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My mom is 51 today, I don't let the kids stay in pajamas all day, unless one is sick. They're expected to get dressed and brush hair and teeth after breakfast. I rarely sit around in my pjs either, cept sometimes in my yoga pants and a tee- always a bra- and with my hair done. I just feel blah if I don't get dressed. I don't remember my mom caring much either way as a kid. We live out in the country and can go weeks on end w/ no one stopping by- unless i'm in my jammies all day-then they show up. Sometimes in the winter we have special days if it is really snowy, we get dressed in our "good" jammies in the morning, drink cocoa and sit by the fire and read all day! I don't judge others if they are in their jammies all day, it's just one of my personal hang ups. I do judge when I see people- adults or their kids- at the store in dirty ill fitting jammies, I mean, c'mon... :001_unsure: (I don't mean running to Wmart for milk, or at the pharmacy, I mean at the mall or department stores- just don't get it!)
My MIL is 62 and she would be utterly horrified at the thought of one not getting dressed all day long- ill or not! She also thinks that pleasure reading is a complete waste of time, unproductive and lazy. :glare:
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My friend and her mom got pg at the same time, my friend was 25 and it was her first, her mom got pg with her 8th quite by surprise and she was 49 when she gave birth to a very healthy baby boy who is now 7!
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My parents have 3 kids, we're all married with children, but none of us are done yet (or hope not to be!). So far 8 grandbabies (4 for big bro, 3 for me, 1 for lil sis) 9 and under. 11
Dh's parents have 2 boys, dh has 3 and BIL has 2 (both of us still working on more hopefully). So, 7.
My MIL is one of 10 kids- the oldest died tragically at 12 yrs, the youngest was adopted as a baby and raised as a twin to their bio baby! Oldest child is 65 and the youngest is 40. Those 9 remaining children are all done having babies now and have a total of 40 grandchildren! The oldest grandchild is 40 (Mom and her oldest dd had a baby at the same time) and the youngest is 10. So far there are only 20 great grandchildren, oldest is 20 yrs, but they haven't even gotten warmed up! No great great grandchildren yet. So for dh's grandparents, the count is 70 and counting! What a legacy! It inspired us to have a large family, but IF has limited us, 3 is likely it for us.
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A few years ago I learned to knit by watching videos on videojug.com I taught myself and have knit blankets and scarves, etc- I am so happy I finally did it, I love knitting, it is so relaxing, just wish I had more time to really learn the more complicated stuff! :)
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Definitely deserved to be brought to someone's attention about how inappropriate that was, I'm sure yours isn't the only email they got regarding that either. It was likely an oversight, but it still should have been pulled once they realized the mistake, either that or suggesting the children go to the nursery as usual due to content.
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Our church is pretty small with only about 50 or so people. One of the ladies always throws a baby shower for first time moms, usually someone who is closest to the pregnant woman- and all of the church women are invited. Once there was a shower for a 3rd child but there was a 10 year gap between #2 and #3. A shower would also be thrown for a woman who was a regular attender but was not an official "member", if it were her first. 2nd and so on babies usually are welcomed with individual gifts from most of the church women, but not in an organized fashion (group gift) or shower. When I had my 3rd a couple of the ladies organized a freezer meals gift for me and my SIL (who was due 3 wks apart), which was wonderful.
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That is so sad and frustrating! If my sister did that we'd be having a chat about it. Thankfully, my sister and I share most of the same values (she pretty much copies everything I do! ;)) That is just horrifying that they were willing to put their baby just about anywhere so they can go to work. Ick!
It does sometimes annoy me when other moms whine about how lucky I am to be home with my kids- I AM very blessed and am thankful most every day I get to spend my days with them- but luck has little to do with it. I would not settle for a man that did not have the same values as I do regarding the importance of being a SAHM, do I never had to worry about having that battle with my dh. Also, a lot of these people would not be willing to live on as much as we do. They would not be capable of or willing to stretch a dollar as much as I can! We disagree on what constitutes as a want and a necessity. So while I am lucky, it's not really luck at all- it's hard work and sacrificing, being frugal, often downright cheap that allows me to stay home with our children- and a whole lot of faith in the Lord and my dh to provide for us.
