From what info I have gathered, rapid tests are quite good at detecting symptomatic covid and mediocre at picking up asymptomatic covid. If you’re all vaccinated it’s probably them who should worry about you (please don’t take that the wrong way).

If people aren’t ready to accept help, nothing you do will solve their problems 😞 I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Is there a facility near you that does intensive outpatient or a day program? It’s typically school-ish hours and then they come home at night. Maybe he would consent to that?

Our Walgreens sells a set of 2 rapid tests for $24, maybe yours has some? I think this is totally typical of all low-paying jobs which is why covid spread so quickly through those places. If you’re ok with her quitting the job, please tell her that you understand if she does and will support her. Your support is so meaningful and it may help her decide she can stay or go or whatever.

For 5ish years, I did about 5.5-6 hours at night and then blocked out 1-4 in the afternoon. Since July, we are more like 6 hours at night but only an hour nap (at most) and it’s just not enough and now I’m sad. The worst thing is my 6yo and I both look forward for most weekends knowing we can get long naps in 😂 This pattern totally worked for us and our schedule. I never felt tired when I was awake and never felt like I was lacking sleep. There are some afternoon events I had to miss and, honestly, it is not even an issue to me.

So this is not exactly like y’alls’, but when my daughter had a bad breakup a few years ago, she called or saw me every day - sometimes twice/day - and screamed and yelled and cried. And it lasted forEVER. But I knew one day she’d move on, so I kept listening to her and being sympathetic and, of course, she did move on and is happier. So why am I calling this a sweet memory? Because she actually felt close enough to lay herself bare and vent to me like that. At 23 years old, she still thought I would make things better. Idk, it’s stupid because she’s generally always kind and we talk constantly about everything so I don’t know why this specific thing makes me so emotional 🙄

Tattoos, stickers, rings. Bracelets, bubbles, and balls were all at target this year. I notice that the pencils and erasers are more popular than everything else. Somebody in our neighborhood last years put out packets of Halloween fun sheets and taped a pencil to them!

We do not have that here in Colorado and now I’m kind of perturbed that I know they exist. ETA: Wait, we do have to satisfy academic progress by having a 2.0 or higher each semester. The dropped credits counted towards factoring your GPA at some point, can’t remember if they still do. If you fall below a 2.0 you go on academic probation for a semester and after that, if you’re still below 2.0, you lose government funding.

My 40ish, well-educated, medical professional SIL complained that her vacuum didn’t pick up like it should so we took it and there was no bag. So I asked what kind of bag it took and she had no idea because after literally 10 years of owning the vacuum, she had never known it took bags to put a bag in it. Worked great once I got the bag! Tbf, her house is consistently spotless, so it’s not like she doesn’t know how to clean. Probably easier to keep clean now that she’s not blowing carpet dust everywhere. that said, my mother is a horrendous housekeeper. I never had chores growing up and never learned how to clean - more importantly, I didn’t know WHAT to clean so now my housekeeper suffers 😝

Never seen anything quite like this but aren’t pierogis just potatoes and pasta? I like potatoes and I like pasta but I don’t like pierogis so I’m not sure I would like mashed potatoes and pasta together.

My credit card covers around $4k of medical expenses when I use it to book a flight to a foreign country, maybe yours/theirs does? I suppose my answer to my fully-vaccinated, minor child would depend on whether or not they would ever be able to afford to go there again and if I felt they should not miss out on that life experience.

If they live in a bigger city, find a toy store local to them that will ship! There are at least two places near me that have online ordering and will deliver locally and one that will let you pay over the phone and then deliver within 5 miles.

We tried it with sautéed mushrooms, spinach, and Parmesan with an egg on top and two of us loved it and one hated it. So we eat it like that occasionally Treating it like risotto or grits works best for us, I don’t think I’d like it with meat.

You have two, older SN boys, right? Do you think he’s at the awkward age where he doesn’t want to have to explain about them? Maybe he just doesn’t know other kids well enough yet to deal with their reaction? Though maybe I’m confusing you with somebody else and I apologize.

Do you mean pancreatitis? The only cancer risk I see is thyroid cell tumors, but there’s risk of acute pancreatitis, gall bladder injury, kidney injury, and suicidal ideation. OP, don’t mean to try to scare you, I’m sure you weighed the pros and cons before you took it! I’ve never heard of this drug for weight loss, but it sounds exciting - it’s a 1x/week shot Meant to curb hunger? How long can you take it? Please keep us updated as the weeks roll in?

Because it’s all fun and games until you’re actually, literally facing your death.

Have you seen a gyno? Maybe there’s actually something in the way, like a ?? I have no idea, but I would hesitate to try anything without making sure this is a straightforward issue.

If you don’t want them to access Alexa unfettered, I believe there is some echo dot “kids edition” that only allows kid-friendly stuff or has parental controls or some such?

Try a factory reset and set it up all over again WITHOUT using the app or giving it any information. You will be able to get it in your network through the menu on the printer. Do not accept automatic updates. this may not work for you because they already know your serial number. I suggest calling them and telling them to release your printer. And the future - no matter which brand of printer you buy - buy a protection plan and set it up without the app or easyInk plan.

As a parent in that age group, I want you, the expert, to pick out the instrument I know nothing about and I want to keep it afterwards so that my kid can continue playing it whenever he’d like to because it’s unlikely I would actually buy one (since it’s a beginner instrument and he would probably move on to some other woodwind) and having random instruments around the house is always good.

Forgot to say to check Nordstrom! https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/women/clothing/coats-jackets/wool-coats?breadcrumb=Home%2FWomen%2FClothing%2FCoats %26 Jackets%2FWool %26 Wool Blends&filterBySize=women-apparel_24w-3x&filterBySize=women-apparel_26w-4x

I bought a men’s XXL burton snowboarding jacket in 2003 (back when they only cost $300) and I’ve never had a better winter jacket. It easily fit me when I was 3x - over sweaters and everything. For nicer, non-outdoor excursions, a wool jacket sounds fine, but if you’re going to spend any time outdoors, it may not work to keep you adequately warm. most women’s coats don’t go over 3x, but You could consider getting a men’s jacket and having it tailored?

I am so sorry your family is going through this and I’m so glad you’re able to be there for her. Navigating medicine can be a full-time job for multiple people 😕 What I have done is to make myself the primary contact for all situations, that way *I* get the phone calls with instructions and reminders and can relay them to her. I also would have called the office and made any changes necessary. I know the portal is great to communicate with doctors, but calling the front can get often faster results regarding mundane things like instructions. If you cannot be at an appointment with her, schedule it for a time you’re free and then be on speaker phone when the doctor is in the room. You can mention this ahead of time when the appointment is set or you can have her spring it on him, but no doc has ever said no to this. To be honest, my mom isn’t sick or declining in mental health, her anxiety is so severe that she can’t listen to directions or do anything new. However, I also did this when my father was ill just to take the burden off of him.

If your child invites you and says it’s fine then it’s fine. I feel like arguing with him would be disrespectful and treating him like a child. (having adult offspring is hard 😞)

My grandparents wanted the jewelry to go to their children and my parents want their jewelry to go to me. Plus, the remaining party may want the Jewelry.

maybe it’s because historically, people that age who catch *anything* don’t have a great outcome and really don’t do well with covid? Maybe it’s the formula they are using that skews high the higher the age? How many people who are vaccinated have actually died from covid? How many of those were over 90? I have to say, I don’t think this site is rooted in hard data and needs to be taken with a grain of salt. In fact, I would say it’s justifying people not masking properly and going to crowded places because it’s presents the risk of catching covid as tiny.