Austin Powers, I think the second one. I think, at the beginning of this one, there was a trailer for a spoof movie, and it had all these famous movie stars like Gwenyth Paltrow... I was wishing we could have watched that fake movie instead. "Goldfinger" was so stupid and disgusting it just made me mad. Anchorman-- so boring. Poor Will, he tries so hard but he is just not interesting to watch. There Will be Blood. Of all things, I hated the music. It was so grating. It seemed to try to draw you into this atmosphere of impending doom feeling, yet the movie dragged on and nothing much happened for a long time. I mean, I could tell by the title, that something bad was going to happen, so there was no need to pound it in with music! I was so bored and frustrated that I left poor DH on his lonesome. I went to the foyer and had a long conversation on the phone with MIL. Then I came back and nothing was still happening. So I went into the next theater and watched the rest of Juno instead.

I do exercises a physical therapist taught me. If I don't do them regularly my jaw popping is worse. I have both upper & lower night guards, but what really helps my jaw is the physical therapy.

At the grocery store I heard a man say, in Russian and with great frustration, to his wife: "But why on earth do we HAVE to go to Italy??!!" The wife just kept on walking by with her nose in the air and didn't answer. I think she won and they will be on their way to Italy!

What is treacle?

Oh Kathryn, I am so happy for you!! Congratulations on your pregnancy! (I don't know if you recall that I had a loss a little before you did, so I am specially happy for you now.) Never mind that sickness! Just you rest up. The kids will be fine. :)

I can get my Gmail on the ipad via Safari, but not via the gmail app-- it has been crashing lately. It never occurred to me it might be happening to anybody else!

Back to the OP-- I would feel unhappy with this situation. It's not fair for OP to have a person who is constantly demanding and criticizing, however charmingly, and it is likewise not fair for the student to have to live in the same house with a creature that is taboo in his culture. OP is very generous but I'm not sure I would do it.

Much lower tech, but we put velcro on the phone case and velcro on the dash-- the vertical part of the dashboard between the clock and the A/C controls, actually-- and just stick the iphone on there. :) DH tried several holders but they all broke or wiggled around when the car was in motion.

My family on all sides has been here for several generations, but I am still proud of my background. It is important to me, and as said above, it makes our family who we are. When I meet someone with a similar name whose family hails from the same area, I am glad & excited to see them and whether they are like me or not. This has happened a couple of times. Side note? We were just reading SOTW 4 about the Spanish-American war and the Maine explosion. I told my kids the family story that we had had a relative who perished on the Maine, but I didn't really know if it was true. Then I checked on the list of casualties online, and sure enough, there he is, with my grandmother's maiden name (a very uncommon name). He must have been my grandmother's uncle? In any case, I don't know if I can explain why this was fulfilling to me, to find this out. Why would the perishing of a person whom I never knew have any effect on me? But somehow it makes me and my children feel connected to history. History is a big story and it has been going on a long time, and we are just the 'sparkle of the present.' Perhaps that is why some of us like to think about our ancestry, because the American story is so (relatively) short.

Yes, I know LOF is a work of fiction. I have read it and am familiar with it. I am trying to draw a distinction between these two things: 1. fiction that takes place in a fantasy world. There may be children who are just like children in the real world, but the situations they face are fantastical. For example Alice in Wonderland, fairytales with enchantments & dragons etc, myths. Dark and distressing events may occur, but for a child who is not especially sensitive, these events may not be personally disturbing because the child does not consider that these things could ever happen to them. 2. realistic fiction that takes place in the real world. The children in these stories may face dark and distressing events, but even for a child who is not that sensitive, these may be more disturbing because he thinks, "This could happen to me." Even if not on a desert island, similar things could happen on the playground or in my town. It is upsetting for someone who is not mature enough to face such things. Even if fictional, for the time that the child is reading the book, for him it is real because the setting is the real world. As an adult I can say, Golding was pointing out the darkness that exists in human hearts, especially when we are in a group. I can consider this objectively, but it will not keep me up at night. I can think about the darkness in my own soul and consider how I myself need to change for the better. I can observe group dynamics around me and act to improve them if possible. But when I was about 12 and read LOF, I was overwhelmed with fear and dread. It did keep me up at night. I don't think any child needs that. Of course different parents may make different decisions about when their children are ready for either category, and mine might not be the same as PPs. But my decision is based on knowledge.

