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What Is ETA?
Asked by C.K. from Minneapolis
on February 22, 2007
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I've seen this a couple times in postings on Mamasource (usually when things get heated). Sorry, I couldn't find this in the FAQ section with commonly used acronyms :)
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Seriously? What Is with the Text Lingo!?!?
Asked by J.F. from Toledo
on July 20, 2010
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Is it just me or does anyone else see a HUGE problem with all of the "text lingo" flyin all over the place? Frankly, it drives me nuts to see all of the made-up words...
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- Yep, drives me crazy too! Not long ago, I was watching my teen-ager on the computer and one of his friends responded to one of his questions with "IDK". I asked what...
- The point of it is to sent someting quick! so you abriviate your words I dont use the goofy ones like your example above but I do use....dnt, knw, lol, omg, idk, U, ec...
- IDK, my BFF Jill! Ha-Ha...sorry, I just had to do it...so funny!
Possible ADD or Learning Disabilities
Asked by M.T. from Washington DC
on January 17, 2007
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I have an 8 year old son in 2nd grade. My concern is that he hates school and has trouble paying attention in class. He is academically right in the middle of his cl...
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- hi M.! i was wondering where his diagnosis that he had to wear glasses came from? i ask this because my daughter has been through few optomologists...and just because...
- Hi M. - I just joined, so I hope you'll still get this response. Your son sounds just like mine. Starting in kg, I felt something just wasn't right He is very smart an...
- Since my son was really little he's been sensitive about his clothes... tags, seams in his socks, etc. He's also sensitive to what people think of him... he decided w...
Undiagnosed Learning Disorder
Asked by J.H. from New York
on November 16, 2008
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Hi moms,
I am at a lose with my son undiagnosed learning disorder. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and I battled putting him on meds for a while but his grades wher...
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- Your school district is required to have a child study team--professionals who can help you. Go to the school, ask (demand, if necessary) to speak with someone from t...
- there are some very concerned special education teachers which meet in small groups on sunday mornings at my church they handle many types of children with special nee...
- Dear J., I would first like to ask have you had him evaluated by the child study team in your district? If not you need to do so, if you have and they have not p...
Uneducated or Just Lazy??
Asked by S.. from Orlando
on May 19, 2010
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Is it just me, or are you also frustrated at the way some people use horrible English on this site??
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- Probably both. Sometimes I'm too lazy to go back and add an apostrophe or capitalize my I's or I create a huge run on sentence when babbling about something. I think i...
- I don't cringe when I see a post full of bad grammer. I do, however, cringe when I see the person who posted getting absolutely CREAMED by people cutting them down fo...
- i agree with you. when it comes to capitalization and punctuation, i don't always do it (case in point). however when somebody's grammar/spelling/etc. is so bad that...
Just Diagnosed with Asperger's
Asked by T.F. from New York
on September 26, 2008
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Hi Mommies,
My beautiful almost-four-years-old boy was just diagnosed (today) with Asperger's Syndrome. For those who may be unfamiliar, this is a developmental di...
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- Hi T., I don't have a child with Asperger's but I am a great believer in complimentary therapies. You might want to check out the following books. Mother Warriors...
- I am a clinical social worker, and my recommendation is going to be...GET SERVICES NOW!!! Your child has been diagnosed at an age where he can still thrive socially w...
- I am so touched by how wonderfully and thoughtfully everyone has responded to you! There are truly lots of smart, sensitive, creative women on this message board! As...
