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#781 ·
Redwake said:
Norkel friends.. I learned something if you have ios6.

There is an app called voice texting. It actually works quite well.

That plus a new accessibility feature: "speak selection"

Combine the two and its about as close as you can get to hands free texting on an iPhone.
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:lol:

I've had that on my Droids since 2009
 
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#783 ·
Awesome. I'll tell my son. My wife an I both have 4s' and he wishes he had text to talk.
 
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So, my little niece got a hold of one of their cats and some doll clothes today. Here's what happened:

Giraffe cat:

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This one is just begging to become a meme:

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norcalfocus01 said:
Awesome. I'll tell my son. My wife an I both have 4s' and he wishes he had text to talk.
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my kids are on the new ipod touches.. just set theirs up last night.

there are lots of speach to text apps out there but i've found this one works the best.

dragon worked the best on my 3 but on the 4 it fails for some reason.

... cars in the shop power steering pump for me... maybe a strut bearing... hopefully not new ball joints.
 
#788 ·
Mornin Norcal. :)
 
#790 ·
That is one mellow cat to let her do that!

Morning.

Was informed by V's daycare 'manager' (ie: the lady who runs it) that if she doesn't stop biting the other kids, they're going to have to let her go.

Seriously? And how am I supposed to take care of something like this? Some kids just bite - wtf am I supposed to do, change her personality?

What a ****ing great week it's been.

:rant:
 
#791 ·
Redwake said:
Norkel friends.. I learned something if you have ios6.

There is an app called voice texting. It actually works quite well.

That plus a new accessibility feature: "speak selection"

Combine the two and its about as close as you can get to hands free texting on an iPhone.
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Nickgt40 said:
:lol:

I've had that on my Droids since 2009
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^^ Beat me to it, what he said. The voice-to-text on my Razr Maxx is phenomenal. Simply all I can say about it.
 
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HotRodKristina said:
That is one mellow cat to let her do that!

Morning.

Was informed by V's daycare 'manager' (ie: the lady who runs it) that if she doesn't stop biting the other kids, they're going to have to let her go.

Seriously? And how am I supposed to take care of something like this? Some kids just bite - wtf am I supposed to do, change her personality?

What a ****ing great week it's been.

:rant:
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Biting isn't personality, its a behavior. V has personality in the SPADES but I think you would be upset if she came home with bite marks because another child was biting her. Genna was never a biter so I wouldn't know where to begin either. Is she acting out of frustration? The only thing I can figure is that she is trying to express anger and frustration physically because she doesn't know how to verbally. I know thats why Genna used to stomp her feet and scream...because she didn't have the vocabulary to express how she really felt and get that anger/frustration out constructively. When she is at home and gets angry, what do you guys do to help her vent it? Perhaps your methods will help the teacher out. :)
 
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HotRodKristina said:
That is one mellow cat to let her do that!

Morning.

Was informed by V's daycare 'manager' (ie: the lady who runs it) that if she doesn't stop biting the other kids, they're going to have to let her go.

Seriously? And how am I supposed to take care of something like this? Some kids just bite - wtf am I supposed to do, change her personality?

What a ****ing great week it's been.

:rant:
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Don't take it personally. Its just them covering their asses. We had the same issue with Geneva hitting people. You just need to tell her she's not going to be able to go there any more if she keeps it up. Not much else you can do.
 
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Queen Jade said:
Biting isn't personality, its a behavior. V has personality in the SPADES but I think you would be upset if she came home with bite marks because another child was biting her. Genna was never a biter so I wouldn't know where to begin either. Is she acting out of frustration? The only thing I can figure is that she is trying to express anger and frustration physically because she doesn't know how to verbally. I know thats why Genna used to stomp her feet and scream...because she didn't have the vocabulary to express how she really felt and get that anger/frustration out constructively. When she is at home and gets angry, what do you guys do to help her vent it? Perhaps your methods will help the teacher out. :)
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I think it's a combination of her being frustrated at not being able to communicate, and boredom. We're looking into a more pre-school type environment for her, other than just a daycare. I think she's ready to learn.

I know that kids bite, and if V got bit, so be it, I'm not one of those parents to overreact. And I know the daycare is covering their butts. We've told Squee time and time again, NO BITING, NO HITTING, you won't be able to go see your buddies, etc... she's just one of those kids.
 
#796 ·
Just take her out for a day or two when she's suspossed to go. I know that not ideal for you and work, but maybe she'll get the idea then.

I agree there's not a lot you can do other than keep parenting the way you are.
 
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HotRodKristina said:
I think it's a combination of her being frustrated at not being able to communicate, and boredom. We're looking into a more pre-school type environment for her, other than just a daycare. I think she's ready to learn.

I know that kids bite, and if V got bit, so be it, I'm not one of those parents to overreact. And I know the daycare is covering their butts. We've told Squee time and time again, NO BITING, NO HITTING, you won't be able to go see your buddies, etc... she's just one of those kids.
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Yeah, its just a phase for her. She is so fast paced, she needs constant stimulation which doesn't surprise me. You could give her something to bite when she feels she has to bite something because she doesn't know the word for what she is trying to say. She should also know that teeth are only for food. I bet she would dig a game at home where you have a small plate of snacks and some things like blocks, spoons and other things that are hard. Let her bite them all and let her decide which things are for teeth and which things are not. Watch her decision making work itself out. :)
 
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Redwake said:
presendential debate tonight... on pretty much every channel

watch it
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Why bother? I'm not voting for either one of them arseholes.
 
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