Nicknames like Shorty, Clumsy, Crybaby, Slowpoke, Klutz, or Nerd can become daily reminders of incompetence. They can also become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Their risky behaviors—drinking too much alcohol, using illegal drugs, smoking cigarettes and skipping school—can alert parents and teachers that serious problems are brewing.
Still, it's a good idea to mention your child's paci use to the dentist so that she can check his teeth and jaw to make certain that everything is fine.
"Jeff," Abnesti said, irritated, as if trying to remind me that I was here not by choice but because I had done my crime and was in the process of doing my time.
Use the tools at your disposal to leave reminders for yourself on the system — they take up less space than notes on paper, and you'll see them from anywhere you happen to be logged in.
For them, the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives.
Good. And please remind him that dinner is optional tonight, if he's not too tired. Otherwise, we have a meeting scheduled for 10 a. m. tomorrow morning.
It is a shocking event that reminds people of some more basic risks that may threaten the economies of the densely-populated and seismically vulnerable Japanese archipelago.
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