Ignore this thread!

[Renai]

Work is done.

 

Remind me to get my billing done.

 

Did you get your billing done? I didn't see a follow-up to this.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Renai is the best at reminders.  She always tells me where I park my car.  If I tell her.  Otherwise I go on a treasure hunt. 

[Slache]

I was the good daughter in law and invited my least favorite person in the world to visit when the baby's born. Now she's planning on going on all sorts of trips with her husband, son and 2 grandchildren while she's out here. Matt explained that  the reason he's taking time off is because I'm HAVING SURGERY and will be medicated and am not to be left alone with the baby. She wants to go to the beach the day after it's born. No! My husband can't leave me! She makes me crazy. Everything is about her, including the births of all of my children.

[Renai]

Mine are their favorite colors, but we don't have towels yet. We only have one bathroom so it's pretty. Yes, I think it's a brilliant idea! It was Lucy Stoner's idea. 

 

 

Le Booya!

 

Bath linens are the only thing I have color-coded. And toothbrushes.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Everyone using red tape should be duct taped.  In the interest of being nice and compliant, I called the assisted living facility for my ILs and asked for permission to bring Rusty bunny to see them tomorrow.  I wonder how hard it would be to smuggle a very large and squirmy bunny under our coats? 

[Critterfixer]

No vim or vigor here. I'm flat beat. 

Tex, what is this CBT of which you speak? I've tried Valerian. Nightmares. Currently trying some 5HTP with B vitamins, but I'm going to have to stop that. It makes me sick at my stomach. I've tried it three days in a row with the same kind of nausea every time I take it, so I'm convinced that I won't be able to give it a fair trial.

 

On working full time and giving things up: After my first round of major clinical depression, I decided that I'm a little like pepper. I'm only good in small quantities and in specific applications. Too much and I turn bitter, spicy and difficult. Far better that I limit myself so that I don't hurt myself again.

 

On roaming neighbor dogs: If you have to take the matter into your own hands, why not try a paintball gun? Those things sting, but should be non-lethal. Moreover, you would have proof of the dogs identity without a doubt. Hard to deny a bright pink spot on the dog's rear end.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I was the good daughter in law and invited my least favorite person in the world to visit when the baby's born. Now she's planning on going on all sorts of trips with her husband, son and 2 grandchildren while she's out here. Matt explained that  the reason he's taking time off is because I'm HAVING SURGERY and will be medicated and am not to be left alone with the baby. She wants to go to the beach the day after it's born. No! My husband can't leave me! She makes me crazy. Everything is about her, including the births of all of my children.

 

Can they take John and Mary on some day field trips without Matt?

[hornblower]

I was the good daughter in law and invited my least favorite person in the world to visit when the baby's born. Now she's planning on going on all sorts of trips with her husband, son and 2 grandchildren while she's out here. Matt explained that  the reason he's taking time off is because I'm HAVING SURGERY and will be medicated and am not to be left alone with the baby. She wants to go to the beach the day after it's born. No! My husband can't leave me! She makes me crazy. Everything is about her, including the births of all of my children.

 

Seriously??? How crazy! 

[hornblower]

 

Tex, what is this CBT of which you speak? 

in case tex is busy - cognitive behavioral therapy. Evidence based intervention. Requires 10-12 sessions with a therapist. It's not the lie down on the couch and tell me about your childhood type of therapy. Very pragmatic & solution focused.

 

There are a couple free online programs that you can do as a self study too if you're interested. 

 

Oh & have you tried l-theanine? Usually well tolerated and some of us find it helps.  

[hornblower]

 Currently trying some 5HTP with B vitamins, but I'm going to have to stop that. It makes me sick at my stomach. I've tried it three days in a row with the same kind of nausea every time I take it, so I'm convinced that I won't be able to give it a fair trial.

 

Maybe try a plain 5HTP? I have issues with Bs making me sick. I supplement with B12 (because vegan) but can't take the b complexes because they make me wanna barf.

5htp on its own is fine though so I'm wondering if the Bs are the culprit for you. 

