Post by dreamcrisp1 on Oct 19, 2022 10:46:08 GMT -5
I’m still in disbelief but DS1 had a baked dairy allergy challenge today and he passed!!!
It was a high risk food challenge in hospital with all his doctors on call as none of us thought he would pass. And he did. He was born with a dairy allergy so this is beyond huge for us. After the horrific trauma we went through with this allergy and diagnosis, this feels so healing and it doesn’t even mean he can eat full dairy yet. But this is a huge, huge step.
I will sob about it once the kids are in bed because this is so, so emotional for me. I haven’t cooked or baked with dairy in nearly 3 years.
Our younger dog is such a little rule follower. As you may recall, I had left a 7 lb box of biscuits open at dog level and she only stole one.
At night we had been crating her in our bedroom but now that’s she’s two I thought we could start leaving the door open to her crate and maybe work toward not crating her at all so we can get the crate out of the bedroom.
My husband went into work really early and put the dogs back to bed while I slept. This morning I slept late then was hanging out in bed for a while and heard her rattle her crate a little. I figure my husband must have forgot and locked her in her crate. Nope! She was just in there waiting until I told her it was okay to come out. Like what? What kind of dog doesn’t just come over and wake you up?
I guess she just got used to us having to go over and let her out in the morning and hadn’t figured out that she is free to roam now? What a nerd.
I am helping with a major fundraising effort for a local historic building. The building upkeep has been volunteer-led for years, with no paid staff. So a lot of things are less than ideal.
Apparently only one person, ever, has had admin access to their website. It hasn't been updated in 3 years. We know the person is still alive and lives around here, but he has not responded to repeated calls, texts, facebook messages, and attempts by a third party to get in touch with him. We don't even want him to do anything except share the admin credentials. Even if he lost them, there are ways to recover but he would have to be involved. I truly don't know what to do short of sending someone to sit on his front steps until he gets home.
There was a similar issue with their social media, but at least the admin for their social media accounts was cooperative in sharing the access.
I also had the chance to visit the building last month for the first time in many years. I... hate to criticize the people who have been caring for this building on a volunteer basis for decades. I know that I am late to the party so I have no right to find fault. But at some point they replaced the old wooden flooring on a 200 year old building with luxury vinyl. It just looks so out of place.
lust2hart , I have told him his behavior isn't OK but I haven't given any consequences for it because that doesn't feel right. IDK I have no idea what I am doing lol.
My kid went through this phase and it sucked. I just told her "that hurts my feelings when you say that" and went somewhere else. It is the suck though.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
consider this my PSA to not always just accept what you are being charged for health care.
My brother had an accident on his bike back in April and broke his hip. They brought him to hospital A via ambulance.
My dad was sick in June with chest and breathing issues. He was taken to hospital B also via ambulance.
Long story short, my brother's accident happened on a friday night. He laid in the hospital bed in pain all weekend and they finally did his surgery Monday AM. He was out on Wednesday AM.
My father was in the hospital for over a week and they were wheeling him here and there all the time running 8 million tests, etc......
Just by this information, I would have assumed my brother's hospital bills would have been a small fraction of my father's. I was wrong.
So I have been fighting with Hospital A for a few months over their billing practices and what they have been charging. Needless to say, I FINALLY got word this AM that all my hard work has paid off and they have agreed to reduce his portion of the medical bills to a small fraction of what they were originally charging.
so while it does take time, fight those medical charges if you feel they are wrong.
Also my son has had a job since April. He works 4 days a week after school, and over the summer was basically full time. I'm almost always the one who drops him off and am frequently the one who picks him up.
It's a family business and he is one of only 2 non-family employees. They literally have seen me drive in almost every weekday for 6 months.
In the past month they've stopped my car twice to ask why I'm there. Like, dude, I have had multiple conversations with you! I've been here in the same car at the same time for months. What are you doing?
My son loves the job and they otherwise seem to be great people. It does make me feel a little invisible though.
