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You mention cultural differences. If she’s a different nationality, are there some foods that would be a treat for her from her home country?
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Happy birthday. Maybe frame it in your mind as - she remembered my birthday and made an effort to send a present to me. Perhaps it is something she liked. Perhaps she’s not a great gift-giver. But it was your birthday and she acknowledged it and sent a gift. Be effusive and grateful about her thoughtfulness, and don’t judge your thankfulness on the quality of the gift.
just a thought.
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I’m not sure what issues the speed queens had, but I know they went to electronics and front loaders for awhile. We bought the very basic, but xl size, model with all manual dials and it’s been fine. I think it would be fine if you find a non-electronic/computer board model.
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My ds had hives earlier this summer after a water park, they went away, and then flare-ups occurred repeatedly for about a month. We had gone to ped but she indicated it was normal and to only be concerned and come back if still happening after about 6 weeks. They ended up dying down for good. So guessing a virus that ran its course.
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I know nothing about the school except it is small and is promoting very low tuition. Kids and parents seem to like it. Western Carolina University. It seems close to TN if that’s your home state.
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Will a mouse get through plastic? Wondering if you can put the two mattress pads in a zippered mattress protector thing and just leave in the camper?
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Glad they’re better. Just to keep in mind, when our potty trained dog starting peeing all the time, she had urinary stones. Meds to clear it up and then special food for life.
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I probably wouldn’t approve. I remember a homeschool convention years ago when we sat in on an etiquette type session. She told them a boy should never be alone with a girl no matter how innocent; it could damage the girls reputation. Now that’s a little old-fashioned, but it stuck with me. Moreso because today you have to also be concerned about allegations of date rape. In general it seems to be safer just to stay out of ‘alone’ situations. You can get to know people and have fun in public. Private is often just for things that can lead to trouble. So I’d be okay with public type dating, maybe. Some kids really are innocent at heart.
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On 10/25/2022 at 12:46 PM, BusyMom5 said:
I'm wondering of the maturity level of an 18 year old who doesn't drive?
I have two almost 18yos that don’t drive. They are good students and active in school. They have their learners permits, but we only have two cars. We don’t have the money, nor do they, to buy a decent safe car to drive. So why spend $2200 each in insurance (at least. Our state is high.) just to have a license? They are free on our insurance with permits. It doesn’t make financial sense; they are mature enough to recognize that. They also know it’s dark every morning when they leave and they are super tired. If dad wants to drive them on his way to work, why not? And they’re tired after 12 hours at school. Dad makes them drive to/from school on days they aren’t exhausted to keep up the practice. They won’t need a car at college either.
I actually wonder at the maturity of those driving. I’ve seen them speed through the school parking lots, aggressively not let other cars in, and in general drive recklessly. One of dd’s schoolmates (these are seniors and top students) was in a bad accident yesterday/ her fault- that sent someone to the hospital. The traffic was backed up for several miles. Another is going to court for excessive (really excessive) speeding. Another was in a fender bender last month- her fault. Some families just make different decisions on what works for their families and what they can afford. 🤷♀️
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On 10/14/2022 at 8:26 PM, Frances said:
Are a bunch of freshman taking the ACT? How else do you explain the relatively high percentages (32-34) having no English, no Math, no SS, or no Science!?!
It says it’s data for graduating class of 2022, so guessing it was all juniors or all seniors.
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On 10/24/2022 at 9:02 AM, kfeusse said:
When it comes to your spouse and kids buying you gifts.....for your birthday or Christmas...do you give them a wishlist or do they just get you something you need or want? Or something else?
I hint. Heavily. And then dh buys something else. 🙂
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Do your parents want to move? Can the sale of their house be the condition for them to move? Can you or your LLC ‘buy’ it without them knowing the buyer? Then clean it out and sell it once they are in their new place?
but I agree with others. There is often a huge and pretty quick decline in the 80’s. I saw it with both my parents. A world of difference from 80-82 to turning 85.-
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Not what you’re asking for, but my boys went to Europe last summer and we bought soft-sided backpack suitcases. You can wear as a pack pack or carry like a suitcase, and it opens like a suitcase. Each has waist straps to distribute the weight from the shoulders.
I wanted them to be able to carry their luggage on (as opposed to checking it since lost luggage was a common issue this year in Europe) and have hands free. They worked great and since used them for every other trip. Love them! They do use packing cubes and dh has trained us to pack smart and pack light. They used them for 2-3 week trips.
