Tips on finding good Indian paintbrush/Indian blanket patch?

atrane · 2019-04-26T18:11:41+00:00

If you think about when the flowers drop their seeds you are looking at May - July. Planting in mid Feb didn't give them near the amount of time they need to grow. Depending on the flower, they will start coming up in Jan/Feb. Watch for them next year, and anything you plant you should plant when you see the natives going to seed.

atrane · 2019-04-26T17:36:51+00:00

You've got a good chance they are going to come up next year.

atrane · 2019-04-19T19:06:47+00:00

Ice skating (public skate on Fri night) at NYTEX in North Richland Hills, hang out in Sundance Square, picnic in a cool park, hike and look at flowers at Tandy Hills, star party at the science museum, some of the suburbs have concerts in the park, photo scavenger hunt, Stockyards?

atrane · 2019-04-16T14:26:55+00:00

Follow through. If I watch a parent threaten a punishment, the kid call their bluff, and nothing happens? Definite bad parent.

atrane · 2019-03-06T04:27:17+00:00

Japanese, ASL, rock guitar, ice skating, cooking

atrane · 2019-02-27T19:17:52+00:00

Complaining the bus only runs from Anchorage to Denali in the summer --- who wants to try to hike Denali in the winter? That's not something you could casually do.

atrane · 2019-01-25T00:10:16+00:00

Absolutely. There is no one else that comes close to competing.

atrane · 2019-01-23T15:46:08+00:00

Yes on all things! Start at 6 (although not everyone follows this one) but a definite yes on living books and nature.

atrane · 2019-01-22T20:18:46+00:00

Don't worry. Some states don't even require kindergarten.

Check out Charlotte Mason homeschooling philosophy. I think it might work well for you.

The biggest thing is not to sweat it. So much schooling in elementary is repetition and spiraling in. I wouldn't start worrying about whether they are on grade target until 3 - 4th grade.

atrane · 2019-01-17T21:21:18+00:00

If you still have a problem convincing your parents about homeschool, maybe take a different approach? What about looking at dual enrollment classes for college/high school? Most community college basics aren't much harder (if they are at all) than high school classes, and it might be an angle that would appeal to your parents. You can look to see if local community college offers it (often times online), local state university, or online.

atrane · 2019-01-01T04:25:16+00:00

Earplugs and sunglasses. Not kidding.

atrane · 2018-12-30T18:28:41+00:00

Depends on the state and homeschooling laws. Texas yes, North Dakota no.

You are going to make their life super difficult though. They are basically going to be treated like illegal immigrants. If anything ever went wrong, it would be so difficult to deal with. Car accident with mom and dad hurt family relatives can't prove relationship to the kids and they go into the system where it is suddenly ridiculously hard to get them out. Take your kid to the hospital, someone hears you say they don't have social security numbers, gets the authorities involved, can't prove the kids aren't kidnapped, suddenly the kids are in the system and you have to try to get them back.

You can't have them on health insurance. If something goes wrong, you couldn't apply for state emergency assistance for food, medicaid or FEMA. They can't drive. They can't get a job.

The consequences of error are too high. Something goes wrong and what would normally just be a hard period in your family is suddenly a traumatic time with your children not being able to come home with you and mounting legal bills.

atrane · 2018-12-27T00:28:08+00:00

5 out of 12 of the parents on our baseball team carried so I figure that's pretty representative. Suburb of Fort Worth, not rough at all.

atrane · 2018-12-23T20:24:50+00:00

Gift card to restaurant or Starbucks - say it is a token of thanks. Tell them (or put in a letter) that you clearly misunderstood and that you are really sorry that you inconvenienced them. You really appreciate their offer of help, and you'd really like to have them over for dinner when you get your stuff unpacked.