Our younger dog is such a little rule follower. As you may recall, I had left a 7 lb box of biscuits open at dog level and she only stole one.
At night we had been crating her in our bedroom but now that’s she’s two I thought we could start leaving the door open to her crate and maybe work toward not crating her at all so we can get the crate out of the bedroom.
My husband went into work really early and put the dogs back to bed while I slept. This morning I slept late then was hanging out in bed for a while and heard her rattle her crate a little. I figure my husband must have forgot and locked her in her crate. Nope! She was just in there waiting until I told her it was okay to come out. Like what? What kind of dog doesn’t just come over and wake you up?
I guess she just got used to us having to go over and let her out in the morning and hadn’t figured out that she is free to roam now? What a nerd.
My SIL & BIL had a dog that was part Lab, part German Shepherd. When he was a pup, they'd "crate him" by putting him in the kitchen and then putting up a baby gate at the door. He eventually got big enough that he could have just stepped over the gate - never mind jump it. But he never did! He had just accepted that he couldn't get out of the kitchen when they were gone!
Ugh. My 11:30 meeting emailed me at 11:36 to say he was "5 min late" (um, sorry buddy, that's six, but go 'head), and that he would be joining momentarily. It's now 11:52 and he still hasn't joined. It's only a 30 minute meeting guy. Get your shit together.
Our younger dog is such a little rule follower. As you may recall, I had left a 7 lb box of biscuits open at dog level and she only stole one.
At night we had been crating her in our bedroom but now that’s she’s two I thought we could start leaving the door open to her crate and maybe work toward not crating her at all so we can get the crate out of the bedroom.
My husband went into work really early and put the dogs back to bed while I slept. This morning I slept late then was hanging out in bed for a while and heard her rattle her crate a little. I figure my husband must have forgot and locked her in her crate. Nope! She was just in there waiting until I told her it was okay to come out. Like what? What kind of dog doesn’t just come over and wake you up?
I guess she just got used to us having to go over and let her out in the morning and hadn’t figured out that she is free to roam now? What a nerd.
My SIL & BIL had a dog that was part Lab, part German Shepherd. When he was a pup, they'd "crate him" by putting him in the kitchen and then putting up a baby gate at the door. He eventually got big enough that he could have just stepped over the gate - never mind jump it. But he never did! He had just accepted that he couldn't get out of the kitchen when they were gone!
Aww! That must have been funny to see. Dogs are such characters.
Ugh. My 11:30 meeting emailed me at 11:36 to say he was "5 min late" (um, sorry buddy, that's six, but go 'head), and that he would be joining momentarily. It's now 11:52 and he still hasn't joined. It's only a 30 minute meeting guy. Get your shit together.
I had a student an hour and a half late to the first day of a two hour class this semester. why bother? I was just sitting in the classroom by myself bc duh, syllabus day. it was raining and i didn't want to cross the street to my office til it slowed down. Bet i'd have gotten an nasty email if I'd left, though
jinkies - does the person stopping you wear a nametag? Start calling them by their name like "Hey Tony! What's up?" so that if he IS forgetting you he'll feel weirder about it.
Our younger dog is such a little rule follower. As you may recall, I had left a 7 lb box of biscuits open at dog level and she only stole one.
At night we had been crating her in our bedroom but now that’s she’s two I thought we could start leaving the door open to her crate and maybe work toward not crating her at all so we can get the crate out of the bedroom.
My husband went into work really early and put the dogs back to bed while I slept. This morning I slept late then was hanging out in bed for a while and heard her rattle her crate a little. I figure my husband must have forgot and locked her in her crate. Nope! She was just in there waiting until I told her it was okay to come out. Like what? What kind of dog doesn’t just come over and wake you up?
I guess she just got used to us having to go over and let her out in the morning and hadn’t figured out that she is free to roam now? What a nerd.
