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  1. I don't know either, and I've got a kid who hates soup. (To be fair, he does like canned tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich.) Cereal is not soup.
  2. My recent bloodwork showed numbers similar to yours (overall total not quite as high, triglycerides higher, others similar). My pcp and I decided I would focus on diet and lifestyle for 6-9 months and then retest. Sadly, I am eating way less cheese. When I think of that I want to cry. We have not just a cheese drawer, but a cheese shelf. I am also now eating overnight oats for breakfast, with ground flaxseed. I am trying to eat more beans, lentils, fish, chickpeas, and veggies. I now often have a veggie wrap for lunch. I am more careful about eating sweets. Exercising is a priority. No real advice here, just commiseration.
  3. No. But...I grew up in a place that is known for its Canada geese. Going to church we had to watch where we stepped because our church was right near a river they liked. And nobody wants goose sh!t on their shoes in church. So I'm much more drawn to other wildlife these days. Also...they are vicious. Honestly, I barely notice geese anymore. Growing up with so much of them/their noise makes me just tune it out.
  4. Agreeing with pp...try a different bottle or nipple or use a sippy cup. Thankfully, this should be a short stage (which feels long while you are in it), because in just a few months baby can be eating table foods!
  5. It is! Thank you! She wants to reread it and it's not one I am familiar with.
  6. DD12 is trying to remember the name of a book she read. The protagonist is a boy, about 14-16 years old. At the beginning of the book he starts getting bad breath. He likes art. He is at school and fights with a bully. His breath sets off the fire alarm. He is sent home from school, at which point he hears his parents talking about how he is a dragon. His house gets burned down by the school principal, who knows about dragons and hates them. There is also a girl who is a dragon. She has wings and usually hides them with a backpack. The boy, his family, and the girl-dragon escape on a plane. The school principal attacks the plane. They survive the plane incident but the search is on for them. Can anyone name the book? TIA!
  7. I have not tried that combo. However, I am going to put a very off the wall suggestion out there. I tried it with one of mine after reading it online, and it helped. Has she tried eating sour things, particularly sour patch kids? For reasons, I can't explain eating sour patch kids worked for me during 2 pregnancies. I should note that it had to be actual sour patch kids for me, other brands did nothing, I hope she finds some relief soon!
  8. I just received tetanus and Covid shots today. The arm that got the Covid shot is currently more sore. And I am sure that arm got the Covid shot, as the nurse showed them to me. OP, if you truly believe the nurse made a mistake, please let them know. I work for a local healthcare system and this would be something we absolutely want reported. Also, have fun on your trip.
  9. Umm...what? No, absolutely not. Two things can be true here. It was sweet of the bus driver. (I don't think anyone here has claimed otherwise). It is also true that the situation that caused the driver to perform the sweet action is not good. As other have pointed out, the dress days can cause students to be othered. And that's not good. Is it sweet of someone to prevent that for a student? Absolutely! Now, I need to bow out of this thread because I know how the poster I just responded to is...
  10. Oh, he did. He got to clean bathrooms by himself.
  11. I did try to call him back. He ignored me (which I dealt with later when he was not in shut-down mode).
  12. There is no diagnosis, although I highly (highly!) suspect this child has dyslexia. I like the idea of if it's something we are all doing, we all quit and he has to finish. @Katy This child has always, always been like this. So hormones are almost certainly not helping, it isn't a new problem. @fairfarmhand Thanks, that's a lot of good stuff to think about. I think I will print the quote out and put it on our fridge to talk about as a family. @forty-two Yes, like you, I can't not correct him. I mean, he's got to know that his math/writing/whatever isn't right (for example). But correcting him and having him shut down isn't exactly working either. I always try to be calm and matter-of-fact. My kids hear a lot "it's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are part of how we learn." @maize I wouldn't say he's either highly anxious or emotionally fragile. It's more that I know that I am careful in how I approach correcting him, because him shutting down isn't helpful.
  13. How would you help the following child? Child is a pre-teen who cannot handle any correction at all. Child does not melt down when corrected, but always immediately stops whatever they are doing and leaves to go be alone. As an example, after a recent snowstorm, our kids and I were out shoveling. I noticed that Child was dumping snow where it was easy for him/where we'd have to shovel it again. If child has turned slightly as snow was dumped, snow could have been dumped where that wouldn't be necessary. Knowing said child can't handle any (and I mean any) correction, I said something to everyone shoveling. It was more or less, "Hey everybody, don't forget to pay attention to where you are dumping snow so we don't haven't to shovel it twice!" It was said with a smile. Child immediately put shovel down and walked away and did no more shoveling. Or, another HS related, one...child makes a mistake in math. Mistake is pointed out...and that will be the end of math (or whatever). It doesn't matter if it's presented in a "hmmm...I come up with a different answer. Can we figure out why that is?" type way. Child cannot handle it. FWIW, I specifically model me making mistakes and having to correct them in front of this child to make sure child sees that process/that it's not the end of the world. Please help me figure out a way to help this child. DH and I are at a loss.
