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  1. DH is union, but it's a pilot union so I am not sure how alike they are. DH's union makes sure the company keeps to the contract, which they often try not to do. They negotiate the contract on behalf of the pilots. They do listen to the pilots and do what the majority wants. They have legal representation, medical benefits, they help pilots who need it financially. The union takes care of us. If you have to pay anyway, why not? The union protects my husband's job.

  2. Hopefully you will all teach your children that the color of your skin doesn't matter. The clothes you wear don't matter, nor does your hair. What matters is how you behave and treat others. I teach my children that all people all equal and deserve kindness. I am white and I have no clue what is is to be black, but I know that I am not scared of a young black man walking down my street. I would never teach my kids that they are scary to others. If someone is scared of them that is their problem not my children's. You are all making me very sad for my soon to be born nephew. His mom is white and his dad is black. Hopefully, we will teach this generation of children to be better than the neighborhood watch killer.

  3. I'm in West Cobb. I do plan on using Westridge (the school you linked) for our kids. I have been there a few times before. Cara, the admin, is a very nice lady. I believe that you can do everything without ever going there. There's another one close to me as well. It's Trinity Homeschool Depot. They have a website you can google. We plan on duel enrolling our kids at 16. They want to go to GA Tech and UGA right now. I don't want any surprises. I want to make sure all of our bases are covered and that they will have no problems getting into the schools they want. That's why we will go accredited. The kids will also get the benefit of prom, student council, etc at Westridge.

  4. So you skipped pre-alg and went straight from TT7 to alg 1? How is that working out? Do you feel he missed concepts from the pre-alg course or was pretty much the same stuff covered in 7 and pre-alg and with the review portion of alg 1 he was ok?

     

    Yes, he skipped pre-algebra. When I was looking at the content of the pre-algebra book, it seemed to be a lot like the 7th grade book. I gave him the placement test and he placed into Alg 1. He currently has a high B in it, so it's going well. He just gets math. Any mistakes he makes are usually from silly mistakes, not that he doesn't get it.

  5. My daughter is 9. She has no concern for boys. Her best friend however is public schooled and her mom bought a boy a valentines gift! The mom "complained" that she was too young for this. Of course she is but the mom is condoning it! The girls in my daughter's girl scout troop are the same way. It is definitely the socialization they get at school that causes this behavior.

  6. :grouphug::grouphug: Believe it or not, but I know *exactly* how you feel. Last spring I had two cousins (same side of the family) die within a week of each other. The funerals were 2 days apart. It was emotionally exhausting as both died young and unexpectedly. I felt a bit like I had mini-PTSD I was so stressed out.

     

    Talk about it, for sure - whether here or with a friend. It will definitely help.

     

     

    Thanks Debbie and everyone else. I just pulled out our wedding albums and had a good cry. My step-grandmother did all the flowers for our wedding. We got married at their home. There's a picture of us and all of our grandparents. I am so thankful that I have it.

  7. I just need to get this out. I can't post on facebook since I don't want to upset anyone. My mother's mother and my step-father's mother died this week. I drove 7 hours one way on Thursday, attended my grandmother's funeral on Friday and drove back home. My step-grandmother's funeral is today. I am emotionally spent. My mom is taking it really hard, as she should be. It's a lot to ask anyone to deal with. It's a very stressful time for our family. Talking about it helps, just to put it out there, so thanks for reading.

  8. I forgot, DH did work in another state when our oldest was an infant. We didn't have much money for traveling back and forth so it was pretty horrible. We survived but it was the worst time as a family unit. I believe it lasted 3 months or so. Not something I would ever want to do again, but it was necessary to his career.

  9. DH travels for work as he is a pilot. 4 day trips are fine, but anything else and we all go crazy. It's all what you are used to, I guess. If DH had to be away for work 4+ weeks we would go with him. He was once looking at a job in Vietnam for 12 months. We were planning to go with him. We turned it down since it didn't pay enough for us all to live there. We really do like each other and enjoy our time together. DH hates to be away as much as we don't like him being away. We have been together 18 years and married 13.

  10. We started with TT7 last year with my then 5th grader. He is using TT Algebra 1 this year. He is advanced in math and he does learn a lot from this program. I don't have any bad things to say about it. My DD will use it next year for her 5th grade year. I don't think she will test into 7 as she doesn't love math. We use Singapore before TT. It works for us! Everyone has to find what works for them.

  11. Thanks for the uplifting post. My oldest didn't read until 4th grade and we use Teaching Textbooks :) DS is highly intelligent as he is taking Algebra 1 and a high school science class and doing well with it, at 12 years of age. When he was younger I would have never guessed he would be where he is today! It's great that homeschooling allows each child to develop on their own schedule!

  12. We are selling cookies right now. My daughter is 9. We do go out in our neighborhood. I go with her of course. My son is 12, looks 15. I would go with him as well. You just never know. If my kids want to face rejection after rejection and still keep going, then I will support them and walk with them. Of course, I would rather not sell anything and just pay for my daughter's activities, but they push these cookies and prizes on them.

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