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If one drink were enough to impair someone from driving, then restaurants and bars wouldn't be caught dead serving alcohol, as they could be held legally responsible if there were an alcohol-related accident. However, as the standard for driving under the influence is not "any amount of alcohol" in the blood but rather a legally stipulated amount, it is reasonable to assume that for most people, one drink wouldn't impair them so significantly. In fact, there are lots of websites you can visit to read about how much alcohol people could generally consume and not be too inebriated to drive.
I feel too impaired to drive after one, unless a good amount of time has passed. My college roommate's dad an an alcohol allergy thing -- one drink could put him into the ER. True, the law sets a measurable limit, but the way your or my brain reacts to ANY substance is hard to generalize. And we haven't even touched on the whole weight/height/metabolism thing that might, but not always, come into play.
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This is what I was getting ready to post. Unless that girl is working very, very few hours, that could easily be considered trafficking.
The OP said that she is military. I would be especially concerned about following all labor laws to avoid future problems with clearances. It's also just the right thing to do.
I've had a few SAT kids in gigundo homes with live-ins who seem to always be middle-aged Latino women. It's conflicting. Is it an opportunity available to a demographic that does/would have trouble finding other employment, or is it a mom taking care of someone else's kids to feed her own? Maybe both. None of these families I've known are large -- 2-3 kinds and a lotta dough.
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I wish I could find the website....it was a col assessment based on your city. It factored in the rental of a modest 3 br apartment if you had 3+ kids, the thrifty plan for food from usda, etc....a modest, but comfortable (ie--you can heat your house) kind of life.
There are a lot of sites -- State Dept. has a whole list.
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Gotcha, that makes good sense! And that's the thing that would scare me. I've got a girl. Send a girl into a house where the dad is drinking on Sunday afternoon, the mom leaves for groceries... No way, NO WAY. I'm not saying that precise thing happened with us. (people on the boards know us locally, so I'm clarifying!) I'm just agreeing that you never really know what's going on and safe is better than sorry.
LOL. OK, if you're playing the gender card, I'm jumping in.
I appreciate my gender's rather dismal history over the past, say, forever (with the exception of that Munchausen by Proxy thing -- moms seem to have a monopoly on that little slice of horror). I also would not be pounding down the drinks at a playdate, so I will also grant that point as one of heightened parental attention, regardless of gender.
However, would your scenario change if it was a mom draining a bottle of wine while dad went to the store?
How about mom with just a glass or two driving the minivan?
Your social circles might be filled with Sunday football dads with a beer in one hand and one thumb tucked into the waistband, but is that Al Bundy stereotype really such a universal thing?
Why is gender of the child a factor unless the main fear is not alcohol but sexual predation, and why is the assumption that sexual predation requires, or is even on the same spectrum with drinking?
It all assumes a whole-heaping-dump-truck-load of loosely pinned together little squiggly bits of supposition that go many great leaping bounds beyond adult rationality.
Discomfort and/or trust issues about men aren't new, but that's a whole different thread.
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I did find out recently that when DH says his watch is "self-winding", it means the watch winds itself, not DH as I had thought. So I got him a watch winder for Christmas. You put your watch in it and it moves and the watch rewinds itself while you sleep. I had no idea this gadget existed!
I've seen those with multiple windy-go-rounds in one case so rich guys can wind several all their Rolexes at once. Usually involves lots of walnut and leather.
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Had to say "other." Manhattan versus Wyoming just can't be compared.
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For example" do you make sure that as many foods that go IN your families bodies (food and drink) are as healthy and maybe organic as possible, but you don't worry so much about your soaps, conditioners, detergents, etc?
That's exactly the switch I made. For two years, I went gonzo for all organic, all natural - everything, plus a ton of money on supplements. No more. I'm not so worried about toxins seeping into my 1950's countertops. Bleach works. Suave shampoo is super cheap in the big sizes and hair is dead already. OTC Benadryl works for DD, but she rarely needs meds of any kind.
i still buy all organic for dairy, organics when possible for most fruits and veg, and sometimes meat, but that's become as much about taste as avoiding hormones. Some of it comes down to provider -- I love Natural by Nature milk, but Trader Joe's organic gallons are half the price. Local HFS red leaf lettuce is the bomb, but I'll only buy it if I suspect we'll eat it fast enough that week so it doesn't turn to sludge in the fridge. There are a few particular mass market brands of green tea I just prefer over the expensive organic stuff. TJ's frozen fish? You bet, when I can find that one cheaper package at the bottom of the bin.
During a good month (I'm due), make-and-freeze is the rule, which means casserole-y, chili, stew-y type stuff. Rice and beans will stretch almost anything, and anything can be slapped into a taco.
