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[bbdoll22]

Not good at all. He's having separation anxiety, cries before bed and before and at school.
He's home today because over the weekend he got a rash and by today it was horrible.
just got back from dr. He will be ok.
Thanks for asking

 

[kntrygrl256]

Expect your heart to break when they graduate too. My oldest DD graduated high school this year and it was heart-breaking because it was her final step out of childhood into adulthood. I am so proud of the woman she has become. She will be attending college in the spring of 2016.

My youngest is in 10th grade and the time is going fast. Before long both of my daughters will be grown and be out on their own. I am so proud of my youngest one, she has been on an emotional roller coaster the past several years but she has come through a strong young woman.

 

[LotsOfFur]

Oh I feel both you pains kntrygrl256 & bbdoll22
My son (baby) is in kindergarten too! It's so agonizing when they are having a hard time going to school ((hugs))
& my oldest DD just started college this fall and my youngest DD is also in 10th grade and just started driving! My emotions are all over the place lol
Hugs to all the mama's and human kids [emoji]128149[/emoji]

-Tina

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Not good at all. He's having separation anxiety, cries before bed and before and at school.
He's home today because over the weekend he got a rash and by today it was horrible.
just got back from dr. He will be ok.
Thanks for asking

Aww!  Poor kiddo!  He might need some time to make friends and adjust.  

 

[kntrygrl256]

Oh I feel both you pains @kntrygrl256 & @BBDOLL22
My son (baby) is in kindergarten too! It's so agonizing when they are having a hard time going to school ((hugs))
& my oldest DD just started college this fall and my youngest DD is also in 10th grade and just started driving! My emotions are all over the place lol

Hugs to all the mama's and human kids [emoji]128149[/emoji]

-Tina

Yes my 10th grader just started driving too....It's both hectic and wonderful at the same time.

 

[bbdoll22]

Mikey has a severe reaction to poison ivy and has gotten a staph infection on top of it. He'll be out of school one more or two more days depending and then goes back to the follow-up with the doctor on Friday after school. He's on a heavy duty antibiotics , oral steroids and a bacterial cream .
My Mikey is really huge for a 5 1/2-year-old but not emotionally we call him a gentle giant. He's very emotional it'll take time but I think he will be fine. I did discuss with pediatrician today about school anxiety
And she said give it a couple weeks if not he can talk to the counselor

 

[Kat0121]

 
Expect your heart to break when they graduate too. My oldest DD graduated high school this year and it was heart-breaking because it was her final step out of childhood into adulthood. I am so proud of the woman she has become. She will be attending college in the spring of 2016.

My youngest is in 10th grade and the time is going fast. Before long both of my daughters will be grown and be out on their own. I am so proud of my youngest one, she has been on an emotional roller coaster the past several years but she has come through a strong young woman.

Graduation is bittersweet. On one hand it's the beginning of a whole new world for them and on the other, it's the end of one for you. My DD was 16 when DH passed away so he missed HS graduation. She's a junior in college now so he'll miss those too. It's easier to deal with the step out of childhood when you focus on all the wonderful new experiences they will be having rather than the part that's over for you. It's probably easier for someone with more than one child until the last one graduates but I don't know. The furkids are the only other ones I have and they aren't graduating any time soon. Lilith and Sophie probably want gifts and a party anyway. 

  

 

[sneakymom]

 
Does she need a masters to teach in a school setting?  (If that is where she wants to use her degree.)  I was told teachers need one; within so many years of earning your bachelors and beginning teaching.  I think certain subjects do not not require that though.  My friend who told me this teaches technology at a middle school.  She went back to school in her mid/late 20s and is in her 2nd full year of teaching now (after going straight through to earn her bachelors and masters).  

Probably because he is a boy.

  I don't think they are made to sit still until THEY are ready to.

