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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 7, 2014 15:18:56 GMT -5
Any recommendation on activities for a 10-week-old to get her tired enough to not fight going to bed? Re: swimming - my college required all students to pass a swimming test before they could graduate (apparently a very wealthy alum's daughter drowned in the early 1900s, so he donated a ton of money with the caveat that all students must learn to swim). I was shocked at the number of twentysomethings who had never been in a pool before. Check with your ped, but you can probably take her swimming. If any of the pools near you have a heated kiddie pool or therapy pool that they allow kids in I'll bet she'll love it. No guarantees on the sleep thing though. When I say dd sleeps well, I mean that she sleeps well right next to me, or (ideally to her) on top of me and she's 14 months. As soon as I leave she wakes up every 30 minutes.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 7, 2014 15:21:10 GMT -5
Which time zone? This thread has made an otherwise very boring day fun. I like it when other posters play with me. EST btw. Dang not much longer left then....... Who's going to entertain me when you're gone?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 15:31:54 GMT -5
Rainy, you KNOW that all I can think about now is what 4th language are your kids learning - you mom's language. And yes, I know you are not volunteering this info, so I am making up all kinds of things in my head There are so many languages in the world. Have fun guessing. You can probably rule out two of them though. I guess Korean only because you mentioned Tiger Mom before.
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 7, 2014 15:34:06 GMT -5
This thread has made an otherwise very boring day fun. I like it when other posters play with me. EST btw. Dang not much longer left then....... Who's going to entertain me when you're gone? It's okay. I'll take up some staunch position on something tomorrow, qualified with lots of explanatory comments, which everyone will promptly ignore, and then I'll duke it out with someone else.
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 7, 2014 15:35:46 GMT -5
There are so many languages in the world. Have fun guessing. You can probably rule out two of them though. I guess Korean only because you mentioned Tiger Mom before. Actually, I just recently read an article on her in the NYtimes. She is of ethnic Chinese heritage but from the Philippines. So no connection!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 7, 2014 15:36:05 GMT -5
Dang not much longer left then....... Who's going to entertain me when you're gone? It's okay. I'll take up some staunch position on something tomorrow, qualified with lots of explanatory comments, which everyone will promptly ignore, and then I'll duke it out with someone else. Tomorrow's Saturday, I probably won't be here. Unless, of course, that's a promise
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 7, 2014 15:53:17 GMT -5
Well of course it does! You can't expect your man to have energy for that too after making him work TWICE in one day!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 15:53:16 GMT -5
I guess Korean only because you mentioned Tiger Mom before. Actually, I just recently read an article on her in the NYtimes. She is of ethnic Chinese heritage but from the Philippines. So no connection! There is my my mind!
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Feb 7, 2014 16:09:08 GMT -5
I think ALL kids need to start getting comfortable with a pool/water starting at 6 months.....and as soon as possible they need to get some basic swimming lessons. I consider it a necessary life school just like potty training. I am astonished at the number of adults who are afraid of the water. This is why I love YM - we don't just discuss things, we go from one extreme to another. Just bc someone doesn't know how to swim, doesn't mean they are afraid of water.
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Feb 7, 2014 16:17:09 GMT -5
I'm on page 3 and had to chuckle about doing Costco quickly. I used to work near one and would pop over all the time for a few items. Going on a Tuesday after the lunch rush, knowing EXACTLY what I needed; it was possible to spend less than 25 minutes in and out. That was fine for stuff that fits in a bag. But for the "big" runs -- anything needing the car (TP, PT, detergent...) that was usually a weekend trip, and was very hard to get in and out so quickly.
I asked DW about whether we can just have a "if you see it, do it" policy. Her reply surprised me -- that she felt that she saw more than I do, so she would end up doing more "it" than I would. I know that she can see a room through [whatever the opposite of rose-color] glasses is -- I always figured she imagined flashing neon signs that say "FLAW" or "MESS" pointing to spots that most folks wouldn't ever notice.
