**APRIL DYK**

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Thu, 04-01-2010 - 9:46am

DYK Thread for April

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It is simply a chit chat thread where every thought is written in sentences and each sentences starts with the initials DYK---it is fun, entertaining and a great way to meet the board members

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-30-2003
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 8:04am

I don't think she uses the bathroom unless it is ABSOLUTLY necessary (ie during her period).


So then I had to have the UTI discussion, and how it's not good to hold urine for long periods of time. But neither kid will use it b/c they say school bathrooms are "gross".


I remember in my high school there was 1 bathroom that you NEVER wanted to go to unless it was an emergency.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-30-2003
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 8:49am

Much better.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 9:10am
DYK there are others w/more posts....Deanna's was reset when she became CL. I'm not sure where Chel is but she definitely has

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Registered: 08-11-2007
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:30am
They use to smoke in our bahrooms when I was in H/S you could not have paid me to go into any of them,especially between classes.The teachers never did anything.I don't think that is a problem now,especially at the M/S plus all schools are no smoking zones now.To be honest I think the only time Gab will use the bathroom is when she has a question to ask me and she will go and txt me in there.I know she says that the teachers get annoyed with them when right after lunch a lot of kids have to use the bathroom,but there really are not a lot of bathrooms in the lunch area so there would not be time for everyone to use them.Plus I don't see the problem with using a pass during class time (as long as it iss not abused)they can only give so much time between classes,since there is only so much time in a day.

 

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Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:47am

dyk maybe I am blowing this out of proportion due to Amy's isses


dyk I have heard however from other moms on her soccer team how hard it is to get to a bathroom at the middle school as there is just no time


dyk in an era when schools seek to be more and more about promoting healthy habits (i.e. removing snack vending machines, adding more required phys ed, etc) and more about being student-centered why are so many environments in which girls either have limited access to or inadequate facilities for using the bathroom during most of the school day


dyk I am sure I would not be ready to advocate for and already working to plan meetings for Amy if her issues were not as severe as they are and yet I wonder how many girls fall somewhere between typical and Amy and for whom no one ever stands up or advocates

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Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:47am

dyk hope your busy day goes well


dyk did you receive my latest note

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Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:48am

dyk the whole lot of you are an amazing and committed bunch


dyk I appreciate the way you have welcomed me into the group

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Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:53am

dyk the more replies I read on this, the sadder I feel


dyk I suspect the general attitudes and approach is reflective of a very real problem and one that no one cares enough about to take action to correct


dyk it would sound to an outside observer as if our girls attended schools in a third world country when you hear things like have been said by several (stays away from them or holds it and tries not to go during the school day or uses bathroom as a last resort or to txt from)


dyk I would be so curious to know what the average # of times a girl in middle and in high school visits her school bathrooms on a given day or week


dyk this raises more

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 10:54am
dyk how was your big weekend away?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2009
In reply to: missybee837
Mon, 04-19-2010 - 11:03am
dyk I hope everyone has a marvelous Monday!

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