It has been 3 months since we had to put our Siberian Husky down after having him with us for 15 years. We are now on the search for our next dog. Would we have waited this long if my dd hadn't been born 2 1/2 months ago? Probably not.

My dh and I stayed with my IL's for several months while unemployed and while I was pregnant. It wasn't a necessity, but once we found a Dr in that area that we really liked, we decided to stay there instead of returning to the home that we own, that is empty and for sale. It was very difficult at times because my MIL is pretty controlling. We had personalities that just don't mix well. My dh had the same problems with her, but he was used to it since he grew up with it. The time with my FIL was pretty great. I would probably not choose to do it again unless there was no other option. If you can all respect boundaries it will make it much easier for you. The details aren't that hard to deal with if the boundaries are in place and everybody treats each other well.

I have family that have been active in homeschooling near Elizabeth City for many years. You can PM me if you are interested in more information. One thing that I have read many times on this form is that for every year your child has been in PS you will need that many months to decompress them. Do educational things that are fun and don't spend much time doing formal education. I am sure there are others who can chime in on this. Don't give up and don't get discouraged.

We are at our home in Hampton Roads and discussing what we will need to do if we decided to leave by tomorrow night. We stayed for Isabel and aren't willing to stay for anything worse.

I was in public schools from K-12 and always ended up having to get Dr's excuses because I would miss more than the alloted 10 sick days. Once I started working, I would usually get sick because parents with kids in school would bring it into the work place and share it.:glare:

BLT's My SIL made these years ago and was highly offended when I mentioned that I thought it was a great idea for a nice easy meal...don't you know frying bacon is a lot of work?:lol:

potato salad cole slaw

go clemson tigers!!!

I think the internet is a big part of it. People in general are more willing to say things when they can be somewhat anonymous. I have heard lots of stories about my grandparents and my father years after they passed away. My IL's families had lots of problems when they were growing up and it is sometimes discussed with me but not often.

There are drugs that can help with pain. We had a vet give us some for our husky without needing to take x-rays. He was around for a few years after that before the pain medicine didn't help after that. I would suggest maybe seeing a different vet.

Count me in!!!

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I would hope in the end that my dd would be able to feel comfortable in many different situations, from being in a biker bar to attending a presidential inaugural ball or to be the only white person at a black rodeo. This requires an understanding of people, including herself. It also means that she needs to live by her values and that they shouldn't change because of the crowd that she is around. I hope to teach her leadership, networking, communication, and the value of people. This will mean taking her to my dh's redneck family reunions, the symphony, and the gun club. It will also mean expecting that she will interact with adults as well as decent people her own age.

Where are the groups listed?

I would include a section on a typical day in your homeschool and discuss some of the things like specific field trips that you are able to do because you homeschool. I would probably keep curriculum discussions pretty short if I included it at all. I sounds like they have a genuine interest in how your family home schools.

Does she know that she can eat brown and white rice, some brands of saffron rice, potatoes, non marinated meat (i.e. steaks, hamburger, ham, pork chops, chicken, turkey, etc.) and if she isn't cutting out dairy she can eat yogurt, some ice creams, whole milk, and cheese. She can also eat things like m & m's My husband eats completely gluten free and I mostly eat gluten free and neither one of us ever hurt for calories.

Another thing that plays into it are the degrees that won't get you a job. Lots of students spend 4 to 5 years and lots of money for a major that they will never find work in or be able to make a living. Often these majors aren't as rigorous as the degrees that actually would require the education to enter into that field.

What is the purpose of the presentation? If most of the women are retired, then they are not likely to have more children. Are there younger women in the group that are considering home schooling?

If your son is into model trains, I would highly recommend the Mariners Museum in Newport news. They have an incredible display. There is also an aquarium in Virginia Beach that is a lot of fun.

You didn't say how young. Habitat for humanity will let teens as young as 14 do some things.

My dh loves Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream an Public Cherry Ice cream with chocolate chunks.

Think about this... what would you tell your children to do? Listen to Winston Churchill's speech on an ounce of sweat or a gallon of blood.

The one time in life I can see that it would make a difference is when a kid goes to college. Many colleges have big libraries that are there for the students to use. I don't know that it would be absolutely necessary, but it would be an advantage.

I ended up on antibiotics when my dd was a week old. After about 5 days of a 7 day antibiotic, she was miserable and having diarrhea. I took her off bfing and gave her formula for about 2 days and then went back to bfing. In those two days I later figured out she became a lazy eater. She had lost weight after having the diarrhea and we were told to come back in 3 or 4 days to have her weighed again. She had lost even more weight. The ped told me to immediately quit bfing and put her on formula. Needless to say I am a hard headed engineer married to an engineer. We decided against the formula, went out and bought a scale and tracked her for the 3 or 4 days. We weighed her after every feeding. We kept track of the times and kept track of dirty and wet diapers in a spreadsheet. I increased her feedings to every 2 hours during the day and 2 1/2 hours at night. (No it wasn't easy, yes she and I both wanted to sleep and my husband was great about helping us both to stay awake. She started gaining weight and we decided a return trip to the ped wouldn't accomplish anything. It is now more than a month later and she has gained a little under an ounce a day and is doing well. I do suspect she has problems with gluten and have cut that out of my diet as well now. I have since backed off to feeding her every 4 hours at night and at least every 2 1/2 hours a day unless she wants to eat before then. Like I said, it can be done but it isn't easy. I really wanted to breast feed exclusively. I have yet to give her a bottle again even though I have some milk in the freezer that I pumped. I am still paranoid that she could go back to being a lazy eater.:tongue_smilie: I wish you and your baby the best and hang in there. If you need to find a different ped that is more willing to work with bfing mothers.

I think a big thing with math is using it in real life applications. Statistics are used every day in the news and it would be easy to get into standard deviations, means, medians, etc. Geometry & trig can be taught doing things like wood working projects and boat navigation. I took a business calculus class my freshman year of college. I had an excellent professor that applied calculus to business & economics. Genetics, chemistry and physics all use math. If you can show how things apply, then teaching the nuts & bolts comes easier.