Ok never mind, now more people are stressed about school.
I have a friend who had to make that decision this year, and they decided he wasn't ready for the private k program they wanted to put him in. It's a tough decision that some people face, and if I have to decide for either of my kids I hope I'm open minded about it...when they're 5. I'm not getting enough sleep to lose any over what my 4 month old might face in middle school.
UO: this child looks ridiculous in these shorts. I think he's a ring bearer in a wedding here. I think if a bride asked me to dress my child like this I'd have to be like "oops! We spilled chocolate on the shorts at the last minute! Good thing I have these perfectly normal pants he can wear as backup!"
Ha that's my brother and I in my Aunt's wedding. As I recall he rocked the shorts for dress pants several times. In his defense it was the eighties.
My aunt has a FULL bar in her basement including a sink and dishwasher. She entertains a lot. She doesn't hire anyone to work the bar though.
I also don't send out Christmas cards. FFTC: my mom does one for all of us. Not Kardashian style though. Each of us kids takes a picture with their respective family and then she puts the pictures on one card. Win-win for me. I don't have to deal with the hassle of sending them and I don't have to hear from her or other family members that we don't send any.
I save all of the cards as I feel bad throwing them out. I just pack them up with the decorations after Christmas is over.
Another FFTC related to the bar convo... I have hired a server for 2 parties that we've hosted and it was the best thing ever. In my opinion, totally worth the $100 or so since I could actually enjoy my guests and not have to worry about cleaning up as we went and putting out food. If our house was bigger I would have all of parties and get servers for every one. #mustbesnobby
My aunt has a FULL bar in her basement including a sink and dishwasher. She entertains a lot. She doesn't hire anyone to work the bar though.
I also don't send out Christmas cards. FFTC: my mom does one for all of us. Not Kardashian style though. Each of us kids takes a picture with their respective family and then she puts the pictures on one card. Win-win for me. I don't have to deal with the hassle of sending them and I don't have to hear from her or other family members that we don't send any.
I save all of the cards as I feel bad throwing them out. I just pack them up with the decorations after Christmas is over.
ETA: found a picture on FB of me being tending the bar
Another FFTC related to the bar convo... I have hired a server for 2 parties that we've hosted and it was the best thing ever. In my opinion, totally worth the $100 or so since I could actually enjoy my guests and not have to worry about cleaning up as we went and putting out food. If our house was bigger I would have all of parties and get servers for every one. #mustbesnobby
I haven't personally done this. but I know people that have. If I was throwing a bigger event, I would consider it if it were in the budget. It seems like the best way to enjoy your party and guests.
Ok never mind, now more people are stressed about school.
I have a friend who had to make that decision this year, and they decided he wasn't ready for the private k program they wanted to put him in. It's a tough decision that some people face, and if I have to decide for either of my kids I hope I'm open minded about it...when they're 5. I'm not getting enough sleep to lose any over what my 4 month old might face in middle school.
I'm thinking that once we're in preschool they will help us with these decisions. Am I naive?
beer fridge, wine rack, liquor cabinet... all make sense. But a full wet bar like this, IMO is excessive and kind of weird
We have one friend who has this in his basement almost exactly. He is a pharmacist and owns several pharmacies so $$$. Anyway he has a fancy Christmas party every year and an actual bartender is hired to work at it in his basement. They also have other servers in the kitchen and a chef working. It's a little weird and uncomfortable to me. DNW professional bartenders and such at what is supposed to be a friends and family holiday get together. It think it's snobby and show offy.
Maybe we're just too common. I put a bottle of wine on the coffee table and call it done when people come over
If I threw a big fancy party in my home I'd consider hiring a bartender and servers, but mobile bartenders come with tables and all the shit they need to serve drinks.
I live in WI where most people have some kind of bar in their house.
On that note, and probably not really unpopular, I think punishment for DUIs need to be much stricter. We live in a county without any big cities. The county court saw 3 DUI cases this week alone. 2 were 5th offense and 1 was a 6th offense. How is this possible?
I live in WI where most people have some kind of bar in their house.
