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11 minutes ago, happysmileylady said:
If you, (general you) know something about your kid that says that they need x amount of supervision, that's fine.
What annoys me is when *other* parents decide that *my* kid needs the same level of supervision as their kid, that I am going to use the word overprotective. It's happened to my kid, although the other parent would have said that since she was already there for her kid, it only make sense to help mine too.
Yeah, I've had that happen. It usually seems to happen in situations when I'm deliberately letting the kid do something by themselves, for a particular reason. Annoying.
What I meant earlier was, it's annoying when it happens the other way too. It's not just about me supervising my kid, it's others having opinions about it and taking it on themselves to inform me I can let the kid do something. Being told by an acquaintance that it's really ok for your kid to do something and "you're just being overprotective" is annoying. No, I'm not being overprotective, I know I can't trust this kid in this circumstance, for reasons you (general you) know nothing about.
Most times it's coming from a place of kindness, of course. Still annoying. 😁
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18 minutes ago, happi duck said:
If I'm with anyone, adult or teen, waiting for a ride I wait with them to chat and so they're not alone. Or if two of us are locking up church we wait for each other and walk to our cars together. I would *not* be freaking out over a teen walking across the parking lot just like I wouldn't freak out if an adult I was waiting with decided to go somewhere else.
My ya kids take walks and trips without me but, honestly, I am glad they tend toward going together. I wouldn't freak out but even for myself I prefer two people together.
I figure some people who are extremely cautious have experiences in their past that affect their attitude.
Yes, or maybe they know things about their children that the people calling them overprotective don't. I think I'd prefer to give individual people the benefit of the doubt.
My feelings are conflicted on this. I mean, I completely agree with the majority of comments here when it comes to kids in general. We are laid back about most things, although I've never lived walking distance to anything, so I can't speak directly to that.
However, if I look to the future, I can see the possibility of restricting a particular kid from a few things that I would have no problem with normally. My reasons might not be that obvious, especially to casual acquaintances.
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7 minutes ago, Arctic Mama said:
I’m cool with fat or obese. I hate the cutesy terms though, like fluffy or jolly. Heck no to those.
I don't know why, but fat really bothers me. Maybe it just sounds too personal. Obese sounds clinical, not personal. I think also because obese is a term with an actual definite meaning. Fat can be decided by anyone to mean anything.
Totally agree with the cutesy stuff, though.
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8 hours ago, kiwik said:
I find it odd when I occasionally come across someone from here on another chat board.
Wait. There are other chat boards?!?! 😁
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8 minutes ago, happysmileylady said:
But I just don't give to panhandlers. I donate in other ways (ie cash and food to food pantries, at times in my life I have volunteered at various charities etc etc.) I choose what to charitably give to and I don't feel bad about ignoring other requests, regardless of the situation.
Same here.
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We'd throw them in (if we put them in the trash. We compost.)
In your case, though, the person who always deals with the trash gets to say how it's done. I'd live with it and live with it, cleaning it up time after time, until one day I've had enough. I would then prohibit the use of the trash can by anyone who refuses to follow my rules. If they can't respect my wishes on this small matter, then they can take care of their own refuse.
But I'm mean like that.
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3 minutes ago, Where's Toto? said:
We don't have any online public options in NJ. They looked into K12 years back and didn't approve it, I think it was the year a bunch of people/places were suing K12.
We have a few Classical Conversations groups that don't seem that big, some other coops usually specifically Christian, Muslim or Jewish, or for certain ages only. The vast majority of homeschoolers around here seem to be between relaxed and unschooling, or just doing T4L or Accelus. We have no regulations at all so it's pretty easy to do what you want.
Same here. I'm actually glad so many people I know currently are doing the online public charter. If they weren't doing that, for many of them it would be nothing.
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8 minutes ago, Æthelthryth the Texan said:
I honestly don't know what we have here. I hear people talk about using K-12 and years ago, when I first started hs'ing oldest, a friend of hers started homeschooling at the same time, but online through the school district. It was literally 7 hours of video class a day. I felt horrible for that kid- they didn't make it six weeks and she was back in school. They're the only people I've known to do that- through a school. If you ask anyone around here what they use, 75% chance you'll get Classical Conversations, probably 20% Abeka and/or BJU, and 5% randos like me who use everything and the kitchen sink, so I don't think that charters are a thing here.
But I'm going to say I was wrong too if this influx ends up being the deal here- I really thought we had another year before there was a big enough influx to rock the regulation boat. I saw in the Houston news, one of their massive school districts (FBISD) has decided to go online only until some TBD point. I am betting all the other surrounding districts follow. Especially where I am- we're so small in comparison, I seriously doubt we'll strike out on our own- those big Houston districts are going to set the stage I'd think.
