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I was hoping he was homeschooled...is that selfish of me?
:P
I am happy for him!
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Hugs and prayers sent your way.
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I love this. Makes me a bit teary. My first experience was just awful, I did not choose well at all. It was about as traumatic as it could have possibly been. I hope different for my children.
I am sorry I.Dup.!
Hugs to you.
I got teary too with that beautiful post by Lara.
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My children are still young (my oldest just turned 13) so dating is isn't an issue yet.
I did tell my girls that you wouldn't give your most prized possession to someone who wouldn't take care of it, you wouldn't tell your most personal secret to someone who wouldn't keep it.
You need to be with someone you trust completely. Someone you trust to keep your secrets--- how you are too skinny or too pale or have a weird scar on your stomach. Someone that you can tell anything too and know that you are safe with. Someone that thinks of you and protects you physically, mentally and spiritually. You need to feel that you can share anything with this person -- secrets, silly jokes, thoughts, feelings, spiritual journeys--- and know that they will keep these things and not betray you or belittle you. Someone that will hold your hair when you barf and not tell the world that you blew chunks after only one beer. Someone you know will protect your children with their life and love you when you are old.
Having s*x is when you are most vulnerable-- physically, emotionally and spiritually.
S*x (when you do it right) is when your soul touches another soul.
Choose that person well, because you can't get that piece of your soul back.
I love this--I am showing this to DS--he will love it too!
(of course, he will see himself as the protector and not the protectee--but he
will love it anyway).
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I was brought up this way, s^x outside of marriage was viewed basically as a mortal sin. There were 8 children in my family for me I waited until married, and one other brother. I had one brother that was seduced by a much older woman ( he was a teen, she married but her DH couldn't have children) one brother accidently get girlfriend pregnant, 1 sister marry the deadhead that got her pregnant and the rest of my siblings have children unmarried.
I think that more discussion by my parents about preventing pregnancies etc along with the message that it is best to wait might have resulted in many of my siblings not messing up their life.
I am very sorry for the troubles your family had--that's very awful about the older woman.
I am sorry too about the other things that happened. I don't mean to dismiss your
experience in the least.
It works for our family to teach our DS to wait until marriage. DS agrees with us
and is looking forward to the time when he can meet and get to know his future wife.
We talk about how she is already around -- since she probably won't be much younger
than him, and about how he should think about how he treats every single girl. He
is definitely with us in the thinking that waiting for marriage is the right thing to do for
him. He gets along great with girls and is very polite and nice and gallant to
all of them. I know girls give him looks often and talk about him.
We are not teaching that it is best to wait, but to wait. I have no fears or worries at all
that he will be active during the teenage years--he is just not going to do it.
Our family is fortunate to be very close
and open, and we are very supportive to one another. He trusts us and we trust him.
I want to emphasize that I am not judging anyone who is OK with their teens engaging in
sexual activity--to each their own, and I believe in freedom for all. I am just stating
what works for our family.
We also are fortunate enough to move in circles where the girls are being taught to save
themselves for their husbands, so there are other teens with the same viewpoints.
Again, I am sorry for the bad stuff that happened that you mentioned. My heart goes out
to you--it must have been hard.
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I am crying right now reading your post.
I am so glad there are people like that in the world.
That manager and your husband (and the girl who told the manager--it
would have been so easy to just forget) are AWESOME.
Sometimes I love people.
Why can't I stop crying.
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We did A Beka Physics (in 9th grade). Just read the book through and did all
the problems. We did not use a teacher's guide or any lesson planning.
We didn't use any of their quizzes or tests. I personally don't like to bother with
all that. He did all the problems until he got them right.
Basically, when we had time (about 2-4 hours a week) the book was read and
the problems in the book were all done.
It took from late August until May of the following year, so yes, one school year.
DS did extremely well in Physics standardized tests after one year of A Beka Physics.
The only other material we used was Test Prep books.
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I'm going to have to respectably disagree with this statement. Part of the problem is that the term "STEM" covers such a wide range of topics. But at least for engineering, geometry is just as important as algebra.
:iagree:
And if you are going for a math degree, you definitely need it.
Architecture for sure (is that a STEM?)
