Coven of witches #2

[Johnson1901]

I saw that. I started in the gym 1st May. I’m 8lb down in weight but the scales tell me that I’ve lost 7lbs of fat whilst building 4lb of muscle in that time. Lost 4in off my waist & 3 off my hips & im 2 sizes down in jeans.

Becki and Jo are never gonna lose those numbers because the calories in are about 5/6 times those being burnt. Yes they’re active but what’s the point when you’re cramming in 5000 calories daily?

As I’ve gotten mentally better with my weight and eating, I’ve learned that the scales are not to be relied on entirely because you can weigh different on different scales
I go by inch loss and how my clothes feel.
I use my knickers, if they feel a little tight then I know I need to cut down a few pounds and cloths sizing has always been a massive massive trigger for me

I saw someone say that the clothes should fit you, not you fit the clothes and I’ve taken that on board and now my sizing ranges from like 12-20 especially in jeans!! As you know it’s not just shop to shop with sizing, it’s item to item in the same shop!

If you get what I mean

 

[K4040]

Summer holidays have started here for us. It was supposed to be Friday but seeing as the teachers in my sons school are awful I’ve decided to pull him out early and hopefully get him moved. So upset that as a parent I’ve been made to feel things are all in my head

Oh that’s awful. There’s nothing worse than a school being that bad you’re pulling your child out. I hope you get him moved

 

[Johnson1901]

Summer holidays have started here for us. It was supposed to be Friday but seeing as the teachers in my sons school are awful I’ve decided to pull him out early and hopefully get him moved. So upset that as a parent I’ve been made to feel things are all in my head

I honestly don’t know what’s going with schools lately.

I pulled my daughter out three weeks ago to home school. She was at the end of year 9 and I’ve seen a massive change in her already. The school wasn’t meeting her needs and they deemed her “too autistic for mainstream classes but not autistic enough for their ladder centre classes,” so she used to just sit in solution all day reading books.
It’s three years long this story so I won’t bore you but yeah, she’s been home three weeks and has done and learned more than in three years. I’ve just paid for her English gcse to be taken in October and she’s 14! She will be put in for her maths after that

I said I don’t mind home education but English and maths was non negotiable and she had to get qualifications in those
I’m aware she won’t have a job like others but she’s keen to go down the rescue centre for animals route or along those lines. So I’m getting her onto online courses in sept, ran by the local equine school to help learn about animals and agriculture!

She had picked dance and drama for her year 10 options at school and I know she wouldn’t have liked them. Least being at home we can tailor her choices to what her interests are

My youngest whom you’ve probably heard me talking about taking an overdose was pulled out last week and I sent the de registration letter in on Monday for her as her anxiety is so bad, she literally shake going to school, coupled with her mental and physical health, I wasn’t taking the chance of finding her in her room again because she couldn’t face sitting in a school that’s understaffed and ran by the naughty kids in there.

Think Waterloo road x100 and that’s what it have.
It was locked down on Monday afternoon because some kid was running around with a knife so they locked all the gates, with the kids still inside!!

Anyway, she’s done her assessments and even though she’s only 12, she meets the requirements to do English qualification in September

They socialise with friends from their school and have online friends and they go out with grandparents once a week for swimming and I’ve just had a walking pad delivered for them to do daily steps on

It’s cost me a fortune getting books for their key stage and paying for exams etc but least I don’t have to buy uniforms and school dinners etc

Sorry for the long ass post

Edited to add: plus now I have happy kids

 

[K4040]

As I’ve gotten mentally better with my weight and eating, I’ve learned that the scales are not to be relied on entirely because you can weigh different on different scales
I go by inch loss and how my clothes feel.
I use my knickers, if they feel a little tight then I know I need to cut down a few pounds and cloths sizing has always been a massive massive trigger for me

I saw someone say that the clothes should fit you, not you fit the clothes and I’ve taken that on board and now my sizing ranges from like 12-20 especially in jeans!! As you know it’s not just shop to shop with sizing, it’s item to item in the same shop!

If you get what I mean

I only weigh myself on the gym scales but I also go off inches lost/clothes fit. I agree with the clothes should fit you (jo could do with that advice)

 

[Sketch]

I honestly don’t know what’s going with schools lately.