Going to be super interesting though if a bunch of people who gave me the side eye for homeschooling all these years are suddenly in the same boat. I'm gonna need some restraint on my commentary, lol.
Yeah, K-12 is the other option here, but I don't hear about anyone who likes it. Everyone moved to Epic a few years back. It's completely separate from the local districts. It seems to be very popular. I have friends in different areas who use it, and a lot seems to depend on the teacher that is assigned to you. Some are extremely nitpicky and others are more flexible.
There is nothing like Classical Conversations here. I've met irl one person who uses Abeka and one person who uses Ambleside Online. Everyone else is Epic. I'm the rando like you. 😁
It will be interesting to see what happens.
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30 minutes ago, Æthelthryth the Texan said:
I will admit to being surprised more of them aren’t trying the online PS option first (assuming there is one) to see if it’s any better than last spring. Unless they underwent some huge philosophical shift, and want to do it long term.....
I've been wondering why more aren't using the online public charters. Don't most (all?) states have them?
Here in OK, Epic is very popular, pre-pandemic. Almost all the "homeschoolers" I know irl use an online public charter. They don't want to do it independently.
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7 hours ago, Monica_in_Switzerland said:
The older (1st) edition of RS B can be done without A very easily. In fact, it is set up so that you can skip the first 20 lessons if you've done RS A (1st edition), otherwise, those first 20 lessons bring you up to speed on the RS method. The newer edition, however, is harder to jump into at level B. I'd suggest buying the older version if you want to start right in at B.
Having said that, SM standards really puts a huge emphasis on mental math and place value. You need to read and understand the home instructor's guide in order to implement it correctly, you can't just open the book up and teach unless you are already very familiar with Asian math methods. The program will work just as well as RS if used correctly. If your kid has a habit of counting down or counting up for - and +, I would use a manipulative like cuisinaire rods, which discourages counting methods in favor of subitizing.
K-3rd grade math should definitely be taught in a manipulative heavy manner, so don't feel any rush to move away from them.
I have 2nd edition. There are 11 review lessons at the beginning of B. It sounds like the review at the beginning of 1st edition is longer, but I'd still start with B with 2nd edition if I had it to start over.
It's not that I think A is a waste of time exactly, it's that I don't think it's worth the cost of the manual. A thoughtful run through the review lessons with time spent on any areas of weakness, plus math in normal life, would have been enough.
Ymmv, of course. 😊
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Treated lumber. I tried to order fence pickets today, just ordinary 6 foor dog ears. The lumberyard said they haven't received any treated lumber in 2 weeks and had no idea when they would get any.
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We recently did something similar. Our area has very few cases, it was a reasonable decision given local conditions and quarantine status of those there . . . even so, I was somewhat nervous during and for a couple weeks afterward.
I've not been a worrier about it in general. Cautious and careful, but not extreme. This is the only recreation or gathering we've done at all since March. I was surprised at my reaction.
So, I'd also consider the effect on your mental wellbeing afterward. It wasn't a *huge* deal for me, but I'd venture to say it would've been pretty hard if we were in an area with lots of cases. (I'm not sure what our cutoff would've been number-wise. We still have single digit total cases ever, or did at that time, so we haven't had to make that kind of decision.)
Also, that experience proved to me that people have different comfort zones with closeness, food, etc., no matter what they *say*. I'd consider how you will handle it if something comes up.
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Don't get A. If I had another child, I would skip A and start with B, even having the A book here already. Spend a bit of time on the review lessons at the beginning of the book, and it will be good.
I will caution that sometimes RS can feel to leap ahead for a child who isn't thinking conceptually about a particular thing. I've had it happen more than once, and every time it works to simply let it marinate a bit and come back to it later. And if there are any challenges with processing speed or working memory, the mental math will need to be adjusted to accomodate for that (we jot down things as needed instead of holding in the student's head).
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2 hours ago, Karen A said:
Well, I cry during a LOT of movies, which my kids hate. We somewhat recently watched The Art of Racing in the Rain, which was billed as a heartwarming family movie. The children were not pleased by by movie choice or my stifled sobs...
This is me, although my kids don't (yet) hate it.
A couple of older ones I always cry during are Lonesome Dove (I usually need to excuse myself and have a real cry in private for this one) and Out of Africa.
But, really, anything.
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7 hours ago, Arctic Mama said:
Canned peas?! REPENT!
I know, it's crazy! The frozen ones always taste like they have freezer burn to me.
