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I work retail in the pharmacy part time and don't really love it. It's been a place to get experience but I always knew I wouldn't want to work there as a full time employee. It just might kill me! I'm just not cut out for retail. Some people may be more lucky but my store doesn't pay well and there really is no room for advancement.
As some of the board may remember I made the decision to put my youngest in 8th grade in August so I can finally work full time. I have been hearing that a certain health insurance company in my area is hiring techs and still looking for more. I was going to wait a few more months but really felt like I shouldn't take the chance and miss this opportunity, so I applied.
I have an interview next week......I could really use this change. More money, more hours and no nights and weekends like I am doing now. I'm excited and completely nervous.
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I also don't consider a realtionship undertaken while legally separated to be an affair.
But they aren't legally separated. They have just agreed to divorce. A legal separation is almost as much work as a divorce according to the lawyer I saw which is why I haven't gone that route.
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As a daughter of an adulterer, if he didn't want her to see the messages on the phone, she would not have seen it. He would have protected the phone better, disabling pop up messages, keeping it with him, or etc. She probably found out because he was ready for her to find out.
I found out when my spouse was dating a woman with a name similar to mine and he texted me instead of her. Some men don't seem to think that far ahead.
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Just saw this reply. Yes, I will strongly encourage the staff to consider better training. They are allowed to carry their supplies with them, although we have an extra stash in the office. I've gotten out of the habit of taking glucagon everywhere as we have never needed it in 7 years (knock on wood). I actually need to give myself a refresher on his to use it...tha's probabky where I should start here.
The day may come......we never needed it in nine years either and then one day my son set his loaner pump wrong and boy was I glad I had it. But I had no clue how to use it either.
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This makes me so mad!
My oldest has Type 1. He was homeschooled so I didn't deal with this but I really wish I could help these schools understand better.
The stuff I had to put up with was people monitoring what he ate and constantly cornering me and telling me all about it. I even once wrote a letter to our entire boy scout troop trying to explain that he can eat what he wants and it only takes insulin to cover it. And that when he is low on camp outs that yes he will be eating sugar of some kind to bring his number up and that he eats a regular healthy diet. It was incredible annoying.
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Thank you, very helpful. We were not sure about the whole counselor thing. Do they need to contact a counselor BEFORE beginning any work on the badge? He has his signed blue cards from the Scoutmaster, we just don't know if he can begin without having a counselor or if it differs with each badge.
In our troop they do have to let the merit badge counselor know they are beginning the merit badge before they start.
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. However, he is *starting* scouts at 14 and reallllly wants to make Eagle Scout. He's very goal-oriented, as in why bother joining Boy Scouts unless you're going to try to make Eagle Scout? LOL
My oldest started at 13 and made Eagle Scout. It took him about a year to really understand how it all worked though cause we were newbies. I remember being clueless but once we got the hang of it things went well.
Now my other two boys were luckier cause they got to be cub scouts first.
Going to camp is a good way to really get those merit badges out of the way quickly if he is aiming for Eagle.
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My boys love Parkour!
We are lucky to have a gym open up just for parkour training. We just started and I hope I can afford to continue cause it is pretty cool!
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I'm in a weird situation where we've been separated for three years and not divorced yet. But it's been pretty darn amicable. So far he is giving me enough support. I did see a lawyer twice on the advice of this board so that I was aware of what child and spousal support I would be entitled to. It kind of sucked and so for now we stay married and he gives me more than I would get otherwise. I intend to finally start working full time this summer so I should be able to get my own divorce in the works hopefully.
I will say please see a lawyer because while my situation so far is amicable it wasn't for about eight months when he moved in with a woman he was dating. She really pressured him to give me much less money and also to see his kids less. Luckily for all of us he moved out and isn't dating. In my experience with many family divorces a new woman can greatly change things and you really should just be as prepared as possible so you aren't caught off guard.
As for telling your daughters......I just don't keep things quiet like that. It's just not who I am. In some ways maybe it can be a burden to my kids but I am just terrible at hiding my feelings.
