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cut (i know, boring!)
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wow, it's kind of rude to tell you that now, when a lot of people shop ahead of time (JMHO, though). Our family stopped exchanging gifts among adults a few years back, but we planned it well in advance.
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My neighbor boycotts AG because she says they support Planned Parenthood; I have no clue if that is true or not, just throwing it out there!
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no, i don't feel "grown up" yet in many ways. . .on the other hand, in other ways I have felt grown up since age 10 or so. If that makes any sense at all! ;)
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I have no clue. We've done school everyday (except he had off for his bday and Thanksgiving) since Sept. I don't know what day we are on though. I don't keep track. I definitely *am* disorganized.
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okay, maybe it's just me! :001_smile:
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Do you feel scared of getting older?
I do. Not in the sense of being "scared of dying", but more being scared of not being young anymore. I don't want to "feel" old. I don't want to have to wear older-people's clothing. I don't want to not enjoy doing really fun, active things. I see old people, and most of them sit around and watch TV all day and complain (sorry, just the truth). . and I'm afraid of becoming like THAT.
On the other hand, I feel blessed for each year I live, because i know some people never get these years. . .
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I'm all for regifting!
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I answered other, because in my opinion, it depends who is asking!
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I'm completely unorganized. I homeschool, and my son is doing well academically. I don't have the detailed daily plans that some have (and that's really great if they can do that!), but I get done what needs to be done. At times it's challenging, but it works.
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I don't know. . i think it depends on *why* she is lying.
I always try ot make "telling the truth" more attractive to my kids than lying.
For example, I'm going to be honest, I was a little girl who lied a lot. Mostly, the reason was to avoid getting in trouble w/ my parents. It was *not* desirable (LOL) to get in trouble w/ my parents for anything, and so I lied. . .
I always tell my oldest DS, it will be far better for him to tell the truth than for me to find out he lied.
I'm going to come right out and say I am NOT a fan of putting hot sauce on a kid's tongue, or anything like that. I also am not a proponent of continuing to "punish" your child until he/she tells the truth.
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At Amazon.com, and Walmart, they were initially under $9.99. . in fact, people online were posting (on a bargain board) about buying them a while back for $8.99 at Walmart.
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My parents did not require us to. In fact, they thought it shouldn't even be the law to wear seatbelts, but was unnecessary "government interference" into people's lives.
We rode sleeping in sleeping bags in the back of the station wagon, we rode on the back dash of our grandparent's car. . .we even had a car accident where my dad hit a dear and all of us got slammed into the seat in front of us (quite hard I might add). . .And still, no seatbelts. As kids, we didn't think much of it.
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Well i was just blown away when my DH's parents spent $42 plus shipping for a Zhu Zhu pet for my niece on Ebay. Don't they retail for less than $10 normally? I know they are HTF in stores, but I would tell my kids to wait until January, when there will no doubt be a glut of them, and they will probably once again be found for under $10. :001_smile:
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Seriously--enlighten me!!
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Personally speaking, I feel like this a lot.
I think, at times, our expectations are the problem. We aren't really always going to open the Bible every day and read some great new truth. There are days we will get something good out of our Bible reading, and there are days we won't. It's life.
There are Sundays we'll love going to church, and there are Sundays when we won't feel like going. We still go. . .And it's our hearts that God sees.
Real Spiritual life isn't in the highs of the campfire service or making a great decision for God. The most faithful people I know didn't have exciting lives, but lived out their faith in day-to-day seeming monotony.
I recently heard of a man who spent his entire life working in a factory (which would bore me to death!), and right before he died he said he felt his biggest joy was that his 12 children were walking with the Lord in their daily lives.
Another thing that helps me when I get "unexcited" in my spiritual life is trying to help someone else. It takes my mind off of ME.
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I'm not near 40 yet. . .but. . it scares me to think of turning 40. It seems like a huge milestone or something.
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We send one out at least every other year. . .mostly to older relatives who wouldn't be on facebook necessarily.
Last year, I thought our life was so mundane, I didn't bother. LOL. This year, I'm sending one out. I always try to make it a little bit realistic. I kind of have a distate for Christmas letters that read:
"Our child was the top student at his school every week last year, and my husband got a 200K raise, and we moved into a mini-mansion, and then we took a vacation to Hawaii for a month. After that, we came back where we got right back into participating in our numerous church ministries. As a family, we are memorizing the book of Leviticus together." :lol:
Seriously, you know what i mean!
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since i'm bored too (and tired :lol:)
How fattening exactly is mayonnaise? no clue
Do you drive faster when listening to rock music? maybe sometimes. . .
Have you turned into your mother? i hope not
Ever broken your toe whilst running through your house in the dark? not yet
How about driving a golf cart through a plate glass window? haha. . no
Do you dance for joy when no one is looking? no, i'm not that exciting
What do you really do when you run out of toilet paper? try to find a random unused piece somewhere. . then i go for a paper towel (which may or may not clog the toilet)
Are you really drinking alone if there is a cat in the room? What about a border collie? Nope! :)
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How about some natural solutions, such as St. John's Wort. I have known people who tried it with good results. Also, excercise can help, from what I've heard.
But. . I'm not a counselor. . although my friends sometimes seem to think I am. I would definitely recommend getting advice from a professional.
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Yes, your situation does sound depressing.
As far as knowing whether something is situational depression or not, I'm not an expert, but I think there are a bunch of factors.
I think if you are so depressed that you can't function, or do your day-to-day responsibilities, then you should seek help. If you're sleeping all the time, or just always feeling sad, you should seek help.
It's hard w/ kids though. . Do you have any friends who would watch them while you saw a doctor or went to counseling? Maybe you could exchange child-care days.
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Yes, because I think DS would have more manipulatives for math at school. I think he would get to do more science experiments. I think he would get to do better art, and have music theory class each week. I think he would have more structure.
No, because I think DS would hate going to school right now. I think despite my weaknesses he is still thriving academically. In fact he says he doesn't have the slightest desire to go to school. So. . Yes, and No. If that makes *any* sense. :001_smile:
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I would not use the curriculum our local public school districts all use (Everyday Math). I'm not at all a fan of it. I would make sure my children knew "traditional" math well, and if I *had* to put them in public school, I think they would catch on well, and maybe be ahead.
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*watching Mister Rogers, Little House on the Prairie, Wild Kingdom. . .
*slap bracelets, jelly bracelets, banana clips
*Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake
*actually writing letters to people (not emails)
*a corded phone
*listening to books on *record*
*jelly shoes
*roller skating youth activities (church-related)
*riding my bike with no helmet
*not wearing seatbelts in the car (forget carseats!!)
*getting my first tape player
*wearing barrettes w/ ribbons on them
Wow, I'm really dating myself. . . LOL (can you tell I grew up in the 80's?)
Question about scripture memorization
in General Education Discussion Board
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I second verses like: Psalm 23, Psalm 100, Genesis 1:1, the Beatitudes (Matthew). . .There were some great resources posted here. My boys learn verses through going to AWANA, but I realize that is not Catholic.