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I was very afraid of the epi too
Actually, I worded that wrong, I should have said "I am afraid as well"- about ds growing up with this allergy and not always having me around to protect him. Not that I'm eager beaver to be using his epi pens, but I'm not afraid to use them if I need to. It is shocking to me that some doctors are still diagnosing these allergies and not giving parents epi pens!! I had to ask my doc for allergy testing and an epi pen, he raised his eyebrows and actually asked me if I felt I could use it if needed. Ummm, DUH!!??? Of course! Do I want my son to die!? I wouldn't hesitate. Years ago I had a child I was babysitting go into anaphylactic shock after licking a peanut butter square (we were unaware of the allergy, he was 3), I was wishing for something- ANYthing to help him, it was a complete horrible panic situation, ever second counts. I would DEFINITELY have used an epi pen!! Thankfully we lived just a couple blocks from the hospital at that time and the ambulance got to my house in less than a minute from the time I called 911! At that point the child had thrown up about a dozen times, his lips were swollen double, he was clawing at his throat and his tongue was swelling severely to the point of blocking his airway, I shudder to think what would have happened if they took even 5 minutes to respond. The boy recovered very quickly once they gave him the epi pen. He is 14 now and hasn't had a reaction since, though his allergy is airborne. I talk with his mom from time to time, she is understandably worried about his transition to high school in the fall because there are no more peanut free classes at that point.
I too am curious to know if the peanut desensitization worked...?
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I'm finally buying a new washing machine next week. I formerly had a 3 cubic ft capacity front loader. I know I definitely want something bigger, and I think I prefer the front loader, but beyond that I'm not sure... Dh asked me about the steam option- never had that before, is it really useful? We live on a farm and my kids white clothes are always stained. I am cheap, so I don't want to the top of the line machine, definitely not spending $1000+. So, any suggestions on brands to stay away from, options to look for, etc? Thanks! :)
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:crying: That is scary. My ds is 2.5 and is severely allergic to peanuts as well (first accidental exposure to p/b at 2 resulted in instant hives, swelling of eyes and tongue, intense itching in eyes and ears) , he is also anaphylactic to eggs and milk, and allergic to soy. We haven't had to use his epi pen yet, but I'm scared too. His allergy testing revealed that he is so allergic that allergist said his chances of outgroing the allergy are basically non-existant. :( I'm afraid for when he gets older and I'm not always there at his side to protect him. Every time he coughs or sneezes while he's eating or swallows his food the wrong way, I get chills and my whole body tenses up, fearing he is having a reaction. My SIL's brother is 30 and is married with 3 kids and has a severe peanut allergy, he is healthy and manages his allergy well.
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Thanks! Lots to think about... I'm not going to choose the instrument for them, unless I decide they should learn some piano first, I will let them choose, so we watched all kinds of youtube videos today of what the different instruments were, dd is starting to become a little more open to the idea.
Also, I am so not comfortable with dropping my kids off at someone's house - a virtual stranger- for a lesson and then picking them up later...not going to happen, but I'm also not comfortable inviting myself and the other children to come in and stay for an hour, kwim? I've found a music store in town that is advertising lessons in all sorts of instruments and for some reason it appeals more to me, in a store setting. I feel more like a customer and we can look at all the instruments or sit and read a book while waiting. What do I need to look for in music lessons, remember, I have absolutely no experience with this so... :bigear:
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I'm planning on starting our older children in music lessons soon, we meant to start earlier, but it just didn't work out. Ds will be 9 next week and dd just turned 7. I don't play anything, can't read music, etc. Dh took some lessons as a child and can play piano by ear quite nicely, he also taught himself to play guitar- we own both a piano and guitar, btw. Anyhow, is it better to start out with piano to learn keys and notes, etc at first before branching to a different instrument- say, a mandolin, banjo, violin, etc? Or can they just start out with whichever instrument they like? I'd really like dd to be able to play a more unique instrument, I wish I could play something myself! Any tips? Also, I don't want to push my kids to compete, unless they ask to enter competitions, the purpose of this is to bring a love and appreciation of music, an escape, release (my dh always turns to playing music when he is stressed or has a headache), and to bring glory to God- anyone at church who plays an instrument brings it along to our hymn sings at each other's houses and we have such a great time- but we've already got several piano/guitar players! ;) Thanks!
