Re: Wet Wednesday PWYC
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:09 pm
Just got back from taking DD14 to the family doctor. We had to wear masks before entering the office. They began the visit by testing for flu A, flu B, strep, and COVID. All the tests came back negative, so they concluded her sore throat was viral.
She has a new-to-her inhaler to use twice a day for asthma. She has to rinse her mouth out after using this inhaler because a side effect is thrush.
I'm a bit confused about the change he's making, but I went along with it. The family doctor was the one who referred us to the place where we took DD14 for autism testing. Now he's saying that provider isn't the best and wants us to switch to a different place for autism testing, one that's staffed by doctors. I'm not familiar with the whole autism testing process, so I'm just following his lead. On the positive side is this change will reduce our drive by over 100 miles for each appointment.
Our school secretary is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. She has chosen to keep working, and everyone is very supportive and kind to her. However, even with my limited interactions, I can tell she is mentally struggling (chemo brain?). This week, both times I went to the school office to check DD14 out, there was no sign-out sheet. When I asked if I needed to sign DD14 out, the secretary said, "I keep forgetting to make a sign-out sheet. It will be okay for you to go ahead and take her." Without a record of who picked up a student and when, I am unsure if DD14's absences are being properly recorded.
DD14 said her history teacher sits the entire class scrolling on his phone. He is her worst teacher that puts no effort into the class. This is the 3rd year she has had him as a teacher and she claims he has never stood in front of the class and taught. He just says "turn to page xxxx and read and then answer the questions".
I asked DD14 today if they have access to TikTok, Spotify, etc., on the school Chromebooks, and they do. I was surprised and asked again, "Students can watch TikTok during class on school computers?" The answer was yes. But no cell phones.
Only one of DD14 classes has a book. The other 6 classes is all online or paper handouts from the teacher.
She has a new-to-her inhaler to use twice a day for asthma. She has to rinse her mouth out after using this inhaler because a side effect is thrush.
I'm a bit confused about the change he's making, but I went along with it. The family doctor was the one who referred us to the place where we took DD14 for autism testing. Now he's saying that provider isn't the best and wants us to switch to a different place for autism testing, one that's staffed by doctors. I'm not familiar with the whole autism testing process, so I'm just following his lead. On the positive side is this change will reduce our drive by over 100 miles for each appointment.
Our school secretary is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. She has chosen to keep working, and everyone is very supportive and kind to her. However, even with my limited interactions, I can tell she is mentally struggling (chemo brain?). This week, both times I went to the school office to check DD14 out, there was no sign-out sheet. When I asked if I needed to sign DD14 out, the secretary said, "I keep forgetting to make a sign-out sheet. It will be okay for you to go ahead and take her." Without a record of who picked up a student and when, I am unsure if DD14's absences are being properly recorded.
DD14 said her history teacher sits the entire class scrolling on his phone. He is her worst teacher that puts no effort into the class. This is the 3rd year she has had him as a teacher and she claims he has never stood in front of the class and taught. He just says "turn to page xxxx and read and then answer the questions".
I asked DD14 today if they have access to TikTok, Spotify, etc., on the school Chromebooks, and they do. I was surprised and asked again, "Students can watch TikTok during class on school computers?" The answer was yes. But no cell phones.
Only one of DD14 classes has a book. The other 6 classes is all online or paper handouts from the teacher.
