Ugh! I feel your pain! Growing up there was man who live at 123 Elm Street named William Thomas Smith. We lived at 321 Elm Street and my fathers name was Thomas William Smith (I made those up but you get the idea). We had a daily mail exchange. Oh, and Fed Ex is afraid of our dog so on good days they sit in the street and honk. On bad days they just leave. I love UPS cause they know the dog is all bark and no bite.

Interesting. I suspect that my middle child will be like you suggest but my oldest is like you pictured it in your head.

What I have always done in this case is pray with them and ask God to make Himself real to the child. So far this has worked every time. Don't know the long term results yet as my oldest is only 14 but I am hopeful.

It is not the number that is stressing me out as I have been hsing long enough to have learned that one thing at least. LOL. What I have been stressing out about is feeling like she should be creating some of her own writing.

Thanks to both of you. I am glad that she is having success where she is and I will look at WWS.

My daughter is mildly dyslexic and it has manifested mostly in her inability to spell and write well. She is so, so much better than she used to be. I have been using WWE for her for the last two years. She is in the fifth grade this year and is only in level 3 of WWE. I love the narration and dictation that she is doing, but since she will be in the 6th grade next year I am starting to wonder if this is enough. Any thoughts on this? Do the higher levels of WWE expand beyond dictation and narration? TIA

Wow!

He was able to create his own major and one part of what he studied was the computer piece but the second part was the dream job part. He studied that just out of interest never assuming that he could actually get a job in that field as they are very hard to come by. He did so well at his internship that they offered him a job at the end of it.

LOL I would say Irish twin because there is an extended period of infancy.

Congrats!! My dd is VERY VERY VERY different from her brothers. :D

A young couple I know has a big decision to make and they have asked me to pray. I have no intention of giving advise unless asked BUT it is an interesting dilemma and I wonder how others would choose. They married early 20s and have now been married for about 6 years. During that time, she has worked full time as a social worker and he went to college full time and worked part time in the computer field. He graduated this spring and has been offered a job in the field of his study. This is his dream job. But, and you knew there would be a but right, he would be making less then he makes now part time in the computer field. He could easily work full time doing what he does not and make more than double what the dream job make. He like the computer field but he doesn't love it. Looking forward, he would eventually make more in the dream job but the outlook would NEVER be to make as much as in the computer field. If he take dream job, his wife would have to continue to work they would have to further put off having children. Something they were both hoping to do after his graduation. So, if it were you, which way would you choose and why?

good point

Better make 50. LOL

Agreeing.

I have coached soccer and last season I had a kid that was a scoring machine. We also were required to have each kid play at least half the game and I am also unwilling to tell a young child not to do his best but it can get a little hairy when it is a blow out.

I don't think it is fraud because the same opportunity is available for those with insurance, they just don't take advantage of it. Our insurance requires us to go to the ER if our doctor is closed and we are always offered a discount if we pay the bill within 12 days.

More than that if it is net.

$7000 a month is a lot!

Your two older kids are old enough to do quite a lot on their own. As to the others, have you considered structured unschooling (that is what I call what I do with the young ones). I do a about an hour or math and reading with them then let them explore the rest of the day. I try to make books and educational game and videos available plus of lots of time outside to wander. I am not against school AT ALL but that sounds like an awful situation.

Oh man! I am glad he is better!

No. We are partners and I respect him immensely but we are not best friend. That isn't really on my radar.

Ugh. I just don't get how someone does this.

PS 1st grades may be able to sit that long but I would not say that it was developmentally the best idea.

So is it just probiotics or are there other things to do for a healthy gut too. I have trying to research this but there are so many bogus sites trying to sell you something that it is hard to tell what is true.

I would say an adult thing. I have seen bad coaches foster bad things as well.