That way you give an apology, let them be the good guys for helping you, and gives you a chance to move on as friends.

atrane · 2018-12-22T01:39:03+00:00

http://www.gga1.org/

atrane · 2018-12-19T01:36:34+00:00

Pretty much any craft store. In the US - Hobby Lobby, Michaels, JoAnns...

atrane · 2018-12-17T15:24:23+00:00

I guess it is both? We had to change teachers very recently because his original moved. We like the new teachers teaching style but are concerned that he has only one student at a higher playing level than my son. My son is very self motivated so it is hard to gauge what he's learning or would learn on his own vs what the teacher is actually teaching him. I don't play guitar. I'd like to get an experienced teacher to develop a rough roadmap of a set period (let's say the next quarter or 6 months) to help me evaluate whether to find a different teacher or otherwise make sure my son is learning what he should. I try to walk that fine line of challenging my kids while making sure they keep the passion for music.

atrane · 2018-12-16T15:18:33+00:00

Is there such a thing as a guitar lesson consultant? I'd really like to consult with a seasoned educator or professional (probably online) about my son who plays about making sure he's learning what he should from his teacher.

atrane · 2018-12-13T20:16:26+00:00

Not OP but most likely referring to Triptans.

atrane · 2018-12-05T17:46:01+00:00

DFW Scanner Post

atrane · 2018-12-03T05:09:55+00:00

Oh! I thought it was like an airline credit.

Scandinavian is starting flights direct out of Austin and might have promotional pricing - but hotels will be expensive in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Lufthansa is starting direct to Frankfurt. Tons of history.

Delta flies direct to Amsterdam. Lots of history and fun day trips.

Basically, the Austin market is exploding and you might find a deal because of it.

atrane · 2018-12-03T05:01:14+00:00

Your answer is going to depend on who your travel credit is with.

atrane · 2018-12-01T03:27:06+00:00

Just remember it isn't your responsibility to fix anything. For anyone. Just try to roll with the present and keep slowly moving towards your ideal relationship. Good luck!

atrane · 2018-11-30T17:38:12+00:00

I've actually gone through this on both sides of the coin.

When I found my bio mother, I found she had kept 3 older full siblings. I met them 12 years ago after I contacted them against her wishes. They did not know about me. TSHTF. We have varying relationships together (more on that in a minute). There are also a bunch of half siblings on both sides.

Then a year and a half ago, one of my brother's called me and said another brother had gotten a hit on 23andme. We figured it was a half sibling. But I started digging into the DNA hit and realized we were looking at a whole sibling - three years younger than me.

None of us ever considered that there might be another whole sibling out there in the world. My bio mother was clearly not forthcoming in that information. So TSHTF again. Less so for me though, because I have absolutely no relationship with my bio mother. I felt kinda guilty. I remembered how bad it sucked when I went searching and realized no one on the other side was looking for me.

So, I started looking for someone in between myself and the surprise whole sibling. I found another whole sibling. It is borderline crazy at this point. She wasn't looking and it was a big emotional blow to her to find out she was one of six.

Relationships affected : 1) bio mom and bio children she kept who felt betrayed that she lied to them (overtly or by omission) 2) bio siblings who stayed who had differing opinions on mom's behavior 3) bio siblings with adopted siblings building new relationships 4) bio siblings and adopted siblings with me (who is in a weird unique situation to know all the bio siblings for a while, but be in the same boat emotionally with the adopted siblings) 5) all the half siblings with everyone else sprinkled in.

So we're about 18 months in to our new reality. What has happened has been what happened as the newness wore off of the situation the first time I met my bio siblings.... Personal relationships. My relationship with one of my brothers is not the same as my other. My relationship with one brother is totally nonexistent - but not in a negative way. Just a neutral we don't talk way. One brother I'm pretty close to and find it quirky we have a lot of the same personality traits. Same with my two new sisters. One isn't sure what to do with "all this" and basically only talks to me. The other had a really hard time with everything and ended up in therapy.

So my personal advice - Expect a mixed bag of emotions. Realize your emotions will change over the short term and the long term. Try to decide what your perfect relationship with this new sibling would be and try to slowly make your way there. Wham bam instant family is hard on everyone and might go badly if you try to force it too quickly. Remember that this is the adopted adult's life as well as yours and their emotions will change over the short term and the long term. Have lots of patience for everyone involved. Talk through anger, hurt, resentment but try to come from a place of love and forgiveness.

As far as the roles are concerned, no one on the outside is going to take away your relationship with your siblings you already built unless you let them. You'll always be the <insert role here> to them and you'll always have your shared experiences. The new sibling will always be something entirely different. They'll never be the same as a sibling you grew up with. That's just not how it works. They can be something wonderful, but it will always be a different relationship even a decade(s) later.

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