Wilma
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I have looked at those, thanks!
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I have a sixth grader wanting to hit some geography this spring. Would y'all have any recommendations for us? She's an ambitious student and likes maps.
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Sure. I leave a 12 year old home pretty often during daylight hours. We live in a safe neighborhood and the kid is reliable.
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Sparkling water (La Croix, etc)
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I'm studying French. Including it as a school subject for my 6th grader helped me feel great about hiring a teacher for a 1x/week lesson for the two of us. I also listen to some French podcast or another for about 20 minutes a day and take probably 30 dedicated minutes to review on my own. So far I'm pleased with my progress and encouraged to continue.
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Look at Ting for a phone and plan if you're trying to spend less. We use their stuff and it's been great. I buy the cheapest phone and use the flex plan that's $15/month.
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Our teacups are called "pip-pips".
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I'm wanting a Meyer Lemon tree in a cute pot for a window in my living room.
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13 hours ago, athena1277 said:
Does her school have a clinic? That might be a good first stop. They should be able to do basic bloodwork and refer her to a specialist if needed.
For sure, yeah. Good idea to start there!
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If we have extra time in the hour, we also read some of the next section aloud.
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11 minutes ago, EKS said:
Is it possible she's pregnant?
Not a crazy idea, but no.
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8 hours ago, lewelma said:
Is she really skinny? When my son got super skinny after a difficult and protracted wisdom teeth situation (7 removed and 2 in his sinuses, yes 7), he couldn't eat. And once he couldn't eat, then he lost his appetite, and when he did eat he felt nauseated. We got a liver function test that said he was eating muscle because he was so skinny - basically in ketosis. I'm just throwing this out there if she is underweight as that can cause the nausea.
Not excessively skinny - sporty/strong and slim, but definitely hungry.
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17 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:
Endurance athletes burn through different levels of macros and micros than normal athletes. (I have family that do ultra marathons--100 milers.) She may be hyponatremic or have other really easy to solve things going on. But, you aren't going to know if you don't run the basic bloodwork. The fact that whatever dietician she's been working with hasn't red flagged her ongoing nausea and other issues and pointed her towards a doctor is a red flag, imo. Nausea isn't uncommon among endurance athletes, there's always a lot of people who throw up during the last half of races when the body really begins to feel the strain, but you don't assume it's exercise related stress until you've done your homework. If she can't keep up with her fueling plan, that's a big problem. So---do your homework, iykwim.
Also, if she's nauseous every day and this isn't easily solvable, I'd really ask her whether taking a break and seeing if she sees improvement outside of endurance sports. Her body may just not be weathering the strain well. A lot goes on hormonally when you're deep into an endurance strain.
I've wondered, too, if she needs a break. It seems like a sort of natural slackening of the training schedule will happen after mid-October, and we'll keep an eye to notice whether there is any change with the nausea at that point, while also checking out the bloodwork, etc.
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It seems clear that she should see a doc - some of those possibilities sounds kind of scary! And I would truly hate for dd to be thinking her stress/anxiety/anything is causing a problem that it's actually not. Would you send your college freshman to a regular general practitioner in her college town? A special GI type doc? Here or there? We don't regularly see anyone here, so there would probably be equally good.
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Just now, Jaybee said:
Personally, I would start with the physical angle, since she doesn't seem to have other signs of a stress reaction. I'd start with allergy testing/intolerances, because allergy food tests are quick and easy to do. Intolerances can be more difficult. And thorough bloodwork, including a check for H. pylori. Those two things can rule out or find some of the most simple answers. It's hard when something is assumed stress-related when there is actually a physical cause, because it can cause a person to start doubting themselves and how they feel.
That makes sense. She keeps thinking she'd know if she were super stressed.
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Do you think anemia, thyroid, acid reflux, food intolerance, etc., would be likely to strike a teen? She had been without food problems at all until her senior year of high school. Probably checking it all out makes sense, though.