Can't wait to finish this thread!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 16:19:42 GMT -5
I think ALL kids need to start getting comfortable with a pool/water starting at 6 months.....and as soon as possible they need to get some basic swimming lessons. I consider it a necessary life school just like potty training. I am astonished at the number of adults who are afraid of the water. This is why I love YM - we don't just discuss things, we go from one extreme to another. Just bc someone doesn't know how to swim, doesn't mean they are afraid of water. and if they fall into a pool and drown because they don't have basic swimming skills? seriously?
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Post by Pants on Feb 7, 2014 16:22:05 GMT -5
Any recommendation on activities for a 10-week-old to get her tired enough to not fight going to bed? Re: swimming - my college required all students to pass a swimming test before they could graduate (apparently a very wealthy alum's daughter drowned in the early 1900s, so he donated a ton of money with the caveat that all students must learn to swim). I was shocked at the number of twentysomethings who had never been in a pool before. Swimming! Mid, both of the Y's in bloomington have AMAZING kiddie pools, nice and warm, zero depth with fountains and slides and stuff! I'm sure there's pools closer to you too, but the bloomington Ys are so awesome!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 16:25:48 GMT -5
Any recommendation on activities for a 10-week-old to get her tired enough to not fight going to bed? Re: swimming - my college required all students to pass a swimming test before they could graduate (apparently a very wealthy alum's daughter drowned in the early 1900s, so he donated a ton of money with the caveat that all students must learn to swim). I was shocked at the number of twentysomethings who had never been in a pool before. Swimming! Mid, both of the Y's in bloomington have AMAZING kiddie pools, nice and warm, zero depth with fountains and slides and stuff! I'm sure there's pools closer to you too, but the bloomington Ys are so awesome! in the old days, peds recommended that babies wait until 6 months to go in any public pool (I would assume little kiddie pools at home were fine)
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Post by midjd on Feb 7, 2014 16:34:06 GMT -5
Thanks! I googled it and our Parks Dept has swim lessons every Thursday starting 2/20. DD loves her baths, so I think if the water was warm enough she'd be a great little swimmer. I'd like her to be comfortable with it before the summer so she can start using ILs' pool (MIL already bought her two bathing suits and a teeny life jacket... ) ETA - the classes take kids as young as 6 wks, so I don't think age is a problem... I hadn't heard that restriction before.
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Post by mmhmm on Feb 7, 2014 17:06:11 GMT -5
It's really easy around here. I'm the only one in the house with the ability to walk, the ability to see, and two opposable thumbs, so I do it all (except the lawn work - I pay somebody else to deal with that hot mess).
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Post by Jake 48 on Feb 7, 2014 17:33:23 GMT -5
Since it is just me and the dog, I do laundry, cooking, cleaning, shoveling,yard work,shopping, house and vehicle maintenance. The dog watches me do everything , chases the squirrels and an occasional cat that is foolish enough to enter her domain
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Post by The Captain on Feb 7, 2014 17:44:25 GMT -5
Rainy, you KNOW that all I can think about now is what 4th language are your kids learning - you mom's language. And yes, I know you are not volunteering this info, so I am making up all kinds of things in my head There are so many languages in the world. Have fun guessing. You can probably rule out two of them though. This is bugging me because I can sometimes make a pretty decent half-assed guess depending on some of the sentence structure, word usage, etc. However you are messing me up because you are fluent in three languages and apparently have mastered English very well (not easy for someone who was not raised in it). We can rule out French, English, and Spanish. I could throw out German based on some things you've mentioned on how you were raised, but then again - just totally guessing.
