Great! They have learned that mama isn't going to do all for them, so they need to figure it out.

I may have pulled the plug on the wifi because my dh told me "in a minute" too many times in the middle of me wrangling all the kids to bed on my own. You know when the toddler is just an absolute crying mess and needs to go to bed NOW! And it won't take but a couple of minutes to do it so put down the $$::& phone. That took me way less aggravation than what the OP is going through. I might have removed the router and all gaming devices by now if I were her. But I'm mean like that!

We read the Bible, using an age appropriate children's Bible, and go to Sunday school. I've not felt a need for a curriculum.

You are also nicer than me.

Can she help with homeschool?

NO! Not going to happen. I think you are way too nice. The wifi would just have to go out.

I'm curious, although it's not my business how old you were when you would have started medical school :). But are you saying that any woman who doesnt have babies by 27 is in danger of not having them? I don't have any statistics in front of me but pretty much all the women I know have had babies, and even started having them, after 27. The ones who had them young wanted to be done young. Many of them, including myself, had them at forty plus. I know waiting until late thirties is risky, but if you start med school at 22 or even 24 you should be done by your early thirties. Or sooner, depending on your track. Could be 28 if you do med school and a basic residency. I never even considered having kids till 30. I do come from a family of late childbearing women though so maybe that made me less worried about it. Mother, Maternal and paternal grandmothers had babies in their late 30s. My sister is a doctor and I'm sorry you had to give up your dream.

I wa married, owned a home, and had a professional career by 25. So no. The insurance rates are based on statistical probabilities of your having an accident. Just like they charge you more for life insurance if you smoke they charge you more for car insurance if you are young.

Our city has laws against it and signage up telling people to donate money to shelters, etc. I don't know how strictly they enforce the laws though because I do see panhandling going on. There are a number of shelters near where the panhandlers congregate.

Could it have anything to do with the dentist doing the prescribing and not an MD? I'm sorry.

He wakes naturally.

Have any suggestions for making the toddler eat? 😆 😆😆. There are plenty of times he won't eat anything at all, no matter what it is. I do try to serve healthy foods but I make lots of allowances for him I didn't for the sisters. With them it was eat or starve. I've never done that with him. He just won't eat anything lots of the time. Or not much of anything. My girls ATE! And one still fell off the growth chart for weight.

He refuses to drink any milk since I took away the bottle. He also often refuses to eat anything.

I don't understand it either. The pediatrician told me his teeth would rot.

I've thought about this, and would definitely do it if he were a bit older. I'm just not sure he would get what was going on yet.

I have gotten rid of the bottles. He is nearly 2 1/2 and the pediatrician was fussing about it (nicely).

I do cuddle, have been cuddling for years with him :) It's just pretty difficult sometimes when I'm trying to get breakfast going. My girls were so different it's just startling.

That sounds bizarre. Basically this is it: He sleeps well, goes down for naps fine, sleeps all night. Sleeps enough hours. Behaves normally. Behaves beautifully in preschool. When he wakes up in the morning or from a nap he is just very grouchy. Crying to the point of tears, wants to be held, wants to be put down, doesn't know what he wants. I posted a couple of weeks ago about him having to give up the bottle and I realize that I kept him on the bottle so long (he's over 2) because if I held him and gave him a bottle he would calm down a good bit. When he was younger I would wear him in a baby carrier and that would help. He's heavy, and I just can't carry him around for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes after his nap (or more) till he calms down. I often take him outside for a bit after he awakens, and that will sometimes reset things (for sure while we are outside although I usually still have to carry him) but often he will go back to crying when we come inside. After 30 minutes of grouchiness, he generally gets over it although I never know. My girls were so different--they woke up happy, played in the crib, and were ready for the day. He's normally developmentally, and I do not think he has any special needs/spectrum issues etc. Any advice? Is this a needy boy thing?

I agree. I'm from the southern US and we are pretty quiet overall, plus have voices that do not carry. There are definite exceptions, especially my MIL family. Give me a group of people in which I need to make an announcement with no PA System? Find the New Yorker and he or she can do it just fine. :)

Have sent to a couple of people with minor scoliosis.

We were entertained by the Italians walking around in sweaters, slacks, heels, coats, when we were hot wearing t shirts and shorts.

There is no danger, wear what you want :). The OP asked what sort of shoes might peg her as a tourist, and in general wearing big athletic shoes with non athletic clothing is something that, in my experience, Europeans don't do. They are just more stylish, in general. But there's certainly nothing wrong with it, do what you want. No way you are going to pass for a local anyway, and who cares. Just be mindful of the local culture. And realize that it's not Burger King, you can't have it your way in Europe. Some ugly American behavior I witnessed in Italy was from an elderly couple, who had been on a cruise ship and disembarked near Rome. They came into a restaurant and just assumed that the waitress spokeEnglish. She didn't. Then they went into a description of how they wantrd their food cooked special. The waitress was bewildered, they were mad, and we translated to them (we had very very minimal Italian, but at least we tried) that you had to eat the food as pictured and described. It's not America, people. You don't even speak the language so point to what you want and eat it, with a smile. They were also very loud, and talked to us about current political issues and assumed we agreed with them. I think they also wore white tennis shoes! And clothing draped with American flags.

Interesting! I've never noticed that but maybe it's a recent trend. :) I think large white athletic shoes are tacky anyway. I was in Italy most recently and I felt way underdressed, and we were continually amazed by how fashionable the Italians were as they dashed around the metro. We were a spectacle anyway with two red haired women and a bunch of blue eyed blond kids, plus my Dh.

I use Horizons but I use the place value discs from Singapore to demonstrate regrouping. You could use popsicle sticks or whatever. You really need the instructors guide from Singapore, or you could watch some education inboxed videos to see how to do it with cuisenaire rods. http://www.educationunboxed.com/addition-and-subtraction-to-100/ I drew out a chart with a place for ones, tens, hundreds, thousands and had my kids physically move the manipulatives from place to place so they could really see how it works. It clarified things immensely for me too-- I was taught to memorize the algorithm :) Like you I did various different curricula when my oldest was young but found what works for us now. You really need to use the IG for Singapore. Otherwise it's just another workbook.

Just don't wear white athletic shoes,or any athletic shoes :)