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mightyninjamom replied to SweetJudyB's discussion 'Keeping niece safe'"What a horrible situation! I hope you guys are able to figure something out soon!"
Lady Grey replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"Oh, thank you, Oracle!! Thanks for looking out for us.
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Lady Grey replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"Standardized tests suck. HOWEVER, they are a part of life (and were a big part of mine) and while I agree that at his age keeping it fun to help develop your son's skills is important, I think we must acknowledge that all of these types…"
mightyninjamom replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"Okay, I thought I'd turn it into a family affair - I brought up the idea about the book club last night. The Little Miss was ecstatic. Big B and AlphaGeek...not so much. So then I thought we would start with something easy. Both kids have read…"
mightyninjamom replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"This has been very helpful! Thanks you guys. Now I just have to get him thinking without him knowing I'm getting him thinking..."
wookie replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"It's actually more common than I would have thought... thinking on this I asked my (very verbal, very strong reader) 10 year old what the similarities were between the main characters of the Percy Jackson series and Harry Potter. I'm…"
mcglory13 replied to mightyninjamom's discussion 'Education advice'"My suspicion on this issue is that his comprehension and analysis is probably just fine if it is *applied* to something. In general, the standardized tests ask you to read a random passage and then answer questions about it, as if anybody on earth…"
mightyninjamom posted a discussionEducation advice
hi y'all! Been a while since I had an issue I felt like I needed to post about. This isn't major, but I could use a little advice - from the teachers in our group, or people who know more about this than I do. :DAhem. Anyway, Big B has completed the first round of STAAR tests. He passed just fine, but his reading comprehension showed a rather low score for literature analysis. Which...he's in fifth grade. How much of that is he supposed to be doing? And actually, I'm wondering if they even have…See More
mightyninjamom replied to wookie's discussion 'I'm over this cooking bullshit'"I made hot dogs the other night. AlphaGeek cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and broccoli for a veggie plate. I peeled a bunch of mandarins, and set out a plate with cubed cheese. That was our dinner. Aside from the hot dogs, I just plunked…"
mightyninjamom replied to Celticrai's discussion 'Night Time Waking'"I'm not sure what else to tell you that hasn't been covered - if he's waking up and the water seems to soothe him, then changing his diaper at the same time might help with the leakage issue. Either that, or try feeding him more at…"
mightyninjamom replied to bethany's discussion 'Help==nighttime wetting'"Totally! My daughter is 8 years old, so I'm waiting for the day I don't have to haul her to the bathroom anymore. Doesn't look like it's going to be anytime soon. I think I've got another couple of years. She's so…"
mightyninjamom replied to bethany's discussion 'Help==nighttime wetting'"Okay, I'm a little confused - is he actually getting his bed wet, or is it just the diaper?
I can tell you that for my daughter, she goes to bed at 8, and I get her up between 9:45 and 10pm to go to the bathroom - otherwise she has an…"
mightyninjamom replied to rommie's discussion 'Pre-labor question'"I had Braxton-Hicks with both starting about a month before they were due. My water with Big B never broke, my midwife did it thinking it would intensify my contractions which she thought were not doing the job. Ugh. With the Little Miss, my water…"
mightyninjamom commented on Lady Grey's blog post 'Grad school and the overwhelming desire to run away from it'"Honestly, if you are halfway through...I think you will totally beat yourself up later about it if you quit now. Obviously you need a break - the frustration is pretty evident in this post. I mean, you need a good break where your normal day-to-day…"
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- About Me:
- I don't know...what do YOU think? :D
- What's something about your kid(s) that makes you happy?
- Watching their minds at work.
- What's your most recent kid-related public humiliation?
- My son informing me (loudly) that a fellow shopper's groceries didn't look very 'healthy'.
- What about contemporary parenting culture pisses you off the most?
- The competitiveness. Trying to compare children is like debating the merits of kiwis and kumquats.
- Who were you BEFORE you became a parent?
- Just me, but minus the mommy part. I had combed hair, perky boobs, and a full night's sleep. I read books from cover to cover in a day, played some video games, and interacted with other adults on a regular basis. I also earned a paycheck.
- What are you nerdy about?
- I don't think I qualify for that...
- Favorite music/books/TV/movies:
- Oh hell. There is not enough space here for my favorites, because I can never settle on one. However, right now I'm into watching Naruto and Castle. I'm still mulling over "Jitterbug Perfume", and I'm in the middle of watching "Volver". Chris Cornell has been on repeat on my ipod.
- OPTIONAL: Do you have a sex life?
- I think everyone who knows me already knows the answer to this, and no one else really needs to know that!
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When IRL comes and bites you on the ass
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:40am 7 Comments 0 Likes
I'm sure Madam Ellie has informed most of you via Facebook, but I had some identity theft issues this week. It's been...weird. A couple of months ago, Google informed me that my email account had been accessed from Malta, of all places. I followed their recommended procedures for changing my password, and will probably start changing them on a regular basis.
Then this last week, (on my birthday no less!) I got an automated call from my bank informing me that they had detected…
Continue Finally some good news!
Posted on November 23, 2011 at 11:31am 4 Comments 1 Like
On the health front, I've been fighting several irritating battles. Apparently, getting my liver condition under control was just the first step. I've had a couple other issues pop up in the wake of that diagnosis, that aren't particularly serious, but manage to add to my vitamin-taking count.
To make a long, incredibly boring, and potentially TMI story short, I haven't been hitting the gym quite as often as I should, due to some rather nasty nausea issues. (No, not pregnant.) So when…
Continue Okay, now I'm kinda pissed.
Posted on September 11, 2011 at 10:42am 10 Comments 0 Likes
Sadly, it is apparent to me that my Offsprung blog posts will all probably be about my irritation with my husband. I'm not particularly happy about that, but in a way I'm grateful that it is one of the few issues I have that's big enough requiring me to let off some steam.
So, to the source of my current ire. AlphaGeek is in Barcelona for a week and a half, for some stupid conference or another that is being hosted at a five star Hyatt. On the beach. Great. Yeah, I could go…
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Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:46pm 12 Comments 0 Likes
Know-It-All Sister just started posting photos from her visit to our parents last month. There, a photo of her, High Maintenance Sister and our mom and dad. First comment? "What a beautiful family!"
I am not in the photo, since I wasn't in town yet.
Ouch.
Aftermath
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 3:30pm 15 Comments 0 Likes
It's been nearly four months since the worst of my depression. Wow. Was I feeling crappy or what? Big thank you's need to go out to Ellie and Kiwi for pestering me by phone, and for making me get out of my house so I could get some badly needed objectivity. Big thanks to PhD Friend (who isn't on here, but so what) and also Floor Pie for mentioning Dr. John Gottman. (Not to me, directly but seeing it mentioned was helpful.)
So things still aren't perfect. But they are better. Is he… Continue
So things still aren't perfect. But they are better. Is he… Continue
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