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Post by ajsweetpea on Aug 7, 2015 0:43:33 GMT
Me! My youngest is starting kindergarten and I am not ready for it. That's my baby! But I know she is ready to go and she wants to go... but I will miss having her around. Time has really flown by... I feel like the past 5 years hasn't been enough time. We still have a few weeks left of summer but I am sad already. I will really miss her and she isn't helping me by telling me things like "I'll miss eating lunch with you every day, Mom."
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 7, 2015 1:09:06 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves. You have no clue what life is like in many homes. Be thankful for that, I guess. Because, really, if you spent one summer weekend in my home, living my life, with my kids, you'd want school to start again too. Trust me. You'd be just as "awful" as the moms you are judging in this post. Actually, I *do know what it is like in those homes. I've seen the posts year after year. Summer approaches and the "what are we going to DO all summer" starts. Then a week into summer: "they won't stop fighting - I can't take this for the whole summer!" "OMG it's like I have to entertain them constantly!" "They won't settle down and do the smallest thing I ask them to!" THEN, two months into the school year I see "Had to go put the teacher in her place again - she expects a ten year old boy to sit still and behave all.day.long. If she'd only keep them engaged, he wouldn't act up." I don't know why you had to take it to a personal level, but I'll let that bit slide. I'll assume that you're very thankful for the teachers that care for your children and that you'd never begrudge them a day when they couldn't keep your child perfectly on schedule or happy all day long.
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Post by KelleeM on Aug 7, 2015 1:11:31 GMT
Me. Not because I have kids or anything, but I love my commute when school is out. That first week of school people lose their minds and I add a good 15 minutes on to my normal 7 minute commute. I'm with you...although my morning commute goes from about 30 minutes to at least 40 and the afternoon commute increases from 45 minutes to 80 or 90. It's not the "kids" going back to school that causes my problems though, it's college students, professors and teachers.
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Post by happyOCgirl on Aug 7, 2015 1:19:15 GMT
I love the no bell schedule of summer. I also love teaching, and that first day is so much fun. Day two, when the true colors show, is a different story. I just got my class list - 32 first graders including a violent student. I just pray we don't end up on the news. 32??? omg... Do you have any help in that class? In my county the kindergarten teachers all have an aide, but the rest of elementary 1 (1-5) does not. However, the class size can't go above 26 and even that can be a lot of 1st graders all in one room if there are some "lively" ones. Well, I do have an aide for one student. She is almost 100% blind. Her aide is helping her with the Braille and enlarged textbooks, and the machine the enlarges what I write on the board for the class. I think it's pretty amazing to have this small window where she still has some vision and I can cram as much visual stuff in as possible! My aide is not allowed to help as a general aide (because we don't have them and it's not fair to the other classrooms). We we also don't have a prep, which means I teach all the 'specials' like science lab and PE. So, trying to collaborate on the lessons with my aide to help her be highly effective for the student will happen during our lunch. California thinks putting all the special Ed students in general Ed is good for everyone. I actually think it is doable if you have a fantastic Special ED team on site and don't have the violent students. My gen Ed kids miss out on so many lessons because I have to deal with violent behavior issues and the revolving door of specialists who come to observe the violent student and want to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I think they don't realize I'm here to teach general Ed first grade, not manage violent behaviors! Sorry, this turned into a vent. I really hope you all have a wonderful school year! Learning should always be a magical and rewarding experience for everyone!!!!!!!
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Post by elaine on Aug 7, 2015 1:47:25 GMT
You have no clue what life is like in many homes. Be thankful for that, I guess. Because, really, if you spent one summer weekend in my home, living my life, with my kids, you'd want school to start again too. Trust me. You'd be just as "awful" as the moms you are judging in this post. Actually, I *do know what it is like in those homes. I've seen the posts year after year. Summer approaches and the "what are we going to DO all summer" starts. Then a week into summer: "they won't stop fighting - I can't take this for the whole summer!" "OMG it's like I have to entertain them constantly!" "They won't settle down and do the smallest thing I ask them to!" THEN, two months into the school year I see "Had to go put the teacher in her place again - she expects a ten year old boy to sit still and behave all.day.long. If she'd only keep them engaged, he wouldn't act up." I don't know why you had to take it to a personal level, but I'll let that bit slide. I'll assume that you're very thankful for the teachers that care for your children and that you'd never begrudge them a day when they couldn't keep your child perfectly on schedule or happy all day long. No, actually, you don't have a f&cking clue what it is like in my home with two Autistic children, one who is also ID and has Osteogenesis Imperfecta. I couldn't give a flying f&ck if my boys fought. In fact, I would embrace it because that would be normal. You may be smart, but your post is idiotic and ignorant. You really are incredibly stoopid if you think you know what it is like from reading message board posts. I thank heaven that you will never "teach" my children, because you aren't up to it. I thank my kids' teachers in every single daily communication I make with them via email or in their communication notebook. But, then again, their teachers have much more "up there" than you do.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 7, 2015 1:54:03 GMT
Wow. Some people are really angry.
