I once tried that back years ago during the Bush/Kerry campaign. I really had an innocent heart and wanted to learn from the opposing side. I posted my question in a kind manner and at first it went well. The beginning posts were informational, interesting, and kind, but it all went downhill fast!! I don't know how many old timers we have here, but they might remember the boards being closed for 2 days!!! Was it 2? Something like that! :tongue_smilie: So if your question is too flammable, it will probably explode even with the best of intentions. I do like the idea of posting it in a kind tone and then asking for pm's. That might work. GL!!

I haven't read the other responses, but from glancing at a few titles, I can tell that I'll be in the minority here..............but here it goes anyway. I'm more of the line of thinking, "good for that mom". There's no reason to sit by and watch some other kid hurting your ds. Why wouldn't she say anything??!??!? And if your ds felt bad because of it.....GOOD. Maybe that's what he needs. Someone needs to tell him that he can't do that. How else is he suppose to learn? Or do you want this type of behavior from him to continue? Nowhere in your post do you mention talking to him about his poor behavior. You should have made him walk over and apologize and talk to him about never doing that again!! I'm ducking out now. We all have different parenting sytles, and I thought I'd share the view of the 'other'. If that were my ds that did that, he would be in sooooooooooo much trouble and I would have apologized to the mom and my ds would apologize to the kid.

My dd had a bandaid on for only 10 hours in a sensitive skin area. After she pulled the bandaid off, she didn't notice that a sliver of the end of it remained. We didn't notice until much later (about 2 1/2 days) and couldn't get it off. We've tried oils of various types, rubbing alcohol, and even goo gone. When we rub, scrape, poke etc.... it just starts to bleed around it. The actual area of the piece of bandaid is now lower than the skin level and seems to be completely part of the skin now. Anyone ever had such a crazy thing happen????

:iagree: plus have the blood test check all the standard levels.

We're planning to visit soon, but I just can't decide the best hotel to stay at along the Riverwalk. Each one claims to be in the "best location" etc.... Even from reviews, it seems hard to pick. Anyone here have a recommendation? Pretend cost doesn't matter - just the best place/location. :bigear:

What do you do to reheat a cup of tea? I can see how to get by without a microwave for everything else....just not my large cup of tea that I seem to reheat all day long. :bigear:

I'm pretty sure that I saw a 20/20 episode (or something similar) awhile back telling parents not to use these places. I don't remember the details, but I do remember making a mental note to never allow it. So just last week when looking for a new dentist, I too kept running into this same problem......no children past the age of 3 allowed to have a parent. That's nuts!! Anyway, after looking around, I did find a very nice place with a good rep AND an open door policy.

If I send him, I will claim this yr as 8th grade and just send him as a freshman next year not sending him with any credits. Do you get a choice? I thought ps school just goes by their b-day and not much else? As far as your question goes: Yes, I would consider it. I'm in a similar situation. I don't want to give up hs'ing, but I have to acknowledge that the ps high school that we live by is fantastic. Bottom line, I can't do a better job. sooooo, we are now getting ready to blend in and join the ps system. As much as I have loved being with my dc, for me, the ultimate goal is to have them as prepped for college as I can. In this case, it will be via the ps system.

Oh, it just depends on which news source you're willing to believe. Now when I saw the story on Fox, they were saying that there wasn't any fall at all, but when I switched over to CNN, they said the fall was massive and that it could be the work of a "serial pusher"! Me? I'm usually in the middle somewhere, so I believe that he probably just fell by accident. ;)

When in Kindergarten I was tested and knew a lot of words that rhymed with "bear", after that I was in the gifted program. :lol: Does that count?? lol To this day, I can still perform at that amazing level!! ;)

:iagree: If it helps, I completely agree with you. I have noooooooooo idea why all the responses coming up with information that the op didn't even say. Like throwing in the word "alleged" etc when it comes to the invalid will. Goodness. If we just take the op's original word and assume she isn't being lied to, then the g'ma didn't intend to give her anything. geesh. It's that simple. Now if the family is making that up and swindling her - well, that's a different story. Also, I can't understand why all of the "entitlement" posts. Interesting insite to the differences in humans I guess. That lady could have left it all to her cat for anyone should care, and just because one of us would do it differently, doesn't mean it's what should happen.

Eight years now. Wow. I posted a lot more on the old boards, but got too caught up in it all. I took a break for awhile and now try to limit how much I participate. It can be a bit addictive here! ;)

Wills are intended to show what the person *wanted* to happen to their money. Fair or not, it doesn't matter. If the grandma wanted her money to go to the 3 children and not her granddaughter, then that's what should happen. In this case, there's a technicality and her actual wishes aren't going to be granted. I think I'd take the 1/4 of a 1/4 and be grateful for the unexpected bonus. Bottom line is that you're just taking money that the person who died didn't want you to have. That would make me very uneasy - no matter how hard I tried to justify it. That's my 2 cents, but then I'm always a bit too practical on matters.

and btw, I exercise on the treadmill because I prefer to exercise while watching a favorite show. It passes time better for me, plus I'm such an introvert that I really don't want to power walk around my neighborhood - even if the fresh air might be nice. I never take it to a run because of a bad knee. At most when feeling energetic and fit, I power walk at a 4.1. Also, I like to "mix it up" a bit when I'm on there. I might push to 4.0 or so for as long as I can stand it, then back off to 3.0 to recover, then finish at a constant 3.7 etc.... I feel differently on a daily basis, so I just go by how I feel. Last night I wasn't feeling so great, but went on anyway at only 3.3 - 3.5 for just 20 min. It's better than nothing. I hope this helps some.... Oh, and if you're thinking of adding this to lose weight, it works and is enough. I lost 30 pounds last summer and this is the only exercise I did. I walk on my treadmill about every other day is all.

