It wasn't with a dog, but my cat had serious kidney failure. She looked half dead already and I was sure they'd say she needed to be euthanized. The vet did IV fluids a few times and then (after some extortion and a new vet) I was able to give her subq fluids daily and she lived happily for a year past that. When she finally passed it was more peacefully and she went quickly. The subq fluids never bothered her. She sat on my lap and didn't complain. It's easy peasy. I also gave her some supplements- I think phos bind or something, pepcid, and probiotics. We didn't give her the kidney food because she wouldn't eat it, but they also gave her an appetite stimulant. I had to syringe feed her until the meds kicked in. Her recovery with the meds/IV fluids was amazing. She went back to being a normal cat. I hope it goes as well for your dog. Your lucky they're only charging you $25 to come in. The first vet tried to charge me $75 a day and refused to let me do it at home!

You could try Amazake- it's a fermented rice drink. My DD had a bag of some once and it kind of meets your guidelines but I don't know if it would be to your taste. I tried it and it was a little different and not really my thing. But it was warm and creamy...Maybe if you have an Asian Grocery store nearby you could find it cheaper.

We switched seamlessly from Greek 4 Children to Lukeion. It was probably too good of a preparation because DS cruised through the first semester of Lukeion/Athenaze and then wasn’t prepared for the workload of the 2nd semester! It was a shock when he had to study!

Greek For Children is pretty good for self study. You can get the textbook, answer key, and then video lectures that are like class recordings. I found the videos indispensable.

I'd cut one at a time, maybe over several months. For me, it has helped to replace it with something. We will read stories instead of nursing or I will rub his back, tickle his arm, or something. I also had a rule that we only nurse in his room. If he wanted to nurse he had to drop everything and go there which isn't that fun.

I quit during season 2. It was already weird enough for me.

Same. I like weird stuff, but this was too much.

Are you using albuterol 4-5 days while on symbicort too or just with the substitute? They keep trying to switch me off symbicort too but I notice an increase in symptoms immediately with any switch. Even Breo wasn’t good. My doctor would say that needing it albuterol that much is an exacerbation and he’d give me a shot. Sometimes it takes two shots over a period of a few weeks. He would be upset if I didn’t come in and tell him about it. Could it be the heat, smoke from some source, pollen?

Would we be any more comfortable with trans men in the women's nude area? So, a person who looks like a man except for the genitals? Or would we be comfortable with intersex nude people who perhaps have a small penis but feel more comfortable in the women's area? I don't know. I don't know how you would enforce any of it. Would a rule of no exposed D- be possible? But I'm not sure that would help prevent creepy men who are doing it on purpose until it's too late. We can't have a rule that you have to "look like a woman" to go inside because then less feminine looking females or trans men not allowed in the men's room could be harassed. In this circumstance, it's hard to know what to think given I don't see any explanation from the person with the D- in the women's room. I suspect he's an exhibitionist pervert who identifies as male and is in no way trans. I think it's a difficult period for society because everyone is still figuring out how to respond.

Only when I'm exacerbated for some reason but then it can be like 4-5 times a day! I'd go back to the doctor. You may need a shot or something to get it under control. When my acts up, it can be months before it calms down. I really don't think it would ever calm down without sucking it up and getting a shot or 2. When was the last time it was under control and can you pinpoint a cause for exacerbation in the last 6 months?

How heavy handed is it? I don’t mind some Christian references, but I really don’t want theology in it or anything that’s too pushy. For example I’ve happily used CLE in several subjects and Pathway Readers were a favorite but I couldn’t endure Mystery of History. We’d probably skip the literature choices because we have a heavy literature load already planned for other subjects and I prefer my booklist but DD really wants a creative writing elective. I keep adding it and then crossing it off my list for her next year.

I agree that we're in a pretty good upswing now, but throughout history it is not always a straight line. Looking at today and saying we're better now and will be better tomorrow because we're better now is shortsighted, imo. Maybe we will be, maybe we won't. We don't know what comes next or what the results of our collective choices will be. I think that's why it's important to not take any freedoms or progress for granted. History is full of examples of societies that had shining eras of peace, prosperity, tolerance, and freedoms followed by not so great eras of repression or collapse.

Shouldn't that be exactly what we teach? I think high school students and definitely college students should learn all about the good and bad of capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. They are old enough for nuance and for learning that nothing we've come up with so far has been a perfect system. What economic system or government eliminates corruption? None of them. I think some are worse than others, however, and some have had better outcomes than others. There's no need to pretend that anything is perfect in order to see that something is better. That's ok. It's good to be a critical thinker. I don't think anyone would come out of those classes thinking that all things considered, communism has worked out better for anyone. I think we have learned some of the bad parts of capitalism in school and we learned about the Robber Barons, Gilded Age, rise of unions, and evils of factory abuses. The issue I see is that it tends to end there as if the problems of capitalism were solved. These kids will one day need to help solve their countries' problems and it's going to be a lot harder for them if they're taught not to question anything or that there are no problems. History is not a straight line of progress. Sometimes things have gotten better for some groups, sometimes things get worse, sometimes it's a mixed bag.

