<p>Question that is totally off topic: Do any of you have recommendations for pants for guys that are no (or low) wrinkle? S2 has a summer internship where he wears khakis and a dress shirt every day. He knows how to iron, but would rather go wrinkled than spend his time ironing. I don’t like to send him off wrinkled, so I’ve been ironing the pants. He likes the 100% cotton khakis that he has (Banana Republic, I think) but they get really, really wrinkled. I’m looking for wrinkle free (yeah, right) pants that don’t look like “Dad pants”. It would be best if I could find some made of a miracle fabric that would withstand being tossed on the floor between wearings.</p>
<p>Bluejr has several pairs of the Docker flat front no iron khahis for his internship. They wash well, dry a few minutes, then hang dry with few wrinkles. You can get them from Kohls or JC Penny. We go online to get the longer lengths. You may be in luck with sales right now because of Father’s Day. Eddie Bauer also has a version but it is much pricier. My oldest son wears these for work. They can be hemmed any length and he has VERY long legs so they are good for him. Because they are flat front I don’t think they are ‘Dad pant’s’ but they are not cut as slim as the Banana Republic one’s. They may be worth trying.</p>
<p>kinderny: The “alien” looked kind of familiar to me…</p>
<p>Thanks, Blue! I’ll check Kohl’s for the Dockers … maybe if I bring some home and get him to try them on it will work. My husband has some Dockers, so they may be considered “Dad pants” here. We’ll see. I need to find something or it will be a long summer of ironing …for me … since I’m the one who cares.</p>
<p>ohiomom have him go to Target and buy their Merona Dress Pants-$30 and the only bad thing is they only come in black and grey. My son LOVES them-and they wash easily and could be worn without ironing-although one minute with the iron is all it takes-and I hate ironing!</p>
<p>You know ohiomom, I had the same thought. </p>
<p>There is another article on the school (dated June 13) in the Albany Times Union which was very interesting. It says the school teaches skills (instead of the students teaching themselves and getting graded on the skills they teach themselves) and also that “Everybody needs to be doing what we’re doing.” :eek:</p>
<p>(Standard addendum here.)</p>
<p>Pepper: I’ll check these out, too. Thanks!!</p>
<p>If you look online at Kohls, Dockers has slim and straight cut…not their dad’s khaki’s, unless your dad is bluedad who actually wears the Banana Republic one’s and iron’s his own. ;)</p>
<p>(back to your regularly scheduled forum…and we still had kinder’s dd school)</p>
<p>I admit that I read through the posts quickly, but I don’t think any of you are considering using the school insurance as your sole insurance, right? Just in case, short sermon. Every year, students leave school mid-year, for myriad reasons. You dont want your kid to have to stay in school just to have health insurance. </p>
<p>As for waiver of privacy rigths in college, our son filled out every form their was, but when we wanted certain info from profs, the answer was no. I asked about this on this board (having commuication with profs as a disablities accommodation) and the universal answer was that almost no prof will communicate with a parent, no matter what.</p>
<p>^ I am quite sure this is right missy! Our concerns with Bluejr are different then say our oldest…we are trying to cover bases we can, one’s we don’t know we have yet, knowing full well it won’t be enough if we need something. Thanks for keeping it real!!</p>
<p>Boychild having his physical next week and will be getting the meningitis booster. </p>
<p>We are also opting out of the school’s medical insurance.</p>
<p>Hey, blueiguana! I have friends who are visiting their sister in the Cayman Islands and they posted on FB today about seeing …(wait for it) blue iguanas! If they post pictures, I may have to upload it to shutterfly!</p>
<p>^ Please do if it’s attractive (and slimming!)…and tag me!! :)</p>
<p>The exhibit of Princess Diana sounds lovely. I’m sorry the weather didn’t cooperate with you. I don’t think I would have tried mowing though. I love that you found your letters to your son at nerd camp (he saved them, I love that so much) Bluejr went to nerd camp although I didn’t realize that’s what it was. He came home and that’s what all the kids were calling it. I totally agree with the Legos…they are untouchable in our house as well…and I think you know where we stand on NERF. A new hole in the drywall appeared last week from a NERF sword…good thing Bluejr knows how to patch it himself. Is he taking some to school…Lego and Nerf that is? I predict Bluejr will take Nerf, Lego I’m not sure.</p>
<p>I hope you have some wonderful thinks planned for your remaining days of being a bachelorette!!</p>
<p>"There is another article on the school (dated June 13) in the Albany Times Union which was very interesting. It says the school teaches skills (instead of the students teaching themselves and getting graded on the skills they teach themselves) and also that “Everybody needs to be doing what we’re doing.” </p>
<p>You should write a letter to the editor. </p>
<p>It sounds like the lab school BCHS has had for 15 or so years.</p>
<p>^^^ I actually had heard not so bad things about Bethlehem’s Lab School. It might be the same scenario as D’s school, the dissatisfied do not go public with their concerns. I am uncomfortable saying anything publicly- it seems ungracious at best, and unlikely to change anyone’s mind.</p>
<p>We still have all of our Legos and the really good block sets (the wooden ones with geometric shapes and drawbridges, as well as the big cardboard ones to build forts or domino runs with). Many of the other toys have gone away (hurray) but along with wooden airplane rocker that H painted for D, these are in our basement for the long term.</p>
<p>D had such fun choosing her college classes over the weekend. She wanted to go over the choices with me (she had to select 8 tutorials- kind of like a freshman seminar/homeroom with content too- and 10 classes, from which her schedule of 1 tutuorial and 3 classes will be created). I told her that she didn’t have to check these kinds of things out with me, being independent was fine and I wanted her to feel free to make her own decisions. She looked at me like I had two heads, said that she thought I would have fun with her listening to what she was thinking/choosing, and I was pretty much harshing her mellow (ok not those exact words). </p>
<p>So much for not being overbearing- I think I may have gone a touch too far the other direction; she didn’t want my input so much as to enjoy with me her choices. One of which was a combo art/electronics class and another called Food 101 which combines science with food prep to meet a humanities requirement (I don’t get that). However it was great to hear her excited about the whole experience and planning what she needs/wants and “who she wants to be” at college. Two of her main goals are to find 1) friends with social skills and 2) friends who share at least some of her common interests and have some background in the area (e.g. Broadway musicals and show tunes). I am getting more and more positive about her college choice. She really is a quirky kid.</p>
<p>(D still hasn’t graduated. And I still hate her school. 
