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In my family (and culture), men and boys are not expected to lift a finger when it comes to "women's work". Guests were also fussed over and not expected to help with dishes. When my dh met my family, he was fussed over like he was a king with food and he LOVED it!
I have to admit I am the same way with dh and my son... I fuss over him with meals, laundry, and they are not expected to lift a finger. However, they know if I need help, they pitch in. Son can adapt to other folk's home rules too. Your ways may be different from his family's ways. I would not go by a first impression.
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The GED exam is TOUGH.
Can the GED be a goal down the road? Her reading level needs to improve before trying to pass the GED.
I like the Wordly Wise Series by EPS. I've used it for remedial students and it is a great vocabulary and reading comprehension tool.
I recommend using Book 2 if she is at a 3rd grade level... so she can succeed and move on to Book 3. You can buy the book at any teacher store or Mardel's. HTH
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If you can, please reach out to Joanne and get her cell #. You have a lot of cyber-friends here on the WTM Boards who worry about you.
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Why not suggest dh give this summer a trial run for keeping her reviewing skills a la afterschooling? If he hates it, then you have your answer.
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How many grams of carbs are you allowed?
I am Type II Diabetic and have a rare liver disease (cannot eat a lot of protein).
My dietician says I need 20-25 grams of carbs per meal. And no more than 40 grams of protein a day.
I like using MyFitnessPal to keep track of carbs and protein. HTH
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We tried it all when our Labrador was a puppy. Nothing worked. Finally, when she was a year old, we sent her off to a 2-week "boot camp". The trainer showed us this pinch collar and I felt sick about it. No way was I going to put that medieval contraption on my sweet girl. But then he explained how it works and why it works so well. The dogs perceive the prongs much like their mother's teeth. When a puppy needs correction, momma dog uses her mouth.
As soon as the dog starts to pull, the prongs tighten. You correct with your voice and stop moving until the dog is where he/she needs to be. Some trainers say you should snap the leash immediately, but we never had to (maybe the trainer did that with her?). We retired her prong collar about a week after we got her back from boot camp. She never pulled or walked ahead of us again.
We have since used this collar to train our Great Dane (she passed away a few years ago), and our English Mastiff. You only need to use it until the dog "gets" what you want it to do.
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We raised a Belgian Malinois from 9 weeks of age.
When he was ready for obedience training, our instructor required the pinch collar and instructed us in using it ONLY briefly for getting our dog to heel on command. It took my dog 3 sessions with the pinch collar and he got the idea. After those short sessions, we used a leather lead with the proper "slack" to have him walk right next to me... if I stopped, he stopped. I then would lead him around myself (I stood still and used the lead) and into a sit position. From there, the dog was trained to either sit or lay down with a short lead or 30 ft. lead and be trained for more commands. HTH
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If SIL did the nickname... I say she now gets Birthday and Christmas Cards signed, "With Love, Your Turd Nugget"
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I'd email her back.
Address it to Butt Sludge. And sign it Turd Nugget.
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I think that by letting her know that you would not be available after March, you clearly set up some boundaries. IMO, I don't think your enabling her- yet. However, it does sound like there is a potential for her to take advantage of the situation. . She needs to make time to parent her children, despite her depression and insomnia. This is coming from someone who also has twin boys and was dealing with depression, insomnia, and my children's health issues while they were at their worst, which were during the toddler and preschool age. I had little help because my husband was too busy working two jobs to provide for us. I had one other school age child at the time and no other help. You've done a lot to help thus far.
I think you have ID'ed the issue.
What makes things worse is that my friend blames others (or uses them) to get free childcare. And if the friendships become damaged due to the situation, she moves onto the next "friend" and uses them for free help.
Plus, she will make it look as if the blame rests on that person... whereas the 800 lb. Elephant in "the room" is that she is overwhelmed and needs to parent her children. Many moms of multiples are on their own with no help. I just am a bit gun shy seeing a few friendships blown apart by this mom.
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A friend asked for my help with being a "consultant" for her preschool age twin boys.
I accepted the challenge.
I knew in advance this friend deals with too much on her plate, some PPD/insomnia, husband does not help, and basically... she is a perfectionist.
At our first meeting, she said she did not have the time to create lesson plans. I suggested pre-created lesson ideas and she then complained she had no money. She implied I was to come up with activities or the lesson plans. Hmmm.
I later whipped up some (free) online resources and she did not have the time to print out the resources.
I then took it upon myself to print the (free) link and put the worksheets and week's lesson suggestions in her mailbox. I also told her I will not be available beyond the month of March. After that, she will be on her own... but will have a month's worth of lesson ideas and resources to create a do-able plan.
I have a sinking feeling she may be asking more out of me. But I am working p/t and homeschooling my own child. I don't have time to help her. Her family wants her to get a p/t job and put the kids in daycare as nothing is getting accomplished with her being at home.
The kids are unsupervised often or the TV babysits them for hours. My friend is known to not um... discipline her kids and they rule the roost. She does have some serious Depression/Insomnia issues I feel need medical intervention, but she has no $ or insurance... yet, she is clearly overwhelmed. I gently encouraged her that there is no shame in getting help and putting the kids in preschool 2 days a week for her sanity. Or join a support group or playgroup just to get out of the house. Yikes...
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I did wonder one thing, in all of the testing/evaluating that was done did they rule out all LDs?
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I will make a note later... but do not want to label anything.
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Honestly, the insurance costs and today's dangers of teen driving/riding and parental classes from states about teens getting licenses make it not worth it.
