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Stay-at-Home Mom Upset Mother-in-Law Has Witnessed Both of Her Babies' First Steps Without Her: 'It's Like a Cruel Joke'
One mom writes: "How is it that the few hours this month that he's with my mother-in-law are when he actually takes his first steps?" NEED TO KNOW One mom is at her wits' end after her mother-in-law keeps being the one to witness her children's first steps While she is a stay-at-home mom who is always with her children, she has somehow missed both of their big milestones "How is it that the few hours this month that he's with my mother-in-law are when he actually takes his first steps?" she writes in a Reddit post One mom is at her wits' end after her mother-in-law keeps being the one to witness her children's first steps. In a post shared on Reddit, the new mom writes that she has a "polite" relationship with her in-laws, but that it's "somewhat strained because they just aren't very nice." Still, they have "an open invitation" to her home and often visit to see her children. And while they visit only about once per month, "when they come, they act like they're extremely involved and the experts on my kids." "When my oldest was 1 year old, my husband and I went on our first overnight trip to go see my favorite singer a few hours away," she writes. "Before we left my husband asked his mom that if he takes his first steps, please don't tell us because we want to 'witness' it for ourselves and have that first with him as his parents. When we came back, she told me privately that my son took his first steps with them. I was proud of my son but devastated that I missed his first steps. My husband told her that as well." The post continues: "Today she was in the front yard with my 10 month old and her mom (my husband's grandma). I went outside to call them in for dinner and my MIL comes up to me and says '(my son) took 2 steps all by himself!' Literally out of nowhere. I was shocked because he is just only starting to stand while holding onto a support with 1 hand." When she told her husband, he called his mom's bluff, saying, "Mom, he didn't take any steps outside with you. And if you say stuff like that, it's not right because those are milestones that you know we [as] parents are very important to us and we want to be there for." "She was confused and said that yes he did take steps by himself, he wasn't holding onto anything. My husband, trying to salvage the moment for me, said no he definitely didn't," she adds. "She said again that yes, he was standing holding the table and then let go and then took 2 steps by himself before grabbing onto the chair. She literally did not understand what my husband was saying." The post adds: "I am a stay at home mom, I'm with my baby every waking hour basically. How is it that the few hours this month that he's with my mother-in-law are when he actually takes his first steps? Again. It's like a cruel joke on me to miss it again." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Many other Reddit users are taking to the comments to cast doubt on the mother-in-law's story, with one writing, "I bet he didn't even walk his first steps with her - she is just lying to feel like 'proud special grandma.' " Adds another: "I think your husband knows his mom is a big fat liar liar pants on fire! He wasn't trying to salvage the moment for you, he was calling his mom out on her lies. Don't let her have any more of your joy." Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
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To Parents on the First Day of Kindergarten: What Your Kids Really Need From You
This school year is THE year for me—my youngest is going off to kindergarten. The bittersweet feeling of this transition is acute. As much as this is a big moment for our kids, the first day of kindergarten for parents is equally momentous. The last 5 years have been filled with so much parenting intensity. There's been joy, exhaustion, struggle, love, self-doubt, and all the rollercoaster of emotions that come with the early years of parenting. We've survived sleep deprivation, tried to keep our patience during many a toddler tantrum (which still rear their head once in a while), managed the ups and downs of potty training and now we have a 5-year-old who hardly resembles that little baby we brought home years ago. Our 5-year-olds are now eager learners, excited by the world around them. They are now able to (mostly) hold a conversation with us for longer than a minute, even if it is about their favorite insect or fictional character. With our help and guidance, they have made amazing developmental leaps and are now ready to take on the new adventures that kindergarten will bring. The first day of kindergarten for parents: The kids still need us As a mom in this stage of life, it's easy to feel like our kids don't need us anymore. Sure, they are still young, but they are so independent in many ways. There's no more changing diapers, hourly feeding (well, unless raiding the pantry counts), rocking, and soothing. However, after experiencing the first day of kindergarten with my 9-year-old a few years ago, I have a little more perspective on what this transition means for parenting. As you might have guessed, these kids of ours, even with their 'big-kid' mentality, still really need us. They need us to model kindness With school and more interaction with friends, our kindergartners will inevitably encounter some experience of unkindness. Many of our kids have probably encountered a bit of this already. Kids tease, they 'unfriend,' and they may even push or shove. This is normal, but it is difficult for us when we realize that the safe bubble we've tried to create for our kids is no longer realistic. They will get their feelings hurt. The first day of kindergarten for parents means mentally preparing yourself for this reality. What we do know from research, however, is that kids are wired for kindness at some level. In lab experiments, babies as young as 9 months gravitate toward the kind puppet or character. For this kindness instinct to really take hold in older kids, however, it has to be modeled…a lot. Schools that implement kindness programs tend to maintain a kind atmosphere even into the middle school years (yes, it's possible)! Modeling at home is crucial too, of course. Our daily interactions with our kids, but also with store clerks, waitresses and yes, even other drivers, all illustrate to our youngest observers what it looks like to be kind in a sometimes harsh world. They need us to help them find their passions With the first day of kindergarten comes a whole new world of learning for our kids. Many kids gravitate toward certain topics right away—dinosaurs, trains, cowboys, mermaids. This intense interest in one topic is perfectly normal and actually kind of awesome for kids' developing brains. While kids don't have to find their lifelong passion in kindergarten, I have found it helpful and fun (for them and us) to offer them opportunities that might