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AWESOME!!!!! You go girl!!!! Suzy <shp@...> wrote: So my hubby and I both started eating better on Monday which is the day I joined this group. Yesterday he tells me "I lost 5.5 pounds" I am very proud of him but was kind of jealous ya know the whole "men lose faster than women thing" Well this morning I got on the scale which I was going to wait until Monday to make it 1 week but I couldn't wait....Anyways (sorry for the ramble) I lost 7 pounds!!!!! I am really feeling good about myself. Now I realize that in the beginning it will come off fast and

it may be water etc...But know what I don't care the scale says less and I am feeling really good. Thanks for listening! 265/258/150 Suzy ) -Sapphyre Feel Free to Visit: www.geocities.com/asmallersapphyre www.livejournal.com/users/changescomin

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Wow, 7 pounds that is great!!! Hip Horay for you! I LostSo my hubby and I both started eating better on Monday which is the day I joined this group. Yesterday he tells me "I lost 5.5 pounds" I am very proud of him but was kind of jealous ya know the whole "men lose faster than women thing" Well this morning I got on the scale which I was going to wait until Monday to make it 1 week but I couldn't wait....Anyways (sorry for the ramble) I lost 7 pounds!!!!! I am really feeling good about myself. Now I realize that in the beginning it will come off fast and it may be water etc...But know what I don't care the scale says less and I am feeling really good. Thanks for listening!265/258/150Suzy )

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Suzy, This is awesome! Make sure that your not competing with your Husband. Men do lose it a lot faster than women. Men just seem to build muscle faster than women do. It's great that both of you are doing it. I'm going to try to get Mike to do Tae Bo tonight. One more step, www.geocities.com/remaking_me Suzy <shp@...> wrote: So my hubby and I both started eating better on Monday which is the day I joined this group. Yesterday he tells me "I lost 5.5 pounds" I am very proud of him but was kind of jealous ya know the whole "men lose faster than women thing" Well this morning I got

on the scale which I was going to wait until Monday to make it 1 week but I couldn't wait....Anyways (sorry for the ramble) I lost 7 pounds!!!!! I am really feeling good about myself. Now I realize that in the beginning it will come off fast and it may be water etc...But know what I don't care the scale says less and I am feeling really good. Thanks for listening! 265/258/150 Suzy )

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WTG Suzy that is wonderful. Keep up the good work.

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That's great, Suzy!!! Way to go!

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gosh that's no ramble LOL. I'm competeing - oops meant being a diet buddy (evil laugh) with my male cousin and I understand about them losing faster - he suggested we go by % lost as opposed to pounds post (either way I'm still winng LOL). Congrats on the 7 pounds gone!!! I think it comes off quick like that to pump us up to continue the fight Good job to both of you

I Lost

So my hubby and I both started eating better on Monday which is the day I joined this group. Yesterday he tells me "I lost 5.5 pounds" I am very proud of him but was kind of jealous ya know the whole "men lose faster than women thing" Well this morning I got on the scale which I was going to wait until Monday to make it 1 week but I couldn't wait....Anyways (sorry for the ramble) I lost 7 pounds!!!!! I am really feeling good about myself. Now I realize that in the beginning it will come off fast and it may be water etc...But know what I don't care the scale says less and I am feeling really good. Thanks for listening!

265/258/150 Suzy )

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Hi ,

When my oldest (who is now 28) started school in Indiana, they were making

it where kids had to be 5 by June 1st. They had studies that showed a

correlation between teenagers who committed suicide and summer/early fall

birthdays and starting school too early. Socially, there was a delay in

emotional development that showed more of a gap as the kids got older, and

more girls than boys. I do not know if the law was ever changed, we moved

away.

Anyone in Indiana??

I lost

>I have been going back and forth with 's elementary school for months

>now trying to have her retained in the second grade. has a late

>August birthday, and she is one of the youngest children in second grade.

>I was not able to hold her back before she began kindergarten; she turned 5

>and immediately started kindergarten. The only option at the time was to

>hold her back myself and keep her out of school for an entire year. I

>couldn't do that, it wasn't fair to to lose a year of instruction

>simply because she had a late birthday. Second grade was, in my opinion,

>my last opportunity to have her held back before she understood what was

>going on and it affected her self-esteem. I did countless hours of

>research, looking for anything I could find on the pros/cons of retaining a

>child with Down syndrome. I was unable to find anything, and neither was

>the school. My own instincts are all I have, and I know in my heart that

>my daughter would do better socially with kids her age. She has not been

>fully included in the general ed setting and she has not formed bonds with

>her classmates. is very social, and would have no problem creating

>friendships with a new second grade class, and now that I realize she was

>not being included as she should have been, I would be able to help foster

>those bonds and friendships.

