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I'm not in love with the stuff I've used from Pandia Press this year, but History Odyssey and Science Odyssey are also secular in nature.
Next year I'm going to try History At Our House
I'm also looking at ClassiQuest as a possible future science curriculum
Even though it's not specifically homeschool curriculum, we've had great success with Beth Olshansky's Picturing Writing and Image-Making Within the Writing Process materials.
Rosetta Stone (we're using Russian)
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My best friend used to be my neighbor. She moved across the street 2 weeks after we did. We were both newbies in an established neighborhood, both fairly new to marriage, both young. We were casually friendly and became close after we adopted DS -- their DD was 6 months older. We got together a couple times/week and we'd do things together as families too. She and her DH divorced, she moved away, and remarried. Her new DH was laid off and my DH got him a job at his company so they see each other more than I see my BFF!
We met a large group of our close friends through DH. After college he moved to the same town one of his frat brothers was from. Frat brother and gf were moving away and had a going away party with several of their high school friends and a couple of his college friends. Coincidentally, I was college friends with one of DH's frat brother's high school friends. We met another set of frat brother's high school friends who had just moved back to the area. We had a ton in common (including Eastern European ILs). That couple became two of our closest friends. From there it sort of expanded -- some of their other high school friends became our close friends. Some of DH's frat brothers live in the area as well, but we see them infrequently.
We are also friends with a homeschooling family we met at scouts. They started a Lego team this year that we joined and they run a homeschool book club.
So I guess most of our shared friends were people we either met together or through DH.
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You're not being cheap. I've done the same thing at Olive Garden with their breadsticks.
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OP, I'm curious to read all the responses because I'm in the same boat. Mine are 8 and 9 and still believe. I think they both sort of know, but not for sure. DS who can be socially unaware at times will talk about it and other kids will laugh at him (he doesn't realize it). He asked me this year at Christmas if Santa was real and I said, "Santa is something you believe in and it's the sort of thing that once you know you can't unknow. You have to ask yourself if you want to believe or if you want to know. If you want to know, I'll tell you." He told me that was a very hard decision, and then decided he didn't want to know. He'll turn 10 before next Christmas. I don't know if I should just tell him at some point or hope he point-blank asks me this year.
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Where is the "other?" I'd be "other." My kids are 8 & 9 and still call me Mama, but when they were about 6 or so they started referring to me when speaking to their friends as "my mom" instead of "my mama."
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We always got presents at Easter growing up, but they were smaller than the gifts we give our kids. I remember one year when I was very small (probably 5) I got the Dukes of Hazzard Matchbox car set -- the General Lee, the sheriff's car, and Boss Hog's car. Another year when My Little Pony was first coming out, I got one of those. My kids usually get a movie and one or two bigger presents. This year DD is getting a couple of Monster High dolls and DS is getting some Skylanders. We don't celebrate the holiday in any sort of religious way other than a traditional prayer my grandfather used to say and now my oldest uncle says before Easter brunch. If I did celebrate it religiously I might be inclined to rethink the gift-giving aspect of the holiday.
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:grouphug: I can't even imagine what you're going through.
I would allow your son's education to be completely child-led. I would do something a bit more formal and structured with your DD. You don't have to give her a full workload, but at least make sure the basics are covered so she doesn't fall too behind.
I'm so very sorry :crying:
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:grouphug: That really stinks. I wish it had worked out differently for you.
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I don't think religion is something you can force on a young adult. At 14, he should be able to develop and form his own beliefs. You just came to this 7 weeks ago -- think about how many years it took you. Circumstances and events in your life led you to find your God in your own way, and now you're telling a 14 year-old who is nearly grown in many ways, "Now we believe this and you should too." That's not likely to fly with him. Don't push. Let him find his own way and do his own thing. If you force him, you will almost certainly turn him off from your beliefs. If you leave it open as in, "This is what we believe. You are welcome to come with us to church whenever you'd like -- the door is always open," then there's at least a chance he might join you.
I feel religion is a deeply personal thing -- it's a calling and a faith you feel deep in side your being. You can't force that on another person. It's up to him to find what religion (if any) speaks to him.
Edited to add: My husband and I are agnostics. I don't know what our children will grow up to believe. That Bible series started on the History Channel recently, and the kids were angry when I told them we will be watching it because they don't believe all those stories and don't believe in God (DS strongly believes in ancient alien theory of all things). I told them it doesn't matter if they believe the stories or not -- I don't believe them -- but because so many other people do and because so much literature is based on The Bible, it's important to at least know the stories. A study of religion will give your son a broader world view and a deeper understanding of cultures so you can teach religion without forcing him into your own, KWIM? Maybe he'll find one that calls to him, but it will be different from yours.
