¹The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
Forrest is still crying in the mornings about going to school. Emily has to drive him in, where the school social worker spends a little time with him then takes him to his class.
As for me, please pray for my right hip. It aches from time to time, & has been aching for a few weeks now.
I thought I had posted over here earlier today. I still need prayer for BG. I have a 1:30 appointment with the school councilor and on September 8th she, The Da Dee, and I will be meeting with a family therapist. We are going to get a handle on this situation.
Karen, I almost failed kindergarten (not really) because I thought it was more fun to stay home. There were rules and other nasty children there. I was used to being with adults. While it is ripping your heart out, this can be a good thing for him.
It is difficult to see your child hurt, whether they are 5 or 18 and on into decades old. 😦 That is true even when you know it is best for them.
On a nicer note: Thanks to anyone who prayed for me about tooth issues. My tooth did not hurt at all, even with a piece missing. On Monday I was called later in the morning and was seen in every afternoon. Not only could the wisdom tooth be filled instead of pulled, but the crown that was supposed to be done towards the end of October, could be done right then. A patient scheduled for that time didn’t show. I was able to get both things done. It is a temporary crown for a few weeks, but I was thrilled to get it all done. What a blessing!
My hair dresser’s husband was in an accident and nearly died. He was out for a week and then had emergency brain surgery. He came home yesterday, fell, had a seizure and she is quite concerned. To top it off, someone hit her car when she was trying to get home to get a quick shower etc. There was alcohol involved in his accident (he wasn’t driving) and it seems to be a problem. Prayers for her and him would be appreciated. Pray for eyes and hearts to be open to a relationship with the Lord for all, for the physical problems and for forgiveness she is having a difficult time giving. I’d rather not give any names, but the Lord knows.
Forrest will be five in late October. It is often said that it is good to delay school for boys for a year. Under better circumstances, Emily would have done that. She would have homeschooled if she could.
Once he calms down at school, he does fine. The school social worker is working with him, greeting him in the morning, & spending a little time with him before leading him to class when the bell rings.
I know that he will eventually adjust & be fine. But there’s a part of me that wonders why do we think it is so important for five year olds (or almost-five year olds) to adjust to being away from home for eight hours a day (that includes time on the bus), five days a week? Half-day kindergarten was so much better an idea than this.
Karen, I definitely agree with half-day kindergarten. But also, as a late June baby I always felt like one of the youngest in my class (I did have an October-birthday classmate, but just about everyone else turned “next year’s age” during the school year, and I didn’t until school was over). I don’t think I had any disadvantage by being one of the youngest; I was a good student and I suspect I wouldn’t have had many friends even if I’d been in the class behind me; I was actually bored and wished I could skip to the class ahead. And I was one of the earlier ones to hit puberty, so being in the class behind would have been a serious disadvantage, actually, and being in the class ahead would have been an academic advantage and might or might not have been a social advantage; it would not have been a social disadvantage, since I really just didn’t have friends and couldn’t have been worse off. (All my older brothers skipped a grade.)
My mom entered my sister a year behind me in school; she had a mid-October birthday and was really too young, but I understand wanting your children with 15 1/2 months between to be one school year apart. Then my August birthday brother was two years behind her. Both of them struggled a bit in school; my brother struggled a lot. So did the boy in my class with an October birthday.
They’ll likely want Forrest to repeat kindergarten, and it would be better for him if he does. My father-in-law was a principal for many years (he’s retired now), and he said he always counseled parents of young boys to wait a year. He said they often didn’t listen, but many of them came back in later years and told him, “You were right, and we should have listened.”
I also believe in half-day school for first through twelfth. But that requires working while they are in school, for the older ones. The younger, through eighth, can get by with one to two hours of school and do quite well.
In most states Emily has the right to ask that he repeat Kindergarten. I have always felt it was to BG’s advantage that the cutoff for school was September 1 and her birthday is September 9 so she is one of the oldest in her class. I am now telling her you are 8 days away from the law seeing you legally as an adult and you need to realize that because if you are with a group of people who get in any trouble, they will be treated like children and YOU will be treated like an ADULT
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Forrest is still crying in the mornings about going to school. Emily has to drive him in, where the school social worker spends a little time with him then takes him to his class.
As for me, please pray for my right hip. It aches from time to time, & has been aching for a few weeks now.
