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We just renewed our membership at the beginning of the month. I went shopping once and spent $350. This covered us for nearly the whole month minus some fresh fruits and vegetables ($150 at a local grocery store). So my total grocery cost this month was $500. I purchased quite a bit of snack food because of our schedule this month. I would say I could shave nearly $100 off the monthly total since I won't be buying those again. So for us we had a $300 savings from April to May.
I think I was able to save so much because I was able to buy in large quantities that lasted us the entire month (plus some). We still have some chicken, beef and frozen vegetables left. I meal planned for the month and went with a list. I'd say you can easily save yourself quite a lot especially if you are a meal planner.
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If he asked her then he should pay but as others have said, she should cover snacks. We always helped with gas cost too so that wasn't an added expense.
Honestly though, my very favorite dates were the ones that cost nothing. I once had a guy show up in his parents car with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, coke, and Cheeto's. We hung out at the park, had a picnic, and rode blocks of ice down the hill. The whole date probably cost $3 bucks but it was a blast.
I would often talk the guy out of a movie where we couldn't even get to know each other anyway.
Anyway, if your ds wants to date her encourage him to find cheap and fun activities so no one has to foot the bill. :)
ETA: In my area cheap dates are common and expected. Fun is the name of the game around here so the kids do a lot of goofy things. :)
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We are bored. Bored with school, books, games, each other, sewing, crafting, painting, movies, computer....on and on the bored list goes. The house is near spotless because I keep giving out chores to fill our boredom but honestly, chores have become boring too. :)
We need a little oomph to our days and I have no idea where to find it. Any fun suggestions? Anything great that has rocked your world lately that we can try too? Some really fantastic idea for an amazing school assignment that will convince my kids that they must.learn.more.now?
I'm desperate.
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It is entirely possible that social workers will either not tell you about or not know about violent/sexual tendencies that the children have, and you should not put your bio kids at risk.
This is my biggest fear with the whole thing. In fact if we don't do it, this will be the exact reason. Knowing the type of issues that come from sexual abuse I will not put my kids at risk.
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Thank you all. You've given me somethings to think about. A couple more questions.
1. I haven't seen mention of a stiepend on my states site. Is this to cover things like counseling and meds if they are needed?
2. We are self employed so medical benefits are not something we have access to at this point. Do these kids qualify for state benefits for at least a short period after adoption? (Insurance is something we are working on right now but it is something that will take time with our employment situation)
3. How often are younger children available (less than 2) to adopt? I had always assumed we would have to adopt older children, which we are totally okay with as long as it was a good fit for everyone.
4. I haven't seen anything about cost on our website. Are the costs split between us and the state?
Thank you all for the information. I don't want to go into this blind. I will look into the free information meeting someone above mentioned.
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My husband and I have briefly talked about adopting through the system later this year or next. I have been reading a bit here and there and talking with a mom who has done it. I am curious to hear others experiences with it.
How was the process for you? Did you feel you were honestly prepared for any challenges the kids had? Did you adopt a single child or sibling pair? What sort of health/behavioral/mental challenges did you have to face? How was the support process throughout? What does the home visit entail? Did you have to show a certain income?
Really any information or advice you can pass on would be great. It is something I really want to do and obviously something that DH and I need to discuss more thoroughly. I know many of the questions will depend on circumstance and state but please share as much as you are willing.
Thanks.
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EK is 17, but she would not be interested in a class like that. Now, if you were to offer a class like that here in our town, so she could participate in a group, then yes, she would.
The plan would be to have it in a multi media format so that participation was key. It may be through chat, web cam, video, ect. Would that be something that would be interesting to her?
I realize that this program won't be interesting to a lot of girls but we are trying to make it interesting for as many as possible.
We have talked about doing seminars in some states. If the seminar was a weekend of packed information, how many would be interested in that format?
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Thanks for the responses. I'm still not 100% sure how the classes would be structured, as that is still in the works. I'm excited for the possibilities though :)
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*be interested in taking an online class (for fun) that helped her define her goals, dreams, visions ect for the future and how to create a plan of action?
*be interested in taking an online class about habits, healthy and otherwise?
*if yes, what sort of fee would you be willing to pay?
I've been approached to teach some classes dedicated to teen girls on topics like those above and others. I know some of the girls around me would love it but I wanted a wider opinion.
These are not homeschooling classes and would have small amounts of outside work (nothing that would compete with outside activities).
