So I took my daughter to the urgent Care cuz she had a fever last night and then again this morning no other symptoms really a little cough and she has the flu. And I have something too but they tested me and I don't have flu we don't have covid she doesn't have strep. They gave us that medication for the flu how do you guys feel about taking and giving children tamiflu? I've heard mixed reviews and I'm a little cautious. She's in decent sorts just laying down, giving her Tylenol and Motrin switching back and forth with that. Doctor said I didn't have to give it to her if I didn't want to
Sooo my oldest kiddo got invited to one of her besties birthday party in a month. Now this is a wwyd situation.
Details:The messy mom (I've written about her before lol) is hosting an all siblings birthday. This is wild to me because yes I've heard of combo birthdays before but they're usually in situations where they are close together... These kids have birthdays MONTHS apart. Kiddos bestie is in May, older brother (11) is in January, and the younger sister (8) is in March. Now I've known this family for years. The younger sister I've literally saw her in diapers at prek pick up. But I'm not close with either parent to a point where we talk outside of arranging pick up and drop offs to my house (my daughter has never been to this friends house in 7+ years but that's another situation).
So my dilemma, do I get all the kids gifts since technically I know them. I was thinking small gift cards for the siblings and then my usual $50 budget for bestie. My husband says no way since kiddo is only a guest of bestie technically. Party is at a park so there really won't be any kind of separation for the kids from my understanding. Kiddo didn't go to bestie's party last year because the invite was super late and I had a wedding to attend so idk if messy mom follows etiquette about opening gifts in private. I don't want kiddo to feel awkward if other kids call her out about not getting siblings gifts but my husband doesn't see it that way and thinks i just need to send one gift for her bestie.So...wwyd?
What is everyone doing when it comes to your kids first car and college ? My son turns 12 in april so I'm years away from big moves.
First car: Is this automatic something you gift to your child as long as they have good grades, are mature and make good decisions?
College: Do you feel like it's your responsibility to pay for their college tuition? Would you prefer the scholarships and you pay the difference? Pay for a certain amount of years or the full 4 plus years?
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massgirl We'll be paying for both.
A reliable new or used car.
More than likely we'll be paying
Ok. I need help. My daughter is about to be 9. She’s been overly emotional. Like I try to explain something she can’t do because of the baby and she cries and cries. She said before it was my tone. So I kept a very calm tone and she still cried! What do I do? How do I help her not cry over small things? It’s getting bad. It’s literally over every little thing. I am starting to get frustrated but I don’t want to sound like I am because she is so emotional. But I also have a baby yelling at me too. My patience is growing thin. Help me 😫
Hello I’m back I have been having a horrible few months and have been feeling extremely sick. My best friend died last year on October 9 , my husband lost his job and his health got worse. He ended up getting emergency dialysis because he was swollen from too much fluids in his body. I now have heart problems and my depression is horrible from feeling sick for so many years. My landlord is trying to evict us even though we are still paying monthly rent. I ended up making a go fund me page asking for help because we can’t afford it leave or we will have no place to live. I’m beyond stressed and exhausted and some days I feel like giving up this is hard😞
The vast majority of Americans have no idea what the Department of Education does. There are a number of things that fall under DOE’s umbrella, but I’m going to take a few minutes to tell you about a *small* part of what DOE does that has an enormous impact on millions of students nationwide - Title 1 funding.
Title 1 provides federal funding to schools with a high percentage of low income students. Approximately 45% of schools in the US are Title 1 schools and receive additional funding for students. There’s a high likelihood that your child’s school receives Title 1 funds.
Let me tell you some of the ways those extra funds helped my school this year.
Those funds paid for half of a reading interventionist’s salary and paid for a full-time reading tutor. Together these two staff provided small group reading instruction to our most struggling readers.
Those funds allowed us to purchase decodable book sets aligned to our reading program so that I could create leveled take home reading bags for families. So when students were practicing reading at home, the books in their hands had words and phonics skills they had already learned. Many of our families don’t have books at home or don’t have books that early readers can actually read.
Those funds gave our 5th graders the opportunity to travel to a nearby coastal town to learn about local habitats and marine biology. They participated in hands-on learning activities and followed up by writing research reports using what they had learned.
Those funds provided each family in my school with a copy of the same book so that everyone could participate in One School One Book. Families all followed the same reading schedule, and kids answered questions and earned prizes at school. 94% of our students participated.
Those funds paid for the newer teachers in my building to attend a multi-day conference one weekend to receive professional development in the Science of Reading.
Those funds will feed each student in grades 3-6 a small snack each day during our state testing window coming up in April.
Those funds allowed us to purchase craft supplies so that all families had materials to work together on a craft and writing project when we hosted a family day at our school.
Those funds gave our 4th-6th graders the opportunity to have an after school Robotics club when we used the monies to purchase LEGO robotics kits.
Those funds purchased books at all grade levels so our students could pick out a book of their own to take home in the fall and spring.
Those funds provide classrooms with books, supplies, resources, materials, and subscriptions that we wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise.
Title 1 funding is critical for so many students in our country. And chances are high that your own child benefits from Title 1 funding. Cutting the DOE’s workforce by nearly half - and openly declaring that the end goal is to eliminate the department entirely - should scare all parents.
Title 1 is just one tiny piece of what DOE does for our nation’s students. Dismantling it would be disastrous. I haven’t even touched on what that would mean for students with IEPs or 504s (IDEA). I haven’t mentioned how it would impact migrant families (also Title I) or Indigenous students (Title VII). Don’t even get me started on protecting students from discrimination based on race (Title VI) or gender (Title IX).
This is an exhausting time to be in education. This is a depressing time to be a parent. This is a horrifying time to be an American.
Always,doesn’t matter if we are falling back or springing forward.
We have had some preseason baseball practice these past couple of days but I also have to do a t groceries pick up and I have to stop by my mom’s to help with her hair, she is losing movement in her arm due to a build up of calcium, she’s going for a consultation this week to find out how it’s going to be treated whether that be break it up with a needle or surgery I wish someone told me how hard it is watching your parents getting older 😔😣.
Sooo, my sister called and told me that my lil brother is having another baby and she told me his wife is really big and pregnant like 5 months pregnant.
I talked to him the night before this conversation with my sister and he never mentioned anything about it. I sent him a text saying he may had forgotten to inform me about something. He texted back no I didn’t.
I told him our sister told me he was having another baby. Poor guy said I told her not to tell nobody because I want to want until she was in her second trimester. Since it been difficult for them to have another baby ( his wife miscarriage a month before I got pregnant). He was so upset because he tell our mother and his wife side.
Come to find out his wife is 7 weeks pregnant and my sister just messed up their surprise. He ended up telling mom before sis got to her so there wouldn’t be a war.
Devocki moy rebenok ne znayu otkuda i zacem nacal udaryat menya, otca 😑uje nedelyu kak zamecayu. Xotya na neye nikto nikoqda ruku ne podnimaet.(naverno multiki portyat ee) Naprimer ona zlitsya ili ey ne nravitsya cto to koqda ey zaprewayut i td. ona v otvet udaryaet menya, ili papu. Vrode obyasnyayu cto vzroslix bit nelza,. V prowliy raz ya bila itak zlaya sporim s ney iz za ee vewey, i ona udaryaet menya na cto ya ey zlaya otvecayu ne sderjavwis uje cto A esli ya udaryu tebya ti prilipniw kuda nibud😡. Ona mne v otvet zadayet vppros kuda? Na stenku? Qovryu cto Da!. I ona opat sprawivaet prilipnu kak Nakleyka 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣?
