I just followed your link and I don't know if it's just me, but I thought all the ladies in the video looked nicer in their "before" pics :).

We need to pour one out for our homey...

This was very interesting - thanks!

:iagree: Yes, I have doubted and questioned. I believe that we are created to question. That questioning is a natural (and purposeful) part of being human. To me, that means that there are answers out there for us to KNOW. To know, we must question. I believe that we question what we know (or think we know) about God and that the searching for truth drives us closer to Him. But part of that is knowing that you won't know everything right away. And for me, it meant understanding that there are some things that God sees as absolutes and that those are far FAR fewer than I thought they were. Often I confuse God & my faith in Him with Religion (and with my own denomination). Question in peace. Search knowing that He created you with the ability to reason. :grouphug:

For real??

Agreed. But you could still argue that a God capable of creating an already aged earth, could also create it full of anything He pleased - bones, algae, etc. I don't really know why He would, but I don't know much anyway :)

DH and I are not YEC, but while discussing this I felt he made a good point. He said that if you believe that God can can create "aged" things and that he created a fully formed, aged man from dust (Adam) in a matter of moments, then it really isn't a stretch to believe that he also created a fully formed, aged Earth in a matter of days/years.

:lol: I won't lie - I googled that....

I agree!

She did say "before I blast". I think that it shows she understands that she is having an emotional response and wants to make sure that she isn't mistaken. She took the time to ASK for clarification before she continued Isn't that what you want? For someone to pause their emotional response to make sure that they are engaging in an argument that they mean to?

That looks AWESOME!! How fun!

You know, I've seen those on walkers forever, and I figured that they had a purpose but it's nice to have that confirmed :).

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Please tell me that the school called you first and that you didn't find out from your children. That is awful. I am so sorry!!

Or we could do this...

My mom always wanted to homeschool and I think she would have done a wonderful job. My dad was VERY against it (funny enough, he is now my biggest supporter!) and so she didn't. However, if he would have been on board, I think we would have had a great education. As it was, they still took us on educational vacations, we read ALL the time, and had a lot of exposure to awesome things. So even without homeschooling my parents definitely lit a fire for learning in me.

Aaaaannndddd I know what I'm having tonight as my "Post Dinner Drink"! (We have to leave for co-op at 7:30am tomorrow morning or you can bet your sweet bippy I'd be having Special Coffee for breakfast :D)

No worries, I totally get it. I still feel weird calling DS "ADHD" because it's a fairly new diagnosis. Even though he's on medication (that works wonderfully!!) and everything, I feel like I'm being overdramatic by using the label :D.

I just wanted to say that I sent DS out this morning to run down to the end of our street and back and it worked wonderfully! I stayed out in the front yard watching him and holding the baby while my DDs played inside. It's a long enough distance that it got a LOT of wiggles out and I can see him the whole way. Perfect! Thanks so much for encouraging me to think outside the box :)

Fun! I am now inspired to get some colored hair spray..... I think our family needs a little blue! :D

Okay, so, those of you that have your sons start their morning with a run - where do you do this?? My ADHD son is only 6, and while morning runs definitely help him, I can't exactly go running with him while I'm watching my other three kids, and he certainly isn't old enough to go buy himself. How do you work this?

This seriously looks so cool.

Sorry, but if she is on medication for anxiety and depression and has a history of being inappropriate, then I would just ignore her instead of engage with her. (ETA: Ugh, and now that I'm pointing that finger at you, I can already remember a few times in the last month that I've done the same thing. Sigh. Consider my judgment revoked and my shame-pants on:blushing:)

That link was very helpful. It helps to see how she uses it and that I've been doing it right (ish). I think I was being too hard on DD and not explaining things well. I can do better at that now. What a great idea!

I'm not in a military family, but this is very thought provoking advice. I have always been a "happy pretty much everywhere" person, but I can see now that I've been slipping into a different mindset. Thank you for the words to chew on...