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If you have taken medication for morning sickness, please tell me what you took and how it affected you. I've always taken the "soldier through" approach in the past, but I've also ended up curled up in bed a lot and I just can't afford to do that right now. If you found some non-medical miracle cure, I'm open to hearing about that as well but I think I've tried almost every home remedy out there.
I don't actually end up vomiting very often, I just feel horrifically nauseous all day long. Bleh.
I was sick all 9 months with every child. It was fun. During that time, the only thing that helped me was having dh rub my feet -- he'd hit the pressure points for nausea and it would diminish. The only problem was that once I got up and walked, the nausea came back. Ick.
Since my last child was born, I have come across Young Living's essential oil blend DiGize that helps a lot with general digestive issues, including nausea. I haven't looked into safety during pregnancy, though.
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Dd is on the swim team, plus she has my frizzy hair. Not a good combination. She's tried a lot of different "no poo" things, but her favorite is coconut oil. She puts a LITTLE (she used too much at first.... BIG mess....) on her wet hair when she showers, lets it rest awhile, and then rinses it just like you would conditioner. She said you have to use hot water to rinse it out because cold just doesn't do as well.
She also wears a swim cap to protect her hair from the pool water.
HTH!
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Ds10 is an auditory learner (and worker), so he struggles with the quiet, still, read-silently format of standardized tests. His scores do not reflect his knowledge -- he almost always does better with oral questions than with written questions.
Is there any way to help an audio-related student do better on standardized tests, esp the ones given in high school like the ACT or SAT that parents can't give at home?
Thanks!
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When we bought our first house, the sellers paid us for the taxes they would owe through the date of sale, then we had to pay the regular tax bill. We were a little confused until we got that tax bill, then it all made sense.
If you escrow your taxes with your mortgage payment, your bank may have different rules -- you'll just have to ask (and ask and ask again until you completely understand their policies).
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Furthermore, the betta needs more than dry fish food. He needs meat. Frozen brine shrimp is good; you just keep it in the freezer and break off a tiny little bit (he'll learn to come nibble it off your finger after awhile). He can also eat little bits of raw hamburger.
I checked the food she got at the pet store. It is specifically betta fish food and it does have brine shrimp and krill in it -- does he need even more than that? They didn't say anything about raw meat at the store. :confused:
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I have seen many kids who flat out don't know how to run.
I had to laugh at this. My dd12 is an assistant karate instructor, very talented, and coordinated on the mats, spars very well. She's an above-average softball pitcher, plays tennis very well, and can shoot a basket with the boys just fine... and still runs like a toddler. :001_huh: She's just not very fluid with that particular motion -- but she is very fluid with all the rest of them, so I don't worry about her.
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I don't pay for family chores, but I will pay for extra chores that are above and beyond.
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Grandparents and other family members can be a good source, too. My mother pays my kids a few dollars every payday to come over and help her out for an hour -- things a 70-year-old can't do so easily but small children can, like pick up the nuts that fall from the tree, weed the flower bed, and crawl behind the bed to pick up whatever fell back there.
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No more than once a day. Multiple times a day will pollute the water. You do not have to feed them daily but if they are eating each others fins feed more often. Yuk!
Eeeeew! I guess cannibalism would be a big clue they're hungry, eh?
Thanks for the info!
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Our kids now have four goldfish and a beta (in different bowls). I'm finding conflicting advice on how often to feed them. The amount seems consistent -- no more than they will eat in a few minutes -- but I'm reading we should feed them anywhere from once every couple days to multiple times each day. Any experience?
Thanks!
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I'd love to volunteer at an animal shelter, but I have a terrible feeling I wouldn't be able to resist bringing them home!
This is exactly why I can't volunteer either. I would be miserable leaving any dog there when I went home.
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There's a big difference between being ready for college academically and socially/personally. I completely understand -- I was definitely not ready socially! But I made some good, trustworthy friends who helped me through and God took care of the rest. I don't know if my mom cried or not -- it would have made it harder somehow, I think, had I known she did.
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Good for you!
Just as a thought, I think "no, we're not available" is enough explanation. You don't have to tell her why.
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I woke up this morning with one tonsil swollen and painful to the point that it hurts to swallow.
But that's all.
It's not red, angry, white, or patchy. The other tonsil and the throat are perfectly fine. I do have a little bit of stuffiness, but that's not unusual for me first thing in the morning.
Thoughts? Thanks!
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She sounds like she's ahead academically, and that's wonderful. However, at her age, I would still lean heavily toward the play-learning approach rather than a bunch of worksheets in a book.
We really liked Sing, Spell, Read, & Write for the music and games aspect of it. I think it has too much writing for a 4yo, but she could start learning words and blends with their games and songs very easily.
MUS with its blocks might be good, but there's an awful lot of worksheet-ed-ness for a 4yo.
I would play, play, play. One idea is to get one of those underbed storage boxes and fill it with sand or rice. Use your fingers to write whatever you like: math, words, whatever. Gross motor skills and literacy too.
Do you have access to a computer for her? Jump Start Math might be good. I don't know about anything else... we only have one computer for such things so I tend to shy away from them.