On that note, and probably not really unpopular, I think punishment for DUIs need to be much stricter. We live in a county without any big cities. The county court saw 3 DUI cases this week alone. 2 were 5th offense and 1 was a 6th offense. How is this possible?
I know someone who has 3! He doesn't seem like he has been affected at all by getting one. I would never drink and drive but I literally think my life would be ruined if I ever got a DUI. Well I know for a fact I would be sitting in front of the nursing board for sure. I don't see how there are people out there who are completely unaffected by a DUI.
I live in WI where most people have some kind of bar in their house.
On that note, and probably not really unpopular, I think punishment for DUIs need to be much stricter. We live in a county without any big cities. The county court saw 3 DUI cases this week alone. 2 were 5th offense and 1 was a 6th offense. How is this possible?
That's terrible! Probably a UO but I'd support zero tolerance and suspend license on the first offense
Ok never mind, now more people are stressed about school.
I have a friend who had to make that decision this year, and they decided he wasn't ready for the private k program they wanted to put him in. It's a tough decision that some people face, and if I have to decide for either of my kids I hope I'm open minded about it...when they're 5. I'm not getting enough sleep to lose any over what my 4 month old might face in middle school.
I went and creeped and I'm side eyeing and loling at the person all worked up about her DS being short in middle school.
Ok never mind, now more people are stressed about school.
I have a friend who had to make that decision this year, and they decided he wasn't ready for the private k program they wanted to put him in. It's a tough decision that some people face, and if I have to decide for either of my kids I hope I'm open minded about it...when they're 5. I'm not getting enough sleep to lose any over what my 4 month old might face in middle school.
I went and creeped and I'm side eyeing and loling at the person all worked up about her DS being short in middle school.
I was just telling h about it all. He's like, these people are crazy - they're just making up things to worry about. I assured him all the crazies have left May by now.
He's a June bday and said it maybe would have been nice for sports to be a year older, but that's it. I'm sept, right on the cutoff and distinctly remember going to k registration with my dad. They asked him if I was ready and I insisted that I wanted to go to school. It never fazed me to be one of the youngest. Someone's gotta be the youngest.
Sadly kindergarten is so academic now some students do benefit from waiting a year. It's obvious who just turned 5 from behavior. With 22 kinders in a class and one teacher they do need a little emotional maturity.
I also have had students who were held back because parents wanted them to be at the top of the class. Then they complained their child wasn't challenged enough but wouldn't move them to the age appropriate grade. Argh!
We have no family picture for a Christmas card. We still need to take one.
I live in WI where most people have some kind of bar in their house.
On that note, and probably not really unpopular, I think punishment for DUIs need to be much stricter. We live in a county without any big cities. The county court saw 3 DUI cases this week alone. 2 were 5th offense and 1 was a 6th offense. How is this possible?
That's terrible! Probably a UO but I'd support zero tolerance and suspend license on the first offense
I was really shocked when I lived in the US how relaxed some people's attitude to drink driving was. Even when people got caught they didn't care - like it was no big deal.
Here it's terrible - years ago it was pretty acceptable but that has changed since I was little.
Recently the punishments changed. Our limit was lowered to 22mg in breath - which is barely pushing one drink and would still make you over the limit the next morning.
Depending on the amount you blow, you are either released with a date to attend court or kept for court the next day.
You always usually lose your licence for a year maybe more and get a massive fine.
Plus if it's your second drink drive conviction, the car gets crushed.
That's terrible! Probably a UO but I'd support zero tolerance and suspend license on the first offense
I was really shocked when I lived in the US how relaxed some people's attitude to drink driving was. Even when people got caught they didn't care - like it was no big deal.
Here it's terrible - years ago it was pretty acceptable but that has changed since I was little.
Recently the punishments changed. Our limit was lowered to 22mg in breath - which is barely pushing one drink and would still make you over the limit the next morning.
Depending on the amount you blow, you are either released with a date to attend court or kept for court the next day.
You always usually lose your licence for a year maybe more and get a massive fine.
Plus if it's your second drink drive conviction, the car gets crushed.
