Well said.

I'm sorry you are going to have to deal with this alone. Imo, I would let dh deal with his mother, getting between them will only cause you more stress and upset. And I think it stinks that she is trying to manipulate things this way and putting you in such a difficult position. :grouphug: I agree with expecting her to create a scene if things do not go as she wants them to.

Let us know how it goes; I hope you have a nice lunch btw. :grouphug:

I would want more information or I just might decide to die on this hill. Hopefully you can let us know how this turns out. If someone was injured by the thing, calling it something other than a weapon feels wrong to me.

How sad for you and your mother. :grouphug: Watching someone you love spiral down is heartbreaking and keeping yourself safe emotionally isn't easy. The book BOUNDARIES, by Cloud and Townsend may help you. Most libraries have a copy and it can be very helpful tool dealing with difficult relationships.

I don't have a facebook acct and I've always been taken to the sign in page and not allowed to view the link vs. an actual facebook acct page for an ad or something from an external link; my guess is he was on facebook.

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Wow, I had to read the original post a couple of times...just to be sure. I thought we we going to discuss grey-hair, down there, but wow I never knew anyone had or considered the other a problem. Who said, one more thing we have to worry about? I need to go to my happy place; it's too early to even think about this one.

I'm late reading this, but glad he is doing better. It is hard to be the adult in charge of pet situations, and stress and worry are the price. Anyway, I hope today he show more signs of recovery and you can stress a bit less.

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:grouphug: Goodness, I'm teary reading this. I do hope you get some more time together with them soon.

Wow, what a tragedy; that is beyond sad. :grouphug:

:grouphug: (((Prayers)))

*Caution* Plugging in at the relatives may blow the entire street electic. It happened at my parents, I can't remember the reason, but their visitor could not run the RV while visiting and the electric company had to come out and fix what had gone wrong. I've always wanted to try renting an RV and hitting the road with the family, but the cost didn't work out for us and now my older teens would consider it torture.

I wouldn't make any promises or decisions until you are ready to transition the baby into the other bedroom. Your current children will be almost a year older by then. If you have another boy...I would do a boys room and a girls room to make things easier for the future. Congratulations btw.

I agree, Sears just uses ind. contractors and their warranties are worthless to consumers and a cash-cow for them. What part is it that isn't working? If it is the heating coil, they are easy to replace yourself...and usually cost under $50. PLEASE call the actual manufacturer. The oven may be defective and if it is, the fix is free.

This must be very hard to live with, but she attempted to let her family know and then felt it best to distance herself. Honestly, unless she further opens up and feels accepted and supported, your relationship is most likely going to continue as it is. Also, you attempting to fix things with her and your fil, may be why she is distancing herself from you. There are many families that raise siblings with totally different childhoods, abuse, neglect indifference or even adoration can be focused on one child and not the other(s). I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry you are dealing with this; I would find... finding out on FB hurtful too.

I agree it will greatly depend on the funeral party. Two years ago, we were part of the family and our casual dress was the most dressed there. It was July, dh wore a black polo shirt and khaki pants with dress shoes and a belt. Ds wore very nice khaki shorts, a black polo shirt and vans or mens sandals (can't remember), no belt. Dd and I wore black pants, sandals and black and white tops. Honestly, for me it was pretty shocking. So many people arrived in jean shorts, flip-flops, tank-tops and imo... just whatever they happened to be wearing that day. There was no church service, just a small memorial and luncheon. I totally understand clothing sensitivity; I always try to purchase all cotton for ds. I also made sure he had a quiet place he could slip away to if he needed some space. I hope you don't need the new clothes for a long time, but purchasing ahead of time and helping him get used to the clothes is a very good idea.

Oh, what a sad day :grouphug: .

I run them under cool water while I'm peeling them.

Oh, yes it is very common with pillow tops. We had one that was so amazingly comfortable for a few months and then bam! We were left with the w (we each slept in our side valley between the huge hill/bump in the middle) bed. In less than a year it was back-breaking to sleep on/in. The company insisted it was normal to develop those sags, but I was able to exchange it because some of them were two inches deep; they required over an inch and specific pictures to document it or a $50 charge for a technician to measure it. We exchanged it for a no pillow top and topped it with a washable mattress pillowtop pad.

Thanks for updating us with the good news.

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Hang in there; it is possible to get through this and go on to enjoy the benefits. I had to endure the diet a few years ago minus the caffeine and was able to add a number of things back into my diet; for me it was and still is well worth the effort.

Here it would definitely mean they wanted to be paid. That said, there are times when we or our neighbors simply clear the drive or sidewalk without asking; it's a favor when someone is new, has an injury or is out of town.