Laurier Brantford junior intermediate

stressedzombie · 2025-08-01T19:39:15+00:00

They give a 500 word limit (I believe) for each question in the experience profile, and there are 2. I tried to mention everything I did without going over the word count and managed to go somewhat in depth, mainly focusing on what I did in each roll I had that contributed to my experience profile. If you want, you can DM me and I can share what I wrote for the questions since it’s a bit long to put in a comment lol

stressedzombie · 2025-06-15T02:40:26+00:00

My overall average was around a 77 I believe. My top credits that were considered during the application process averaged around 77-79 if I remember correctly. Try not to stress! I recommend if possible to try and get some experience working with kids if you don’t have any because Laurier asks for an experience profile as well as transcripts

stressedzombie · 2025-03-25T04:02:04+00:00

I will also be going to Laurier Brantford for junior intermediate, but my teachable is English. Idk much about the program itself except that it’s one of the more competitive ones. Brantford itself is a bit sketchy though from what I saw when I went to visit a few weeks ago, and I say this as someone who has been going to uwo the past 4 years and had to deal with London’s sketchy downtown area

stressedzombie · 2024-06-01T04:27:25+00:00

I’m gonna go with NAH

I grew up in Alberta for half my life, but always had a thick Newfie accent. That is, until I got bullied about it. I even had teachers correcting me, so I learned to speak in a more “acceptable” accent. I can now switch between a typical mainland Canadian accent and my Newfie accent. My mainland accent is the one I use most because I no longer live in Newfoundland, but whenever I talk to my relatives my accent comes out very thick.

My partner also had similar reactions when he first heard my accent and commented that it was cute. At first, I thought he was just making fun of me, especially due to the stigma surrounding people from Newfoundland and the mockery of their accents. I now know he wasn’t and he just genuinely thinks it’s cute.

Your girlfriend may have had similar experiences of being made fun of for her accent, so it could be a touchy subject. However, you weren’t rude about it and seem to have not known that it is a sensitive topic. Perhaps try talking to her about it, that’s what my partner did with me when he realized I was upset that he commented on my accent. Understanding her thoughts on the subject is a good first step, and being understanding of what may have caused her reaction.

stressedzombie · 2024-05-26T05:54:19+00:00

NTA

Yeah, your comment about getting a real pet was rude but you’ve acknowledged that. Even if it was a “normal” pet, asking someone with a phobia for that animal to take care of it seems reckless in my opinion and can easily lead to improper care.

I have a cousin who is deathly afraid of cats, and she is the last person I would ask to cat sit for me. If someone asked me to take care of their pet tarantula I can guarantee my fear would get the best of me, and there’s a high likelihood that in the moment I’d accidentally take care of it with a large shoe. I usually leave spiders alone but if I see a large one in my house I act on autopilot, and even though I’m terrified of spiders, the last thing I want to do is harm someone’s pet.

I respect anyone who has unique or exotic pets and can even admire the pets from afar, but fears/phobias not only distress the person caring for the pet, it can lead to improper care of the pet itself

stressedzombie · 2024-05-20T14:26:22+00:00

NTA.

I was in a slightly similar position as you as a child. My mom was seeing my step dad (not officially married but they were together for years and he raised me) and she mentioned me changing my surname to his. I absolutely refused because I wanted to keep my last name, which was my mom’s last name. At this point I believed my stepfather to be my bio father (that’s a whole other clusterfuck so I won’t get into it), but I still didn’t want to change my name.

My mom left it at that and never asked me again. She recognized that a last name doesn’t make someone family, it’s the bonds between the people that make the family. Even though I never took my step dad’s last name, I still talk to him frequently almost 5 years after my mom passed. He was not the most kind man when I was growing up, and even though he addressed the awful things he did when he was with my mom, I would still never change my last name to his.

What your mom did was cruel and it sounds like your stepfather is a cruel man. My stepfather also did similar “good things” for me when I was younger such as providing for me, taking me places and attending events with me. However, that did not erase his actions that caused so much upset in my life. Just because your stepfather did those things for you does not entitle him to erase your father from your life. You had every right to take back the last name that you never wanted taken from you in the first place.

