Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] car ride
[email protected]
In a message dated 2/19/2003 3:24:05 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car for miles around because I
absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
I second all the advice. Sit in the front, up high as you can. Crack a
window. Stop often - drink a lot so that you need to stop too, then it wont
be so bad for the motion sickened person. Look out the window. Here in the
flat midwest I have less problems than in other, more hilly terrain. Drive
in the middle of the night so you can sleep.
Elizabeth
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[email protected] writes:
> Being able to focus on the horizon andI agree about the not reading stuff, and I have both motion sickness problems
> not something up close helps most for me.
>
and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car for miles around because I
absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
I second all the advice. Sit in the front, up high as you can. Crack a
window. Stop often - drink a lot so that you need to stop too, then it wont
be so bad for the motion sickened person. Look out the window. Here in the
flat midwest I have less problems than in other, more hilly terrain. Drive
in the middle of the night so you can sleep.
Elizabeth
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Rachel Ann
On the website I listed it stated to sit in the back middle of the car so
that you are looking straight out rather than to the sides, as the blur can
make some people queasy....
be well,
Rachel Ann
whose other suggestion would be to take a train. I don't seem to get motion
sickness in a train, and they are fun! Don't laugh this suggestion off
though it is given with a grin. If you can work it into your budget it just
may be the ticket. She can move about, there is a lot of fun in talking to
other passengers, and you can have a nice meal in the dining car...
be well,
Rachel Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:12:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] car ride
In a message dated 2/19/2003 3:24:05 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
problems
and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car for miles around because I
absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
I second all the advice. Sit in the front, up high as you can. Crack a
window. Stop often - drink a lot so that you need to stop too, then it wont
be so bad for the motion sickened person. Look out the window. Here in the
flat midwest I have less problems than in other, more hilly terrain. Drive
in the middle of the night so you can sleep.
Elizabeth
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that you are looking straight out rather than to the sides, as the blur can
make some people queasy....
be well,
Rachel Ann
whose other suggestion would be to take a train. I don't seem to get motion
sickness in a train, and they are fun! Don't laugh this suggestion off
though it is given with a grin. If you can work it into your budget it just
may be the ticket. She can move about, there is a lot of fun in talking to
other passengers, and you can have a nice meal in the dining car...
be well,
Rachel Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:12:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] car ride
In a message dated 2/19/2003 3:24:05 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> Being able to focus on the horizon andI agree about the not reading stuff, and I have both motion sickness
> not something up close helps most for me.
>
problems
and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car for miles around because I
absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
I second all the advice. Sit in the front, up high as you can. Crack a
window. Stop often - drink a lot so that you need to stop too, then it wont
be so bad for the motion sickened person. Look out the window. Here in the
flat midwest I have less problems than in other, more hilly terrain. Drive
in the middle of the night so you can sleep.
Elizabeth
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Mary Bianco
>From: Rachel Ann <hindar@...><<Rachel Ann whose other suggestion would be to take a train. I don't seem
to get motion sickness in a train, and they are fun! Don't laugh this
suggestion off though it is given with a grin. If you can work it into your
budget it just may be the ticket. She can move about, there is a lot of fun
in talking to other passengers, and you can have a nice meal in the dining
car...>>
It's funny how people can be so different. I don't get carsick or anything
but the one time I was on a train, I found it awful. Traveled from VA to FL
on Amtrak and will never do that again. The side to side movement was the
worst. I couldn't wait until it all stopped.
Mary B
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nellebelle
Did you know you can wash a car by hose and hand? Then you don't have to go
through the car wash. :-)
Mary Ellen
through the car wash. :-)
Mary Ellen
----- Original Message -----> and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car
for miles around because I
> absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
Rachel Ann
Brillaint Rachel Ann once decided to tackle this job in cold weather.
She took out her windex to get rid of some of the dirt on the front window,
and voila! You know what she got?
Windex snow.
'course I never think of this when the suns shining...
<sigh> Right idea, wrong time...
be well,
Rachel Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:13:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] car ride
Did you know you can wash a car by hose and hand? Then you don't have to go
through the car wash. :-)
Mary Ellen
She took out her windex to get rid of some of the dirt on the front window,
and voila! You know what she got?
Windex snow.
'course I never think of this when the suns shining...
<sigh> Right idea, wrong time...
be well,
Rachel Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:13:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] car ride
Did you know you can wash a car by hose and hand? Then you don't have to go
through the car wash. :-)
Mary Ellen
----- Original Message -----> and claustrophobia (I have the dirtiest car
for miles around because I
> absolutely cannot go into a car wash - can't open the windows.)
