The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

What about the router/wireless device?

It's a FIOS router that Verizon gave us. It's a newer one, pretty reliable. We only got it a year ago after I got tired of resetting our old one all the time.

 

[Figgy1]

My ds just turned 14 a couple of weeks ago. His voice started to change, all the fall/winter pants I bought a size up last year so they would fit for 2 years(love adjustable waists), are 6 inches too short!! I had to buy him all new pants. He just informed me that his winter shoes are too small. He is now as tall if not a tad bit taller than me. I cannot kiss the top of his head unless I am on a chair. Yes, when did the little bug***ers grow up?


I call my kids bug***ers all the time but in a loveable sort of way. I had no idea it was a so-called bad word in the UK. If I ponder it a bit I may figure out why, but it is so much fun to say.

My ds is getting a pair of boots that are a bit big for my dh to wear this winter and they had better fit all winter or I may look into foot binding as for the B word it's very rude. People on that side of the pond have a way of making the not to be used in mixed company words sound harmless

 

[Figgy1]

It's FRIDAY!!!! And it is supposed to be 88 and humid today. So that means by the end of the day my classroom will feel like a sauna, it's going to be steamy.

You're always welcome to send me any extra heat you may have C.O.D.

 

[Figgy1]

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Yes please

 

[Figgy1]

Well that explains why I don't recognize it! LOL I can't do roller coasters. Motion sickness+fear of heights=no coasters

With the lights on it's as tame as 7DMT

 

[betty rose]

I hate when store rearrange their isles but am loving 2 of the places I shop at did that because they also expanded their selection and sale items are now a bit easier to find. I wish you had Wegman's and Shoprite out your way.

I do too. So I went to Target to pick up the things I didn't get yesterday. I went in around 11: 30 A.M. They were just stocking the selves. The stocker's had the isle's blocked off and wouldn;t let anyone around to get any items. This was happening all over the grocery part of Target. Who stocks a store for grocery's at 11:30 in the morning, on a Friday. Another store off my list. Pretty soon I'll be ordering off Amazon instead of the stores around here.

 

[betty rose]

Our school does all that, for first time offenders. It's not that we have no problem but when something happens it's nipped in the bud. It's sad not all schools have such a program

Our schools are full of kids who have very wealthy families. No one would say a word to their precious kids, er....bullies.

 

[betty rose]

Middle school students in a hot room. Do not envy you that. So, are you giving subtle hints about the importance of using deodorant every day, yet?

You beat me to the punch...I was going to say Stinky....

 

[betty rose]

did that help?

It sure helped me.

 

[betty rose]

Dang that was a heck of a thunderstorm. So much lightening
Wooba

I miss thunderstorms this summer. We had one, but that was back in June.

 

[betty rose]

We really only had one semi-crowded day at the parks. A week ago Tuesday. We hit both the Studios and Epcot yesterday and pretty much walked onto everything again or had no issues just plucking a FP+ for very popular attractions. Lines at 20 minutes were generally false, just the time to walk through the queue.

We had FP+ for Illuminations last night but it was more crowded than anywhere else. We skipped it and walked up to the fence in Mexico right by the Odyssey for an easy departure. Problem being the bus. Not one single bus for Disney resorts was in the bus loop, like they held them all off for 20-25 minutes. Still we didn't have even half a bus.

My Margarita for Illuminations. Classic. This one was better. Had one earlier and it was out of the premixed fountain. So not the same as when La Cava hand mixes each.

Quick service drinks at Disney are terrible. I remember the African margarita in animal kingdom when it was hand made.....so very good. The new stuff they call a margarita is like cheap kool-aid. So sweet and yucky. They have almost no business anymore.

 

[betty rose]

I like the way you think. I either get a Grey Goose Slush or a Margarita depending on which side of WS we wind up on

I did the same thing. One day one side with the Grey Goose Slush and the next day other side with the Margarita.

 

[betty rose]

OH CARP!!!!!!!!!!!! @MinnieM123 and @FutureCEO keep an eye on the weather Jose may be headed our way

Stay safe. I've never seen the weather channel predict a hurricane with so much trouble. This one was a real bad one. I hope the next two coming, don't come close to our east coast....anywhere!

 

[betty rose]

Meanwhile, the humidity, etc. has temporarily kicked up the presence of flies--much to the delight of Jack. He's ecstatic over flying food--stalking, jumping, and trying to catch them in his mouth.

My doggie, Wiggles hated flies...she hated the buzzing, she got stung by a bee once. And had them confused.

 

[betty rose]

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Lifetime buddies. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[betty rose]

Out for me. I'm keeping early hours right now. It's that or I have to drink more water.

