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I am Rh negative, so I was given a Rho-gam shot, and then the dc were tested at birth to determine whether I would need a second shot. My dc are both Rh positive, as is dh, so I had to have a second shot each time.
Same here. I'm O-, dh is O+, and our 3 dc are all O+. I guess dh doesn't have any recessive O- genes.
Incidentally, my dad is O+ and my mom is B+, so they both must have the negative gene back there somewhere.
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Well, maybe not *everything*, I'd keep a few sentimental items, but just about, yeah. I wish I could go through the process they do on the show "Consumed". They remove everything but the bare essentials from the home and display them in a warehouse. After living without "stuff" for 30 days, the family goes through their belongings, deciding what will be brought back into the home, and donate the rest. It's a lot easier to decide what is worth bringing into an uncluttered home, than to decide what to get rid of.
My dd12 put it best this week. She told me, "I'd like to be one of those people without too much stuff in my room; I just don't want to do it." I would love for someone to come in and take away most of my stuff. Please.
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Our total weekly supermarket budget had to be raised from $175 to $225. I know some of that is baby foods, etc., but it does hurt.
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I'm an early riser because I get up before the rest of my family, so it's all relative. I would say I like to get up between 6:30 and 7. Everyone else prefers 9.
I am also the first to go to bed. Dh is a night person; I'm a morning person. Whether I rise that early or not, I prefer to wake up early in order to accomplish things. Staying up late? Forget it!
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Slow going here as well. This is our first year with "outside accountability" (all ds's classes are distance/online), and we are really feeling the pressure to finish like never before. It has been difficult to adjust to someone else's schedule, choice of assignments, etc. Losing the authority to cut out or shorten assignments and declare the year "done" has caused us a lot of stress.
I am hoping to be done by the end of July :tongue_smilie:, but realistically I am just hoping he finishes everything before we want to start Grade 10 in Sept.! :001_huh:
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In my extended family, spouse-selection looks most like #4. The person looking for a spouse announces the fact to family and friends, hoping someone will come up with an appropriate suggestion. It is very common for the mother, aunt or much older sister to be in charge of approving these suggestions and narrowing them down to those worth meeting.
The prospective spouses then meet a few times, always chaperoned. One or both parties may decide they aren't interested and cancel any future meetings. This process is repeated until a match is found that is pleasing to both of them.
Once the couple agrees that they wish to marry each other, the groom and his family are invited to the bride's family home to ask for her hand. They will continue to get to know each other through phone conversations and going out in public, but always in a group or with a chaperone at a distance.
So, the families play match-maker and help guide their son or daughter toward a mate they feel is a good match, but the final decision lies with the prospective spouses.
I intend and hope for my children to choose a spouse in a similar fashion. I chose my dh because he had gorgeous hair, liked his cologne and he spoke French :tongue_smilie:. I am so blessed that he turned out to be a wonderful man with a strong character, but really it could have gone either way. I want my dc to choose their spouse based on the guidance of people with a clear head, who know them well and who have their best interests at heart. Hormones are not usually a great guiding force. ;)
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I had my kids at 23, 26 and 37! I never intended to have kids past 35, never intended to have any more kids after my first two. I am not a great baby person, never wanted to suffer through sleepless nights and terrible 2s again, and was thrilled to be past that season of my life. I was happy being a young mom, knowing I would have the rest of my life ahead of me to do what I wanted once they were grown.
Then, all of a sudden, I could count the number of years before me kids go to college on one hand. I realized this parenting gig was almost up, and I wasn't ready for it to be over. Also, two kids seemed ideal while raising them, but thinking of them as adults, I didn't want them each to only have one sibling. It just seemed like too small of an extended family, if that makes any sense.
So, we bit the bullet and had our wonderful little caboose dd. She has been a huge blessing, bringing joy and giggles back into our home. It is also much easier this time around, since I have the perspective to know that the baby and toddler stages will be gone in the blink of an eye. My big kids are also an enormous help; there is always someone else around to watch her if I need to take a shower, cook dinner, go food shopping, etc.
I don't think too much about how old I will be when she graduates, etc. I am just thrilled to have the chance to raise another child with the benefit of my years of experience (AKA trial and error on the other kids!)
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My parents preferred that I focused on my academics in college. They worked hard to save enough $$ to send me, and didn't want my studies to suffer because I was working.
I did end up working about 18 hours every other weekend to pay my car insurance, gas money, etc., but that was it.