My SIL & BIL had a dog that was part Lab, part German Shepherd. When he was a pup, they'd "crate him" by putting him in the kitchen and then putting up a baby gate at the door. He eventually got big enough that he could have just stepped over the gate - never mind jump it. But he never did! He had just accepted that he couldn't get out of the kitchen when they were gone!
My childhood dog once took a leg of lamb off the kitchen counter and carried it through the dining room, hall, and living room to my mother to ask for permission to have some. (50 years later and I'm still annoyed that she didn't give him any.) Those kinds of dogs are so, so, so special.
Post by litskispeciality on Oct 19, 2022 12:14:22 GMT -5
I didn't know Selma Blair was on DWTS, so that tells you how much I follow it, lol. Glad she's still getting work though, I really like her.
I attended a session about legal cannabis and all of the employment opportunities. It was fascinating to learn a lot of the barriers to making it legal, and/or additional production.
@@@@ I realized that I really enjoy/find it calming to drive at night. Like I'll take the long way back home after picking up dinner, or I enjoy the ride home after a nice dinner. I'm starting to wonder if my parents drove me around in the car when I wouldn't sleep? Did parents do that in the early 80's?
Post by Patsy Baloney on Oct 19, 2022 12:19:45 GMT -5
36 years old and I’m still always surprised by my period like it’s someone coming around the corner from the opposite direction. I’ve known it’s walking down the hall for years now, but ah! I wasn’t expecting you!
DD1 is in kindergarten and was having some bathroom issues this morning so missed the bus. No worries - we live a seven minute walk from the school, bus pick up is at 8:36 and she’s not ready to school until 9:15 so plenty of time to get her up there. However, I had to be at school for a volunteer thing at 8:45. She wasn’t ready to leave when I walked up so I told H to drive her up, park and then just walk her to the door when she was ready.
He decided to go through the car line. When he told me this when I got home I said well how did she get out - she’s still in a 5 point harness and sits behind the driver. Guys he got out of the car to help her.
I was like someone is going to post about you on the local Facebook pages today 😂
What a newbie. I bet there's at least one person who hours later is still irate for witnessing this. Lol.
36 years old and I’m still always surprised by my period like it’s someone coming around the corner from the opposite direction. I’ve known it’s walking down the hall for years now, but ah! I wasn’t expecting you!
It amazes me that I still have no idea when the actual time frame is that it's coming. Every. single. damn time I think oh, I'll remember that it happened on September 26, that way I'm not so shocked by October 26. And yet....it's October and I can't remember when it was in September.
36 years old and I’m still always surprised by my period like it’s someone coming around the corner from the opposite direction. I’ve known it’s walking down the hall for years now, but ah! I wasn’t expecting you!
It amazes me that I still have no idea when the actual time frame is that it's coming. Every. single. damn time I think oh, I'll remember that it happened on September 26, that way I'm not so shocked by October 26. And yet....it's October and I can't remember when it was in September.
I had to track on my phone, plus watch my BC pills, plus write it on a calendar and it still surprised me. Then you start getting issues where it comes early, late, no pattern and you just pray you don't have it. If men had periods they'd all have ways to avoid them until they want to get pregnant.
36 years old and I’m still always surprised by my period like it’s someone coming around the corner from the opposite direction. I’ve known it’s walking down the hall for years now, but ah! I wasn’t expecting you!
It amazes me that I still have no idea when the actual time frame is that it's coming. Every. single. damn time I think oh, I'll remember that it happened on September 26, that way I'm not so shocked by October 26. And yet....it's October and I can't remember when it was in September.
I've used the Flo app to track for about 4 years. It took awhile to gather enough data to be reliable, but now it's really accurate!
C came home sick from school yesterday, and then spiked a 102 fever. So I’m staying home with him today. Negative COVID tests both yesterday at the school nurse and again this morning, so likely just a cold. He’s feeling a little bit better today. I hope he can go back tomorrow!
Check him for flu. It’s going around us like mad right now.
