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Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 19 Mar 13

I'm so frustrated right now! My son needs feeding OT, and has recently been confirmed as having a sensory processing dysregulation, so he needs sensory OT... There are ONLY TWO places within a 25 mile radius that provide these...

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5 Apr 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 19 Mar 13

I'm so frustrated right now! My son needs feeding OT, and has recently been confirmed as having a sensory processing dysregulation, so he needs sensory OT... There are ONLY TWO places within a 25 mile radius that provide these...

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Raven7317 Well said - I agree!

21 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 19 Mar 13

I'm so frustrated right now! My son needs feeding OT, and has recently been confirmed as having a sensory processing dysregulation, so he needs sensory OT... There are ONLY TWO places within a 25 mile radius that provide these...

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Raven7317 Yeah, the government needs to back up out of our homes and schools! I don't know alot about the concept of universal care, but I would say where there are some pros, there are more cons... and we'd only be be dancing thru different hoops to get anywhere...

21 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

The other day, I was in my home office archiving some files for DH... Somehow, I clicked on a file that held my son's photos and movies from years past... I couldn't resist and I sat there for over 2 hours! ... just going in and...

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Raven7317 Absolutely! I love to look back and it's not often that I can and don't cry with overwhelming love for him... It's not just for him, and it's not just for me... it's for us to share together and I think it goes a long way in demonstrating to him the times we...

20 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 19 Mar 13

I'm so frustrated right now! My son needs feeding OT, and has recently been confirmed as having a sensory processing dysregulation, so he needs sensory OT... There are ONLY TWO places within a 25 mile radius that provide these...

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Raven7317 I know, right?? This is one of those times where I can see the benefit of universal care... we all may have to wait a little longer for services, but we would at least know we are going to get them! OK - I wouldn't support it...but it's an angry response to...

20 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 19 Mar 13

I'm so frustrated right now! My son needs feeding OT, and has recently been confirmed as having a sensory processing dysregulation, so he needs sensory OT... There are ONLY TWO places within a 25 mile radius that provide these...

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Raven7317 AWW you're so sweet, thank you! I realized early on that my guy was going to need extra support and thank the Gods someone told me to seek support for ME as his mom/advocate... His first year of K I followed that advice and got an advocate to assist me with...

20 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 15 Mar 13

In the course of this years PTA events, I have noticed some changes in the approach to 'incentive' based activities... An example: we hold an event for reading, the kids and parents commit to reading up to 20 minutes extra a...

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Raven7317 Hi, thanks for the response. I don't know, I still think it's the same thing... it's taking credit where credit isn't due. It's cheating. The children's incentive for completing the assigned nightly reading is getting a mark for completed homework. I just...

18 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 15 Mar 13

I have another incentive based event that brought on another issue that I see... We have coin races to fund raise - basically, the kids bring in loose coins and try to fill up classroom buckets... the classroom with the most...

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Raven7317 Thank you for the response, and I appreciate knowing I'm not the only one who sees the issue here. For my own sanity, I will have to try to not let the pettiness of other parents get to me and concentrate on teaching my son the important things. Thanks for the...

18 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 15 Mar 13

I have another incentive based event that brought on another issue that I see... We have coin races to fund raise - basically, the kids bring in loose coins and try to fill up classroom buckets... the classroom with the most...

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Raven7317 Hi Nana, thanks for the response. I guess I don't see how the kids are learning about being a good loser when they are being given a prize... Just for participating? I don't agree with this, they don't HAVE to participate... plus, the final outcome of the...

18 Mar 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 20 Jan 13

This morning, on the news was a story about a 5 year old little girl getting suspended for 10 Days (!) for saying to her friend "lets shoot each other with our bubble gun" !!! Sometimes, I think "what is becoming of our...

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Raven7317 I don't know that it's possible NOT to judge in this instance! If it were you, would you EVER want to show your face and admit it was you who saw a threat in a 5 YO and her bubble machine???!!! This should have been addressed, sure, PRIVATELY and with the...

21 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 20 Jan 13

This morning, on the news was a story about a 5 year old little girl getting suspended for 10 Days (!) for saying to her friend "lets shoot each other with our bubble gun" !!! Sometimes, I think "what is becoming of our...

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Raven7317 Good Morning...oh no, these little things had no meanness in their intent, I'm sure! The thing is, she didn't even have the gun at school... she was just talking about it to her little friend! Sure kids see things that will influence their thinking, but there...

21 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 20 Jan 13

This morning, on the news was a story about a 5 year old little girl getting suspended for 10 Days (!) for saying to her friend "lets shoot each other with our bubble gun" !!! Sometimes, I think "what is becoming of our...

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Raven7317 Hey, LUDICROUS is the perfect word! It was reported that the 10 days was reduced to 2 days... but her record is still tarnished... thanks for the response.

21 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 20 Jan 13

This morning, on the news was a story about a 5 year old little girl getting suspended for 10 Days (!) for saying to her friend "lets shoot each other with our bubble gun" !!! Sometimes, I think "what is becoming of our...

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Raven7317 Apparently, she didn't even have the gun with her... it was a conversation she was having with her little friend! Poor little things were just making plans to play, with one describing her new Hello Kitty Bubble Shooter.... Agreed, this would have warranted a...

21 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 20 Jan 13

This morning, on the news was a story about a 5 year old little girl getting suspended for 10 Days (!) for saying to her friend "lets shoot each other with our bubble gun" !!! Sometimes, I think "what is becoming of our...

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Raven7317 Good Morning, thanks for the response... It's sad to say the ONLY reason things are getting so ridiculous is because tragedy has dictated it... You are lucky to be able to home school, although I don't think I ever could... it takes a very special person to be...

21 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 I will only have a good weekend because it's a big football day today and tomorrow is a holiday! Extremely cold, bitter wind today... Thank God DH made me some chili yesterday! One of the best things about this time of year that I can live with is Football,...

20 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 Oh yes, now I count down using my sons schedule! In four weeks, he has Feb vacation, then we just have to get thru March, then he has April vacation... it's then that I start to 'wake up' again! I try to keep busy with PTA too and that's very active... today...

20 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 Yes, I have seen on the news the last few days how very extremely cold and frigid it is there! I lived in Montana for about a year and that was torture! While it's beautiful there and the outdoorsy type really appreciate it, it's not the kind of place I could...

20 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 Ah, so you know EXACTLY how I feel! Thanks for the response... I guess venting about has pointed out it could be worse... it's gonna get better... You have a very nice day!

20 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 Oh, I can definitely see how constant hot weather and rain can be not such a good thing... Summer here does bring uncomfortable humidity, which can cause heat headaches and rashes...sometimes it's so hot it's hard to breath... but I'll still take the summer...

20 Jan 13

Raven7317 @Raven7317 (691) • United States 17 Jan 13

I really hate this time of year, you know? It's so many things, really, and I feel so terrible thru the months of Jan, Feb and March - EVERY year! First, I know, it's the let-down feeling that so many experience after the...

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Raven7317 Yes, I hate when my feet get wet and cold too... and it seems no matter how good a pair of boots are, no matter how careful you try to be, your feet ALWAYS get wet! ARG! Errands are even worse in the messy snow and slush - although it doesn't usually ruin that...

20 Jan 13

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