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Actually, I heard that many of these "non-toxic" cleaners are really using the same cleaners as everyone else, they just advertise as such. You might want to look into other carpet cleaners, too, and ask what they are using to clean the carpet.
I went with a local company that was not advertising "non-toxic," but was using safe cleaners. He said the toxic cleaners everyone used to use are not legal in most states anymore.
Just FYI...
Chem Dry...they advertise that they use safe, non-toxic cleaners with low amounts of water used.Oxymagic...again, non-toxic cleaners used.
Sears..."Green" cleanining using environmentally friendly cleaning solutions.
Have any of you used these companies? What has been your experience?
Thanks for any feedback,
Margaret
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Anyway, does anyone out there see my point? I'd love to hear from anyone who understands. It gets really lonely sometimes, living in what seems a very "Christian" world, when you are not one. I grew up in NY, and never really felt this way, although I was often different, but not like here, where people ask you all the time, and really go at you about your religion all the time. It is quite exhausting and I am just too, too tired of it.
I understand how you feel- it can get lonely being non-Christian, especially in the bible belt. As Colleen said, 75% of Americans claim to be "Catholic" or "Christian" on polls.
Have you thought about moving back to New England? The NW is also good. I live in Colorado, which is not too religious in the metro areas. If you can't move, actively seek out friends with a similar outlook on life. They don't have to be your religion, they just have to look at life the same way. That's what helps me keep a good attitude- one of my best friends is a fundamentalist Christian who surprisingly has pretty much the same outlook on life as me in every other way.
There's also a lot of support online- you don't mention your religion, but feel free to PM me if you want a good atheist mom's group.
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Anyone else ever consider what would happen if the water we take for granted coming out of out taps dried up or became poisoned or polluted in a crisis?
This is my main concern. I'm going to look into a good filtration system.
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We've seen both movies-
We were rolling in the aisles laughing for Get Smart. No sex, but one scene where it looked to someone else like people were doing, um, something.
I thought the previews for Hancock were better than the actual movie. Lots of violence, but that was obvious from the previews. There were some interesting plot twists. Wasn't as amusing as I thought it would be, but my dds liked it.
(My daughters both generally like "boy" movies better than "girl" movies. No way will I get either to go see Kit with me.)
We're thinking of taking our 12 and 14yos to see either one of these today. I've read the reviews on Plugged In, but still not sure.My boys can handle violence okay (ala Indiana Jones). I don't care for overt s*x scenes, which seem to be prevalent in PG-13 movies.
I'd love to know what others thought of either of these movies.
Thanks!
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Your child had a healthy reaction to an unsafe situation.
My 9 yo was goofing off on a skateboard yesterday and got a little road rash on both elbows. Ouch! That hurts. I expected her to deal with the pain after she cleaned up and covered the scrapes. She dealt with it.
Anyway- my dd's situation is an example of when I expect a child to buck up and take it. No safety problem, no health risk, no bullying, etc. Self-inflicted wounds. I think you should be proud of your son for realizing (at some level) that the situation was unsafe and needed to be avoided.
No one was badly hurt, but the pack of 3-8 year olds was clustered around a grenade-shaped smoke bomb when a rocket of some sort didn't go up but out, traveled about 50 feet and struck in the middle of the group. 8 year old started just howling in pain, screaming and holding leg. Some grown up laughingly said "it isn't 4th of July without a third degree burn". (I only know one of this group...everyone else is very friendly, but strangers to me). What I saw of the leg was a small 2nd degree burn, child taken howling into house, and then came my quandary:About half the kids were nonplussed. About half were scared/worried, and the dads told them to stay put, not be afraid, no you can't go inside--sit in your chair and stop whining type responses. My child, in tears, hid in a garage and declared he hated fireworks and was NOT comforted with words of reassurance. I, personally, was very happy to pack up and go, and no one commented, but I realized that everyone else seemed to have to "big boys stay even after a burn" camp (nearly all the children were boys).
How brave would you expect your 5 year old to be?
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Do you children call their grandparents on a regular basis?
Dh's mother is a very unhappy, unreasonable person...
She NEVER comes to our house, says the price of gas is too high.
Of course, when her favored son lived the same distance we do now, she had a scheduled dinner night at their house and she went to see the grandchildren!
So, dh has discussed this with her and she does not understand.
She's definitely not a person that will ever be pleased. We can never do enough to make her happy.
