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My mother had six kids and she always dreads the age from 12-14ish. Sometimes a little earlier, sometimes later. Every one of us were obnoxious during that age. That's why middle school is the way it is. Get a bunch of hormonal crazy 13 or 14 year olds in a group, and you have the horror that is middle school. I don't really have much advice because I haven't been there yet, but I know it's completely normal and they usually do get over it eventually.
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I always found that if I drank soda in during or a few days before, that I would get cramps worse. So there's something that might help. Other than that, I also vote for Aleve.
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I went to a grand total of 11 schools K-12 in 6 different states. I think that this gave me a unique perspective on public schools. Of those, I would only say that 3 were "good". And two of those were not standard public schools (charter school, experimental science/math boarding school). So that puts only 1 school as "good". The rest varied from mediocre to really poor in quality. When I think back to elementary and middle school, the first emotion that I remember is boredom. Even as a kid I realized that school was remarkibly inefficient. I was in all the gifted classes, etc, but I really don't feel like that did anything except make school more fun. I don't think I learned much more than any of the other kids. I remember as a kid wanting to homeschool because I wouldn't have to sit around and wait for the other kids. For example, in 8th grade, I read The Three Musketeers in 6 days entirely during school after I finished assignments.
My parents always tried to help us as best as they knew how. They allowed me to try experimental schools and graduate early. This is what started me thinking outside of the normal educational "box".
I don't want my kids to have to waste so much of their childhoods sitting around being bored. I feel like I can give them a good education much more efficiently.
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That sounds like a lot to me. I would find an older teenager or something to teach them at first. Pay them $10/lesson and it's worth their while ($20/hour, way more than they'd get cashiering or something). Then, when the kid gets better and is past the basics, I'd look into someone more "qualified". I'm sure there's some stay at home mom or teenager who would love to earn a little using their piano skills!
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I'm in Provo, but not for long. Only until December.
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I really don't see the problem. This kid is pretty old, like 14, right? It sounds to me like this adult was giving him/her constructive criticism and was being respectful. I don't know what you're looking for...
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My husband is currently interviewing with medical schools. He is actually a business major who just took all the medical prerequisites. From what I've heard, medical schools like students who have a well-rounded degree, something besides science, maybe humanities or something.
There are a few things I'd recommend. One is to get your hand on the MSAR (Medical School Admissions Requirements). It's a book you can buy on amazon. Basically it lists every medical school in the United States, what their averages are and a bit about the school. Another thing I'd recommend is to get some experience in a medical setting. My husband volunteered at an E.R. for over a year. The longer the better. A third thing I'd highly recommend is for him to get some research experience. Medical schools look highly on this and it will make him way more competitive.
As far as choosing a medical school, your best bet will be a state school. Not only will it be significantly cheaper, but he will have much better odds at getting in. After a state school, your next best bet would be private schools, because they don't care where he's from, although they are significantly more expensive. You have little to no chance at most state schools outside of the state you live in.
You will probably want to start saving up now for applications and interviews. So far, we've spent over $3500 just on them alone.
Good luck. It's a long, stressful road, and it's good to start thinking about it now.
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I'd have to say Queen's Greatest Hits or Zeppelin I by Led Zeppelin.
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The Swiss Family Robinson.
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Can you tell us what about homeschooling while your dh is in medical training would be more hectic?
I don't know. I've read enough to understand that especially in elementary school, schooling isn't too stressful, but I'm a little concerned about doing it almost completely alone, you know? I'm the type of person that researches and learns everything there can possibly be known before I make a decision. I've spent hundreds of hours researching about homeschooling, and although deep down I know it's the right choice for us, part of me worries about the unknowns. I realize that's just something I have to get over and that time will tell, but it's hard sometimes.
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Hi, I have kind of a unique question and was wondering if any of you had any experience with this. My husband will be starting medical school next fall. Right now we have a DD1 and we're planning on having another shortly after medical school starts. I stay home with our daughter, and will be continuing to do so.
My question is, do any of you have experience with homeschooling through medical school/residency? What about with just a doctor husband in general. We aren't sure what he's going to specialize in yet, but my daughter will be a minimum of 10 years old when he's a full-fledged doctor.
Part of me thinks homeschooling during medical school sounds like a wonderful option, because our kids will be able to see their dad when he's available. Part of me thinks it would be too hectic. What do you think?
I'm really curious about this, so any thoughts on the matter would be much appreciated.
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We discovered this greek salad with pitas this weekend. You spread some hummus on the inside and add greek salad. It was delicious. We even made our own hummus (which was super easy and cheap). With both my husband and I cooking, it took us maybe 10 minutes to make the whole dinner. My husband who loathes (won't touch) both tomatoes and cucumbers in their raw form really enjoyed this a lot (it took some convincing to get him to try it).
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I think it's all because that's what sells. I used to work at B&N (in the children's section) and I would get tons of requests for Dora the Explorer books or Twilight or Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but only every now and then would I get a request for Little Women or Peter Pan or A Little Princess. It's just the way it is. They write them because they sell and they want to make money.
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Tomorrow is one of mine. I didn't know until I was 18 that it wasn't spelled tomarrow.
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There was one of these a while ago on a different site that I wanted to try. My husband and I were going to create our own fonts for a fun little date. But when we went to do it, they were charging, so we didn't get the chance. Thanks for the link. I know what we're doing this weekend!
