Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Every time I lay down, I start coughing. By sitting up, I cough less. But I can't sleep sitting up. At least DH is sleeping. I've heard him snoring several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hi. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good Wednesday Morning! (((Critter and Ikslo))) and anyone else who should have slept but didn't. DD has biology lab this morning so we get to kill half the day doing that. :glare: I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Go to sleep, Go to sleep, Go to sleep little Ikslo, Time for bed, Rest your head, May your dreams be sweet and deep! It worked! :hurray: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Morning, Lynn. If you find the answer to your question, let me know. I am needing the answer myself lately. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good Wednesday Morning! (((Critter and Ikslo))) and anyone else who should have slept but didn't. DD has biology lab this morning so we get to kill half the day doing that. :glare: I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." Morning, Lynn. If you find the answer to your question, let me know. I am needing the answer myself lately. I would say it completely depends on the individual child and I think even if I knew the child I probably wouldn't have an opinion. You have to respect individuality and acknowledge that just because they're your child doesn't mean you know everything about them. I would say open communication is extremely important here because I would be quick to assume laziness and that's not fair. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hi.Hi! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hi!We're exclamation pointing awfully early today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I'm practicing peppiness, as it is contrary to how I feel. I feel practically pooped on. S l e e e e e p 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I just figured out why I am so achy that I have been waking up every hour. Now I am going back to sleep for an hour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good morning! Coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Post-Congestion Night-time Coughing Remedy (as told to me by a pharmacist but I forgot about until just now): Regular black tea, warm White sugar (not honey or other sweetener) Lemon juice from a lemon Drink. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I'm practicing peppiness, as it is contrary to how I feel. I feel practically pooped on. S l e e e e e p S! L! E E P! We don't need you, Wait and see! C! O F! F E E! You're our hero, Yip yipeeeeeeee! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 S! L! E E P! We don't need you, Wait and see! C! O F! F E E! You're our hero, Yip yipeeeeeeee! I wish. I finally coughed myself into a partial state of dreaming--not exactly sleeping--around five-thirty. When DH's alarm went off, I dragged myself to the bed and fell asleep. I woke up at seven-thirty for chores. Ended up coughing so hard I threw up in the yard whilst walking the dogs. So I'm back in a cool room, sipping black tea, with sugar, but no lemons. The good thing is that I have no fever. The bad thing is I don't see any sleep in sight for a week at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Ds3 says he "loves me toooooo much" and calls me his sweet baboo. Tonight at bedtime when I teased him about how someday he won't want mommy night-night kissies anymore, he got really sad and pulled my cheek to his and told me, "No, never." :001_wub: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." :lurk5: Morning, Lynn. If you find the answer to your question, let me know. I am needing the answer myself lately. :iagree: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Good Wednesday Morning! (((Critter and Ikslo))) and anyone else who should have slept but didn't. DD has biology lab this morning so we get to kill half the day doing that. :glare: I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." That's tough. On one hand, you want to see a student learn to their potential. On the other hand, you want them to have the ability in themselves to look at something and say, "good enough", or better yet, "not for me, thanks". Probably I take a look at my bare minimum for competence and have a frank discussion with the student about where that line should be and why. Also look at what may have to leave the schedule if that bare minimum is not reached. I always have to seriously consider if I've set my standard too high. I've a bad habit of setting my expectations as the goal line, and then wondering why my "goals" don't get met. :laugh: ETA: I would be careful about letting them think that this is just "the way they are." We are so much more than the span of our youth, KWIM? Edited October 4, 2017 by Critterfixer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Wednesday!!ðŸ‘👠Not happy to see evidence of insomnia!!😩. Hope you girlies got at least a bit of rest overnight!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I think my young cat was a saber-toothed guard tiger in another life. Lately, whenever anybody new comes to the door, or she thinks she hears something outside, she gets up in the window, puffs her tail and starts in on the most aggressive growls and posturing you ever saw. She's never attacked anyone, but she talks a line. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I distinctly heard DH snoring last night. Multiple times. When asked if he got any sleep last night, he said, "A little." :cursing: Yeah, buddy, I'm not real happy about my coughing keeping me up, either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." That's a tough one. I have no idea. My kids don't push themselves academically at all. I've tried and it's like pushing jello. So, for me, it's the path of least resistance. I figure I'll give them a "good enough" education and move on. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 If you scroll down a little bit in the replies, there's a picture with someone inviting the strippers, JFK[,] and Stalin (including a drawing of JFK and Stalin as strippers). Best argument against the Oxford comma, imo. Also, if you Google "young Stalin", he was actually quite good-looking as a young man. Totally would've rocked being a stripper (though, more of the male stripper type you might invite to a bachelorette party (note: I've never been to a bachelorette party)). And, with all the English around this, I keep reading it as beer. Which you can also have (they make gluten-free ones, I think). That definitely works. I inflicted that sentence on the girls this morning, just as yet another example of the importance of the Oxford comma. Before I even removed said comma they saw where I was going and started groaning in protest. They are now complaining of having that idea in their mind. I told them there's a picture I hadn't shown them, and they quickly objected to even the idea of seeing it. Homeschooling is fun. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I tried to go to sleep. At nine. I'd say that was a dismal failure. I've been trying to sleep all day, and it just isn't going to work for me. So I got up, made some decaf tea, and I guess I'll just write until I fall asleep sitting up, I guess. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 My one child who is in college started to push himself in college. I started to push myself in college as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Yes, and I don't know how I missed it the first time and my beta missed it the second time. But I got it this time. ETA: It's an insomnia Booyah! Insomnia Bubble and boil, Trouble and toil, The sound of the kettle at four Insomnia bites, And so I won’t fight, I’ll just get up and write some more. Random Musings :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Every time I lay down, I start coughing. By sitting up, I cough less. But I can't sleep sitting up. At least DH is sleeping. I've heard him snoring several times. :grouphug: :grouphug: So been there. Have you got a recliner, for partway between sitting and laying down? Any chance a nap there could help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good Wednesday Morning! (((Critter and Ikslo))) and anyone else who should have slept but didn't. DD has biology lab this morning so we get to kill half the day doing that. :glare: I think I bring this topic up at least once a quarter (at least in my head, if not actually in a post).... what's your point of view about the child (or children) in your life who do not push themselves to do hard things? How hard do you push them? Or do you find some activity where they're willing to let someone else push them (have yet to find that....). Or do you find a path of lesser resistance for them - mostly referring to academics here - because that's just the way they "are." I'm still trying to work that out, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I wish. I finally coughed myself into a partial state of dreaming--not exactly sleeping--around five-thirty. When DH's alarm went off, I dragged myself to the bed and fell asleep. I woke up at seven-thirty for chores. Ended up coughing so hard I threw up in the yard whilst walking the dogs. So I'm back in a cool room, sipping black tea, with sugar, but no lemons. The good thing is that I have no fever. The bad thing is I don't see any sleep in sight for a week at this rate. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Yeah, buddy, I'm not real happy about my coughing keeping me up, either. When I was going through this a couple weeks ago, I found that even Delsem (12-hour cough stuff) didn't help at night. So frustrating! (((Critter))) Edited October 4, 2017 by Susan in TN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 And on top of no sleep, I ran out of likes. I really need something stronger for the cough. Sadly, I can't have what I need. If I took it, I would stop coughing, but I would be itching so badly it wouldn't matter. I still wouldn't sleep. I have a feeling I'm just going to have to tough it out, nap when I can and try to keep my temper in line with plenty of tea and chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 However awful the cough is, my late night editing session finished up this round of edits. I met my goal (the realistic one) of 130K. I have eight chapters that I need to go back and comb for tangles. If I can dig out 5000 more words out of those eight, I'll be at the 125K I envisioned for this novel. :001_smile: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I'm almost 50 and still lazy. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 And on top of no sleep, I ran out of likes. I really need something stronger for the cough. Sadly, I can't have what I need. If I took it, I would stop coughing, but I would be itching so badly it wouldn't matter. I still wouldn't sleep. I have a feeling I'm just going to have to tough it out, nap when I can and try to keep my temper in line with plenty of tea and chocolate. Cough syrup with codeine is the only thing that works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Cough syrup with codeine is the only thing that works for me. Which is what I can't take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Which is what I can't take.That's what I thought it was. 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Albuterol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) If I could just somehow activate my dormant superpowers and either kick this cough, or find a way to stay awake for a week without going bonkers, that would be a good thing. ETA: It's a red-cape Booyah! Up, up and awake! Edited October 4, 2017 by Critterfixer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Albuterol? On it. Not doing a whole lot, sadly. Probably because the cough is a little more tracheal than bronchial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) I need to put on a sweatshirt this morning!!ðŸ‘ðŸ‚ðŸðŸðŸ Of course my allergies are spiraling out of control, thanks to autumn. I guess you can't have everything. Edited October 4, 2017 by KrissiK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 On it. Not doing a whole lot, sadly. Probably because the cough is a little more tracheal than bronchial.You probably just need a strong suppressant. ((Critter)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Well, I guess I'd better make myself another cup of COFFEE☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ and get this rodeo started. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good morning. I have a dental cleaning and exam this morning. Do I have permission to kick the hygienist in the shins if she scolds me for not flossing enough? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Be good, little alligator snappers, be good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 That's tough. On one hand, you want to see a student learn to their potential. On the other hand, you want them to have the ability in themselves to look at something and say, "good enough", or better yet, "not for me, thanks". Probably I take a look at my bare minimum for competence and have a frank discussion with the student about where that line should be and why. Also look at what may have to leave the schedule if that bare minimum is not reached. I always have to seriously consider if I've set my standard too high. I've a bad habit of setting my expectations as the goal line, and then wondering why my "goals" don't get met. :laugh: ETA: I would be careful about letting them think that this is just "the way they are." We are so much more than the span of our youth, KWIM? Good points. I'm okay with going to good enough. (I longingly read suggestions from a "blue collar curriculum" blog this summer, lol). I'm okay with good enough being semi-college prep and semi-not college prep (college prep can be difficult to nail down, imho - such a wide range....) That's a tough one. I have no idea. My kids don't push themselves academically at all. I've tried and it's like pushing jello. So, for me, it's the path of least resistance. I figure I'll give them a "good enough" education and move on. Yes. I'm almost 50 and still lazy. I worked hard in school. I'm definitely lazier now. And that's part of it. I would like to find some sweet spot (perhaps non-existent) where she's self-motivated. I'm tired of what *I* have to do to get her through her work. (Oops, did I just reveal the gender of the child in question, lol.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good morning. I have a dental cleaning and exam this morning. Do I have permission to kick the hygienist in the shins if she scolds me for not flossing enough? Only if you can pull it off as an accident. (Whack! Oops, sorry, strange knee reflex there.....) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 If it helps, at the age in question, I was about as motivated as a slug, and I was type A like you wouldn't believe. I've mellowed considerably with age. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Biggest smile on dd's face all week was this morning when Bio Lab instructor told them this lab didn't have a write up with it. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good morning. I have a dental cleaning and exam this morning. Do I have permission to kick the hygienist in the shins if she scolds me for not flossing enough? No kicking! No biting! That's what the bazooka is for. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Spanish education for the day: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good morning. I have a dental cleaning and exam this morning. Do I have permission to kick the hygienist in the shins if she scolds me for not flossing enough? You should lick her finger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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