[Jean in Newcastle]

I have pants.  :hat:

[Susan in TN]

Ds20 has just applied for a research grant. For some reason, this is making my brain go all weird. Maybe it's just the coffee and ibuprofin.

 

How can a child - my own child that I birthed not more than 3 weeks ago - be applying for a research grant?

 

Also, he has just finished filling out and handing in the paperwork (with dh) for an apartment lease. He's only a baby.

[hornblower]

I brought home treat chew for my dogs & promptly had a 'that's not fair' issue because Daisy "wolfdog" finished hers quickly and Darwin "gentle bird dog" is dawdling over his.

Daisy was thinking she should steal Darwin's LOL. Luckily I had a thawed bone in the fridge so now she got seconds, confirming her belief that it's worth it to attack all treats with upmost speed because it's possible more will appear. If she gets a sore tum from all this gorging though I'll be annoyed. She'll think it was worth it, no doubt...

[Critterfixer]

 

 

in case tex is busy - cognitive behavioral therapy. Evidence based intervention. Requires 10-12 sessions with a therapist. It's not the lie down on the couch and tell me about your childhood type of therapy. Very pragmatic & solution focused.

I was hoping is was short for chocolate, bacon and toast.  :001_smile: I've never had anxiety before, or major sleeplessness, so this is bugging me. The 5-HTP is really heavy with B6, so it might be the vitamins, I don't know. B vitamins don't usually bother me, but man!

I've always been the kind of person who will have a million dreams a night, remember three or four of them and be able to mine one or two for story ideas. So basically anything chemical has a tendency to manifest itself in a pretty vivid, crazy way.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I give my dog equal treats and both want the one the other one has.  I think they like the taste of each other's saliva. 

[Another Lynn]

Just finished the sad discussion with 14yo ds about our math future.  He has loved Saxon.  But I think we're getting to the place others have been - too much separate teaching and not enough connections across the board - like being given one tiny puzzle piece at a time (and being really good at most of those tiny pieces), but not having the box top to see the whole picture.  (possibly a poor analogy.)  He has always been a really good math student, so I think a new course is needed before we impair future progress.  The things is, he's 2/3rds of the way through Alg. 2 (3rd edition), so changing now means back tracking and getting a geometry credit.  He is such a hard worker and I feel badly that I have lead him down the wrong path.  (Though staying with Saxon Alg. 2 after dabbling in a different geometry course last summer was partly his decision, I cannot blame him for it.) 

 

#sadeducationalpost

[Slache]

Can they take John and Mary on some day field trips without Matt?

Absolutely not. She lost Mary (2) at Coney Island and babysat my 4 god children for 5 hours without realizing the 4 year old never came inside from the front yard. He slept outside and went hungry. She has lost the privilege to babysit all grandchildren and great nieces and nephews.

 

Eta: Good thought though. :)

Edited March 26, 2016 by Slache

[JoJosMom]

JJM's getting soft. 

 

#alargeheavyobjectisnosubstituteforabazooka

 

 

:smilielol5:

 

She's just sleep deprived. 

 

 

You mean, bazooka. As in, "Dude, I keep a bazooka in my purse for creeps who hang around too close."

 

 

I have failed!  In a most spectacular way!  :svengo:

 

 

#Ineedanap

[JoJosMom]

Did you get your billing done? I didn't see a follow-up to this.

 

I did.  Someone else reminded.  I forget who.  :blink:

[JoJosMom]

I was hoping is was short for chocolate, bacon and toast.  :001_smile: I've never had anxiety before, or major sleeplessness, so this is bugging me. The 5-HTP is really heavy with B6, so it might be the vitamins, I don't know. B vitamins don't usually bother me, but man!

I've always been the kind of person who will have a million dreams a night, remember three or four of them and be able to mine one or two for story ideas. So basically anything chemical has a tendency to manifest itself in a pretty vivid, crazy way.

 

I dunno, Critter.  I think you should try the natural approach first, before you try drug therapy.