Molly
You know she's not going to be happy, so just tell her what she can expect from you. If it's not good enough for her, at least she has a favored son that lives up to her expectations! ;)
I've never been a phone person. I talk to my dad once a year or less, e-mail once a week (usually jokes forwarded.)
I call my in-laws 3-4 times per year, and see them twice a year.
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Is anyone going to do something they are actually looking forward to?
My business is about 1/4 mile from where the fireworks are sent off, so I always have a ton of people over (customers and friends.) Better my friends than strangers, you know? People are always grateful that I have an oasis of polite sober people.
I do genuinely enjoy hosting a big party every year, but I would rather have a choice about it. One year I didn't constantly police my parking lot, and my kids & I spent 3 hours cleaning the garbage off my gravel lot. Fortunately the gas station next door doesn't let anyone in any more... because one year people were setting off firecrackers between the gas pumps!!!!:001_huh:
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I think you should simply say that your dd has a Hispanic background and you think comments of that type are inappropriate around her.
I agree, but I would leave off "around her." Really, medical professionals should make an attempt to be professional. They should not be passing judgement on their customers.
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A different point of view-
I don't think a children's chewable should taste good. It makes it tempting for kids to eat the whole bottle. My kids could remove a child-proof lid by the time they were 3.
I go for an all-natural brand. They are usually edible, but not something my kids would beg for more of.
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I hope the gentleman got some support from management. If a customer treats my employees like that (and won't make amends), the customer is asked to leave my place of business.
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If we had a secular board, would we also need a Christian board? Jewish? Muslim? When would it stop? There are a lot of options out there if you really don't want opinions that differ from yours religiously.
I'm an atheist, and I appreciate this board because I can get a variety of perspectives.
There are a lot of posts I skip over due to the content, but it's not always for religious reasons! ;)
IS there a reason why we can't have a secular board here for people that do not want to wade through religious posts?I did email TWTM about this twice now, and have gotten no reply. SO thought maybe someone here would know.
Thanks
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I especially like the statement, "If you can stay celibate until you're 30, why bother getting married?"
I got married when I was 29, dh was 33. We had both had numerous previous relationships. However, we were both commited to *this* marriage- it was not an option for either of us to ever divorce.
According to Gungor, we didn't have a chance- in his experience, have one additional parter decreases your liklihood of a failed marriage by 50%. Yeah, maybe I'm an exception... but I know many other couples who married late, had prior relationships, and are now very happy couples.
I think a good marriage has a lot more to do with the couple's outlook and shared values than prior relationships and age at marriage.
(Personally, I think couples should live together before they get married, but that's another thread...)
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Vinegar didn't hurt my dd, she just hated the smell. We did it for quite some time, and it seemed like the warts were going away- but they call came back and invited their little friends.
I tried a salicylic acid treatment from the drug store- same thing. We got some burned off yesterday, but that was painful and dd has about 30 warts now. Dr. suggested an over-the-counter antacid- Tagamet- in a pretty high dose. Evidently there have been studies done using it against warts. I googled this, and it seems to work a little better than a placebo. Great.
If anyone else has some wart removal ideas, I'm open to anything at this point!
We started with the apple cider vinegar a few days ago and my two year old screams like a banshee whenever I apply the vinegar. There is no broken skin and I can't figure out whether he's screaming because it's cold or because it is actually killing him. Does it hurt quite a bit? And is it working? I don't mind continuing on with this form of torture if it's going to make his warts go away because no matter how many times he insists that he wikes his warts I would like nothing more than to get rid of all of them.So - is this vinegar thing really successful?
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Maybe missing the point a bit. I can see how you might think that. However, I saw it as really brave to follow your heart to wherever you felt it might lead you. Going somewhere like that for me would be nuts. I felt like she needed to nourish her body first, then her soul, then her heart. For me that was how I saw her process. She realized a lot about herself in that journey. And I think she realized that her life before was more selfish. But I didn't see her journey as self-centered in a negative way. It seemed like she was focusing on herself in order to become a better person. Someone that was happier and more in touch with God. At least that's what I got from reading it.
Thanks for the info- that makes sense. I've only read about 1/3 of the Italy part, so she's probably still in the "before" phase of the story. I think I'll give it another try.
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A friend loaned me this book, but I'm having trouble getting through the first part. Does it get better, or is it just more of the same?
I think what I don't like is the author just comes off as self centered. Maybe I'm missing the point.