I bought the Hynes Eagle brand. I based the dimensions on the smallest carryon size for an airline for Europe. Something like 21x9x13. They were around $60-$70
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On 9/19/2022 at 4:25 PM, Dmmetler said:
There is absolutely no guarantee that private schools (or public ivies) with high level CS programs will offer any form of scholarships or merit aid unless the school as a whole has automatic merit because they can fill their entire CS and Engineering programs with students with 4.0+ GPAs, 780+ Math SAT scores, and excellent extracurriculars. Often your best bet are state U's that have automatic scholarships for test scores, so that IF you get into the program, you're guaranteed the money. If you're willing to go to the Southern USA, there are some good options at state U's that have strong programs and a lot of good opportunities for research, co-op, or work experience. (Alabama and Florida tend to be worth checking out, especially)
I mentioned UCF because if you're a National Merit scholar, it's essentially free to go there. DH is a UCF CS/Math grad and comments that his degree is worth more every year because they were pretty much unknown when he went there, and now they're regularly mentioned in the same circles as the top private tech U's.
Do you or your dh still have ties to UCF and it’s CS dept? My kids are Florida NMSF and looking there.
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Also, most National Parks run sites have a decent ‘museum’. Plus tours, outside activities and Junior Ranger books. My kids never tired of all them and there are tons of history based ones.
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4 hours ago, regentrude said:
Ours has those too, but that isn't quite the same as an *entrance * exam that determines whether a student is admitted.
A placement test only funnels already admitted students into remedial math classes at the college. It doesn't prevent students whose transcript misrepresents their college readiness from being admitted.
True. I wasn’t thinking about that. Though if SATs are required, they do get some idea of whether the kids have at least basic math/English skills.
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1 minute ago, BusyMom5 said:
Maybe make rules for them regarding the amount of classes to take and how they are balanced. Mine has never had to drop, but she took 17 and 19 hours her first 2 semesters and it starts well, then ends in a mad panic!
The general recommendation seems to be to sign up for 18 credits, and drop one class by drop/add time once you see the professor/workload etc. Keep the five classes that look to give you the best experience that semester. Because you can’t drop down to 12, and if you get a really lousy professor or something, this allows you to get rid of that class and still have 15 credits. Because it seems that many professors are TBD at registration time 😬
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On 10/5/2022 at 9:38 PM, regentrude said:
Entrance exams are not practical.
Our very large state university requires a math placement exam. I think you can be exempt with a certain AP class/score, but otherwise, 100% of incoming students have to take it and the results take priority over any transcript.
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On 10/7/2022 at 9:01 AM, Bambam said:
Sorta off topic, but in case this is an issue for anyone else, this was the setup for one child's scholarship - 15 credit hours/semester. I asked if you could use incoming DC credits to cover that if you had to drop one class for whatever reason. I was assured this was completely acceptable. There were steps you had to go through, but it was doable.
I’ll ask next week to make sure, but I’m pretty sure not. This one scholarship is really strict. You also lose it if you withdraw from a course after drop/add deadline and even if going from 18 to 15 credits. No withdrawals at all. So kids have to plan well when registering.
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3 hours ago, ktgrok said:
so many colleges or scholarships are pushing kids to take more hours per semester to get them graduated in 4 yrs vs 5.
Agreed! We thought our kids would be able to make an easier workload for themselves because they’ll come in with so many credits. But the scholarship requires 15/semester unless you want to go in the summer, so there goes that idea of less stress and more time for their core classes. And they can’t race through due to prerequisites, so they’ll end up taking unnecessary courses. 🙄. Just hoping to make sure they’ll be gpa booster classes.
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A large university near us un-enrolled many incoming freshman from their registered math classes this year, and others classes as well to get them to 12 credits (because of the intense new math course), and enrolled them in a new math program they developed. They had been finding so many kids unprepared for college level math even though they had supposedly had it in high school. So it’s an accelerated and intense math course with lots of support and tutoring, so kids could learn math properly and the way the university expected. When you master what you need, you may move on. The goal is to get all students ready for Calculus 1 within 2 semesters. (Calc 1 at the college level). It’s received good reviews so far, even though at first people were upset about it. And this school does a math placement exam for all students as well, but I think students were able to place out if they had certain AP scores.
(I’m sure this math program was directed at engineering and comp sci type students who needed higher levels of math, and not other majors. The school’s goal is to keep students in school, in their major, by preemptively providing help, and keeping them on pace to graduate in 4 years.)
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Considering teen sitters charge $15/hour and can turn down any days or times that don’t work for them- I’d say at least $20-25/hour. You’re an experienced adult and committing to watch just one child (not like a daycare with many). And if she’s late to pickup, then extra charges like a facility does. I would make the cost and expectations very business like and clear for less potential issues. If you are to feed the child, then add in costs. Otherwise, ask her to send her with food/diapers/whatever.
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Can you sleep in his room for awhile to see if he’ll stay in his bed, in his room, while you’re there? Move a mattress next to his bed and see if he can start being comfortable in his own room.
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He’s fine. No need to retake. He’s at a 220 confirming score which is well above the commended and many NMSF levels.
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Omicron anecdata?
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No vomiting on the symptom chart? My friend and her son were diagnosed with covid last week, (negative for flu) and she vomited for 5 days straight. She’s had covid before but this was way worse than any sickness she’s ever had.