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  1. I know that it's hurtful that they don't seem to make your dc a priority. A while back I invited MIL to lunch to discuss the fact that they never spend time with our kids. As soon as we sat down, she beat me to the punch and said she felt it was time to spend more time with the kids. And that is as far as it ever went. They will fly thousands of miles to visit other gkids, but won't make time for the ones that are 40 miles away. I gave up.

     

    The one thing you can't get back is time, and I hope your MIL comes to her senses before the boys get too old. As far as the b-day party, it does seem a little too late for that sort of thing. Will this happen at holidays also?

  2. We pulled ds out of 7th grade right before state testing. It just didn't make sense for him to stay through the end of the year. It was easy to do, no problems whatsoever. He worked out of an extra math book that we had, and read lots of literature. It didn't make sense trying to duplicate a system that did not work for him, and there was not the much time left in the school year. The next year he had a routine and curriculum in place (TT Pre-Algebra, English, history, etc.)

  3. This did happen to my close friend. At first I thought it was a joke. The issue was the fact that she was using a midwife and went into labor two weeks early. The midwife met them at the hospital but she had already given birth, assisted by the doctor on call.

     

    When she and her husband wanted to leave, they were told the baby would have to stay for "further tests". The husband asked for policy in writing, was refused and security was called and he was escorted off the hall until he calmed down. They took baby home "against advice".

     

    Social services came the next day for a home inspection and friend was questioned about her breastfeeding practices. They had one more visit, and worker said everything looked good. Another good use of our tax dollars.

  4. Spaghetti and garlic bread, salad

    Sloppy Joes, sliced fruit, salad

    Tacos

    Baked Potatoes w/Toppings, Salad (good use for leftovers)

    Chili w/cornbread

    Grilled Cheese and soup

    Quesadillas

    Quiche (good use of leftovers)

    Stir Fry

    French Toast

    Pancakes

     

    We have become quite good at this over the past two years! Check out Hillbilly Housewife's website. Some good low-cost meal plans and recipes.

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