Tree Frog
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Please someone help me! I'm at that age when perimenopause is about finished. Now I might have hot flashes on my arms, but the core of my body is cold. Or my arms or wrists are cold, but if I put on a light covering, the rest of me is too hot. I've also had cold skin, cool to the touch, but inside I'm really hot. Dh tries to give me a hug or warm up my arms, but he gives off too much heat. My skin might be warming up, but the rest of me is overheating. This is a problem especially when I sleep because if I cover my cold arms, the rest of me is too hot, so I can't sleep. Or I have cold arms, which also keeps me awake. I've tried sleeping in lightweight long sleeve shirts, a cami with a lightweight sweater, and t shirts. My next thing to try is just the sweater so my core isn't as covered, but my arms are warmed.
I take supplements (C, D, B complex, evening primrose oil, fish oil, magnesium, glucosamine/chondroitin, NAC) and allergy meds (Zyrtec, Flonase, Sudafed as needed, Mucinex D as needed, Benadryl as needed.) I took ashwagandha every other day for a couple of weeks, which at first was great for sleep, but over time, it didn't help and my mucous and urine turned pumpkin orange, so I stopped.
Am I the only one with these weird symptoms? It's really annoying to have randomly cold parts of my body. (It's very strange to have to warm up my eyeball!) Any ideas I can try? It's making me crazy!
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40 minutes ago, Miss Tick said:
DH has had me rebooked on another flight before the flight delay was even announced to the passengers (including myself) on the actual airplane. He has some mad flight tracking skills!
Does he use Flight Aware or a different tracking site? How does he rebook? I watch and try to be ready, but I've never successfully rebooked myself or dh.
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Flight aware, both the app and website, can be useful. Sometimes flight info has been updated there before I've been notified. I also like that I can find out where my airplane is coming from to see if my flight will be late or changed completely.
Not helpful for the op, but I also use it when I'm picking someone up and waiting in the cell phone lot. I can see where the arrival plane is while it's in the air and when it's landed.
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22 minutes ago, Heartstrings said:
Does the school not have a class for behavior kids? It’s called an Alternative Learning Environment at the school my kids went to. It’s a mixed grade class with 5-10 kids with behavior issues with a teacher and an aid. When my kid threw a desk once that was discussed, it’s what spurred us into homeschooling. I can’t imagine a kid being this bad day after day without them removing him.
ALE at my school (Texas) is only for ID students. If they don't have any significant learning deficits, students can't be placed there. BMC (Behavior Mastery Center) is for students who only have behavior regulation problems. It's interesting learning what the different classes are called in different regions of the US.
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36 minutes ago, Amethyst said:
She says she has been carefully documenting everything. The school counselor is only at her school part-time. It doesn't seem like they are moving to have him evaluated for an IEP yet. She says he has no difficulty with learning so he wouldn't warrant and IEP. But what about ED? Based on what the parent has said, it seems like ED might be a thing here.
I'm a long term sub in a behavior classroom that falls under Spec Ed. (So I don't have a lot of experience with lots of kids, just my kiddos.) I have only 2 students, both are bright, but their behaviors get in their way of learning. We've had desks and chairs thrown, pinching, head butting, kicking, etc., but this year is significantly better than last year. Our goal is to de-escalate, notice the behavior before it gets bad, and respond. We use a calming space, like others mentioned, and other students who are struggling to maintain control in their gen ed classroom are allowed to come into our classroom. I wonder if there's a safe space away from the rest of the class the student could go. However, if the behavior has already escalated, the student will likely refuse to leave.
Is there a specific time of day the student struggles? What are his triggers? Neither of mine like to write and will trigger verbalizations in my older student and physical responses in my younger student.
When I started training for this job, I discovered my school district of over 100 schools is doubling the number of behavior classes like mine. Staff throughout the district is finding that kids are struggling.