 

[donaldtoo]

I don't think we ever had to actually remove them from a store when they were having a tantrum over something they wanted. Our time out at home when they were acting up was to stand in the corner and I just reminded them that the store had corners, too. That was usually enough to curb any misbehaving, and if it DIDN'T, I would find a corner and let them stand in it for a few minutes, ask them if they were ready to behave now, and we'd continue with our shopping. It was rare though. I don't think DD ever had to stand in a corner in the store, and DS only a handful of times. The big meltdowns for DS were always triggered by something that made him panic, that felt wrong to him, like crossing the streets in the "wrong" order, or people walking in the wrong order....like...he thought daddy should be directly in front of him instead of mommy. It was his sense of safety. But we didn't let him dictate those things because he had to learn to be flexible...not everything can always be the way he wants it, so sometimes he just had to feel uncomfortable as long as he wasn't in any real danger. That being said, we didn't really KNOW what the problem was until pretty recently. He'd have a meltdown and we wouldn't understand what was wrong. WHY is he screaming because mommy was in front of him instead of daddy? It wasn't until the crossing the street incident that I really put two and two together because he was insisting we were going the wrong way when I could SEE our destination so I knew it wasn't wrong. But then the next week, he started getting anxiety as we came to the one intersection and he asked in a terrified voice if we could PLEASE cross this way first, so I said ok and asked him why and he said because it felt better, because that's how we went the first time. It was physically uncomfortable and scary for him to cross the other way first. He meant it FELT wrong to him. I can't really punish him for THAT, and now that I understand it's a brain issue with him and that he's not doing it to be difficult, we can adjust some things and prepare him better for changes. Like...when he started school this year and his teacher is still on leave...when I got the email, I told him immediately that he was going to have a substitute for a while. So he had time to get used to that idea. But there was an event at school on Wednesday that I didn't realize the school had not told the kids about so I didn't mention it and it freaked him out because he hadn't expected it. His substitute teacher is getting an education, I'll tell you that. She seems really great though and she lets him leave the room if he's getting overwhelmed. But those are the kind of situations where, like I said, trying to physically remove him would just make it worse and wouldn't help. If they are just misbehaving, yes, grab them and take them out. (DH had to remove DS from a restaurant a few weeks ago because of an outburst....we're still learning to deal with some of his triggers) But with DS, he can't control some of those things. We have to focus on preventing those situations that will overwhelm him and cause a meltdown. And once the meltdown has begun, taking him out is only going to make the situation worse because he can't cope with that amount of stress and anxiety. We have to get him calmed down before we take him aside to talk to him. But if you saw him walking down the street or in a park playing, you wouldn't know there's anything going on with him...you'd think he was just a typical child. That's why I hesitate to make a judgement about other kids and their parents...I don't know what they might be struggling with. It COULD be that the child is just a spoiled brat, but there might actually be something going on that isn't obvious from observation. And having been that parent that everyone is looking at thinking "Why doesn't she just <insert action here>?" I know the answer is not always that simple.

Yep, as the parent of a special needs DS, I get most of that. Many times, you just never know what's up with what that particular child might not have control over.
However, (and youngest DD isn't special needs) even though removing her from the store and strapping her into her car seat in our van, obviously, escalated the situation, it only escalated it for her and myself...the rest of the patrons in the store were no longer subjected to it, and nor should they have been.
As I said, it never happened again with her, but, I would have done the same thing again in a heartbeat if it had. And, I would not have hesitated to do the same with our special needs DS or our oldest DD in the same meltdown mode.
It didn't matter to us if it made the situation worse for us, at least it wasn't affecting other people, special needs or not.

As an aside...
When the kiddos got older we aloud them to wander around the store a bit. At one point, a thing DS started trying was approaching us at the register with some item he wanted. The vast majority of the time, the answer was "no".
The first time he did that and got a "no" answer, he just plopped it in some space near the register line. Uhmmm...nope. "Go put it back where you got it from, or I will escort to do so" (and, this was long before I ever worked retail).
That first time I stealthily followed him...
And you can guess the rest...he eventually got it back to where it belonged.
Although he still approached us at the register with similar at times after that, there were no problems with making sure the item got back where it belonged after that.

Also, so very glad to hear your DS seems to finally be getting the help he needs. We're All wired differently, and the whole life thing can be Sillyville (yet, I wouldn't trade mine for abything) to navigate...!

 

[Figgy1]

I do too. So I went to Target to pick up the things I didn't get yesterday. I went in around 11: 30 A.M. They were just stocking the selves. The stocker's had the isle's blocked off and wouldn;t let anyone around to get any items. This was happening all over the grocery part of Target. Who stocks a store for grocery's at 11:30 in the morning, on a Friday. Another store off my list. Pretty soon I'll be ordering off Amazon instead of the stores around here.

Yikes, you need more competition. Do you have an Aldi's? Not the best selection but things move quickly so no out of date items

 

[Figgy1]

@StarWarsGirl another piece of high tech you may want to invest in

 

[Figgy1]

I got a few more items off my holiday shopping list with any luck I'll be done by the middle of next month My dh got me a beautiful piece of floral fabric I was waiting to go on clearance.