[have friend issue...]

As far as the boy with the guns, I would probably tell him he is not allowed to bring the guns to your house any more. If he does, I'd confiscate them until he goes home. I would also tell him that pretending to hold hostages and pointing any kind of gun at anyone is unacceptable, and that only water or nerf guns in mock fights with agreeable participants are ever allowed to take place at my house. Taking hostages is dishonorable and uncool even when playing pretend, and if I saw that happen again, I'd ask him to leave.

 

If friend is over, too, I'd tell her that while they're at my house, her kids need to follow my rules for things like this (politely, of course), and if she won't enforce them, I will.

 

I'd also remind my kids they don't have to participate in that sort of play, and that I expect them to act honorably even when playing.

 

:iagree: Every house has different rules. The kids know the rules at my house. They know if they aren't followed, they don't get to stay and play.

[How would you take this letter from mom?]

Your reply was excellent. :grouphug:

[Wish Me Luck...]

Good luck!

[Poll: Do you post about your birthday/anniversary/etc on facebook?]

I don't post about those events. I know my FB page lets people know. I don't care if people comment.

[I'm back]

Aww! What a great way to spend vacation.

[Wolf, The Hsing Dad, LOL]

Guy goes on about kids needing to learn to raise their hands, line up, etc, and then spouts the tired question, "What about socialization?"

 

According to Wolf, he didn't even think. His immediate response? "We socialize our dogs. We teach our kids."

 

:001_huh::lol:

 

:D Nice!

[Cave explorers have found first new spider family in North America since 1870s]

Interesting and eww all at the same time....I hate spiders....

[State Patrol in a Kilt]

:lol: Thanks for thinking of us.

[Poll: Would you/do you take your kids out of school (yes, I know...) for vacation?]

The school cares. In addition to the obvious gaps in learning that happen when children miss school, in most districts schools are funded on a daily attendance basis. A week "off" costs a school around $300 (depending).

 

At a school with 400 children, if everyone misses a week for unscheduled "vacations" then the school is out $120,000. And that does not include the funding lost to legitimate absences. These sorts of things blow a hole in a school's budget. I know. I worked on a committee at our school and saw how much absences impact the finances of a school. It hurts. Big time!

 

Bill

 

I didn't know that. Interesting. I know that it has become a big deal to pull kids out. Now I know why. Thanks! Was this always the case? I know that my parents pulled my out and it wasn't a big deal. We just had to take all our work along.

[I've tossed 20 bags of clutter,]

Good job! I decided this is the week to redo the classroom. My dh wondered when the house was going to look normal again too. This is a great question, I am wondering the same thing? :D

[Something BIG is going down in my neighborhood]

The walled in part of the garage is strange. Maybe they were cooking drugs out there?

:iagree: It looks like a room within a room. Weird.

[When apology is not accepted?]

Let it go.

:iagree: You apologized. How the person handles it is something you can't control. You tried to make it right. Move on.

[Poll to follow. Taking the husband's last name upon marriage. Yes, no, other]

Changed my last name to his. First, I was ready to write something new for a last name. Second, the hyphenated name did not sound good. :D

[question- Neighbor dogs getting out]

Tie the dogs up at your house until they come looking for them. That will pretty much force them to talk to you ;)

 

 

That is an interesting idea! What if they don't come for their dogs?

[We went to a Civil War reenactment yesterday.]

:D Hmm...What was your first clue?;)

[So, I have been working this temp job....]

Congratulations! I always love working with temp agencies. It is such a nice way to get your foot in the door and see if the company is a good fit.

[What are your Hive habits?]

I am perpetually logged in on desktop, laptop, iPad, and iPhone. I check in WAY too much. It's my escape from reality.

 

 

Me too! I stay logged in unless my computer reboots and unlogs me. I don't know why people IRL don't find the conversations here as enlightening or funny as I think they are:D

[Has anyone heard from Plain Jane?]

Hope everything is o.k.

[luggage and airplanes...questions]

If it would save you money I would have a backpack and carry-on luggage. Although, when we traveled recently, they checked our bags at the gate since the plane was too small to put carry on luggage in the overhead. We didn't get out quick enough and someone took my daughters bag. Than, another time, they checked our luggage at the gate. One piece of luggage went where it should the other, did not. Luckily, all luggage did get back to us eventually. I have never had that happen. So, I would put something on your luggage, other than name tags to identify it easily from others. If you don't have to check it at the gate, than I wouldn't.

[WTM Mad Libs, Round 2!]

:D Ya know, I could talk about pencils all night!

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pencils

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orange

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cami

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bear

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425LisaMarie