I agree that there is no common sense for fear of liability. My 17 year old child had an abscess after removal of wisdom teeth. Absolutely required antibiotics dose every 3 hours, but the school refused to follow the doctors form. They wouldn’t let him take a dose at school and said I should do before and after school and bedtime. However, my child had an afterschool job inside the same school and worked until 6pm. He went to bed at 9pm. There was no way I was going to leave work to meet him so that I could bring it to him afterschool. I clearly realize now that I should have never tried to do the official thing. Once I involved school admin I was too afraid that they would search his bag if I just backed down. It took multiple conversations with me just saying “I know you want to keep my child safe. He needs an afternoon dose of antibiotic. This could be fatal if untreated. What else should I do to help protect him?”

One done and hoping for 2 more tonight. Unfortunately, supplemental essays are still a work in progress that need plenty of danger zone caution tape.

We let the bedroom occupants choose their wall color. I picked a kitchen wall and cabinet color that best coordinated with floor and counter since I couldn’t change those. The halls and living/dining rooms are off white and haven’t been painted since years before we bought the house twenty years ago. I like the mix of colors and glad to be environmentally conscious of Earth’s resources. Do what makes you happy not what you think other people will think.

I just received a Maplelea catalog and I wish my children were still interested in dolls. I have bought one of their dance outfits to put on an AG doll and it was a close fit except for the shoes. If I was Canadian, we would have more.

I have some common available plants that will move with me. One of them is the sweetest baby shower gift I have ever heard of. A coworker knew my son’s intended name and shared plants from her garden that also have his name. I have already told dh that I cannot move in the winter. Fifteen years is crazy, though. I will have to get creative with foster family gardeners if I can’t move directly into my next house.

Why did you not tell me this 2-3 years ago? My son needs to apply to most of his list by Nov 1 because of his major. I have crossed from nervous to scared. He is graduating from a public school, but we have no idea on amount of activity hours or names of some awards. He hasn’t completed an essay for common app. I don’t know how many additional ones will be required. I was hoping to get main one done before adding additional ones, but the clock keeps ticking.

Both my parents and in-laws (in separate states from us and each other) bought farms that came with a hundred years of items. My dad had to clear 30 some junk cars off a section to make a hayfield. My in-laws still do not have any waste management company that will service their area. I fear for the day that these will become my problems. My current house came with forgotten personal or decorative items in each room. The house itself hadn’t been vacuumed or cleaned since our showing at least a month earlier. I know the sellers wanted more time until closing but we couldn’t be flexible. I felt for them as they had a young baby and I’m not sure that their future included the adults staying together. However, the seller’s brother lived next door so we bundled stuff and gave it to him. I don’t know if they actually wanted the stuff back but it seemed awkward to not make that attempt. Other stuff like window screens, old blinds, cleaning supplies, flooring scraps, paint etc, we assumed stay with the house. I can’t imagine new buyers demanding completely clean premises.

I’m sorry to hear you have shingles. I was hoping for a less painful reason. Best wishes for quick healing.

Still very active in Ohio, I wish I wasn’t itchy whiny proof of this.

Walgreens canceled our appointments last year due to staffing shortages. Some of my family received vaccines there this week, and the pharmacy staff was vocal about being overworked.

I’ve had two csections in a hospital where babies room with the mother. I cannot imagine having visitors other than I did invite my sister-in-law who was watching my son to bring him to see me and meet sibling. Any surgery is tough on one’s body, then add labor, childbirth and trying to establish nursing. I had one entire arm immobilized for ivs, a catheter and a much hated pain ball. Seriously I was begging with the nurses to get that out telling them I would rather have incision pain than deal with it strapped to me and tugging my incision. I had serious complications during both births (hemorrhage with one, uterine rupture with the other). I didn’t invite guests until babies were close to a month. It was start of flu season but mostly I needed to be able to walk and wear clothes.

My 15 year old book club is nearing the end. It was a mix of wine and dine support group with literary and family focuses. We just have different schedules now. There is a book assigned each month that is read by about half of the people. No one minds spoilers and there’s usually a light discussion of the book. Everyone talks about what else they have read or seen. Especially when we were all young parents, it was fabulous to get recommendations for ourselves and children.

I would have my child quit.

Was it due to maneuverability or road test? I would hate to try the maneuverability test myself. I hope she keeps practicing and next time achieves it. I have a child with a permit now and I’m nervous about her test anxiety.

Thanks. Not sleeping well on leaky air mattress, but so far an okay kind of crummy. I did wake Saturday with sort of sore throat. It went away with morning tea so I figured allergies. Fever started that evening. I meant to get up do covid test but mostly dozed until early morning Sunday. Rapid test strip showed covid line immediately.

I’m positive right now. A thick throat does seem like a good description. I tested positive 12 hours after starting a fever.

I am glad you have results and hope that you can begin a treatment plan to ease your symptoms. Hugs and best wishes for fast healing.

I thought the walking with Ruth scene made me think of a Harry Potter book. I haven’t seen any HP movies and it’s been years since I read the last book.

My dd learned to crochet with 2 kits, and then started using patterns from etsy. I am amazed at how fast she learned.

I’m so glad you shared that. I have been thinking of you since hearing of the site conditions and can’t image a heavy rain there.

I saw the news headlines and thought of you. I hope everyone is healthy, safe and enjoying your trip.

I guess I must always be the oddity, but I prefer considering houses that aren’t staged. I see bare rooms and packing boxes as proof that the owners are moving out and therefore have incentive to sell. I think it’s easier to imagine my furniture into a prospective house if I have open views to a room’s dimensions. Best wishes for the open house.

This is one of the most insightful things I have ever read when I think of my FOO. My parents never understood why I moved away to attend college and always assumed I would move back in with them. I don’t think I have consciously thought about how providing unpaid childcare and housekeeping led into other decisions. I do know that the 5 year age gap between me and my younger sibling, caused me to hope my children would be closer in age. My kids are 2 years apart and received cell phones at the same time. I would have preferred to wait for both of them (entrance to 7th grade and 9th grade) but it was a pandemic, their public school stayed virtual, I needed my phone to hotspot my work laptop. I don’t know much about their setup but I know that if they want to install an app that the request for permission goes to dh’s phone, and dh can control the hours their phones are able to access our wifi. Dh and I are unable to access phones at work, so it had to be planned and discussed. I do think of a phone/internet/social media as a tool they need to learn to use. Some people might need more assistance or supervision.

Our house agreed to not discuss applications or related topics until August 1. I wish I could turn my mind off as well as dh and ds.

I am glad that he values saving energy. I would definitely ask my adult children to not leave a room with lights on and I expect they will always roll eyes at me for it. I also wouldn’t leave a car idle. Our car actually turns off at stop lights to reduce emissions. I doubt it is enough to actually save much money but if everyone could just do a little we could have cleaner air. It must be hard to have to adjust to living with him again, and parent relationships can also feel tricky at times. I hope new options will come soon. Hang in there.