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Post by The Captain on Feb 7, 2014 17:46:26 GMT -5
Any recommendation on activities for a 10-week-old to get her tired enough to not fight going to bed? Re: swimming - my college required all students to pass a swimming test before they could graduate (apparently a very wealthy alum's daughter drowned in the early 1900s, so he donated a ton of money with the caveat that all students must learn to swim). I was shocked at the number of twentysomethings who had never been in a pool before. Basketball, Swimming, if there are other girls for her to play with double-dutch Cross-country WHOOPS! ETA - never mind - I thought you said 10YO, not 10 week old . You're on your own.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 7, 2014 17:52:08 GMT -5
There are so many languages in the world. Have fun guessing. You can probably rule out two of them though. This is bugging me because I can sometimes make a pretty decent half-assed guess depending on some of the sentence structure, word usage, etc. However you are messing me up because you are fluent in three languages and apparently have mastered English very well (not easy for someone who was not raised in it). We can rule out French, English, and Spanish. I could throw out German based on some things you've mentioned on how you were raised, but then again - just totally guessing. She was raised in a tight knit group of immigrant families who all pushed their kids to excel. I'm going cliche and guessing Indian.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Feb 7, 2014 20:30:34 GMT -5
This is why I love YM - we don't just discuss things, we go from one extreme to another. Just bc someone doesn't know how to swim, doesn't mean they are afraid of water. and if they fall into a pool and drown because they don't have basic swimming skills? seriously? I just love your "logic" - so, if they don't know how to swim they are automatically afraid of water. OK Does it mean that if I don't know how to fix a car, I am afraid of driving one?
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 7, 2014 23:27:44 GMT -5
There are so many languages in the world. Have fun guessing. You can probably rule out two of them though. This is bugging me because I can sometimes make a pretty decent half-assed guess depending on some of the sentence structure, word usage, etc. However you are messing me up because you are fluent in three languages and apparently have mastered English very well (not easy for someone who was not raised in it). We can rule out French, English, and Spanish. I could throw out German based on some things you've mentioned on how you were raised, but then again - just totally guessing. My English is no different from yours. I was raised in the States, my brothers went to pee-wee, I was in the Brownies and then Girl Scouts. I grew up watching the Cosby show and eating Skittles. If you noticed anything odd about my English, I would think you were reaching. I took the regional dialect test not too long ago, and it placed me point blank where I grew up. You could never guess what my mother tongue is from my English. The only possible difference in my English is that my grammar is probably better than most. I find it really odd that you would rule out German. Explain yourself please.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 8, 2014 7:49:41 GMT -5
It's easy. I do everything a short person can, which is just about everything. DF does everything a tall person can, which isn't much! ))
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 8:37:54 GMT -5
yes, saying that every child should receive basic swimming instruction so that if they fall into water they don't panic is the same as saying that they'll be afraid of water....however, if you're never exposed to water until you're 20, what are the chances you're going to jump right in and put you face under?
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Feb 8, 2014 9:03:31 GMT -5
We lived on a lake when I was growing up. One of the rules we had was that everyone has to learn how to swim. My father is very good at teaching people how to swim. He taught his own three kids, plus various cousins and neighborhood kids how to swim.
As time went on, he taught a number of his grandkids how to swim.
Now, on our trip to Florida, we heard from my stepmother that when he found out that her newest granddaughter ( who was kept a secret by her mother for several years from the little girl's father, who is my stepmother's son ) didn't know how to swim at the age of seven, he took her down to their condo's pool, and taught her to swim ! He's going to be 89 at the end of this month, so I think that's pretty remarkable.
She likes to swim now, by the way .