I pulled my daughter out three weeks ago to home school. She was at the end of year 9 and I’ve seen a massive change in her already. The school wasn’t meeting her needs and they deemed her “too autistic for mainstream classes but not autistic enough for their ladder centre classes,” so she used to just sit in solution all day reading books.
It’s three years long this story so I won’t bore you but yeah, she’s been home three weeks and has done and learned more than in three years. I’ve just paid for her English gcse to be taken in October and she’s 14! She will be put in for her maths after that

I said I don’t mind home education but English and maths was non negotiable and she had to get qualifications in those
I’m aware she won’t have a job like others but she’s keen to go down the rescue centre for animals route or along those lines. So I’m getting her onto online courses in sept, ran by the local equine school to help learn about animals and agriculture!

She had picked dance and drama for her year 10 options at school and I know she wouldn’t have liked them. Least being at home we can tailor her choices to what her interests are

My youngest whom you’ve probably heard me talking about taking an overdose was pulled out last week and I sent the de registration letter in on Monday for her as her anxiety is so bad, she literally shake going to school, coupled with her mental and physical health, I wasn’t taking the chance of finding her in her room again because she couldn’t face sitting in a school that’s understaffed and ran by the naughty kids in there.

Think Waterloo road x100 and that’s what it have.
It was locked down on Monday afternoon because some kid was running around with a knife so they locked all the gates, with the kids still inside!!

Anyway, she’s done her assessments and even though she’s only 12, she meets the requirements to do English qualification in September

They socialise with friends from their school and have online friends and they go out with grandparents once a week for swimming and I’ve just had a walking pad delivered for them to do daily steps on

It’s cost me a fortune getting books for their key stage and paying for exams etc but least I don’t have to buy uniforms and school dinners etc

Sorry for the long ass post

Edited to add: plus now I have happy kids

I am sorry that you as a family have experienced this. Its shocking the way things are now in schools.

 

[Johnson1901]

I only weigh myself on the gym scales but I also go off inches lost/clothes fit. I agree with the clothes should fit you (jo could do with that advice)

Jo needs a life lesson should be her new TikTok handle

 

[K4040]

Jo needs a life lesson should be her new TikTok handle

Jo filters herself to size “24”

 

[Veilside]

Morning all…….
I’m always reading not always posting depends on how my day is going!
Life’s been incredibly hard this past few months, not getting any better and don’t foresee it ever getting better but we push through!
Currently caring for my son 24/7 since he came home from hospice as well as going back to work after being off since March, a phased return although I won’t return fully this year I doubt. Nice to go in to work and interact with others to take my mind of everything I have going on.
On top of what my son is going through my husband has also started chemo often wonder how much of a Cnut I was in a past life

 

[Johnson1901]

I am sorry that you as a family have experienced this. Its shocking the way things are now in schools.

You can see why some kids just fail as a lot slip through the net and it’s such a shame
I’m glad I’m in a position to home educate and the local education are so far on board with me and that’s all good for us.
Had they been little kids then I couldn’t have done it but being that little bit older and a lot of their work is tutoring online, it’s much easier to manage for us all.
They are only required to do so many hours a week and they do 9-12 Monday to Friday but Fridays they go swimming and that’s classed as a “lesson”

We take them out on a weekend for a long country walk or museum or cinema etc so it keeps everything interesting

But our home life is so much better now and we have happier kids.

It wasn’t a decision we made overnight. I researched for months and months plus joined fb groups for advice etc.
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Morning all…….
I’m always reading not always posting depends on how my day is going!
Life’s been incredibly hard this past few months, not getting any better and don’t foresee it ever getting better but we push through!
Currently caring for my son 24/7 since he came home from hospice as well as going back to work after being off since March, a phased return although I won’t return fully this year I doubt. Nice to go in to work and interact with others to take my mind of everything I have going on.
On top of what my son is going through my husband has also started chemo often wonder how much of a Cnut I was in a past life

I often think of you all and my heart goes out to you and your family.
Life is terribly unfair to the wrong people and it really pisses me off.