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It can access the internet, so that's something you might want to know. We have ours hooked up to our WiFi and that's just fine. There are browsers you can get on it, though, so if you are concerned about internet safety, you might want to make sure you set the parental controls.
It's a ton of fun and a very family friendly game system. We love ours. We have WiiFit, Legend of Zelda, WiiSports (which comes with it), and WiiPlay (the one that comes with the remote). It can also play Game Cube games, but you have to have the original controllers and memory cards.
As far as accessories, you can add more space to it with SD cards, and I would get at least 1 extra controller. Most games let you switch out controllers if it's a game where you take turns, but if you all want to play at once, definitely invest in 3 more controllers and nunchucks. Have fun!
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700 sqft for 3 people. But we are still in college and I don't want to live like this forever!
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Some of the things I did were switch to cloth napkins, towells, etc. I even made them from some of my husband's old shirts so all they cost was the thread (which I was actually given for free).
Try a "money fast." My husband was studying for the MCAT for 6 weeks solid and we decided that he should do that full time and not have a job. For those 6 weeks we did a money fast, where we refused to spend money on anything except for a very minimal food budget. It's amazing what you can get by with, and it really helped us get in the right mindset towards frugality afterwards.
Don't use aluminum foil or plastic wrap (unless you can get them for free), only use reusable containers.
With couponing, I haven't had to pay for shampoo or razors or lotion or toothpaste at all for the last year. Or soap for that matter. I get the Johnson Buddies soaps for free and take them out of the little cover they are in.
As far as the debated water thing goes, you could always just try to take shorter showers. We did this when we were staying in a house for a week at a family reunion with 40 people and only a 40 gallon water heater. We would get wet, turn of the water, shampoo and soap ourselves, rinse off, and we only used about 2 or 3 gallons per person doing this.
Other than that, make sure you are getting the best rates you can on car/home insurance. Walk or carpool when whenever possible, etc.
I'm not sure how you feel about it, but if you are ok with it, you could always check out what programs are available to you to help. For instance, there are many gov't programs that could help ease the burden like heat assistance or food assistance.
Well, that's all I can think of at the moment. Good luck!
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If there's room, I'd love to participate too! I was just thinking about something like this this afternoon. Let me know!
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I asked a similar question earlier, specifically regarding materials for him to read. Here's the thread. Good luck!
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Horatio Hornblower might be a good one.
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I'm sort of facing this problem, although my daugher is younger than your kids. My husband is really concerned about "fixing what's not broke." He went to a good public school and turned out well, so why shouldn't our kids be fine too? He's also very concerned about socialization, and the standard argument I've seen about hs kids being able to socialize with all ages doesn't matter to him (or me really) because in our experience they've been weird with kids their own ages. A couple of arguments on socialization that I've come up with are:
First- HS kids are stereotypically "weird". I think this is because a lot of time their parents are "weird" too (In a good way!). In my experience, the weird ones are weird because their parents want them to be. Homeschooling attracts people with strong convictions and ideas, otherwise they wouldn't work so hard for it. A lot of times these people and their convictions seem weird to other people. People who are willing to deviate from the norm to homechool are often willing to deviate in other ways. However, to these parents, their kids are happy and like them. Weird is in the eye of the beholder, and not all weird is the same. I try to point out to my husband that his kids are going to like Rock and Roll because he does and it will be a part of our family. We are both very social and involved in the community, so our kids will be too. We are pretty normal by most standards, although not all, and we want our kids to be weird in those ways. They're YOUR kids and will be normal to you and others if you want them to be and work on it.
Second- In his opinion, public schools do a good job with socialization (I don't argue with him there because I find it best to make arguments based on things he believes). However, in order to get a good education, you have to do a lot of supplementing at home. Homeschooling may not be great for socialization but is good for academics, so, in order to get good socialization, you have to do a lot of supplementing. It's the same but in reverse!
Also a trial period is an excellent idea. Ask him how much he thinks you can screw up your kids in one year or half a year of homeschooling. The reasonable answer is not too much (at least it should be). Also, in the link I'll give you in a minute, there's a link to an MP3 that sums up WTM in an hour. If your hubby doesn't want to read the book, maybe he'll listen to something for an hour.
Anyways, those are my thoughts on the matter. Also, I asked a similar question a while back and got a good response. Here's the link. Good luck!
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I had an emergency c-section with my daughter a year ago and am going to start trying to get pregnant again in about 4 months. It took me a few months to recover from the c-section and it is something I do not wish to repeat. I've researched vbac and am convinced that I want to try it with my next child.
I was wondering, though, if anyone had any recommendations on what to do to prepare myself for the best pregnancy. My first pregnancy was just fine up until the delivery, but I didn't really go out of my way to be healthy. I'm pretty much open to any ideas: herbs, diets, excersizes, etc. Also, any encouragement or words of wisdom?
What do you use for audio needs at home?
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We don't use CDs at all anymore. Even for my daughter's room, we're getting a cheap little 2 Gig mp3 player (around $15) and some speakers (around $15 also -both found at Walmart) for Christmas. This way we'll be able to put about 32 hours of music on it. We keep all of our music on the computer anyways, so this is much easier than burning her cds all the time. For the living room, we just use our sound system hooked up to one of our mp3 players. I can't remember the last time I used a CD, but if we really need to, we just put it in the DVD player and it works great! We do still use records on occasion though :001_smile:.