I started working for a few hours at night last year when my dh was laid off. I needed something at night since I was caring for my mom and wanted to be around for my dd. Now, my dd is working with me and my ds is helping while home for college, so that aspect is nice. And it is good for giving me some structure and making me feel like I am contributing to our household finances at a time where my contributions are not as great as they were in our home. However, it is not a job that offers any mental stimulation or challenge. Or fulfillment. I had been preparing to return to doing tax work last year before my mom got so sick, thinking it would be a great year to do it with the big changes to the tax code. Now, I have no desire to do that. I want something more fulfilling and am starting to consider tutoring. I’d do it for free if I had the right student. Once my dd goes to college, I’d love to find a family that is “homeschooling” that needs someone to teach their 5 and 7 year old children. I saw something like that pop up last year, but the timing wasn’t good for me. I’ve also been looking at the local tutoring center and a church that offers after school help. Or, I could see myself as a nanny to an infant. I would love that!

I really hope it all goes in your favor, op!

I love DO, but I only like to use his courses with the self-grading option. That’s how we did alg 2 and precalc. I didn’t feel confident about grading calc and had him do it, and he did take too long, IMO, to grade the work. I can’t remember exactly how long it was, but it wasn’t quick enough to keep from holding my dd up. Partway through, I switched to the self-grading and had my dd check her own work. Not perfect, but I thought the immediate feedback was important for math.

There is no cure for metastasized breast cancer, only treatment that may delay the inevitable, My mom passed away last fall, almost 2 years after her diagnosis. The average time period I’ve seen online from her type of diagnosis until the end is about a year. My mom’s first year of treatment was well worth it. Her quality of life was very high. The second year was filled with suffering and hope that things would improve, but they never did. I would have wished for her to stop treatment and move to comfort care many months before she did. I think she could have wound up with a little shorter amount of time, but it would have been better time. She fought like hell to the very end, as was her right. But no one ever explained the pros and cons of continuing care to her and I think they should have.

Thanks to all! She made it safely to the campus.🙂

In my 30s, I started to realize I needed protein at each meal and that I had to be very careful about having anything sugary before lunch or I might find myself too emotional, edgy and reactive. That was a wonderful discovery. Now, I eat low carb and my moods have never been more even. Everyone is different and many people don’t react to sugar and carbs the way I do, but I thought I’d throw that out there.

And you will get one with that attitude!🙂 I really hope it’s the one you just interviewed for.

My main thought is, “Good for her!” That’s great that she has the courage to share her opinion, especially in a space where she knows it will not be popular.

I do really hope it is easier for our kids! I think it will be too. With my dh, I kept wondering how much was due to increased health insurance costs the employer must pay for older people — my dh is 55. My father took early retirement many years ago at age 55 because he was in danger of being laid off and losing his pension after his company was bought up by another. It had happened to a number of his coworkers.

Geez, I would think by the third interview, they would know whether they want you. I hope you get it, My dh just went through this process after being employed by the same company for 25 years. We were willing and able for him to take a significantly lower salary, but even when he was applying for jobs that were half his previous salary, there were many times he did not get them. He had never experienced that before either. It took him a year to find a new job that paid a little more than half of his old one and he was happy to get it. On a positive note, he loves his new job and the people he works with. It is so much less stressful than his old job and he feels truly appreciated for all the hard work he invests in it. That was not the case with his prior job. They just wanted more and more from him. They kept laying off employees and expecting the remaining ones to pick up all of the additional responsibilities.

I called the school to see if I could get any more info and they are saying Uber or Lyft is what they recommend and that they’ve never had any trouble with it. I just need to have my dd check the license plate and make sure she is getting into the right car.

Okay, it looks like SuperShuttle won’t go to the university. It says the address is outside of its service area. I didn’t know about taxi stands though, so that is very helpful. I just want to make sure she gets there safely.

Thanks! I’m going to google SuperShuttle. I’d far rather have something arranged in advance.

I have and they just suggest a taxi if you are coming in by plane. They will have a shuttle to take her back to the airport, but they have kids arriving at so many different times over a couple of days that there is no pickup shuttle.

