mapleme
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Post by mapleme on Oct 20, 2021 10:26:23 GMT -6
Yea, I hope we can get to somewhere like that mapleme , - I love day in the dark and we do something similar at home for winter solstice. Part of the hard part is there are 6 elem schools in our district and no district policy, so some schools are doing fun halloween things. Andalso everyone is super sensitive from covid and wants normalcy. I get that. My kids won't be THAT disappointed for this - but if she goes near valentines day M will flip. Valentines day is the one "traditional" holiday that our school still does. We're not allowed to bring candy (but one kid always does), but they still do all of the hearts and cards and giving each other things.
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Speedy
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Post by Speedy on Oct 20, 2021 11:48:48 GMT -6
Our school doesn't celebrate any remotely religious holiday. Instead of Halloween they celebrate "Pumpkin Day." Kids bring pumpkins in, and classes all study them in a grade appropriate way. They make a big deal about it so it's fun and exciting for the kids. They also celebrate "Day in the Dark" on the shortest day of the year. Lights are turned off/low. Kids bring in flashlights/glowsticks/fake candles and they study the seasons/astronomy/etc. So they do have fun celebrations that don't carry baggage for some people. Oh! I should remember this Day of the Dark! That sounds like so much fun, and could be added on with more information as the kids get older. I even have glowing balloons lol
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rugger
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Post by rugger on Oct 20, 2021 11:58:57 GMT -6
This is out now and I'm pretty excited about it. Only 4g of sugar!
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sarenu
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Post by sarenu on Oct 20, 2021 12:56:46 GMT -6
This is out now and I'm pretty excited about it. Only 4g of sugar! I grabbed the oat milk version!
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stringy
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Post by stringy on Oct 20, 2021 13:48:45 GMT -6
He didn’t make it guys. Wtf this world.
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Speedy
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Post by Speedy on Oct 20, 2021 14:31:11 GMT -6
He didn’t make it guys. Wtf this world. I'm sorry to hear that =(
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Post by charlotte on Oct 20, 2021 14:45:55 GMT -6
I’m so sorry stringy. How absolutely unfair.
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milano
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Post by milano on Oct 20, 2021 16:08:51 GMT -6
This is out now and I'm pretty excited about it. Only 4g of sugar! Oh I'm hunting this down!
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milano
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Post by milano on Oct 20, 2021 16:10:22 GMT -6
stringy how horribly unfair. I'm sorry.
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Post by ovenrack on Oct 20, 2021 16:32:00 GMT -6
It’s been a week. And it’s only tues. there was coffee and tea here today. BM has the cold. Except she gets nosebleeds. So she ended up at the ER yest morning and her nose is now packed full of gauze and such. Gross. She’s wicked uncomfortable and miserable. So I’m solo parenting essentially until Monday when she gets it out. Going back to that ER was also not a fun re-lived experience since the last time I was there was hell. No updates on the friend who is in a coma. Which I see as likely not a good sign. I saw their kids at soccer Sunday with a grandparent and wanted to just hug them. And then our new principal cancelled Halloween in the name of inclusion and everyone’s flipping out. Not a good first move lady. Our school committee turned the “Monster March” into the “Autumn Walk.” I don’t want anyone to be uncomfortable; but it’s always been optional and nothing violent, and what’s wrong with the word Monster?
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Post by ovenrack on Oct 20, 2021 16:34:26 GMT -6
Oh strings. I’m sorry. Efff.
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mapleme
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Post by mapleme on Oct 20, 2021 17:03:14 GMT -6
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DGM
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Post by DGM on Oct 20, 2021 17:19:20 GMT -6
Stringy, I am so sorry.
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mc13
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Post by mc13 on Oct 20, 2021 17:46:28 GMT -6
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stringy
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Post by stringy on Oct 20, 2021 18:00:54 GMT -6
Thanks guys. It’s not my loss but it’s a loss our whole community will feel. He was 35 and healthy. I dunno. I don’t get this world.
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tj
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Post by tj on Oct 20, 2021 18:02:17 GMT -6
I’m so sorry strings. Wtf this world indeed. A big ole efff you to everything right now. You’ve been through too much.
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nikkipal
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Post by nikkipal on Oct 20, 2021 21:38:55 GMT -6
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Post by pbandj714 on Oct 21, 2021 8:14:15 GMT -6
Shit, strings. I'm so sorry.
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Post by pbandj714 on Oct 21, 2021 8:15:32 GMT -6
Our school celebrates by having a "Fall party" and "costume march". It's inclusive and still fun for the kids without the word Halloween. The kids are very excited.
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