BSM was home for the second day running: there's a virus going around daycare, and he was on his (woo-hoo, hindsight!) last day of it. I ran into a little girl from his class with her mother around lunchtime, and we compared notes. It's nice to talk to another mother and just say, "Yeah, our kids are having the same exact problem right now. See you around!"
I also confirmed that we no longer get member prices at the kibbutz store. The decision was made that the only non-members who will get member pricing are aides who live here. When I first heard that we got member prices, I was excited. I thought it was a nice bonus. I still don't think that the kibbutz is obligated to give the people who come here on programs a discount, but taking it away feels somehow... cheap? Excluding? Sigh. Maybe it's just my general souring of attitude toward the kibbutz. I will reiterate, however, that people have gotten more and more friendly in the past month. It really may be that it just takes 5-6 months for the kibbutznikim to be willing to talk to strangers. Nice people, but it's too late.
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