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Thanks a lot, now I'm drooling over Nancy Larson stuff! :glare:;) Never heard of it before, it looks awesome! I think the price is fair for what's included, but still...ouch, don't know if dh would shell out for it! :glare:
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At that age we cut out words and pictures from flyers and magazines and pasted them in our notebook, we drew on the windows with window markers to practice phonics and spelling, played Scrabble, played "hangman" on the sidewalk, fooled around on starfall and peepandthebigwideworld.com , and read lots and lots of books- both well worn picture books as well as classics. We had lots of fun and they learned SO much! Both my kids were ahead in reading and ds was quite ahead in math, they both love to read and devour books. Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with letting things slide a bit and trying a different way.
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We'd do almost anything. I don't think I could hold a job due to health issues and though we mainly hs for religious and personal reasons my youngest has life threatening allergies to peanuts, eggs, milk and soy and he doesn't go anywhere without me. I refuse to entrust his care to someone else (aside from dh and occasionally a family member for a short period of time) and especially to the school system. We couldn't move in with MIL and FIL because, frankly, they would never allow it and I think MIL and I would kill each other. We couldn't move in with my parents because my sister and her dh already living there! ;) We would consider low income housing for a period of time until things picked up, provided it was in a safe neighbourhood. We would definitely consider moving to a different city where cost of living was lower.
Scratch cooking, careful shopping (sales only), thrift shopping, growing lots of produce and canning/freezing it, 1 car, no salon visits- this is how we live, except I finally have my own car now for the last year or so - after 10+ years of 1 car.
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I got asked out when I was 13 for the first time. He was cute and popular and my friends were all squealing with delight that he asked me. He was the same age as me. I remember part of me was excited because he was cute, he made my heart flutter, and because of reaction of my friends. But most of me was scared and uncomfortable. I talked to my Mom and she said yes- deep down I was really really hoping she would say no, so it would take the pressure off, I wasn't ready for this. But she thought it so cute that her little girl was growing up and getting into her first crush, and I think part of her was really proud that such an adorable popular kid was interested in her daughter. The only advice she gave me at my surprise birthday party, when he asked me out and wanted to give me a birthday kiss was "no petting"!!!! I was too embarrassed to ask what that meant but in my head I was like "OMG WTH is petting!!??". I still remember the feeling of my stomach turning when he kissed me, his lips were all sloppy and gross on mine, but I had to return it because I didn't want to hurt his feelings, plus our friends were watching and I had to act as though I was grown up enough to do this. I WASN'T!!!! This was about 17 yrs ago, and I know in today's culture kids are going a lot further, a lot faster, and there is a lot more pressure.
My parents became Christians shortly after this and I was so relieved when they wisely (IMO) told me I couldn't date anymore. Thankfully, that boy and I were fizzling out, he went to a different school than I, so at 13 that's a long distance relationship if you don't have a car and their house is too far to walk to! ;) And thankfully, all we'd done was kiss a few times. I became much more carefree and relaxed and made safe friendships with lots of people, because I didn't feel the pressure to date because it was an easy "nope, not allowed" rather than having to tell the person no because I wasn't interested, I hated hurting people's feelings and telling people no. My parents and I grew much closer and in a few years I was grown up enough to kindly tell people when I wasn't interested. My next boyfriend was when I was 18, and I married him and we're still married today 12 years later. :)
For those that are Christians, my old pastor used to say "you date to mate", I don't think it's a bad concept. Personally, we will train our children to court someone when they are old enough for it. So, if someone were asking my 13 yr old out, my answer would be HECK NO!