I'm pretty sure opinions are not a protected class. Race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability- all protected classes with historic patterns of discrimination. Political opinions and beliefs are not. The only precedent I can see is with McCarthyism and the Red Scare and I don't think we want to go back to that. I think the law will be a joke. If I was a student I would never, ever answer those questions regardless of my affiliation. I may say I was undecided, independent, or a member of the pajama party. I don't see people cooperating with this and don't see how any kind of enforcement would be constitutional.

Slavery and the resentment and anger that disputes about it had raised between slave/free states for years was the primary reason for the Civil War. It is evident in each of their Declarations of Independence from the Union, although some say it more directly than others. I had to relearn this as an adult, however. I was taught in a KY HS that it was about states' rights, but that was a distortion of the truth. My teacher, who in most other ways was a good teacher, impressed upon us all that slavery was actually not the main cause at all! It's a shame. I'm not all that old, we weren't a confederate state, and there's no excuse for it to have been the reason given for the war in an AP class! And you know what? My DS was taught exactly the same thing in his APUSH class a couple years ago. States' Rights? The right of states to do what..... https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states As for the bolded- I completely agree. The only use early social studies and science have is for instilling a love of those subjects, IMO. I think that's a worthy goal, but the focus on facts seems to be a waste of time- kids will 100% forget which is why they learn it again in middle and high school. I think for bright kids who actually remember, it does some harm as they feel it is dull and repetitive and they tend to tune out in HS, when they're actually really ready to think about it, because they think they know it all already. I think the distinction is that teaching about the KKK, slavery, and racism, as unfortunate artifacts of the past is ok. Teaching about how it still affects society today is the problem because it opens many cans of worms. How can we have problems today without discussing the causes, what factors contribute to its continuance, who benefits, etc? Teaching morality without those discussions is also easy. It's like the character traits of the month for elementary school. They will talk about honesty, integrity, compassion, great American heroes, and all of that will be taught on a micro level without touching on any macro/systemic issues.

There's POC on this thread giving opinions on this. Why would people on tv carry more weight? I know that there is no monolithic perspective that any minority group of any type (gender, race, ethnicity, religion, etc) has on most political issues. There's always diversity of opinions and political beliefs within groups. We had organized groups of women against women's suffrage! I tend to give more weight to the consensus opinion than that of the outliers if I'm not a member of a group. As far as CRT- I think it's the new bogeyman- the new common core, evolution, sex ed, or gender studies that function as the trendy target of the day. I think there are good programs and bad programs. I think good programs should be celebrated and bad programs shouldn't be taught. I think parents who are upset with a program should address the specifics of the curriculum and attack it rather than seeing theoretical CRT as their enemy. On the other hand, it's hardly surprising that there's a backlash. CRT is inherently subversive. It asks people to look at society and the systems of power and control and to critically think about why it is the way it is and to see the shadows and skeletons behind the curtains. Kids may learn to question authority, question laws, question systems, philosophies, etc.

Definitely no bug spray in the house! I'd find my cats, show them the mosquitos, and let them handle it.

I have never heard of bath sheets. Have I been living in a cave, seeing only shadows, and deprived of something wonderful?

You can make tomato jam for great grilled cheese sandwiches. It takes a ton of cherry tomatoes to make a few sandwiches but it's so good! You could add ham, or turkey or whatever if that's your thing. https://cookieandkate.com/tomato-jam-and-mozzarella-panini/

The first one is what I've been using for a few years. I've tried a few others but I never like them as much as this one. It's not greasy at all and I'm a pale person prone to burning and don't burn when I wear it so it must be effective.

Once I was at a restaurant where the menu said "All drinks below $2." And I asked the waiter what the specific prices were...like, "I know they're less than $2, but what's the actual price for each?" His look... 🤣

I was in KY, took AP US History, and I'm pretty sure they taught us about "race riots" that happened about that time (pre- Civil Rights Era) along with lynchings, and other injustices, but not about any specific one. The thing about reparations is that justice delayed is justice denied and injustice rewarded. And it's not a saying- it's like it's been the whole plan and we have no guarantee that our country won't allow future injustices against who knows what group in the future. It's like liability claims- a deterrent. And also compensating real victims for real harm. I don't think it matters that the actual perpetrators have died- because justice was not denied by them as much as by the state and the state is responsible. That's my idealistic opinion. My practical opinion is that I don't know how it would work. Should we also be offering reparations to all Native Americans, what about Vietnamese and Laotians, or Filipinos, or Mexicans....Maybe we should, but it would affect our wealth and I'm not sure our country is willing to offer reparations unless it's not painful.

That just suggests it's not aliens, but it could still be time traveling merpeople!

I agree! I think they have been the best open courses we've tried. Some others seem incomplete, less accessible, or have lower quality audio/video, but the Yale ones have been just right.

Has anyone tried this course: https://oyc.yale.edu/african-american-studies/afam-162 I'm thinking of using it next year for US History but I haven't seen any reviews. I'm looking for a US History spine that is post Civil War, not textbook based, and having a different perspective is a plus! I've done US History at different levels so many times and I want something that feels new.