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I made a long winded thread tl;dr on why I think buying highschool books for an advanced six year old is fine because "you don't know what your kid don't know". I'll confess I'm embarrassed by how long and rambly it was, but I spent so long rewriting it trying to figure out what my point was there's no way I wasn't posting that sucker (although that should have been a clear indication not to, haha).
It actually doesn't seem like that bad of an idea.
When I was 9 my parents had to cancel my birthday party for a good reason. I forget what the reason was, but I understood and wasn't upset. Which in hindsight probably made them feel more guilty. They asked me what I would want if I could name any present. I said I wanted the green Freshman Physics Textbook from the neighboring college. My parents said "Sure. We will get that for you" Then, Dad turned green when he saw the price. I looked at that book often and still treasure it.
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I think that it is a huge mistake to trust the administration to protect. When your interests and their interests are in conflict, they are going to protect themselves.
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I've been really happy with the recipe from ICanTeachMyChild which has the ones you mentioned.
I have always had super-sensitive skin. My focus was always to get all the soap residue out. When I had a top-loader washer, I started the washer without clothes or soap in it. I would add the soap once the bottom was covered. Then I would leave the lid open (so that it wouldn't drain) and set the load size to small. Then I would load the clothes once the laundry detergent seemed to be mixed in very well. While I was loading clothes I would change the size setting to Large, and close the lid. When that cycle was done, I always washed a second time using no soap. The first time you do a second load, leave the lid up and see how much suds you get.
That method is very simplified with a front loader. I load a normal amount of soap for pre-washing, and a tish of soap for the regular wash cycle. Then I push the extra rinse button.
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I get irritated with people with kids that both work full-time and put their kid(s) in daycare because they "need the money", when I know darn well that scaling back a little would mean a parent at home. I get that sometimes people get upside down in their mortgages. But cruises to Hawaii and new California Closets are not for people hurting for money. Just be honest and say that you'd rather work to pay someone else to raise your kid(s)!
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We don't use credit cards now, but back when I traveled for work they were essential. I flew to Germany a few times a year and Taiwan one or twice, plus high-tech cities in the U.S. My travel expenses were too high for me to be willing to float the company that much money.
I think that the balances just creep up on people.
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We only have one child, but I think somewhere around 4000 sq. ft. I was just telling my husband the other day that I felt squished. When I bought the house as a single gal, a 3/2/2 was pretty much the minimum house in a decent area. So I bought a 1700 sq. ft 3/2/2 starter house. All to myself I had 2 spaces for cars, 4 closets and two rooms dedicated to storage/guest rooms. Then we got married and my husband moved in. He isn't allowed in the Master Closet, but he did get one of the bedrooms as a man-cave. And his tools take up a car space in the garage. I couldn't argue that I needed TWO storage rooms. Then 3 months married we found out we were pregnant. So I lost my last storage room. Fine, I needed to declutter and I used the attic. Then with DD came her toys, and books and toys and books. I seriously need elbow room.
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We have one near us that we would consider when things get more academic. The one near us is more University model than the ones described here. You can truly just sign your kid up for X class. Or you can sign your kid up for all classes M-F like a regular private school.
We are opposite how I think most parents are. We can eagerly do Science, Math and Latin at home up to college. But, Art will be someone else, and a Writing class would be nice, and maybe PE
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I hid the books.
Cute update.
Saturday she dug out some BOB books. This is the official BOB books, not the set I recently bought. I sometimes buy milk crates of kid's books at garage sales, so we have some random samples of BOB books, but nothing from the first set. She brought them to me while I was waking up and "read" a few to me. She seemed to be mostly using the pictures.
I also thought it was amusing that she seems to have figured out my trick of asking "Which book do you want?" while putting the one I want her to pick at the top. She brought me 7 or 8 BOB books, asked me which one I wanted her to read to me, and then held the books tightly together so that I had to select the top one.
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Another thing about steaming them in the egg cooker. If you invert the egg from how it was stored, the yolk ends up in the middle.
