Xanthan's posts

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@Bioshock: I don't know why I am just now seeing this! I agree 100% asking for help takes practice and is necessary. We are totally social creatures and require others in order to thrive. Otherwise are we even really alive? Sincere apologies for now replying sooner. I feel like a heel.

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@Aisukohi: get involved with those groups even if only to network.

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Thanks for the update. Real life comes first hope all is well. If there's anything I can do don't hesitate to holler.

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Topic and thought for the moment the week the night or whatnot


He opens up my mind
In a way nobody else has ever
He opens up my dreams
And now the life I see is so much brighter

He opens up my fears
To degrees I never thought existed
And he opens up my heart
To relieve the many pains afflicted

We weren't meant to be alone
Though alone this life we leave and enter
In existence of the flesh
We all need to feel a hand that's tender

What makes it so one can touch another
In such a way
We underestimate the beauty and the power
Of one

One is the exact number of people it takes to change a life!

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How long can a girl be shackled to you
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
How long can a girl stay haunted by you
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name.

So often our innocence, our youth is robbed from us. Someone comes along and steals a beautiful piece of us. They collect and keep and steal and put us away in their jar of hearts. But how long before we reclaim our power? Or do we? Do we allow them to hold that power? Or will there be a day that you, you reading this, no longer flinch when you hear their name?

Recently something was stolen from me. Someone I dearly loved took both hands, grabbed at me and ran. Someone new has since came along, kind and patient, but dealing with the aftermath of those who came before. They are now being robbed in this relationship because i felt as if i could not provide a critical piece to the relationship. Tonight i realize i must reclaim my power. I refuse to let someone amazing get short changed because someone else inflicted harm and stole from me.

And their name is akin to that of a rose and though i fell in love and felt the prick of their thorn, i refuse to continue on in life and flinch when i hear their name!

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@xvz: digital body language is conveyed through things like zoom meetings and the like, but more importantly it is how we write and express ourselves through written communication. the way we us ! more often than ever before, or using ....more often than before. It is communicating clearly and effectively through written communication in many styles. So email, versus texts, versus a quick sticky note scribble etc. You get a message from your boss, it simply says "We need to talk. There will be a meeting tomorrow morning at 8am sharp." What does that mean? what is the tone? how is it interpreted? how else could it be interpreted? now what if your mother sent a text and said simply, we need to talk. again how do you interpret it? what if it were a message from your partner? That is what digital body language is. The tone and interpretation of digital and written messages via medium of message, words used, words not used, and all that combined with punctuation, emojis, gifs, etc.


@Aisukohi: have you considered local home schooling groups? meetup groups? I cannot think of the website off the top of my head but it is similar to meetup but is for homeschooling. A lot of those parents do meet ups once a week or month and so on. Even if it were virtual, I feel something is better than nothing. If at the least, you can engage other parents, learn how they live essentially, and then determine the risk.

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@Aisukohi: In my area, well in the US as a whole, I personally don't feel we have a good enough plan to keep the kiddos safe. Granted my son is almost 14, however, I cannot risk his health and safety when I don't even trust the plans in place as a nation, my own state, my county, and even the school district. The only option I had that made sense was to keep him home :( In your instance, 3 is so impressionable and there is a huge need for social activity. Do you know any other parents that you feel safe with who have kids the same age? I spend time with maybe 5 people total outside my son and my bf. but we all have come up with ways to get through this and still be social.


@xvz: my son is in virtual school through public education. but yes, i will be teaching on top of that. i have the state curriculum guidelines down, and i have already supplemented his last years studies with my own curriculum. the school system simply does not have it all right in my opinion. Therefor, I will be doing my own thing, he will do his own thing via public school online, and then I will be adding to it. especially since part of the curriculum goes over very sensitive and important topics such as US history up until the 1900's. It also covers a lot of literature styles. I will be making sure that he dives deep into art history which i am familiar with, for his credits in the arts, he will be doing extra work on body language and communication styles, specifically digital body language, he will be writing more than what is required because texting is not the only way to write and should he go to Uni, texts and emojis won't fly. And finally he will be learning additional life skills such as personal finance, why we have tax, what it is all about, and how to calculate it. Things like that. He will be in 8th grade btw

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I am getting ready to start classes again. My son is also getting ready to start back. It got me to thinking, as I was compiling information and resources for myself, I wonder how many other parents on here would like some ideas on school lesson plans, curriculum, worksheets, and just about anything else related to having kids home for school versus in a brick and mortar building.

I was considering creating a thread with a list of resources and for others to contribute their findings with the content being school related and free of charge. I know as a parent during these times, I am not comfortable sending my kiddo to school. For me it was no question as to what to do with my son, but I also wanted to make sure I stayed on top of things because I am not a middle school teacher. LOL

Anyways, if there is any interest in this, I will go ahead and make the thread but in the meantime I just feel us parents need to stick together, for the kiddos and their education. After all, they are our future, we don't need to be failing them.

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Hey hey hey....

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came to check in on the kitty and all the volties. ping me if ya feel like chatting :)

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hey hey hey how is everyone

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@Jolly: this is too cute. I seriously LOL'd out loud lol

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This is my bump song
Making those volts song
Is that so wrong song
Ping me with your thoughts song

The only thing could rhyme with song was song and also wrong. Anyways wanna join along?

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This is my bump song
Making those volts song
Is that so wrong song
Ping me with your thoughts song

The only thing could rhyme with song was song and also wrong. Anyways wanna join along?