Wry Wednesday

[trtlcrzy]

I would be frustrated by middle of the day orientation too, H’s was from 5-7. Preschool, on the other hand, is a pain in the butt. I have to go to the parent meeting at either 9 or 12, and it lasts for 45ish minutes. Then they have open house from 4-7 that same evening. I don’t have anyone to watch S, so she’s coming with me in the morning. Our school created a YouTube video instructing parents about the drop off line. I’m only planning to drop off on the first day, after that she’s going to take the bus.

[lahdeedah]

Hi!

Agreed about the working parent situation. Re: see extra curriculars, too. Ours was 4-6. I don’t understand the middle of the day times. Like why?

All of my new managers have younger kids, so it seems like they are understanding of situations from what I’ve seen so far. It makes it less stressful when that time will come for me to have to call out or leave. My last job was not like that. I hated thinking about having to make that call.

[lahdeedah]

Drop off isn’t per say crazy or cut throat here, but MH witnessed something last week. Apparently the parents still try to drop off after the bell rings and a few teachers were out there yelling at the parents to go check them in because they were late. A lot of times when I’m leaving with less than ten minutes until the bell rings, there are still cars lined out in the street to drop off and it’s a long way to the drop off area. I think the line flows pretty easy and they have a front and back drop off line, but so many people drop off that I don’t see how everyone can do it in 30 minutes. I was thinking about it and I think maybe it’s because the buses pass so early. I know if school started a little later and the bus picked up maybe even 15-20 minutes later, I would put him on the bus.

This is actually our first week doing the drop off line. Last week we parked in the lot and walked him to the door.

klong11 Are you not able to reach to undo her buckle? I guess my arms are just long. I can reach back and undo the bottom buckle if he needed it. Once we are close to the drop off area, I tell him to start unbuckling so he is ready once we are in it. Also wtf to that non-helper? Maybe she thought C had already exited the car down the line?

[tgrimes]

Aug 21, 2019 9:05:20 GMT -6 vino said:

Drop off line is fresh hell, it creates chaos for the school, teachers, helpers, kids, neighbourhood etc. It's encouraged for people to send their kids on the bus, or park and walk them in and after a couple times seeing it for myself I completely understand why.

That's funny because our school said the exact opposite.

[klong11]

lahdeedah yes, I put the car in park, reversed my seat and unbuckled her. She's just been able to do the chest clip herself for awhile now and this morning it stuck and threw us both for a loop.

I ended up messaging the teacher and she said Cadence is doing just fine, so I can stop stressing about that. I just kept having visions of her crying in the hallway and no one helping her and then her vomiting all over the place because when she gets upset, she vomits.

[vino]

Aug 21, 2019 9:33:25 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Aug 21, 2019 9:05:20 GMT -6 vino said:

Drop off line is fresh hell, it creates chaos for the school, teachers, helpers, kids, neighbourhood etc. It's encouraged for people to send their kids on the bus, or park and walk them in and after a couple times seeing it for myself I completely understand why.

That's funny because our school said the exact opposite.

Funny indeed.

[tgrimes]

Y'all, nothing is ever going to be perfect and I get that. But it is possible to try and accommodate the large % of parents that work.

[mwhip]

Aug 21, 2019 9:38:27 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Y'all, nothing is ever going to be perfect and I get that. But it is possible to try and accommodate the large % of parents that work.

I agree, the districts and individual schools should know their target. Most parents/guardians work, then evenings are better. Most parents/guardians stay home, day is fine.

My district is probably pretty split, but they generally seem, so far, to do things early evening.

And like vino said, anything that is a change to my normal routine, is going to be an inconvenience. I dont have to go to all these things, but I want to know what's going on and be involved so I will figure out a way for either myself and or H to be there. And then I'll bitch about it. :-)

[vino]

Aug 21, 2019 9:38:27 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Y'all, nothing is ever going to be perfect and I get that. But it is possible to try and accommodate the large % of parents that work.

Right.  And I'm not trying to sound a certain way, cause i really dont care when people have shit to do, but is the assumption then that people work from 9-5? or if a person is in a lower income area, maybe the parents work two jobs? have a 20 minute commute? have a partner to stay home with the second kid if it's later?  I mean, I think this is a lose-lose situation for the teachers and schools trying to schedule events.

[cagoldi]

Hi girls!

I see we’re all having interesting experiences with kindergarten. So far, so good for Dudacus.

X has his last evaluation this morning for the IEP meeting Friday. It will be so nice to have that behind us.

[nam2013]

cagoldi good luck Friday! How are you holding else-wise?

