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  1. It was big news when Tony and Cherie Blair had a baby when they were in No. 10 - there hadn't been a new baby in a Prime Minister's family in over a hundred years.

     

    Yes I remember that...big news because its so rare.  My favourite famous baby is Prince George  ...people in public office should always have babies so I can drool over them LOL.

  2. I think it will be a good day when the prime minister/president of a country announcing her pregnancy gets as minimal attention as a male prime minister/president announcing his wife/partner is pregnant.

     

    I wish them well but it’s sad that everyone is making such a big deal about a normal life activity

     

     

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    I don't really see it that way. Most women Prime Ministers/Presidents are well past child bearing age so its not exactly a normal occurrence in this situation. Its garnering attention because its a novelty...it so rarely happens that of course people are interested. I doubt there are many people who are thinking she wont be able to do her job because of it. Its going to be a very popular bubba when its born and I think most people are just excited for her. I'm not even a NZ'er and I'm excited LOL

     

    FWIW Australia's only female PM wasn't married either...though she also had a partner. Too old to have babies though.

     

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    My hairstylist has many tattoos on or near her face, and I think they're gorgeous. She's also a bombshell who puts most pinup models to shame, so she can really pull it off. If I did it, as a almost-40-yr-old mama, it would have a much different effect lol

     

     

     

    She may pull it off now...but one day she may also be a 40yo old mama herself and I hope she still likes it then.

     

    My sister got a tattoo on her lower arm. She's an accountant. Her employer told her she has to cover it with long sleeves...which she really regrets come summer.  It was her first tattoo so I'm not sure she quite thought of or understood the repercussions of its placement.

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  4. My DD started budding at that age and I was very surprised as well... as she is small and very light for her age...I actually thought she would be delayed. However I found out it is quite common for girls to sprout buds at 8 and then have no further development for a while. Thats what happened to my DD...she had small buds for 3 years that were quite noticeable under her shirts and then at about 10.5 they started growing slowly and now she is 11.5 and they are still only half grown - she doesn't even wear a bra yet.  LOL. So your DD may still be a long way off developing fully. My DD was always the advanced developer though...she lost her first tooth at five and had lost the complete set and grown in all her adult ones including the 12 year old molars by the time she was 10 LOL.

     

    Don't worry too much yet but if she seems to be developing really quickly into full bloom I would take her to the doctor. If it stays just buds I wouldn't bother..

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  5. If you look at the photos...the boys seem to have fared better than the girls.  The oldest boy looks a decent enough weight although thin and was almost as tall as his Dad.

     

    An abused, neglected, malnourished, undersized young adult in regular contact with a professional educator?  I thought that was supposed to be the solution?

     

    Though, I don't think I've seen anything about who alerted authorities... (I wasn't home much yesterday.)

     

  6. We are using the LA.  My kids needed remedial help as I have never found a LA program that worked for us and I've bought some expensive ones.  I am happy enough so far. Its good at filling in gaps but not so sure I would use it for a total beginner It seems to make large jumps in assumed abilities sometimes. Still I do like it better then anything else so that's good.

     

    Havent tried the history but do plan to in the future.  We are doing the 4 year cycle with SOTW right now.  Once we have done all four years I will switch. I don't mind if her history doesn't cycle.  I don't want to start all over again...blah ...not for me.

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  7. I think carbonation changes the ph. If you are drinking carbonated water with your meal it's fine but dentists don't like kids drinking it all day because it keeps the mouth more acidic increasing the risk of cavities?

    Not only that..my kids dentist reminds me over and over fruit should only be eaten with meals and never as snacks because the sugar and acid sitting on their teeth is harmful. My two kids who hate fruit have perfect teeth. My kid who eats the healthiest, detests processed food and snacks on fruit and vegies has had a couple rotten teeth..I was so suprised.

  8. I think most of the culture surrounding food is developed in families, not schools. I, for example, do not know anybody back home who eats from trays in front of the TV. I am sure these people exist, but the normal thing is to eat meals at a table from plates, with utensils. Children are taught to use utensils from toddlerhood on.

