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Post by athena on Jan 16, 2020 15:57:43 GMT
And yes, current expectations and requirements for K are a little ridiculous. I would not be dealing with it at all if it wasn't her "homework". I'm mostly concerned that she recognizes the sight words she's supposed to know while reading them. One of the books she had this week had the word "cycle" in it. I just told her what the word was, because there is no way a 5 year old can figure that one out on her own.
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Post by athena on Jan 16, 2020 16:01:13 GMT
We're going to switch to doing homework right after she gets home. We started that way at the beginning of the year but I've been forgetful about it so it's totally my fault. Thankfully DD2 goes and lays down for a bit when we get home because she needs the rest after school so she'll be out of the way then too. I wish Dd2 would rest while Dd1 does homework. She's usually right at the table trying to get my attention while I'm helping Dd1. Even having her practice her letters/name or coloring doesn't distract her for very long. DD2 really still needs an afternoon nap. I asked for her to be in the morning PreK program, but the only space was in the afternoon. H and I decided she needed the socialization and separation from mommy more than the nap. But she's a beast in the evenings, so we force her into her room to lay down for an hour when she gets home. 8/10 times she ends up falling asleep. |
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Post by luvboston on Jan 16, 2020 17:12:52 GMT
It’s basically like a c/s I assume it will be the same or more sore I feel like I would have been okay to go 2 weeks after my csections physicAlly. But will this be after the baby is born? I wouldn’t leave a tiny newborn Yes after the baby is born. There are 10 adults to babysit. And my boobs are broken so don’t have to worry about BF. |
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 16, 2020 17:49:50 GMT
I feel like I would have been okay to go 2 weeks after my csections physicAlly. But will this be after the baby is born? I wouldn’t leave a tiny newborn Yes after the baby is born. There are 10 adults to babysit. And my boobs are broken so don’t have to worry about BF. I would do it if I were you but I also have broken boobs and an army of family I trust with my newborn around. The walking part might be a lot but if you take your time and are willing to commit to leaving or stopping when you can’t our shouldn’t do something (listen to your body), you should be just fine. |
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Post by comicsans on Jan 16, 2020 18:01:08 GMT
I’m so tired today that the idea of going to a concert is not at all appealing - 3.5 years postpartum 😂 I’m an unfun old lady.
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Post by activebaby on Jan 16, 2020 22:31:58 GMT
Update: I had my derm appointment and I feel a lot better. The lesion on my breast is not breast cancer. It’s either keratosis or skin cancer. If it is skin cancer she didn’t seem too worried. They removed the lesion and are doing a biopsy. I’ll know more by the end of next week. I’m relieved because she seemed to not be too worried.
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Post by luvboston on Jan 16, 2020 22:38:16 GMT
I hate styrofoam and will never allow it in my house again. Did the same man invent styrofoam as the vacuum? 🤯
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Post by athena on Jan 16, 2020 22:42:01 GMT
Glad you got some good news activebaby! Hoping the biopsy comes back as non cancerous |
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Post by scotty on Jan 16, 2020 23:57:45 GMT
I have lost all control. H comes home from school, fights with M, and complains about dinner every night. This is new, but as far as I can tell, nothing else has changed. M has come a long way with potty training but is suddenly refusing to go. At all. He went weeks without an accident, and now he just pees his pants and doesn't tell anyone. E has cut 4 teeth since Sunday, including 2 molars. Also, AF has arrived, so I have very little patience.
Send help.
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Post by scotty on Jan 17, 2020 0:00:01 GMT
activebaby I hope it turns out to be nothing to worry about. cattitude You are an awesome mom. Your kids are lucky to have you advocating for them.
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Post by lrmrtn on Jan 17, 2020 0:17:33 GMT
scotty, you have any sympathy. We are having a bad week too. DS is refusing to get ready every morning this week. He has thrown a fit refusing to go to karate two weeks in a row and today I found out he got in trouble on the bus and will be getting written up. 2 write ups and he is kicked off the bus for the rest of the year so we'll be screwed. Plus I'm in a rut at work. I really don't want to do this for the next 30 years and who knows if a different position or company would be any different. I feel trapped at my company because I have such good benefits that are uncommon these days and I have a very flexible boss. I really want to finish my MPH but don't have the money or time and don't want to take on more loans.