I would make a distinction between fairy tales that may be dark but are clearly fantasy, and dark stories about real kids in the real world.

Prayers here!

Yes, the three books are there. This is the latest translation.

Well.....never? OK, college.

Glad you went back! Just to add-- the 'stringy' feeling is the milk ducts, the tubes milk flows through.

Salad recipe: simmer sliced pear in red wine. Serve over lettuce with blue cheese and walnuts.

Sounds horrible. :grouphug:

I think it is kindness on the part of the majority of students to consider that their classmate would not be able to go, and to think about changing their plans for that person's sake. But, I would want more information before I am sure what to think about the situation: What is that one parent's objection? Is it fear for safety? Or racism? Or wanting to control what the whole group does? Is she afraid of child going without her-- then can't she go as a chaperone? (though I am guessing she is not much fun to be with!) Could they compromise and go to Canada-- though perhaps there is not the same scope for service projects there as in other countries-- also I just realized I don't know if you are in the U.S. to start with.

After thinking it over, I really don't think that the word is appropriate as a vocabulary word at all.. for 4th grade? It bothers me that it is a word hardly any adult knows, and also that it has a similarity to a very offensive word, particularly to women. I bet in Jr high he got a laugh from certain of the students, and a double-take from the rest, and that he thought that was amusing. Yuck.

We love LOTR, and I have read them out loud as bedtimes stories, and DS9 even wanted me to read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales and he enjoyed them. He's not really interested in reading them to himself, it's a little too dense textually. But for the movies, I fast-forwarded through the battle scenes (which IMO go on too long), Smeagol strangling etc.. I have let DS read all the HP books, but for the first reading, I read them aloud to him/them. I don't think I skipped anything, but that way I made sure that the sad/intense parts were not experienced by him all alone. Now he rereads them on his own & I'm fine with that. He's watched all the movies except the last-- didn't feel he was ready for it yet, but probably is by now. So for us, reading aloud for the first exposure to the book, and editing the movies as we watch, has worked. [bTW I just made the decision that Lemony Snicket is too dark for him to read at all at this time.]

Hugs & prayers, Rose.

Is there any new thing you can take on during the service, such as joining choir, or doing a reading? Or, can you take a break by volunteering for the nursery for a while? Or go visit an Episcopal church once in a while or for vespers? If it were me, one thing I would do is read some books about the theology of the service, which might help me to find greater meaning in the words I am so used to.

I have this with all my pg, and it is almost the first symptom I get, so I am used to it. I'm not particularly anemic. But the 1st time, the Dr had me rule out all kinds of cardiac issues with blood tests, EKG etc. If it is something new for you, I would see the Dr/CNM.

I had not heard of that word. It really does not sound like a nice word, but I'll take your word for it that it has a real definition! I would not make a fuss about the one word. DD was not procrastinating, she was budgeting time, so I would not see that it applied to her. And if there were others who also complained, it's not like she was singled out. I didn't read your thread about the changing due date, but since he accommodated your DD, I would say you won that one. I would not make a fuss about the vocabulary word. But I would watch how things go in the next couple of weeks. Since you'll be seeing the principal anyway, you have that time all set in case there are more things to report. Choose your battles. You've already shown the teacher that you will speak up for her, and he has shown that he will accommodate you, so I would wait unless/until you have bigger fish to fry. :)

If I felt as uncomfortable and worried as you are, I would want the appointment to be very soon. I would call and change it. :grouphug: