Y'all with kids, I don't even know what to say except that I see how brutally hard it is, emotionally, logistically, financially. I see how you're struggling and how hard you're working and I love you for it and I wish it was better.
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?
Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Dec 22, 2020 10:59:31 am PST #7511 of 8185
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
meara - Dec 22, 2020 11:18:49 am PST #7512 of 8185
What Brenda said. I’m barely keeping myself together, forget trying to help kids too (either small and needing supervision or teenagers being teenagery)
Volans - Dec 22, 2020 11:39:00 am PST #7513 of 8185
move out and draw fire
#TeamBarometer We should get t-shirts, maybe with an image of a stormglass and the text "this is the inside of my head right now AINFG"
sj - Dec 22, 2020 11:45:04 am PST #7514 of 8185
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ltc is making Christmas cards this afternoon. So far only one tantrum.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 22, 2020 12:13:31 pm PST #7515 of 8185
What is even happening?
Ltc is doing better than I did figuring out my grocery list.
sj - Dec 22, 2020 2:40:35 pm PST #7516 of 8185
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I didn’t say she was the one who threw the tantrum.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 22, 2020 3:39:08 pm PST #7517 of 8185
What is even happening?
Ha.
JenP - Dec 22, 2020 5:30:53 pm PST #7518 of 8185
Ha!
Glamcookie - Dec 30, 2020 7:58:14 am PST #7519 of 8185
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I'm in a quandary and want some advice - apologies in advance for the length. Youngest son (2nd grade) was not doing well with virtual school at all. We pulled him to home school a couple of months ago. We knew that would be hit or miss and were kind of like, whatever. His/my therapist (yes I see a child psych and I LOVE HER SO MUCH) suggested a home schooling pod run by someone she loves. I looked into it and it seems like a really perfect fit for him. They specialize in kids with issues (my kid has extreme anxiety) and they currently have 5 kids (from two families, who have been bubbled as they live near each other and each lost a family member to cancer within the last year). They have 2 teachers and currently one teaches a 7yo (another boy), and the other teaches the kids who are older. So, son would be in a 1 to 2 ratio with a teacher. I feel like he needs this so much and it will give us insight into where he struggles and how we can best support him moving forward. The issue? We are nervous about sending him with the COVID numbers continuing to spike. We've been pretty locked down since March so this feels like a big exposure/risk. They do take temperatures and only kids are allowed inside (no parents) and seem like they are being responsible. Still, I worry. What would you do?
Kate P. - Dec 30, 2020 8:10:35 am PST #7520 of 8185
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Glam, are the kids masking or distancing or anything like that? Are they testing regularly? Do you know the other parents at all, or would you feel OK asking about how strict/careful they're being outside of school hours? Are you seeing anyone else (like grandparents) that you could potentially infect?
I would probably send him, but I absolutely understand your hesitation and worry. I think a lot would depend on how much you feel you can trust the other parents.
Our school (where I teach and both kids attend) has been in-person for months, with lots of strict safety measures in place, and we haven't yet had a case of in-school transmission, for what that's worth.