Can anyone recommend a good NA whiskey? Over the past few months I've learned that I love the taste of whiskey/bourbon and I've been drinking it a LOT and need to get it under control. I tend to be an all-or-nothing personality so if I need to cut it out altogether I will, but if I can find an NA alternative that tastes good I'd like to give it a try.
My DD’s new kitten loves me ! He’s an older kitten, really soft and so sweet. When DD is not home, he follows me around the house and sleeps under my chair in my home office.
I have always had cats. This might be my favorite of all. I forgot this feeling of falling for a kitty cat.
Post by mcppalmbeach on Oct 19, 2022 12:45:37 GMT -5
I called my regular hair stylist for an appointment the week of 11/15. She can’t do it until after thanksgiving. Last time I had my hair done she was also unavailable so I used someone else and she was ok so I called her. Also unavailable until after Thanksgiving.
There is a newish salon where my neighbor goes so I book an appt and it gets cancelled. The stylist who is also the owner called to tell me that she isn’t taking new clients because she’s focused in running the business. I apologized and said just so you know it did let me book an appointment even though I’m a new client. I said this nicely. She said “oh it’s mentioned in my bio.” And I just said “oh ok. I know your work from neighbor so I didn’t even look at the bio, I just clicked through.” I have really challenging hair. Very coarse and everyone who has ever cut it said it’s the thickest hair they have ever seen. I have had enough bad hair cuts and orange highlights to know I usually need someone with experience. So I asked who she would recommend for hair like mine. She told me to just look at their Instagram. And I (again very nicely) said “oh it can be hard for me to tell who will work well with my hair from Instagram because of my hair type. Is there anyone you think works better with highly textured hair?” And she was so rude about it and said “anyone here can do your hair. That’s why they’re working for me.” I was so taken aback by her attitude. I’ve asked for recommendations many times before with no issues. Even if she had pushed back with “I promise everyone here is so good you will have no issues!” But she was so nasty about it. And I still have no one to go to.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Oct 19, 2022 12:52:23 GMT -5
My husband’s cats are always neurotic. He’s not bringing any more home (says she who said no to the two that live here currently, but i digress). Sammy would purposely throw up when he went out (which used to be A LOT), but when he passed away, we got Dylan. We just caught Dylan relieving himself on a T-shirt on the floor of our bedroom, right after H changed out all the litter. I’m so angry, and now H left for work so I have to do THAT MUCH MORE LAUNDRY today. No. More. Animals.
I've been subbing for my DS' school district as a para since late last spring (a few weeks before the school year ended). I'm finally being requested at my DS' elementary school by specific staff! I feel like I've arrived. They know me and like how I teach kids. I've been working as a para in schools since 2010 (with a few gaps due to kid & pandemic) so I know stuff. Because it's been in 3 different districts it can take a bit to become known with a new district.
mcppalmbeach, sounds like that person really needs to understand what it means to "focus on running the business" because how they treated you is not the way! There is no way I'd go to that salon after that interaction.
Parenting is just kind of breaking my heart lately and I am tired. Does anyone else have a 6 year old who is just super grumpy? It's really wearing on me. I just feel like nothing I say or do is right and I am met with salty responses to everything I say. Its really triggering for me and I want to tell him to knock it off but he's also allowed to experience his emotions so of course I won't do that, but ugh its so annoying. Maybe it's just the transition to Kindergarten still? He's happy when he is getting 1:1 attention from us or of course when he is doing preferred activities, but everything else just seems like such a fight with him.
I am very clear with my 8 year old (and have been since he was 4-5) that he is allowed to have his emotions, but he is not allowed to inflict them on other people. Same goes for H and I. If we’re feeling grumpy, we excuse ourselves to a quiet place until we can turn it around. If he wants to talk out his feelings he is always welcome to ask for that, but he is not allowed to snark at us for no reason. It’s age appropriate to start building the skills to not emotionally manipulate others and to take responsibility for your own feelings.