If your parents don't insist you work, don't. Start college, see how it goes, how you handle the course load, and if you feel you could squeeze in some work hours, go for it. Otherwise, study hard, get good grades, and get it done!
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I never have. If they get a question wrong (math or multiple choice), they do it over. More subjective work receives feedback and is edited. I never saw a point in "grading".
Now that my ds is in HS, he takes online classes and is graded by each course's teacher. If I were hsing HS on my own, I would have to assign grades for his transcript, but I prefer to have an outside entity provide his "official" grades.
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As far as I'm concerned, the wedding rings (as well as the wedding itself) are the gifts. It seems strange to purchase an additional gift :confused:
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This is the point in the year where I take inventory of what is left to be done, how many weeks we have left, and start prioritizing, cutting out assignments, in order to finish on time.
Unfortunately, ds is in his 1st year of HS, taking online/distance courses, and we no longer have the luxury of cutting the fluff and just make sure we accomplish what we find essential. Nope, it all has to be covered, and covered well, because these grades are going on his permanent record.
We'll be lucky to be done by Aug. 1!
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I'm honestly surprised we are even having this discussion. Wasn't it decided years ago that school-led prayer at public school events are illegal? Individual students, or groups of students, can pray at school, as they have the right to practice their religion, whichever it is.
What is not permitted is the school itself sanctioning religion in any form, including leading a prayer at a public event. In the US, majority does not "rule" in areas covered by the Bill of Rights, including religion. Those who are "different" don't have to suck it up and ignore the prayer, deferring to the majority. A state religion is not allowed by the constitution, and therefore no public institution is permitted to favor one faith over another, "majority"'or not.
To me it's a "no-brainer". Bring this to the school's attention before someone contacts the ACLU and they're slapped with a lawsuit. Wow, can't believe this is still an issue. :tongue_smilie:
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In 3rd grade. I only remember it because it was such a big deal that they rolled the TV cart into our room for the event. All I really remember was the TV cart; nothing of the shuttle :glare:.
I clearly remember the shuttle explosion. 7th grade, snow day so mom and I were in the mall. Everyone was gathered around the TVs at Radio Shack. My social studies teacher had applied to be the teacher on board, but obviously wasn't chosen. Sad day.
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Great question! In a nutshell, everything else has to wait until the weekend. :glare:
I do laundry during the week, and grocery shop and cook, of course. The kids have chores which cover most of the basic cleaning, but none of us have time to do many chores on weekdays. It's tough, because we're always torn between wanting to relax and enjoy the weekend, and having all these leftover tasks to attend to. I guess it must be the same for working moms, except at least they aren't home *making* a mess all week! :tongue_smilie:
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We always use Thrifty; they have very reasonable rates. But, as the PP said, if you have to add insurance, it does become quite expensive.
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My dd12 is in a similar situation. She is severely dyslexic, and while she can read at about a 4th grade level with great effort, her pleasure books are at about a 1-2nd grade level (Amelia Bedelia, etc.) For the most part, reading is such a chore that she doesn't see books as "fun" or "interesting", and really has no desire to read books much at all; she'd rather watch TV or online. She also doesn't comprehend a lot of what I read to her, so audio books aren't any help either. She just has to have the visual component.
As heart-breaking as it is to see your little girl upset that she can't read the books she would really love to, count your blessings that her impairment hasn't completely killed her love of reading and interest in books. It is much easier to overcome our difficulties when we have a strong desire to do so. If she is desperate to read those more difficult books, she will get there some day. Trying to convince a child that books are worthwhile in the first place, worth the effort and struggle it takes to read them, is much harder.
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PS: You should look into "high-low" books. There are several educational publishers that offer high-interest, low-reading level books. That way, she can enjoy stories that may interest her, but at her reading level.
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Flippant and irreverently informal? Really?
Just curious, honestly no snark, did you feel that way about 1997? Or is it more because of the roundness of 20? Would you be okay with twenty-one twelve?
Nope, I say "nineteen ninety-seven" like everyone else. I think it does have to do with the roundness of 20. I know it makes no sense, twenty-twelve just sounds wrong. Go figure! :tongue_smilie:
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We used to own a ton of Berenstain Bear books, and we loved them. My dh would read them to the kids and he never noticed or complained about the father being portrayed badly. I never noticed it either. Hmm.
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We own nearly every BB book; I read them as a kid, my big kids collected them when they were little and read them nightly, and we are all looking forward to sharing them with little dd. They all adore the animated series as well.
