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My sister-in-law is going to ask my niece to narrate an answer when she wakes up from her nap. She's only two, but I doubt she'll have a problem. :confused:
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My 7 year old just recently had her bedtime moved from 7 to 8. Many days, we still regret it, as her behavior usually tanks after 6 or so, but the older dc are involved in enough activities that there's nobody home before 7:30 or so on a regular basis, so the 8:00 is the earliest that is practical.
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I like any of the one syllable middle names (Grace, Rose, Ann) ... with a 3 syllable first name, the two syllable middle names just don't seem to flow.
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I have teens, who I can generally bribe to keep the lawn mowed (dh pays cash for this) ... but our next door neighbor (who also has teens, but they're complete couch potatoes, and that's another story) who mows the front maybe every other month and the back twice or three times a year. We're in TX -- growing season is almost year round. But yes, I DO have better things to do than to call the covenant police out ... besides which, when mine gets a little long, at least it doesn't look as bad as theirs. :tongue_smilie:
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I tried TRISMS DAW with a very accelerated 12 year old (had already done 9th grade LifePacs, several other high school level classes), and it really didn't work. The whole lack of life experience really came up and bit him hard. I've put it aside, and we may get back to it, or I might use it with my other son when he's in the age range it's targeted at, but it ended up just not being a good fit at all when used with a younger child, even though he was academically at or above the 'grade' level.
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I can't hear it anymore, but was very sensitive to it when I was a small child. Going to the shopping mall was torture for me (my brother had the same problem). I guess in the long run, it has helped our financial bottom line, as I still don't associate shopping with fun, but rather with a headache.
ETA: Never mind ... I didn't have my speakers on ... I did hear that sound -- not quite the same that I remember from the 70s and 80s, but definitely annoying.
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My oldest is almost 14, and we aren't there yet with the Primetime stuff. Thankfully, his interests are generally limited to Wipeout as far as evening TV (and he is gone more evenings than not).
My almost 13 year old is home more in the evenings, and does like The Voice or Dancing With the Stars, so if she's home alone (or with just me), she might turn those on, and I don't have a problem with them. I like Glee, and sometimes she'll watch that with me (she's on the young end of the range for that -- in what I'd call a yellow zone, but for her, it's ok).
We don't have cable or satellite, so our selections are somewhat limited.
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We live in Texas ... come July/August, the weather is hot and miserable, and we need to be inside much of the day anyway ... so yes, we go pretty much year-round. I usually give them some time (a month or so) where we don't do any formal schooling and keep things as unscheduled as they get (most of their activities -- Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, Tae Kwon Do -- run year round, and dd's riding teacher is away at school during the school year and ONLY available during the summer).
This frees us up to go places when the crowds are in school. The Texas Gulf Coast Beaches are beautiful (and empty) the last week of September/first week in October. i also don't mind taking a month off in winter when we're all just ready for a break (though this year, we kept going in some fashion or another and it has worked out so far).
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I'd joined, checked for a while, and with no traffic, hadn't checked in a long time.
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I went to Catholic high school. Two actually. At the one I started and finished, it was there, but not prevalent. Still, I know what pot smells like because of the girls' room in the math/science building.
The other one had a much bigger drug culture. There were exchanges that went on right in religion class (the nun that they had teaching was 90 if she was a day and blind ... but when I reported it, the reaction was such that my parents believed the principal may have been in on it/getting a cut).
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My not quite 13 year old uses tampons for swimming only ... it's only come up a couple of times, and yes, she uses the slim/junior size. We went over The Care and Keeping of You a few years ago, well before it was an issue. The first time she was going swimming at that time, my mom (pediatric nurse) was here, so I gave her a heads up and told dd to ask for help if she needed, but apparently dd figured it out, mom said she never asked.
My friend's mom died of TSS when I was 12 (more a case of neglect by the US Government healthcare system -- we were Navy families), so I have always had a personal hangup about tampons and rarely wear them, and never for long ... while I've made sure to educate dd on the risks, I've also tried to be careful not to pass my own hangups about them on to her.
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Discovery Toys used to make one called Ring It ... it can be difficult to find now, but I loved it in second grade because I could play with the multiplication tray, and my friend could play with the addition tray, but we were still trying to cover the most posts at the same time.
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I wonder if the reason that children are able to handle this with more equamity is that they aren't s#xually aware. Whereas, as adults we know exactly how sick and potentially threatening this man's actions are. Children would more likely relate g#nital exposure to bathroom habits and think gross/weird. In some ways their innocence protects them, in others it makes them more vunerable.
just pondering.
You're probably on to something. Having been in that position, you're right, I associated those parts with bathroom, etc.
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I remember facing a similar situation in the kids' section of the library. Like your girls, I was well-prepared, and told my mom, but wasn't traumatized by it nearly as much as those around me (or at all, really). Hopefully, they'll catch the guy before he traumatizes (or worse) someone else.
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My username on FB is the same as my username here.
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PS. I help my 14yo color his hair blue.
Hair is so much more reversible ... I wouldn't really have any trouble with hair self-expression ... though my own dc don't seem interested (the wild child is only 7, though).
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Meh. Not something that I would let my 13 year old dd do (she is not so inclined anyway), but wouldn't freak if I saw another girl the same age with one/my friend let her dd get one.
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I have a picture in my head but not sure it matches. COuld you video it?:lol: Pleeease?????
She sounds really weird!
Ooh, stand there and video it. I like that one!
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If west coast in summer appeals to you, I'd probably opt for a few days in Seattle for some adventure and maybe a couple of days in the San Juan Islands where you could spend some time relaxing, exploring tide pools, etc.
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Our favorite vacations have been National Parks or beach houses ... Destin, St. Petersburg or Galveston for the beaches (well, not right IN those areas, we usually find rentals in quiet residential areas nearby).
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Congratulations. Agreeing that #4 was easy to add -- even when my fourth was/is my most demanding.
I also had the 7 year total gap (well, just over 6 1/2), and had just trained my third when I found out that I was pg (after having had 3 in diapers for almost a year at one point).
I was on bedrest for several months, the other kids did fine and flourished. I agree with stocking up the freezer/getting a separate freezer ... that was a lifesaver for me. I also used Pearables in the middle trimester to train the dc to help with housework, and taught them to make simple breakfasts and lunches (cereal, sandwiches) ... far from being put upon, at those ages (3, 5 and 6), they were enthusiastic and empowered by being able to make a difference in family life.
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I did ask my son last night and he said he'd be happy either way.
Hmmph! A lot of help he is! :glare::D
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24 weeks, and then I went into labor at 25 weeks that time, and was on bedrest for 3 months.
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All other things being equal, I'd leave the choice to my son. It gives him investment in the process.
I like this solution a lot.
In what grade did you first have different teachers for different subjects?
in General Education Discussion Board
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In 5th grade, we went to another classroom for math. In that school (small Catholic school with 20-25 kids per grade), 6th-8th switched classes more.
Here, 6th graders pretty much stay and the teachers rotate and then 7th and up change classrooms.