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He sounds a lot like my son, who is 9. Many little boys do this -- it's a boy thing. My brother's third grade teacher confirmed it when my mom brought up a similar concern and that was years and years ago. I think the more attention you bring to it, the worse it is. I agree with another poster who said to use his answers to draw more information out of him. "Why do you think that Jesus had no abs?" "Why did you choose vomit and then a dead bird. Vomit doesn't really depict movement. Maybe you can sculpt a person vomiting instead." "A dead cobra couldn't bite someone in the face because it's dead. Please come up with a different sentence." Focus on a good part of his sentence. If he uses a strong verb or adjective, praise him for that while ignoring the part of the sentence you find objectionable. If he's doing it for shock value you've been giving him exactly what he wants, which is only going to make things worse.
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:grouphug: I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have the utmost respect for military wives. You have a tough job and sacrifice so much. I don't have it in me to be that unselfish and self-sacrificing. Go have that chocolate. You deserve any little treat your heart desires to compensate for what you really want.
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My ILs are causing me to seek therapy.
(Seriously -- I'm going to therapy because so much hatred has built up inside my soul because of MIL. It's sad when I read so many posts with "dead" and "deceased" ILs and I envy those people).
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Not unless Ben & Jerry's and Cheeze-Its are considered healthy foods.
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Sure. And I'm sure there are families that share economy-sized cartons of cigarettes too.
It does not make the consumption of sodas healthful. Or detract from the fact that disfunctional choices often (usually) run in families, and represent a threat to those families where soda drinking or cigarette smoking is the norm.
Bill
I don't know about that. My brother and I grew up drinking soda. My mom grew up poor and didn't often get "luxuries" like soda or junk food so she made up for it as an adult and didn't restrict us. There was never juice in our house, but always bottles of Pepsi. As adults, neither of us much care for soda. I'll drink water, tea, or lemonade over soda if I have the choice. I have a couple of friends who are addicted to soda and all of them were denied or had soda strictly limited as children. I'm not saying that we should pump our kids full of soda to avoid adult addiction (soda is a once in awhile thing at my house) but I don't believe the correlation you're stating is true in regards to soda. Also, you misspelled "dysfunctional."
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Everything DirtyEthelRackman said. They are a lot of responsibility, but give you so much love in return. You have to weigh out whether or not it's worth it for your family and your situation.
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I remember a thread a while back about how much to tip the pizza delivery driver, and a news story this morning inspired me to look into it. From what I've learned, 15% is pretty standard. 15% is also pretty standard for tipping restaurant waiters/waitresses. What I don't understand is why the delivery driver should be tipped the same as the waitress. Yes, the driver brings my food to me and deserves a tip. But that's all. The waitress brings my food, sometimes multiple courses, brings me drinks, refills those drinks, brings me extra napkins and whatever else I might need, clears dishes as I finish with them, cleans up any spills, etc, not to mention doing all of those things for everyone at the table, including the kiddos. It seems to me that the waitress does considerably more work over a longer period of time than the delivery driver does. Why should they be tipped the same? FTR, I'm not talking about tipping extra for good service or tipping less for poor service or being a "good tipper" versus a "bad tipper." What I mean is why should both services be "worth" the same amount of tip when the driver does considerably less work?
No, I don't think it's the same. The pizza guy would have to come to my house whether it's 1 pizza or 100 pizzas. It's still one delivery. I don't think tipping 10-15% is reasonable in that particular case (the case of the 85 pizzas -- for one or two I usually do tip about 10% --- most places are close by and we have a short driveway). For what? You drove to my house and brought me pizza. That being said, I WOULD give a bigger tip for 85 pizzas vs. 1 or 2, but NOT a percentage tip. I do think $10 is a really cheap tip. I probably would have tipped $30-$50 for the acrobatic feat of fitting 85 pizzas into his car and bringing them to my door.
Waiters and waitresses have a much harder job, and deserve a percentage tip that varies with the quality of service. If I'm going out to eat and the bill is high, I'm still going to give a decent percentage tip if the service was good.
Edited to clarify what the heck I meant.
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Saying this gently, I think you're worrying about this issue far too soon -- especially since there is a 4 year age-gap between your children AND your 6 year-old is working one-two grade levels ahead already. While it's possible that when your 2 year-old is 6 she may be doing 3rd grade math and 2nd grade reading, will it even matter then with the age gap? My brother and I are 3 years apart and he was always much smarter than me, but with the age gap it didn't matter. All children have their strengths and weaknesses. Even in the unlikely event that your youngest DOES fly through 4+ years of curriculum to beat your oldest, it's doubtful that will happen in ALL subjects.