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We replaced ours last year. I'm not sure exactly, but I believe the previous one lasted 8 years. We do about 10 - 12 loads per week.
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23 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I don't see anything wrong with frozen vegetables. They are usually frozen quite soon after picking at peak ripeness and are still quite nutritious.
I'm not sure if it was my comment that prompted this, but regardless, I agree. It's just that I have the best chance of actually enjoying veggies with fresh. 😂 Frozen in second best, although, oddly, I prefer canned to frozen green beans and green peas.
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Not enough. I have three main excuses, errrr, reasons. One, it's hard enough to drag myself to the grocery store twice a week for produce in normal times, much less now. Two, we all like roasted veggies best, and it's too hot to use the oven much. I can (and do many weeks) grill up a bunch at a time. But they're not great warmed up. (Maybe I need an air fryer to reheat?) And, three, I don't really like veggies, for the most part. I can eat a ton more than I could in the past, but not very adventurous. I've branched out more in the last few years to try to set a good example for the kids, but it's hard.
Let's see, I would guess that in the first few days after shopping, I eat 3-4 servings a day. It gradually dwindles down to 1-2, and toward the end much of that is canned/frozen.
Lots of good ideas in this thread, thanks for asking the question.
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I call my inlaws by first names. Dh calls my parents by their first names. We also use their grandparent names (grandma, etc) a lot.
My parents did the same with their inlaws. Usually, when talking to us kids they use the grandparent names for them, and first names when talking to them or others. Same for us.
It would really, really bother me if my children end up calling inlaws "mom" or "dad". I wouldn't say anything, but it would bother me a lot.
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39 minutes ago, JoyKM said:
I get this. I find myself purposefully not filming my kids performing things, receiving awards or having some moment—I just watch it (craning my neck around the cell phones), enjoy it, and take a picture before or after in costume/by something noteable,etc.
Being a bad picture taker means catching up should be faster! We have so few pictures of 2009-2016 that I will be lucky to fill two albums. ☹️ Taking pictures became important to me only recently.
Exactly this. The one thing I did do post-kids is have their pictures done regularly and family pics yearly. (Have slacked off, though, the last couple years.) So I do have some nice ones. I just don't have a lot of day-to-day, regular photos.
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41 minutes ago, mlktwins said:
I have been working towards getting rid of a lot of paper. DH bought me a ScanSnap IX500 (it is several years old and there is now a more current model https://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/scansnap/ix500/ ). I LOVE this thing. It scans very quickly. Great resolution. You can do color, black and white, single sided, double sided,
lol I didn't see you had already posted about the ScanSnap! It is awesome. I think scanning double-sided is one of the best features. It really cuts down on time.
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Wow, I just googled the ScanSnap and seems it is more expensive than they used to be.
I've had mine several years, though, and if you scan a lot it might still be worth it for the ease.
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I do. For a ton of papers, I use a Fujitsu (spelling?) ScanSnap scanner. Soooo nice! I bought it several years ago when I began converting everything to digital and it was so slow using flatbed and all-in-one.
I still have a few boxes to go of older papers, but am almost caught up. For current things, as they come in, I scan with an app on my phone. If I let it pile up, I use the ScanSnap.
Everything uploads to Dropbox. I had an external hard drive at one time, but it quit working. I would have lost everything had it not been in the cloud. I'd like something external, but don't see any good options right now.
As far as medical, I have everything in Dropbox and also keep a binder. I don't take the binder to every appt, but can access on my phone if I need to.
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18 minutes ago, MEmama said:
Yeah, the key is that it works for *you*. And I’ve found what works changes over time, so I decided long ago to be okay with that.
When DS was little I did the kind of scrapbooking that was popular back then. The stickers, the 12x12 pages, the reinventing the wheel every layout. I did it for years. And then I moved somewhere I didn’t have access to the “stuff”, and the photos just collected on my phone. I was in a deep depression and had too hard a time seeing the beauty in our days, so I let it go. Years later, long after I started a simplified version similar to above, I went back through those years and did digital Project Life. I was able to get several years worth of albums done in a short time, and honestly, I’m not bothered that my albums aren’t all the same format. That those years albums are different speaks to the years themselves. (Digital Project Life is awesome, btw).
Heres an example of a digital page.
These are wonderful. Thank you for posting them!
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Painting in summertime with AC
in The Chat Board
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Ditto everything. Also, I have been doing some staining in our bedroom. I had thought we would need to sleep in the living room while I'm doing it, but we have air purifiers in the bedrooms and that has been enough to allow us to sleep there. Probably not optimal, but by bedtime I can't smell the stain at all.