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I hate the outdoors. Even nice weather. It is the sun and wind that bugs me. I have very fair skin. If I'm outdoors, I want to be underwater.
The other day DD wanted to go to the park around lunch time. I said we couldn't go "because it was all sunny out there". DH was amused. He loves the outdoors, but somehow I became the Outdoor Parent (sigh)
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Just an idea I read in Getty-Dubay Italic. When a letter wasn't perfect it got a red dot near it. Once it was perfect, it got a star.
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My daughter has several of my dolls. But, I was never into stuffed animals.
My husband's mother was an anti-hoarder. He has NOTHING left from his childhood. In fact, as a late teenager he bought several of his childhood favorite books at a library sale, that his mother had tossed.
ETA: I will never forget listening to my father talk to his uncle one time. My dad's uncle talked about the day that his father (I never heard a good thing said about the man) threw away his teddy bear because "The boy is too old for stuffed animals". My dad's uncle was in his 60's when they are talking about this.
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I wonder if the puncture is why the steaming works for me? You have to puncture one end when steaming.
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oooh, the James Harriot one is available at the library. Both the CD and book. Lots of the other suggestions were only available in book form. Which is weird because the library has a good selection for adult audiobooks.
I have a male friend whose first audiobook was Pride and Prejudice. He isn't into romances or feelings or relationships. So, now he thinks all audiobooks are boring. That is what I am trying to avoid.
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I steam mine in an egg cooker (I looovvveeee looovvvve lovvveee eggs in every form). They are about $10. Even with fresh eggs they are always easy to peel. I think the steam gets under the shell.
If you get an egg cooker, I'd get one that turns itself off.
ETA: Mine is really old. But the new ones poach too.
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Yes, that Names list is essential.
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Oh, wonderful. Farmyard Tales is on its way. I'll need more suggestions for when I've listened to it too much. So far, I see all the audiobooks ending up in our personal library.
DD was an easy baby except for one thing, she hated to ride in the car and she cried constantly. I remember thinking "Well, at least I know she is breathing". Then my husband discovered that she would stop crying for the Yogi Bear song. Only the Yogi Bear song. Eventually, I honestly couldn't decide which was worse, crying or the Yogi song.
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I love love love audiobooks. I get a little twitchy if I don't have an audiobook going. DD is getting old enough that I think she could listen to a book when we drive places. Any recommendations for the first one to start with? I'd like it to be a sure-fire choice, because I don't want her to get the idea that they are boring. I am also getting sick and tired of the radio. Although, listening to her sing along to the pop songs does have its cuteness factor. She a little over 3.5.
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Prague is my favorite European city.
I would totally skip Frankfurt. It is business and skyscrapers, you can see those at home. .
I would also go to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Even by European standards the architecture is old. The museum there is in my top-10. I think it used to be called the Punishment Museum. They have a collection of public shaming devices. There must have been a serious problem with bickering women.
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An ancestor of mine had a 55-year-old mother at the delivery, in the mid-19th century. Really throws the ancestry chart because it makes that branch much earlier years than the others.
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I read this in elementary school when the librarian told me that I wasn't old enough to read long books. I absolutely loved it. Although, I am glad I read the edited version that doesn't have the suicide at the end. When I saw the black and white movie I was quite upset about the ending.
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Early in our relationship, I was a LOT more interested than he was. More than was even normal for me, but I had some catching up to do. I could tell when he'd said Yes when he didn't feel like it. I'd have rather he said No. Now the shoe is on the other foot. There are many times I don't have an hour+ to spare. I need to get to sleep, and I don't feel well unless I get my sleep.
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You could also just say that the numbers are the order for the books to be done in. Like the Sukuki books. If you and your son both started learning X instrument that neither of you knew, then you would both use Book 1. Even though you are a lot older than him. If he worked hard at it, he could be on Book 2 before you were.
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OK, out of sight they go.
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This is confessions not disagreements thread.