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jan 17, 2020 5:37:16 GMT
School is cancelled for tomorrow because of the snow/wind we are expected to get. We got rhe calls/texts/emails right as we were sitting down to dinner. The girls are excited. They've been asking to make a fort in the living for months, and i told them we would do it on a snow day. I did instruct them they are to stay upstairs and play quietly until their clocks turn green (8:10am).
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Post by lulu on Jan 17, 2020 9:00:30 GMT
scotty, you have any sympathy. We are having a bad week too. DS is refusing to get ready every morning this week. He has thrown a fit refusing to go to karate two weeks in a row and today I found out he got in trouble on the bus and will be getting written up. 2 write ups and he is kicked off the bus for the rest of the year so we'll be screwed. Plus I'm in a rut at work. I really don't want to do this for the next 30 years and who knows if a different position or company would be any different. I feel trapped at my company because I have such good benefits that are uncommon these days and I have a very flexible boss. I really want to finish my MPH but don't have the money or time and don't want to take on more loans. What did he do on the bus? Was it bad? Here’s some perspective: I ask because apparently nothing gets you kicked off our buses. DS and DD1 get a bus of 24 kids age range 5-18. Two cousins get on from our village (they weren’t “welcome” at the school they should go to). The boy (7) has hit DS on the head with a stick, stole his stuff and can’t keep his hands to himself. The bus driver separated them which has helped. However the older girl (14) is horrendous. She screams at the driver, throws food at his head (while driving), has threatened to kill him, jumps over seats, throws water and has thrown tampons soaked in water all over the bus. I have complained about a billion times - to be told by DS headteacher that they are as entitled to come to this school as my children are 😳. To add to the stress of this: the only reason the little boy lives in this village is because his gran cares for him. Both parents are in jail (I jailed the mum right before I left to have DD2). So I know fine if I confront the Gran about their behaviour that will just spiral out of control straight away. |
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Post by cattitude on Jan 17, 2020 12:52:17 GMT
I have lost all control. H comes home from school, fights with M, and complains about dinner every night. This is new, but as far as I can tell, nothing else has changed. M has come a long way with potty training but is suddenly refusing to go. At all. He went weeks without an accident, and now he just pees his pants and doesn't tell anyone. E has cut 4 teeth since Sunday, including 2 molars. Also, AF has arrived, so I have very little patience. Send help. Is he doing well at school? Maybe just holding it all in all day and losing it when he gets home. Any anxiety happening with him? |
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Post by cattitude on Jan 17, 2020 12:53:13 GMT
scotty, you have any sympathy. We are having a bad week too. DS is refusing to get ready every morning this week. He has thrown a fit refusing to go to karate two weeks in a row and today I found out he got in trouble on the bus and will be getting written up. 2 write ups and he is kicked off the bus for the rest of the year so we'll be screwed. Plus I'm in a rut at work. I really don't want to do this for the next 30 years and who knows if a different position or company would be any different. I feel trapped at my company because I have such good benefits that are uncommon these days and I have a very flexible boss. I really want to finish my MPH but don't have the money or time and don't want to take on more loans. A getting ready chart I’ve found to be helpful. With little hostess donuts as a reward if he completes the chart on his own (pants, shirt, brush teeth, potty, etc.) |
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Post by lrmrtn on Jan 17, 2020 14:11:42 GMT
lulu, all I heard was that he and another boy were playing around and not staying in their seats. I expect I'll get a call from the school today. DS wouldn't tell us what happened. cattitude, my kid DGAF about rewards. Some days he's fine, other days he's a disaster. He seems to have a tough time with the concept of getting up while it's still dark out. Also, DH is driving me nuts. I don't know what he does all day. I ask him to do stuff around the house but he doesn't do it. He also follows me around when I'm home. I get no time to myself. It's bad enough that DS does that.
