[Vision issues]

On 4/6/2024 at 4:48 PM, kbutton said:

Was she shown line by line without dilation as well, or did they show multiple lines at a time? Not being able to isolate a line would be an issue if it’s own.

 

Do you know what the name for this would be? Or eyes jumping to the line above while trying to concentrate on one line?

[Moral dilemma help, please]

Is the organization run in a way that children or adults are in danger? If so, I think you have an obligation to ring the alarm bells. 

[Curriculum choices for a dyslexic child]

If he has great reading comprehension, I wouldn't worry about developing it too much. You could hit major things like metaphors, similes, symbols, etc. Sign of the Beaver is a great book for this! 

I would read out loud to him, and also have him practice with audio books. 

It might be a good age to start listening to audio books, and taking a few notes after each chapter (either by hand or with Google Docs/typing/voice to text).

[Does anyone else question the wisdom of the people who make women’s underwear?]

18 hours ago, Ausmumof3 said:

Yep! My lovely old neighbour bought me granny undies as a Christmas gift one year. I didn’t like to throw them out but didn’t wear them forever and a day… until one day in a washing crisis I put them on and my life changed! Granny undies are the best. 

Ha! That's great 🙂

I love that your neighbor bought you undies. I've gotten a lot of gifts from my neighbors across the street, but never undies!! 😄

[Our coffe pot gave up the ghost this morning. Recs needed.]

1 hour ago, Arcadia said:

We use this Zwilling stainless steel one for pour over since my husband prefers not using paper filters. My husband is worried about potential chemicals in paper filters. We don’t use the anti slip bottom of the pour over and just leave it in the box it came in. Our kettle is stainless steel too because my husband worry about heated plastic. 
https://www.zwilling.com/us/zwilling-coffee-pour-over-coffee-dripper-18%2F10-stainless-steel-1024005/1024005.html

That's a nice one!

[Our coffe pot gave up the ghost this morning. Recs needed.]

I recommend an electric kettle, paper filters, and a ceramic pour-over like this one.

It's so easy and fast! Plus, no worries about icky stuff growing in a coffee pot, or heated plastic getting into the coffee.

[Teacher loan forgiveness]

Oh wait, I see that the administrator can sign off on all of the schools at once, but I need to list them. 

Woo hoo! I hope this works out. 

[Teacher loan forgiveness]

Hi, has anyone filled out the federal teacher loan forgiveness form? 

In the last section, an administrator has to sign the form certifying that the applicant has worked for five years in a qualifying school. I've worked in multiple qualifying schools during the past 5 years. Do I need to provide a list of all of them? There's not space to do so on the form. 

Thanks!

[Hey Mainers—does anyone have power?]

We never lost power (sorry everyone!). I hope everyone's electricity is back soon. There's not much that I hate worse than not having power, and in cold temps, it's truly dangerous. 

[My cat scratched the vet tech!]

2 hours ago, Ethel Mertz said:

Is it a pill for the cat or the vet tech?

😅

[Thoughts and advice on becoming a veterinarian]

I have no advice, but I'm so thankful to my vet and all the vet techs. I hope she figures out a fulfilling career path!

[My cat scratched the vet tech!]

Yup. They needed to draw blood for allergy testing, and instead the vet tech got scratched up. I now have a single sedative pill to give her before we try again. 

Argh!

[Cleaning After Prolonged Illness]

1 hour ago, SHP said:

The biggest issue is that I have almost no containers or ways to store stuff, outside of my kitchen, which is my sacred space.

Have you tried to get rid of as many things as possible? The Minimal Mom is big on the mental and physical load of having to manage a lot of "inventory." The more stuff, the more work it is to maintain it. 

I started off strong decluttering a few months ago. Need to get back to it. 

[Deodorant help please]

17 hours ago, Amethyst said:

For those of you that are suggesting apple cider vinegar, I have two questions. 
 

What do you use to apply it? I’m thinking a cotton round??

Also, won’t the vinegar sting? (Because of the rash, I mean)

I just used a washcloth. Anything would work. 

It did sting for a few seconds, but the relief was so worth it. It took about a week to fully go away. 

I threw out all my old deodorants in case they were contaminated, and tried to wear loose shirts.

[Deodorant help please]

3 hours ago, Amethyst said:

We are somewhat concerned with yeast as a possibility but not convinced. She does have some eczema issues especially around the eyes, so that’s my first suspicion. But if it doesn’t clear up soon, we’ll consider the yeast more seriously. 

I had a yeast rash under my armpits once. It lasted a long time and it was a while before I figured it out. Apple cider vinegar, full strength, twice a day was the only thing that made it go away.

In the meantime I used coconut oil as a deodorant. It worked okay. 

[Menopause sucks: shoe edition]

27 minutes ago, MEmama said:

you can join so you'll know the hell that's in store... ❤️😫

I'm not sure if being prepared for what's to come will make it better or worse!

[Menopause sucks: shoe edition]

Gee, I can't wait to start menopause now... 

Sorry everything sucks right now!

[When the ex-boyfriend's mom posts on facebook.]

Ugh, posting things like that about teenage kids is icky. What high school kid wants their mom revealing personal details on social media?

[Super Senior year -- any advice or experience?]

Just now, Kanin said:

If you could get a diagnosis from his doctor, trying ADHD meds would give you a pretty clear answer. 

ADHD and executive functioning go hand in hand. 

[Super Senior year -- any advice or experience?]

On 2/26/2024 at 2:34 PM, ByGrace3 said:

We are meds hesitant but not opposed. However, he doesn't have an official ADHD diagnosis. Everything we have read and heard has a really hard time distinguishing auditory processing disorder (which he has) and ADHD because the symptoms are the same. We are unsure how to get an accurate diagnosis. 

If you could get a diagnosis from his doctor, trying ADHD meds would give you a pretty clear answer. 

[Budgeting experience? Shared account with separate spending money?]

8 hours ago, Tap said:

He wants me to take over our combined finances.

Yeah, I'd want to know what this means exactly. Are the finances pretty simple, like mortgage/rent, typical bills (streaming services, food, electricity, etc? 

Could you just have him pay certain bills and you pay other ones? Since he makes double your income, he could pay the more expensive ones.

If you wanted a joint account for savings, each could have a percentage direct-deposited into that account. Each person could then have their own checking account for paying bills and spending on whatever they want. 

[Budgeting experience? Shared account with separate spending money?]

6 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

This was my thought too. I would create direct payments from your individual accounts to a joint account for bills, but keep everything else separate. 

DH and I have separate accounts. He pays the mortgage and some other things from his account, and I buy groceries, pay heat/electricity, and some other things from mine. 

We could use the other's account if we wanted to. I love having separate accounts, though, so I don't have him seeing all the money I waste at Goodwill, ThredUp, and the natural foods store 🙂 

[If you only had to buy food for just yourself…]

If I had to survive on only my income, I'd need to eat really cheaply. If I had access to my normal grocery budget, I'd probably still spend a lot. I love grocery shopping and trying new things 🙂

[Is there something like cranberry for cats?]

My cat had two or three UTIs in a row. It was horrible. The vet told me to completely clean the litter box each week - dump, wash with soap, refill with new litter. She didn't have problems after that. Maybe that would help a little. 

[Swedish dishcloths, sponges, Scrub Daddies, old-school dishcloths?]

39 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

she uses scrub daddies.  
I broke down and bought some.  I'm hooked.

Yay! They're way better than regular sponges because they dry so quickly. It's also fun how they're hard when they're dry, and soft when they're in hot water.