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Modessit

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  1. Hahahaha! Cyclists don't stop at lights (or stop signs). I deliver packages all over austin and could seriously reduce the number of cyclists - and e-scooter riders - in this city by just plowing them under when they decide to shoot out across my path directly in front of me when I have a green light.
  2. I made up "FRQ" just to have something. I should have used "XYZ". My wife is a preschool special education teacher.
  3. One of the neighbor cats tends to wander into our front yard from time to time. Got to be on alert for incursions like that.
  4. Here's the problem with that: My wife (a teacher) will often start out by saying something like, "So today we were told that the new FRQ will completely change and we'll now have to start documenting everything..." Me: What's... Her: Will you let me finish? You always interrupt! Just let me finish! Me: Fine. Go ahead. Her: So anyway, I was talking to... She talks for 25 minutes straight without me saying a word. Finally she stops and doesn't make a sound for two whole minutes. Me: Are you done? Can I talk now? Her: Yes. Thank you for letting me finish. Me: OK. I have no idea what FRQ is or what anything you just said means in regards to it so you basically just talked for 25 minutes and I stopped listening 23 minutes ago because I couldn't understand any of it. If you didn't want to talk about the nail, you should have said so in the beginning so I'd know that the entire point is for you to vent and unload and I can ignore it all. But if you want me to actually pay attention, then you either need to communicate better or let me ask for a clarification IN THE FIRST MINUTE rather than waiting 25 minutes later to ask WTF you're even talking about. Now I don't give a shit and I don't want you repeating everything after you explain what you were even talking about. And quit acting all pissy over my "attitude". Either you're going to be mad I interrupted or mad I'm not going to listen to any more. I'm not getting laid either way so it doesn't matter.
  5. Has she talked to a local German Heritage chapter/organization? She could tutor or teach kids who are learning while she looks for that position with a multinational company. I have a friend who was born and raised in Germany who teaches at a German school part-time. She also runs a catering business featuring authentic German foods.
  6. Everything in the drawers in the hospital room - diapers, powder, whatever - is there for you, so take them home when you leave. The nurse will usually tell you this.
  7. Have her stand next to them and tell her: "I just want to make sure the dishwasher matches, too."
  8. So - about tree figgy? NSIAP
  9. I think they asked us either before we went so it was already in the file or right after checked up and they knew it was a boy (1st kid). I can't recall exactly of the did it 1st day (after kids was born early afternoon) or 2nd day. I do remember that I went with him when they took him and he started pissing right after they opened the diaper and it shot up over the sides of the bassinet and right onto my foot. I think it was first day. You can always mention it to your nurse after you're admitted so she can make sure it's noted.
  10. Hmm. They gave both of ours a quick little warm wash in the sink atea to get the blood and stuff off before wrapping them up. Didn't have any problems. If you want that delayed, make sure to tell the nurses so they just do a wipe down instead of a bath. Here's my 2nd right after the rinse and what she looks like now:
  11. Oh, and pro tip: After the epidural she won't feel anything waist down but also can't MOVE anything down there either. So when you're helping hold a leg up on one side while they check her cervix and they day she can put her legs back down, don't just let go thinking she'll lower them herself. BOOM! You'll be judged by both her and the nurse.
  12. Water broke just before midnight. We went to the hospital, they checked and admitted her about 130a Thursday morning, epidural at 7a, baby came at 126p. Visitors started showing up around 3p thru 9p. Wife was exhausted and sleeping. Baby has reflux so I was trying to stay awake to keep an eye on him, but around 1a I had been up for 41 hrs straight and couldn't stay awake anymore so they came and took him to the nursery until my wife woke up. I passed out on the little couch. Woke up about 11a on Day 2 and left for a bit to go get my paycheck and put it in the bank (Friday) and didn't feel like driving an hour to get home and then come back. Grabbed some take out and went back to the hospital. They released us Saturday morning.
  13. Wife had on a hospital gown and that's it. I had on regular clothes - jeans, shirt, etc. You don't touch nothing disgusting - even cutting the cord. Baby comes out all slimy and is dropped on mama while they start wiping it clean, then you cut the cord and they take it give it a bath and you go watch and listen as they show you how to do it. Then they wrap it up like a burrito and give it to you and you take it to mama who has been cleaned up.
