Renthead Mommy
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I LOVE my Alegria! I can walk and stand in them all day. I had heel pain from tendonitis and these were great. Dansko is another great one!
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I hate our hs for many reasons (and it is one of best in San Antonio).
My 10th grader has one textbook. I have seen him use it once all year. None of them have books. Most of them don’t bother ever going to their locker, there is no need.
He is getting A’s/B+’s. He has zero homework, never studies. But still great grades. I love my kid, but he is certainly not an A student, especially with zero work.
I think getting rid of text books is all part of making the work easier. The only ‘homework’ he ever has is two current event articles for history. After christmas his teacher changed it from two articles to only one. Not as a reward, but because too many people were not turning them in. Instead of punishing, she made it easier.
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Some positions have a graduation requirement. May need a hs or college degree. The degree may not even be in the same field. But sometimes it is written in ‘the book’ that applicant must have finished hs, or have a degree. A check off required in the hiring process.
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What would I do if the hair stopped growing on my legs? Jump for joy. In shorts!
But yes, if your feet are blueish or cold and you don't have other signs it is probably your pants.
My husband is AF. Between the boots and the specfic required, thick, up to his knees socks he wears every day, he's got no leg hair from almost mid shin down. We joke about how much money I've paid over the years with wax and laser and he gets it from wearing socks. But you see it when you go to a bbq and a lot of the guys are in shorts and flip flops. They have no leg hair from mid calf down.
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The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days by Ian Frazier is beyond light hearted and funny. I laughed so mych in that book!
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Thankfully his dad isn't putting any strings on helping him financially.
He’s not putting strings on it YET. Do you trust him enough to not put conditions in if he does not get his way?
He knows he’s buying the boy’s love. He also knows he only has any real power for four more years. He’s 18, so your son’s legal obligations to him are over.
Remind your son sometimes you have to play the game to get the pay out. And sometimes ‘family’ is actually business. And in life you have to put up with and deal with people you don’t like or enjoy at work. But don’t quit the job till you have a new one. In this case, don’t give up the paid college unless he has a way to pay it himself.
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His father is paying for his car and his college. Is it worth it to him to just put up with a trip to make his father happy to ensure that college support continues?
Would turning down spending the time with his father make his father decide it's not worth it paying for his college? Can you and he pick up the cost if he decideds taking a trip with his father is not worth college tuition?
They don't really have a relationship. A trip won't change that even if the dad thinks it will. But turning it down may make the dad decide it's not worth dealing with and if you won't play my game, I won't pay your school.
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Why isn't your moving company shipping/paying to ship the items they left behind? They left it behind. You need to hold them accountable.
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Heartless! I get now! LOL!
I was thinking wow, I get it if they are mean, but she’s ditching them because the have no art appreciation? I figured if they were mean they were probably boorish and lacked culture as well.
It’s early and I have not had caffine yet....
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Yep, you need to wait to 16 to get a 10-year passport. Thanks for starting this thread. I have a high schooler who needs a new passport, and I had not thought of needing to go to the appointment, since he qualifies for an adult passport. I looked at the parental awareness info and will send my approval/signature along with a picture of my id. It is interesting that approval from two parents is not being required as it was definitely required the last time my kids & their cousins got passports. I was asked for father's approval letter.
You definitely can travel with less than six months to some countries. Look up your countries of interest here to see what the country requires for a US passport. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages.html
There are countries that require 6 months.
Italy, Germany: Must have at least six months vailidity beyond your planned date of departure from the Schengen area.
Others do not.
Australia, South Korea: Must be valid at time of entry
Ireland, Japan: Valid for the duration of your stay
United Kingdom Must be valid for duration of your stay (six months remaining validity recommended) We did this with multiple kids having about 4 months on passports, without any trouble.
Portugal: 3 months beyond the intended date of departure
France: Must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of departure from the Schengen area (We did this with 4 months remaining, without any troubl
Spain: 6 months recommended, 3 months beyond your date of departure is required.
Since you mentioned a cruise:
Bahamas, Mexico: Must be valid at time of entry.
Cayman Islands, Aruba, Jamaica: Must be valid at the time of entry and exit
Costa Rica: Length of stay
If a trip comes up as your son turns 16, you can pay for an expedited passport. I think it says 2-3 weeks. Regular passports are running 4-6 weeks according to the website.
Thank you. I will probably just wait, and if something too good to miss comes up we will just pay the extra fee.
I want him to have a ten year passport. Sort of a step into adulthood. And I don’t want it to be something he needs to worry about in college, especially when that is prime time for out of country travel.
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That is a good idea. I will get him a gift certificate to have his car detailed...and buy him new mats. I actually asked him if he wanted new mats and he said no! But I think he will be glad to have them.
I'm thinking you live in snow land. The Weather Tech and ones like that with all the little compartments to catch mud and melted snow are nice. Also works well when someone drops a soda on the floor. You can just pick it up level and then flip the liquid out.
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I just took my 18 year old to apply for his passport and even though on line it makes it sound like at 16 they are an adult apparently that is misleading. I still had to show my ID and sign for him.
Well of course. The difference between a kid and adult is adult passport is 10 years and renewable. A kid passport is only 5 and you get a new one each time.