I always say every summer/back to school thread how much I love summer. It is the embodiment of everything that is good and fun and innocent. It's friends every day. Waterpark, swimming, extra time with daddy, grilling on the porch, lazy mornings, smores over an open fire, beaches, dolphin watching, fireworks every Friday night, playing with cousins. It's like my little family exists inside a magic bubble and then school comes along and pops the bubble. Makes me sad every single time.
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Post by elaine on Aug 7, 2015 1:58:58 GMT
Wow. Some people are really angry. I always say every summer/back to school thread how much I love summer. It is the embodiment of everything that is good and fun and innocent. It's friends every day. Waterpark, swimming, extra time with daddy, grilling on the porch, lazy mornings, smores over an open fire, beaches, dolphin watching, fireworks every Friday night, playing with cousins. It's like my little family exists inside a magic bubble and then school comes along and pops the bubble. Makes me sad every single time. yup. Stupid judgmental posts about moms who don't think like the OP and others in the thread piss me off. Especially when circumstances aren't the same. If someone wants to start a post, or participate in one, about how sad they are to see school start again, great. I'll applaud that! But when she crosses to line to then also make stupid, ignorant, and biased comments and assumptions about moms who are happy to have school start again, well, my gloves are off. I'm sick of it and not going to silently suffer the stupidity and ignorance any more. ETA: to quote Jon Stewart's last line ever, regarding bullshit, "if you smell something, say something."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 1:59:21 GMT
I'm always excited for my kids to start a new school year, and love the fresh start (new erasers! new pencils! new classroom! new stuff to learn!) but love having my kids at home.
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Post by valincal on Aug 7, 2015 2:06:58 GMT
I'm always excited for my kids to start a new school year, and love the fresh start (new erasers! new pencils! new classroom! new stuff to learn!) but love having my kids at home. Imagine that...a mom who can see it from both sides!
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 7, 2015 2:13:09 GMT
Actually, I *do know what it is like in those homes. I've seen the posts year after year. Summer approaches and the "what are we going to DO all summer" starts. Then a week into summer: "they won't stop fighting - I can't take this for the whole summer!" "OMG it's like I have to entertain them constantly!" "They won't settle down and do the smallest thing I ask them to!" THEN, two months into the school year I see "Had to go put the teacher in her place again - she expects a ten year old boy to sit still and behave all.day.long. If she'd only keep them engaged, he wouldn't act up." I don't know why you had to take it to a personal level, but I'll let that bit slide. I'll assume that you're very thankful for the teachers that care for your children and that you'd never begrudge them a day when they couldn't keep your child perfectly on schedule or happy all day long. No, actually, you don't have a f&cking clue what it is like in my home with two Autistic children, one who is also ID and has Osteogenesis Imperfecta. I couldn't give a flying f&ck if my boys fought. In fact, I would embrace it because that would be normal. You may be smart, but your post is idiotic and ignorant. You really are incredibly stoopid if you think you know what it is like from reading message board posts. I thank heaven that you will never "teach" my children, because you aren't up to it. I thank my kids' teachers in every single daily communication I make with them via email or in their communication notebook. But, then again, their teachers have much more "up there" than you do. Oh my. Stop with the cross bearing. I'm not talking about YOU. I'm talking about the people I know, who post the same crap, year after year on FB. one thing we can both agree on, we're both glad that we'll never have to work together.
