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I feel like I'm a senior church-goer --that I've seen it all. I am also a friendly introvert. I don't enjoy anything "forced" at church at this point in my life. We attend a large church where we're usually not missed when we are absent. I just smile and nod when told to shake hands or fist bump or whatever--that, or busy myself in my pew as an avoidance tactic.
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I'm reading Prairie Fires now, @Faith-manor.
I really enjoyed The Moonshiner's Daughter, @Ottakee.-
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8 minutes ago, stephanier.1765 said:
I just had a hard think and I really don't believe I have a favorite child. We do tell them, "You are our favorite oldest child. You are our favorite middle child. You are our favorite youngest child." They all in on the joke.
I, too, think the title of the article is clickbait. 🙄
I used to tell my kids when they were little, "You're my favorite (insert kid's name here) in the world," and it's true.
I'm a fairly self-aware person, and in my heart of hearts I really don't think I have a favorite child.
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30 minutes ago, regentrude said:
I notice that with my non-traditional students. I think one important factor is that they are going to college because *they* really want to, not because of a parent's expectation. I remember a 40+ y/o with teenage kids who had owned a grocery store and sold his store in order to pay for college. He kept saying failing is not an option.
The older students tend to do well. Where they're rusty, they compensate with determination.
I taught freshman comp at a local community college off and on for 15 years, and I absolutely found this to be true. I know teachers shouldn't have favorite students (😉), but my returning students were mine!
Best wishes on this new and exciting adventure! Homeschooling is perhaps the best preparation you could've had!
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1 hour ago, Melissa Louise said:
There need to be better options for the significant minority of kids for whom institutional schooling is damaging.
I've seen the same post Covid rise in 'offerings', for the h/s community, often from retired teachers with zero understanding of a homeschool cohort. People seeking to make a business from a market they just don't understand.
I would 100% run a pod if it wasn't illegal here. I teach homeschoolers and have done since my own kids were small - I could do a good job of it. I don't think there's anything wrong with the concept, and it could work for a limited set of parents whose children need not to be in school and who have the $ to outsource and who don't want to have to quit work.
I definitely saw this. I was fresh off homeschooling when schools closed in 2020 and was able to quickly and reasonably transition my fourth grade class to school-at-home. I understood how much work was reasonable daily for kids outside of a brick and mortar classroom, but I was one of few. Many teachers at my school struggled with this (and remember--they'd had NO preparation for it!) and consequently, students struggled.
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23 minutes ago, Lecka said:
I also think there are some times where a kid was doing great with an online school situation where it was either really basic, possible to endlessly guess, or very easy to cheat. Oh, but parents think everything is great! Then why isn’t the transition back to school going well, it must be the school’s fault! I hope this is not a common mindset but I think it exists.
This definitely exists. I taught 2019-2022, and the number of times parents were dismayed by in-person assessments after "doing so well" at home is not a small one. It was obvious based on the assessments that something fishy happened during on-line learning (& it was less than stellar on both ends!), and man, what a struggle it was to regain any sense of normalcy. It took my sixth graders one whole semester in 2021 to get down to business, which was after a year of mostly in-school but sometimes not, "hybrid" days, and A/B schedules. And my state returned to "normal" pretty fast!
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This discussion is diminishing my sadness over no longer homeschooling. I have felt a few times like we quit (2019) just as it exploded due to 2020 events. This makes me feel less FOMO about the things we might be missing locally.
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19 hours ago, vonfirmath said:
Evidently it's a proprietary yarn to make the crochet easier to learn -- yes. Stitches are easier to see, and does not split. I've seen some comments wishing they could buy just the yarn on their own.
(I know nothing about Woobles but looked it up on Amazon and saw the yarn.)
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Forty-nine here and no real discernible symptoms that I can tell (though I have gained weight and have unfortunate aches and pains that have shown up in the last couple of years.). Y'all are scaring me.
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I'm about 40 lbs heavier than I'd prefer to be, and back a few months ago I bought some wide legged pants on clearance at Athleta. I don't love the color but they feel amazing. They're helping see me through this extra fluffy period of my life when most of my closet is too snug. 😩
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Wow! At my library, overdue notices are looked for one-by-one, so by the time a bill is sent, the book has been searched for 2-3 times (& often by more than one person). We REALLY don't want to charge someone for a book that has been overlooked or miss-shelved. We also use the "claims return" designating as needed, just in case!