33 minutes ago, Amethyst said:Maybe. She says he doesn't throw fits. He doesn't get angry. DD's interpretation is that he wants peer acceptance, so he is acting out to get their attention. Obviously, the poor kid is hurting in some ways, but it's not like tantrums. Maybe she could explore these ideas with him. I'll suggest it to her.
It sounds like some social skills training might work. Our district uses 3 different ones, 2 of which I have access to. One that I really like is SuperFlex. It teaches about how various "things" (rock brain, for example) try to get us to misbehave. It really focuses on the the student individually, teaching recognition of poor behaviors in a super hero comic book way. It would be good for the entire class to learn so they have the vocabulary to talk about what they're seeing. It also talks about hidden rules, those rules that aren't explicitly stated. For example, usually we don't teach students that we wear shoes at school. Everyone just knows. I am getting ready to implement it, but haven't yet. But my 2 boys like superheros and this seems like something they will listen to. My younger student picked up the book to peruse it and asked to read it.
Do the counselors do social skills training with the whole class? Does your dd have access to social stories that she could read or look at on her own? Maybe she would need to contact a spec ed teacher for those.
26 minutes ago, Amethyst said:Yes. Apparently he loved his kindergarten teacher. She has over 30 year teaching experience. I don't think she has given any insight though. He was fine in kindergarten, dd says. But maybe she should talk to kindy teacher. Good idea. I'll suggest that.
If your dd can, she should try to build a relationship with this student and overlook minor behaviors. My relationship with my younger student is very strong and he knows what the rules are. He responds to me very differently than he does other staff.
It's a hard place to be! There are many teachers at my school who have students with behavior like your dd's. If your dd is on FB, there are several spec ed groups that discuss behavior issues. I wish your dd much luck!
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I have been asked to provide an Amazon link to a rebounder I'd like for my classroom. I have a first grader and a fourth grader, but really, any special needs student in our pre k-5 school will be able to use it.
I think the biggest difference is the best. What are pros and cons? What features have you seen that you really like or don't like?
There isn't a specific time I need to make my request, but sooner is better than later. Thanks for your help!
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9 hours ago, Bootsie said:
One thing DH and I have noticed, however, is that the lights on police and emergency car vehicles have seemed to become much brighter. We both find that they can be blinding.
Construction vehicles also have the same lights. It's supposed to be safer for the road crews, but we have lots of road construction in my city and I find I don't respond to the lights like I used to until I see what kind of vehicle is using them. I get frustrated with the people who slow way down to pass a construction vehicle clearly well off the road in the construction area that doesn't impact the driving lane.
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1 hour ago, kbutton said:
I would guess that in an active snowstorm, white might be an issue
I almost merged into a white car driving on the interstate. We were in a blizzard, he wasn't visible, and he didn't have his lights on. This was years ago, before daytime running lights were mandated.
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If you would like to ask questions of vets familiar with snake bites, the National Snakebite Support page on FB is very helpful. They also offer support from physicians for people.
I hope your kitties do well!
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I've wondered why some people get it and others don't. I hope they're able to figure it out!
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We loosened the reins when our kids were juniors and were completely hands off when they were seniors. One of us felt very strongly that as parents, we needed to be able to guide them if they asked for help. It was easier to see they needed help when they lived at home rather than waiting until college. The other of us had a more difficult time letting go, especially irt money and budgeting, and tried to maintain control while they were in college. It caused a very difficult summer when parent was pretty much forced to let go with one kid. The other was an easier transition, and, despite being a senior in college, the youngest hasn't yet transitioned away from budget help at his request.
I think if you can take the long view and look at your goals for your kids in 5 or 10 years and work backwards to how to active the goals and let them go a little bit at a time, it might be a little easier.
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I remember you, though I had a different user name. I'm glad things worked out for you!
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It's good to see you again!
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10 hours ago, Heartstrings said:
I think we all just have it so ingrained to call the police if we need help. Call 911. Too often that’s a bad idea, which such a shame.
