raeoflyte
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 6, 2024 20:43:30 GMT -5
I visited with ds again today about Germany. He wants to get a real job at 16 and pay us back for his portion. Which works for me. That gives him almost all summer next year to work. I just needed to know he had some kind of plan and still wanted to go if he was expected to contribute.
I am going to sign up to go as well. Debating chaperone or just extra adult. Should probably do chaperone but would rather be an extra adult. If the latter and If we feel like ds can handle it on his own closer to the trip we can cancel my portion with trip insurance.
Also signing up for drivers Ed. I'm going to miss having money.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Sept 10, 2024 9:02:38 GMT -5
omg. After an 8 year hiatus between kids I don't know if I can do high school again. I'm feeling so burnt out and done with the whole parenting thing and the high school years were by far the roughest for me. Infant and toddler...that's my jam. Can I swap with someone that feels the opposite to get us both though the next four years?
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 11, 2024 13:29:00 GMT -5
Ds is going to homecoming. Just with friends I think. I need to find out more about plans. I told dh this is when I'm shocked that this is my kid. I told him I needed a little time to get him a suit and he sent me a link to a "watermelon" skinny suit. It's pink and adorable. The kid that is willing to stick out - I know I birthed him but that is 100% donor.
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Post by azucena on Sept 12, 2024 8:10:55 GMT -5
Link pls I love seeing what the 'quirky' kids wear to hoco. ETA DD16 bought a lovely navy dress with her friends last weekend for $90. She also found a matching tie for her boyfriend of 1.5 months. So far he seems to be a good egg. This week he was a good sport about tagging along to college fair and even managed to take notes and remove her from convo's after schools said no Spanish major. He's a senior and seems to have his choice narrowed down to MO State or Mizzou likely funding dependent. There was a bit of a kerfluffle btwn the girls as teen had heard some not great rumors about him. I keep trying to remain Switzerland. Teen eventually told DD who then asked boy and he seems to have cleared it up. He's pretty shy and I think she's his first gf. Bonus teen hates dresses and wants to go suit shopping this weekend. In the midst of all this chaos, she's started seeing someone who seems to be great for her. I talked to her on the phone yesterday to make sure she was okay after a partial episode on their date the night before. Seems like she did all the right things and may have even helped it subside to just partial. Then her mom also texted checking on us which was super sweet. Today I'll be chaperoning teen to soccer game to watch a camp friend play against our hs. I'm getting good at 'hiding in the bushes' to try not to disrupt her social life while keeping her safe. And my jokes are getting worse about how no one can tell I'm with her since we are 'mismatched'. After all laughter is the best medicine and if I weren't laughing, I might be crying at this point.
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 12, 2024 11:46:40 GMT -5
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Post by finnime on Sept 12, 2024 12:17:06 GMT -5
You are amazing, azucena. You rock. Your girls and BT are lucky with you.
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Post by chen35 on Sept 12, 2024 19:59:34 GMT -5
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Post by azucena on Sept 13, 2024 10:39:59 GMT -5
It brightened my day - thanks for sharing.
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 15, 2024 10:56:18 GMT -5
Ds found another friend to go with which I'm very happy about. It's an elementary school friend but theyd lost touch the last year or so. They're in hs together though, have a class together and are friendly so I was pushing him to talk to him as aggressively as I dared and it paid off. Ds even texted I was right. I want to frame it.
The suit looks so good. They had all pieces in the store so we didn't have to order anything and they had time to do the hem. Just waiting to see if the shoes will make it in time.
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