It's an every-shifting middle ground, but if shifting a bit toward organic, when financially feasible, is better than nothing, and even if it's only piece of mind, well, that too has a price that can be worth it or not, and I reserve the right to vacillate without notice.
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Really sure Clyde is fragile.
ZBBNH
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Motrin and HEAT. Dr. tomorrow unless you hit 7+, then ER.
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I've taught at the college level for 15 years now, and I've been homeschooling for 12. Yes, teaching college keeps me motivated. I'm constantly amazed at how little the graduates of the local government schools have done there.
Such anecdotes keep me going. Thanks!
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Ask an RN. They tend to have secret info.
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DW teaches middle - 6-7-8. I went to a middle school that was 5-8.
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When I get dressed I put on a watch, bracelet, earrings and make-up.
Yeah, me too. Then I get looks and I slink back inside.
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Sorry, Dr. B.
Still love ya!
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Lucinda Mowed Our Weedy Driveway
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Thanks. I'll take a look and see how they are different. I know one thing I'd like to see is a little bit more time spent on a concept before moving on the next. I might get that by slowing down the curriculum, only I hate to do that because we won't get everything done in our school year. And that's a pain.
There was a year or two (I'm fuzzy) that we extended a little into the summer. Most days now we run anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes. It's quite variable, but faster overall than it was.
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Where actually do you find those? I've just got the latest 5/4 because that was what I could get. It's not be a bad old book so far, but the layout frustrates me somewhat.
eBay and Amazon used. I think he wrote up to edition #3.
I'm not sure about the specifics of the new edition complaints, but you can find them on the boards.
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I do believe it is fast on it's way "out," but I always wear a wristwatch and I don't have any plans to quit. :) I know I could pull out my phone or whatever, but considering how often people out and about notice my watch and ask if I have the time, I'm thinking there's something in the convenience of having it at hand. Plus I just feel empty without one. It's a thoroughly-embedded habit now.
I can never get my cell phone out of my front pocket faster than I can glance at my wrist. Having worn the same cut jeans for about forever, I can't speculate, but are pockets being cut larger as gadgets grow?
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I would think that, like anything in HS, there is a certain trust-your-gut quotient. We skipped the beginning review pages one year, but the more I've used Saxon, the more I see the genius of the spiral. DD's mental math skills are getting spooky-fast. I know it's been discussed elsewhere, but be sure to get those early editions actually written by Hake/Saxon.
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We've been at Saxon for 6 years, and this year is the first that I've seen a real speed jump. Don't skip. Speed will come eventually, and I suspect it's due in part to the solid base Saxon implants via the spiral. We did used to break lessons in to two sessions of problems, which worked - morning and afternoon.
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I've had insomnia as long as I can remember. Eventually, I quit suffering from it and figured out how to live with it. If you are incapacitated by it, go see a doctor. Sleep medicine can help, at least in the short term. Melatonin helps. Quitting caffeine completely helps. Exercise helps. Finding a very large and very complex book to read helps - this is how I've read Moby Dick four times in the last couple of years. I always wake up at the same time, no matter when I get to sleep. I've found that controlling that end of the schedule makes it easier to deal with. I also don't have a clock in my bedroom and never look to see what time it is during the night.
It's worth asking a doc about Atarax, which is like prescription Benadryl, with no risk of dependence. Originally prescribed just for itch, it's increasingly being used as a sleep aid, often taking the place of Ativan. You need to play around with dosages, as everybody's body...uh...body is different.
I had great luck with Source Naturals Night Rest, which combines melatonin with misc other herbs. It seemed to work better for me than straight melatonin. Timed-release melatonin can be good too. The only downside to herbals is drug interactions , which is why I'm off the herbs now. Read those labels!
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On for school
Off for cooking/dishes/whatever happens to need some WD40
On for SAT sessions
Off at night
I still have the Swiss Army face that DW gave me 20 something years ago. Bands last about a year.
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I take it more as a "I see those Cheerios you kicked under the couch" look tempered with a certain "been there, done that."
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Those of you who feel free to just pick a place to live, do you have other family members to care for your parents and DH's? I don't really feel free, I guess. I am ok with it, but I sort of envy people who don't have any responsibility in that regard.
Fractured family. DW's mother is slowly dying because she chooses not to treat her cancer. My mother is in a fused relationship with my unemployed sister, so they'll just grow into their own Arsenic & Old Lace thing. My father may or may not be in Alaska, and may or may not be remarried.
So yeah.
I'm thinking a nice housetruck would allow us to maintain a close enough but not stalking relationship to give DD the assistance we never had. Something small and subtle, like this one:
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OUCH! Head to the ER dudes! Or at least get some powder.