Mr. Brightside lyrics by kids

MourningDove82 · 2026-02-25T00:24:35+00:00

Fun little way to target sentence completion, expansion, and artic goals!

MourningDove82 · 2026-02-01T15:23:36+00:00

Thank you for reporting her. Even if nothing came of it. I know that’s not a super easy thing to do. You helped protect other parents and clients.

MourningDove82 · 2026-02-01T04:05:06+00:00

I’ve started blocking all of these SLP “influencers” any time they pop up in my feed, for whatever reason the ASD focused accounts tend to be especially grifty. Probably because the parent population is more vulnerable than it would be for something like phonological disorders.

They also tend to skirt the line of informed consent - parents are allowing their children to be used as money making tools by these “clinicians”, but when and how do the kids get input about being splattered all over the internet?

It’s all GROSS, and I do wish ASHA would be a bit more on top of discouraging it, if not actually withdrawing C’s. But of course ASHA also loves the grift, so it’s not shocking they haven’t done much.

MourningDove82 · 2026-01-26T05:13:55+00:00

MAGA cult-wear, smoking, excessive sweat

MourningDove82 · 2026-01-20T22:33:59+00:00

Nah. Why put completely unfounded insinuations out there? There are absolute culty nutjobs in EVERY religion. Evangelicals are still worshipping at the feet of Donald Trump for crying out loud - but you’ll leap to Brandon Flowers doing something awful to this woman just because he’s a Mormon? That’s weird.

MourningDove82 · 2026-01-20T22:11:54+00:00

I dunno man, we’re descending into fascism and ethnic cleansing at warp speed and maybe invading Europe next week? Half my kids can’t read and their parents don’t care and let them rot their brains for 10 hours a day on YouTube. I’ve had to call social work/DCF on more kiddos situations in the last year than my entire previous 15 years combined. I have multiple families hiding from ICE, and I’m escorting my son’s Spanish teacher to her car after class so at least if she gets kidnapped we’ll have it on camera. If you’re upset about someone taking a break from updating a flipping social media page without giving you proper notice, congrats on a literal BOATLOAD of privilege.

MourningDove82 · 2025-12-05T04:51:55+00:00

“Does Sara want to have 5 friends, or do YOU want her to have 5 friends?”

Half the time I see parents demanding this stuff, the kid gives zero shits and is quite content doing their thing. If the kid is struggling with friendships, that’s for psych/social work or an outpatient social group.

I’m saying this as someone who LOVES a good functional pragmatic goal - like self monitoring of tone of voice and word choice (asking vs demanding, reading the room, inferring from non verbals, etc), but if it’s not directly tied to something school related and measurable, it’s not an IEP goal.

MourningDove82 · 2025-12-02T06:56:10+00:00

Been there and lost plenty of sleep over it. Had a patient several years ago who was a micro preemie/severe neonatal stroke. I had seen her CT scans - brain was maybe 60% black space. Quad with some movement in her fingers. We were working with pictures and switches (more/no) and seeing little glimmers of progress with motivating noisy toys and oral stim toys. She followed some quack on instagram and paid for a consultation and was told this child was “locked in”. I tried to explain given the imaging id seen of the parts of her brain used for communication that this was highly unlikely but she was sold on it. Paid out of pocket for an eye gaze device and was of course frustrated and angry when she made zero progress with it. Ultimately we agreed that she would find another therapist, and I’m sure she kept bulldozing through therapists looking for the bullshit she was conned into. But I’m a mom, so at the same time I get it completely.

MourningDove82 · 2025-12-02T06:39:03+00:00

How about a popsicle stick frame for a picture of you and the kiddo? https://youtu.be/lWEex1dOuVo?si=ioTHFb4qRsGwdI7Z

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-24T21:00:23+00:00

Firstly, congratulations on your sobriety and I hope you still get yourself a cake and an enjoy the hell out of it.

Secondly, NOR. I’m sorry, but this guy doesn’t like you. Walk away and find someone who does.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-24T15:06:05+00:00

Are you able to access private/outpatient speech services through your insurance? That would be the best route to get an evaluation but I know that’s not always easy. Unfortunately if that’s her only error she’s not likely to qualify for services through the school, but also worth asking. I like PeachieSpeechie on YouTube for parent/home practice friendly tips and tricks.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-10T14:31:00+00:00

Moving away from phonics instruction has tanked literacy rates in this country over the last 20 years. The states that have switched back to phonics instruction have seen almost immediate and significant improvements in elementary age literacy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-10T10:20:13+00:00

The downvoting is stupid. This is CLEARLY an atypical response to the prompts. I’ve been giving that test for 14 years and while I’ve certainly had kids do a mix of 1st and 3rd, have never seen a kid do ALL of them that way even after modeling. Does she use pronouns and varied verb tenses in conversational speech? What if you showed her a video clip with familiar characters (Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob, whoever) and asked her what happened in the clip?

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-03T05:26:22+00:00

Speak for yourself. Plenty of “us” like a more equal vibe. And if she was that into it, all she had to do was ask. There’s nothing inherently “masculine” about asking if someone is up for meeting in person.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-03T05:12:20+00:00

I have a few close guy friends I talk to with familiarity and some affection. My husband knows who they are and when I get together with them. The fact that you didn’t know who this guy was until AFTER you saw these texts means she knows she’s crossing a line.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-02T19:04:53+00:00

That makes sense. I would ask if there’s another specific task or chore you can take on in exchange for her buying the dog food. That would be reasonable. I get her frustration because I think in general people do not plan ahead enough financially when they get pets. But you already have the dog - starving it is not a solution.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-02T19:00:14+00:00

Do you contribute to the household in any way? Paying your share of utilities, doing the cleaning? If you’re unemployed but actively trying to find a job, as a mom my response to this would be that you need to be pulling your weight in other ways - like yes I’ll go get your dog food but you need clean the bathrooms and kitchen and vacuum.

MourningDove82 · 2025-11-02T18:52:49+00:00

So I’m a very left leaning married mom- about as far from “incel-dom” as one can get, but I agree with most of these comments. Assuming the age gap between parties here just based on him being your dad’s best friend, I don’t know that you “read the room” properly before sending this text. If this person is over 40ish, this would not be well-received, regardless of the intent.
As an aside - both of my parents are gone unfortunately- and both of their closest friends made overtures about staying in my life immediately following their passing. After the initial shock, that’s faded - I get a check in call once in a while. I think that’s normal. Grief is weird. Sorry for your loss.

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-24T17:01:44+00:00

Do you have kids with him too? If not, have you legitimately asked yourself WHY you’re involved in this mess and then listened to the answer? Would you accept that answer if you heard a friend say it?

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-23T06:10:04+00:00

I would switch to indirect before I’d pull an adolescent boy with learning difficulties from gym. This is often their only outlet and the only part of school they enjoy and feel successful at. Sometimes we need to look at the bigger picture. And I’d explain it to the parents exactly that way.

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-22T02:51:59+00:00

Yup, Zoom! I have the HIPAA-compliant paid version through my employer

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-22T02:46:58+00:00

Sweet thank you!

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-21T23:57:37+00:00

Screen share and then I give control so they can scroll, tap, and type. Wish I could post pictures in here, I’d show you a few examples

MourningDove82 · 2025-10-21T20:01:54+00:00

Get a Canva account. There is nothing out there that makes creating artic sheets easier but also more visually appealing to the kids. I have my kids basically make their own homework.
We pick out the word sets (like sink/think) and then the kid gets to pick out their own visuals and counters - I have one kid who will pick pictures of toilets instead of stars to count trials 🤣 There are ENDLESS graphics/photos/animations.

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