 

Go with Chocolate, Bacon, and Toast.  Definitely.

[JoJosMom]

Absolutely not. She lost Mary (2) at Coney Island and babysat my 4 god children for 5 hours without realizing the 4 year old never came inside from the front yard. He slept outside and went hungry. She has lost the privilege to babysit all grandchildren and great nieces and nephews.

 

Eta: Good thought though. :)

 

:scared:  Holy cow.

 

BTW, have you mentioned that John and Mary are staying with me all summer?

[Critterfixer]

They make a chew for dogs that I like for mild anxiety issues. I found out that the same company makes one for people. I think I need to get me some and put them in a treat jar. :laugh:

[hornblower]

Just finished the sad discussion with 14yo ds about our math future. 

 

#sadeducationalpost

I'm sad you're sad but I don't really understand it because after all these years I still don't understand what you guys do with math in high school in the U.S. It just seems SO much more crazy that our math progression. 

[Slache]

What's something frivolous that you want?

 

Mine:

Idiotically expensive perfume

Tablet

Fiestaware

 

 

I used part of my tax return to get a schmancy blender and I love it so much! Now I have to plan for next year. ;)

[texasmama]

No vim or vigor here. I'm flat beat. 

Tex, what is this CBT of which you speak? I've tried Valerian. Nightmares. Currently trying some 5HTP with B vitamins, but I'm going to have to stop that. It makes me sick at my stomach. I've tried it three days in a row with the same kind of nausea every time I take it, so I'm convinced that I won't be able to give it a fair trial.

 

On working full time and giving things up: After my first round of major clinical depression, I decided that I'm a little like pepper. I'm only good in small quantities and in specific applications. Too much and I turn bitter, spicy and difficult. Far better that I limit myself so that I don't hurt myself again.

 

On roaming neighbor dogs: If you have to take the matter into your own hands, why not try a paintball gun? Those things sting, but should be non-lethal. Moreover, you would have proof of the dogs identity without a doubt. Hard to deny a bright pink spot on the dog's rear end.

 

 

in case tex is busy - cognitive behavioral therapy. Evidence based intervention. Requires 10-12 sessions with a therapist. It's not the lie down on the couch and tell me about your childhood type of therapy. Very pragmatic & solution focused.

 

There are a couple free online programs that you can do as a self study too if you're interested. 

 

Oh & have you tried l-theanine? Usually well tolerated and some of us find it helps.  

This.  I like the free online program for self-study for critter, due to her being an introvert and a sharp cookie who can implement this at home.

 

However, my interest is piqued since you (critter) reports no anxiety in the past.  That would make me wonder if there is an underlying medical issue pushing it - hormonal or other.  I want to ask a lot of nosy questions, but I am refraining.  Good on me since I'm goofed up on steroids and kind of ADHD right now. :leaving:

 

I'm currently dyeing my roots.  I hate this.

[texasmama]

Absolutely not. She lost Mary (2) at Coney Island and babysat my 4 god children for 5 hours without realizing the 4 year old never came inside from the front yard. He slept outside and went hungry. She has lost the privilege to babysit all grandchildren and great nieces and nephews.

 

Eta: Good thought though. :)

My MIL is YOUR MIL???  Who knew?

 

In my MIL's care, my 3 year old was left in a backyard alone with a pool supervised only by other children, none over the age of 8.  One kid also received a nasty gash on his butt which tore through both his jeans and underwear in her care, and she did not even notice.  He said it hurt, but she didn't look closely enough.  She had let him climb over a fence and he fell on a steel piece by it.  She brought him home like that.  She also allowed my 10 year old nephew to supervise the little kids at Chuck E. Cheese.  I could go on, but I will not.  

Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama

[Junie]

So, I had a creeper follow me and my 1st grader (very cute dd) at the store.

 

I am not a paranoid or anxious person by nature.  