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My goals are to
*take a business course so I can help increase the revenue for our business
*start my online business for teens and twenty-somethings
*Finish up our math curriculum so we can switch next year
*ENJOY my kids
*Get outside and off the computer during the day, save computer time for night.
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Is it worth the $70 a year? Is the material in depth and well suited for the 8-15 range that they advertise?
Pros? Cons?
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My dd9 is NOT math minded in anyway shape or form. We have tried multiple programs and none have helped it click for her. Right now she is using TT 3. The program has been great and she has progressed best with it but its still not the right fit. Would you recommend switching to RS at this point in elementary (she will be in 4th)? Have you found that your dc with math struggles has adapted well to RS?
Thanks for the advice.
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That is great!
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I didn't get what you meant by this:
Do you mean "R" was conditioning your son for future abuse?
How old is your son?
Are you aware that "R" has already been abused, or no? (I couldn't tell if you were implying if you guys know she has already been abused.)
Based on other behavior not mentioned in the post I belive that "R" is/was conditioning my ds 7 for abuse she later plans on acting out.
I think that R has been $exually abused and after today, her parents also think so.
It's a sad messed up story.
ETA: edited that part out on the OP as it will take more explaining than I can give. :)
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This weekend we spent Easter Sunday with my brother and his wife and her sister "R". We have spent a few family function with them and have always enjoyed our time together. "R" is 12 soon to be 13 I believe. She has some issues and struggles but overall has seemed to be a nice girl. She plays well with all the kids, I think because they accept her for who she is (some of her issues are physical).
That is until yesterday. Yesterday her behavior was just different enough that it caught my attention but not until later in the day. Yesterday she routinely ignored rules set by both myself and my brother (no upstairs alone).
After multiple issues we finally left, where I began asking ds questions. Here are all the weird things that took place....
1. She tied him up in a dark closet
2. She tickled and touch him multiple times (no off limit zones just general body)
3. She continuously kept him by himself against the wishes of all adults present
4. They played Dare where she had him suck on a large squishy ball????!!
5. She instigated a "weird but hilarious game" of the dresses and bras are going to get us (it was imaginary) played in a dark closet.
6. She went into the bathroom with him "but don't worry I won't look".
I am sick. Sick that all this went on while there were 6 adults present in the house. Sick that this is a family member. Mostly sick because I didn't see it sooner. I am so beyond thankful that nothing happened that actually hurt my son (although he did not like being tied up, duh!). I am glad that he just thought it was all a weird but fun game. I am just sick about this but so thankful at the same time.
I already spoke to my sister in law and plan to get with her mother this week. I hope that this little girl can get help and that these things wont be pushed under the rug. There are other issues that have come out of the closet today for R. I hope that they will not ignore the cries she is sending.
Mostly though, I am so thankful I listened to by gut and my little guy was not hurt.
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I need to find new recipes that are vegetarian but dairy free, but not vegan.
Do you know of any site that I can put in my requests and it automatically filters their recipe collection?
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99% of the time I ignore the topic not the poster. On this board there is only one person that I ignore, but they are on my ignore list so I don't even think I see their threads. Could be wrong on that though.
PS it's not you. :D
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I like glasses on myself because they make me look smokin'. :) I think most people look great in them assuming the glasses are an up to date look.
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Way to go! Heres to the Elephants penis!! :D
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I'll be 46 when the youngest graduates high school, so 50 for college.
:) Hey that gives me a lot of years for fun!
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In this market, yes!
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No problem for me. It would be worth it for free personal training in my book. :)
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I miss it! I keep wanting to get in the garden but its only Februrary! I am like you, I live for fall and winter. I feel so cheated this year.
The trees even have buds on them :( That doesn't usually happen until April or so. So so sad.
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But you know, both my parents are about as non horsey as you can get, and did not expose me to horses at all.
Mom says it was just there. I was just a horse person and there was no getting around it. We lived in the suburbs, they bought me a horse when I was young basically just to shut me up. I was very persistent about needing a horse.
So I guess I really should say that God just gave me the passion and there's no getting around it.
This is my daughter!!! The fist couple years I passed it off as the normal horse girl thing. It has stuck around though and there is no putting it off. We are moving to a place in the country this weekend that has a barn and corrals. She takes lessons and even her teacher was surprised at her instant take to it. She has no clue that a horse is in her future.
I think it is a beautiful thing when something is so intrinsically a part of someone that there is no getting around it. What a blessing!
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