u/shamochan

At 12 months my child had not said a word and his babbling was limited. So his pediatrician acted early and referred for a hearing test and speech therapy. He has met all other milestones listed on the ASQ.

We did the hearing test at 13 months and the hearing test showed that he couldn't hear clearly out of his left ear, but the right was normal. He also said his first word, "mama" around this time. He had a speech evaluation the same week using the PLS5 and scored a 95 which we were told was in the appropriate range for his age. Since we went with private practice, we were given the opportunity to bring him back for therapy once a week anyways.

I'm just curious if fluid and hearing difficulties in just one ear can cause a delay? Can someone explain it to me? I understand if his hearing was completely affected on both sides, but he can still head out of one ear? What did your speech therapy journey look like?

Thank you!

I'm a group yoga instructor. I have one client with ADHD that is consistently late by 10 minutes or more to class. By this time, she's missed the safety announcements and warm-ups. This is my main concern. I also offer water at the start of class, but since she isn't there, there have been times where she's forgotten to bring water and either suffered until the end, or called out asking for it in the middle of class. I don't like to leave bottled water out for anyone to take without asking because it unfortunately encourages people to take water bottle for the road and it affects my bottom line.

I also consider the experience of others in the class as late comers can disrupt the flow temporarily. I cannot lock this person out of class (and I don't like that approach anyways).

I know she is not doing this maliciously, but today she was likely late because she was lining up for a coffee at the shop next door which has long lines in the morning. So I know she was in the area at the time class started, but she was 10 minutes late.

I would really appreciate the perspectives of those with ADHD to help me navigate this.

My child is almost 13 months, so I know there is still time and that milestones vary. Our doctor has put in for a hearing test and speech eval because my child isn't saying at least mama or dada in context yet.

I've been narrating everything, reading and singing all the time. I'm a quiet person, so I put a huge effort into spending the entire day trying to talk. I just feel like I've done everything "right" and something is seriously wrong.

My baby is a happy baby. They point, show, wave, shake their head no, sign for more and clap their hands. They know a lot of words and will look at an object if I say it. The only milestone they haven't really reached is they don't play peek-a-boo back, but they chuckle when we play. They sometimes co-operate with patty cake, and know that I trickle them at the end of the song at "baby and me".

I know a speech delay or autism diagnosis won't change my child from the awesome baby they are, but I just fear the unknown.

I got reprimanded by a coworker/ department head on a power trip right before I left the job. He probably knew he could say whatever without any consequences because everyone knew I was leaving.

It's 4AM now and I'm replaying the encounter in my head. Our private international school used to make us write 3 paragraphs per subject for school reports. The teachers constantly used to complain that this was very labour intensive, so the admin told us to make a comment bank. I used a comment bank and would add some personalised touches like referring to their individual projects. This wasn't copy and paste- I obviously used the comment from the bank that matched the student's outcome then tweaked it a bit.

Anyways, this department head decided to chew me out because "this is just cut and paste" and shows "I don't care" and that "parents send their kids to a private school for a reason". I could tell he was on a power trip because we proof read other teachers reports and my co-workers used the same technique as I did.

What a tool.

Random side note- the person who replaced me had a mental breakdown and issues with the same coworker. He apparently wrote in the staff group chat something along the lines of "God will make you pay for your cruelty" and quit lol.

My almost 12 month old has started to sign "more" after I finish reading a book. He will sit and listen to me read the book a second time and then sign more again and again and just let me read the book over and over.

I have only done the "more" sign when feeding him and he doesn't use it when eating at all. Even when more of the food he wants is out of reach, he will point and grunt to the food instead of signing, even when we demonstrate and wait.

Has this happened to anyone else? How can I get him to do it in an eating context? I was starting to worry that he wasn't signing at almost a year old. Admittedly, "more" is the only sign I do consistently.

For those who freelance or are self employed (not in a studi- Do you use your personal phone number? I use offering tree for sign-ups which connects to Stripe in the US. Stripe requires a phone number to be visible on receipts, and in considering getting Google voice to keep my private number hidden, even though it will go to the same phone.