My dd will be flying by herself to attend Notre Dame’s Summer Scholars program. She will be arriving at South Bend Airport and will need transportation to the university. I am thinking once she has her bags, there should be taxis waiting outside the airport for her to arrange a ride with, but I have never done this and neither has she. Am I right that she should easily be able to find a taxi or is this something I need to arrange ahead of time? I had a pretty bad experience trying to arrange for a taxi to get my ds to the train station from his school last semester in that they kept saying they would be there in five minutes for about 45 minutes and he almost missed his train. This is the part of her trip I am most anxious about. She’s flown on her own many times before, but there has always been a ride waiting for her. Any advice would be appreciated. I know she could get an Uber or Lyft, but I am worried about the safety of that. It feels like a taxi would be safer.

Thank you. That’s a good point. I’ve read elsewhere that ED is not a good choice if you are hoping for scholarship money, but this school explicitly states that ED applicants are given full consideration for merit scholarships. I am having a hard time trusting that, though. It would make more sense to me to give that money to the remaining top applicants who have not already committed.

Does applying ED make scholarship offers less likely? The school that my dd wants to apply ED says it does not on their website, but I am wondering why they would offer merit if they know a student has already committed to attending?

I love CLE math and used it for many years with my kids. I don’t remember exactly what I did with my dd, but with my ds, we did not do CLE 8. We went directly from CLE 7 to CLE algebra with no issues. I had him do this because I wanted him to have more time and practice in order to master algebra. He successfully used CLE algebra and then we did a very light geometry (MUS) so that he could continue to really solidify his algebra skills with Lial’s algebra. This worked well for him — he got an A in calculus during his freshman year of college. Now that I think about it, my dd went from CLE 6 to Saxon 8/7 and then Saxon algebra I. I’m pretty sure it used to be said fairly often on these boards that CLE 8 was not necessary. ETA: I went and found my older posts and my ds did a couple of the CLE 800 LUs before I decided our time would be better spent on algebra and my dd switched to Saxon 8/7 after finishing the first half of CLE 6. And she has taken Calculus BC, Statistics at the CC and will take discrete math and maybe calculus III her senior year at the cc. I feel like so many years are spent on basic arithmetic and building a solid foundation but then so many new concepts are covered too quickly in algebra I. For both of mine, it was beneficial to spend more time building the foundation in algebra. They have each used more than one program for different levels of upper level math. I have them continue working on it until they have truly mastered it.

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That stinks! The air conditioning issue alone would make me miserable.

My dd will be applying to colleges this fall, so it’s not too late, but it feels kind of jarring to suddenly shift gears. There is one college in particular that she’s had her heart set on since last fall and they do not offer the csd undergrad degree. Only one of the colleges she had planned to apply to offers it and she was only applying to that one as a financial safety. It makes more sense to get the csd degree to me too if that is the direction she definitely decides to head in. She’ll be talking with a NP tomorrow, so we’ll see how she feels when she gets home, lol.

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. These are good things to be thinking about. My dd was very excited after talking with the SLP, but she really needs to consider how many years she is willing to invest in her education. If it were up to me, I think I’d encourage her along the nursing path for exactly the reasons you stated. It seems more guaranteed, especially if she went with a direct admit program. Plus, you can stop after the bachelor’s degree if you want. I can see what interests her about being an SLP though, and how good of a fit it might be for her. Thanks again. I am going to share your post with her.

It seems like the GRE score is important and I’m sure this would be a strength for my dd. I’m almost wondering if she should take the GRE soon while her math skills are so strong? I’m not sure she will be taking much math in college. She has been doing college level reading for many years. For example, she and I have looked at University of Notre Dame’s Great Books program and she has already read every book that they cover. Or is this something she is more likely to do better on with maturity?

Yes, I did see this. The stats seem to be about the same as for applying to selective colleges. What I did notice is that most of the csd undergrad programs are NOT at selective colleges. I have also noticed that many SLPs do their undergrad and graduate work at the same college/university. Where are you getting the info about doing the undergrad in another state? I am wondering if my dd has a better chance at getting into a program if she is already at a school that offers a master’s or if she would have an advantage if she graduates from a top college/university.

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