  14. This is so wise. DH and I are not in a good place. We just had a discussion re: separation and divorce. When I recently tried to talk to my mom about how bad things actually are, her response was "well, just keep working on it." I wasn't shocked by her response, but boy has it cause me more stress and grief during an already really, really difficult time. I have never, ever felt that my mom was 100% on my side during any struggles, fwiw. And yes, that means we aren't as close as we could be. So, OP, for the sake of your relationship with your son, let it go. You suggested it. Now just be his biggest cheerleader no matter what he/they choose.
  15. This almost exactly. The only thing that's different for me is that I can't pinpoint a cause for mine. I know I was starting to develop that protrusion on my feet and it was very painful. Now, that protrusion is gone and no more pain at that spot. When I first became aware of the pain/protrusion, I was scared. My grandmother had horrendous bunions on both feet. I did not want to end up like that. I stumbled upon the work of Katy Bowman and based on that I started spreading my toes wide every day. I ended up with big improvement for not much time/effort. While I obviously can't guarantee results, making sure to space your toes as wide as possible as often as possible is a low cost/effort thing to try.
  16. I was able to basically reverse a bunion due to wearing shoes with room for toes and making sure to spend time spreading my toes as wide as possible every day. I can't recommend that highly enough.
  17. I'd still use them, just making sure to heat them thoroughly.
  18. I mean, that's just semantics/splitting hairs. Which is fine if you want to. It's the first/best time on the provider's schedule for the provider to see the patient. That spot has then been reserved for patient, because the option is waiting (sometimes days, sometimes weeks, sometimes months). So call that time slot whatever you want. Of course, patients are always free to say that can't make that time. We (that is, those who schedule the appointments, ime) really, truly do not care. Our job is to save that spot for the patient as directed by medical staff and inform the patient. Rescheduling isn't hard. We just want the patient seen as soon as possible. And yes another possibility that causes this is a patient being worked in due to special circumstances. Our health system runs an ER and a UC. When a patient is seen there, they recommend following up with a PCP. Therefore, we must get them in. However, that often means a provider needs to double or triple book themselves. So yes, those appointments are often of the "this is your time unless you want to wait a long time" variety. Again, no one thinks this is good/ideal. But it's the system we have.
  19. I wouldn't say it's new. And I'd say the more specialized the test/the provider needed for it, the more likely it is to happen. I can say for our offices of PCPs, scheduling without talking to the patient is the exception rather than the rule. When it happens, I call the patient and say, "Provider XXX asked that you be schedule for (insert whatever here) on DATE and TIME. Does that work for you? If not, I am happy to find other options on the schedule."
  20. Okay, I work for a local healthcare system. When a doctor orders tests like a mammogram, that is automatically sent to the correct department for scheduling. So a PCP orders a mammogram, MRI, whatever, and that request is in the system. The department will then schedule whatever it is. Ideally, the scheduler calls the patient to do so. However, sometimes the schedule is already pretty full/very full/ no appointments for a while so they just go ahead and schedule it. They then call the patient and let them know. All of this could happen before the ordering provider/PCP (or his/her nurse). has time to contact patient. As soon as an appointment is made, it is visible to patients who have an online account within our system. So yes, patients absolutely can be scheduled for further tests this way. Is it ideal? No. But it keeps a spot on the schedule for you to get in ASAP.
  21. Watch a Christmas movie, sing Christmas carols, play Christmas games?
  22. This response intrigues me. I am a lifelong Cahtolic, and I've never heard of a festival of lessons and carols. Anyway, I'd say a Midnight Mass, Holy week services (Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday - note that this one isn't a Mass but a service, and the Easter Vigil, Easter morning Mass. I'll throw in that she might find it interesting to attend a Latin Mass (either low or high). For an experience many Catholics themselves aren't aware of, she could try the Chrism Mass. It's traditionally held on the morning of Holy Thursday during Holy week at the cathedral. All priests of the diocese who are able will attend. If she goes, it's a long Mass (I'd say ours is about 2.5 hours). It's where the oils and chrism used in sacraments are blessed. She could look for a procession, such as one for Corpus Christi. She could attend Stations of the Cross during Lent.
  23. Some doctors offices will give you a note for more than one day. That is, if your child is seen due to illness on Monday, they will give you the excused absence note. If your child is then still sick on Tuesday (or Tuesday, Wednesday....whatever), they will provide a note without the child being seen again. At least, all doctors in one of our 2 biggest health care systems will do this. Heck, we even fax it to the school for you. All the parent has to do is call and ask.
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