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nellebelle
Thank you so much for all the great ideas. The fear of elevators is because
she thinks she might get stuck in there, although this has never happened to
us. I get claustrophobic too, but I thought it was because my older
brothers used to hold pillows over my head. :-( I have panicked inside dark
tents. Now I know I have to sleep with my head close to the entrance. I
do have a little motion sickness too, but never when I'm the driver.
I had a discussion with Lisa yesterday, asking her about her concerns and
sharing some of your ideas. She said if she must endure the 4 hour ride,
she would like to stay at Gramma's for a few days, rather than just one, as
we would if we went with Dh this weekend. She also felt as if the trip was
sprung on her suddenly. She would prefer to have more advance time to "get
ready". She said peppermint helps, laying down helps, and she liked the
idea of frequent stops. She does prefer my car to any other. We've had it
since before she was born. She said the "new car smell" of Dad's truck
(1999) and Gramma's car (1995) makes her feel worse. I've thought about
having a DVD player in the car too. I wonder if looking at moving objects,
like a video screen, is better for some kids than looking at a book. I can
read in the car though without it bothering me.
I realize that there are other issues involved here for me. I want to
please dh by accompnaying him on the weekend trip, and please my mom by
coming to visit her. She does come to visit here too, but of course likes
it when we visit her. I have plenty of guilt issues going on with my mom.
I'm very good at guilt! No matter how much time we spend with her, I hear
"nobody visits me" and "I'm so sad you are leaving", rather than just
"thanks for coming, it was great to see you". Well, that is another topic.
Thanks for reminding me that what is important is helping my daughter feel
safe and as comfortable as possible. We do have dreams of buying some kind
of bus or motor home for taking road trips in real comfort... She doesn't
seem to get sick on buses, but planes are awful for her. She hasn't been on
a train.
Mary Ellen
she thinks she might get stuck in there, although this has never happened to
us. I get claustrophobic too, but I thought it was because my older
brothers used to hold pillows over my head. :-( I have panicked inside dark
tents. Now I know I have to sleep with my head close to the entrance. I
do have a little motion sickness too, but never when I'm the driver.
I had a discussion with Lisa yesterday, asking her about her concerns and
sharing some of your ideas. She said if she must endure the 4 hour ride,
she would like to stay at Gramma's for a few days, rather than just one, as
we would if we went with Dh this weekend. She also felt as if the trip was
sprung on her suddenly. She would prefer to have more advance time to "get
ready". She said peppermint helps, laying down helps, and she liked the
idea of frequent stops. She does prefer my car to any other. We've had it
since before she was born. She said the "new car smell" of Dad's truck
(1999) and Gramma's car (1995) makes her feel worse. I've thought about
having a DVD player in the car too. I wonder if looking at moving objects,
like a video screen, is better for some kids than looking at a book. I can
read in the car though without it bothering me.
I realize that there are other issues involved here for me. I want to
please dh by accompnaying him on the weekend trip, and please my mom by
coming to visit her. She does come to visit here too, but of course likes
it when we visit her. I have plenty of guilt issues going on with my mom.
I'm very good at guilt! No matter how much time we spend with her, I hear
"nobody visits me" and "I'm so sad you are leaving", rather than just
"thanks for coming, it was great to see you". Well, that is another topic.
Thanks for reminding me that what is important is helping my daughter feel
safe and as comfortable as possible. We do have dreams of buying some kind
of bus or motor home for taking road trips in real comfort... She doesn't
seem to get sick on buses, but planes are awful for her. She hasn't been on
a train.
Mary Ellen
Robyn Coburn
I've missed most of this discussion, so I apologize if this is a repeat
suggestion. Reading in cars (including map reading) has always made me
ill within seconds! However the effect is ameliorated by chewing gum,
the only time I use it, and having a breeze on my face from an open
window. I never get sick reading on buses or trains either, a mystery to
me why this is so.
Robyn Coburn
<<She said peppermint helps, laying down helps, and she liked the
idea of frequent stops.>>
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suggestion. Reading in cars (including map reading) has always made me
ill within seconds! However the effect is ameliorated by chewing gum,
the only time I use it, and having a breeze on my face from an open
window. I never get sick reading on buses or trains either, a mystery to
me why this is so.
Robyn Coburn
<<She said peppermint helps, laying down helps, and she liked the
idea of frequent stops.>>
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