My mom found a bunch of old savings bonds of mine, so I guess I need to figure out what to do with those. My last name AND her last name are both different since then, so I hope that doesn’t matter?
You sign both names and the bank will need an original marriage certificate they will make a copy of.
You can call ahead, but mine even let me sign all but one before coming in.
This is related to the UO thread but is a question: do ADHD meds help if the diagnosis is incorrect? That is, if someone self-diagnoses and is able to get the rX, will they feel like the meds are working for those issues?
the issue is that people can misuse ADHD meds. They have a street value because stimulants have an effect on everyone. Just a different one on ADHD (hyping you up v calming you down)
It’s why we pushed to get the kids diagnosed by 12. After that, some doctors will assume you are med seeking. Kaiser barely agreed to diagnose DD because she was 12 (we’d been asking for years).
My mom found a bunch of old savings bonds of mine, so I guess I need to figure out what to do with those. My last name AND her last name are both different since then, so I hope that doesn’t matter?
I’ve had to do this and just had to have something like a marriage certificate that documented the name change.
I also had ones in my mom and grandfather’s names after they both had died and that was easy! The treasury department people are really nice.
I will say it was easier to send them in than to try to do it at the bank.
My girls are in theater camp and have a show today. I'm excited and looking forward to it, AND I wish more camps would respect the fact that most people send their children to camp so they can work, which is tough when you then ask me to come during my work day to see a performance!!
When people say, "Come swimming anytime!" I don't take that at face value. I would never ask to use someone's pool, and maybe that's odd of me, but I just can't do it. But H has a close friend with a pool who's told us to come use it anytime, and his family is away this week. He specifically told H we should go over this week, and I'm somehow more comfortable with this since they can't possibly feel obligated to entertain us, and we can't interrupt other plans of theirs. I just asked H if we can go tonight. So excited!
That's a totally different situation and I hope you have fun swimming! We know someone who got a pool a couple of years ago and when I see her she'll throw out "you're always welcome to come swimming". That's not an invitation. She has never once actually invited any of us, including my son who gets along great with hers, who we specifically invite places. She is also someone who has complained bitterly of being used as a babysitter when kids play with her kids outside her house. Their kids are just outside, they're not asking you to watch them! So I would sooner burst into flames than ask her to let us in her pool!
Post by plutosmoon on Jul 28, 2023 12:03:00 GMT -5
I'm off from work today and planned to start packing and sorting, but it's just so hot I don't want to do anything. I don't know what happened to all my boxes from my last move in 2021, but I only appear to have like 5 empty ones. I hope this is my last move for a very long time. I have to figure out what DD needs for camp so we can hit up Target tomorrow. I don't think I'll know what to do with myself while she's gone.
I need to be intentionally vague here for privacy reasons, but we had a major issue this week that has the potential to affect the vacation we are supposed to leave for next weekend. I will be devastated, for a lot of reasons, if we don't go. And dreading the awkward conversations that will have to happen if we do drop out. I am hopeful that we will be able to go, while simultaneously trying to cover my bases and come up with a very last minute week-long driving-distance vacation that we could do if our other plans fall through.
My dog is so pissed off at the hot weather. She hates missing her mid-day walk and just glares at me in the meantime. Girl doesn't need to pee, she just wants to prance around on her leash.
I see other people out there taking off their shoe to test the ground to make sure it isn't too hot for their dogs feet. And then there are my dogs who go outside and LAY on the asphalt driveway. Like, on purpose. What is wrong with my dogs? LOL
This is related to the UO thread but is a question: do ADHD meds help if the diagnosis is incorrect? That is, if someone self-diagnoses and is able to get the rX, will they feel like the meds are working for those issues?
the issue is that people can misuse ADHD meds. They have a street value because stimulants have an effect on everyone. Just a different one on ADHD (hyping you up v calming you down)
So TikTok Betty will think, “yes, this stuff works great” even though it’s not having the effect it’s meant to have? I guess I’m just wondering what happens post rX if the diagnosis isn’t really valid.
the issue is that people can misuse ADHD meds. They have a street value because stimulants have an effect on everyone. Just a different one on ADHD (hyping you up v calming you down)
So TikTok Betty will think, “yes, this stuff works great” even though it’s not having the effect it’s meant to have? I guess I’m just wondering what happens post rX if the diagnosis isn’t really valid.