 

  My 5 year old DD is pretty good; but it's her personality.  School only takes about 90 minutes and that includes some stuff where we get up and move.  I know a few people who break up the sit-down work during the day; but DD does better getting it all done at once (and so do I!).  My 3 year old DS thinks he NEEEEEDS to be involved and he is all over in his seat.  It's making it hard for DD to do handwriting work because he shakes the table.  But DS thinks he is big stuff and he is learning too; so I'm trying to be patient.  And to find things he can/will do; but under no pressure except to let DD get her work done or he will have to leave the room.  I'm trying to find ways to keep them learning; while accepting where they are at developmentally.  I've always heard how my DH had an awful time in Kindergarten because he wasn't really ready to be there.  He had to repeat and in his sister's words; he was a different kid the 2nd time.  

The nice thing with public school is some kids will do things for other people that they wont with parents.  And I don't think that ever stops.  

  My step-siblings gave my mother a hard time.  Back then my mother was a job development specialist for a non-profit; so she got to know a lot of the employers in the area.  My step-siblings bosses always raved over what great employees they were.  And mom said she would think "My kids!?"  

  My SIL always seems like the most patient, gentle person out there.  Super caring and giving.  And she always tells me that she couldn't do it; she doesn't have the patience.  I'm sure there will be plenty of days when I have to search for the patience!  

  It is a daunting task for me.  I'm just trying to take it one bit at a time for now. 

 
Graduation is bittersweet. On one hand it's the beginning of a whole new world for them and on the other, it's the end of one for you. My DD was 16 when DH passed away so he missed HS graduation. She's a junior in college now so he'll miss those too. It's easier to deal with the step out of childhood when you focus on all the wonderful new experiences they will be having rather than the part that's over for you. It's probably easier for someone with more than one child until the last one graduates but I don't know. The furkids are the only other ones I have and they aren't graduating any time soon. Lilith and Sophie probably want gifts and a party anyway. 

  

It's very, very different when they go off to college.  They need you, but in a different way.  I have 2 in college this year, a freshman and a senior. The senior is living in an off-campus apartment by herself.  Freshman is in the dorms.  Both have had a few struggles.  Youngest is trying to figure out how to live with a roommate when neither kid ever had to share living space before.  Oldest has had a couple of problems with her apartment and she's had to deal with maintenance by herself.  I've given advice, but I can't "help" them with their problems.  It is neat watching them grow and figure out life on their own.  

 

[sneakymom]

Here's a question.  Did any of your cats act "strange" when the kids went off to school?  It's been 2 weeks since my youngest left and the house has been quiet.  Holly and Sam both know there's strange things going on.  Sam's always been kind of high strung- I think it's been a little bit worse since they've been gone.  And Holly has taken to sleeping in her cuddle cup.  The cuddle cup we got last Christmas and she NEVER sleeps in it.  

Cheryl

 

[Winchester]

 
It's very, very different when they go off to college.  They need you, but in a different way.  I have 2 in college this year, a freshman and a senior. The senior is living in an off-campus apartment by herself.  Freshman is in the dorms.  Both have had a few struggles.  Youngest is trying to figure out how to live with a roommate when neither kid ever had to share living space before.  Oldest has had a couple of problems with her apartment and she's had to deal with maintenance by herself.  I've given advice, but I can't "help" them with their problems.  It is neat watching them grow and figure out life on their own.  

When our son went off to college, I was a mess. It wasn't that far away, about 2-1/2 hours, but it was just the idea that he was leaving, I think. By the time, he was a sophomore, I was a lot better at him going (when he left, it was more of a "Whew! He's gone!"

 ). He, too, had some issues with sharing a room because he was an only child and never had to share anything. That took some time to get used to for him. And I remember one time, he got very sick with a bad cold (which, for him, always turned into a nasty asthma attack, too). He finally called me up and said, "You know, I really, really REALLY hate to say this, but.....I want my Mommy!" And off I went with some chicken vegetable soup, the humidifier, and some cookies. I stayed down there for a day, slept there (his room-mate was out), and then came back home the next morning. It doesn't matter how old they are; when they need you, they need you. And sometimes I think he just needed to talk to "home". He'd call and we spend a while chatting about classes and papers and professors....we were attending college at the same time, so we could commiserate with each other, too. I could have used a cell phone back then.

