Open Letter Wednesdays

[k3am]

Dear DH,

I love you. You are one of the smartest people I know. I am amused to no end that you don't trust me on anything about your trip to NYC. You have been there exactly zero times, please take my advice. And check your math dude, because 2 miles =/= a 15 minute walk. We are both old and out of shape, that's not even a 15 minute RUN for either of us.

Signed,
Waiting for you to say those 3 special words... (you were right)

[rere]

Dear WPs,

I can't even begin to figure out which is worse, sending Ds off to boot camp for 5 months with a 5 minute goodbye and not much emotion from him, or and all day move in to college for dd with several breakdowns from her and full blown heaving at the end, And shell likely be back to visit Labor Day. In the end, they both suck.

Dear vehicles,

Why do you hate me. We had to take dds car home 3 miles in because the battery light was on. Now my car is parked for 2 weeks in overflow parking in a sketchy apartment complex, off campus and now it may have a slow leak in the tire. This was not a good start to a hard day.

[sandandsea]

Fwiw Dh and I both were required to take calculus in college at a Big state school and both took it in high school (business and engineering majors). Ds just barely placed into accelerated 6th grade math by taking the “impossible to pass” challenge exam and passing. He likes math and was happy to get in as he basically bombed 4th grade standardized test (barely met at grade level) but excelled in 5th grade. Before the challenge test, we were on the path of having to do a summer class for credit to “catch up” to the same place by the time high school starts.

At our public high school it is expected that “good students” take calculus and several other AP classes during high school. It’s a highly ranked public school in a well educated area so community expectations are higher than average probably. However, ds enjoys math, is good at it, is becoming a better student and more capable every year, and almost everything he’d want to do as an adult (tech, engineering, science) will require advanced math and science classes. Not to mention the requirements to get into any UCs are seeming more and more competitive all the time.

The goal this year is to survive accelerated math and the homework involved. We aren’t expecting As (dont tell him) but do expect him to pass, learn it, and apply himself.

[mustardseed2007]

Aug 16, 2023 15:24:36 GMT -5 mae0111 said:

I don’t think being in calculus affects GPA per se. There is calculus, accelerated calculus, Calculus AB, Calc BC, and multivariable Calc (which I think is calc 2 at a university level). I’d get concerned about colleges thinking calc is standard, even if she’s not going into a science related field.

I’m probably overthinking.

Yes! I took calc ab and not calc bc. In our school both ab and bc we’re honors courses though, which is so ironic for the bc people…but it was more advanced than the algebra ii guys although even algebra ii had an honors version. Honors courses had that extra grade point attached.

Also as a business major I took calculus for business majors in college and it was a BREEZE after calculus AB! So I didn’t need it, that’s for sure.

[twinmomma]

Dear DD2,
You crack me up. You announced last night that just running laps around and around is really fun for you and gets your energy out. I mentioned that maybe cross country could be a fun sport to check out this fall at the middle school, because it's like running through the woods. You were so excited! Until I told you that it would be at least 2 miles every time and yes, you do have to RUN the whole thing, not walk some and run some and wander in the woods to your heart's content. On second thought, maybe cross country is not the right fit for an ADHD nature lover... You'd never come home...
Love,
Mom

[librarychica]

Dear children,

What is that weird smell in the living room? Please clear your evening calendars for a deep clean.

Sincerely,
If I find a yogurt tube under the couch again I swear to God….


Dear H,

I’m so glad we’re going to happy hour Friday. First time leaving the girls while we go out — a milestone! even if we promised to be home before dark!

Love,
Excited wife

[dglvrk2]

twinmomma FWIW, I would certainly be diagnosed with ADAD if I was a kid today. I ran cross-country. It was a great fit. I didn't have to listen to constant coaching, it was the one time in my day when I could get into my zone and I loved the nature.

[mae0111]

twinmomma, I was just talking to DH about how our ADHD kids would benefit from cross country. There is a good amount of focus needed to run on trails through the woods, just so that you don't break an ankle along the way. It's an amazing way to quiet your mind.

Sincerely,

Undiagnosed ADHDer that really benefitted from running XC in high school

[librarychica]

Dear software vendors,

Y’all have different definitions of “compatible” and “support” that I do.

Sigh, just sigh.