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Is he commuting or living in the dorm? If commuting, you could get his car detailed. It's not sentimental at all, but it does have a "let me do something special for you because you graduated" vibe to it. Up grade his floor mats. Give him a gas card. But it starts off the next part of his life all fresh and clean.
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The Boy's pappsort is set to expire in Dec of 2018. He turns 16 in July.
If I get a new one now, at almost 15 3/4, is that passport only good for five years still? Even though it becomes an 'adult' passport as he will so soon be 16?
But if I wait till after he is 16 that is less than six months till it's expiration. Can you travel on a less than six months to go passport? We don't have anything planned at this moment, but you never know when a cruise or a Europe trip will come up.
He has military ID for flying in the states so that is no an issue.
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I haven't had time to read all the posts, so this may be a repeat, but I read it as Mom did highlights, Mom took daughter "home". Mom got daughter back next weekend and her hair was cut off.
That says to me dad has primary custody. Not saying what dad did is right, but I am betting Mom went and did it after dad already said no and primary parent.
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I think we did our own homeschool health class. I can’t remember exactly what is required, but I remember something about drug DARE or one of those.
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ESA would allow YOU, the leaseholder, to have a dog in your home anyway. A guest is another matter.
To be honest, I don't want to deal with the dog or the owner.
And while we should be able to get an ESA (which actually would be good for me as being forced to move to texas again has had me so depressed I've considered meds), I have a feeling with this property manager/company, if we tried to add an ESA, our lease wouldn't be renewed. For some other reason of course, but not renewed either way.
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You are completely reasonable. And you can't make exceptions for your kid on things like this. If you do that, it makes you one of those moms. They can still go to the wedding and either fly home late Tuesday or early Wednesday or give up thier part. They knew this going in.
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I'm as against the mis-use of "comfort dogs" as just about anyone you can imagine.
OTOH I can't figure it out. I take my dog out and about to places pets are allowed because he needs some mental stimulation and socialization outside of our home and beyond our neighborhood. Those outings are specifically for him, not when I really need to shop or accomplish anything. We travel with him (we have an RV) because I don't trust any kennel or pet sitter enough to leave him.
But it's not easy being out and about with a dog. It's like having a toddler along--you always have to pay attention, you have to consider their needs above your own, you have to make sure you have plenty of poop bags, some extra water, etc.. So part of me is inclined to give these "comfort" people a wee bit of the benefit of the doubt, because I figure they really must need something from that pet to deal with the extra hassle. We love our dog (see above about traveling with him), but I don't particularly want him with me when I'm eating a nice meal out or shopping.
Not that I'm excusing the abuse of it at all.
But don't you know that a lot of those people bucking the system are special! They don't have to pay attention to their dog, that is your job to know their dog is friendly, or that they are in that aisle so if you don't want to be near the dog you shouldn't go down that aisle! We the general public are supposed to consider the needs of the owner and dog! And have you not heard it is irresponsible of places to not have water for their animal, or for places like HD to have a procedure in place for employees to clean up animal messes. I mean it's their store after all, not the dog owners yard! Really why would a dog owner clean up a store!
But hey, as long as everyone sees how cute the dog is and how special the owner is with their dog, it's all worth it of course!
:glare: :banghead: :banghead:
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The husband has a widowed aunt, late 60's, both kids out of college. She bought a condo in Florida but lives in NY. She said something about coming to see us and bringing her dog. I said our lease on this house is really strick and we can't even have day visitors with dogs, supposedly in the back yard even so that probably won't work. She told me not to worry, it's a ESA.
My response, having a pretty good idea this was a total BS excuse just so he can fly between NY and FL, was 'OMG! I am so sorry! We had no idea it had gotten so rough for you with the kids now gone! What do you need? Are you getting therapy? Do did you find a support group? I have a few friends in counseling that may be able to suggest some online groups for you."
Aunt: "Oh I'm fine! I just do it so the dog can fly to FL with me! LOL!"
Me in icy cold, judgey tone: "Oh... I see...."
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This was my thought as well, but my dh disagrees. He doesn't think she'd get a 2nd date if we required this. I was vetoed.
Kelly
I think a lot of teenage guys who just want a casual date, would deem that girl more trouble than she is worth. Unless he is one of those guys who has fallen so in live with her at 16 before they ever actually dated. Which is probably worse.
I don’t want ‘true love’ in high school. I want casual dating and learning how relationships work and what you do or do not like. ‘True love’ and soul mates is just too much drama and doomed from the start.
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I thought it was just a Dr. Seuss thing.
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I disagree that people are saying or thinking this is the real face of homeschooling. The Turpins were not homeschooling regardless of what they called it or how the children were registered. They were sadistically starving and torturing their children.
This.
And they were using homeschooling to hide it.
They are not the real face of anything other than child abuse. Actually I think it goes beyond child abuse and simple sadistic torture.
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Another thing about the Critter Nation cages, you need an opposable thumb to open the cage! I felt much safer with that cage then the one the girl we adopted from gave us! LOL!
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s/o How common is it for high schools to forgo textbooks?
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Lovely. I don’t need him to get scholarship money. I need him to get a decent education and I need him to know hiw to sit down with a book/textbook and read it and pull out the info he needs for college courses.
Someone asked when we moved if we would go back to hsing. At this point he would never agree and trying to make him would be hellish. But why would he ever want to come back? He has seen the other side. Public school is so much easier and so much less work than homeschooling.