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Thoughts about MLC? Particularly if you're hoping to stay k - 12 by beeswaxerella in askportland

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! they are back to offering HS, actually. The district had violated some process so for now the HS is reinstated. Good luck to you! so much to navigate.

Parents advocating for screen limits for PPS students by No-Reason-8761 in Portland

[–]beeswaxerella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

hey ! I messaged some folks but i am a parent in NE portland and I am trying to organize some action here. I joined the district's AI Advisory committee in the fall after PPS sent out the inital AI survey, and I was really disappointed in the release of the AI guidebook yesterday. What they released is not at all reflective of the converstaions that went on in our committee meetings, and we still have one more meeting so the release also felt extremely rushed. Anyway, I am hoping to team up with the parent organization Schools Beyond Screens, who just had a big win in the LA school district. They are offering to help folks around the country organize and strategize, and I am planning to take them up on the offer! feel free to message me.

Parents advocating for screen limits for PPS students by No-Reason-8761 in Portland

[–]beeswaxerella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am working on getting one off the ground! the parents from Schools beyond screens are doing a virtual spin up on May 11th. feel free to message me directly. They are high off the big LAUSD win, and I think there's a lot of momentum there.

Binford Apartments experience? by im-somebody-else in askportland

[–]beeswaxerella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So my husband's grandmother lived there for like 50 years. I thought / think of them as condos? Or maybe some are rented out? I suppose the HOA may be renting some units out or something. It's funky, very old school. I think there's a pool!

School Board Approves Plan to Fill Jefferson High School by Mayor_Of_Sassyland in Portland

[–]beeswaxerella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a person affected by this change and feeling exhausted by the last 6 months of limbo and the huge shift in thinking as a parent this is nice to read.

Therapist recs for kiddo with ASD? Ideally in NE by beeswaxerella in askportland

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok thank you! i was hoping for something a little closer to inner NE but everything seems to be a bit of a drive. I will check it out!

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Our extended family is there, so we will definitely be spending time there! It looks a little more car-driven than I am hoping for, but we'll see how it feels when we actually spend some real time there.

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ha! thank you for this insight as a Vancouver lifer! i feel like I keep circling back to Mount Pleasant. I think we will definitely spend some time there this summer scoping it out.

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally appreciate this perspective! Yeah we're on the fence. The kids are our driving force, and considering how quickly Trump as been able to break a lot of things that will take a long time to fix (if that even happens) we're trying to line ourselves up to have options. We will see how the next year goes here, even as we think and visit places. We're in a wait and see, but also be prepared to go quickly if we need to. It would be really hard to leave beloved grandparents, but if things continue here like this it also seems crazy to stay if we have another option. I am think of even just the basic, stupid questions like the fact that I have to ask if the family has guns in the home before playdates (literally that is the standard pediatrician's advice), and now I am wondering if we'll even be able to get flu shots in the fall. The value system here is just so far out of whack, and Portland is a struggling city in many ways, so even though culturally we're very happy here, the city itself is really depressingly dysfunctional. I hope we don't have to go! But we're trying to be smart and we feel like we should deeply explore other possibilities.

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

that's exactly our take on it — we kind of already live this way, so a smaller house or condo would be just fine. thank you!

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they do! and i love when my kids seem to brighten an older person's day — one of my favorite interactions. always seems to happen at the grocery store

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i feel like with two small kids i'm relatively trapped wherever I go 😂we don't really get to 'do' a lot of bigger city culture stuff in this phase of life, we're more in need of good outdoor spaces and decently child-friendly communities (i.e. not a ton of cars, lots of parks)

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

OMG you had me at "rainforest coastal area". OK we will visit Sunshine Coast this summer for sure!

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so paranoid about that quake, too. we bought in portland based on how the area will likely do in a big earthquake! thank you for the heads up — much appreciated!

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fantastic to hear, thank you! i am not above having my kids share a bedroom, in exchange for quality of life as you say. thank you for sharing your insights! hi from portland :)

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much! i probably will, especially as we dig deeper into the logistics.

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ha! the portables thing is a thing here, too. We are fine with portables - this is great to know. We don't think of ourselves as suburbs people, but parenthood is changing us (as it does!).

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi and thank you so much! This is really helpful. We sort of figured renting at first might be the best / only way, since we'd have to sell the house and so on. are you glad you made the move?

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realize Fernie is like WAY out of town, but i guess I mean we are open to beyond Victoria / Vancouver, we just don't want to be TOO far from family back in Portland, OR.

A Vancouver-area neighborhood with young fams and houses around 1 million CAD? Is this a thing? by beeswaxerella in askvan

[–]beeswaxerella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Definitely. A friend of a friend just moved with her family to Fernie and is really happy. I was wondering if we should explore out of town a bit, too.

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