Thanks for the solidarity on this.)</p>
<p>Oh kinderny, it’s almost over!</p>
<p>It’s hard to say what I would do in this situation but I would be inclined to go public at least with a letter to the editor-if you can save one family and one student this aggravation wouldn’t it be worth it? I don’t see how sharing your experience is ungracious-it is your experience and no one else’s. </p>
<p>I have promised my son I won’t say a word at graduation tomorrow-I will be in “smile and nod” mode. I have to remember his overall experience was wonderful-and that my daughter will be starting there in a few months.</p>
<p>I do not regret being outspoken about the things there that could be better. If they held it against my son at the end then shame on them-it has nothing to do with him and everything to do with them-but as he has told me he is “moving on” and I guess I have to as well. I can’t quite seem to get there yet…but I am going to try.</p>
<p>I do find it amusing when these kids who don’t want us to interfere then accuse us of not being interested enough! Ah, well. My goal in the college stuff at this point is to be plenty interested, without jumping ahead of her - I do know she’s tired of my knowing things about “her” school before, and better than, she does. I think that only felt good for her when it meant I was doing icky research before apps; now it’s understandably intrusive.</p>
<p>D’s BF is away this week, and she claims she’s going to do a ton of cleaning out. Last night (BEFORE the Tonys) she did clean out a lot of books, filled a box of ones she wants to take with her. The toys are pretty much already stowed in tubs or given away … her problem is clothes, papers, books, music, art supplies and tchotchkes. And shoes. Have I said my friend nicknamed her “Imelda”?</p>
<p>shawbridge - I loved the tornado comment. My Bostonian grandmother’s malapropism was that our room looked like “a volcano struck it.”</p>
<p>On the “hate the school” theme - D’s choir made a CD this year. I asked her when she’ll get a copy. She said, “I don’t know. That means I’d have to go to the school and pick it up, and I’ve vowed never to set foot there again.”</p>
<p>I have a philosophy that HS should be kind of crappy, since that’s such a great motivator for moving on to better things. I know she remembers some good stuff (although honestly the best teachers she had have retired, so there’s really no one left to visit), and she absolutely will keep up with a number of kids. But being in those halls every day pretty much turned her stomach, and I don’t expect she’ll develop a rose-colored hindsight. D1 never did, although she’s feeling nicely far away from those years now.</p>
<p>H told D that in about 6 months all of the bad memories will just be a blur. Pepper, I know you have 4 more years with a new kid going through - let’s hope you get some happier surprises.</p>
<p>On the topic of tornados and volcanos - </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice on how to convince a child (whose room continuously evolves as a physical proof of chaos theory) that a roommate may not appreciate being part of her physics experiment? </p>
<p>Also, on the topic of legal documents, I’m curious about others’ opinions on when, in the event of the death of both parents, a child is old enough to have complete control over the assets of the estate without monitoring from a trustee. I tend to be pretty conservative on this issue - I think we’ve opted for a phased-in approach with complete control at 25 or 30, with very liberal definitions of what a trustee can and should approve the expenditure of trust assets for.</p>
<p>How and where are you all storing these legos? I’ve got a pile of boxes of lego stuff in the basement. DS would build them, then keep them in original box after disassembling them. I’m ready for them to be gone or at least organized. Do your kids want to keep original boxes, or should I dump them all in a big plastic container and be done with it?</p>
<p>On another note, my brother finally got off the dime and made plane reservations for my Dad and himself. I’m really thankful they are coming, but his procrastination is causing them to have to take the red-eye across country. That isn’t a good thing for an 84 year old Grandpa. Sigh–at least they are coming. If wishes were horses…I wanted them here for Father’s day, but they don’t get in until Monday morning. I’m going to look a bit silly picking up three boutonni</p>
<p>No original Lego boxes (although we do have the instructions to make everything). The blocks are all in a series of large rubbermaid boxes. When we moved six years ago they were actually separated by color…oh yea!! I can dream they will be one day again. For now I’m just glad I’m not stepping on them :)</p>