Also, it sounds like it's abusive for that poor dog. You've got to do something about that.

Wow, I'm SO sorry. Noise things drive me right over the edge. I would be on the phone to my town office asking them what I could do.

Thank you, everyone! I sincerely appreciate these thoughtful ideas. I'll ponder and get back to you! His parents are taking him to get a med check.

Unfortunately not. Supported study hall is in the resource room. It's regular old gen ed science, social studies, ELA, with the one gen ed teacher that are causing the grief.

APD is an interesting thought. Hmm.

Hi everyone, This is a student of mine. Medicated, but like @DawnM said, it just takes the edge off. He has an IEP in place for another reason. ASD is not a consideration for this kid. It's just really, really severe ADHD. Getting reminders every 30 seconds is just not gonna happen in 7th grade. He goes to a supported study hall, which is fine. It's the gen ed classes that are so hard for him. I've finally convinced the middle school staff that ADHD is a disability, not a choice. (Go me!) But they're lost as to how to help him, and I'm kind of lost, too! We have a pedal bike desk in the basement. I'll get that out and see if it helps. I need to call the parents and see if the medication is taken consistently, and if it's been tweaked recently.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for ideas/advice about supporting a very distractible middle schooler who goes to public school. General ed for most of the day. Some supported study hall time during the week. Medication is in use, but tweaking it is always on the table. The biggest issues are constant talking, moving around the room, missing instruction due to distractibility, and lack of homework followthrough. My box of tricks isn't working as well as I'd like. Kid & teachers are frustrated! Thanks for any ideas or sharing your experiences. Please don't quote because I may delete. Thank you!

This is why I hate having only one bathroom!

I think you should just go for it and give gifts when you want to, unless the person specifically says please don't. I think most people appreciate the thought. The saying "it's the thought that counts" is hopefully still true!

Well, that's me, too... but theoretically I could use one. I'm more apt to use an Amazon card than one for a specific place like Old Navy, because I almost never go there.

She doesn't use gift cards? Who doesn't use gift cards? Maybe an Amazon one would be OK...I'd feel extremely awkward getting cash from a parent.

I'm a teacher, and I hate getting gifts that just end up in the trash or going to Goodwill... I don't like parents spending their hard-earned money on something I'm just going to toss. However, that email was a bit much. I'm sure there could have been a better way to word it.

I keep getting Facebook ads for the Quince $50 cashmere sweater...

The whole thing is like that. I didn't realize it would be. I also have trouble remembering a lot of things from my childhood. I'm wondering if thinking about it will bring up some memories?

I just bought this book. It seems great! https://www.amazon.com/Securely-Attached-Transform-Attachment-Relationships/dp/1632174898

Have you tested for covid? Two people I know just had covid, and it started with vomiting followed by respiratory a few days later.

Because I'm a direct communicator, I wonder if I just don't notice passive-aggressive behavior. Like, if someone didn't text me for a few days, I'd assume they were busy and/or forgot to text back. It probably wouldn't occur to me that they were upset. I'd like to think that with a romantic partner, I'd be able to say, Hey, if you don't text me at least once a day, I'll be sad and worried! My DH knows that when we're apart on work trips and whatnot, that we absolutely have to talk or text at least once a day.

Could you explain about the no heels? I wear boots a lot that have a 1-ish inch heel.

Anyone else dealing with bunions? I've got one on my right big toe joint. It definitely sticks out, and it stretches out leather boots in that place. Most of the time I'm slightly aware of it, sometimes it doesn't hurt at all, and sometimes it hurts a lot! The other day, it took a step and it suddenly hurt a ton, and then hurt for about 24 hours. I couldn't walk directly on the ball of my foot, so I had to walk on the outside edge of my foot. Then it was fine! So weird. This happens every so often. I don't understand why it sometimes hurts and doesn't at other time. I'm wondering where to go with this problem. Different shoes? Toe spacer? I think I read somewhere that bunion surgery has a really painful recovery.

All done. Looks like I should know more about the flu than I do! 🙂

I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm not close with my father, either. We're not estranged or anything, but a few phone calls a year (nice, pleasant) and that's it. I sometimes wonder what I'll feel like when his time comes. I still have resentment from my younger years when he - from my point of view - didn't try very hard to have a closer relationship with me. It's hard. I hope you can be gentle with yourself. It's so difficult to know the right thing to do, sometimes. (often!)

Covid test negative. Feeling a little better.

Oof. Hope you continue to avoid it, too!

Never mind, I"m still officially sick I guess. Temp 99.5 with ibuprofen in my system, and still have headache and some body aches. I know this is really extremely mild in the grand scheme of things. But wahh! I feel like whining. At least DH just went to pick up takeout 🙂

If it's food poisoning, and that comes on in a short time, the only culprit could be the coffee and pastry I ate at the coffee shop. Everything else was eaten by other people, too, and they're fine. Now I have a tiny sore throat. Probably all in my head as I was reading about digestive symptoms of covid. Still, I'll take a test tomorrow...