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I understand what you're saying. To be fair, I don't really consider my son to be especially gifted - he works really hard for his achievements. My point regarding the grades is that his grades would… (View Post)

If he keeps his grades up, what exactly is he missing? I'm curious, not argumentative. Also, one detail about his school schedule - he's on a block schedule, so he hasn't missed 9 days of any given … (View Post)

My mom passed away in June. Yesterday was the first time I didn't have her Thanksgiving dinner. I was pretty inconsolable Wednesday, but yesterday we were headed to DH's family gathering, so I tried … (View Post)

We are pretty self-reliant at our current place. We have acreage, solar, private well. We do have a propane tank, and we pay someone to haul our trash. The closest town is 200 people. We grow our own… (View Post)

And Addie, I'm with you in spirit! I lurk quite a bit, but life's been taking up too much of my time to stick around for long. (View Post)