Melinda in VT
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I toured RPI with my oldest last spring.
I was surprised that Greek life was such a big deal on campus. (My college was Greek-free, and my preconceived notions of the Greek system didn't mesh with my preconceived notions of RPI students.) However, multiple students said the Greek life at RPI was different than on other campuses. For example, one student said his frat had Magic tournaments every weekend.
The school seemed like it had great facilities for some majors. Acoustic engineering is one example. IBM has a strong relationship with the school and with certain programs.
I agree that the dorms seemed a bit run down.
In the end, my son decided that he wanted a larger school with more diverse offerings (even though he's a math major) in a larger city.
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The love I feel for a person does not transfer to their things. If I love the thing itself, then the fact that a relative owned it is an extra bonus. If I find the thing ugly or useless, the fact that a relative owned it does not mean that I like the thing.
I keep things that are beautiful or useful or that were given to me by someone I birthed. Full stop.
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The Light Between Oceans
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
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I feel the same way - for some other woman.
One leaves me a little shaky, two would make me a bit faint of heart, I'm not going to dwell on three.
Birthing 1 at a time isn't exactly a picnic.
The problem with too much experience is there's a serious lack of romance about the birthing process.
Love the babies!
Delivery? On second thought I'll just stay pregnant.
Jk. Sorta.
:)
My twin birth was by far the easiest of my three. No meds, and no real desire for them.
Now, the next six months are a haze, but the birth was great.
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So none of the mamas here eat something different if they don't feel like what dh cooks ? :)
Idk, it all sounds very stressful.
Never. There have been years when DH did all the cooking and years when I did almost all of it. Right now we each cook 3-4 nights a week. We each choose our own meals. We eat what is cooked and we say thank you.
Now, I did go through times when I was pregnant and WOTH when I would go out instead of eating my packed lunch because I just didn't feel like what I packed. I think the diabetes is probably a key factor in the OPs situation.
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My first reaction would be to stop considering him when I plan meals and cook. I'd make dinners as simple as I wanted, with lots of Fend for Yourselves nights.
In my family, eating dinner together is a big deal, but if you are with the kids all day (mine are in ps) and your husband isn't coming home for dinner and you hate cooking . . . I'd do what makes you happy.
You can always go back to the old way of doing things if the new way doesn't work.
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Report cars come home in the backpacks and are not sealed. I don't see this as a breach of confidentiality at all. The comments are from the teacher, and the teacher doesn't need my permission to communicate with a child in her class (other than the implied permission I give by sending said child to school).
I have twins who are often in the same class. I do not share grades or report cards with siblings if they are in any way negative.
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How does he feel about technology?
Decide how often you want gifts, and then set up a Google calendar for him. Add entries like "buy Miss Peregrine chocolate" or "get Miss Peregrine a Starbucks gift card."
You can set up a Google calendar to email you every morning with your scheduled items for the day.
I don't speak my husband's love language very well, so I sympathize. To him, it probably feels like he just bought you a gift, even though it's been months. He needs help remembering that it's time for another one.
Of course, only do this if you won't get upset if he fails to follow through on the scheduled items. I'm thinking lighthearted reminder, not nagging.
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If it were my DH, I'd tell him to get over it.
But then, this sort of self-consciousness about interactions between members of the opposite sex drove me crazy when I lived in Utah.
Now, if you think going would be fun, by all means, go! But if you don't want to go and would be going only to appease your husband's discomfort, I'd stay home.
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I think if I were the teacher, I would be put off by your letter.
If what you want is to get a list of topics, I'd leave out your views on the situation in Colorado, the embedded video, and your statements about global warming/climate change.
I'd probably write something like this:
Dear Miss ______,
A is really enjoying your current events class, and some of the topics have become the subject of discussions at home. We are thrilled that A is in a current events class at such a young age and that you are so eager to teach these important topics.
Would it be possible to get a list of the topics you discuss each week so we can continue our exploration and discussion at home?
Thank you!
I also wouldn't assume that every idea your daughter takes away from this class comes from the teacher. Kids of this age can be very passionate about these topics, and I know my own kids express views in public that differ quite a bit from mine.
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Why is this your DH's sole decision? I'd be looking for a counselor and a divorce attorney if mine tried anything this dumb.
This seems extreme.
The kids have two parents who don't agree on the best way to educate them. The dad tried the mom's preferred solution for two years, and by her own admission was very involved in that process. Now, he wants his preferred solution to have a turn.
How did this become an act that results in divorce attorneys?