Wow I had no idea Scotland had got so serious. I'm not sure what the limit is here but I know it's low and they are taking it more seriously, there's also zero tolerance for underage drink drivers.
Drunk driving really depends on the state and the circumstances. I have no tolerance when I hear a friend got a DUI, unless it was an exceptional situation. Dude, you could kill someone. One of our friends got a ton of DUIs and his step-dad was connected so he always got a light punishment, so he kept doing it. Finally, they didn't work their magic so his license was suspended for 3 months.
britab what do you mean by emotional maturity? I hear that phrase often and don't really know what it means
Not directed at me but because kindergarten has become so intense, kids are expected to be more independent in a lot of ways. I tend to think of "executive function" type skills like being able to follow directions, get unpacked & packed up, keep supplies organized, just generally operate in the classroom. And also interpersonal skills are important too. Being able to work with other kids and resolve conflict are huge parts of being in school.
britab what do you mean by emotional maturity? I hear that phrase often and don't really know what it means
Not directed at me but because kindergarten has become so intense, kids are expected to be more independent in a lot of ways. I tend to think of "executive function" type skills like being able to follow directions, get unpacked & packed up, keep supplies organized, just generally operate in the classroom. And also interpersonal skills are important too. Being able to work with other kids and resolve conflict are huge parts of being in school.
It makes me sad that kindergarten is so academic and intense now, i feel like all those skills you mentioned are what kindergarten was originally intended for, so that the kids are ready for school in G1.
britab what do you mean by emotional maturity? I hear that phrase often and don't really know what it means
Not directed at me but because kindergarten has become so intense, kids are expected to be more independent in a lot of ways. I tend to think of "executive function" type skills like being able to follow directions, get unpacked & packed up, keep supplies organized, just generally operate in the classroom. And also interpersonal skills are important too. Being able to work with other kids and resolve conflict are huge parts of being in school.
I'm sure it varies from state to state / district to district; but my friends back in Miami have kinder aged kids, and they were posting pictures of the work on the boards and the homework being sent home... this is stuff that used to be done in 1st and second grade, now being done in kinder. A lot of it seems way too high - level for a five year old to grasp, but the consensus seems to be that all the standardized testing has pushed this to happen. And most are complaining that their kids just don't get it, hate school, etc. So in general, I think the expectations for a five year old have just gone way, way up.
Yes, expectations are definitely too high in my opinion. Are there kids that are ready for all of it? Yes. Are there kids that will get it with a lot of work? Yes. But there are kids that are not and there is nothing wrong with that except teachers get shit on when too many students in their class are just not ready. It's really sad and it leaves so little time for play or any "just for fun" activities during school. I'm always trying to come up with BS academic reasons for doing fun things with my class so I don't get in trouble.
J's cousin started preschool (4yr) this year and the homework she brings home is crazy. The amount of it is intense and what she has to do seems like stuff I did in the 4th grade. They are doing multiplication and all that. Her Dad and Grandma can't even help her all that much. She doesn't even go to a private or gifted school, it's just regular old preschool. This is why I want J to start next year in hopes to prepare him, but DH is against it because it's so intense here.
J's cousin started preschool (4yr) this year and the homework she brings home is crazy. The amount of it is intense and what she has to do seems like stuff I did in the 4th grade. They are doing multiplication and all that. Her Dad and Grandma can't even help her all that much. She doesn't even go to a private or gifted school, it's just regular old preschool. This is why I want J to start next year in hopes to prepare him, but DH is against it because it's so intense here.
Multiplication at 4 yo seems like overkill. It's like they're setting them up to fail instead of succeed, plus, develop a hate of school and learning.
J's cousin started preschool (4yr) this year and the homework she brings home is crazy. The amount of it is intense and what she has to do seems like stuff I did in the 4th grade. They are doing multiplication and all that. Her Dad and Grandma can't even help her all that much. She doesn't even go to a private or gifted school, it's just regular old preschool. This is why I want J to start next year in hopes to prepare him, but DH is against it because it's so intense here.
have you looked into a daycare preschool program? Most daycares here offer morning only preschool and those kids are with the regular daycare class. It is probably less intense than an individual preschool.
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