Do you have that tool that is like a claw that you use to poke holes in the wallpaper first?

You are an awesome mom. I mean, I'm sure you didn't need a stranger on the Internet to tell you that. ;-) But really, the fact that you took him seriously and without judgement... And you are formulating a plan to help him, just in case it is a bigger issue. That is the kind of mom I respect , admire, and hope to be.

It doesn't matter what the trigger is, you need help. Maybe you don't need medication, but you should speak to someone who is qualified to make that decision - like a psychiatrist.

I love this thread!!! :ack2:

Ha ha ha! Yes. That's the one. Thank you for that.

Sovereign Silver is good for immunity boosting. Cut back on sugar???

You know, the little emoticon that people put in their posts... I don't care what the post is, it makes me laugh out loud when I see that vomit face.

I hate it and would love to avoid it, but we get invited to a family birthday party there at least once every year or two. The above post about letting them loose on a weekday morning doesn't sound too bad, though.

I have my profile set to only allow people who are "friends of friends" to send me a friend request. So, random people from 20 years can't just friend request me. I also ignore other requests - like from 3rd cousins removed. I'm kind of like this IRL though to. Ha ha! I also hide people that I find irritating or offensive.

As someone who has nursed for almost 10 years straight, and tandem nursed for 4 and a 1/2 of those years, and nursed well beyond the 2 year mark... I find that legislation horrific. It was my choice to nurse. It should be every woman's choice to make. The worst part for me, was the fact that a wet-nurse will be provided if you can't nurse.

I'm not the poster, but I have a few thoughts on these questions. First, let me say that I am a super on-time person. :-) But, I have a lot of experience with a chronically late person - my mom. And boy was that a nightmare growing up. I definitely had a reputation (and the school detentions to prove it) for being late, when I wasn't even the one driving myself. I think in your morning routine example above you hit on several problems. Yes, these people are easily distracted. So, possibly they do get involved with projects that are unrelated to the task at hand. Yes, they might alter their routine. Picking out an outfit now takes 15 minutes when yesterday it took 5. But, additionally, sometimes they just don't have the same sense for the passage of time. Like, they think it takes 10 minutes to put makeup on, when really it takes 23. They think it will take 15 minutes to drive 5 miles, but lack the foresight to account for traffic. They really don't seem to have a good grasp on estimating the time it actually takes to do something. And finally, they can sometimes be a bit self-absorbed. No offense intended to the poster above who has outed herself as a chronically late person, but my experience with these types of people has been that they are more concerned with themselves than really thinking through how they are affecting other people. I agree that the intent isn't disrespect, but that's still the outcome. On another note, my mom did manage to curb her terribly chronic late problems as she got older. I think it took a few people who wouldn't put up with it to make her realize that whole aspect of how disrespectful it was to the other person. So, yes, she then had to work harder at something that didn't come naturally to her. But, isn't that part of growing up and bettering yourself as a person??

Tickets to a museum Puzzles (we have a knight one) Coloring books (Dover has a cool one with different fashions through the ages) Lapbooks

Ivy and Bean Nancy Clancy Clementine Amelia Bedelia (the chapter books when she is a little girl) Little House in the Big Woods

Well, my kids are certainly too little to comment on this thread. I mean, I make mistakes on a daily basis, but I'm not sure yet how screwed up they will be from it. ;-) But, by golly, if my biggest problems are the ones you are listing above, I will count myself as quite successful.

I have made it to Moby Dick now. I'm slogging through it at the pace of DQ, though. So I'll probably still be reading it by the time you guys get to it. :-)

I used my manuals a lot in the beginning. My oldest was 4, so I didn't know a lot about children's books and authors. And there was no Pinterest. :-) It sounds like you know what you're doing, so you probably wouldn't need them.

I started using FIAR when my oldest was 4. Part of the fun of it has been reading the books each year and doing different things with them. As new siblings join in the fun, we pull out some of the old stuff we have done. I think 4 is a great age to start FIAR. I think BFIAR is better suited to 2 and 3.

You are doing so much already! That is awesome that you can read aloud so long. I'm sure you're kids are loving that time. I'm sure you know this already, but a few months can certainly make a difference at that age. I'm not sure how old your newborn is, but there is a world of difference in mom and baby from a 1 month old to a 4 month old, for example. So, yes, I think sometimes it does help to just accept the fact that you are in a time period when your plans might need to be altered. I did FIAR when my oldest was in Pre-k. It was a great way to just get a little bit of math and language arts thrown in. My second was 1 at the time, and we would mostly work when he was napping. IMHO, the best thing to do at that age is to gently ease them into the idea of "school work." Maybe you do your work everyday from 9:00-9:30, or something. You know, just starting to get them used to sitting still and working.

We are in SW Level E with my 4th grader. We've used SW since A. I can't speak to AAS, as I've never tried it. I've never used the teacher manual for SW. Basically, my dd9 reads the section on the first page. It's usually a paragraph or two that includes some of the spelling words. Then, I introduce the rule. Then I give a warm up test. She checks the test herself and corrects any mistakes. There are then a few different activities for the lesson. I have her do one a day. Then I give the final test on the last day. You could spread a lesson over 3, 4, or 5 days depending on how you want to work it. I think it's an excellent program. My dd scored a 99th percentile in Spelling on her standardized test at the end of third grade. As this is the only spelling program I have used, I certainly credit it for her score.

I am always surprised at people who can teach Singapore without the HIG. I have an MBA in Finance, and I still needed the HIG from 1st grade. Is it because I wasn't taught math this way and many of you were?

Sounds like the church lady needs some socialization...

FYI to all you campers... You can camp at Disney.

Ooooooh, my favorite game! (Or, my children seem to think so...) In the snack basket in the pantry. In the bottom of the closet. In the laundry basket. In the refrigerator. And my personal favorite... Exactly where you told your kid to look, and they claimed they did look, but when you go there to look yourself, it magically appears. ;-)

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