One time, my mom and I had gone down to bring him home for winter break (he didn't have a car). Well, his GF had spent the night there and they overslept. When we knocked on the door, I heard him say, "Oh, 

!" And then I heard his GF say, "OMG, it's your mom!"  He opened the door with a very sheepish grin. I told his GF that she should hurry up and get dressed and I'd drive her over to class so she wouldn't be too late. While I took her to class, he started getting ready to come home. Some things he figured out by himself! 

 

 

[kntrygrl256]

 
Here's a question.  Did any of your cats act "strange" when the kids went off to school?  It's been 2 weeks since my youngest left and the house has been quiet.  Holly and Sam both know there's strange things going on.  Sam's always been kind of high strung- I think it's been a little bit worse since they've been gone.  And Holly has taken to sleeping in her cuddle cup.  The cuddle cup we got last Christmas and she NEVER sleeps in it.  

Cheryl

My oldest DD cat will go into a depression when she leaves or a few days. They got him a kitten and that has helped. She had one cat that wouldn't eat or do anything. She would just lay on my DD's bed until she came home.

 

[bbdoll22]

When Mikey started school last week Domino was a lost soul. When he heard Mikey coming on to porch he was meowing and scratching the door like crazy.
He was so happy to see him.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Mikey has a severe reaction to poison ivy and has gotten a staph infection on top of it. He'll be out of school one more or two more days depending and then goes back to the follow-up with the doctor on Friday after school. He's on a heavy duty antibiotics , oral steroids and a bacterial cream .
My Mikey is really huge for a 5 1/2-year-old but not emotionally we call him a gentle giant. He's very emotional it'll take time but I think he will be fine. I did discuss with pediatrician today about school anxiety
And she said give it a couple weeks if not he can talk to the counselor

Ouch!!  I hope he is feeling better ASAP!  Sometimes just the heavy duty antibiotics do a number on your system too. 

I'm kind of surprised I haven't had more comments about DD not being in school when we have been out and about.  She's tall for her age; but when you look at her face you can see that she is younger.  She's getting used to telling people "I go to school at home." 

And I remember one time, he got very sick with a bad cold (which, for him, always turned into a nasty asthma attack, too). He finally called me up and said, "You know, I really, really REALLY hate to say this, but.....I want my Mommy!" 

I'm 30 something and I still want my mommy on a regular basis.  

  I don't even like it when she travels. 

   We talk/text daily; but she texts me more when she is on vacation too.  Sometimes we skype.  Having grandchildren has something to do with that. 

 

[sneakymom]

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<<Ouch!!  I hope he is feeling better ASAP!  Sometimes just the heavy duty antibiotics do a number on your system too. 

I'm kind of surprised I haven't had more comments about DD not being in school when we have been out and about.  She's tall for her age; but when you look at her face you can see that she is younger.  She's getting used to telling people "I go to school at home." 

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I think homeschooling is done so much  now a days that people really don't think twice when they see older kids out on a weekday during school hours.  In my area, which is very military heavy, many people homeschool.  Many military families I've talked to homeschool so that their kids don't have to be pulled from school system to school system, and not have a clue what they may be ahead/behind on.  

Both of my children went to and graduated from public school.  I love our school system, and for the most part I was happy with their experience.  I don't know what I'd do if we ever had to make that decision now.  My girls came in when standardized testing was just coming into being, and it's SO prevalent now.  I know standards have to be met- but there are just some kids (and things) that you can't measure with a standardized test.  

Cheryl

 

[Kat0121]

 
Ouch!!  I hope he is feeling better ASAP!  Sometimes just the heavy duty antibiotics do a number on your system too. 

