Maybe I didnt read close enough. If she is making an actual big deal about it being traditional Thanksgiving, then that is probably pretty drama queen. I thought is was just a family known thing that the sis prefers her traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

They might be. They might also be a person who doesn't know how to let go and accept there really isn't a family for them and so they keep attending.

As a person who is often put in the position of your sister...what looks like being all drama or making a big deal or being difficult is actually hurt feelings, frustration, and feeling like nobody notices what is being done to you. I dont know your sister. Maybe she really is difficult. But maybe, just maybe she is just not sure how to be a pleasant member of a family when her family treats her like crap. I am not saying that is your fault. But the way your mom is lying about you and creating all these problems, you sister may not know you see it, see her, and are on her side. I know how frustrating it is to be the one the mom is always finding joy in hurting and feeling like the siblings participate in it and don't see or don't care or only believe what mom is saying. It doesn't bring out your best when you are treated this way...at least until you finally decide your family is not worth it and you cut them out or learn how to have good boundaries and stay semi part of the family.

I get it, it stinks. The only thing I can think of to wake her up is show her a copy of his work and then show her samples of other students work (with students names removed for privacy) for a comparison. Maybe she doesn't see it because she doesn't see what it should be? Just a thought. If she still refuses to see it, it is probably time to accept she refuses to. If that is the case, I would probably be honest (again) and just say he doesn't have the necessary skills needed to take your class.

This sounds like dysgraphia. MyDS15 has dyslexia and just missed the label for dysgraphia too. He is also spectrumy (have not completed the full workup) and has EF issues for sure. This guy sounds a lot like my son. My son struggles with writing. His handwriting stinks. His spelling is bad. His use of capital letters, punctuation etc. is dreadful. He will attempt to do as little as possible because it is HARD for him. What comes easily for others, is hard for him. Also, missing multistep directions is classic with dyslexia. I have 3 sons with dyslexia and they all do it. I have worked with teaching them to cross out the part they have worked on and then go back and read what is not crossed off and then do that. To continue until all parts of the directions have been finished. I would say the parents are either clueless or in denial.

I know of 2 cases where people got the virus twice. Case 1: Whole family (adults and kids) got the first strain back in spring 2020. They said it was like a rough cold, but they did just fine. They got it a second time in Spring 2021 right before being eligible for vaccination. This was the Kent variant. They were very very ill, scared, and one barely kept out of the hospital. A couple of the family members have suffered from depression since the second round of COVID. They had no problems after the first round. They said it was much much worse the second time. Case 2: Person got the first strain in March 2020. The illness itself was just like a regular flu. Person didnt enjoy it, but wasn't concerned about their level of illness. However, they have had pretty bad Long COVID symptoms since. Person got mRNA vaccine in Spring 2021. Had a breakthrough case fall of 2021 of the Delta variant. The illness was not bad at all. They said just some sneezing and runny nose. Their unvaccinated small child was much much sicker than they were. However, person has added some new symptoms to their previous still existing Long COVID symptoms from the first infection.

I have 3 DC that are dyslexic. All are reading above grade level. 1 read late, 1 read right on time, and one was early like your DD. As other posters have said, they can do well at reading and still be dyslexic. Their dyslexia shows more in their writing mechanics and spelling. One also struggles with symbols and numbers but not enough to be considered to have dyscalculia. In your case, I would get her testing.

I have to go back to my great grandma to come up with the things you are discussing. My GG was born at the end of the 1800s, but she lived into the early 2000s. I remember my clothes, how they felt after being scrubbed on a scrub board and hung out to dry. The jeans could nearly stand on their own. LOL! She used baking soda for toothpaste and saved everything. She did have a dishwasher and a fridge but they were very very old...probably from the fifties. Meals were small and home made. Napkins were always reused if it didn't look dirty enough. The rooms were ice cold at night and the beds were so old that it didnt matter how many quilts you had over you, the draft came up through the very thin mattress over exposed springs. She walked nearly everywhere and was so strong. My grandma didnt learn to cook and was not a stay at home mom. She had lots of convenience items and basically lived life as we do today. My mother is a good cook, but also worked out of the home. We were not wealthy and moved a lot. Sometimes the house had only one small wall heater and you just learned to deal with the cold. I learned to fix my clothes when they got holes and to not expect to get new things. We usually didnt live in a place with a dishwasher, but we always had a washer and dryer and other modern conveniences. I have gone back to a lot of things my great grandmother did. I enjoy feeling like I can do it. I still use many modern conveniences, but I grind my own flour and make all our baked items from scratch. I do not buy very many premade foods, nearly everything is homemade. I grow food and can, ferment, or dry it to preserve it. I have chickens. I sew and knit and can work with leather. I have not used a line for drying my clothes, partly because I live in a wet area and partly because we have a lot of allergies in our family. I am able to stay home with my kids, something that has not been possible since my great grandmother. It means we don't drive nice new cars, we hardly ever have a vacation, and my kids pass their clothes down and many are mended, but we are happy. I love this lifestyle.

The two that I know with depression that resulted after COVID didn't have a medical crisis. They got COVID and were certainly ill, but they didnt need hospital care or anything. They had what is considered a mild case. Ever since then I could tell they were different. They couldnt find anything cheerful, everything was horrible to them, it was seriously draining to speak to them. I did because they are close friends...but the change was stark.