 

I left dd with the very full cart 8' away to look at something down the aisle that I forgot. When I came back, I saw a guy standing a couple of feet away from us, looking at his phone. Not a big deal, there are lots of bored husbands at the store today.  He was kind of in the same aisles as us in the last little bit. I made eye contact with him and he explained why he was standing there. He then GOT INTO LINE BEHIND ME WITHOUT A CART OR ANYTHING TO BUY.  

 

I told the checkout lady that creeper had been following me and that I wanted an escort out to my vehicle.  

 

They got a big 30ish guy who had been in the military.

 

I've been stalked/had death threats before. I did domestic violence work as part of my career (and it's a good chunk of why I quit when I had kids).  I didn't recognize this guy, and I now live in a different state, but my spidey sense is that this guy was a creeper and not an oblivious guy on his phone.

 

That is horrifying!  

 

I brought home treat chew for my dogs & promptly had a 'that's not fair' issue because Daisy "wolfdog" finished hers quickly and Darwin "gentle bird dog" is dawdling over his.

 

Daisy was thinking she should steal Darwin's LOL. Luckily I had a thawed bone in the fridge so now she got seconds, confirming her belief that it's worth it to attack all treats with upmost speed because it's possible more will appear. If she gets a sore tum from all this gorging though I'll be annoyed. She'll think it was worth it, no doubt...

 

My sister and I acted like this with Easter chocolate.  She ate all of hers in the first two weeks.  I took so long to eat my chocolate that my mom froze some of it.  It probably lasted until Halloween.  And no, I didn't share.  She had the same amount.  She just ate it sooner.   :p

 

Just finished the sad discussion with 14yo ds about our math future.  He has loved Saxon.  But I think we're getting to the place others have been - too much separate teaching and not enough connections across the board - like being given one tiny puzzle piece at a time (and being really good at most of those tiny pieces), but not having the box top to see the whole picture.  (possibly a poor analogy.)  He has always been a really good math student, so I think a new course is needed before we impair future progress.  The things is, he's 2/3rds of the way through Alg. 2 (3rd edition), so changing now means back tracking and getting a geometry credit.  He is such a hard worker and I feel badly that I have lead him down the wrong path.  (Though staying with Saxon Alg. 2 after dabbling in a different geometry course last summer was partly his decision, I cannot blame him for it.) 

 

#sadeducationalpost

 

Lynn, I think that your ds and my ds are brothers.  He is also almost finished the Algebra 2 book (same edition! -- And I feel geeky knowing what textbook edition my kids are using).  He is very much a whole-to-parts learner and I am very sequential.  He's much better at math than I am, but he has been struggling for the past year and a half or two.  We're planning to just trudge through.   :(

 

I'm sad you're sad but I don't really understand it because after all these years I still don't understand what you guys do with math in high school in the U.S. It just seems SO much more crazy that our math progression. 

 

What math progression do you use?  And yes, the U.S. is crazy in a lot of ways.  :biggrinjester:  :patriot:

Edited March 26, 2016 by Junie

[Critterfixer]

 

However, my interest is piqued since you (critter) reports no anxiety in the past.  That would make me wonder if there is an underlying medical issue pushing it - hormonal or other.  I want to ask a lot of nosy questions, but I am refraining.  Good on me since I'm goofed up on steroids and kind of ADHD right now.  :leaving:

 

No, I can't think of feeling overly anxious in the past about things. Honestly, I think it's an anxiety that is somewhat related to managing three pets with chronic, non-resolvable issues all requiring a lot of watchful management on my part. Well, four, if you count the kitten and her GI issues. :tongue_smilie: Just a lot going on that gets thought about more than it should. 

But normally, I'm a pretty easy going, logical sort. And I'm not sleeping well. So that's bound to increase my irritable brain, right?

 

Kind of funny about the L-theanine. I am a tea-drinking addict. I'll easily do three cups in the morning, and I'd drink more all afternoon if I didn't stay awake all night from the caffeine. I've recently cut back, and quit having afternoon tea to help with sleep. That hasn't helped, but my irritability has gone way up in the afternoons since I did that.  I wonder if I'd do a little better if I indulged in a cup of decaf Earl Grey in the afternoons or before bed. 