What would you think of a husband who divorced his wife because she homeschooled when he wanted the kids in school?
Ideally, spouses agree on these decisions, but at the end of the day if you have one parent adamantly for homeschooling and one parent adamantly for sending the kids to school, one parent is going to be happy with the final decision and one is going to be sad. It doesn't mean either partner has acted unfairly or stupidly.
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Would you tell a decidedly heterosexual teen that it might be just a phase? After all, some people don't realize their non-heterosexuality until some point in adulthood. Some are in denial because they're entrenched in a culture that doesn't allow for non-heterosexuality as a viable option. Or maybe they just haven't met the right person yet.
If so, then yes, it's perfectly fine to tell someone that it might be just a phase.
I do think that it's ok to tell any teen that sexuality isn't necessarily a static, that it's much more complex than just a gay/straight dichotomy, and that their feelings define their orientation, not their behavior.
There's also a tendency to assume that someone who is questioning and ends up in a heterosexual relationship was just going through a phase, when the person they ended up with just happened to be the opposite sex.
I understood Eliana's post to be about responding to teens who are *not* decisive.
Or are you saying that every teen who wonders about their gender fit is in fact transgender?
Edited to fix misspelling of Eliana's name.
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I wouldn't have done it for him.
Of course, I also have no skill with crafts of any kind. :-)
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It's a pretty common request, and it's never felt unsafe to me, but since it bothers you, I'd ask if there is some other way you can provide proof of insurance. Around here, the high school athletic director is the person to ask.
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It sounds like we are in a similar financial situation. Our oldest just started at a major state uni in a different state. He is on a full merit scholarship for four years. So far, we haven't had to fill out the FAFSA, but I will if that becomes necessary.
CC would have been a bad choice for this kid. He's going into math, and the CCs here don't offer the classes he needs. (He's starting with Calc III.)
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The Agatha Christie novel? I think I read it at 10. The body count is pretty high, but I was pretty sensitive to language, sex, etc., growing up, and Christie's novels felt safe to me.
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Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
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I've been away from these threads for a while, and my reading pace reflects that.
I just finished The Moviegoer for my book club. Meh. The book that was reviewed on the back doesn't bear much resemblance to the book I read.
I also just finished Sunshine, which my daughter checked out from the library. Robin McKinley wrote a vampire novel?? Yes, yes she did, and it is as masterful as I expect from her. Not the book I'd hand my teen, but I'm not going to forbid her to read it.
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I finished Festive in Death by J. D. Robb this week. I really enjoyed it. It wasn't as grim and heart breaking as they can be at times, and there were loads of sweet scenes.
Now I'm getting stuck into The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. I've wanted to read it for quite some time but now it has become important as I am hoping to give my seniors excerpts of it to read when we do a unit on medical ethics later this year. If anyone has suggestions for other books on similar topics feel free to suggest away :)
For medical ethics, I recommend The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down.
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You're a week and a half in? It's too early for the teacher to have formed a reliable picture of each kid's academic performance.
Friday was my third grader's eighth day of school.
I met the teacher during her open classroom time the week before school started. I mentioned a few things about my son, but it wasn't a private meeting.
Since then, I've received several emails about administrative things (hiking in the woods tomorrow, so bring boots; each child needs a pair of ear buds). One math worksheet came home for homework.
This is my fourth kid, and this feels like a completely normal and appropriate level of communication at this stage of the year.
If the lack of response to email continues, that would bother me, but I'd give her the benefit of the doubt for the first miss.
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We start school on Tuesday. This is the first year my youngest (going into 3rd) will have homework.
The plan is for him to grab a snack and play outside for as long as he wants until his siblings get back from cross-country. Then it's dinner and homework time for everyone. On Mon and We'd he'll have soccer from 5-6, so he'll have to do homework in the afternoon.
I'm not looking forward to homework.
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Yes, I did. :-)
I can relate to your feelings. I don't think I've ever found a perfect church fit, but I've found ones that were good enough fits to be beneficial.
It helps that I live in a place that skews liberal in general.
I wish I had new suggestions to offer, but it sounds like you are trying the right denominations. The only other one I think to suggest is ELCA.
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Can you share what you liked and diidn't like about the churches you have visited?
Your list includes the two denominations I was going to suggest, but maybe I would have another suggestion if I knew why they didn't resonate with you.
Doea anyone have any information about these schools?
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We spent a couple of hours with students and faculty in the math dept at RPI. They seemed to have a strong applied math program.