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I was wondering if anyone used Khan Academy as a math curriculum? Did you use it as a supplement or is it able to be used as a sole curriculum- and how so? Does it matter the age? I have an 8 year old, he'll be 9 next month- he enjoys and excels in math. We've done BJU and Teaching Textbooks. I really like the TT program but I think it is just not very challenging, I am disappointed in the pace and content. They seem to be at least a year or 2 behind many other math curricula (ds placed at the grade 6 level of TT when he was only 7/8 yrs old). He ended up doing TT 4- partly because I was concerned about jumping too many grades and because my friend loaned it to me. ;)
Math and I don't get along too well, so I liked the idea of something to teach him for me, but I am not impressed with his progress at this point. And very unimpressed with the fact that this expensive program only half works now- when my friend loaned it to me (after 1 child used it) there were no scratches, yet the 3rd disc no longer worked to input answers, he could only watch the lessons. We went to use the 4th disc and it didn't work properly either. I am more than willing to pay over $100 for a good program, but I'd like to be able to reuse it for another child. I was going to buy TT again next year, and supplement with something more challenging and that kind of had another approach- like Singapore.
Any suggestions or experience? TY! :001_smile:
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We have a new mom in our homeschool group, her oldest is only 4 but they come to learn and be with like-minded families. I think they are in the gleaning stages, seeking advice, support and friendships for the when they begin more formally, if they haven't already. We've welcomed her warmly. I think it's tough when you first announce you will be homeschooling, everybody starts asking when your oldest is only 3 "when are they starting kindergarten?", I think a lot of moms want to prove that they have their ducks in a row and have to be defensive when others begin their attack about "socialization" etc. To say that she belongs to a hs group may give her a little more validity to her family and friends.
I've heard a few moms that apparently have an inflated "Super Mom" complex of themselves and in order to build themselves up they need to put others down. They argue that they basically homeschool too, since they do all the things that a hs mom does, plus their kids go to school. Well, either you don't understand what goes on all day long in a hs'ing home or your kid is just plain way too overschooled. They argue that "well, I taught my child his numbers, I taught him how to add, I taught him how to read, I taught him his multiplication tables, I work with him on schoolwork every night, we take him to museums and the library, I help him with his school science projects and we have intelligent lively discussions about world politics and news, etc- so we do everything that homeschoolers do too". (Go you! what do you want- a parade in your honor?)
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We feel led by God to homeschool our children.
I don't want our kids socialized by the school system.
Having an hour or more of homework every night, plus projects and the stress of regular rigorous testing (which my friends' kids were all facing by grade 1-3) would not sit well at all- when do we get family time and time for kids to just be kids??
We can go at our own pace, advanced in some subjects, slow down and smell the roses in others!
Being able to use tailored materials for each child is superior imo. We can do a classical/literature approach to LA, rigorous in math, slow and in-depth for history, hands on for science, etc- they just couldn't get that in regular school.
I LOVE seeing them learn, I love spending time with them.
My oldest ds is wiggly and has trouble concentrating, but he is fairly advanced. He can take regular breaks to run around the farm and expel some energy before hitting the books again!
My dd is so sweet and innocent, she dresses up and flits around like a fairy princess, loves to paint and craft and sing all day- and I like to let her, a little instruction goes a long way at that age I think (grade 1).
My youngest has severe anaphylactic allergies and I simply could never trust his safety to the school system.
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We hoped God would have a large family in mind for us, we figured we'd have a lot of children as we don't use birth control. It's taken a while and we needed some help along the way but we finally have 3 children. We aren't able to go through fertility treatments again, but we hope He will bless us by some miracle with just one more child. But if not, we are thankful for what we have! :grouphug:
What on earth will a 7 year old girl play with?!
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My 7 yr old dd loves crafty stuff like scrapbooking, card making, etc. She is all about horses right now, we got her a gift cert to go horseback riding 6 times at the local stable for her bday. She goes absolutely nuts over this stuff: http://www.onlyheartsclub.com/horse-and-pony-club/ She also loves books- Junie B. Jones, Boxcar Children or anything about horses. She's loves ballerina slippers and a tutu, princess dresses, her own baking or sewing tools, etc.