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Post by elaine on Aug 7, 2015 2:15:00 GMT
No, actually, you don't have a f&cking clue what it is like in my home with two Autistic children, one who is also ID and has Osteogenesis Imperfecta. I couldn't give a flying f&ck if my boys fought. In fact, I would embrace it because that would be normal. You may be smart, but your post is idiotic and ignorant. You really are incredibly stoopid if you think you know what it is like from reading message board posts. I thank heaven that you will never "teach" my children, because you aren't up to it. I thank my kids' teachers in every single daily communication I make with them via email or in their communication notebook. But, then again, their teachers have much more "up there" than you do. Oh my. Stop with the cross bearing. I'm not talking about YOU. I'm talking about the people I know, who post the same crap, year after year on FB. one thing we can both agree on, we're both glad that we'll never have to work together. Yup.
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Post by doesitmatter on Aug 7, 2015 2:18:39 GMT
Me! I miss dd terribly during the school year
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Post by raindancer on Aug 7, 2015 2:30:18 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves. Wow. Broad brush you have there. WTH? I actually hate summer. Summer here is how many people here talk about winter. If you were stuck indoors all winter with your kids in sub-zero temps, would you feel the same way? (I doubt it).
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 7, 2015 2:36:03 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves. Wow. Broad brush you have there. WTH? I actually hate summer. Summer here is how many people here talk about winter. If you were stuck indoors all winter with your kids in sub-zero temps, would you feel the same way? (I doubt it). No, not that broad. Specific to my experiences. You're probably right about having to be stuck indoors all day for ten weeks.
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Post by jmd74 on Aug 7, 2015 2:58:24 GMT
Me! My oldest is starting college and my youngest is going into 8th. They are growing up too fast!
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Post by cindytred on Aug 7, 2015 3:27:11 GMT
I love the no bell schedule of summer. I also love teaching, and that first day is so much fun. Day two, when the true colors show, is a different story. I just got my class list - 32 first graders including a violent student. I just pray we don't end up on the news. I feel for you. 32 first graders? I would NOT be able to handle that! You are a saint! I get the student roster for my second grade class next week and I'm holding my breath. Last year I had a near perfect group of kiddos. I'm sure I won't get that lucky 2 years in a row! BTW, count me in as someone NOT looking forward to school starting! Love the lazy days of summer! Cindy
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 7, 2015 3:27:18 GMT
I love the no bell schedule of summer. I also love teaching, and that first day is so much fun. Day two, when the true colors show, is a different story. I just got my class list - 32 first graders including a violent student. I just pray we don't end up on the news. That's really sad for that child and you/your classroom. Already at 7 he/she is having those types of issues. I hope they can get help. We have issues in our extended family with that with a young child and it's heartbreaking.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 7, 2015 3:29:02 GMT
Marching band starts for ODS on Monday. Practice is every evening from 5p-9p from now until school starts on the 24th. I'm not ready to give up our summer evenings since I work during the day. Vacation for ODS is pretty much over. He can't miss any practice sessions without hurting his grade. He loves band, but the early end to summer fun rots. YDS starts Pre-K in a few weeks. That, I am looking forward to. He loves his daycare and the Pre-K is in the same building. He is so excited to go to Miss Maureen's class. I don't like back to school in August. I started after Labor Day growing up. We had all of August to enjoy the nice weather. I miss that. Our school starts the 17th. DS has been in band camp from 12-9 daily since Monday (has weekends off) and that goes until school starts. It's brutal for the band kids in the heat but they love the results come tournament season. Good luck to your kid's band this year.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 7, 2015 3:37:30 GMT
Our summer is painfully short. (May 21st -August 3rd this year.) It's made even shorter by the fact that club swim season for us doesn't end until July. So I'm always sad to see it end. However - my 15 year old was cranky and annoying, but his attitude has improved 100x since he started school on Monday. I think having a purpose is good for him! (And he's always more pleasant when he gets up early and goes to bed early.) My 13 year old homeschools, and some of his curriculum is back ordered so we don't start until next Wednesday. I'm sad for that because it's a lot of work for me AND we've really enjoyed these last few lazy days. I may have gone back to bed after getting the older one to school in the morning the last few days. Shh, don't tell anyone! Our's is about the same length...June 4-August 17 but 15 yo DS returned to band camp all day August 1st. It really is a short summer but we tried to do what we could with it. He turned into a vampire too and was super snotty this summer. Therefore, I'm glad for him to back in routine. He seems happier and we're all better for it. He's usually very sweet but the weird sleep patterns seemed to change him at least towards me.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 7, 2015 3:39:57 GMT
I'm not ready at all. One reason is that summer seemed to fly by this year...I want more!! Another reason is that DD will be a sophomore this year, which means we are one step closer to her leaving the nest. She's grown out of the sassy, mouthy, know it all stage (mostly, lol) and I'm really enjoying the person she has developed into. Which is going to make it that much harder when she goes away for college. I'm sending one out of the nest to college on the 19th. Ugh. It is the biggest mix of emotions ever. Ready to reconnect some with DH (DS is still home but will be busy) and ready to see DD test her wings but we are best buddies (and worst enemies).