Just interested in other's opinions.

I looked up my old school's and noticed the teacher who replaced me did not live out their contract. I had his number and decided to see if he would answer me if I asked him why he was no longer there (admittedly I wanted gossip). I received a long rant that hit home. He had issues with the same administrators and basically all the same problems I had. Turns out, like me, they told him they weren't renewing his contract. He gave his notice and dipped out early.

I feel petty, but I needed to hear that.

This is probably my anxiety speaking, but I recently moved to the US from Japan and there are billboards for injury lawyers everywhere in my small town. Japan is generally not a litigious culture, so the threat of being sued was never really there. Many small studios don't even have a waiver there.

Has anyone ever had to use their insurance? Was your insurance company cooperative or did they find a way to say you were responsible?

I'm guessing if someone was to sue, they'd have to prove negligence? I'm also assuming that if you teach responsibly, the threat of a frivelous lawsuit being successful is low?

I'm pretty sure my dad is a narcissist, or at the bare minimum very emotionally immature. He's always been angry towards my mum and I, but acts like the most generous and helpful person to others.

An example is that my dad taught two of my cousins how to drive and they have such positive memories of it. My dad yelled at me the entire time; One memory was me asking for clarification on what to do next and my dad screaming, "I don't know, why don't you read the rule book?!"when I told him I didn't remember, he said, "Just go ahead and kill everyone on the road". I was so traumatised that it took me 10 years to finally get my licence. Turns out driving wasn't actually that difficult.

Another example is how weird he is about being in control of stuff. My mum is a pretty amazing amateur baker. She bakes everyday as practice and gives stuff to neighbours or coworkers. Even though my mum makes these, my dad insists he delivers them. One day she made a cheesecake that was a bit of a fail because it didn't set, but was safe to eat and delicious if you just ate it from a bowl. My dad was absolutely livid that the cake was "incorrect" and that she intended to share it with our neighbours. The fury in his eyes towards my mum was vile. He ended up giving the cake to the neighbours and acting all jovial and explaining how it's better for it not to go to waste like it was his idea.

My cousin also stays with them a few times a month since he works remotely in the countryside but needs to go to HQ in the city. My dad will plan out a menu for him that my mum cooks (obviously). One day my mum offered my cousin cake and misunderstood that he wanted to take the cake for lunch at work rather than eat it after dinner. My dad came into the kitchen with his back turned at my cousin but eyes ablaze with fury at my mum. He had her serve the cake and then was all cheery with my cousin. I asked my cousin if he noticed and he said he didn't.

I'm kinda just ranting now. But so many of my family and neighbours see my dad as this great guy. I also don't know how to deal with talking about my father negatively, since everyone else sees him positively. I have a recurring dream that I'm asked to speak at his funeral and have nothing nice to say, and all my family perceive me to be a heartless brat.

I know babies need multiple exposures to a new food before they accept it, but my kid just isn't interested in anything other than limes of all things. He stole it off his dad's plate at a Mexican restaurant and I've been giving him them ever since because it's the only fruit he will eat.

He will go nuts for asparagus, broccoli, cucumber and mushrooms.

I know he's getting proper nutrition from the veggies (some are technically fruit), but it just challenges my stereotype of babies demolishing berries at every meal.

I'm an instructor of 6 years with experience at 4 different studios in Japan and Australia. I've recently moved to the USA to an area where there are no studios and working for the local gym will be very limiting. I am thinking of running my own outdoor classes, hence I am researching how to start an LLC.

I know to have a good insurance plan (likely BeYogi). I am wondering if I should set up as an LLC from the beginning? This is mainly because we have assets I want to protect, and because I want to claim props and app subscriptions as business expenses.

Asking because many of my US yoga instructor friends have not started LLCs but run workshops and retreats independent of their studios. Is this frivolous on their behalf? I just feel like the LLC is necessary for protection and proper tax lodging?