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Feb 8, 2014 9:09:37 GMT -5
yes, saying that every child should receive basic swimming instruction so that if they fall into water they don't panic is the same as saying that they'll be afraid of water....however, if you're never exposed to water until you're 20, what are the chances you're going to jump right in and put you face under? I don't know how to ski. So, if I ended up on skies on the top of the mountain, I would most likely panic. I am not, however, afraid of snow or mountains or skies. I didn't learn how to swim until I was 5. I was NEVER afraid of water. My kids don't know how to swim. Yes, they were running towards the ocean this past summer with no problem. And I am not even going to bore you with the details of all the water play they do during summer. anyway, I must be bored this morning, cause I don't even know why I am still having this conversation. The only reason I can think of is that you have a tendency to make certain proclamations that really have no basis in any kind of reality and this one was an easy one to address.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Feb 8, 2014 10:05:01 GMT -5
I can't go back through 8 pages, and, of course, every parent has to make their own decisions on how they raise their kids, but I do think that swimming lessons are in order for every child, as a safety issue. I knew three kids who drowned in boating or swimming accidents, and two didn't know how to swim. It was very sad.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 10:13:26 GMT -5
yes, saying that every child should receive basic swimming instruction so that if they fall into water they don't panic is the same as saying that they'll be afraid of water....however, if you're never exposed to water until you're 20, what are the chances you're going to jump right in and put you face under? I don't know how to ski. So, if I ended up on skies on the top of the mountain, I would most likely panic. I am not, however, afraid of snow or mountains or skies. I didn't learn how to swim until I was 5. I was NEVER afraid of water. My kids don't know how to swim. Yes, they were running towards the ocean this past summer with no problem. And I am not even going to bore you with the details of all the water play they do during summer. anyway, I must be bored this morning, cause I don't even know why I am still having this conversation. The only reason I can think of is that you have a tendency to make certain proclamations that really have no basis in any kind of reality and this one was an easy one to address. yes, I'm sure tons of people every year find themselves accidentally at the top of a mountain on skiis....now whose proclimations have no basis in reality....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 10:24:08 GMT -5
and if they fall into a pool and drown because they don't have basic swimming skills? seriously? I just love your "logic" - so, if they don't know how to swim they are automatically afraid of water. OK Does it mean that if I don't know how to fix a car, I am afraid of driving one? No, but someone that falls into the water that doesn't know how to swim is probably going to panic and drowning is much more likely if they're flailing around. I live in the land of 10,000 lakes and right by the Mississippi. I don't push too many activities, but both my kids started swimming lessons really young. The 3 year old I can throw in the pool way over his head and while he's not a "swimmer" he'll calmly tread water and make his way to the side.
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Post by The Home 6 on Feb 8, 2014 11:36:52 GMT -5
My kids keep asking if there is a pool here. We used to go to the pool all the time in Georgia, but it was designed for kids. The only pool I know of on post is a lap pool. Time to see if they have swim classes in the summer.
Division of labor in my house?
On a 'typical' Monday-Friday day, BS leaves the house at 0545 for PT, comes back 2 hours later to eat breakfast, shower, and change. He's out the door again by 0830. We won't see him until at least 6 PM, and more likely than not it is later. So that's ~12 hours per weekday.
On the weekends, if he doesn't have work to catch up on or isn't fielding phone calls from soldiers who are fighting with their wives, he relaxes by going hunting or playing online. (We don't have a lot of outdoor work this winter. Snowfall has been minimal )
I take care of the majority of the laundry, cooking, dishwashing, grocery shopping, kid shuttling, and finances in between college classes. BIL has been chipping in more, and does wash his own laundry and wash lunchtime dishes.
But we aren't very 'typical', simply because of how often BS is gone. This month I have to take care of the car maintenance myself (not a huge deal, but more of a PITA dropping off the car, waiting on the shuttle to drive me home, waiting on the shuttle to drive me back to the shop). And something ALWAYS breaks when he's gone. This time it's the microwave.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Feb 8, 2014 15:12:39 GMT -5
If I am driving in icy conditions, and my car starts spinning, I might panic. Doesn't mean I am afraid of ice or cars.
To make a statement that not knowing how to swim=being afraid of water makes no sense.
I never said that kids shouldn't learn how to swim I never said that knowing how to swim is a bad idea I never said that knowing how to swim is not a valuable tool to have.
But again - not knowing how to swim does not mean a person is afraid of water.
I can't have this conversation anymore. I am officially bored with it.
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