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FFFC: I saw someone I am "friends" with on FB in the grocery store last week and I ducked and hid from them. I hadn't seen this person in 15 years and I didn't feel like having the "hey - what have you been doing for the last decade?" conversation.
I guess my FFFC is that I am really bad at recognizing people/noticing them. So I probably do this unintentionally all the time! My friends are always making fun of me for this. Part of it is I think I am too caught up in my own world to notice what is going on around me and the other part is I am just bad at remembering faces? OH WELL.
FFFC: I saw someone I am "friends" with on FB in the grocery store last week and I ducked and hid from them. I hadn't seen this person in 15 years and I didn't feel like having the "hey - what have you been doing for the last decade?" conversation.
I guess my FFFC is that I am really bad at recognizing people/noticing them. So I probably do this unintentionally all the time! My friends are always making fun of me for this. Part of it is I think I am too caught up in my own world to notice what is going on around me and the other part is I am just bad at remembering faces? OH WELL.
Face blindness. It's a real thing. I have it. A mild case but enough to be bothersome.
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
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singingsea, I am not sure if that is comforting or terrifying.
Eh it's just a thing you have to deal with if you have it. I obviously recognize myself and my family members. It's difficult for me to remember some of my customer's faces even if they're regulars. Sometimes it will take me a couple minutes to recognize them.
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
Reading logs are the worst.
I was a nanny to two girls. One of them was an avid reader, like we'd go to the library in the summer and she's pick out six chapter books and read three of them the same day, but we always forgot to do the log so we'd have to guess what book she read and the chapters. The other one hated to read and would try to justify reading a magazine way under her reading level as her reading for the day. It was a nightmare.
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
I wouldn't be surprised if I end up doing this too. As long as your reading something during the week your good.
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
My brothers teacher used to be amazed that they were reading so much. my brother wasn't reading but whoever filled up the reading log got small prizes and he realllllly wanted to win. i'm a bad example
And when I stayed up late to read and would record it the teachers wouldn't believe that I actually read that much. Sorry but had to know how the book was going to end. I cannot read for "30 minutes before bed". That turns into hours of reading....
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My SIL texted both MH and me on Wednesday asking if one of us wanted to go to the Mizzou game with her tomorrow. I deleted the text from his phone before he read it and responded to her that I'd love to go.
I did come clean to him (mostly) later and told him that she had asked me if either of us wanted to go. He said he wouldn't have wanted to anyway.
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
The teacher in me is going "ARGHH!!!!!"
The parent in me is going "dude, I totally get it."
FFFC: my kid has a reading log for school that we're supposed to write down each book she reads. We're supposed to read a book every day. On the days we don't have time to read a book, I just grab one from her room & fill it in on the log. I don't want her penalized because my schedule is crazy.
I think a book a day is pretty aggressive. It would be so much more reasonable if they said something like 4 books in a week. Then you could work it into your schedule.
My SIL texted both MH and me on Wednesday asking if one of us wanted to go to the Mizzou game with her tomorrow. I deleted the text from his phone before he read it and responded to her that I'd love to go.
I did come clean to him (mostly) later and told him that she had asked me if either of us wanted to go. He said he wouldn't have wanted to anyway.
I must confess: oral sex is NMS. Don't enjoy it, don't like it. I'll give H a BJ only be he likes it and it gets me laid in the end. But I don't enjoy giving or receiving oral.
This is just sad to me. Not even receiving?? Wut? Does he not do it right?
Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
Personally I think a lot of the homework requirements for children are outrageous, especially seeing that most of the require parent involvement. It's hard enough fitting in spending time with your family with work, after school activities, and other life events filling up your schedule. Add in over an hour of homework and forget it. Then if the child has special needs, or is struggling with a subject, or if you have a single parent, it turns into an absolute nightmare.
My SIL texted both MH and me on Wednesday asking if one of us wanted to go to the Mizzou game with her tomorrow. I deleted the text from his phone before he read it and responded to her that I'd love to go.
I did come clean to him (mostly) later and told him that she had asked me if either of us wanted to go. He said he wouldn't have wanted to anyway.
Not cool. Not cool at all.