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Our family barely makes enough for one car's fuel, insurance and toll fees. And my son is Special Needs on top of this... I do not see him handling a job plus school until after age 18.
My family's culture was third world in the sense that you were expected to live in the house until marriage. The rent was $0 -- but the expectation was for you to either go to college or get a job (and even then, you gave a portion of your paycheck to the parents) to save up for a home when you got married. It was common to live in a multigenerational home before WWII... and credit made it common for the everyday joe to get their own home after WWII. But now with our credit (economy) going sour, it is ironic to see multigenerational housing coming back. I don't see it as coddling. Insurance rates for young male drivers are outrageous, IMO.
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Be sure to change the air filter in your A/C & Heat more than every 6 months. Plus clean out the air vents and ceiling fans. Switch to a tile (or wood if you can afford it) floor instead of carpet. During really bad allergy seasons, I'd have to shower daily and take Nasacort and Benadryl to survive. Flonase works better than Nasacort (a.k.a "Snoz-a-cort").
Be super careful with Nasacort as you can easily get a sinus infection -- one of the side effects.
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I like the craft paper idea -- use blue painter's tape on the edges!
I used to have a 3 step cleaning process for my (white) tile floor:
1) Sweep
2) Vacuum and detail edges that broom does not get.
3) Hot water w/ Ammonia rinse/mop on floors to get it white again.
House rules were everyone's shoes came off at the door (I also had white carpet too). And there was a large "mudroom" for jackets, boots, shoes, and a thick work carpet for the boys to wipe their feet on on both sides of the door.
Why not just put some (temporary) stone pavers as a "sidewalk" trail from the car to the door? Remove them when it is time to work on the yard? That will cut down on the snow and mud some.
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My FIL had horrible allergies in MI and moved to CA, but suffered to a lesser extent. Not as bad as MI, tho'. He then moved to the Mojave Desert and did really well there... but that is in the middle of NOWHERE.
I grew up in No. CA and had pollen/tree allergies. Moved to So. CA and they were less irritable thanks to living by the ocean. I also moved to the Mojave Desert like my in-laws and my allergies were GONE!! Wow. But we lived in nowhere-ville, which truly sucked big time. :laugh:
Now I live in Texas (my maternal people's homelands...near DFW) and I hate it due to my allergies gone amuck. Spring pollen is nasty with the winds. This winter has been mild and the Mountain Cedar is my #1 enemy. Aaaauuuugh. Mountain Cedar is everywhere in TX, NM, CO & AZ.
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Most likely due to our economy gone sour and so many job applicants... the new "rule" makes those who are overqualified get the interview. Easier to weed out candidates from a Human Resources POV?
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I have to confess we did the mummified chicken years ago with SOTW... but moved during that time to a new home and the chicken mummy was "forgotten". Discovered it in a box a year ago and ds was shocked to see how the chicken was still preserved. It was encased in salt in a ziploc bag. Never got around to wrapping it or launching it from a trebuchet (my original plan).
That being said... Latin was a complete flop after 3 weeks. So was Spanish. Turns out trying to teach a special needs child who has working memory issues a new language is challenging. Who knew?
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Could they have been having a relationship prior to her husband's death?
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My FIL did the same thing a month after MIL's death... it was an affair he kept secret from MIL for years. :glare:
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Tex-mex is your son's disorder classified under organic acidemia disorders?
Howdy! :001_smile:
From what I understand from our Metabolic Geneticist Specialist at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston... we are like "distant" cousins. Not the same. But it looks like we do share similar symptoms when under illness or stress -- and have to be on similar diets? For our Disorder, a liver transplant is needed if meds and diet do not help. Looks like we both have ongoing care that requires the support of knowledgeable nutritionists and physicians. And frequent monitoring of growth, development, and biochemical parameters is essential.
In our Urea Cycle Disorder - OTC Deficiency, and others later in the cycle, glutamine or orotic acid may be identified in the urine organic acid profile, for example in Hyperammonemia. My son was in a FDA Drug Study a couple of years back and the test results from that study showed great implications that the drug could be used to help Maple Syrup Urine Disease (one of the Organic Acidemias in your group).
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We went to Disneyland/CA Adventure for ds' 10th bday.
We then went to Walt Disney World when ds was 13 many years ago... ds will be 18 years old in a few months. He says he LOVED both places and would go back in a heartbeat. If someday, we have 2 nickels to rub against each other, we'd go back to WDW. The rides, Downtown Disney and Blizzard Beach were big hits with him! And I'd invite ds' buddy to join in on the fun!
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I'd like to join. I have 7 children but my 6th (he's in first grade) has a fatty acid oxidation disorder and a carnitine deficiency. He's been in the hospital twice since New Year's because normal illnesses cause his metabolism to crash.
My biggest struggle (beyond day to day medical care and trying to avoid the hospital) is knowing how hard to push him. His energy levels are so unpredictable. He might be able to run around the park and do his school work one day (looking like any other 6 yo) then the next day he might have to eat off and on all day long and have trouble holding his head up straight to do his school work.
I get somewhat weary of people asking me if he feels better after a hospitalization because I know they just really don't get what an "invisible" disability is. Yet- I know people mean well.
I hear ya... :grouphug:
It drives me batty when people look at myself or my son (we have a OTC Deficiency in the Kreb's Cycle in our liver) and say, "How can anything be wrong with you? You look great!"
Picture Perfect? I may have pictured you all wrong
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Why yes... I do wear my sombrero daily and hold up a pipin' hot pan of tasty enchiladas for all to munch on. :lol: