You are funny, "
easier to give up the two legged pig"........
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My office mate has a mini piggy, she cost $1500.00!!!!!!! She weighs 15 pounds, I told her, man that is expensive pork- $100 a pound.....I would love to have a mini pet pig but
1. Can't afford one
2. There are hunting dogs in our area, recipe for disaster.
We have a few kids on the spectrum in our school. I feel for their parents, I really do, it is hard. The problem we have, is the parents use electronics and games as "babysitters" and basically give these kids what ever they want. It makes it hard on the SPED teachers and EAs to manage their behaviors. Yes, EAs. Our State has pretty much phased out skills trainers, and uses educational assistance people as "one on ones". DOE has to hire skills trainers from private companies for the more challenged kids. It is a hard job, I give you guys credit.
I had difficulty with Candy in the fall. She developed the nasty teen girl attitude. I tried taking the cell phone away for a week. Then I took it for a month. Now it is gone for good. Interestingly, her attitude has improved immensely.
WOW, just wow. Good for you Pigless. This is almost unheard of! A teen without a cell phone......I can imagine that they were horrified!
I actually resisted cell phones until 9/11 happened. Remember when there was controversy over whether or not they caused brain tumors back then? Now, it is coming up again. Also the habit of using our bras as "holders" for cell phones, there is some evidence that it can cause breast cancer. Don't use your bra as a cell phone pocket. One of our younger workers just found out she has breast cancer right in the area of her "bra cell phone holder". I digress......
Your son has no phone too, what a great money saver!!!
Do you remember before the days of home gaming, there used to be "game rooms?" I read an article back then, that the military would go to these game rooms and recruit young gamers.
Ferb denies being addicted to gaming. I know his goal is to pay the debt and get back to gaming. I hope he develops another interest.
Of course he denies it. Huh. All of our kids deny addiction, if only they could see what we do. Life would be so much easier............
Congratulations on putting your foot down with your kids and being a good warrior mom. My son is 14, too, what a fun age. He just broke up with his girlfriend. That was tough. Other parents were aghast that I would "allow" it. I said, well I do not want them to sneak around, seemed like more trouble. Long story short, son now says he will not have a girlfriend through high school or college "too much hassle." I am sort of glad he found that one out.....
He is doing well in school, former SPED student, learning disabled- slow processor. His elementary school was fantastic and slowly weaned him out of SPED by Middle School. He is now taking two honors classes, a bit of struggle in english, but excelling in all other mainstream classes. YAY!
Thank you for everything you do with kids. There can never be enough pay for the work you do.
Keep doing what you are doing with your own kids, you are very sensible and wise. Most of all, find time for yourself! We moms forget to do that!
(((HUGS)))
leafy