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I do not know anything about hair care for hair types other than my own so I have no idea what is too much or too little product. However, I can comment on the no showering for a week or hair care for a month. That is just gross. Whether you like it or not, people will judge you based on your appearance and a lack of hygiene skills is a characteristic of poor character. I'm not saying you need to iron and starch your outfits, but you should look and smell clean. Otherwise people may think there is something wrong with you.
:iagree: At 11, she needs to shower regularly. As for the hair, I can't help you with that one.
I used to work for a boss who didn't think it necessary to shower regularly. You could smell her from down the hall. It made me very uncomfortable to be around her, despite the fact that she was, dispositionally, a very pleasant lady.
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I voted no, I wouldn't complain.... but....
I assumed that meant a "Can I talk to your manager right now" scenario. I would seriously consider filling out a comment card, though.
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CroppinIt, there are certain neighborhoods around town known for people who willfully put themselves in front of cars in order to get hit! They collect the insurance and hope they don't get injured too seriously. Unfortunately, a few have gotten killed doing this. It's common knowledge, and I feel terrible for those who feel so desperate that they'd do such a thing.
I've seen the "look you in the eye and keep going" thing so many times it's not funny, particularly in parking lots. I think there's entitlement issues all around, from pedestrians to cyclists to the people texting while driving, to the guy in his big dually truck who thinks everyone else should bow down and cower before him, to the moms in minivans who don't look before they back up.
Thank you!!! While I hate that you're dealing with this too, I'm happy that it's not just me being overly sensitive. Sounds like you and I are dealing with exactly the same problem. If everyone would just follow the rules and laws, none of this would be an issue.
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Having my water break moves things along quickly for me. It took an hour and 1/2 with my daughter after they broke my water.
Plan something big, fancy, or time consuming that you don't want to change for the evening. That'll do it. :)
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Whenever I'm busy or under stress, I tend to wipe extra projects and distractions 'off the table' until I'm better able to handle it. I've cleared my summer of everything but kids' schooling (and even that was whittled down from my original plans), dd1's surgery/recovery/therapy, dd2's camp and in-law visit (they are mostly great to be around). If she were a friend, I would have cut her out of my life completely. Since she's my sister and I do love her, I'm happy to try to work on the relationship, just not now.
I would take out the bolded sentence (obviously :) ) and say exactly what you've said in the rest of this paragraph. It focuses on you (as opposed to pointing a finger at your sister) and your situation (as opposed to her kids or whatever else she wants to spin it into) without any specifics that they could argue with or drama they could latch onto. Just the facts, ma'am. :hug:
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happens regularly here, we grow our own veggies. I get as many of them out as I can, and pay the kids 5c per caterpillar if they find anymore while they are eating it.
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It is dangerous, but on regular roads (not highways/interstates) it is the vehicle driver's responsibility to watch out for the cyclist. This is the same as for pedestrians, utility workers, police and fire officers at the roadside, slower cars, anything that requires carefull alert driving.
Around here, the statement that "it is the vehicle driver's responsibility to watch out for ..." has been taken to the extreme imho. Car drivers are expected to yield to anybody, where ever, when ever that anybody else wants them to. I have had pedestrians look me in the eye and mozey out into my lane, almost daring me to challenge them or expect them to at least mozey a little faster. Bicyclists don't seem to care when there are multiple cars piled up behind them -- they simply don't move over so cars can pass. I've seen car drivers stop mid-block with little warning to others to allow people to jaywalk -- to me, that's extremely dangerous.
When I was growing up, I was taught to be careful around cars because they can hurt you. That's not the attitude that folks around here have today at all.
Of course the cyclist should limit the risk by following the road rules, chosing roads with bike lanes, wearing bright clothing especially at night, and having the good manners to allow traffic pass them rather than build up. The safest place is the middle to right half of the right lane. They should not hug the shoulder, this encourages unsafe passing, increases risk of road hazards (trash, holes, etc) and makes them harder to see.
This is what I believe "sharing the road" should look like: cars respect bicyclists (or joggers or walkers or people pushing strollers), and bicyclists respect cars. Unfortunately, that's not my reality. As a driver, I'm always on the lookout not only to avoid injury, but just as much to avoid lawsuit.
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We're both introverts, so neither one of us is big on going out on a weekly basis. We do on occasion visit friends, but neither one of us is depressed if we're "stuck" at home on a Friday night.
Generally, we'll watch videos (we don't have broadcast TV, cable, satellite, that sort of thing, so we have a very limited selection). I'll do a bunch of work on the laptop during that time too -- buying used curriculum, researching whatever topics I need to learn about for school, chatting on forums, getting Swagbucks, that sort of thing. Then we'll read before bed.
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Substituting a can of black beans (with the liquid) for the oil and eggs really works. Just puree the black beans, mix and bake as usual. My kids say their the best brownies in the world. They don't know what's in them! They look different, taste very rich. Lowers the calorie count by about 20%, as well as a decrease in fat, and an increase in fiber.
Oooooh, a woman after my own heart. Watch me try this one on our karate instructor. He always suggests we bring brownies to carry-ins! :lol:
Standardized testing and auditory learners
in General Education Discussion Board
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He doesn't seem to. In fact, he's so generally normal that I only stumbled on the problem in the middle of our battery. *sigh* So much for this year's test....
Thanks, EKS and showelott. I was kind of thinking along the same lines, but I didn't know there was an actual name for it or that their ears would catch what their eyes didn't. This helps immensely! Thank you.