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We have something similar where the boys go to a workshop of merit badges for the day. For those, often times certain merit badges will have prerequisites. There will be things the boy has to get done before he comes to the workshop since they cannot be accomplished in a one day setting. But we've always had all the information.
The boys really have to take the initiative to find out who is a merit badge counselor in their troop and communicate with them. It does take time to get the hang of all of it. But it really is on the boy to know who is in charge and ask those questions.
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I use metal pie pans for leftovers or small cookie sheets and then transfer to a plate for eating off of.
This is what I do. I just put down foil on the cookie sheet.
I had a Pyrex explode after reading about that here. Scared the heck out of me and was such a pain to clean that I can't use it again either.
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I'm heading to the district office today to enroll him. I've got all my forms. The local school called me and left a message. Sounds like I have to get him enrolled before they will talk to me so first things first. Then hopefully when they have orientation I can get some help to make sure he gets a chance to see the school and talk about classes he should be in.
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I hope you are able to find a decent full time job.
And just to add to the chorus above, you are a rock star. You have gone above and beyond.
Thanks to all of you for your supportive words! There is no one in my life to give me that feedback. No matter what I've done I have always tried to do what was best for my boys.
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Also, the school website should have all the forms you need to print off and have completed. There was a checklist of things I needed to have done prior to enrollment.
Some things I remember needing:
Copy of deed to our home
Vaccination records & physical
Transportation form
I can't really remember but I know there was more. There are also fees that will be due when you enroll your child. I was a little surprised by the amount but I have 3 children.
I don't expect any fees but I did print off the application and have all the other stuff we need. Proof of residency and his birth certificate, and shot records. He doesn't need a tb test in our area they told me so I should be all set to go down next week and get the ball rolling.
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Did you call the school, or the district enrollment center? Our schools are out this week, but the district enrollment center is open.
If your district has an open choice period (if you want to request a different school than your assigned school), it's better to call sooner than later. Here, if you want to enroll in your assigned school, you can do that any time. But if you want to request a different school, there is a short window of time to do that, and it happens about six months before the start of the upcoming school year.
I think shadowing and open houses are this month too. It might be similar where you live... or not.
I looked online and open enrollment is over already but we live right by the school I want him to go to anyway and it is where he would be assigned. I'll have to call this week. I printed off the forms already.
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It's been hard cause in order to afford to stay home I am still legally married and I really need to get out from under this man. I mean so far he is fair with money and sees the kids a ton. Literally lives down the street from me. But if I don't find full time work I will be stuck to him financially forever. I don't have any family close by to help me either.
On to new things. I am trying to present it as an adventure.
Unfortunately I am still depressed about being separated and it's just not really getting better. Something has to shake things up. I have to move on.
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Actually, I would be calling now. It may take time to get all the info and figure out what you need to do. Also, as mentioned up thread, some sports and other extracurriculars actually have planning meetings and prep and practice early, and some of those meetings may happen even in April or May for the following year.
I tried calling today but could only leave a message. School is out for the week so maybe that's why.
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Honestly, I think 8th grade is the perfect year to transition.
He will have a chance to get used to different classes/schedules/teachers before grades hit his high school transcript.
High school is a very hard time to break into social cliques. By doing so in 8th grade, he will transition into high school knowing other kids and hopefully having a core group of kids to hang out with. Even if it changes in high school, it will make the transition much easier.
By starting in 8th grade, he will be coming in to the school at the top of the social pecking order. It is much easier to be a new person at the top of the pile, than the bottom.
If you find that he doesn't like it, high school can be home schooled fairly independently. He may find that he would rather do that then be in public school....which again is easier on the transcript that trying to switch mid-year.
If he is interested in any sports or other activities, it may be easier to start in 8th grade than in high school. If he wants to do any fall sports, you will need to find out now (in the spring) because many sports have summer practice schedules. Football, cheer leading, cross country, swimming, etc.
