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I don't pre-read the things my kids read, unless it's a novel we are studying together.
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Just now, Slache said:
I don't like those books! I do keep thinking about them though.
I get that, actually - I'm not a huge fan of all of them. Maybe the Judy Blume Superfudge set?
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I have one biological son, one adopted son, and one adopted daughter. Each of them has a set of difficult circumstances (BDS: bipolar disorder, anxiety, ADHD, CPTSD, Gifted); (ADS: conduct disorder, low IQ, Reactive Attachment Disorder - adult and living in group home); (ADD: ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD, Profoundly Gifted)
I'm not going to lie. It's hard. Every day is different, and some have been scary. I believe I was meant to be my son and daughter's mother, but I believe that my adopted son was not meant to be ours. He should have stayed in the group setting he was living in when the state convinced us he was ready to be adopted. Truthfully, he was never going to be ready to be adopted. We are all still living with the consequences of those years.
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I got a 0.
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I have ordered from 1-800 Contacts before and it was fine...they were the same lenses I always use and quality was the same. I do think they were actually more money than getting them directly from my optometrist though.
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2 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:
I actually think the “unschooling” term has gone through phases...
I agree. I just feel like she jumps on every thread to try to insist that her old school ways and definitions don't get to change over time with the people who are actually still doing the home schooling. Her insistence on her specific definiton of "school in a box" has derailed many threads for people who wanted actual help.
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On 10/16/2020 at 11:36 AM, Ellie said:
Oh, that isn't unschool-y at all. More relaxed than what she had been doing, and maybe just what she needs, but not unschool-y at all. 🙂
I will never understand why you feel the need to define things in precisely your way in every thread. It's so odd.
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10 minutes ago, MEmama said:
Correcting the bolded: If the child was MISgendered...
Assuming the OP has a trans kid, it would be beneficial—indeed, crucial— for her to consider why they don’t want mementos around with their dead name. Honestly, how can keeping paper plate decorations be more important than fostering a healthy, respectful relationship with ones child? They aren't rejecting YOU when they use their new name; they are embracing the person they have always been.
Also, it isn’t a failure to be an atheist. Just sayin'.
Thanks for the correction. I agree it's not a failure to raise an atheist.
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5 hours ago, Terabith said:
They never punched anyone but youngest hissed (like a cat) at someone she didn’t know who sat next to her in a pew. She was a believer in social distancing before the pandemic. She was like 12, too.
I am also sad because oldest has rejected the name we gave them. And I can deal with that, but they want every picture and everything with the old name on it not just boxed up but destroyed, which means I have no baby pictures, no preschool art, no Christmas ornaments they made, no plates with their drawings and the year, no five year old t-ball T-shirt, no awards with their name, no programs from the Nutcracker that they danced in. And because youngest was in most of the pictures, I have to get rid of all of hers too.
I'm asking this gently, and if I'm wrong then I apologize. But if your child was misgendered and is now correcting it - perhaps an offer at some point in the future of attending a UCC church might be a place to re-find faith. If religion has told you your whole life that you are not "enough" or not loved by God as you are - maybe it's time to find a safer space. There is room in God's family for everyone IF you find the right place.
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They are still young. But...our children are not ours. They become their own people with their own feelings, opinions, faith (or not). And it can be painful. My son says he has no faith, but he has had great conversations with our minister (who sadly just retired) and I think his relationship with her will color his faith in the future, when he gets to a place where he's ready to think about it more. Maybe it won't.
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A friend's daughter had a similar injury and ended up with a fracture on the growth plate that required extensive casting. She wasn't in a lot of pain...I'd get it checked out.
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Ooh thanks for the link! Love them!
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15 hours ago, Amethyst said:
OP, that is really odd. Glad your dh declined.
A couple of years ago, a coworker was getting married and before she sent out invitations, she talked to me privately. She said she wanted to invite me but since there were several people going through divorces at work, she didn’t want to invite me with my husband (one of the few happily married people at my workplace. Lol). She asked if that would be a problem for me. I said yes, but I told her I appreciated her asking and she shouldn’t feel any obligation to invite me.
Etiquette aside, why would it be a problem for you?
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11 hours ago, katilac said:
She doesn't want to take leave. She said she has reasons that her kids can't be homeschooled or left alone. If she's eligible, then she's eligible, and it is absolutely fine for her to take it. It's not reasonable to expect her to kill her career if she doesn't have to, just so her school district isn't inconvenienced. Her school district will survive her taking leave just fine.
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41 minutes ago, wendyroo said:
UPDATE
Tomorrow is Audrey's birthday. After some online browsing, she fell in love with a Kindi Kid. Really, what's not to love - the package says that she talks, burps and toot! Unfortunately, extra clothing for Kindi Kids is hard to come by, so I ended up making them their matching outfits...well, I bought for Audrey and then sewed one to match it.
The bedroom is now "Little Bow Pink", the requested heart-shaped pink lemonade cake is cooling as we speak, and Audrey lost her second tooth today so will be kicking off her birthday with tooth fairy money.
It is good to be 5!! 😀
Oh funny! My niece asked for a Kindi Kid for her birthday and I had no idea what it was!
ETA: No, I was wrong. She wants 2 Kinby Baby dolls. Glad I figured it out!
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2 minutes ago, Carolina Wren said:
Link me? I can find Husky, but that's the opposite of what I want.
Oh wait...they start at Men's sizes. I thought that's what we were talking about.
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21 minutes ago, Carolina Wren said:
I bought DS clothes online knowing they could be a bit large, but not risking that they'd be small. (We have that problem with some things anyway... Why doesn't anybody do boys' shirts in Tall, even when they sell the pants in Slim?) I agree with a PP about measuring to give you an idea.
Old Navy does!
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14 minutes ago, BusyMom5 said:
Very few stores have dressing rooms open. I would call before heading into a store. I have ordered a lot of stuff bc 3 of my kids grew a lot since last winter. A few orders sizes were all wrong, so I started just buying 2 sizes in several things. I've got 3 kids that are straddling the upper kids 14-16-18 and Juniors sizing (and do men's just not have Juniors- they need small slim shirts). I just decided to pick a few stores and order several options.
Stores like Abercombie & Fitch and Hollister are made smaller and slimmer, but there are no junior men's clothes.
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Just make a size guess based on what his current sizes are. Men are easy!
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6 minutes ago, Ellie said:
I don't understand not being able to hear a note and sing it. o_0
Similarly, I don't understand people who cannot feel the beat of a song. How is that possible? I especially don't understand people who cannot feel the beat and yet they take a dance class. o_0 One of my hula students was especially that way. She memorized the steps, and the count, but she couldn't count to the actual beat of the music. I had to give her other clues so she'd know when to do which movement.
Cripes. Just because someone can't feel the beat doesn't mean they don't deserve the joy of dance.
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5 minutes ago, Ellie said:
I don't understand not being able to hear a note and sing it. o_0
Similarly, I don't understand people who cannot feel the beat of a song. How is that possible? I especially don't understand people who cannot feel the beat and yet they take a dance class. o_0 One of my hula students was especially that way. She memorized the steps, and the count, but she couldn't count to the actual beat of the music. I had to give her other clues so she'd know when to do which movement.
I don't understand not understanding that people have different gifts. What a bizarre statement.
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Gift Booklist For Public School Student
in The Chat Board
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I agree completely with this, especially if books won't be readily available otherwise. If you can get kids to love fun, popular books - they can and will read anything. A gift of Shakespeare, etc. is less likely to be well received by the average kid, and may actually turn them off to reading. JAT.