If you don’t need it, it’s like speed. So they’d either stop taking it or enjoy it’s speed-like effects
The ADHD discussion have me thinking “Bless H”. He really gets it and doesn’t get annoyed at me (at least not visibly) for things like my inability to know things exist if I can’t see them when I scan a room or can’t remember the exact place I put them. You all know I have a bazillion issue, but he is good. Probably a chaotic good, where I’m honestly more lawful neutral.
Post by pinkdutchtulips on Jul 28, 2023 13:01:59 GMT -5
I have to do Miss R's address verification for HS today .. the catch is that its unlikely her 2 besties won't be at the same school bc they live outside the district.
She's the only one of the 3 that does. She wants to go to the HS her friends may end up at. Intra-District transfers can't happen w a snap of your fingers. The only reason why their's are going through is bc its the district they're zoned for and that's the school they SHOULD be going to. It's a bit harder when you want to make the jump from the district you're zoned for to another just bc your friends are going to be there. oy!
This is related to the UO thread but is a question: do ADHD meds help if the diagnosis is incorrect? That is, if someone self-diagnoses and is able to get the rX, will they feel like the meds are working for those issues?
the issue is that people can misuse ADHD meds. They have a street value because stimulants have an effect on everyone. Just a different one on ADHD (hyping you up v calming you down)
It’s why we pushed to get the kids diagnosed by 12. After that, some doctors will assume you are med seeking. Kaiser barely agreed to diagnose DD because she was 12 (we’d been asking for years).
Holy Cow to the bolded part and another reason I'm glad I'm no longer with KP. They are the ones who refused any diagnostics with her at age 8 that would have resulted in an ADHD dx that we got with a different network at 13.
I just realized my calendar has a meeting 3-5 today. Luckily, I knew I had the 3, so I did my task I usually do around 3 on Friday already. But… I hadn’t realized the 3 goes til 5.
A 13-unit townhome development has been under construction at the end of our street (where two houses used to be, ugh) for the last couple of years, and they're thisclose to finishing. Unfortunately today I think the concrete trucks they brought in this morning to pour a new curb and sidewalk blocked the entrance to our street--which is a dead end--when the garbage trucks were trying to come in. Pretty sure they just skipped us because it's noon and our trash still isn't gone. I am going to be PISSED if that's the case. We did some major decluttering in the basement and those cans are totally full.
On a more positive note, though, I had to go to work unexpectedly today to check on some things. Going to be vague because of privacy, but in a nutshell we had reason to believe items had been stolen at some point before the end of the year as well as evidence pointing to the likely thief. I was going to have to fill out a police report and do a bunch of other documentation if they were gone, but to my very pleasant surprise they were right where they were supposed to be.
sonrisa, my parents heavily favor my nephew even though my brother isn’t even allowed to see him and THEY haven’t seen him in 4+ yrs. They mentioned how they have a college fund set up for him and they’ll probably have to buy him a car soon in front of my DS like it didn’t even occur to them that HE IS THEIR GRANDCHILD ALSO. They can’t even pretend because we’re talking about their golden child’s child.
I just realized my calendar has a meeting 3-5 today. Luckily, I knew I had the 3, so I did my task I usually do around 3 on Friday already. But… I hadn’t realized the 3 goes til 5.
I just got done a 2pm meeting and I'm annoyed. No meetings should ever be scheduled on a Friday afternoon.
Post by hannahgruen on Jul 28, 2023 14:39:29 GMT -5
fryjack2 I like Cup She. They last as long as other suits, and they have some cute ones. I think I bought mine at Amazon. They have a lot of cute suits at reasonable prices.
Post by lilypad1126 on Jul 28, 2023 14:43:09 GMT -5
My whole team at work is super frustrated by directives coming from the top. And yesterday I made a comment to boss that if the top folks really thought our team was as amazing as they say, they'd pay us more for always being called on to go above and beyond. Obviously that's a pipe dream, but I felt like someone had to say it. And it's not like it's easy tasks they are asking of us. Literally everything we've done recently has taken WEEKS of extra work on our parts.
So today, he sent his boss an email about a project we completed and he threw in a line about how we always stepping up while not getting anything back. LOL at the shade in his email. This is how I needed my friday to end, lol.
Hello from what I can only assume is actually hell on earth: Super Nintendo World at Universal Hollywood on a really hot day. We have been here since 6 am and ridden two rides. DS is obsessed with trying to win the mini games which are an hour wait each in the blistering sun. We did get Toadstool Cafe reservations and rode the Bowser ride in under an hour. It's so cool but they really need to be selling timed tickets because it is a mess and someone is going to get hurt. People were running and pushing down the escalators this morning.