We are here because my kids still love you. But you have a situation where someone (and we all know who) is spreading lies about my kid to other parents. This needs to stop. Child A asked for DD1 to leave her alone. She has. Child A needs to stop engaging. If she’s going to cry when other kids talk about the fact that she’s mad at my kid, SHE SHOULD STOP TELLING EVERYONE THAT SHES NOT TALKING TO MY KID. And also she should STOP TALKING TO MY KID IF SHES NOT TALKING TO MY KID.
Also, principal, my kid shouldn’t have to worry about your staff people spreading ugly rumors, and she certainly shouldn’t have to be in class with that teacher and her kid!
You handled this whole thing poorly. No f-ing fix it.
Post by traveltheworld on Oct 9, 2019 9:41:31 GMT -5
Dear Self,
Time to do a little soul searching. What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to make GC or do you want to move to the investment side? In either case, you should probably start planning.
Signed, Indecisive and risk-adverse by nature
Dear DS,
I'm glad that for the first time in your school career, you didn't get an A on your assignment. Maybe try a little harder? You read at a Grade 6/7 level; there's no reason why your book report was 3 sentences long.
Signed, Relieved that teachers are marking you more harshly
Turn.In.Your.Work! It’s that simple to get A’s and B’s. Really it is. Stop with this “I forgot!” D’s and F’s BS. I don’t want to keep your phone long term, I really don’t, but damnit kid I have to get it through your head before high school next year and this seems to be the only way!
Get on with it. I don't have time or energy for movement breaks, mindful breaks, taking care of yourself stops. Tell me what I need so I can drive the 2 hours back. I didn't leave at 5:30am to get in touch with myself.
Signed. annoyed trainee.
Dear tomorrow,
I cant wait for you. I just want to sleep and wake up on my own for several days in a row.
Dear DD I'm so happy you had fun multiplying in class yesterday! I'm sorry your teacher makes you work on spelling while everyone else gets to read but she knows you struggling with spelling so she is giving you extra practice. Mom
@mrsgreeko, kid It really is easy to turn the work in. Make yourself a to do list for every class. 1st thing you do when you walk in the door is turn the papers in. Another mom agreeing with your mom
Post by librarychica on Oct 9, 2019 12:02:29 GMT -5
Dear corporate trainers,
Congratulations! In my decade here, that was the first corporate training that gave me concrete strategies to deal with actual problems I actually have.
Sincerely, Now I’m exhausted from all the people though
I can't believe you are finally 9! I feel like 9 is the beginning of big boy years. I love you so much. You certainly like to be medically special which we do not appreciate at all! You taught me to be a mom from the moment of conception including saving your life in utero, a hospitalization from bronchiolitis at 7 months old, heart surgery, tonsils and adenoids surgery, and you swallowing a coin (and I didn't even list ALL the surgeries). You definitely keep us on our toes. And it was baptism by fire for us into parenthood. I've never fought harder for anyone. You will never be "normal," you will always be our special child who develops on his own pace, but besides swallowing that coin a year ago, you've been doing so fantastic. You are on sports teams (even though I have never seen anyone less coordinated- you make it work), you still can't ride a bike but I make you try every year. You deal with hearing aids and FM systems with aplomb. You attending therapies without complaint. You back mommy up and make my priorities your priorities. You love to watch sports so much. You are happy, laid back, but also competitive. Nothing will stop you.
Dear Week, You can become the weekend now...3 day weekend you seem so far away! Signed, WM
Dear Son Thanks for the amazing good report card, now your teacher basically said you know the work but will be lazy about it. Please don't be that student it's only 2nd grade! Signed Confused mom of A student
Dear hubby, So glad your interview went well. This new role if you get it will be life changing! Signed proud wife
186momx, seems like it. I'm basing this entirely on the fact that my security camera is still working. PG&E is putting out alerts that power will be out for 2-5 days if they shut it off and telling you to check their website to see if you're in the affected area.. but their website is down. We're in a shut off area, but so far, so good.
And I just jinxed myself. DH got an alert that power is scheduled for shut-off starting at 8pm. Womp womp. Hopefully it gets pushed out again. I like hot showers.