spark their interests. School does a lot of this for us by exposing them to many different topics and skills. However, some kids may not find their interest in school. The first day of kindergarten for parents means that you may have to play a big role in helping them find their passion. My youngest child, while he loved preschool, didn't find anything that totally piqued his interest. I took it upon myself to find books, videos, etc. that might be something he could really get into. So far, it's been comic books! He loves 'reading' them and trying to write his own. You never can tell where a simple interest can take kids' learning. They need us to help them figure out their emotions Little kids (and even not-so-little ones) have big emotions. Although our kindergartners may be mostly past the tantrum days, those big emotions sometimes still overtake them. Long days of learning and less quiet time often mean meltdowns come day's end. Many schools are getting on the bandwagon with social-emotional learning, but it often falls on us parents to help our kids cope when big emotions try to take over. Kids often hold their emotional selves together well at school, and the teachers may report they are so well-behaved under their watch. Once at home with us, they often break down and let out all the emotional tension that has piled up during the day. We should consider this a good sign! As hard as it is to be the 'emotional trash can' for our kids, it means they feel safe and comfortable with us to let their guard down. This struggle has been real for me and my now 9-year-old. Even as a third-grader last year, he often came home an emotional mess after the ups and downs of a busy day. We can become the 'emotion coaches' for our kids to help them figure out these emotions, label them and understand that no emotions are 'bad.' It's also important to realize, however, that we don't have to get our kids 'back to happy' too soon and that making them happy all the time may not even be part of our job. We can listen, we can guide, but we usually can't force the emotions we want them to have. Ultimately, modeling self-regulation is the best gift we can give them. We don't have to join their emotional turmoil but we can be there to support them as they work through it. They need us to help them find meaning in their struggles (but not always fix the struggles) This relates a lot to the issue I just discussed, but in a more tangible way. Upon entering school, kids encounter a lot of challenges they haven't experienced before—kids who don't 'play nice,' teachers they may not enjoy, school work that is hard, etc. These are real challenges, and our kids need real guidance. However, in many cases, we cannot 'fix' the problem. It's tempting as a parent to try to fix it all—change teachers, separate classmates, call the principal…the list could go on forever. In some cases, this type of intervention might be needed, but in many cases, we just need to be patient. The first day of kindergarten for parents oftentimes means reminding yourself to be patient. Many times, kids work out their differences with classmates, they learn to love that teacher after all or the little extra explanation you give on that math problem makes the concept 'click' in their brain. Patience often pays big dividends in their maturity, growth, and in ours. Many times, our kids don't really need us to fix the problem; they just need us to listen and provide a context of meaning for their struggle. They just need a hand to hold as they face the challenge themselves. Kindergarten parents, I will be with you in spirit as you drop off your little ones. Enjoy the moments and be ready for a whole new parenting job. Best wishes for the first day of kindergarten! Solve the daily Crossword
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What schools in LCISD received A's, F's from TEA's accountability report? Here's what to know
After years of waiting, the Texas Education Agency released the long-awaited 2024-25 accountability scores for schools and districts across the state. That means the public can examine how each of the schools within the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District performs and compare them to one another. Others are reading: Are Lubbock area school districts earning A's or F's? TEA releases 2024, 2025 school ratings With six schools getting straight A's, another failing and the rest getting B's or C's, here's a look at how each school within LCISD did. What is the TEA accountability rating? The new TEA A-F ratings factor in many aspects that boil down to three big "domains" that help hold the school accountable while providing transparency to parents. 70% of the score comes from the highest score of the following: Student Achievement: What students know and can do. (I.e., STAAR scores, graduation rates and college/career readiness.) School Process: How far students have come or how campuses have done compared to similar comparison groups. This score comes from the higher Academic Growth or Relative Performance scores. The other 30% comes from Closing the Gap, or how different student groups are performing. Straight A schools in Lubbock-Cooper ISD Six received an overall score of A from the TEA. Here's a breakdown of the school's and their domain scores. Lubbock-Cooper High School — 93/100 Student Achievement: A (92/100). School Progress: B (86/100). Closing the Gap: A (95/100). Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School — 92/100 Student Achievement: A (92/100). School Progress: B (82/100). Closing the Gap: A (91/100). Lubbock-Cooper New Hope Academy — 91/100 Student Achievement: B (88/100). School Progress: A (91/100). Closing the Gap: Not Rated. West Elementary — 92/100 Student Achievement: A (92/100). School Progress: B (88/100). Closing the Gap: A (91/100). North Elementary — 91/100 Student Achievement: A (90/100). School Progress: B (87/100). Closing the Gap: A (92/100). Central Elementary — 90/100 Student Achievement: A (91/100). School Progress: A (91/100). Closing the Gap: B (89/100). Failing schools in Lubbock-Cooper ISD No schools within Lubbock-Cooper ISD received a score of D or lower from the TEA. Room for improvement in schools at Lubbock-Cooper ISD Here's a look at the schools within FISD that received an overall B rating from TEA: Lubbock-Cooper Middle School — B (84/100). Laura Bush Middle School — B (85/100). Here's a look at the one school within LCISD that received an overall C rating from TEA and its domain scores: South Elementary — C (78/100). Student Achievement: C (79/100). School Progress: C (79/100). Closing the Gap: C (75/100). East Elementary — C (77/100). Student Achievement: C (72/100). School Progress: C (78/100). Closing the Gap: C (75/100). For a deeper dive into each campus' scores or to see how other schools did, visit Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@ This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: See how schools in Lubbock-Cooper ISD did on TEA accountability rating Solve the daily Crossword
