I like this book: http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Learns-Mathematics-David-Anthony/dp/1412953065/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391004933&sr=8-1&keywords=how+the+brain+learns+mathematics

I know it's frustrating, but I'm glad you recognized the symptoms for what they are. DH has been on an SSRI for years and has attempted to wean off several times. Every single time the depression comes back. Things going well in your life has nothing to do with it, this is a physical illness and doesn't disappear when things are going well. I know how frustrating it feels to be dependent on medication, but really I am just grateful we have medication that is effective. Sending hugs. Take care of yourself!

One more thought: I am a fairly conservative person, raising my family in a conservative manner. When someone who in the past held similar beliefs and views makes choices that are counter to my family's fundamental beliefs and values, my relationship to and interactions with that person do change. It has happened more than once in my life. I don't cease to love the person, but the relationship changes when things we used to have in common are no longer shared; growing apart in values leads intentionally or unintentionally to more distance in the relationship. I don't know if this would be applicable to your situation or not, but where religious values are concerned it may. If it is, I would simply suggest remembering that you must make decisions about your own life and they must make decisions about theirs.

Another introvert here. I have learned that my ability to remain calm and cheerful in the midst of the chaos of life depends on taking the time to recharge. Alone. That was a very healthy realization for me to make.

I like the idea of writing a letter, though you might wait to present it in person. I have seen in person explanations get off track when emotions ran high on both sides, and things that should have been explained never were. A letter would ensure that you have the chance to explain things as you want to, either before or after an in person discussion.

I think homeschoolers are actually good candidates to demonstrate the traits discussed--a sense of superiority, combined with insecurity and self discipline. But I think there is a great deal of variation in how different families define success.

In France, pocket sized tissue packets are ubiquitous.

I'm guessing you have been doing mostly review lessons so far. There are notes to the teacher, along with links to online resources, at the beginning of each major text section, but most of the instruction is in the little boxes with each lesson.

I wear long skirts a lot because I find them comfortable and yes because I have a hard time finding pants I like. Jumpers seem impractical for breast feeding... A major consideration for me!

Diatomaceous earth worked for us, but we spread it around the house really thickly and left it for several days before vacuuming.

So is the idea behind wearing a jumper that it is quite shapeless and very un-sexy? Is it actually meant to disguise the female form???

I've never seen a homeschool mom in a denim jumper. In fact, I think it's been at least to decades since I have seen any denim jumpers...

Yep, political appointment ambassadorships tend to go to people who were major campaign contributors, no experience necessary. And yes, some of these people make really dumb mistakes that cost the US a lot. I worked as a summer intern for a political appointee ambassador, he used to saunter into the office around 11 in the morning, then go to lunch from 12:00-3:00, then come back and hang around for a few hours to follow up on whether the right kind of ice cream had been ordered for his fourth of July party. Over all, he was a nice guy--but his deputy really ran the mission. Deputies are always career diplomats, which I suppose is how we survive the political appointee system. This fellow's office was plastered with pictures of himself and the then-current president, he needed everyone to know what good friends they were...but he couldn't remember to lock the classified documents safe when he was the last person out of the office.

This son of a friend developed a stutter around age twelve and it turned out to be Tourette syndrome. Treatment has helped a lot.

Aw in "aw isn't she precious" sounds just like o in "what a cute dog"--they're both drawn out but still the same vowel sound.

If I am with people who hug I hug, if I am with people who cheek kiss I kiss, if I am with people who bow I bow, if I am with people who shake hands I shake hands...

Well, I can't stand calf length skirts but I love comfy ankle length skirts; I drive a 15 passenger van, when all the seats are installed, and my hair is currently about three inches long cause I'm growing it out. What does that make me?

This may be relevant? Revatio is another name for the same drug. http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/ucm317123.htm

I haven't read these, but there are several google scholar hits for Viagra use in children. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Viagra+children&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C45&as_sdtp=

Awe sound? Aw well now you see law and awe and aw and mom and sod and odd and awed and brawn and sawn and gone and jaw and claw and clod and maw and gnaw and paw and pawn and Ron and yawn and yon and top...they all have exactly the same sound. Yep, there's an awe sound--it's the exact same awe sound you hear in long. Kinda sad ain't it?

More info about American vowel shifts. Fascinating. (To bad I can't do the Spock eyebrow lift...) http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/change/changin/

Do you round your lips for or? The article I posted above says rousing the lips creates a different vowel sound I Dawn. If I try that with or the o turns into something like a long u sound...

Found an interesting article here...says some pronounce Dawn with more rounded lips, creating a different vowel quality. I tried and I think I get it. The vowel is right at the front of my mouth that way. http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/change/changin/summary/

I really need a clip of someone saying Dawn and Don so I can figure out the difference :)

I'm saying them over and over...I can make them different, with the o in or, four etc. further back in my throat, I suppose moving towards the position of the r. But the difference in my normal speech is very, very small, it seems to me more a difference in pitch (slightly lower pitched than the o sound in, say, phone) than a qualitative difference in the sound of the vowel. This is all very interesting.