I agree with Cat. Pictures, please! 😄

Well, that makes sense since the majority of Americans label themselves as Christians.

And if she was brave enough to divorce him? If I was her I would worry about him getting unsupervised visitation with my little girls (girl?) Not that she should stay with him, but I might allow him to be married on paper if he agreed to live separately and never be alone with my children. I know that is not realistic, but my children being alone with him would be my issue in any scenario.

My daughter insists I give her a list of things to do, and then she refuses every suggestion. 😑

Praying for relief of the terrible pain, comfort, and a steady improvement.

If you put a comma before and after "and must" you have a phrase that can be removed from the sentence. If the rest of the sentence can stand on its own without "and must" it works grammatically, but it may not be what the writer intends to say.

Praying for your son.

I told my son I was the green ninja. He spent a lot of time trying to prove me wrong, because he wasn't quite sure. We still argue about it. He's six. I told my older son that I could blow up (like a balloon) mini muffins into big muffins. Since I demonstrated, it was pretty convincing. And my kids believed the whole "eyes in the back of my head" thing. They have wanted to know exactly where they are located and when do you get them?

Praying here!

Praying!!!

Thanks for the laughs. 😂

They are so pretty!

Hmmmm, I do remember threads early on about starting labor, but I'm pretty sure your daughter was already born when I began reading here. Now I'm wondering.....

Praying for you both.

Praying for your son.

You would never know it by my post count, but I've been here over a decade as well. The WTM has been a huge blessing in our homeschooling journey. I remember the dancing microphone, people trying to be the first to post on a new page, posters like Abbey and SWB who were homeschooled, Mental Multivitamin, and so many more influential posters. I remember clicking on Ree's link to her blog when it was brand new. I don't read every day like I used to, but almost. 😀 Topics definitely repeat.

These suggestions are very helpful. Thank you so much!

Thank you for these suggestions. I can't wait yo share them with him!

Well, he does think it won't be profitable enough. I dont understand all of his thinking, but he has ADD and does best with a fairly tight schedule and deadlines. Open ended work that he does in his own time isn't the best match for him. He seems to think a business degree is a good general degree and it will give him many options.

Hmm. The size of my fist? I have hypoglycemia and I'm pretty sure I'd be shaking like a leaf if that was all I ate. Do you mean 3 times a day?

Yes, I thought of him having a shop of his own, but he doesn't seem interested.

Thank you, I will go look at that!

My son has discovered a passion for mechanics. He has been working on cars and has picked up a lot of knowledge and skills in a short amount of time. This makes sense as he has always been one to tear things apart to see how they work. Many might encourage him to continue on this track, but he is convinced that he can't make good money as a mechanic. He is currently in an Honors college at our local Community college and is headed for a business degree. I would like to see him switch his degree to something he would enjoy and that involves mechanics. Naturally a mechanical engineering degree comes to mind. But how hands-on would that be? Can anyone think of another career for a student like this? He got a 30 on the ACT, but does not enjoy math. I think that is why he isn't interested in engineering. Suggestions?

Hello, this might sound a little nutty, but I seem to need an actual eating plan in order to eat in a healthful manner. I was able to follow The Whole 30 without too much trouble and now I am looking for something similar that includes whole grain carbs. I never got to the energy stage with Whole 30. My husband was the same and we concluded that we need carbs. It needs to be fairly easy and use normal food because we are moving soon and I don't have hours upon hours to spend reading and preparing special recipes. By normal I mean basic ingredients, not normal American diet. My father has type 2 diabetes and I am pretty sure I'm going to be considered prediabetic soon if I don't make permanent changes. I'm really good about exercising, it's controlling my diet that is a big challenge. I eat lots of whole foods, good fats, whole grains, etc. but I need a plan to follow so that I don't eat too much. I do eat too much sugary food when I'm not on a plan, but if I could have a small chocolate square or two a day or two servings of dessert a week, that would be great and I could stick to it. As long as it is planned ahead of time, I seem to be able to stick to it. Also, it can't be that I sit down and come up with a plan based on all the good knowledge I have. Psychologically, that doesn't work for me and I will cheat. Maybe if I did that with a trainer or dietician it would work, but not on my own. The other thing is that if I am following a specific plan to avoid diabetes, people (meaning my mother, mostly) aren't as pushy about my restrictive diet. I hope this makes sense. Thank you!