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    Those with dc several years apart...

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    My kids are 24, 21 and 11, so yes, I had a big gap. I was two weeks shy of 43 when I had the last one. (DH was 52.)

     

    Both of my older kids (dd who was 12 and ds who was 9) attended the birth. Great birth control for them! It was not an easy birth. Nuff said!

     

    I bf'd in front of ds1 all the time and thought nothing of it. It's what bOOks are for, after all. I don't think it made him uncomfortable. I didn't make any special efforts at covering in my own home.

     

    It was harder for *me* to have a child at that age. I don't have the energy I had earlier. BUT, I also have a great older sister for ds2 to hang out with. (She has the mothering gene.) DD24 still lives at home, in large part, to be and spend time with her younger brother. She teaches him geography and whatever else I need her to step in with.

     

    I would have liked to have #4, but circumstances just didn't permit that. I am very thankful that we had ds2, though!

    Apparently I have a rare skill...lol

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    I, too, have mastered the art of the TP roll. It must take years of careful observation before you can venture out into actually changing the roll...cause the rest of the family is still in the observation stage.

     

    My other highly prized skill is putting soap in the hand soap dispensers. I seem to be the only one in the house with that particular skill...and I don't think they're even to the observation stage on that one!

    Kindle, Library and Penguin Books

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    Penguin Books will no longer sell libraries Kindle e-books. AND what books the library currently has must now be transferred via USB rather than wirelessly.

     

    Irritating.

     

    I don't mind transferring via cable, but I am irritated that the library is banned from purchasing e-books from a certain publisher. (I don't know if other formats are banned or if it's just Kindle.) They will still be able to purchase printed books.

     

    I'm not sure I understand the reasoning. If there's a way to "steal" and re-sell Kindle format books, it certainly isn't apparent to me.

     

    It's just irritating.

    HS beginning to end and college entrance

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    I think the key to hs success is looking ahead. I knew that I wanted my kids to have the equivalent of the state's academic honors diploma and planned accordingly. DS knew by 8th grade that he wanted to go into pharmacy. I contacted the local pharmacy schools and asked what they looked for in an applicant. Because of that we modified his program to include 5 hs maths and 5 hs sciences.

     

    We did SAT prep courses in addition to our regular school load.

     

    Both of my kids were accepted into all schools to which they applied and offered scholarships as well.

     

    I think around 7th grade you start to get the feeling that what you do "counts." (Not that it doesn't earlier...but there's more pressure to perform in the upper grades.) It can be scary the first time you guide a child through hs, but with planning and preparation, it can be done and done well.

    Pampered Chef

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    I've always had great customer service with PC. I just exchanged my knife set and got a new, wonderfully sharp one back in record time.

     

    I love and use my stoneware daily. I have almost all of the stones...and two of the pizza ones. I love the fact that the stones keep items warm.

     

    Other items:

    chopper (I've never had a problem getting mine clean.)

    spatulas/scraper

    batter bowls

    bread knife

    twixit clips

    nylon set (spoons and spatula)

    bamboo spoons

    cutting board

    Frustrated with my 17yods and his music choice (no little eyes)

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    I haven't read all the responses, but I do think it's important, as a parent and a Christian, to discuss and monitor what our kids are putting in their minds. Just like I wouldn't want my young son to sit and view p*rn all day, I don't want him to put garbage in his ears all day.

     

    We had this issue with ds who is now 21. I finally told him that, yes, he could make his own choices--outside of our home. Anything he knew that we wouldn't appreciate had to be kept in his car or locker at work or somewhere else. And I stopped letting him take his younger brother (10) anywhere as I couldn't trust him not to have inappropriate music in his car.

     

    It still bothers me that he listens to garbage, but it's his choice. (And he's moved out of the house.)

    Federal taxes...if you have ever had to make payments I have questions

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    Have you filed yet? If you file for an extension, then you will have more time to save up the money you need. You can extend up to Aug or Oct (I can't remember at the moment).

     

    Definitely not true. An extension just gives you extra time to file the paperwork. The IRS still expects the money on April 15. Penalties and interest begin on April 16th.

     

    You can easily set up a payment plan--however you don't get to pick the payment. I *think* you can choose how many months for the payments, but of course, the longer you take the more you pay in interest. Keep up the payments and you'll be fine.

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