  14. Unless your wife has a history of running marathons on a broken leg, tell her to get the epidural early. My wife - who has a low pain tolerance - decided she wanted to wait and see if she could handle it with the first kid (water broke but contractions hadn't started yet, kid came 6 days early). It was rough holding her still when contractions were hitting so they could get it in. On the second kid, she told them to send the epidural guy in as soon as we got to the room (scheduled inducement, kid was 6 days late). And a thing new dads can forget - while your wife will have a bag packed for her and the baby, make sure to have one for you too. I was in the hospital with wife and baby for 2 days wearing the same clothes because I didn't think to bring anything besides a phone charger.
  15. I'm ask my wife tonight if he's still taking it and why not if he isn't. My son's current teacher is very Type A in control of her classroom and once her and my son understood each other it got much better. Rarely ever hear anything from her about his behavior except for the time he decided to show someone his butt in class (he likes being the class clown).
  16. I have two perspectives - first, I have a 10yo son who got diagnosed with ADHD and was often in trouble for disrupting class or not doing what he was supposed to be doing (despite being smart as hell and always getting good grades on tests), and second, my wife is a special education teacher (AISD) who usually only works with those with more pronounced issues but is knowledgeable about the allowances they give those on the disability plan. We made the decision last year (3rd grade - started at age 8 and turned 9 during the year) to start him on Ritalin or whatever the equivalent is. It helped a bit, then they increased the dosage and it's helped a lot more. I wasn't sure I wanted to go this way despite my wife, his teacher, and the counselor thinking it was a good idea. Like you, I didn't want to medicate for what I saw as normal kid behavior, especially for someone in the higher IQ range for his age and was probably bored at times. I was the same way as a kid and would probably have been recommended to be medicated if it had been popular then. We had a conference and I quite bluntly asked, "Are we doing this because it will help him, or because it will help the teacher deal with him?" I didn't want to do it if the answer was the latter, but everyone (including my wife) said it would help him focus better and I can see it has. He's 10 now and isn't taking it nearly as much (if at all) anymore and I think his 4th grade teacher has adapted to suit him and it has made a difference. We had several meetings at the beginning of the year about his behavior and upped the dosage then, but I don't think he's taking anything now and his teacher isn't contacting us all the time either. And we just found out she's going to be his 5th Grade teacher next year so that will be good. It doesn't sound like your son's "disability" is severe enough to need services from the Special Education department, but if y'all do have ARDs or anything you might ask about things that can be done to help like maybe having a TA in the classroom that can quietly help keep him focused (as well as help the teacher with other stuff). If he's really smart and might just be bored, perhaps talk to the teacher about giving him challenges (that aren't graded) that he can work on while others finish their work. My son's teacher has don't that - challenges - and he likes being able to do something the others can't do (yet).
  17. The worst part is that the tiger was hungry again 30 minutes later.
  18. "Don't bitch at me! The last time you did it you lost your mom!"
  19. "Babe, haven't you seen the news about all the layoffs? Nobody is hiring. Gimme $40 for smokes."
  20. You don't own a screwdriver or anything? Unclog you're own vacuum. I don't know how many times I've pulled crayons, small toy pieces, etc out of our Dyson.
  21. My niece's husband - the sole breadwinner in a family with 4 kids 8 and below - claims 6 on his W2. Then doesn't understand why his tax refund is so low. I've tried to explain multiple times but he thinks he's beating the system because he gets more each paycheck. That would be good if he actually put it in the bank and earned interest but since he spends it on stupid shit throughout the year, he has nothing to help with that expensive car repair that inevitably comes up.
  22. Platypuses/platypi (there is a debate over which term to use) provide milk to their pups, but they don't have nipples. They secrete the milk thru their skin and the babies lick it off.
  23. I (aged about 11) was at a garage sale with my mom and told her to look at a brooch (rhyming with cooch). And my parents like to entertain my wife with stories about the time I was giving them a tour of school during a 1st grade Back-To-School night and showed them the teachers' lunge.
  24. Wife tried to cut my 8yo daughters' bangs. They are crooked, uneven, too short, etc. Her: Well, I think they look cheek. Me: Cheek? Her: Wait, what did you say? Me: Did you say they look 'cheek'? Her: Yeah. Me: Do you mean chic? Her: (realizing she said something stupid) ooooohhhh. You're going to post this on your site, aren't you?
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