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Aug 7, 2015 3:44:04 GMT
I am NOT looking forward to it. I am a special Ed para and once I am back, it will be fine. Shhhh - I can't think about it!
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Post by maryland on Aug 7, 2015 3:52:20 GMT
Me! Even before I became a teacher I mourned the end of summer. Summer is so relaxing and free. I hate the memes that pop up about this time stating that parents are ready for their kids to go back to school. Especially coming from the SAHMS. It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace. Not surprising, these are the same mothers that complain throughout the school year about their disagreements with teachers. You'd think they'd be worshipping the people that take care of their kids when they don't want to themselves.
I am a SAHM mom... and those memes drive me batty. I love having my girls home in the summer... I'd love to homeschool but DH is against it. So we meet in the middle, I help out as much as I can at school and just try to suck it up! The SAHM's who can't wait for school to start drive me crazy!
I wanted to homeschool for a couple years, but my husband didn't agree either. But my kids didn't go to preschool or kindergarten (not required in PA). It worked well for us!
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Post by maryland on Aug 7, 2015 3:56:48 GMT
Me! My youngest is starting kindergarten and I am not ready for it. That's my baby! But I know she is ready to go and she wants to go... but I will miss having her around. Time has really flown by... I feel like the past 5 years hasn't been enough time. We still have a few weeks left of summer but I am sad already. I will really miss her and she isn't helping me by telling me things like "I'll miss eating lunch with you every day, Mom." I was so sad when my kids started school! My oldest is going to college 5 hrs. away in a few weeks. I think I had a harder time the summer before she started school (my kids didn't go to preschool or kindergarten so 1st grade was when they started) than before she starts college! I totally understand what you are going through! So hard, especially when it's your youngest and you are used to having her around all day every day.
Is your kindergarten full day? At our school, it's still half day, which I love (even though my kids didn't go!).
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Post by luvnlifelady on Aug 7, 2015 3:57:21 GMT
32??? omg... Do you have any help in that class? In my county the kindergarten teachers all have an aide, but the rest of elementary 1 (1-5) does not. However, the class size can't go above 26 and even that can be a lot of 1st graders all in one room if there are some "lively" ones. Well, I do have an aide for one student. She is almost 100% blind. Her aide is helping her with the Braille and enlarged textbooks, and the machine the enlarges what I write on the board for the class. I think it's pretty amazing to have this small window where she still has some vision and I can cram as much visual stuff in as possible! My aide is not allowed to help as a general aide (because we don't have them and it's not fair to the other classrooms). We we also don't have a prep, which means I teach all the 'specials' like science lab and PE. So, trying to collaborate on the lessons with my aide to help her be highly effective for the student will happen during our lunch. California thinks putting all the special Ed students in general Ed is good for everyone. I actually think it is doable if you have a fantastic Special ED team on site and don't have the violent students. My gen Ed kids miss out on so many lessons because I have to deal with violent behavior issues and the revolving door of specialists who come to observe the violent student and want to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I think they don't realize I'm here to teach general Ed first grade, not manage violent behaviors! Sorry, this turned into a vent. I really hope you all have a wonderful school year! Learning should always be a magical and rewarding experience for everyone!!!!!!! I don't have kids in elementary anymore, but I agree with this just as a parent. It's not fair to the other 31 kids to have to hold things up to deal with that one child. I know they have a "right" to be there too but there has to be some help for classroom management so everyone has access to a quality education. Good luck this year.