Dear senior leadership colleagues, Yesterday's meeting made it painfully obvious how much younger I am than everyone else in that room. Normally that doesn't phase me and I come off so much older that no one thinks twice about it. But the ice breaker involved grabbing a coin and sharing a memory from the year on the coin. Turns out, I was a toddler/young kid during most of your memories. That was emphasized even more when I had to tactfully explain that when it comes to technology usage, I tend to "skew early adopter" compared to most. Which our CFO then clarified meant I was a millenial. It was jokingly and we have a good relationship, but damn. Way to shine a light on how I'm clearly the baby in the room. Signed, I swear I'm not 12
Dear WPs, Beau has an alarm set on his phone and calls his son to say good night and I love you before bed whenever he doesn't have him at his house. I swoon every freaking time. I guess standards and turn ons are different at this stage of life and dating. Signed, Sucker for a good dad
Dear beau, I'm still kind of in shock that you're trying to swap your custody schedule so that our days align better. We never talked about it, it never really crossed my mind that it was an option, and I'd never expect that to happen. We've just kind of made it work and cobbled together dates and time with each other. But I really, really hope it works out! Signed, I guess we're more serious than I thought
You really make me worry. I realize we are early in kindergarten, but your resistance to doing your reading and obviously not trying (literally saying random words while not looking at the book) makes me wonder if you’re struggling with ADHD or dyslexia or something. Or if you’re just a young kindergarten boy who is maybe a little immature.
On the other hand, you kick butt on your school math app. And you’re awesome at video games that require serious strategy and memory.
Signed, Anxious Mom Trying Not to Snowplow
Dear Daughter:
I’m serious that you need more friends than your BFF/boyfriend. I know he’s awkward and other kids don’t like to play with him. But 3 days a week you have recess without him. Saying you sit on a rock and wait for recess to be over isn’t okay. Let’s work on our social skills, okay?
Dear hotels, I really really dislike you. It was no fun to be awake from 3:30-4.30 am. I hope I can stay awake during my meeting today.
Dear mommyatty, solidarity on immature kindergarten boys. I had to request a new assignment recently because he intentionally scribbled on something he didn’t want to do. I’m also sure it’s not that he doesn’t know how to do things - the kid is really bright, just unmotivated. Such a contrast from overachiever DD.
You really make me worry. I realize we are early in kindergarten, but your resistance to doing your reading and obviously not trying (literally saying random words while not looking at the book) makes me wonder if you’re struggling with ADHD or dyslexia or something. Or if you’re just a young kindergarten boy who is maybe a little immature.
On the other hand, you kick butt on your school math app. And you’re awesome at video games that require serious strategy and memory.
Signed, Anxious Mom Trying Not to Snowplow
This is ds1. He’s in 2nd grade now and honestly has improved a ton in the past 6 months. He’s matured in all ways and is doing much better this year with focus and trying and his reading skills. I’m not quite sighing a sigh of relief yet but I’m less worried. He’s just a late bloomer.
Post by traveltheworld on Oct 10, 2019 16:38:51 GMT -5
mommyatty, FWIW - DS refused to read in kindergarten. He just wanted us to read to him, like we've always done. We decided it was more important to keep his love of reading then to force it, even though the perfectionist in me found it really hard to see him at the bottom of the grade. He decided he was going to start reading midway through grade 1 and was probably one of the top readers in his grade by the end. Now he's in Grade 2 and reads at a grade 6/7 level.
I know you suck at technology and communication, but either answer a phone or text. Your home is less than two miles away from a mandatory evacuation zone due to fires. Your loving daughter would like to check and make sure that you're alright and have a place to go. Even if that place can't be my place, since every freeway you would take to get here is currently shut down.
Signed, Your loving daughter.
PS. Your other loving daughter is tracking you on Life 360. Apparently you think the bowling alley down the street is an appropriate evacuation zone? If you can bowl, you can answer a phone.
waverly, we were able to talk to her while she was in between frames. She doesn't think they have anything to worry about and it was her turn up to bowl. #priorities.
Hopefully she doesn't. She's not too close to the hill side or heavy brush areas, but I'm confident she'll be complaining about the smoke aggravating her asthma for weeks.