I'm kind of surprised I haven't had more comments about DD not being in school when we have been out and about.  She's tall for her age; but when you look at her face you can see that she is younger.  She's getting used to telling people "I go to school at home." 

I really don't pay much attention to the ages of children out and about during a "normal" school day and even if I did notice a school age kid out, it wouldn't even cross my mind to ask why he/she isn't in school because. 

A. it's none of my business

B. They could have a dr appointment or a family issue or any number of other perfectly valid reasons

C. It's still none of my business. Where and how a child receives their education is a family decision and the child's parents should not have to offer explanations/excuses to anyone for their choice.   

I agree that homeschooling is so common now that most people aren't fazed by it anymore. 

 

[bbdoll22]

He's a bit fussy from the steroid but it stopped spreading and is drying up. He's on the mend as my 82 year old mom would say.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

 
I think homeschooling is done so much  now a days that people really don't think twice when they see older kids out on a weekday during school hours.  In my area, which is very military heavy, many people homeschool.  Many military families I've talked to homeschool so that their kids don't have to be pulled from school system to school system, and not have a clue what they may be ahead/behind on.  

Both of my children went to and graduated from public school.  I love our school system, and for the most part I was happy with their experience.  I don't know what I'd do if we ever had to make that decision now.  My girls came in when standardized testing was just coming into being, and it's SO prevalent now.  I know standards have to be met- but there are just some kids (and things) that you can't measure with a standardized test.  

Cheryl

I have a friend who homeschooled because they were making another military move.  Her oldest really did better with the consistency back then.  Now that she is older; the consistency of a school classroom helps her when her Daddy is gone.  Some fields have you moving so much!  (I'm a military brat myself; we only moved once.  That is a rarity!)

We had standardized testing when I was in school; but I don't remember it being a big deal.  Now; that's all  you hear about.  I know a woman who has 2 children who have Autism. They are 19-23 now; but I remember her talking about having to push the school constantly to give acceptable accommodations for them.  A friend of mine works in a city that has a large refugee population and a lot of children live in poverty.  She has middle school aged students that speak little to no English. Students that don't have appropriate coats or boots for the winter weather they get.  They are hungry.  And the school has seen budget cuts because they kids don't perform.  Well I wonder why!  I read a news article that they were actually copying books because they didn't have enough for the class!  This year she also gets a policeman for her class.  Some students, parents and teachers have really been lobbying to make changes to help the schools.  It's working fortunately!  But it's still so sad.  Nearly every teacher I know has had students whose stories just break your heart.  

I do agree that we needed some changes to standards; but I don't believe they have found the best way to implement those changes.  They shortchange our teachers intelligence at the same time.  I've always found people to be more productive when given some freedom to be creative.  That goes for any field and any age!  

 
I really don't pay much attention to the ages of children out and about during a "normal" school day and even if I did notice a school age kid out, it wouldn't even cross my mind to ask why he/she isn't in school because. 

A. it's none of my business

B. They could have a dr appointment or a family issue or any number of other perfectly valid reasons

C. It's still none of my business. Where and how a child receives their education is a family decision and the child's parents should not have to offer explanations/excuses to anyone for their choice.   

I agree that homeschooling is so common now that most people aren't fazed by it anymore. 

Some people are quite nosy! 

  I don't mind people talking to the kids.  I think it's good that they learn to talk to people of all ages.  I had to learn to thicken my skin a bit when it comes to some people though.  Both my kids have seasonal allergies and DD especially gets dark eyes when allergy season is in full swing.  So we'd be out shopping and she would be just up from a nap; but look exhausted.  I had a few people make comments about that.  One lady really put her foot in her mouth.  She really tried to back pedal when she realized how she came across.  

He's a bit fussy from the steroid but it stopped spreading and is drying up. He's on the mend as my 82 year old mom would say.

Oh that's good!  Hopefully the worst is behind him now!