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Post by mary97 on Jan 17, 2020 14:28:24 GMT
lrmrtn, can you put DH in charge of getting DS ready in the morning? Would DS be more responsive to that? We sometimes find switching who's helping makes a big difference.
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jan 17, 2020 14:55:48 GMT
Snow days are fort days in our house. No snow so far this morning, but we are expected to get 6-12in.  |
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Post by lrmrtn on Jan 17, 2020 17:18:07 GMT
lrmrtn, can you put DH in charge of getting DS ready in the morning? Would DS be more responsive to that? We sometimes find switching who's helping makes a big difference. We do switch periodically. It's really dependent on his mood that day. Today he was totally fine. |
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Post by scotty on Jan 17, 2020 21:16:39 GMT
I have lost all control. H comes home from school, fights with M, and complains about dinner every night. This is new, but as far as I can tell, nothing else has changed. M has come a long way with potty training but is suddenly refusing to go. At all. He went weeks without an accident, and now he just pees his pants and doesn't tell anyone. E has cut 4 teeth since Sunday, including 2 molars. Also, AF has arrived, so I have very little patience. Send help. Is he doing well at school? Maybe just holding it all in all day and losing it when he gets home. Any anxiety happening with him? Last night he told me sometimes he just wishes he could stop and take a nap. I think he's just really tired. We might start driving him to school more often (right now we do once a week) so he can sleep in a little. We are going to Disney in 2 weeks and I'll make sure he gets some good rest there too. We are taking a longer vacation so we can have some relaxation time. |
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Post by luvboston on Jan 17, 2020 22:58:03 GMT
My sister is delayed in Chicago due to snow so she’s not coming until tomorrow. 😭 I am going to have to take all three kids to a 3 hour ninja competition and then all 3 are having friends over I’m not gonna make it.
Ds1 therapist asked if I was ok bc I was so pale.
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Post by athena on Jan 18, 2020 0:03:20 GMT
DD1 brought home a note from a boy. It says "We are the best cowboy and cowgirl". Does this mean she has a boyfriend now?
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Post by cattitude on Jan 18, 2020 1:17:14 GMT
Is he doing well at school? Maybe just holding it all in all day and losing it when he gets home. Any anxiety happening with him? Last night he told me sometimes he just wishes he could stop and take a nap. I think he's just really tired. We might start driving him to school more often (right now we do once a week) so he can sleep in a little. We are going to Disney in 2 weeks and I'll make sure he gets some good rest there too. We are taking a longer vacation so we can have some relaxation time. Yeah I get it. My kid was going to bed at 9 before when he got naps the summer before kindergarten and now it’s back to 7:30. We start wind down in his room at 7. The 3 year old is not ready by 7:30 because he naps at school so it’s hard. We kinda just divide and the oldest thinks his brother is going to bed too. Usually I just let him watch tv in my bedroom while I shower and get ready for the next day. I know they’re mentally exhausted. I wish kinder started at a minimum age of 6 in August so we didn’t even have pressure to send them at 5. I wish the whole grade of 5 year olds all waited together. |
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Post by athena on Jan 18, 2020 1:32:09 GMT
Last night he told me sometimes he just wishes he could stop and take a nap. I think he's just really tired. We might start driving him to school more often (right now we do once a week) so he can sleep in a little. We are going to Disney in 2 weeks and I'll make sure he gets some good rest there too. We are taking a longer vacation so we can have some relaxation time. Yeah I get it. My kid was going to bed at 9 before when he got naps the summer before kindergarten and now it’s back to 7:30. We start wind down in his room at 7. The 3 year old is not ready by 7:30 because he naps at school so it’s hard. We kinda just divide and the oldest thinks his brother is going to bed too. Usually I just let him watch tv in my bedroom while I shower and get ready for the next day. I know they’re mentally exhausted. I wish kinder started at a minimum age of 6 in August so we didn’t even have pressure to send them at 5. I wish the whole grade of 5 year olds all waited together. Or kindergarten could go back to what it used to be. They are putting way too much on these young kids. |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jan 18, 2020 1:56:01 GMT
Any tips to help with a smelly drain? Our main floor bathroom sink drain STINKS. It's been that way for a little over a week. I don't know what it smells like (not sewer smelly), but Dh thinks it smells like pot (neither one of us uses pot, so it's not that). I don't know what pot smells like, so I can't confirm. I just cleaned it on Wed, and used what I normally use (scrubbing bubbles and hot water) and even that didn't get rid of it. I tried a big stock pot of boiling vinegar water today and dumping baking soda and vinegar down there. Hasn't done anything for it. I'm going to pour some drano down in the morning. Any other tips?