You know we’re here for you whenever you need

 

[K4040]

Morning all…….
I’m always reading not always posting depends on how my day is going!
Life’s been incredibly hard this past few months, not getting any better and don’t foresee it ever getting better but we push through!
Currently caring for my son 24/7 since he came home from hospice as well as going back to work after being off since March, a phased return although I won’t return fully this year I doubt. Nice to go in to work and interact with others to take my mind of everything I have going on.
On top of what my son is going through my husband has also started chemo often wonder how much of a Cnut I was in a past life

So sorry to hear things aren’t going well, always remember we’re here for you to vent

 

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Sending love to all of you going through strain and upset

 

[Sketch]

Sending love to you all. Life is shite and we all try and do the best we can with what we have. Some days we rock other days not so much. Prefer to be that way than some of the so called content creators who have no idea about the real world.

 

[Sazza25]

Morning all…….
I’m always reading not always posting depends on how my day is going!
Life’s been incredibly hard this past few months, not getting any better and don’t foresee it ever getting better but we push through!
Currently caring for my son 24/7 since he came home from hospice as well as going back to work after being off since March, a phased return although I won’t return fully this year I doubt. Nice to go in to work and interact with others to take my mind of everything I have going on.
On top of what my son is going through my husband has also started chemo often wonder how much of a Cnut I was in a past life

I’m so incredibly sorry you’re all going through this, sending hugs

 

[Bec3007]

I honestly don’t know what’s going with schools lately.

I pulled my daughter out three weeks ago to home school. She was at the end of year 9 and I’ve seen a massive change in her already. The school wasn’t meeting her needs and they deemed her “too autistic for mainstream classes but not autistic enough for their ladder centre classes,” so she used to just sit in solution all day reading books.
It’s three years long this story so I won’t bore you but yeah, she’s been home three weeks and has done and learned more than in three years. I’ve just paid for her English gcse to be taken in October and she’s 14! She will be put in for her maths after that

I said I don’t mind home education but English and maths was non negotiable and she had to get qualifications in those
I’m aware she won’t have a job like others but she’s keen to go down the rescue centre for animals route or along those lines. So I’m getting her onto online courses in sept, ran by the local equine school to help learn about animals and agriculture!

She had picked dance and drama for her year 10 options at school and I know she wouldn’t have liked them. Least being at home we can tailor her choices to what her interests are

My youngest whom you’ve probably heard me talking about taking an overdose was pulled out last week and I sent the de registration letter in on Monday for her as her anxiety is so bad, she literally shake going to school, coupled with her mental and physical health, I wasn’t taking the chance of finding her in her room again because she couldn’t face sitting in a school that’s understaffed and ran by the naughty kids in there.

Think Waterloo road x100 and that’s what it have.
It was locked down on Monday afternoon because some kid was running around with a knife so they locked all the gates, with the kids still inside!!

Anyway, she’s done her assessments and even though she’s only 12, she meets the requirements to do English qualification in September

They socialise with friends from their school and have online friends and they go out with grandparents once a week for swimming and I’ve just had a walking pad delivered for them to do daily steps on

It’s cost me a fortune getting books for their key stage and paying for exams etc but least I don’t have to buy uniforms and school dinners etc

Sorry for the long ass post

Edited to add: plus now I have happy kids

I’m really sorry you and your children have gone through that, it’s absolutely awful!

Can I ask those mums here who have children with additional needs a question. What would you do if you knew your child was making another child feel really uncomfortable due to their actions? For example not respecting someone’s space?

 

[K4040]

I’m really sorry you and your children have gone through that, it’s absolutely awful!

Can I ask those mums here who have children with additional needs a question. What would you do if you knew your child was making another child feel really uncomfortable due to their actions? For example not respecting someone’s space?

I’ve been through this with my son & I sat him down & said to him you know you like to be left alone at times, well everyone feels like that too. So if you’re asked to give people space then do it as they need it.

And also explained if they don’t they could lose a friend & that got the message through as he got upset at the thought of losing a friend

 

[Sazza25]

I honestly don’t know what’s going with schools lately.