[lahdeedah]

Aug 21, 2019 9:33:51 GMT -6 klong11 said:

lahdeedah yes, I put the car in park, reversed my seat and unbuckled her. She's just been able to do the chest clip herself for awhile now and this morning it stuck and threw us both for a loop.

I ended up messaging the teacher and she said Cadence is doing just fine, so I can stop stressing about that. I just kept having visions of her crying in the hallway and no one helping her and then her vomiting all over the place because when she gets upset, she vomits.

Glad she is fine.

[guster]

I don’t know what the drop off-line looks like yet. I’m definitely going to try it for the first couple of days and then make the decision. They did say the kids have to be on the passenger’s side ready for drop off.

[tallb]

I'm hoping to avoid a scene at dropoff since we are doing before/after care. I've heard the Carline is a bit bananas though. We made one friend and they live directly across the street and says it can be hard to get to their house at certain times.. my office is next to a private school and it is a total cluster at dropoff pickup. It's all diplomats in huge SUVs with drivers, which is comical.

[jewels]

Ended up taking B into the pedi bc he couldn’t even keep down a sip of water. They sent us to the ER. Iv fluids and zofran and he perked up for a bit. Even ate some Cheerios. But about 10 minutes ago he started fading a bit. We’ll see

MH was supposed to leave by 2 but he’s hanging out here with us. I guess he was able to push a few things off. But he’ll have to leave soon. Hoping we are discharged by then and that B perks up again.

[klong11]

jewels, oh man, I'm sorry. Are they thinking it's just a virus?

[nam2013]

jewels oh no!!! Poor thing and poor mom! How long do you have to stay?

[mwhip]

Poor B jewels. I hope they can get him some relief so you don't have to stay long.

[jewels]

Thanks. They think it’s just a virus that knocked him on his ass. Been here about 2.5 hours. They wanted to get some more fluids in him before they released us. Hopefully in the next 30 minutes or so.

[slenle]

I’m sorry jewels, poor buddy!

[slenle]

I just sent a bitchy text to Dh which I’m sure will put him in a bad mood, but I’m so over the state of our garage. And a text seemed better than me flipping out the second he gets home. He gets tools out to work on something and never puts anything away. So there’s always tools, saws etc laying around. I went out to put a pliers away and couldn’t even get to his workbench because he did one little project last night and left everything out (and table saw plugged in!) this is an ongoing frustration and he just doesn’t try. He thinks the garage is his zone, so he can keep it how he wants, but i use that stuff too and our kids play out there, so it needs to be picked up. Maybe I should start leaving everything I use during the day out in the middle of the living room... same thing, right?

End rant.

[joelies]

Poor guy jewels. I'm so sorry!!

[vino]

Oh no! jewels Poor guy I hope he perks up soon and you're able to take him home.

[tgrimes]

jewels Poor B and poor you. I'm glad he's getting some fluids and zofran. Hopefully, it will make him feel better.

[guster]

Oh no, jewels. Poor B. I hope the fluids help and he’s home resting soon!

[tallb]

Oh man jewels hope he's on the mend soon. I'm glad your h could stick around.

[tallb]

So back to school night is next thurs for k, and mh and I both want to go. I kind of figure kids aren't supposed to come..but hoping to get confirmation this weekend prior to finding a babysitter. Or one of us staying home. There is a school wide open house the next day at 2:30, which I also refuse to miss even though mh is taking the day off and could take j. I suspect by the 3rd kid we will skip some of this, but I'm going to be all sorts of extra this first time around.

And my sis and I need to figure out what furniture we want from my dad. I'm trying to defer to her since I got a ton already when e moved, but she literally put "i will take this if you don't" on every item I indicated I was interested in, as well as ALL the other furniture that are super nice antiques. She has a fully furnished house. I'm not sure why this is making me grouchy, but I now feel guilty for requesting the outdoor table they told us we could have when they moved and some bookshelves. Also no clue where she is going to put all this stuff, we are only taking stuff that works with our decor and/or need (power washer, tools, etc). Def first world problem..

[mwhip]

tallb My dad has already asked my brother and I what pieces we want, so that when he passes, it's all figured out. If my brother and I both want something, then my dad can divide things how he sees fair. One good thing about H being an only child, no one to have those discussions with.

I hope you get it sorted out easily and without hard feelings.

[kim22]

jewels hope the hydration helps.

[kim22]

Ladies who had braces, does anyone remember needing rubber bands and it being hard to put them on? DS1 got just a few brackets on his teeth and he’s suppose to wear rubber bands for 3-5 months before getting full braces. He cannot get them on and cannot open his mouth appropriately for me to get them on. I had braces and rubber bands and I don’t remember it being a big deal. I’m currently texting him YouTube videos on how to do it because we have both lost our patience. He has already decided he can’t do it.