Oh, it was so good!It made me seriously consider the whole subject of devotion. I am rolling that around in my brain now. I am not devoted. My prayers are usually something to the effect of "God, can you fix this for me?" and "God, thanks for fixing that." Come to think of it, I do sort of treat God like George the Handyman. I don't mean to, but I do.
What if I were to devote myself to really communing with God? How would I be changed?
It was just a really, really good book.
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Um, that can't be all! I need to hear the rest of the story.
for your special party--graduation, anniversary, 50th birthday, whatever--and you want 4 dancers to dance for an 45 minutes to an hour, please arrange for the dancers to have a "dressing room" somewhere near where they are dancing, but private, as they will be making multiple costume changes and it will make it SO much easier for them to get back and forth, not to mention not having to flash the guests. That is all. -
Oh, take me with you!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, I know you will have a great time. Mont St. Michel is one of the most incredible places I have seen in my life. I just love France (don't tell my Belgian relatives).
I can't wait to hear all about it.
Bon Voyage.
Hey, I'm probably driving up to Belgium at some point also. I'll give your relatives a wave!
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I'm leaving on my trip tomorrow!
Thanks to your helpful advice, I'll be staying in the Rue Cler neighborhood in Paris, and I have lots of fun things scheduled in and around Normandy and Paris while I'm there!
I'm really looking forward to Mont St Michel in Normandy and hanging out on the Champs du Mar in Paris.
I've worked my way through a lot of the Michel Thomas CDs, so hopefully I will get by OK!
Dorothy- I'll fill you in when I get home.
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The moon appears to move with you because it is so far away.
Look outsid the car window. Close objects seem to whiz by. Objects further away appear to move slower- skyline of a city miles away. The moon is a lot further away, appears practically still.
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Yes, you can become a better writer. I used to be horrible, which was bad because I write newsletters and web copy for my business. Dh was a brutal editor- at first it would upset me so much. But just continuing to write on a daily basis helped me improve.
I think a college class would be great, but barring that just using a high school writing curriculum would probably help too. Ask your neighbor if she will edit your writing.
I don't know how people take something and turn it into exactly what you wanted to say/write in the first place!?!?!
Is it possible for me to learn to write somewhat like she does?? IMO..I am a below average writer compared to hear.
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I much prefer Kansas to Nebraska. Nothing against folks from Kansas- the Interstates pretty much goes through the least attractive part. I haven't strayed from the interstate in Nebraska, so I don't know about that.
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Lately, I've been reading a lot about how driving 55mph, vs. 65mph or higher can improve vehicle mpg. Also, statistically, it is a safer speed than 65 or higher. And, there really isn't a huge difference in the time it takes to get somewhere at that speed.
Let's take your arguments to the extreme: 10 mph would be even safer. Should we reduce the speed limit to 10 mph? If you were only going one or two miles to the store, it wouldn't take that much longer.
I'm against changing the speed limit to 55 because people won't really follow that law- seems like people drive 70-75 mph no matter what the speed limit is. That's just reasonable speed for a highway.
Also, I would really hate to drive accross Nebraska going 55! The speed limit should be 90 on I-80 across that state.
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I don't understand why they don't just tack it onto the ticket price. It seems absurd. As if anyone travels with nothing.
Because a lot of people travel with only carry on. I can do it easily- I usually travel with on carry-on size rolling suitcase. I just usually choose to check it.
Business travelers generally travel with only carry-on.
I think people should budget $15-$25 above the ticket price for their luggage. I look at it as an increase in ticket price that applies to people with luggage. JMO
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in a suggestion that they edit their new policy?
I'm sure the other airlines could use a heads-up as well.
I have no problem with the new policy. I would rather people pay who use the services provided. I think they should charge by the pound for luggage.
Incidently, I usually do check a bag.
I am so mad about the kids' religion section in B&N...
in General Education Discussion Board
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This reminds me of when I first told a long-time aquaintance (wasn't a friend back then) that I was going to homeschool. She had always been very outspoken about how homeschooling was best for Christian families. She kind of reminded me of the Betty Bowers parody.
Anyway, just as expected this woman says, "What church do you go to?" Just as I was wording my answer, she said, "Wait a minute, I think first I should ask you if you go to church." Wow, that really floored me. What surprised me even more is that she still talked to me even after I told her we don't go to church. I had previously overheard her talking negatively about other non-church goers, so I though our aquaintance-ship was a think of the past.
As it turned out, she was turning over a new leaf. I now consider her a friend.