Do you ever truly feel done having kids? I have 2 and thought "okay, 2 will be my limit." But I still long to have one more, if not two more.
Does this feeling fade? Will I regret not having more? I have one boy and one girl currently so it's not wanting a specific gender. I just don't know how to explain how I feel on it....
I am very confused by my dental offices billing, I will try keeping this short.
I noticed they drafted $176 for my payment plan, however since it was my final one it should have been $90. No issue, I called them and they cut a check and mailed it to correct the overdraft.
I was looking at my statements and noticed they billed $11,523. Insurance paid $10,113.80, out of pocket I had paid in office $2,798.20. I saw they added on an "adjustment" of $1,389 to zero out the account. I am sure they have a reason for this but am unsure on what it is? I have emailed them and called but have not gotten a answer.
I saw this also happened on another visit recently and the difference was $398.
Have I overpaid for these and this is their way of not having overages? Are there reasons for adjustments to be shown on the account?
I do not understand insurance much (even working in a medical office) so I am very confused.
Our kiddo is turning 3 in the next few months. He does not speak, but makes a ton of random noises. He has also imitated me twice now in sentences but those are like once in a blue moon. He toe walks, hand flaps, and either throws or lines up his toys. We have been in speech therapy and wait listed for OT.
We are like 99.9% sure he has autism (unsure on level) and our pediatrician is also very certain he is. (It is important to note this is our second pediatrician, we left our first pediatricians office because she dismissed everything).
Since my son was a baby he would have these episodes of looking off into the distance, unblinking or moving. I would wave my hand in front of his face and call his name and he would stay fixed like that. I mentioned it to his pediatrician (the first one) and she said it was normal, all babies do that, and moved on. I brought it up a few more times but she brushed it off and said it was normal.
I have a second baby now and she is almost a year and has never done that. I brought it up to their current pediatrician and she stared at me for like 5 minutes in silence and said "they never referred him out??" I said no and she checked the chart to confirm.
She said she wants us to see neuro and have a (I think it was called) EEG done on him before moving forward on his autism diagnosis. I am confused as to why she is wanting us to wait now on his autism diagnosis?
I finally got my brothers levels, they are not crazy off the chart but the Dr is showing heavy concerns over it.
PLT 427
WBC 10.23
RBC 5.24
He was scheduled with hematology out for a year and he was okay with it. His Dr put in a physician to physician referral with MD Anderson for this month and said he could not wait. His Dr also noted his levels have fluctuated like this for about 2 years. Sometimes being over and sometimes being on the higher end of normal.
Any advice/input over why they may be rushing it?
My brother told me his Dr just noticed his WBC/RBC has been elevated for the past few years. They referred him to hematology at their clinic but they were backed up for a year. He was fine with waiting on it but his Dr persist he get seen as soon as possible. They put in a emergent referral with MD Anderson. Should we be concerned over how urgent his Dr is pushing this through? My brother seems very unbothered by it but I am worried on his behalf now.
When I was 25 years old I got laid off from the real estate office I worked in as a listing assistant (Covid).
At the time I needed work to keep a steady income to help my mom pay the bills and pay for my college courses at our local community College.
I saw a job posting for a car dealership and immediate applied, I had worked as a receptionist for one a few years back and loved it. I figured this one would be similar even with it being smaller (maybe 50 employees) and family owned. I was wrong.
It was owned by 3 or 4 brothers, a lot of the employees there are either their family or friends to the family. The last receptionist has left because she was engaged to one of the brothers and no longer needed/wanted to work. Her dad was also the HR rep for this dealership.
When I went to interview I was offered the job on the spot and took it. I understood following a professional dress code. On my first day I straight ironed my hair and put it in a slick back ponytail, wore a floral blouse tucked into some black slacks I ironed as well as my typical full face of makeup.
As soon as I arrived I was sent home to change. The HR rep told me girls are not allowed to wear pants, only skirts or dresses with hose underneath. They must be wearing at least 2 inch heals. Their hair must be down and straight at all time. You also must always wear makeup. I left to change to ensure I was meeting these requirements. When I returned he also let me know that I would not be getting lunch breaks as the person in the backoffice who was supposed to be relieving me for lunch breaks had quit and I was also not allowed to eat at the desk for my whole 12 hour shift (7-7).
Around midday I would ask to go to the bathroom and sneak off to the lunchroom and heat up a bag of popcorn to shove in my purse. I accidentally burned it a smidge but I was hungry. I put it in my bag and walked back to the desk. Since it was covid I was wearing a mask so I would fill my mask with some popcorn like a horse feed bag when people were not near or looking.
The HR rep came storming into the lobby questioning all the sales men on who burnt popcorn in the break room. I was worried he would smell it coming from my bag but luckily the smell had lessened significantly from the bag as it had cooled. Idk why but he never thought to check the cameras.
I continued to burn my popcorn slightly every day just to irritate him and every day like clock work he would loose his mind.
A few months in I ended up quiting because someone came in for a interview and the HR rep told me after the girl left he would never 'hire a person of color,' and I refuse to work for/with people like that.
That's my confession and Idc if it makes me an asshole. No one was hurt by it, aside from maybe the pride of the HR rep.