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My 11 year old daughter was pulled out of class for being "Inappropriately dressed"

I got a call yesterday to come in to the school and when I get there I found out that my daughter had been pulled out of her class for being "inappropriately dressed" and that her outfit (At the bottom of this post) was "distracting for staff and students". They wouldn't say specifically how it violated the dress code. I left in anger and we went to the mall to cool down for a bit. I'll be meeting with the school board Friday. I've heard that this has happened before at the school and my daughter was warned before but never pulled out of class like this. I'm pissed. I posted this in the advice Reddit but has anyone here dealt with anything like this Before? What can I do about it? Any advice is really appreciated! https://imgur.com/a/wPw6IIf

How serious are you about sun protection?

I have only one standing disagreement with my MIL. She believes kids should be indoors from 10am to 3pm and stay out of the sun completely, which I realize is the guideline. I always put sunscreen on and keep them in the shade when possible, but do allow them to play outside and go for walks. The outdoor time is the highlight of our days. My kids are active and outdoorsy and it keeps them away from screens. This is also my last summer being home with them, so I’m determined to make the most of it. What’s your take on sun protection and where you draw the line? One factor is that I’m white but darker complexioned and do not burn easily. No one ever kept me out of the sun as a kid. My husband’s family are fairer and do burn. The kids seem to have more of my husband’s colouring. We are in Canada so summer is short and the UV Index is not as strong as further south.

Lately it seems there's a new controversy erupting every day over how race, gender or history are tackled in public school classrooms. But for most parents, these concerns seem to be far from top of mind. @anya1anya @tayrbrown https://t.co/zILamiIbRI

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"I'm not going to let school get in the way of my child's #education." - Mitch Joel Education is so much more than just school!

Hobbies/self care

My husband and I just had the “if we won the lottery and had X amount of fun money to do whatever we wanted with, what would you do with yours?” conversation. The rules were that it couldn’t be spent on anything for the kids or for the house, just on yourself (obviously after bills, debt, mortgage, etc.). I literally couldn’t come up with anything and I realized that I have no hobbies or interests anymore that don’t revolve around my 3 kids. So now I’m curious, what would you guys spend fun money on??

I’m currently hiding in my clothes closet

I needed a few minutes without hearing MOM. I’m waiting to see how long it takes my husband and 3 kids to find me. It’s been 10 minutes so far. 😂😂

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Why? 🙃

Why do some people gift clothes with the barcode ripped off the sales tag so you can't return/exchange it? Just why? 🙃 Your outfit from walmart/target/etc ain't that special 😂

Welcome to Father’s Day “weekend” where my spouse does what he does every other weekend: relax

Father’s Day weekend is about relaxing by yourself on the couch?! Who knew! I didn’t get to relax on Mother’s Day. I had to plan my own outing and help my daughter wrap a gift for me. 😐 So I guess we are both relaxing for Father’s Day because I refuse to play this game this year. Not resentful at all. Not me.

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Lights on

My adult son of 21 has become quite the man who he wants to be. He’s a self assure young nurse who isn’t really afraid of anything. He’s hobby’s are boxing and MMA so the boy doesn’t worry about conflict. There is one one thing that I think scares him: the dark. He still sleeps with a night light on every night. I don’t wanna tell him to turn it off since I didn’t know that he still uses it. I’ve heard him tell about trauma and his patients and how trauma is caused by something in the patients live that happend as a kid. So I was tryna reason if something traumatic happend in his life wich made him scared of the dark. Nothing comes to mind tho. Any tips or maybe someone knows why he still does this ?

To reach students who might not seek help on their own, many colleges have begun “embedding” counselors in dorms and academic buildings, where they can build trust with students, on their turf. @kfieldCHE @hechingerreport https://t.co/6Ltv6XW5yO

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3 yo beating 1 yo - what do I do?

My 3 yo girl will kick, push, shove and rip things out of the hands of the 1 yo girl. Sometimes sneakily, sometimes right in front of both of us (parents). How do I deal with this? She seems like she doesnt give a rats ass about hurting other peoples feelings either, if I ask her to apologise she will instantly but its like she knows theyre just words she can say to get out of it. Please help