We have a larger one, very similar, in a cast iron stand that used to be dh's parents. I've always wondered what it was used for.

I'm so sorry. They should be accepting him for who he is, not waiting for him to fit their mold or waiting for you to make him acceptable to them. I wish churches were more accepting of neurodivergent people.

I have a air fryer like a toaster oven. I use parchment paper when I don't want crumbs dropping through the rack. I have to be careful that it doesn't touch the heating element, but otherwise it works very well. I have reused the parchment paper a time or 2 as well. We use ours primarily to roast veggies and meat on one sheet. It's just dh and I, so it gives us an alternative to the oven.

A company I worked at in the 80's did that. I think the personality screeners are still common.

This is a 5 year old thread. I hope things worked out for your son, op.

Dh and I haven't had it to the best of our knowledge. I work closely with students in a public school and ds, bil, and sil have had it in our house. I've often wondered if titers could be checked to confirm we haven't had it.

I totally agree with this. Sometimes your insurance will also have roadside assistance, but check to make sure it's as good as AAA. We have a family friend who was burned by USAA's roadside assistance wrt towing. I used AAA one time when ds and I were stuck overnight. They towed my van 100 miles to the place we wanted it serviced. Another time, ds was 13 hours away and struck some debris "falling from the sky" that caused his car to be undriveable. He called us panicked about what to do, but handled everything himself. AAA towed him home (he was 60 miles away), then towed it a couple more times to/from the auto body shop. Between those 2 events, AAA paid for itself several years over. We chose the second level of AAA because of all the rural driving our family does. Also, just FYI adult kids can stay on their parents' AAA policy until they turn 26. It's significantly less expensive to add them then for them to get their own policy. My dd gets a kick out of having an AAA card that says she's been a member for 30 years. She's been a member longer than she's been alive!😂

Our philosophy was to let our kids make their own decisions at about 16 because I wanted them to experience things I knew they would experience on their own when we were better able to guide them. So I would have her drive the entire way with me as a passenger, letting her experience the unknowns of driving in a new place with me helping her. It would be time consuming for me because of have a 3 hour drive home after, but it would be an opportunity for her to stretch her wings. After that, I would do as a pp mentioned and ask her to drive during daylight hours when she drove alone and call or text me when she arrived. We have always driven long distances as a family. When mine went to college, 2 were within 4 hours of home, but one was 14 hours away. They all drove back and forth between our house and college. I think this is good practice for your dd, especially if she will be not be attending a local college.

This was ours. I didn't get a pic of 100% because dh and I were too busy watching. It was very hit and miss due to the clouds in our area. We happened to have a clear view, but just a couple of miles away had cloud cover. I like watching the shadows change, too.

I have an old phone I could use and have a Bluetooth speaker in the classroom already. I was hoping it could be a stand alone, not connected to my Wi-Fi account. Sounds like I'm outta luck, though.

I hadn't considered that. I've heard other teachers talk about using it. I'll check with admin tomorrow.

I currently have about 10 alarms on my phone to get through the day. I have 2 concerns about just using my phone. First is that I'm adding another grade, so will have 5-6 more alarms. Second, what happens when I'm not there? My IA, as wonderful as she is, struggles with technology. I don't think she would hear or recognize the different alarms. Tbh, sometimes I don't hear or respond to them either. That's why I'd really like something I could set up and leave.

I teach in a classroom with multiple grades and schedules. I'm having a hard time making sure all the times for the changing daily schedules are met. I use an alarm on my phone to remind me when someone needs to leave the room, but I'm struggling with my in-room schedules and am considering getting something like an Alexa do I can ask to schedule times for subject changes or bathroom breaks. I also need something my IA or a sub can use when I'm out of the class. Does an Alexa require Wi-Fi or another device to work? Are there any other devices that work independently or a device? We have Wi-Fi at the school, but none of the school devices have wireless capabilities and it can't be connected to my personal device. I have students who have these devices at home and would likely try to use them in class. Is there a way to not allow certain voices to make requests of the device? I'm all ears for any suggestions! I'll check back this afternoon to see if anyone has any ideas or to address questions. Thank you!

To the best of my understanding, I'm in good standing on the WTM forums. However, I just tried to post on the care packages thread and my post need to be approved prior to posting. Why is that? (While I was posting this, I received notification that my post was approved. Still curious, though.) Maybe everything is locked down due to all the spam yesterday and today?

My dd has a Brita water bottle with filter and really likes it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brita-Premium-Leak-Proof-Filtered-Water-Bottle-Sea-Glass-26-oz/334062228

Can this be made ahead or in a crockpot? We have a potluck coming up at work and I'd love to make a vegetarian dish for our SLP.

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I had never heard of this. Thank you.

I really like this idea. The parents aren't in contact with each other at all.

I had another person recommend this to me. Did you spray it on items or hair?

I'll confirm later when we have a staffing, but it sounds like home is where she is reinfected..

I can do this, though my students will likely demand to know why they changed. The pillows are like 2 and a half feet wide and tall. W have a dryer at school, but I don't want to risk spreading lice to the special Ed classroom I would have to go through to get to the dryer. And I don't want to bring them home for the same reason. Covering them send like the easiest way to go.

I'm not sure how to share that info without implicating the little girl. From what I understand, she has had a fair amount of trauma and I want to avoid causing any more.

I have a new student who will be coming to me in a couple of weeks. I know very little of her background, but one thing I was told is that she has been attending school despite having lice because she had too many absences due to the lice and became truant. I have 2-3 other regular students in the classroom. We have a knot pillow, a really cool canoe, some huge pillows that get beat up, punched, kicked, slept on. The kids love all of these and I don't want to take them away, but I also don't want to transfer the lice. I also don't want to connect removing of any items with the arrival of the new student. The thought of lice squicks me out, but I will have a student who needs the same care as my other students. So what can I do? How can I prevent it on me, my other students, my aide? Any supplements I can take that would discourage them? What preventative measures can I take for the classroom? Any help or ideas are greatly appreciated!

My dd went to a camp where the kids had to give up their phones, but she was allowed to use her phone to call an unchurched friend for an activity one night. She then texted me to alert me to issues. I went to the camp, we talked, and she left with me. We didn't return to that church. I was very thankful she had the foresight to call me when she had her phone. (The issues she had with the activities made her very uncomfortable and didn't fit what we'd taught her.)