grounded kate what a silly thing to be, but yet so crazy it works. I probably should have called, but it was late and sometimes late equals bad news for someone grounded. I would sneak over and see you if you were (or are) grounded-grounded and I lived closer. 001029 ... oneofthebimbi One entire summer grounded. No phone calls, no friends over, no nothing but longing one lost fifteenth summer. 001126 ... misstree at 20, with full-time college and job, a "good kid," I lied, a little... found meself grounded for two weeks, no leaving the house, no contact with the outside world, just me and dried flowers and wicked stepfather. i went through a week and six days of hell, but the last day was halloween... and no matter what's on the line, halloween comes first... so i declared my independence, and left... and i've been horribly free ever since. 001126 ... oneofthebimbi Misstree, one day I WILL be so wonderfully horribly free too! Thanks for ... sharing. 001126 ... miniver Weird. I didn't even consider the 'reprimand' version of this word. I just thought, like, 'two feet on the ground' kinda thing. Practical. Sturdy. Reliable, realistic. Sometimes I get too caught up in my theories. And that's an understatement. Sometimes I even get boring! Eek. 001126 ... electrostatic birdmad we wore electrodes strapped to our wrists and ankles in the factory to ensure that the static electricity generated by the averagve human body did not wreck the components clipped to the wires on our benches 010126 ... kerry something i am notorious for- being grounded. and i hate it. IT SUCKS!!! ROAR! i have missed too many parties because of my big stupid mouth. 011220 ... ClairE I was too dumb to figure out that they would let me out. I missed out on a lot of life. If I mentioned it to them, they'd just make it into my fault for not asking. 011220 ... reue broken my wings i no longer can fly seems like i'm taking it all in the face black and bruised spitting out blood hope torn maybe from not on i should just walk 041101 ... reue *now 041117 ... oren No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second. 060426 what's it to you? who go blather from