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Post by mrscheese on Jan 18, 2020 5:02:30 GMT
Any tips to help with a smelly drain? Our main floor bathroom sink drain STINKS. It's been that way for a little over a week. I don't know what it smells like (not sewer smelly), but Dh thinks it smells like pot (neither one of us uses pot, so it's not that). I don't know what pot smells like, so I can't confirm. I just cleaned it on Wed, and used what I normally use (scrubbing bubbles and hot water) and even that didn't get rid of it. I tried a big stock pot of boiling vinegar water today and dumping baking soda and vinegar down there. Hasn't done anything for it. I'm going to pour some drano down in the morning. Any other tips? Is it clogged? Have you tried Cleaning the p trap? |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jan 18, 2020 5:03:36 GMT
Any tips to help with a smelly drain? Our main floor bathroom sink drain STINKS. It's been that way for a little over a week. I don't know what it smells like (not sewer smelly), but Dh thinks it smells like pot (neither one of us uses pot, so it's not that). I don't know what pot smells like, so I can't confirm. I just cleaned it on Wed, and used what I normally use (scrubbing bubbles and hot water) and even that didn't get rid of it. I tried a big stock pot of boiling vinegar water today and dumping baking soda and vinegar down there. Hasn't done anything for it. I'm going to pour some drano down in the morning. Any other tips? Is it clogged? Have you tried Cleaning the p trap? Not clogged. I can hear the water flowing in the pipes. I'm going to have dh take a look at the pipes on Monday when hes off of work. |
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Post by cattitude on Jan 18, 2020 14:43:00 GMT
Yeah I get it. My kid was going to bed at 9 before when he got naps the summer before kindergarten and now it’s back to 7:30. We start wind down in his room at 7. The 3 year old is not ready by 7:30 because he naps at school so it’s hard. We kinda just divide and the oldest thinks his brother is going to bed too. Usually I just let him watch tv in my bedroom while I shower and get ready for the next day. I know they’re mentally exhausted. I wish kinder started at a minimum age of 6 in August so we didn’t even have pressure to send them at 5. I wish the whole grade of 5 year olds all waited together. Or kindergarten could go back to what it used to be. They are putting way too much on these young kids. Yeah and I really fucked up by going from Montessori to catholic. Talk about extremes. They’re trying to do shit a grade level above at least. Eventually it will be two grade levels above. |
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Post by lulu on Jan 18, 2020 22:55:37 GMT
Ok...I’m eating my words.
Harry and Megan are fucking off with grace.
They are paying back all the tax ££ spent on their home at Frogmore Cottage.
A very abrupt end and def what the queen wanted (quick and dealt with in days)
The Queen has dealt with this very appropriately and seems very loyal to a Harry and also Megan actually in her words.
No details yet on security payments in UK or Canada.
They lose the right to use HRH and sadly Harry lost a military title that Prince Philip bestowed on him.
I never admit this...but I’m softening 😂
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jan 19, 2020 11:29:55 GMT
My kids school is starting late again today due to snow and ice. I may never work a full day again. It’s a very busy time of year for my work. We have a major fundraising event next week so at least we’re getting the snow and ice out of the way now. Last year we ended up having to cancel it and it was..... a lot. I remember you cancelling it. I'd wish your snow and ice would come here. It's in the 40s today and I really want an actual winter to start at some point. Same we finally got a whole 3 inches yesterday 🙄 where the heck is my 3 feet! |
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