> However, the school is adamant that retention is not an appropriate

> intervention, even though the only research data they have is on general

> education students.

> Had I not conceded to them, the next step is due process, and I do not

> have the unlimited funds our district has to win in court.

>

> I am heartbroken, because I believe that I know what is best for .

> She is " high functioning " and we have to fight for everything. I wanted so

> much to close some of the gap between and her peers. I feel like I

> have let her down and it hurts my soul. She is so incredible, she doesn't

> ask for much. She is so independent and smart, she is perceptive and

> funny and has unlimited potential...and yet I, her mom, couldn't get the

> right thing done for her. I just don't understand why a school district

> has more control over my daughter's education than I do.

>

> I'm sorry for the long post. I'm devastated and although my friends are

> sympathetic, they don't understand. Thanks for letting me get this off my

> chest.

>

> , mom to (13) (11) and (7ds)

>

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Hi ,

 

Boy, I just don't understand this.

 

I live in Ohio. Olivia is 7, she will be 8 in July. When she was three, she

began preschool - the Early Intervention. At 6 years old, she began

kindergarten, and I remember being told by law, that is the age here in Ohio for

children to enter kindergarten. But she has now repeated kindergarten, there was

never a problem with that. However, she is in a special needs classroom, and

spends part of her time there, part of her time in the regular classroom. Her

special ed teacher is the one who saw the need for her to repeat, and I agreed

with her, and she made it clear at the IEP meeting that this would be happening.

Do you have any person from special ed that can help you present this to the

school board? I have heard of plenty of kids with ds repeating the early grades.

 

sounds a lot like Olivia. Livi seems to get on better with kids younger

than her, and she is small for her age, so I would rather have her in classes

with younger vs. older students.

 

I wish I could help you! Maybe somebody will know of some research that can

prove your " instinct " about holding her back correct. If I find some, would you

still be able to use it? Whatever happens, you shouild know that you didn't let

down. You are still her biggest advocate. She is lucky to have a mom who

cares so much about her future.

 

Patty

From: jendmoyers <jendmoyers@...>

Subject: I lost

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:10 PM

I have been going back and forth with 's elementary school for months now

trying to have her retained in the second grade. has a late August

birthday, and she is one of the youngest children in second grade. I was not

able to hold her back before she began kindergarten; she turned 5 and

immediately started kindergarten. The only option at the time was to hold her

back myself and keep her out of school for an entire year. I couldn't do that,

it wasn't fair to to lose a year of instruction simply because she had a

late birthday. Second grade was, in my opinion, my last opportunity to have her

held back before she understood what was going on and it affected her

self-esteem. I did countless hours of research, looking for anything I could

find on the pros/cons of retaining a child with Down syndrome. I was unable to

find anything, and neither was the school. My own instincts are all I have, and

I know in my heart that my daughter would do

better socially with kids her age. She has not been fully included in the

general ed setting and she has not formed bonds with her classmates. is

very social, and would have no problem creating friendships with a new second

grade class, and now that I realize she was not being included as she should

have been, I would be able to help foster those bonds and friendships.

However, the school is adamant that retention is not an appropriate

intervention, even though the only research data they have is on general

education students.

Had I not conceded to them, the next step is due process, and I do not have the

unlimited funds our district has to win in court.

I am heartbroken, because I believe that I know what is best for . She is

" high functioning " and we have to fight for everything. I wanted so much to

close some of the gap between and her peers. I feel like I have let her

down and it hurts my soul. She is so incredible, she doesn't ask for much. She

is so independent and smart, she is perceptive and funny and has unlimited

potential... and yet I, her mom, couldn't get the right thing done for her. I

just don't understand why a school district has more control over my daughter's

education than I do.

I'm sorry for the long post. I'm devastated and although my friends are

sympathetic, they don't understand. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.

, mom to (13) (11) and (7ds)

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Maybe Ohio is more lenient or has a different law regarding start age--I believe

you have to be in K the year you turn 7.. When I was in K back almost 40 years

ago...my mom started me at the age of 4 (I have an end of Sept. b-day). My mom

says if she had to do it all over again she would definitely waited another

year. I don't remember struggling or anything, but she says I did.

