Not on this board! I have 4, had them in 3 1/2 years time, and I get the "oh my..you have your hands full...blah blah...big family now-a-days"...all day long, when we are out. On here, I feel like I have a small family. Disney consideres us a large family. We have to book in a special room. Most of their rooms are for a family of 5. Do I need to do a shout out for "Don't know where you fit, families?" :D

Same here! I vacuum 2x a week and mop. The kids use little bissell vacs and vacuum daily after breakfast. And still...it's dirty. I wear crocs all day. My kids are in and out of the house, all.day.long, though, so I fault that and embrace that we enjoy our house, and surroundings and dirty floors are part of that!

Congrats! :D And, that IS so horrible of them! :thumbdown:

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Enjoy the teaching no matter where you are! We don't even have a room. Just use the kitchen table and tape things around our house, as needed!

:grouphug: It sounds to me like you are a wonderful mom. The kids feel secure enough to express themselves to you, and are free to express themselves in the other things they do! To me, a family of chaos, and yes, love is better than an ideal..which won't hold out!

:hurray: to you and your friends! Previous elem. teacher here, and the above statement was true for ps, as well.

These strategies/advice was given to people who wanted to change their negative attitude...they themselves were unhappy with being...unhappy, LOL! My two guys ARE unhappy, often. They feel stressed, axious, and think negatively about situations. Their attitude affects them physically and socially. Not all the time, but enough. I hate seeing them like that. Thanks for some reading recs!

Older post revival. DS (7) is on tenex, and it makes him very sleepy. I have not seen his impulsivity improved, overall, and now, his anxiety seems to be worse. Phobias have a appeared where there were non..insects, the dark, sleeping alone...and his social anxiety ("I don't want others to look at/judge me, so I refuse to participate") is still there. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I did some research on this a while ago, trying to help my child/husband. The rec'd strategies: 1. Use affirmitive words. Say what you want...not what you don't want. 2. Try to turn negative events into positive ones. We didn't do this, but we got to do this, or we can do it another day. 3. postive thinking about anything when you are feeling down. All the things you are good at, want to accomplish, etc. Unfortunately, they don't work very well for my guys, or others I know who have tried them. :001_unsure:

I agree that it is a personality issue. Others have agreed when this discussion comes up. No one has ever known how to change it, especially the negative outlook people. They say they tried the positive thinking, etc., but it doesn't change them. I am a half full person, DH is half empty. I just don't get it, and he doesn't get me. I can see the difference in my children.

Talking with other parents, talking with school personnel, and through time. Just going through the experience. :grouphug: Enjoy the change when it comes, and enjoy your time now!

Read this thread! http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?p=4228409#post4228409

Saw this after my post. I would not call daycare, school, but yes, it seems daycare has become a bad word. I see it substitued for other words, like school, often. Makes me confused, the same way your natural vs c-sec story does! I agree with you!

I don't know about daycare, but our churches have preschool starting at 1 year old. They usually go 1-2 days per week for about 4 hours/day. That is (pre) school IMO.

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I can tell, I have done that myself. The mind is a mysterious, powerful, wonderful thing! Very interesting OP!

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:grouphug: You are supermom! I can't get it all done, and done well, and I stay home, and have the background of being a 10 year teacher. I like this... Always live up to your standards - by lowering them, if necessary. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966 ;)

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Thanks!:D

We school year round, but today was a disaster. Everyone started yelling when I said it was time to do work!!!:confused: I was off task, myself, so I told everyone get your lunch boxes, and off we went to the park for lunch/play. Then off to the mall to look at the fish, legos, and the play area. Great day! Back to work tomorrow, and hoping it will be a better day. Good luck to you too! :001_smile:

:001_smile: that is a funny story OP! Two sides to the coin...be happy you look so youthful, though I could see the annoyance!

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Give what you can and don't feel guilty! :grouphug: