each other is going to be different than how I interact with the little one. I don’t want her to get the impression that I love her any less than before. I hope that she truly understands that.

"I LIKE A BOY IN MY CLASS"

If you’re a man raising a little girl, those are the words that you have been dreading to hear. Those words take me back to when I started to like girls. As I grew to be a teenager, liking girls got me into a whole lot of trouble. Natasha will be 11 later on this year and I was so hoping that I wouldn’t have to hear these words for at least another two years, but here I am, at the fork in the road. One sign says “end this conversation immediately” and the other says “have the conversation “. So I chose to have this conversation with my daughter. I explained to her that it was o.k for her to like a boy because that is part of being a girl. Girls like boys and boys like girls. I also explained to her that it will go no further than liking this boy. There will be no touching, holding hands,, no physical contact of any kind. He will not be your boyfriend and you are not his girlfriend. Of course I got the “y ?” I went on to explain that she and him are to young to be worried about each other. I told her when she can start taking care of herself, then she can have a boyfriend. After a few more exchanges between the two of us and some teasing from me, I was satisfied that she got the message. I know that this is the beginning of many conversations about boys. As long as she continues to come to me, I can steer her in the right direction.

Summertime Dilemma

Every year at this time, I go through the same dilemma, what am I going to do with my daughter for the summer? The last two summers, she went up to New Jersey to stay with her aunts on her mother’s side of the family. Hopefully they want her to come back this year also. I usually let them call me because I don’t want to seem like they have to do this every year (although I am grateful). Her mom is not even an option even though she stays in a nearby city. Sad but true. I do have a two week camp set up for her to attend that I think she will enjoy. There’s always the boys and girls club but that will be a last option since she didn’t like it the last time we did that. This is the only time I wish that I was near my family. Oh well I will figure something out, that’s what daddy’s do.

Options other than college

When I was going to school, it was always told to me to get good grades so that I will be able to attend college, and after that, get a job that pays pretty good. In today’s world where unemployment is high and continues to rise and jobs harder to get, is that still good advice to pass along to our up and coming generation of children? Why do we keep insisting that our children are better off attending college? If we want our children to be successful, why are we not putting forth all options?

As parents, it is our responsibility to recognize our children’s strong and weak points and steer them in the direction that best suits their abilities. College may not always be the right choice for some students...Read more here

Puberty the beginning

My title says it all. My name is Thomas, I am a single father of a 9 year old girl. e live in Virginia in a two bedroom duplex. It is interesting being a single parent to a girl who will soon be coming of age. Just the other day I was looking at her. She is starting to develope her chest. So I say to her " Tasha we are going to have to go buy you some training bra's." She looks at me and says" why?" I look at her and laugh and then tell her that she is growing breasts, which is a sign of maturing. She then says " that's nasty" I couldn't help but laugh harder. I love my daughter, she is definitely the first woman in my life.