     

    The notion that people other than babies need to have constant access to water is a cultural one that does not, historically, exist in Germany; there are, for example, no public drinking fountains, and cars did not have cupholders until recently, and shopping carts definitely don't - because people drink at meals. The carrying of bottles and cups everywhere and the constant drinking even at inappropriate times is a fairly recent phenomenon inherited from the US.

    In schools, kids get to eat and drink in the breaks between periods - not during class.

    I doubt its cultural...more like climate dependent. In Germany where its cold you can get away with only drinking at meals. In Australia you'd die from heatstroke. I would have thought that would have been obvious. My mother is German...she adapted pretty quick to drinking more when she moved here and she never suggested we only drink at meals. You cant walk anyway here in summer without being dying for a drink of water within 20 minutes..it gets expensive if you don't BYO.. I do suspect though ...all those cupholders are for coffee cups rather then water. People used to only drink coffee at meals...now it seems they live off it...coffee drinking would definately count as cultural 😉
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  9. I've used that age level twice. I agree I think you do need a math curriculum that is separate at that age. Maybe not if you are doing it with a 5yo but definitely if you are doing it with a 6-7 yo. 

     

    Honestly I wanted to love MBTP but my kids just hated it. We have used it for a couple years now and I just gave it up because my kids just would not get on board. 

     

    I think its a great program...if you can get your kids to like it. Otherwise its too hard of a slog with kids who would rather do anything else because it is so writing intense and my kids are just not good writers.

     

    Still keeping it in mind to use in high school maybe.

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  10. I'm very pro-vax for my kids. Of course I was nervous when they had their shots but thankfully they were all perfectly fine.

     

    Truthfully ..the main reason that made me vaccinate my kids, on schedule and with every vax offerred ( except flu) was the fact that on every online board I belong to ( homeschooling, sewing, etc etc..doent matter what it is) at least half the posters admit being non-vaxxers. In our large local homeschool group only two families ( one mine) vax. Of my kids friends who go to school...there are also many families who do not vaccinate. I decided that with knowing of such a large population of people who don't vaccinate there was a big chance of my kids getting these diseases...so I vaccinated...because it seems at least in my circle..homeschooled or not...no one else is. So no herd immunity to rely on.

     

    I also,decided I would feel less guilty if my kids were vaccined injured whilst I was trying to protect them then if they were injured by a disease I could have prevented..or at least tried to. So I vaxxed them all and am happy with my decision so far.

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  11. Add me to the list of moms who have never left an immunisation appointment without copious information. Especially when immunising a baby!

     

    Honestly, I wouldn't go back to a doctor who didn't provide me with info, and who wouldn't answer my questions. One strike, they're out.

    I got a flu shot for myself yesterday and I left with two pages of info...not just on the vaccine I had but every other vaccine there is 😂. In fact I had to spend time convincing the nurse that my blocked sinuses were a sign of allergies and not a cold before she would consent to even give me the shot.

     

    In Australia at least they are so careful about letting you know all the common, normal side effects so if something really does go wrong you will know the difference. Heck...I had to stay in the waiting room for 20 minutes after the shot before I could even leave just to make sure there was no immediate reaction...even though I've had it before.

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  12. Ooh, can I piggyback with a question? A good friend is likely moving to Adelaide. They lived there once before for a couple of years but ended up transferred back to the states. They're excited to go - one of her kids was born there. But... she has no idea what the homeschool scene is like since last time she was there her kids were tiny. Anyone? Or the schools?

     

    Parts of Australia seem like they'd get along well with American redneck culture...

    HS in Adelaide is easy peasy. Usually I say it is easiest second to Victoria but with their changes coming about SA will soon become the easiest place to HS. Yes we have a home visit once a year from the education department but its a seperate department who are all HS friendly and its no big deal ...if I can pass anyone can 😂

     

    Lots of active groups but we dont really do things like co-ops. Because of the smaller number of people HS there arent any " groups" that reject you if you dont follow their faith. Groups are open to ALL ...nothing to sign...just send an email and say Hey Im coming to your group and turn up and everyone is just super happy there is one more HSer. lol

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  13. Australia is all about the chocolate eggs...giving toys is not really a big thing here but is gaining popularity due to you tube videos of Americans with easter baskets stuffed larger then Christmas 😂

     

    My kids are getting

     

    Chocolate eggs and bunnies

    Bags of their favourite candy

    Pyjamas

    Boys are getting Lego Dimensions Game to share

    DD is probably getting a DS game

     

    Traditionally we never had Halloween here...so Easter is the big candy holiday.