In 8th grade he will likely just be enrolled in traditional 8th grade classes. If he is advanced in math or science, they may offer him the option to test into higher level classes, but you will want to ask about it, if it isn't offered.
I had one child who hated public high school and one who absolutely loves it. Both of my teens are happy they went to public high school, but for different reasons.
DS21 home schooled for 9th grade, public for 10th grade, dual enrolled (but only on the college campus) for 11/12 grade. Ds is happy he has the experience, so he can relate to his teen students better (he is a youth pastor) but didn't learn much of anything the year was in public school.
DD17 was in private for 1/2 of 9th grade, and public after that. She is very social and a cheerleader. She is popular and loves school.
Thank you! Those are a lot of the things I am thinking. Reminds me to make sure I talk to the school sooner rather than later so I can be up on sports and stuff.
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:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
Actually, I agree with up thread, you are a rock star... and also I have seen a lot of posters that found the transition into High School was easier if the student did 8th grade in a public school first. They can get used to a public school format, find some friends, get used to the difference in schedule, etc., before the critical High School years. In other words, 8th grade may not be a bad year to move him in. Maybe that would be comforting to you?
As for what to do, you need to contact the school he would be attending and see what their enrollment process is. Find out if he will need to take placement tests. As mentioned above, he will need current immunizations and a TB test. Also, see if they can give you an idea of or even a chance to look at the curriculum for 7th and 8th grade at that school. It might help you to better prepare him for the classes he will be taking. How homeschool friendly is the area? Or do you know?
How is your son's sleep schedule? Is he an early riser? If not, I would start getting him geared up to rise much closer to a ps schedule well in advance (as in months) of starting school or exhaustion could wreak havoc on his ability to function in class.
Have you discussed this with him? How is he feeling?
It is a very friendly homeschool area so hopefully the school has experience with this.
He is pretty good at getting up early so that shouldn't be a problem. We do stay up late but I can transition. I work nights now so if I can get days I'll have to get up early as well.
I have discussed it with him. He is sad but can't quite explain why. I think it's just so new that he might be scared. But I am really feeling like now is the time. And I do think it might be easier to do it now right before he has to go to high school.
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For my local district, we only need proof of residency (utilities bills, property tax bill), birth cert or baptism cert, and the immunization record to register for K-9th. No transcript required.
For accelerated track e.g geometry in 8th, there are required placement test which the assigned school will conduct. Otherwise the paperwork is really easy.
Immunization status and TB test results has to be current before the start of the school year so registration could be done first and immunization catchup and TB testing can be done later.
We just walk in to the walk in clinic for TB testing. Our insurance plan covers the full cost for us as it is a public school requirement.
That was really helpful, thanks. He has all his shots so that's an easy one. TB shouldn't be too difficult.
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I think people have mentioned 8th grade being an easier time to jump in than 9th.
That's what I was thinking. Smaller school, chance to meet some local kids.
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I could use some support and encouragement. My husband left me over 3 years ago and I have tried to homeschool and work part time but it's been hard to do all alone. I need to get out of my current job and find a full time position somewhere cause I just need to start being able to support myself. We are just so broke.
The plan was to put my youngest in high school but that's still another year away and I just can't wait any longer. So I have decided he will need to go to middle school for his 8th grade this coming year.
I am having such a hard time with all of this. I have homeschooled for 15 years. It's all I know really so this will be new to me as well. But then again I am so burnt out I am looking forward to someone else teaching him. Then I feel guilt and selfishness.
How do I go about enrolling him when he has always been at home?
I know it's the right thing to do and the right time it's just tough.
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Kind of annoying that they are offering it for less to some of you. Mine says $359.99 for the year.
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Still shows $49 for me. I'd jump on it for $20
I wish it was $20 cause I'd love to use it but mine still shows $49 as well.
Job Interview.....need prayers and good thoughts my way!
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Thanks.....and congrats to you. I remember reading your job thread and I missed that you got the job.