Binip, before looking at bankruptcy, look at income based repayment and public sevice loan forgiveness, You can sign up now, after schooling. https://studentaid.ed.gov/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

I've had friends urging me to start one for years-- DD2 could really benefit from a service dog and a lot of agencies ask for a lot of money and have long wait lists. I haven't. I feel too worried about being judged and I'd feel too much like I was bothering people.

I write for a national news source and I don't read the comments on my articles. I used to and ended up really regretting it for the reasons outlined by Lucystoner above-- just gross and degrading things as well as idiocy. I'm far happier now.

I hate that we just ate some, including the kids. We've thrown it all out now. But the worry. :(

Mama, this sucks. The worry and what ifs are just plain wretched. There's times of dealing with it "well" and then there's times that I still lay face down on the floor and just howl-- and i'm years out from diagnosis. I'm so sorry.

I really enjoy books like Mere Christianity.

I just got Kindle Unlimited. I'm going on vacation and should have a lot of time to read. What would you suggest? I don't like romance novels. I do like theology, nonfiction, some scifi, some fantasy. Help!!!

Cameras and buzzers on doors, ect, BUT we have a preschool on the grounds.

I'm so sorry for all families dealing with extra concerns over sickness-- like feeling poorly isn't bad enough? :grouphug:

I know it's not intentional but it does irk me sometimes when my kid ends up in the hospital. I'm working on being more gracious.

Unfortunately my seizure kid is usually the first sick. :-/

Is the ignored Tier a tier? I also wonder if I fit there.

I hate these kinds of things because I don't feel like I fit in well. I have tattoos and piercings. My kids can listen to music that'd give a lot of people vapors. We don't watch a ton of TV but that's more a busy issue than a shun media one. We also go weekly to church and I'm a pastor's wife. But I wear skinny jeans and v neck shirts and yoga pants.

Brought to you by a discussion with a friend who said that most moms she knows has kids share toothbrushes when sick to just get it over with. News to me!

Oh, I really do like CLE! I wasn't planning to bail on it, truly, until she spent so much time doing Khan-- and working through far more material than I anticipated her wanting to work through.

Thanks! For pre-algebra I can't decide between Dolciani and AOPS.

I'm confused about what I'm looking for, honestly. We've done a lot of math hopping. DD has finished CLE 5 and then been working on Khan Academy while I figure out what to do next. She's completed through 8th grade on Khan and all of the samples of CLE 6 now look too easy... I don't know. Basically, we're a math mess.

Do the various editions matter, or would you just pick up whatever one you find cheapest? Would this be a good summer review before actually starting focused pre-algebra?

Has she had an EEG during one of the events? Is she seeing just a neurologist, or a pediatric neuro with a speciality in epilepsy?

I'm really glad you're getting this addressed now. I've struggled with an eating disorder since middle school and I'm still not over it. There's times I'm better and times I'm worse, but it never has been good enough to the point I can own a scale. When I go to the doctor I have to be weighed backwards so I can't see it. Going by pants size works well like a PP said. When I'm doing really well I'm a 6. I'm currently struggling to stay in a 0.

Ft Collins, Colorado.

I looked at the biggest town in my state and you can buy some adorable and clean homes with 4 or 5 bedrooms and 2000+ sq ft for that. It's really, really all about locations!

Jackson is EXPENSIVE and no university, but you should look at Laramie. Very walkable, surrounded by mountains. Skiing right there as well as national forests. http://visitlaramie.org/ And tons and tons of sunny days. :)

Have you looked at Duolingo? I wouldn't use it just as a stand alone but if you can add in conversation with Spanish speakers it works well.

Thank you for sharing!