PadawanOfHappiness

  I took this screen shot today Sep 10, 2021 around 4:20 PM EST This is not data taken from a fringe site it is respected Worldometer is a provider of global COVID-19 statistics for many caring people around the world. Our data is also trusted and used by the UK Government , Johns Hopkins CSSE , the Government of Thailand , the Government of Pakistan , the Government of Sri Lanka , Government of Vietnam , Financial Times , The New York Times , Business Insider , BBC , and many others. source   And lets not neglect that you hear all over social media and the news OMG the children and delta is so much worse for them, there are so many being hospitalized. I look at this official data for my state and I think why the hysteria?  Do you wonder that as well? Earlier today I joined a webinar hosted by The Boston Globe (not right wing fringe organization) and Boston's Children's hospita l.  I loved that one of the panelists called this out... it is a paraphrase from what I w...

They day is not even over and this is one of the worst days ever.  I hate this remote learning situation it is not a good set up for my family.  I get that some kids like it and it works for some families but this absolutely SUCKS. I have been very happy to hear that one of Padawan's teachers is very upfront about the fact that some of the things they need to do don't make sense but they have to do them anyway.  She has also been open about this not being ideal and that we are all struggling together. One Padawan needs a lot of help and really responds differently to a teacher in person and than he does to me.  I know he knows this stuff, we are still in the review stage but it he just has a mental block and refuses to do it.  I have spoken with professionals and his behavior is not uncommon and quite frankly I am at the end of my rope and so is he.  He doesn't like it and we are really out of coping mechanisms there is only so much I can do. I just want ev...