Wow. I had this happen to me in Seminary. As soon as I knew what had happened, I went directly to my instructor.

When we didn't know the answers we looked at the back of the chapter. We learned from the author's reasoning.

For learning to blow out a little bit at a time blowing bubbles is helpful.

You don't raise your shoulders when you inhale. Your ribcage should expand. Have him lay flat on his back on the floor and take a deep breath. Everything moves correctly that way and then have him try it when he's upward. Hope this helps. :D

Yes. Google "cold flashes." I've had these a few times. Just like hot flashes, except you get cold. Weird!!

I enjoyed Fools Rush In and it's still free. It's sort of like a Romantic Comedy. A little hokey in places, but still enjoyable (and funny).

I'd probably be tempted to say "Well, you don't have to see the point...it's MY status and I'll type what I want!!" and then I'd have to follow it up by a winking smiley to try to keep them from getting mad, lol, because I'm wimpy like that.

I'm completely turned off by their arrogance and see their methods as abusive. BTW, if I had a 9 yo who tried to tell an adult how to parent their child the way the Pearl's 9yo did, she would be told by me that she needs to mind her own business. The Pearls taught their kids to be know-it-alls by allowing that kind of behavior, imho.

I wear earplugs at night because dh snores. I like the putty ones the best.

I have to wonder how some of these parents are getting away with this. I have now homeschooled in 2 different states (FL & MD). In FL, the kids had to be reviewed by a certified teacher. We had a homeschool Mom in our area who provided this service (so she understood different methods/philosophies of homeschooling). The main thing was to prove that the child was progressing at his/her level. In MD the requirements are even more rigid. There are core subjects that MUST be covered. You either go through an Umbrella or through the public school. We go through an umbrella. The lady who does our reviews would not sign off on a family that did not have everything in line legally. If a family was unschooling, that would be okay just as long as they documented their studies. We are a very easy-going umbrella (I helped start it) friendly to all styles/philosophies. The umbrella could be in serious trouble if it was caught letting people get away with doing...nothing. In MD you can't graduate HS without Algebra or Biology. Since I'm new to this board and nobody knows anything about me...I homeschool two special needs kiddos. They both have Aspergers. They do well in some areas and struggle in others. Whenever anybody questions their struggles, I just tell them they are progressing at their own rate (which they are).

When I went in for my 2nd ds's ultrasound, I was really nervous because I knew I would feel guilty if I was sad to find out I was having another boy. To make matters worse, the ultrasound machine recorded the audio of what we were saying along with the video of the baby. So, when the doctor told me it was a boy I was heard in the background saying something like "I thought so." The disappointment is very obvious even though I was trying to hide it. In the car I immediately started talking about how much fun it would be to raise two boys, they would be close, etc. I felt so guilty that I was disappointed. Somehow when the boys were preschoolers, somebody accidentally taped a show over the ultrasound video so I no longer have "evidence". :lol: The boys have a very close relationship, spend most of their time together, etc. It has been a good thing. Yes, I always did want a daughter, but I'm okay with not having one.

This is exactly how I feel about it!!