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I wish I did! 🤣
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That's a lot. (((Hugs)))
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No, I would not
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Dh just retired and we currently have family insurance through my job and his retirement benefit (state), so we're double covered. I'm not sure exactly how it will pan out in the future, but as we're both under 50 right now with many years of work ahead of us (he took another full time job after being retired for 7 days from the state), I'm not overly concerned yet.
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This has inspired me to give the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder another go. (I attempted it when it was first published but am now motivated.). Has anybody read it?
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I'm currently on the episode that compares the books to actual history. Some of the things I did not know (I.e. specific details about the long winter), but I'm surprised that people think/thought that the books aren't fictionalized. I've never viewed them that way--I think it was always in my mind that timelines were compressed, composite characters developed, etc.
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3 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said:
I’ll definitely put this podcast on my list. For a dose of nostalgia, here is the box set I got the Christmas I was in the 2nd grade. I’ve about loved them to death.
One of my best friends growing up had the blue slip covered set. I had the yellow ones, though no slipcover that I recall.
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We have a place that makes lotions, soaps, and shower gels. Their biggest seller, though, is probably laundry detergent. They pack it into a reusable plastic canister. You can choose your scent or none at all. Our place is a chain--Buff City--but it might be worth searching for something similar.
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On 8/3/2022 at 12:06 PM, Spy Car said:
I don't.
But boy does the mention of Mah-Jongg bring back a flood of memories of the Jewish ladies in my neighborhood engaging in some pretty serious play.
That was definitely a thing.
Bill
And it's mentioned in several kids' books, and it always made me wonder about it.
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1 hour ago, J-rap said:
I can certainly understand this (being a parent of a gig artist!). But in reality, a lot of people could say that they need to charge more for their gig work or part-time job in order to make it worth doing. Just because people want to make more doesn't mean they're at a point where they can charge anything they want. The arts is especially difficult to break into (unfortunately!) because it's not a necessity and you have to prove that you're good at what you do over time. (And often the field is crowded -- although probably not with balloon artists!)
I think probably part of it depends on age too. If my dd did her gig work in high school or even college, I doubt many people would agree to pay top dollars.
If she was an actual professional and had built up a career and reputation doing this, then she could surely charge more.
At least, I think that's how it would play out in my area. Perhaps in OP's area, people are willing to pay more no matter what the age or experience because it's a unique skill with a demand for it locally, and that would be great!
ETA: I have no idea how accurate Zip Recruiter is for their balloon artistry estimated salary, but they list $32/hour as the national average.
For sure--experience and expertise should matter. The OP wanted the going price in poster's areas, and having just hired someone (with an already-existing business based mostly on FB and word-of-mouth, and yes, an adult) twice in the past six months, that's what I shared.
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4 hours ago, Bootsie said:
How much I would pay would depend upon whether the person is at the party doing balloon animals while people are doing other things or if the person is leading entertainment for the entire group of children and is the central focus for an hour.
I am surprised how much people are saying they would be willing to pay. I am far removed from the children's birthday party scene, but the numbers seems high given that I have a physical therapist that will come to my house (and bring her equipment) and charges about $150 per hour--this is someone with graduate training and years of expertise. Tutors and music teachers that come to homes (so similar travel times) charge much less per hour in my area.
Perhaps the difference is that PT is not gig work--they're guaranteed more work and also have much more opportunity to work. Thus, gig workers must charge more in order to make it worth doing.
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3 hours ago, Farrar said:
And I think it often seems sunnier in 5th grade... and absolutely dire by 7th. So there's something that happens in there that I think families need to watch out for. You have to really prioritize it.
I agree. One of my regrets is that I didn't send my eldest to school a few years earlier. It would've been beneficial for this child because child eventually went to high school, and going earlier would've likely (hindsight and all that) helped socially. Here's the point: building those relationships before there's a dire need is wise.
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I'm on episode 2. It's very interesting. I went to graduate school for library science back in 2000 and I remember some of the discussion she brings up. My family also made a trek to Mansfield, MO, in 2013 (& dh and I had been to DeSmet, SD, in 2003) so much of her experience and passion resonates.
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s/o physical greetings etc. in church
in The Chat Board
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I don't mind the physical contact, either. It just feels phony to me, and phony is the hardest thing for my personality.