Aside from the "homeschooled nephew" story (which I had never seen/heard of), I love the messages/morals taught and enjoy the plots. I would expect some slight non-PC comments in the older books, and efforts were made to come out with books addressing more current issues as they arose (ie: Mama bear opening a quilt shop=working mom).
As for Papa bear being portrayed as a dunce, well, it has been a while since I've read the books, but I see the TV program daily. True, he does seem clueless about a lot of things, and he learns some lessons from Mama. However, the show focuses on home/family life, where the mother typically would run things and dad may be a bit clueless. He is also protrayed as a skilled furniture maker whose work is in high demand and he is able to work hard and fulfill a last-minute order in a pinch.
I agree with the PPs whose engineer dhs excel in their fields, but tend to flake in other areas. I am in awe of my dh's math, science and negotiating skills, but he is severely lacking in the household and family management field. I don't find the portrayal of Papa upsetting in general. I like the fact that he is a human, fallible, endearing family man (bear). I prefer his character over a formal, reserved, revered iconic father figure. It is more realistic, honestly.
What my dh hates is the portrayal of men in most media (TV, movies) as always fearing the wrath of their wives. Walking on egg shells, fearful of saying the wrong thing, buying the wrong gift, etc. It makes the men look like spineless wimps and the women petty overly-emotional dictators. That bugs me. Papa being imperfect? Not so much.
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I say twenty-twelve and it drives me NUTS when people say two-thousand-twelve.
Clearly, I have issues. :lol:
Funny, I feel exactly the opposite! I say "two thousand twelve", and it never would have occurred to me to say it any other way. I haven't heard anyone say "twenty-twelve", other than maybe a couple of times on the AM news. It somehow just sounds odd, almost flippant and irreverently informal.
Maybe I have issues too. ;)
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Personally, I prefer to be called Mrs. Last Name, Mrs. D, Aunt First Name, or Sister First Name. In our religious/cultural circle, my kids call adults Aunt/Uncle First Name. Of course, they would never dream of calling their biological aunts and uncles by their first names without the title.
Among homeschool parents, all the kids seem to call the other moms by their first names. That's how they hear their parents addressing each other, so that's what they use. It feels awkward when these kids call me by my first name, but that's what they all do and it would be more awkward to instruct them otherwise.
As for my own kids, they mostly avoid addressing these parents directly since they feel uncomfortable using their first names, but don't know what else to call them. Sometimes we don't even know their last name, or they kept their maiden name, or they're recently divorced, or they're in a common-law situation...all scenarios making it impossible to institute the Mrs. Last Name protocol I would prefer.
Considering the ages of my kids (teen/tween) I would be most comfortable if their friends called me Mrs. D. But, no one has ever asked me.
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Same here. Sometimes I assign videos related to our current history or science topic. Otherwise, dd chooses the topic in an assigned area. I usually require either written or oral narration as follow-up.
I find the videos to be a great intro. to topics!
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We're doing okay on a single income.
My parents always survived on a single income.
Both sets of my grandparents survived on single incomes.
The great-grandparents were farmers, so I guess that counts as single income. (???)
I have no idea if my family is the norm or not.
Same experience here, exactly!
My mother worked off and on once I was in school, but for her own discretionary spending and self-fulfillment, not to pay the bills, so I didn't count that.
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I know how you feel. My dd turned 1 in Nov., and it seems to have gone so fast. Still, I am so thrilled to be going through this stage again. My older kids' babyhoods are just a blur seen through the eyes of a stressed, inexperienced young mother who thought they would never grow up. Now I know better and am cherishing every moment!
Happy B-day to your little one!
DH wants me to find a job, a couple of ? on the process these days
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Sorry, but am I the only one taking exception to the phrase "dh wants me to get a job"? Maybe this is not the OP's situation, but the phrase sound to me like something to be said to a grown child or other boarder who needs to start pulling her own weight. Really?
If dh told me he wanted me to get a job, I'd tell him I already have one; several actually. If he prefers to hire a private tutor for the kids, a housekeeper, cook and errand runner so I can work some other job, so be it. Otherwise, my plate is full, thanks.
In my case, I do have private tutoring students whom I teach in my home after school. I wish I didn't have to, but it was a financial decision I made and which dh and I agreed upon to help pad the budget. Being told I need to get a job, as if I weren't a contributing adult family member, would not fly with me.
Again, this probably doesn't reflect the OP's situation, but the wording just pushed my buttons!
Carry on...