Post by UnderProtest on Feb 13, 2015 9:30:54 GMT -5
I had the morning with just my daughter today (wasn't allowed back in school after vomiting but there was clearly nothing wrong with her so I sent my son). She is a totally different kid without her brother around. I need to spend more one on one time with each of them. (yes, I know I didn't post this on MMM, I don't care)
This dress is very flattering on all body types. It was the BM dress we selected for the wedding I was supposed to be in this summer. It did a great job hiding my untoned tummy. The bridesmaids sizes ranged from 2-24, it looked great on everyone.
An all of the Bill Levkoff dresses I tried on had very slimming waists. They did a great job of creating a focal point at the smallest part of your natural waist.
The bolded is awesome to hear! I'm really not happy about having to pick a dress without trying it on.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 12, 2015 12:13:59 GMT -5
I'm really annoyed that we can't file our tax return for quite awhile. We usually get a refund and I like seeing the bank balance go up.
My daughter woke up at 10:30 last night covered in puke. Neither kid went to school today and she has to stay out of school tomorrow (puke free for 48 hours). Yeah, next week is half term break so they won't go all next week either. She has impeccable timing.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 12, 2015 11:19:45 GMT -5
So I'm in a wedding this fall and the bride is letting us pick our own dresses with the only restrictions being designer, color, fabric, and length (Bill Levkoff, plum, chiffon, floor length). This leaves me with 105 choices. They need to be ordered in the next month and I won't be able to get back to the US to try any on. So help me pick a dress that has the potential for being not hideous on me. I'm 5'2", small boobs, a little bit of a post baby pudge and thicker thighs. I generally wear a size 4 or 6 in US normal clothes sizing.
Post by UnderProtest on Feb 10, 2015 13:49:35 GMT -5
I have boy/girl twins and I don't restrict toys or activities to one or the other. My son prefers pink nail polish while my daughter likes gold. He wears the princess nightgowns more than she does. And she plays with trucks too. He has gone to school in pigtails and the other little kids think it is great. It is the adults that cause the problems.
My son generally is the more logical one. He understands consequences, whereas she is as stubborn as a mule (must get it from her father) if she doesn't want to do something. Although I don't like that he was brought into the situation, I'm impressed that he actually got her to apologize. I can't usually.
For the record, I'm okay with them telling her she needs to apologize to the other kid. I make my kids do it to each other.
I make mine apologize to each other too but I just cant imagine them telling one of their siblings to apologize to another kid. I think they would give the teacher a WTF look lol Mine are in three separate PS classes too which is a pain in my ass but that ios what the school wanted. I'm hoping next year to have them all together or split in two classes.
Oh, they didn't make him apologize for her. They made him come over to coerce her into apologizing. So the 3 year old is supposed to do what the trained nursery school teachers couldn't do.
Oblivious people. I'm looking at you, shopper in Wegmans who stopped mid-aisle to contemplate her naval, forcing me to screech to a halt with a cart full of stuff that spilled out. Same goes for people filling up their containers at the hot food bar. You CANNOT just stand there and zone out. PICK your food and move on!
Along the same lines, people who huff and act put out by my shopping cart. Yes it's a huge race car cart, but it's not *that much* bigger than your cart. DS and I have just as much of a right to be here as you do. The mere act of being a childless shopper does not give you the right of way. Just like I do not presume to go first because I have a child and am pregnant.
Don't ever move here then. People DRIVE ME NUTS! So rude, stopping in the middle of the sidewalk, walking directly in front of me (and a gigantic stroller), and giving me dirty looks, etc. How else am I supposed to get 2 two year olds around?
You didn't meet up with me when I was close! Should I take this as a personal insult?
Wait, when was this? I genuinely don't remember. This is the first time I've ever not been go go go in the last few years. I would meet up with any MMer! I've met les only from MM and that was a great experience.
It was in a conversation with the one that shall not be named talking about her visiting you and all of us getting together.
Seriously! I would love to be close to an MMer. I haven't had a lot of success meeting people here. We've only got two meetup groups and one is no longer meeting and the other requires ownership of a kayak, which I'd love but can't justify right now. No rental places.
You didn't meet up with me when I was close! Should I take this as a personal insult?
Just know that you will become 'that American' when you complain. I always found that me being outspoken and complaining in the UK brought eye rolls and comments of how American I was.
Totally uncalled for, by the way, and I would complain regardless.
I think I'm actually the only parent who has NOT complained yet. And for what it's worth, the overall school has a LOT of Americans in it, although their particular location does not. Hell, there is even a PTA at the school (apparently a completely American concept).
I would be pretty pissed. I know my trips are about the same age as your twins and no way would one of them be able to be the peace maker between a sibling and another kid at this age...well maybe my one daughter.
My son generally is the more logical one. He understands consequences, whereas she is as stubborn as a mule (must get it from her father) if she doesn't want to do something. Although I don't like that he was brought into the situation, I'm impressed that he actually got her to apologize. I can't usually.
For the record, I'm okay with them telling her she needs to apologize to the other kid. I make my kids do it to each other.
The schools here (UK) are a bit odd so the only time I see anyone is drop off. But the kids (mine and some others) actively avoid her at the door. They will race to the door if the other teachers open the door (the kids have to shake the door openers hand and say good afternoon/morning), but if the headmistress answers, they hold back. My daughter won't look at her and refuses to talk to her at the door. I've seen her kind of pull my daughter along because my daughter won't look at her or speak. The tone she uses with the children definitely isn't as warm and friendly as one would hope.
I can't tell what part of it is her and what part is just a stuffy English school.
My uncle was a uk primary school headmaster and i have several friends and family members who teach in UK schools, as well as knowing loads of kids who attend nurseries etc in the uk. That style of an unapproachable/cold headmistress has gone out of fashion and shouldn't be around anymore. She sounds like a cow.
UnderProtest - I always forget you're in the UK. I would still raise my concerns with her boss but they may handle things differently there than they do here in the states.
Yeah, that's part of what is making me question my reaction to the incident. I know they do things vastly different here. I really don't know how to go about getting things done here.
I would email/call/talk to the headmistress & her boss first. If something like this happens again then maybe I would consider switching.
Do you have examples of when the head mistress is rude & mean to the kids? I wouldn't hesitate to bring these things up with her boss now. Give specific examples - tell her you feel that is inappropriate & needs to be remedied.
The schools here (UK) are a bit odd so the only time I see anyone is drop off. But the kids (mine and some others) actively avoid her at the door. They will race to the door if the other teachers open the door (the kids have to shake the door openers hand and say good afternoon/morning), but if the headmistress answers, they hold back. My daughter won't look at her and refuses to talk to her at the door. I've seen her kind of pull my daughter along because my daughter won't look at her or speak. The tone she uses with the children definitely isn't as warm and friendly as one would hope.
I can't tell what part of it is her and what part is just a stuffy English school.
I wouldn't fight the fight over the apology piece, but bringing your son into it is something worth complaining about. If it's a first offense on the headmistress for that particular issue Id address it to her alone first. But if your gut says move them for other reasons then by all means follow it.
Oh, I completely agree that my daughter should have apologized. She stole a book from another kid, period. Although I do think it's funny that my son said that the boy stole the book from another kid (oh, and I completely believe my son, his tales are quite accurate and he can remember stuff from AGES ago, but that is beside the point).
The reason I am hesitant to try to switch them to another location is that I do really like the three teachers.