Still thinking of you all.

Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Fri-yay!! School and work!!

Super basic: PAC (Paradigm) makes series like CLE for different subjects. Rainbow Resource sells them decently cheap. They're religious, at least the history ones are, but they fill a niche. https://pacworks.com/ If you can swing online, maybe Derek Owens for math to still keep the budget low.

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I have an 14yo, 12.5yo, 11yo, 6yo, 1.5yo so two larger age gaps. I have two larger age gaps and I feel like the daily squabbles are less between the kids. My closer in age kids seem to have more daily squabbles. I think it's because the actual physical stuff in our house isn't being used/wanted by the large age gaps so kids don't feel territorial? That's my analysis after having both kids age closer together or larger.

Love this, and also loved reading your signature and seeing everything your kids are doing. It's so fun seeing all the cool and varied things homeschoolers are doing as adults! It's such a testament to this lifestyle.

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Other things to do today: YNAB Put up my new tent Update First Aid kit

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Still thinking of you all this morning.

And to further chap one’s hide, getting TREATED for ADHD supposedly makes a person less like to abuse substances.

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DH is taking youngest to their drivers test 2 hours away this morning. Then I made her an afternoon Dr appointment for a resh that showed up yesterday. I am working 2 hours then coming home to help eldest get to school and then to Neurology since they had a cancellation for today (up from May 15). Will drop them off for a ride to a civil Air patrol weekend event after the Dr. It's been a bad week for dizziness. Have to go back to the farm tomorrow to pick up a few things before dh's cousin moves in.

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Not such a good morning here. I took some sudafed last night, for relief from sinus pain, forgetting that it gives me insomnia. Zero sleep. A tiny bit of dozing. Listened to a bunch of podcasts. Gotta get up soon. Thankfully, nothing hugely pressing that I need to do today except drive Ds to things and grocery shop. Note to self: sudafed only in the daytime!

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Still praying

I love how people don't understand the difference between offending without knowing it and blatantly offending. Apparently Gen something or other is offended that we Gen X folks use punctuation in our text messages. They said the thumbs up was aggressive and that punctuation was showing anger or some such nonsense. I think I would like to have said to her, "Sounds like somebody needs to find their safe space."

I just commented on something on tiktok because the dad of a 6 year old girl used the F word multiple times to the daughter! I got roasted. People came on there, tagged me, and said the F word over and over again. The content creator made an entire video with my comment and said the F word over and over again and told me to F off. I blocked everyone involved, but THIS is why we can't get anything done to kids in the schools. The parents are rude, in your face, cussing, telling you "You blankety blank, don't you tell my angel what to F-ing do! This isn't his F-ing fault!" People. It is just horrible out there. ANd I love the comment about the illusion of power. 100%

I'm so sorry, but glad you're moving forward. Xdh not being involved or paying support is a crime and so stressful. Great! I'm sure you know this but I'll just say it again: boys in puberty need a lot of food and a lot of exercise. I know there have been threads here or on the chat board asking for easy, inexpensive, nutritious meals and snacks for those years. I remember making 20 refried bean, cheese, salsa burritos for the freezer per week and my boys eating endless jars of peanut butter on endless loaves of bread. Exercise is not optional for that age, they have to sweat every day. Sweating socially is even better if there are kids they like to ride bikes or play sports with. Working with their hands while volunteering such as for church or a community organization is also really helpful for burning off that puberty angst. A couple of clarifying questions: are you totally committed to homeschool or is public school an option? Do they want to stay home? What have you been using for the one entering 11th and can you reuse their 9th materials for the entering ninth? Is there a local co-op or homeschooling community where they could do some of their classes? I'm thinking of the Oak Meadow curricula (secular) which span all the grades and all subjects. They have very clear learning guides, teacher/answer books, and incorporate arts-based activities if desired. You can pay for teacher support from the company or not, and it's fairly easy to find used sets of the grades and individual courses.

Please don't bump old threads unless there's a really good reason for it.

NOPE! I have 26, 24, 20, and 6 Yup, I said SIX! DH even mentioned that maybe we should adopt another child closer to his age. AW HECK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, he gets bored. OH well.

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It's the American Way. Our fine healthcare system at work. The war on drugs, helpful as always. Only the privileged and rich can get treated. No telling how much money all these tests will take and all the coordination. But hey, that's fine, pile a bunch of tests of questionable benefit and stick patients with the bill and hassle of making all these appointments. I see reasons for some of these requirements, but not all. I don't see a reason why he needs to get tested multiple times within a few months with the same doctor. I don't see reasons for half of these blood tests. The drug tests aren't even testing for the drug he's taking. The form for opioid abuse doesn't even apply because Vyvanse isn't an opioid. My son stopped taking meds in upper high school (he's a freshman at college now) because he decided it wasn't worth the side effects. He could skate by enough to pass (even though he performed well below his ability). He tried multiple different meds and the Vyvanse had the least side effects but it still left him with reduced appetite and not great sleep. Believe me, it wasn't the first choice as it was $300 a month. Now, he's in college and it requires more of everything and he can't skate by as well.

Just seeing this and praying they have been able to find the cause and fix it!