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  14. And how will that help ? :(

    The missiles were launched at a military airfield, storage sheds, places like that. Its a bid to destroy chemical weapons and the ability to use them. As an aside its probably also meant to warn Assad he better wise up because other countries are not pleased with his actions.

     

    It seems Trump has the support of most Western countries. Yes its a sovereign nation but at what point do other countries say enough is enough...one person should not be able to slaughter his own people just because he's the President or whatever. If the President won't protect his own country's citizens then who will?

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  15. No..never...not even when hospitalised. 🙄

     

    I was in hospital for one week with pneumonia. Kids were 18 months and 12 weeks. I was in an isolation room because they weren't sure in the beginning if I pneumonia or TB it was so severe.

     

    DH dropped the kids off for me to watch because 'he couldnt handle babies when shopping". Trying to entertain an 18 month old ina tiny hospital room for hours is impossible. Luckily the baby just slept. In the end I kept the baby with me the whole time because DH was not caring for him adequately at home...as in over 40 degree celcius heat..no bathing( he smelled so bad even I was repulsed) and feeding him only 3-4 bottles in 24 hours 😳

     

    Luckily for me it was a baby friendly hospital and the nurses thought it was delightful to have such a little baby to play with and helped me care for him cause I could barely get out of bed.

     

    But no...no days off for me.

  16. Dont like Aldi, everything I have bought there tastes nasty or is stale or rotten. Plus there are only 4 aisles of food...in Australia at least. The other downside is their stock varies too much. You cant count on things being there week to week and thats annoying when planning meals.

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  17. No...unless I came across one in a shallow grave 😱

     

    However people really cant control what triggers them so I think its great they get a warning.

     

    I cant handle blood..not even the thought... a trigger warning would be appreciated but even the warning could cause me to faint so maybe not that useful in my case.

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  18. No idea as we have the same problem here. 1 kid with genuine sensory issues since birth, one with serious blood sugar issues and one the normal type of picky who wont eat anything that basically isnt bread.

     

    We cycle through the same three meals every week interspersed with pizza.

     

    Been trying too many years ...cant change it...dont care anymore.

     

    We are going on Scout camp this weekend...7yo tells me..make sure you bring food I like mum because I dont want their food. 🙄. Its hotdogs...which he eats at home but wont eat theirs because they arent the same brand and taste "weird"

  19. I have known a few homeschoolers who put their kids back in school but they were never anti-homeschooling...and admitted it just didnt work for them because it was more of a parental time commitment then they realised or were willing to give.

     

    I agree I've become somewhat anti- homeschooling in some instances. I listened too long to people who said things like "the worst day at home is better then the best day at school" and " they are so young, just let them play, dont enforce a schedule" and "relationships and religion are more important then schoolwork". Now some of these I agree with to a point...but when practiced in excess it fails so miserably.

     

    This year I am being super protective of my kids time, we are not going to every playground meet or whatever unless all school is done. My kids skills were slipping steadily and now I need to fix that.

     

    Luckily my kids are still young enough that with some extra catchup and dedication on my part they will be ok plus I'm committed enough to homeschooling and education to realise it is going to take major effort on my part and "shopping math at the supermarket or while cooking" is not going to do it. My DD is recently showing great interest in human anatomy, the history of medicine and how diseases occur in the body. What if she wants to become a doctor? I dont want to shut down opportunities for them because of lazy schooling methods and listening to people saying." Well how much math do you use in real life anyway? Regular people maybe not much..but a doctor..or a mathamatician or a dentist... again ...I dont want to minimise their opportunities.

     

    It peeves me no end now when people say this to new homeschoolers. Yes it is ok for a 6 yo to practice math when cooking and counting change. An 11yo should be going way beyond basic fractions and adding together prices in a store.

     

    And that makes me slightly anti homeschooling ...

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