Pink Fairy
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Julie, I hope you will open up fully to your therapist. I understand not wanting to give up control, but relying on your own judgement to decide if suicidal thoughts become too much is dangerous my friend. I'm praying for you and your husband. ((hugs))
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My dd 13 just got an iPod Touch for her birthday. "All her friends" have Instagram, Facetime, and Snapchat. I don't know much about these applications and am scrambling to acquaint myself with them, but I'd sure love to hear pros/cons/things to watch out for/etc. from those who have been there, done that.
I have an online friend who found out her dd8 had used her Ipod Touch to google sexual stuff. Fortunately the parents caught it fairly soon, but they were totally caught off guard and the the girl was traumatized by what she saw. Just throwing that out there, we're buying our dd an Ipod Touch for her bday next week and are also concerned about the potential for misuse. Following this thread!
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You handled it perfectly. Nothing to regret or wish you'd done differently at all. ((hugs))
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A screenshot and LOL?
No answer. :laugh:
Hopefully she's too busy baking you an "I'm sorry for being an ass" cake.
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An Assembly Such as This is a good one, the first of a series of three. The second one is horrible, imo, but the first and last are surprisingly great.
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I wouldn't be worried, but I think a call in to the doctor tomorrow or advice nurse tonight would be a good idea.
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Julie, I love this picture! You are really, really pretty, and I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it. (But of course, even if you looked like a troll it's wrong to cheat, it's just nicer for you that you're beautiful, lol.)
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Only four pounds lost this week, ladies, for a grand total of 17 pounds lost out of the 25 pounds he wants to lose.
He's disappointed it wasn't more. :svengo:
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The only time I get something in two days is if I order on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday morning. The other five and a half days of the week it's definitely not two days and never has been. But I'm used to it, and it hasn't stopped me from keeping Prime and ordering from Amazon ten or more times/month.
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Hey you, so glad I noticed your name! The turtle story makes a nice segue, but you would be welcome even with a less interesting story. :)
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DD's ballet class is dancing to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
The class my dd demonstrates for is doing this one! Plus she is the Queen of Hearts from the Alice in Wonderland ballet (not sure of the music), and they are also dancing to a song from Tarantella. Can't wait!
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Praying for her. (((hugs)))
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I have to share this: Time outs truly didn't work for Melissa. One time she was sent to her room for time out. She got up. Repeat 71 times. Yes, 71 times. You know what my friend who is a time out crazy said? She would have gotten it at 73. <sigh>
Of course! You didn't do it right, when you do it right you avoid these sorts of problems. :laugh:
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Ironically, outside of the family, this child is amazing. I have so many compliments on her maturity and behavior. So I am waiting for her to grow up enough to give that good side to her family a bit.
Oh yeah, he only does this with immediate family--I was referring to how we would see him if we didn't look beyond the surface. But since he's homeschooled, I've wondered how well he could keep up his good outside behavior if he was in ps. (Btw, I'm not saying that your dd needs medication or has the same problems as my son, just that your challenges ring a bell).
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I could have written a similar post. From the outside, our son just looks like a jerk, a kid who is completely selfish and doesn't care if he makes others miserable. But the reality is that he doesn't want to be this way. He started a new medication last week, and he's--literally--like a completely different version of himself. I'm praying that the medicine keeps working, because we are all enjoying the peaceful, happy atmosphere that seemed out of reach for our family until now.
I totally agree with you. When you punish, paddle, etc. a strongwilled child for simply asserting their will, you may get outward compliance, but you almost always end up with simmering anger underneath. Like I said. The challenge with over the top strongwilled kids is teaching them how to respectfully assert their independence, and how to have a good attitude and comply even when you think the person in authority is asking you to do something ridiculous. (see, I said ridiculous...not wrong, not harmful!) Teaching a child the skill of when to back down and when to be assertive is hard.
My challenges with my dd is this....
1. just because something "feels" crucial to living doesn't mean that it is. (perspective....not getting to text your friends during school time is not the end of the world)
2. Tone of voice (being able to assert opinions with out acting/sounding like a bombastic behind)
3. Consideration for others (you can't use all the hot water every single morning and be surprised when other people are aggravated with you. You can't constantly carp at people for doing things like coughing when they are sick.)
4. Respect for others and their plans/energy levels (Mom and dad are not your personal slaves to drive you wherever you would like to do whenever you want to go. Other kids have needs too!)
5. Sense of entitlement. (You can't treat parents like garbage and then expect them to joyfully do things for you.)
6. She can't admit when she was wrong, even if she is staring evidence in the face that she was wrong. She somehow finds a way to avoid saying I was wrong. "well, I misunderstood you." "That's not what I meant. I meant something else."
7. When to dig in and when to give in. Her win at all costs attitude troubles me for her future relationships if she doesn't learn to let some things go. In any relationship you have to be willing to compromise. This girl sees it as "losing." Even if the relationship is damaged, she can't give in.
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Late to the party, but will pray for continued swift recover.
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I'll be the voice of dissent. My dh is not like this. He has to work hard to lose any weight. The scale barely budges. He gets frustrated and gives up. It hurts me to see him so frustrated. I wish wish he could lose weight without trying.
Aw, I wish your dh had it as easy as mine too. In fact, I wish it was that easy for everyone! Me especially, lol.
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Well, at least it's not just me. I could live on lettuce leaves and water for a week and not lose 13 freakin pounds.
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He only wants to lose 25 pounds, btw. I love him, but how irritating is it that he decided a week ago to go on a diet, and at tonight's weigh-in we find out he's already lost 13 pounds. In a week. By not eating any carbs.
Who does that?!
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My husband and I did all this.
Worked great for one; worked not at all for the other.
It isn't a formula with a sure result...unfortunately.
True story. But I know it's hard to imagine if you don't have one of these kids. They know how to keep you humble about your parenting skills, that's for sure!
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My ultra strong-willed kid has LD's and some other issues that make parenting him normally impossible. I haven't found what works yet, but Julie's advice really resonates with me and I'm going to try those things. ♥
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Poor boy! Praying for him and for your family. ((hugs))
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I haven't seen the new one, but the one with Liam is pure awesomeness.
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Thorin was...surprisingly attractive. :)
Bullies (aka Too Helpful People) who mean well
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Oooh, too bad you missed that opportunity! I would have said, "Yes, sometimes you are. And it makes me uncomfortable."
Sorry you are dealing with that kind of "help", Jean. ((hugs))