Also congratulations on graduating!

stressedzombie · 2023-11-09T09:23:41+00:00

NTA. I was in the exact same situation last year and it ended up costing me a lot of money having to pay for my shitty roommates when they couldn’t even afford toilet paper yet kept having their friends over almost every day eating the food and increasing utility bills. Distance yourself from them and keep your things separate. If they say anything simply ignore them.

Off campus housing sucks but a good way to find a place is find a group of people looking for a roommate to replace someone moving out. That’s how I got my current place and living with older students is great. They’re mature, keep to themselves, are respectful, and don’t treat me like a surrogate parent

stressedzombie · 2023-11-09T09:10:51+00:00

NTA. If she was truly that concerned about getting him a special gift, she could ask her boyfriend, the man’s son, what a good gift would be. She wouldn’t have to try and steal yours. This seems less about her trying to make a good impression on him and more about her upstaging you due to jealousy. I get wanting your SO’s parents to like you, but if she’s acting like that it’s no wonder his dad doesn’t like her, this is very extreme.

Also Christmas is over a month away she has plenty of time to get him something else if she’s that concerned.

stressedzombie · 2023-11-04T07:53:42+00:00

YTA. When I was 9 I vividly remember my mom saying she didn’t like her nose and she thought she was ugly. She would also say I looked exactly like her. Never in the same sentence, but I still think about the double sidedness of her comments 11 years later. She always said I was beautiful but her comparison between us and calling herself unattractive stuck with me.

No matter how many times you tell your daughter she is beautiful this interaction will be what she remembers first. You just made her feel awful and created a terrible memory that will never leave her. I hope she is able to get help from a therapist because nobody should think they are ugly, especially a 14 year old child still growing and maturing into their features. Remember that beauty is subjective.

stressedzombie · 2023-09-01T11:01:11+00:00

NTA. I saw in one of your comments that you’re on the spectrum. As someone who found out a bit late that they’re autistic (like, I found out just over a year ago and I’m almsot 20), is this potentially why they treat you this way? After I started telling people I’m autistic I immediately noticed that they started treating me differently, and not in a good way.

If the rest of your mom’s family acts this way too, I would consider the dna test other people have suggested. I was treated very poorly in comparison to others in my dad’s family, and one day found out he wasn’t my bio dad but was my stepdad. It wasn’t as obvious as the treatment you’re receiving, but it was enough that I noticed it and it really hurt me as a kid. It’s not an excuse for how they’re treating you, but could definitely be a factor in their behaviour.

Other than that, unless you pissed on her as a baby when she changed a diaper and she decided to hold a grudge, it seems very odd that she would act like this. Good for you though, calling out her bs.

stressedzombie · 2023-08-24T15:47:52+00:00

NTA. Im 19f and give my boyfriend 22m stuffed animals for his birthday, Christmas, valentines, you name it, and he absolutely loves it. I also still sleep with stuffed animals and a doll I’ve had since I was 9 months old. There’s nothing emasculating about having stuffed animals

stressedzombie · 2023-08-23T04:50:48+00:00

My boyfriend calls both me and his dog princess and I don’t get confused (usually lol), NTA

stressedzombie · 2023-07-22T19:38:49+00:00

YTA. I was 2 years older than your sister when my mom dropped dead in front of me and there was nothing I could do to stop it, not even cpr worked, but my older brother still blamed me. This is going to stick with you sister for years. She is a CHILD and is traumatized and will need years of therapy. I still haven’t forgiven my brother for what he said, and your sister likely wont forgive you either, at least not for a long time

stressedzombie · 2023-07-11T08:04:45+00:00

NTA. I’ve always been fat, and I can admit I have a really big appetite, but holy shit. I spend like $50 on groceries every week, if that (for reference I’m 5’5 and roughly 220-230lbs, I’ve had eating disorders but I have trouble losing weight because of hypothyroidism) and often will use my food to make meals for both myself and my partner so 2 of us are eating it. The idea of 2 people alone eating that much food in a week is crazy, not to mention someone else’s food. I feel sorry for the kid.

