<p>I processed and sent the grad announcements/party invites today. Now I realize I have invited about 100 or more people to the party…now, a great number won’t attend but I have NO idea about how much food to have on hand just in case. Don’t even mention RSVP’s, I have given up on them completely. They never happen.</p>
<p>Silly D finally deposited 8 paychecks in her account. We have known for months her work was in bankruptcy and I kept nagging her about making the deposits. 6 of the paychecks bounced Ugh, I knew this would happen…AND she dropped her new laptop off the bed and broke the screen. Joy, joy around here!</p>
<p>Land Before Time and KiKi’s Delivery Service big hits here, along with most Disney and the classic (old) Cinderella.</p>
<p>D says IB History went well, she wrote over 14 pages. Bio “finals” Tues and Wed with IB Bio testing Thurs Friday. Then she’s done. She will have several weeks of school, but she’s done. And all the Bio teacher has done is made them all hate Bio. They really don’t care about the tests anymore, they are done, done, done.</p>
<p>momsings S - Chapman University!! Yay! It’s good to finally see it in black and white. Good luck to anyone else still on WL’s.</p>
<p>My D was a little glum today over some good news/bad news or at least iffy news. She’s got this big Capstone on Thursday, and her advisor’s wife just had twins today. She is his favorite student, and she has really been looking forward to him attending her capstone. The advisors ALWAYS supervise and attend, and he’s her math teacher. She is one of two math kids in the school… so she’s had him for four years and really looked up to him. The thought of him being gone for the rest of school on paternity leave and missing her capstone really has her feeling blue… even though of course she’s happy his twins are here and that they are healthy etc. She is still hoping he finds a way to make it - Thursday morning for an hour or so. I told her her dad didn’t completely stop work when she was born… but I’ve got no idea how realistic this is. Apparently the teacher has 5 advisee’s for Capstones - and D feels like he should try to make those… she’s going to email him. I hope he decides to go - I could see it as it’s Thursday - but twins - first kids are a lot of work. <em>sighs</em></p>
<p>mommymommy- I feel sorry for kids that must take the unpaid internships to be competitive after graduation, but must work as well to make money to pay for school. What a tough position to be in when planning your summer. I do know that there are paid internships, but when you can make 10 times as much tending bar or waiting tables, it is hard to make that financial sacrifice- especially when it can mean higher loans or not paying bills during the school year.</p>
<p>In the 10 min that DS ate and changed for crew I made D’s physical appt, DS’s ortho appt and dental appts for both. I feel soooooo accomplished!</p>
<p>So . . . the $10,000,000 question . . . I’m thinking about D on the pill before going away. Thoughts . . . experience . . . professional medical advice?</p>
<p>Princess Mononoke is less cute and cuddly than some of the others. More violence . . . comfort women . . . environmental degradation . . . not as many big eyed kids</p>
<p>Mom2M: wow on 14 pages for History paper 3. Have only texted with D - she had a make-up stats final (yes, crazy, as end of year is one month away and AP is not until Wednesday) that was taken last week when she was in some other test. No idea how history went, but back to the drawing board for AP Gov tomorrow.</p>
<p>It sounds like lots of moms got to enjoy a wonderful Mother’s Day. We played tennis for two hours and then had a wonderful BBQ by the river. It was a beautiful day and wonderfully fun!</p>
<p>I proctored an AP Bio test this morning. I sit there and send all the positive thoughts I can out to all the kids (with a few bonus good vibes to the kids I know). Then I hand out Smarties (because who doesn’t need a little extra smarts during an AP test )and Hershey’s kisses to everyone during the break. Call me crazy, but I don’t mind proctoring the tests. It’s the most quiet I get to experience all week!</p>
<p>saintfan-- several have cautioned against starting the pill and college at the same time. I remember last year someone had trouble with it (on the 2011/2015 thread) and others had difficult experiences to report. It’s hard to separate all the nerves of freshman year from the nerves involved with a hormone shift. D had a prescription and decided against filling it. But if cramps etc are a big problem-- maybe start now, so she can get a sense of what’s caused by the pill and what is life?</p>
<p>OK - I found that everything was better and smoother on pill - less cramps - less mood swings - more predictable and even. Appt is July 5th, so time to think about it. If she went that route she would have them for 1-2 months before going away.</p>
<p>saintfan,
Do have your D ask about the NUVARING as compared to the pill. It is a soft flexible plastic ring inserted once and left in for 3 weeks to secrete hormones, removed for a week, when a period comes. A new one is inserted five days later. It may have fewer hormones as it is more direct transmission. Also - easier to remember to do one thing a month than something every day…!</p>
<p>I grew up in a very strict Catholic household and my mom wouldn’t even sign the permission slip for me to participate in Sex Education. Crazy, I know, especially since I had a serious boyfriend in HS.</p>
<p>Well, As soon as I started college, I marched myself into the Student Health Office to get on the Pill. My roommate and I would take our pills the same time every evening so we wouldn’t forget. Nowadays, one can easily set a reminder alarm on a cell phone. (It is recommended to take it at the same time of the day for efficacy too, I believe.)</p>
<p>BTW, I have raised my kids much differently. And, I do plan on buying my DS a box of condoms for school.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the shout-outs for DD. Besides a seatbelt scrape/bruise, being sore and finding random bruises, she’s doing fine. If it had to happen, better this past wkend as starting now, she has something going on, mostly dance related, through June!</p>
<p>familyof3boys…sorry you’ve been there, too! I mean, it’s not a surprise with these young drivers, but so scary.</p>
<p>Congrats to glido on the 1st grad! Dd’s is not til 6/22</p>
<p>So much else going on here…college grads!, brilliant kids testing, momsings kid off the WL! And so much cleverness with the edits :). A good distraction.</p>
<p>D2 just sent me her speech for the graduation. She wrote about her love of reading, how she got to know each character and never wanted a book to end, but when a book ends there is always another book and new adventure…
D2 is not one to say much in real life, but she express herself in her writing. I really feel her sadness in letting her past go, at the same time of looking forward to her future.</p>
<p>Yes, if you’re thinking about starting the pill, do it now, so she has a couple of cycles to see how she does with it. Nuvaring is a good alternative. Also, there are better IUDs than in our day. And don’t forget— girls need to have a stash of condoms too!! </p>
<p>I started the pill in college too. Loved having short, predictable periods.</p>
<p>My girl started the pill two years ago because lucky her, (like I did as a teen) she gets her period every 21 days. She’s never had any other reason to use it, not having a boyfriend (a few crushes here and there, that’s it), but I doubt she’ll get out of college without one, so I’m glad she’s already on it. She’s very mature, and I trust her judgment along those lines. Of course she realizes it only keeps you from getting preggers, doesn’t protect from STDs. </p>
<p>As far as unpaid internships–it was/is the only way to break into news. If you didn’t want to pay to work (college credits) then there was someone else who would. My internship turned into a job a month into it when someone quit and I was there. I finished my senior year working full time at the ABC affiliate in Cleveland (had to take most of my last classes at night)–where I met my girl’s dad. Graduated on a Sunday, back to work on Monday! I loved it.</p>
Ugh, I knew this would happen…AND she dropped her new laptop off the bed and broke the screen. Joy, joy around here!</p>