School is Out. Straitjacket anyone?

School is out for my children for the summer.  Instead of one little one home, I now have four kids home including one teenager whose moods swing back and forth so fast they give you whiplash.  Here's hoping for a smooth summer!

I'm thinking it's not going to be that smooth though, especially where my teen is concerned.  She likes this boy...who is the ex of her best friend.  Her best friend still likes this boy.  They both say it isn't going to come between them and I hope it doesn't.  They are really, really good friends.  The one good thing is that she won't see this boy over the summer (and neither will her best friend probably) so while the girls are spending time together, hopefully they are both getting over this kid. 

That's the problem with living in a really small town I guess.  Eventually, crushes are going to overlap because there seriously aren't enough decent kids to choose from.  Ha Ha.

She is only 13.  I have several more years of this.  Straitjacket anyone?

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Teenagers with Weight Perception Problems

My 13-year old is complaining that her stomach is big (believe me, it isn't at all...she has an athletic body).  She was also complaining yesterday that her legs were too long and she didn't want long legs. 

Where do kids come up with these things?  Most people love the idea of having long legs and a flat belly.  Why are legs too long and bellies not flat enough? 

If she starts trying to diet or look for natural weight loss products, I will get upset. Hopefully, this is just normal teenage complaining (she's really good at that).

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Oldest Getting Driver's License

My stepdaughter is getting her driver's license in a couple weeks.  She's actually a couple years late getting it.  In fact, her little brother is in driver's training right now too.  I don't know if she took her time getting it due to her schedule or fear (anxiety, OCD). 

She doesn't live near us so my car is safe from a teenaged driver thankfully.  Otherwise I'd be looking for the best anti wrinkle cream because I know my nerves would be shot knowing when one of our kids was on the road. My oldest is 13 so I have a couple years before I need to worry personally.  I know I will worry too.  The thought of my kids being teenage drivers, knowing some of the things I did as a teenage driver, scares me.

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Do you know the symptoms of thyroid disease?

From what I've read, there are higher incidences of thyroid disease than what the doctors find because labs aren't read correctly.  If you're experience fatigue, memory/focus problems, skin problems, weight gain or loss, or worried about hair loss prevention, and other unexplainable symptoms, you need to ask for thyroid labs be drawn (Free T3, Free T4, TSH, T3, T4, ferritin (iron) come to mind off the top of my head) and see if your problems are your thyroid (or your doctor's inability to read the lab results correctly. There are new standards in place for some thyroid lab results that the labs and doctors don't even follow!

It took doctors almost nine years to figure out I had a reverse T3 problem! 

Crazy, right?

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