Like Olivia Kit started school at age 6 (she has a Sept b-day) we were never

encouraged to start her at 5 and I never even thought of it. She had 3 years of

preschool and then K. She is now the oldest in her class, but still one of the

smallest. :-) I believe, if I had wanted to hold her back in K they would have

allowed it, too.

Good luck.

Jill

Mom to Mac & Kit

I lost

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:10 PM

I have been going back and forth with 's elementary school for months now

trying to have her retained in the second grade. has a late August

birthday, and she is one of the youngest children in second grade. I was not

able to hold her back before she began kindergarten; she turned 5 and

immediately started kindergarten. The only option at the time was to hold her

back myself and keep her out of school for an entire year. I couldn't do that,

it wasn't fair to to lose a year of instruction simply because she had a

late birthday. Second grade was, in my opinion, my last opportunity to have her

held back before she understood what was going on and it affected her

self-esteem. I did countless hours of research, looking for anything I could

find on the pros/cons of retaining a child with Down syndrome. I was unable to

find anything, and neither was the school. My own instincts are all I have, and

I know in my heart that my daughter would do

better socially with kids her age. She has not been fully included in the

general ed setting and she has not formed bonds with her classmates. is

very social, and would have no problem creating friendships with a new second

grade class, and now that I realize she was not being included as she should

have been, I would be able to help foster those bonds and friendships.

However, the school is adamant that retention is not an appropriate

intervention, even though the only research data they have is on general

education students.

Had I not conceded to them, the next step is due process, and I do not have

the unlimited funds our district has to win in court.

I am heartbroken, because I believe that I know what is best for . She is

" high functioning " and we have to fight for everything. I wanted so much to

close some of the gap between and her peers. I feel like I have let her

down and it hurts my soul. She is so incredible, she doesn't ask for much. She

is so independent and smart, she is perceptive and funny and has unlimited

potential... and yet I, her mom, couldn't get the right thing done for her. I

just don't understand why a school district has more control over my daughter's

education than I do.

I'm sorry for the long post. I'm devastated and although my friends are

sympathetic, they don't understand. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.

, mom to (13) (11) and (7ds)

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we had Nic do 2 years of kindergarten. I wanted Nic to stay back in 4th

grade, the school did not agree but I have to say, after thinking about it,

I would rather have him repeat high school grades better because this is

when he will be getting job training etc. I would much rather him hone those

skills later than have him make friends now.

Just my opinion.

Di

I lost

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:10 PM

I have been going back and forth with 's elementary school for months

now trying to have her retained in the second grade. has a late August

birthday, and she is one of the youngest children in second grade. I was not

able to hold her back before she began kindergarten; she turned 5 and

immediately started kindergarten. The only option at the time was to hold

her back myself and keep her out of school for an entire year. I couldn't do

that, it wasn't fair to to lose a year of instruction simply because

she had a late birthday. Second grade was, in my opinion, my last

opportunity to have her held back before she understood what was going on

and it affected her self-esteem. I did countless hours of research, looking

for anything I could find on the pros/cons of retaining a child with Down

syndrome. I was unable to find anything, and neither was the school. My own

instincts are all I have, and I know in my heart that my daughter would do

better socially with kids her age. She has not been fully included in the

general ed setting and she has not formed bonds with her classmates.

is very social, and would have no problem creating friendships with a new

second grade class, and now that I realize she was not being included as she

should have been, I would be able to help foster those bonds and

friendships.

However, the school is adamant that retention is not an appropriate

intervention, even though the only research data they have is on general

education students.

Had I not conceded to them, the next step is due process, and I do not have

the unlimited funds our district has to win in court.

I am heartbroken, because I believe that I know what is best for . She

is " high functioning " and we have to fight for everything. I wanted so much

to close some of the gap between and her peers. I feel like I have let

her down and it hurts my soul. She is so incredible, she doesn't ask for

much. She is so independent and smart, she is perceptive and funny and has

unlimited potential... and yet I, her mom, couldn't get the right thing done

for her. I just don't understand why a school district has more control over

my daughter's education than I do.

I'm sorry for the long post. I'm devastated and although my friends are

sympathetic, they don't understand. Thanks for letting me get this off my

chest.

, mom to (13) (11) and (7ds)