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How about trying the AoPS online school?
They are very accelerated and don't have busywork.
You could probably finish all the high school level math in 18 months,
as each year-long course takes 6-7 months.
You could double up some of them.
She could take Algebra I and II at the same time for 7 months, and Geometry
for another 7 months.
Then you have 4 months left to play around with Precalculus (you can
start another AoPS class or just buy their book and do part of it at home).
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Go home, kitten!
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Yes, the proclamation is out in the courtyard and they just had a verbal announcement.
I was also sort of hoping for a girl, what with the new rules about how she would have been queen despite any brothers. But delighted for them on the birth of a healthy baby, and looking forward to hearing the name!
Wait--what new rules?
Cos they had Elizabeth I, Victoria, and Elizabeth II.
OOOHH! It's because they had no brothers (alive) at the time??
I never knew.
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"Dear Brother,
I wish we were able to give you the trip as a birthday gift. However, we can't
afford that kind of gift--but we absolutely wish you a great birthday! Please know
that you are very important to us and that we really love you.
Your Name"
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Decline.
It's your daughter's body.
You get to make the decisions.
(Only get the test if you think she needs it.)
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Never done the tackle thread before but today (with my bad attitude--see bad
attitude thread) I need it!
Jean, I am glad you are pain free! I just prayed that you will remain pain free!
Done:
Half of breakfast
Picked up giant dog tumbleweeds from living room floor
Switched the laundry
Brought some laundry upstairs
Showered
Brushed hair
Made oatmeal
To Do:
Get dressed
Run errand
Go to playdate
Go to lesson
Come home
Put the dogs out and monitor that they go to the bathroom before letting them back in
Clean bedroom table
Take all the books out of bags and place on bedroom table
Organize books
Do more laundry
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I have a bad attitude today...I am exhausted, never get a good night's sleep,
and am annoyed because losing weight is SO hard.
Every pound is a struggle, and takes so much self control.
Also, it is hot and muggy, the laundry pile is about 10 feet tall, and the basement smells.
I should get up and make things better, but I am just sitting here drinking bad coffee.
We ran out of K cups and I had to make it in the thingy with the filter.
Yes, I know, they are first-world problems and I don't have any real cause for complaint.
We have a house and food, and are healthy and safe.
But I still have a bad attitude.
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We are teaching our kid to wait until marriage.
I'm not judging anyone else--it's just what works for us.
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Hugs, Rose.
I think the fact that he said "It's weird visiting without Rose" means he is thinking of
you a lot.
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The Pioneer Woman has something that looks amazing:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/
I haven't tried it yet but it might work for you.
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Thank you everyone!
That gives me a lot to get started with.
And thanks Jen for all those cool links! I love the coffee table with the
map on it and the map desk!
Puzzles are a good idea too!
Place mats too.
On his bedroom on the ceiling sounds good (would it peel off in the night
and fall on him? :P )
Shower curtain--that's a great idea!
And hallway is a great idea too.
I like the bathroom idea as well! Thanks again everyone!
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Hi
My walls all are full of bookshelves and so I have no room for maps on
my schoolroom walls.
I really want a map on my wall because it looks so homeschooly and frankly
my son is very bad at geography.
Is there a creative solution to this?
Maybe pullout maps? Any links?
Sticking them on the front of the shelves?
Or maybe doubling up the books on the bookshelves
and removing some bookshelves to free up wall space?
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It's very normal. It's the hormones.
Keep hydrated, take painkillers if you have any pain, and be aware of yourself--as in,
the thing that seems so terrible during that time might not be so bad at other times.
It's also normal to change over the years.
But if you suspect something else might be up, visit your doctor.
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I don't see any info about which blog is hosting it this year, but when I participated as a homeschooler several years ago, it was pretty well publicized on all the big homeschool blogs. Heart of the Matter usually participates and has hosted in the past.
Thank you!
I never heard of Heart of the Matter == I just looked it up and it looks great!
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Never heard of it.
Do we read the blogs from links on this forum or do I have to look elsewhere
for a website that lists all the links?
Please let me know as I would love to look at the Homeschool Spaces/Rooms.
I've been looking for those.
Years of hard work in the trash
in The Chat Board
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