[Slache]

My MIL is YOUR MIL??? Who knew?

 

In my MIL's care, my 3 year old was left in a backyard alone with a pool supervised only by other children, none over the age of 8. Ds15 also received a nasty gash on his butt which tore through both his jeans and underwear in her care, and she did not even notice. He said it hurt, but she didn't look closely enough. She had let him climb over a fence and he fell on a steel piece by it. She brought him home like that. She also allowed my 10 year old nephew to supervise the little kids at Chuck E. Cheese. I could go on, but I will not.

I know. It's so sad. I don't understand how my husband and SIL are alive. Matt fell down the basement steps multiple times in toddlerhood and my SIL took forever to eat so she'd put her in her high chair and go to bed. She sees nothing wrong with this and thinks she's a far better mother than me. I don't mean to sound rude but my SIL doesn't know how to think and I believe it's because MIL stuck her in front of the TV all day, which she tells me to do with John and Mary. To this day when she comes over she sits down, plays a TV show on her phone and sits there with her mouth open.

 

Eta: MIL worked 3rd shift and was tired during the day.

Edited March 26, 2016 by Slache

[hornblower]

 

What math progression do you use?  And yes, the U.S. is crazy in a lot of ways.  :biggrinjester:  :patriot:

our high school math is all integrated, and there's no separate geometry course (though some schools offer it & calculus as an additional elective). 

 

So we integrate it all, but we divide it up between Workplace & Apprentice (for people going into trades), Foundations of Math (the generic suitable for everyone), Pre-calc  (for those who know they're going into stem).   (But if you arrive in post sec without your stem math & it turns out you want it/need it, you just make it up there) 

 

We're 13th in PISA ranking for math so whatever we're doing is working for us....  :) 

[Slache]

I just placed an order for 4 My Pillows. Matt was supposed to get one for his birthday, March 16th (Hi Lynn!) but we were broke. I could either get the one he wanted for $69 or a 4 pack with the one he wanted for $98 so I got the 4 pack. I hope we like them. If you haven't heard of them they're supposed to always keep their shape and stay cool. His coworkers love theirs.

[Another Lynn]

Belated Happy Birthday, Matt!  :party:   March 16 is a good day!  :D

[Slache]

Belated Happy Birthday, Matt! :party: March 16 is a good day! :D

"Awe... That was nice."

 

Not a comment you would expect from someone so hairy.

[Another Lynn]

This really has nothing to do with understanding US math progression.  (Saxon actually integrates geometry which most US texts do not.  Integration (or not) is not the problem.)  I'm sad because the path we chose for a very bright child working diligently has not yielded great results.  And to discuss that with him and determine what to do next/ instead, was hard to do because it potentially makes it sound as though we've wasted a year of math accompanied by a lot of hard effort.   

[Jean in Newcastle]

((Lynn))  I don't think that any hard work is completely wasted.  You all made what you thought were the best choices at the time.  If he does go with another course, he won't be redoing every single thing.  He will be able to bring over some things he learned in Saxon and will be relooking at others a different way.  And that can be a good thing in the end.  It's really ok.  Our kids have time. 

[hornblower]

This really has nothing to do with understanding US math progression.  (Saxon actually integrates geometry which most US texts do not.  Integration (or not) is not the problem.)  I'm sad because the path we chose for a very bright child working diligently has not yielded great results.  And to discuss that with him and determine what to do next/ instead, was hard to do because it potentially makes it sound as though we've wasted a year of math accompanied by a lot of hard effort.   

ah, I fear I have made a faux pas.  I apologize. 

[texasmama]

No, I can't think of feeling overly anxious in the past about things. Honestly, I think it's an anxiety that is somewhat related to managing three pets with chronic, non-resolvable issues all requiring a lot of watchful management on my part. Well, four, if you count the kitten and her GI issues. :tongue_smilie: Just a lot going on that gets thought about more than it should. 

But normally, I'm a pretty easy going, logical sort. And I'm not sleeping well. So that's bound to increase my irritable brain, right?