Relax, Mama. :001_smile:
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Yeah, I usually regret volunteering shortly after I volunteer for something. I'm slowly learning to say no.
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I'm sorry :crying: If your dog is in pain and confused, I'd take him to the vet. There may be a medication your dog could take that can help (my elderly dog is on Tramadol for pain and discomfort and it helps her a lot). If there is nothing that can be done for the dog's pain and his quality of life has diminished, I'd put him out of his misery. There is no point in prolonging it if your dog is in obvious pain. It's such a tough decision to make. :grouphug:
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I have some aunts, uncles, and cousins on mine. MIL sent me a friend request on FB, but I ignored it. I also ignored a weird 2nd cousin who creeps me out.
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I may have a friend who is considering this. Do you think she is going to get rude glares and unwelcome comments?
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I know some people use these and love them, but I despise them. They're kids, not dogs. Hold their hands, carry them, or stick them in a stroller. Though I've done a good job of restraining myself in recent years, I have been known to give looks of disgust to people who use these things, and when I was dealing with infertility I did make a comment or two. FWIW, I never had twins, but my kids are 13 months apart, and the oldest is a very active boy. I used a double-stroller, or held his hand while DD was in a sling/backpack. I never felt the need to leash them. That being said, they're becoming more and more common so she's unlikely to get as many dirty looks now as she would have 7-10 years ago. Parents are judged by society no matter what they do, so someone at some point is going to give her a dirty look in public when she's with her kids whether she leashes them or not.
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12 radishes
4 sm. onions
2 cans chicken broth
1 can water
1 bay leaf
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. flour
2 c. half and half milk
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Cook radishes and onions in chicken broth and 1 can water with bay leaf until radishes are soft. Remove the bay leaf. Put radishes and onions in blender and puree. Return to broth.
In separate pan melt butter, add flour and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add milk, stirring until smooth. Add radish mixture, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Serve hot.
This is how I'd improve it:
add some diced carrots, celery, a grated potato, the radishes, onions, and some dried herb (thyme or marjoram, etc.)
cook in the broth until softened, puree the mixture, do the flour/half and half thing, add that with salt and pepper to taste
then garnish with corn kernals (canned or frozen), crumbled crispy bacon, and fresh chopped parsley
I'd do everything except corn kernals. I love soup. I love corn. Corn is one thing I cannot eat in soup. It gives it a vomit-like texture (IMO) which in turn makes me want to vomit. I can't have corn in chili either for the same reason.
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We finished our basement ourselves about 7 years ago, I think? It cost money, but was no where near 52K. If I had to guess, I'd say the big money-sucks in your reno are the bathroom (even though it's already plumbed, bathrooms cost money), the reinforcement beam, and the duct work. Duct work is outrageously expensive! We looked at having some of ours moved/redone and adding in vents to the existing duct work so we could tap right into the forced hot air system. I don't remember off-hand how expensive it was, but for what we were asking, it was ridiculous! We ended up putting in electric baseboard heat because it was so much cheaper to do. We're not down there all the time, plus being a basement it was already well-insulated. We ended up dry-walling around the main duct, which sat lower on the ceiling,and we put in a suspended ceiling and recessed and track lighting on the rest of it.. The duct work was the only thing we were going to hire someone to do. We didn't have plumbing for a bathroom down there and knew it would be expensive to put one in, so we avoided that. We did all of the work ourselves. I THINK (not sure, as the project stretched over a 3 year period) we spent 10K-15K. There are two rooms (office and an entertainment/rec room) totaling 800-900 sf of finished space, I'd have to guess. The money includes a new staircase and tons of built-ins. For flooring we bought these special wood tiles for a sub-floor. They're designed for basements and have rubber grooves/channels on the bottom to leave a space between the flooring and the cement floor in case of moisture. We also have a dry, walk-out basement, but you never know when a basement can get moisture in it, and you don't want a nice floor ruined. Over that, we put a laminate floating floor that looks like wood.
The more work you can do yourselves, the more money you'll save. It will definitely cost you more than it cost us since you have a bathroom --- but it's also a great return on investment to have another bathroom in your home.
Edited because "duct" and "duck" do not mean the same thing ;)
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That bugs me too. We (thankfully!) haven't dealt with severe medical issues, but I got it A LOT with DS's ADHD. We did everything we could except dietary changes. For several reasons, I know it won't work. I'm sorry you're going through so much garbage in your life.
How do you tell others 'why' you HS without sounding judgmental?
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I tell people I'm against the No Child Left Behind Act and I feel it's dumbing down education. It may sound judgmental, but they're the ones asking. If they didn't want to know, they shouldn't have asked.