Ms Mitchell

Ms Mitchell

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Reply to High Drama Week in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Have you tried looking for drug studdies Thanks for the suggestion. He's been disqualified for suicidal ideation. He is on meds. It's just difficult to find a doc that is accepting pediatric patients. So my family doc follows trough on what the hospital starts until I can find a psych. He has a good the

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Reply to 5 Year old Girl Arrested in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I have been in the position of having to restrain children, my own and other peples until the authorities could be called. In both cases I was dealing with a child with a mood disorder. All of the standard disciplinary strategies, e.g. timeout, removal of privileges, only work when the child is in the mood for it to be effective. With my student, we first called the child's social worker and SHE advised us to call the sheriff. For my son, I called the

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High Drama Week in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Some weeks are brilliant jewels you treasure. Some you just really need a do-over. Then weeks like this one are all over the map. Here is a brief list. 1. 10 yo bipolar boy was hospitalized again. It's spring; he's manic. On we go. 2. Boy was released, but not stable. This led to 48 hours of screaming, weeping, willfully defecating, and throwing small applianc

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Reply to Becoming Her Mother in Writing JoeUser Forums

like a cup of really strong ginger tea Buddha, I was actually drinking ginger tea when I wrote it. Weird, huh? Thanks for reading and liking it. Maggie

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Reply to How NOT to Respond to Homeschoolers in Current Events JoeUser Forums

As a former homeschooler and now as professional educator, I understand. Been there, done that. My big gripe was people who would look at me wide-eyed and say "what about socialization?" Finally I got fed up and prepared a speech: "Most of the 'socialization' that goes on in school is negative--bullying and cliques. In the 'real world' people are not sorted according to age in groups of 20-30, so traditional school socialization is not pre

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Reply to Are We In "The End Of Days"? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Yeah I think we're about "ripened in iniquity". The world will end one day. Why be so arrogant as to think it won't happen while we're still on it? I figure, if even a sparrow doesn't fall without God's notice, I'll let Him be in charge of annihilation. I'm not going to sweat it--not my job. I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other and trying to be the kind of daughter God wants me to be.

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Becoming Her Mother in Writing JoeUser Forums

She became her mother against her own will. The words she swore she would never say to her own children spilled out of her mouth. And the children's response was like a slap, "You sounded like Grandma just now." NO! Make it stop! She listed all the things she did that her mother would NEVER do: Fast dance in the kitchen Drop everythi

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Reply to Migraines... in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

My darling ex-husband thought I was being melodramatic until he had one. I mean how bad can a headache be, right? If I can get some Exedrine during the uncloaking (I really like that discription), that will usually knock it out. Not always. Tylenol and ibuprofen don't work. I also get localized numbness. Usually my hand; some times the side of my face or the side of my nose. Then I know it's going to be a doozy. Last time I went to the ER for a sho

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Reply to Pathetic Circus in Poetry JoeUser Forums

For some reason my quote button is not working... Circus as a metophor. I started out describing an actual circus I had attended. The metaphor didn't occur to me until the poem was done and I was proof-reading it. Thank you for reading my stuff. Your encouragement means a lot. Maggie

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The Fortune Cookie in Poetry JoeUser Forums

The Fortune Cookie "Never let go too soon. Never hold on too long." Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it? If only we could get a look at the script ahead of time Then we would know our cues. When to take center stage and when to exit stage right. In our little drama I have consistently flubbed my lines. Or you flubbed your

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Pathetic Circus in Poetry JoeUser Forums

Pathetic Circus Kids under ten are free with an adult. A bargain, I thought, my kids can see a real Live circus right here at the armory. The clown was good, but so tired. Had he trained For the stage? Played Hamlet? Richard the Third? Defected from a show Leningrad? I laughed till my cheeks hurt just to make sure He wouldn’

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Reply to The Good Ones in Humor JoeUser Forums

Well perhaps you could get him to change denominations and then wa-la, he could marry you Well we do have celibacy in common. And how is THAT working for me X(

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Reply to I'm chopping it off. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

My Quote button isn't working. If your go to locksoflove.org there are instructions so you can send it yourself. and Gentlemen...What is it with men and long hair????

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Reply to Conspicuous Waste in Misc JoeUser Forums

Great article Maso. You bring up an interesting point on the fact that we have become such a disposable society, all over the world it seems! I noticed that our local thrift store has a large supply of almost new printers. A printer at Wally World is $24. New ink is $28. People are getting rid of perfe

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Kindergarteners Rock in Humor JoeUser Forums

My baby is the coolest 6yo on the planet. OK--I know every mommy thinks their baby is the Shizznit (i'm not sure what that means but my 15 yo assures me it's a good thing). I teach school and I can see that my kid has coolularity that other kids only hope to achieve in puberty. Allow me to offer evidence. A. My kid can quote entire chunks of movies after

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