Have you seen the little bears people make out of the Pjs? Could you do that?

Oh I forgot the rashes! The family member above with the POTS symptoms has the rashes and brain fog too. It is pretty miserable.

I forgot two more...they now have depression. They didnt have depression before their 2nd time of COVID. And it has been so obvious that it was the second bout of COVID when it started. Studies have talked about it causing psychological problems. So is that Long Covid?

I think part of the problem with "not knowing" someone...it is sometimes really hard to get the Dr to take you seriously. I know one person who is younger and was healthy. She has POTS symptoms and the Drs are just passing her all around. It has been over a year. I know a 9yo who is having sudden heart issues after having had COVID and is being referred to a cardiologist. It could be a coincidence, but... And then there is the issue of what is encompassed in the term "long covid". I have a family member who died 10 months after COVID. She had kidney issues caused by COVID and she died of complications with the medications she needed. Basically it caused her COVID damaged organs to retain the medication to toxic levels. The medication is what killed her, but the organ damage that the medications were trying to treat...was that long covid? I have a 4th family member who had serious COVID which caused a stroke. They are not the same after that. Is the damage done by the stroke that is long term and the cognitive decline "Long COVID" or not?

mine have always used cardboard LOL

This is mostly true...except if the "cleaning" he is doing is actually reorganizing my kitchen. He doesn't cook so he has no idea where the best location is for the things he is reorganizing.

You said it better than I did...but yes I agree!

Sophi is the adult version of Piggy Polish by the same company.

You are welcome. It is highly concentrated, a little goes a long way! I thought it was crazy when I discovered it by accident, but I googled Sal's Suds gets rid of ants and there is an article about the fact that it works. I hope her ant issue resolves quickly.

Maybe I am cynical, but yes, I think they knew it aught to be a 2 dose shot and went with 1 to entice more people to use theirs to begin with over the mRna ones. Then later, after the others started saying boosters they said well ya, ours needs a second shot too. But the feeling behind it is the unsaid, well at least it isn't 3 shots like the mRna ones. And the behind the curtain is that while it is good and effective and everything... they knew it is not as high of an efficacy as the others. They also knew that adenovirus vector vaccines cause blood clots. I do think they knew they would have to find something that made theirs more appealing. Most people are not going to care about the storage issues in the US. They don't think about that aspect as they expect it to be handled for them. I agree with your other statements...it is a good vaccine and is appealing for those who want more traditional vaccines. My beef is with the false claims made by them and the CDC and FDA that it was a great vaccine and just as good as the others with just one shot and then given to high risk people who really needed more coverage. At least that is what happened in my state. And now I am trying to convince family members who are over 65 with high risk issues that they need to get another shot. They are stuck in the "one shot" sales pitch they were given and think they are fine.

I use Desert Essence shampoo the coconut/moisturizing one. My kids use the Lemon one that is for more oily situations. For nail polish I use Sophi. It works great and doesn't have a strong smell. You do need the Sophi coat kit in addition to the polish because it is a water based paint. It wont work well without the kit.

We have super sensitive skin...SUPER! Like we cannot even paint our walls with regular paint. Really really sensitive skin. So I get it. The Sals Suds is safe for that. She may not like the smell so much (for her clothing), but if she left the drawers open a bit, they will dry. She can also wash her clothes with it to make them less appealing for the ants until they stop wanting to visit her clothing. The smell is close to spruce scent. Here is the ingredient list: Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Coco-Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Abies Siberica (Siberian Fir) Needle Oil, Picea Glauca (Spruce) Leaf Oil, Citric Acid, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Hydroxide

I think this is the real deal. They could see their efficacy numbers were not as high as the mRna ones and they had to come up with a marketing strategy to get people to want their shot over the others. So they marketed the "one shot" deal. IMO it is all about money, not what is best for the customer.

If I wash things in Sal's Suds the ants refuse to go there. So I suggest, wipe down her dresser drawers with Sal's. She can also wipe down any other areas with Sal's that she sees ants. Keep bait as well. A combo of bait and wiping down areas they are sited, works. Sal's is concentrated, but it is not a harmful chemical or soap, it is made by Dr. Bronner's.

I have always stocked up for weather events and when we are ill and can't get to a store. We live out in the country and it has happened that we got stuck in for a month before. A month without lots of options to eat and plenty of toilet paper is misery. By the end of that month, we were down to beans, rice, and PBJ. We were so sick of it by the end of that month, but we didn't go hungry. After that experience, we have done better to stock up on more options. When the pandemic hit we had plenty of TP and food and all that stuff. The list from the PP above was really good. In addition to that I stock dent corn (for cornmeal) and grain (to grind for bread/crackers/pancakes/waffles etc). I also make sure to have seeds and have an indoor lettuce and kale "garden" so we can have constant greens. A big rule of thumb, don't stock up on it if you don't eat it. So if you don't like canned green beans, don't buy them! Only stock up what you know you will eat.

Clarita-I make my jam from frozen fruit. Easy way to use up extra...especially since you know they like jam! Also, smoothies of course!