The most prudent thing for this man would have been to Google a tow company and sit tight. But since he was in a remote area, was he able to use the internet on his phone? I know I can often make calls but not use data. In a remote area, with no Google, how does one get a tow? I guess my insurance card has a phone number, would they be able to help? Calling 911 and expecting the police or 911 to help doesn’t seem crazy in that case, even without a mental health episode.
I wish we had something besides police to handle exactly this sort of stuff.
I agree that calling 911 shouldn't be a crazy, unsafe idea. I wonder what the police's expected outcome was. Sometimes if people can imagine the outcome they want, they can work backwards. "Clearly Mr. Glass wasn't harming is or himself, so what do we want to accomplish here?" could be one of the policemen's thought processes. I work with a behavior student and sometimes I have to think outside the box to de-escalate the situation. If what I want the way I expect it isn't happening with my student, then I have to think of another way to achieve what needs to happen.
It's the attitude, though, that needs to stop. Because he reacted positively to one of the female officers, she went back her coworkers and made fun of him instead of using his willingness to listen to her to help the situation.
I thought it was interesting that in the next county over, LEO's are given training to help mentally ill and that with specific types of calls, specially trained personnel are sent instead of law enforcement. I hope more of LEO receive training.
It's a hard place to be, to always expect the worst because your and others' lives might depend on it. But still be expected to address the situation accurately if your life isn't dependent on it. In this case, it sounds like group think took over.
The older I get, the more I see differences between people and the biases we all carry. Sometimes those biases serve us well and sometimes they don't.
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I have a couple of thoughts. First, my nephew is a sheriff's deputy in the mountains in that state. His responses to conversations about mentally ill people cause me to hope he never has to come across one for the sake of the civilian. Second, what was the expected outcome? I understand the victim was very frightened. If his vehicle was stuck, was a tow truck called to pull it out? I would be curious to know if any of those officers calmly asked Mr. Glass how he wanted them to help him. Being increasingly aggressive doesn't help any situation and could cause even the most stable person to think he needs to defend himself.
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We used to live on XX Street Road, which was about a block long and led to an old apartment complex. Street by itself wasn't good enough and Road couldn't be by itself, so we got Street Road.
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I think that's a recipe I would like to have when you find it! It sounds delicious!
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2 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Our shelter takes select shelter cats who had lived with dogs before (and thus weren’t terrified by them) and each new dog in for a highly supervised and leashed introduction as their assessment. A lot of dogs don’t pass but no cats are traumatized by the process.
Their cattery was a large room with lots of high places for the cats to go. There were a few cats in cages, but most of them were free roaming. There were a lot of kittens who were curious about the dogs. The dogs were held on a short leash until it was known how they reacted. The dog she really wanted had a very high prey drive. As soon as they saw that, the dog was taken out and a note was put in her file. The other dog they took in 3 times, once for dd to get see and twice for roommate to see, and while he was curious about them, he didn't try to chase the kittens approaching him. Dd and I were both impressed at what a great shelter it was.
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My dd was looking for a dog that had to be cat friendly because of roommate's cat. One shelter she visited would allow a staff member to take the dog in question into the cattery with the potential adoptor watching through the window. I thought that was such a great wat to see how the dog reacted.
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7 hours ago, madteaparty said:
This is the one I have. I don’t actually know what “airfrying” means but I thought it had something to do with airflow. So I guess what I’m asking is, does lining the mesh basket or placing it on a solid tray defeat the purpose of the airfrying? Does it matter if I can still make salmon in 9 min? Lol 🙂
My understanding is that air frying increases the airflow to be like super convection instead of regular convection. I haven't had any problems using the parchment paper in terms of speed of cooking, but clean up is significantly easier!
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@Calizzy, how did the last night go?
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I had the same problem, so I googled parchment paper. Google told me it would work, so I've been using it for the last couple of weeks. It works very well. Just make sure the parchment paper can handle the temps you're using.
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Hot and cold flashes at the same time!?
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That's interesting. Does the soy offset the decreasing estrogen? Dh is changing his diet. Looks like I need to change mine, too.