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Post by **Angie** on Aug 7, 2015 3:59:54 GMT
I'm not. My son chose to go back to public school after 4 years of homeschooling. I feel lost.
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Post by theshyone on Aug 7, 2015 4:21:19 GMT
Why is this in the school thread Ekaine? Because it is an analogy, taking a previous poster's comments and replacing kids and time spent with them with cars and time spent driving. People feel free to bash moms and make unfair inferences about them in these threads every. single. year. Stating the same arguments and judgements about car owners hopefully highlights how incredibly stupid, mean, and snotty those posts are. I, that totally went completely over my head. A little obviously apparently. I thought you had meant to post on a different thread. Sorry.
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Post by happyOCgirl on Aug 7, 2015 6:36:01 GMT
Well, I do have an aide for one student. She is almost 100% blind. Her aide is helping her with the Braille and enlarged textbooks, and the machine the enlarges what I write on the board for the class. I think it's pretty amazing to have this small window where she still has some vision and I can cram as much visual stuff in as possible! My aide is not allowed to help as a general aide (because we don't have them and it's not fair to the other classrooms). We we also don't have a prep, which means I teach all the 'specials' like science lab and PE. So, trying to collaborate on the lessons with my aide to help her be highly effective for the student will happen during our lunch. California thinks putting all the special Ed students in general Ed is good for everyone. I actually think it is doable if you have a fantastic Special ED team on site and don't have the violent students. My gen Ed kids miss out on so many lessons because I have to deal with violent behavior issues and the revolving door of specialists who come to observe the violent student and want to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I think they don't realize I'm here to teach general Ed first grade, not manage violent behaviors! Sorry, this turned into a vent. I really hope you all have a wonderful school year! Learning should always be a magical and rewarding experience for everyone!!!!!!! I don't have kids in elementary anymore, but I agree with this just as a parent. It's not fair to the other 31 kids to have to hold things up to deal with that one child. I know they have a "right" to be there too but there has to be some help for classroom management so everyone has access to a quality education. Good luck this year. Thank you!!! I truly appreciate your input! It is frustrating because I feel every child deserves to learn. Children shouldn't have to worry if their peer is going to slap them or try to choke them. I have always felt every child should feel like they can't wait to go to school. This attitude has to start with me, which means I advocate for every child's right to learn and make my classroom a happy place.
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Post by PEArfect on Aug 7, 2015 7:21:09 GMT
I thought about sharing my opinion about the comments made toward SAHM's, but I figured why bother? Some people are just incapable of considering what someone else might be going through. Life experiences have shown me repeatedly that you just never know what someone else is going through. I will say that I have a love/hate relationship with summer break. There will be things that I'll miss, but also things that I won't. I do wish that we had another three weeks to make up for the horrible weather we had at the beginning of summer break. We had record breaking lows and rain fall.
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Post by DEX on Aug 7, 2015 10:50:34 GMT
Elaine,
I have never walked in your shoes, nor would I want to. I can never imagine what life must be like with 2 autistic boys. I think the stress and lack of respite would send me over the edge. Not to mention the uncertainty of their future. Many on this thread get to look forward to the day their kids will be able to leave home because of the life skills they have learned. However you cope; May God bless you. If I lived closer I would come over and give you the break you deserve
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Post by Karmady on Aug 7, 2015 11:23:02 GMT
I'm not really looking forward to the start of school. My dd moves 5 hours away for university in a few weeks. My youngest is ADD and getting "grouchier" in his teen years. Homework and getting assignments done is a chore for both of us. He's so forgetful. I like the free wheeling summer time.
As for the "It's so sad that they don't know how to enjoy their own children and a slower pace", I was on that page for years. My disabled son was so difficult when his schedule changed so while others were visiting the zoo and swimming, I was on Day 32 of no sleep. He was up all night and I had my other 2 kids running around with their friends all day while my disabled son napped. His behaviours were terrible. Life was so stressful even though I was a SAHM.
DS has matured a bit so things have gotten a bit better. I'm still up every day of the week but I juggle a team of people and programs now to help me out. There was no one back then. He graduated from highschool this past June. He's still at home and probably will be until I'm old.
Be very grateful that your children are easy going and love to "chilll" with their mother. Not every mother has that experience.
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