I pulled my daughter out three weeks ago to home school. She was at the end of year 9 and I’ve seen a massive change in her already. The school wasn’t meeting her needs and they deemed her “too autistic for mainstream classes but not autistic enough for their ladder centre classes,” so she used to just sit in solution all day reading books.
It’s three years long this story so I won’t bore you but yeah, she’s been home three weeks and has done and learned more than in three years. I’ve just paid for her English gcse to be taken in October and she’s 14! She will be put in for her maths after that

I said I don’t mind home education but English and maths was non negotiable and she had to get qualifications in those
I’m aware she won’t have a job like others but she’s keen to go down the rescue centre for animals route or along those lines. So I’m getting her onto online courses in sept, ran by the local equine school to help learn about animals and agriculture!

She had picked dance and drama for her year 10 options at school and I know she wouldn’t have liked them. Least being at home we can tailor her choices to what her interests are

My youngest whom you’ve probably heard me talking about taking an overdose was pulled out last week and I sent the de registration letter in on Monday for her as her anxiety is so bad, she literally shake going to school, coupled with her mental and physical health, I wasn’t taking the chance of finding her in her room again because she couldn’t face sitting in a school that’s understaffed and ran by the naughty kids in there.

Think Waterloo road x100 and that’s what it have.
It was locked down on Monday afternoon because some kid was running around with a knife so they locked all the gates, with the kids still inside!!

Anyway, she’s done her assessments and even though she’s only 12, she meets the requirements to do English qualification in September

They socialise with friends from their school and have online friends and they go out with grandparents once a week for swimming and I’ve just had a walking pad delivered for them to do daily steps on

It’s cost me a fortune getting books for their key stage and paying for exams etc but least I don’t have to buy uniforms and school dinners etc

Sorry for the long ass post

Edited to add: plus now I have happy kids

I agree schools are tit! It’s an absolute joke they will control our kids but can’t even get the basic education and welfare right! You’re a good mum ad you’ve put your kids needs first hopefully things get a bit easier x

 

[Bec3007]

I’ve been through this with my son & I sat him down & said to him you know you like to be left alone at times, well everyone feels like that too. So if you’re asked to give people space then do it as they need it.

And also explained if they don’t they could lose a friend & that got the message through as he got upset at the thought of losing a friend

I honestly wish more parents would have these conversations with their children, additional needs or not. I’m big on teaching my son consent and that no means no

 

[Johnson1901]

I honestly wish more parents would have these conversations with their children, additional needs or not. I’m big on teaching my son consent and that no means no

I echo what @K4040 said. I’ve had a similar talk with my daughter as a few friends turned on her because of how she was acting, in her case, it was her moods and being quite blunt with her talking
I found that being straight forward and laying it out simply makes them get the point
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I agree schools are tit! It’s an absolute joke they will control our kids but can’t even get the basic education and welfare right! You’re a good mum ad you’ve put your kids needs first hopefully things get a bit easier x

I’m yet to hear anything good about schools these days!
Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say
It’s bloody hard but we all do our hardest to give them a good start in life

 

[K4040]

I echo what @K4040 said. I’ve had a similar talk with my daughter as a few friends turned on her because of how she was acting, in her case, it was her moods and being quite blunt with her talking
I found that being straight forward and laying it out simply makes them get the point
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I’m yet to hear anything good about schools these days!
Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say
It’s bloody hard but we all do our hardest to give them a good start in life

You definitely need to keep it simple so they understand better.

I feel really lucky my son’s school is amazing (he’s mainstream) and any time I’ve had any issues or he has, it’s been sorted straight away even if I message his head of year in the evening or weekends he replies and will say sort next school day
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I honestly wish more parents would have these conversations with their children, additional needs or not. I’m big on teaching my son consent and that no means no

Yeah I think every parent should do. Boundaries are for everyone

 

[Bec3007]

It’s sad because he did take this kid under his wing but it’s hit breaking point. The kid obviously doesn’t know they’re doing wrong but if the teachers won’t deal with it then there’s nothing else I can do. I genuinely think being a school mum is up there with one of the worst parts of parenting. Take me back to toddlerhood anyday