I feel zero guilt about it. He can go to a game any time.
Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
I think ideally in this situation a note to school and adjustment of expectations would happen.
Ex. as a teacher if a parent wrote me a note saying "reading every day is just not feasible bc of xyz but we can make a goal to do x nights a week" I would be okay with that.
As a parent I would be grateful for the teacher to understand that our lives are hectic.
Speaking from experience, there are TONS of students with books sent home that never get touched. It never directly affects their mark. It may indirectly if their reading suffers because of lack of exposure, but they never get graded on how many books are read at home. (The log IS helpful in seeing who might need more 1 on 1 reading time at school though)
Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
First, my kid is not aware that I do it.
Second, me & my husband's schedules are crazy. There's nights I don't get home with her until 9pm. In that time, she's been at my IL's..eating dinner, taking a bath, working on all her other homework. So my bad for not insisting that she stay up another 20 minutes or so, when it's already past bed time, for reading a book. I don't want her penalized at school for something she has no control over. If she were struggling with school and/reading, I'd probably feel worse about it, but she's not.
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Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
Personally I think a lot of the homework requirements for children are outrageous, especially seeing that most of the require parent involvement. It's hard enough fitting in spending time with your family with work, after school activities, and other life events filling up your schedule. Add in over an hour of homework and forget it. Then if the child has special needs, or is struggling with a subject, or if you have a single parent, it turns into an absolute nightmare.
The reading requirement does get MUCH easier when they can read by themselves at least. Set a timer and you get 15-30 minutes of quiet time. #thebest
(The girls I nanny'd weren't allowed to do anything- no tv, no outside time, no friends' etc until homework was done, including reading. They came home, ate a snack while we chatted about their day and then they did their homework. They were so into the routine that we rarely had arguments about it. I know for working parents this isn't always feasible, which sucks.)
I must confess: oral sex is NMS. Don't enjoy it, don't like it. I'll give H a BJ only be he likes it and it gets me laid in the end. But I don't enjoy giving or receiving oral.
Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
I think ideally in this situation a note to school and adjustment of expectations would happen.
Ex. as a teacher if a parent wrote me a note saying "reading every day is just not feasible bc of xyz but we can make a goal to do x nights a week" I would be okay with that.
As a parent I would be grateful for the teacher to understand that our lives are hectic.
Speaking from experience, there are TONS of students with books sent home that never get touched. It never directly affects their mark. It may indirectly if their reading suffers because of lack of exposure, but they never get graded on how many books are read at home. (The log IS helpful in seeing who might need more 1 on 1 reading time at school though)
Yes. Talk to the school. I have no problem recognizing when expectations are genuinely not feasible.
I just wouldn't want to pass on the lesson that it's okay to say you did something if you didn't. Again, just me.
Am I the only one who thinks it teaches your kid a bad lesson to lie about completing their work?
That being said, I don't have children, so who knows.
First, my kid is not aware that I do it.
Second, me & my husband's schedules are crazy. There's nights I don't get home with her until 9pm. In that time, she's been at my IL's..eating dinner, taking a bath, working on all her other homework. So my bad for not insisting that she stay up another 20 minutes or so, when it's already past bed time, for reading a book. I don't want her penalized at school for something she has no control over. If she were struggling with school and/reading, I'd probably feel worse about it, but she's not.
But thanks for judging my lyfe.
No "judging your lyfe" at all. Adding my own commentary, and acknowledging that I am not personally IN the situation, so I really can't say.
Also, my issue was with "teaching a child to lie about completing their work." In your specific case, you have clarified that your child isn't even aware that it's happening, so my statement doesn't apply to you in the least.
What is a sample dinner? Are these everywhere or just where you are?
So we go to our fave restaurant and buy small meals instead of a large dinner and split it down the middle. That way we get options. I ate one of the small by myself.
This is a great idea. I will be stealing this idea.
What is a sample dinner? Are these everywhere or just where you are?
So we go to our fave restaurant and buy small meals instead of a large dinner and split it down the middle. That way we get options. I ate one of the small by myself.
So we go to our fave restaurant and buy small meals instead of a large dinner and split it down the middle. That way we get options. I ate one of the small by myself.
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