4 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:Our BTDT was to run some basic bloodwork to check for anemia and thyroid and the basic stuff. Then we went to GI to deal with the hidden acid reflux and food intolerances. We did a lot of elimination diet stuff to further sort things out once we knew what was in the allergy category and what we suspected was in the intolerance category. We basically have chipped away at stuff until we got to some answers. If you think stress is also part of the picture, I see no problem with starting therapy now while you work through the med angle.
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My dd is a college freshman, living a couple of hours away. She's doing great in general -- happy, is making friends, good roommates, doing well in classes. She's an endurance athlete, training significantly six days a week.
During high school, she met a few times with a dietician who helped dd figure out what, how much and how often she needed to be eating, which honestly is a ton. The tricky part is that she has developed some on-going nausea. Like almost daily, she's throwing up. Certain foods, like saucy stuff, is almost always causing nausea. Other things are hit and miss. But it is such a bummer for the girl! It was already a bit of an issue (mainly just feeling queasy, not usually actually throwing up) last year, but has gotten worse. The dietician suspected it was stress-related, which is the working theory. Dd doesn't *feel* particularly stressed, but what else could it be? This is NOT an eating disorder situation - the girl legitimately wants to fuel her athletic endeavors.
What would you do with/for this kid? I've thought of suggesting a counselor to talk through stressy stuff, a GI doc to rule out any actual GI problems, getting her back to the dietician that was so helpful here. WWYD?
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On 9/14/2023 at 2:26 PM, Katy said:
If you look closely the rip is probably carefully sewn around in matching thread, similar to a giant buttonhole.
It wasn't -- the first wash made the jeans fray a fair bit. So we used this tactic and I bet it will work beautifully.
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I have avoided the pre-ripped jeans for years, and finally caved. A daughter found a super cute pair of jeans that fit and looked great, and they have a single, uh, cut. So, what's going to happen with that cut? It's a tidy line of cut fabric, but surely when it goes through the laundry several times it's going to turn into a mess, right? This is why I have avoided the pre-ripped/cut/messed up jeans! What do people actually do with pants like these?
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3 hours ago, BandH said:
Yes, you add up all the offers and include all 4 years if it's renewable.
Wow, in that case you could say my kid was offered 35x4, 30x4, 10x4, 2x4.... A LOT. But somehow we're still having to choose the state school and pay out of pocket.... the adding and multiplying seem manipulative!
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1 hour ago, wintermom said:
I personally wouldn't do it, but by the time my dc graduates from high school they are an adult and can decide these things on their own.
Sure, same. My kid is handling - but we're talking about it together.
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2 hours ago, Heartstrings said:
I’ve always found it disingenuous how schools market that. If 5 colleges offer $10,000 in scholarships to a student that’s technically $50,000. But marketing it as $50,000 makes it seem like more than it is, because you can only accept $10,000 from 1 place. So it looks like a “full ride” was offered when it was really just a discount. I know it’s marketing but it bugs me. 😜
YES. It's this. The kid was offered $$$, but at schools that cost $$$$$. So instead we're on the way to paying $$ for a second/third choice school, which is a struggle. So the marketing of "Hey, look! This kid was offered $$$!" feels bad to all of us.
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19 minutes ago, Soror said:
The school wants a lot of info I think is stupid. Ds' school is asking too but I'm not doing it.
Will the school fuss, do you think? Here it's listed in a graduation requirements document!
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4 minutes ago, MEmama said:
My son's school asked for their college acceptances, at least for their final choice. The counseling office hangs pennants of every university their students attend 🙂
I guess they might know whether you report it or not, at least if you use the common app. It would never occur to me that asking would be intrusive. DH's teachers and staff were very proud of their students and the academic excellence of their high school.
Yes to college plans being public -- no prob at all with that. The kid is feeling prickly about the school asking for the actual letter sent from the colleges that contains all the scholarship / loan information.
We need prayers right now (update in OP)
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Oh dear! Praying!