 

Kind of funny about the L-theanine. I am a tea-drinking addict. I'll easily do three cups in the morning, and I'd drink more all afternoon if I didn't stay awake all night from the caffeine. I've recently cut back, and quit having afternoon tea to help with sleep. That hasn't helped, but my irritability has gone way up in the afternoons since I did that.  I wonder if I'd do a little better if I indulged in a cup of decaf Earl Grey in the afternoons or before bed. 

Sounds situational.  Also, caffeine can contribute to anxiety.  Decaf tea sounds good.  Lack of sleep makes people overly emotional in general.

 

I know. It's so sad. I don't understand how my husband and SIL are alive. Matt fell down the basement steps multiple times in toddlerhood and my SIL took forever to eat so she'd put her in her high chair and go to bed. She sees nothing wrong with this and thinks she's a far better mother than me. I don't mean to sound rude but my SIL doesn't know how to think and I believe it's because MIL stuck her in front of the TV all day, which she tells me to do with John and Mary. To this day when she comes over she sits down, plays a TV show on her phone and sits there with her mouth open.

 

Eta: MIL worked 3rd shift and was tired during the day.

 

My MIL worked no shifts for years and years.  She is just a person with no common sense who should never care for children (or anyone, really).

This really has nothing to do with understanding US math progression.  (Saxon actually integrates geometry which most US texts do not.  Integration (or not) is not the problem.)  I'm sad because the path we chose for a very bright child working diligently has not yielded great results.  And to discuss that with him and determine what to do next/ instead, was hard to do because it potentially makes it sound as though we've wasted a year of math accompanied by a lot of hard effort.   

I am not math genius but I think that math study, unless learned incorrectly, is never wasted.  

Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama

[Jean in Newcastle]

Tell me to get up off of my duff. 

 

#Ididn'tsaybutt

[texasmama]

Butt.

 

#isaidbutt

[texasmama]

I've been cooking because we have been invited to Easter lunch at some people's house and ham was the main dish and I think it could be the gluten special, as well. I think it's easier to stay home.

Edited March 26, 2016 by texasmama

[Junie]

I've been cooking because we have been invited to Easter lunch at some people's house and ham was the main dish and I think it could be the gluten special, as well. I think it's easier to stay home.

 

Who in your family is gluten free?  I don't remember.

[JoJosMom]

I slept for 2 1/2 hours.

 

:mellow:

[Slache]

Do a ditty, ditty dum ditty do!

[Openhearted]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh3LzG3Y2aY

 

Now it can be stuck in everyone's head as well. :D

[Junie]

I slept for 2 1/2 hours.

 

:mellow:

 

You must have needed it.  (((JJM)))

Edited March 27, 2016 by Junie

[Openhearted]

 

 

 

I never knew there was a song with my name as a title. It would be to tell Dawn to go away, right? :lol:

 

Seriously, though, he is telling her to go away because he's not good enough. It's sad.

[texasmama]

Who in your family is gluten free?  I don't remember.

Everyone but dh.  One kid and I do not NEED to be, but I do a lot better without it (no eczema, fewer migraines).  One kid sometimes eats gluten, but he mostly avoids it.  Dh eats it all the time.  The other three kids all have reactions and were high on antibodies in stool testing done years back.

 

ETA:  It's a poopy gluten booya(h)!

Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama

[Renai]

Absolutely not. She lost Mary (2) at Coney Island and babysat my 4 god children for 5 hours without realizing the 4 year old never came inside from the front yard. He slept outside and went hungry. She has lost the privilege to babysit all grandchildren and great nieces and nephews.

 

Eta: Good thought though. :)

 

Whoa! How does one forget a kid for that long? Then again, having worked in the prison system, I'm always one for headcounts. Dd16 wonders how your dh survived. We're glad he did, since ya'll make pretty children and all.

[texasmama]

Happy New Year!

Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama

[Renai]

I need my chiro. My back is sore and I'm twisted about 5% to the left. :(