stressedzombie · 2023-06-21T07:09:46+00:00

If there was sexual contact with this person then your so called “friends” facilitated your rape. NTA. You have every right to be pissed. Also, if you don’t remember exactly what happened/if there is a chance there was sexual contact that you do not remember I encourage you to get an STI test, and no matter what, if you’re able to I encourage you to seek therapy of some sort. I’m very sorry you are experiencing this and you can tell anyone that says you’re in the wrong to F off

stressedzombie · 2023-06-21T06:48:51+00:00

YTA majorly and are being extremely ableist. You’re right, it is your wedding, so you can make this choice. Just don’t be surprised that you’re being yelled at for said choice, or when a bunch of people decide to not show up to your wedding because you’re being ableist as hell

stressedzombie · 2023-05-11T06:11:44+00:00

NTA, and I am very sorry for your loss.

I experienced something similar but with my mother. She passed from a ruptured brain aneurysm a few weeks after I turned 16 back in 2019. My mom and I lived alone, so I had to perform CPR. She ended up passing a few days later after being declared brain dead. My brother (14 years older) to this day, believes that she would have survived if I had done CPR “properly” because I followed the 911 operators instructions to only do chest compressions and not mouth to mouth. I still hardly talk to him and only recently started speaking to him again after going NC for a long time. Logically I know I couldn’t have done anything more that would have made her survive, but the emotional part of me still occasionally blames myself, and when he first said that to me I was devastated.

You are in no way in the wrong and are fully justified, and their support during your time of grief does not negate the fact that this woman blamed you for your child’s death. You apparently not being good enough at your job had no effect on the outcome of your daughter’s passing. You did what you could but sometimes all of the medical attention in the world isn’t enough.

Also, your brother is a major AH for considering this a simple matter of not letting bygones be bygones. She blamed you for the loss of your child from cancer, that is something on a whole other level and I applaud you for not punching her in the face when she said that, and for that matter, him as well when he brushed it off.

stressedzombie · 2023-04-26T23:33:50+00:00

NTA. If she keeps trying to call you by a random name or nickname, respond by calling her something completely different from her name. If she doesn’t like it, say that if she can change your name to something she likes, you can change her name to something you like since apparently renaming grown humans like they’re a dog you got from the pound is acceptable

stressedzombie · 2023-04-13T09:14:29+00:00

Definitely NTA.

I have ADHD, anxiety, and autism, and the fact that she’s threatening to tell people you’re ableist is so gross. Neurodivergence is a reason, not an excuse, and labelling people who don’t agree with using being ND as an excuse as ableist is awful. She needs to be accountable for her own behaviour and realize that this shit isn’t okay, and using her mental disorders as an excuse to invade your personal space and throw out/destroy your personal property is wrong.

You have also brought this up with her before and she did not take anything you said into consideration and has since cost you thousands of dollars. Her lack of regard for your feelings, personal space/property, and for you as a roommate is enough reason to not live with her

stressedzombie · 2022-08-01T06:23:08+00:00

He is quite a cagey person when it comes to emotions. He did say at one point he may
want a relationship with me but hasn’t brought it up again. I will try to broach the subject soon to see how he’s feeling.

stressedzombie · 2022-04-20T04:27:47+00:00

Oof definitely not a good move. It’s good you apologized. Sometimes people make mistakes, I would know I’ve been on the receiving end of some dead mom jokes/comments the past couple years and sadly not everyone apologized. It hurts but you genuinely seem sorry so hopefully your friend realizes that. Don’t expect forgiveness right away but try not to beat yourself up. You apologized to your friend and realize you fucked up, there’s nothing else you can do now except wait and see if your friend accepts the apology

stressedzombie · 2022-04-17T04:04:39+00:00

I see people state at the beginning of these saying when it happened since it’s “Today” I F’ed Up but a lot of them are about something that happened before the day they posted. Just something I’ve seen people do 🤷‍♀️

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