What do you use instead?

My ds10 just started Claritin for his spring allergies and I swear he's a different child. His mood swings are way beyond his norm and I'm wondering if it's a coincidence or something else. Any others with this experience or heard of this?

:thumbup: you win I'm not even going to post after this one!! ;)

The Children's Place runs long. So you drop back a size, order it in a slim with adjustable waist, and it usually solves this problem. For example, my ds is also that height and skinny (not as skinny as yours though) and he normally needs a 12 for length in most brands, but, like you, the adjustable waist slims in 12's still can't stay up on him - or he is uncomfortable because the waist is so pulled that the jeans are just a big ball of gathering material around him. So, I order adjustable waist slims in a size 10 from The Children's Place. The length is just right and I only need to pull in the waist by a couple of notches - you'll probably need a few more.

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Sorry about that, I had to go somewhere and didn't return to the computer. Ok, my list of problems that cleared were: Fatigue (terrible fatigue): I was a slug. I just couldn't get around and felt like my body was being weighed down. Some days I just almost wanted to cry. I felt so abnormal. It took about 3 weeks before I felt a difference with supplementing. I started to feel 'good' again. Each week after that was better than the one before and I feel wonderful again! I feel human. Now when I'm tired at the end of a long day - it's a normal kind of tired. The kind you earn....kwim? Sleep issues: I would often wake after just a few hours of sleep and nothing could get me back to sleep. This would happen about 5 nights/wk. Now that my levels are fixed, this happens about 1/mo!! A monthly migraine: this one surprised me. For 8 (?) years straight I would get one at the start of my monthly cycle - rare to miss one. Since fixing my D level, I haven't had a migraine in 10 months!!! Who knew!?!?!? All of the doctors always just told me that it was a PMS migraine and that it was normal. Mood: This one is trickier to explain because it's not like I had major depression - but I definitely had more issues during the winter months. My mood just feels differently to me now. It's lighter, easier going, and generally happier. At first I really noticed and I commented to my dh on how I felt more like the old me from long ago. LIke I said, hard to explain that one. Now, these things can all be related to one another. Like if one is sleeping better, then their mood will be better etc. So some can just be a domino effect. I've had other 'domino effects' as a result. I've lost weight because I feel good enough to exercise and take care of myself, I had excessive bleeding on my cycle clear up which I now know was related to the aspirin in my migraine medicine. Those sorts of things. Anyway, it's been almost a year since clearing it up and I feel like a whole new me. It's like a second chance really. Looking back, I can see that it all started when we moved from the west coast to the east coast. Previously I had spent a LOT of time in the sun, but on the east coast, it was cold a majority of the year so we hid inside or covered up outside. Plus, I had little ones and we stayed inside way more than before. After moving to TX you would think that it would have gotten better, but I still stayed in a lot because I had a new baby. Then it was just a matter of me not wanting to join in the fun outside or having the energy to do so. So it was just a big spiral.

I was in the same boat as you are now. My D levels came back around 21 or 22?? I forget now, but it was the lower end of the 20's. My doctor said the exact same thing that yours did. I coincidentally had another doctor appointment the next week with a different doctor. Took in my blood work and he said that my D was too low, that it should be above 35 and closer to 50 is optimal. I went on prescription strength D and all sorts of ailments cleared up for me. I really felt like a new person. I've never given any credit to vitamin supplements etc.....but you should see me now making sure I am eating right & getting my vitamins! Seriously though, some things cleared up that I had been dealing with for YEARS - never knowing it was D related. I can't say enough good things about D. I can tell when I'm starting to slip and head back into the 30's. For me I'm feeling my best above 40. I hope this helps in some way. If I had listened to the first doctor, my life would be of poorer quality today. They don't always know what they're talking about!

XL budget: Atlantis Large budget: Hawaii Med. budget: Disney World (but...very crowded during the dates you mentioned) :-) Those are our favorites. Have fun!

Usually if your third one is still little the hotel will allow the 5th person in there with you. Most of the time they even have a little cot that they can bring to your room. Later though your choices are two hotel rooms that join, larger style rooms (Embassy Suites work well), and worst case scenario is when you can only get two rooms and they don't connect. When that has happened, we then split mom and dad - each taking a kid or two. Smuggling the third has never crossed my mind. I'm way too much of a 'follow the rules' sort of person.

I think it depends on how often they happen. My first reaction was to say it's not normal. My dc stopped regular ones in the 2-3 yr range, and had just a rare one or two up to age 4. After glancing at a couple of posts, perhaps I've just been lucky and it is normal. ?? But...... I still think the guide should be how often. I have one nephew that I believe has some sort of issue that isn't being dx or addressed. He is one to have these meltdowns and tantrums at later ages. He's 9 and he has continually had this problem. I mean BIG time. He had multiple major tantrums DAILY until 8, and now at 9 it seems better, but is still multiple times a week. So some dc will be emotional and break down - that's OK we do even as adults, but if we did it daily that would represent an issue. kwim?

I would add that you should 'pace' yourself as well. What I've noticed through the years is that when someone first announces that they have cancer, there is an initial army of support. As the cancer treatments drag on, the person is sicker, and especially if the prognosis is poor, the support sort of dwindles. It's not that people don't care, I think it's just that they end up not knowing what to do or say. It can be such a sad situation and it often leaves us all feeling powerless. :sad: Three young children....I sure hope she can beat this!