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When I say Forrest has been “crying”, it is more like wailing. Poor little guy.
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Karen, remind me what month his birthday is. Is he barely five?
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Awww, Forrest … Does he settle in once he’s there a while?
I actually feel like wailing when I have to go to work sometimes.
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I thought I had posted over here earlier today. I still need prayer for BG. I have a 1:30 appointment with the school councilor and on September 8th she, The Da Dee, and I will be meeting with a family therapist. We are going to get a handle on this situation.
Karen, I almost failed kindergarten (not really) because I thought it was more fun to stay home. There were rules and other nasty children there. I was used to being with adults. While it is ripping your heart out, this can be a good thing for him.
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It is difficult to see your child hurt, whether they are 5 or 18 and on into decades old. 😦 That is true even when you know it is best for them.
On a nicer note: Thanks to anyone who prayed for me about tooth issues. My tooth did not hurt at all, even with a piece missing. On Monday I was called later in the morning and was seen in every afternoon. Not only could the wisdom tooth be filled instead of pulled, but the crown that was supposed to be done towards the end of October, could be done right then. A patient scheduled for that time didn’t show. I was able to get both things done. It is a temporary crown for a few weeks, but I was thrilled to get it all done. What a blessing!
My hair dresser’s husband was in an accident and nearly died. He was out for a week and then had emergency brain surgery. He came home yesterday, fell, had a seizure and she is quite concerned. To top it off, someone hit her car when she was trying to get home to get a quick shower etc. There was alcohol involved in his accident (he wasn’t driving) and it seems to be a problem. Prayers for her and him would be appreciated. Pray for eyes and hearts to be open to a relationship with the Lord for all, for the physical problems and for forgiveness she is having a difficult time giving. I’d rather not give any names, but the Lord knows.
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Kim, your request is on the news thread, or it was last night.
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Forrest will be five in late October. It is often said that it is good to delay school for boys for a year. Under better circumstances, Emily would have done that. She would have homeschooled if she could.
Once he calms down at school, he does fine. The school social worker is working with him, greeting him in the morning, & spending a little time with him before leading him to class when the bell rings.
I know that he will eventually adjust & be fine. But there’s a part of me that wonders why do we think it is so important for five year olds (or almost-five year olds) to adjust to being away from home for eight hours a day (that includes time on the bus), five days a week? Half-day kindergarten was so much better an idea than this.
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Karen, I definitely agree with half-day kindergarten. But also, as a late June baby I always felt like one of the youngest in my class (I did have an October-birthday classmate, but just about everyone else turned “next year’s age” during the school year, and I didn’t until school was over). I don’t think I had any disadvantage by being one of the youngest; I was a good student and I suspect I wouldn’t have had many friends even if I’d been in the class behind me; I was actually bored and wished I could skip to the class ahead. And I was one of the earlier ones to hit puberty, so being in the class behind would have been a serious disadvantage, actually, and being in the class ahead would have been an academic advantage and might or might not have been a social advantage; it would not have been a social disadvantage, since I really just didn’t have friends and couldn’t have been worse off. (All my older brothers skipped a grade.)
My mom entered my sister a year behind me in school; she had a mid-October birthday and was really too young, but I understand wanting your children with 15 1/2 months between to be one school year apart. Then my August birthday brother was two years behind her. Both of them struggled a bit in school; my brother struggled a lot. So did the boy in my class with an October birthday.
They’ll likely want Forrest to repeat kindergarten, and it would be better for him if he does. My father-in-law was a principal for many years (he’s retired now), and he said he always counseled parents of young boys to wait a year. He said they often didn’t listen, but many of them came back in later years and told him, “You were right, and we should have listened.”
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I also believe in half-day school for first through twelfth. But that requires working while they are in school, for the older ones. The younger, through eighth, can get by with one to two hours of school and do quite well.
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We wouldn’t be surprised if Forrest has to repeat kindergarten, & we know it would be a good thing for him, if needed.
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In most states Emily has the right to ask that he repeat Kindergarten. I have always felt it was to BG’s advantage that the cutoff for school was September 1 and her birthday is September 9 so she is one of the oldest in her class. I am now telling her you are 8 days away from the law seeing you legally as an adult and you need to realize that because if you are with a group of people who get in any trouble, they will be treated like children and YOU will be treated like an ADULT
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