I think it would be a kind and possibly very helpful rec.; you might even offer to drive her to the first meeting.

I'm going to be honest....Yes, yes I would want to know, because basements creep me out to begin with, and this would really be something I would need to know prior to moving in to live with.

I think an apology would be nice, since this wasn't an isolated incident and you want to continue a relationship. You may want to review the conversation from their side and see how you might disagree in the future without offending the other party; since you mentioned other people thinking you were arguing. It's hard balance to find, but if this is going to reoccur it would be worth working on your delivery and acceptance of opposing viewpoints.

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:grouphug: Don't feel guilty. Hope you printed up a two week notice (if necessary) and things go well.

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Yes, the dog seems very uncomfortable/irritated. I'm not the only one who avoids them.

I understand privacy laws, and love pets...However, I would like to see pet licensing and insurance requirements for people who bring them into public places. One of our Walmarts' is frequented by a man who brings in a big ( around 100lbs) dog that displays aggressive skittish behavior. The dog growls, occasionally barks, hunches his shoulders and jets his head down; the man with him loves the attention. Fyi Walmart, I leave the store when that wacko (the owner) is in there.

Poor guy. :grouphug:

:grouphug: I would avoid being alone with her...and keep them from any alone time with the children.

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I read so much love in your post; thank you for taking time to share with us. Many prayers :grouphug:

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I wanted to add, that to me my smoothie is like a bowl of soup = a meal not a snack, but I don't snack.

I get her point about not considering one a "magic bullet." Nothing is and you need to weigh her rec with your actual use of one. I would check back with her or do a little research on how to make good protein drinks in one. I do use it to make veggie-fruit smoothies daily, but I do keep them low calorie and use yogurt as my protein. It's an excellent soup maker too :rolleyes: . If I didn't have a Vitamix, my consumption of fruits and veggies would be 10% of what it is now. I pretty much eat banana, spinach, kale, carrots, peaches, berries, apples and what ever is in season daily. And of course ymmv :001_smile: My hot soups are what ever veggies from the bin aren't super fresh or frozen ones with broccoli and what ever else is found. I love fresh peanut, cashew or almond butter that contains just nuts. I still love mine, but don't have any limits on natural sugars. :001_tt1: Come over and try my Vitamix.

No problems here either, I purchase gift card at the grocery store and get a rewards back from them.

Check your local codes. Here a bedroom has to have a closed and window.

Switch brands and use unscented. I can use Always, but not the foam ones or any scented brand. For cloth I keep a terrycloth bag for storage and toss it all in the wash. I'm not crazy about cloth out of the house. For cloth a former boarder makes (or used to make) some wild colored and printed ones that make it though the laundry without stains. (I can find her info if anyone wants it.) I also have organic cotton ones, but I'm icked out by staining and don't want to spend the time and effort on laundry and I don't like bleaching and then rinsing them over and over.

It was a gift...Try to let it go. You can mention that it isn't easy doing so, but you'll be modeling the behavior you want to reinforce. (Ps...kids do dumb stuff, and this isn't that big a deal.)

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Op...Hope you're on the mend. :grouphug: I'm a pretty modest / private person, but wouldn't have refused a male nurse under those circumstances. I've had male family members have to endure repeated enem@s and other invasive procedures from female and male nurses. They (the nurses) were so professional and deserved way more credit and pay than they get.

Poor woman, I feel sorry for her. Now she's a widow dealing with a drug addicted son. Personally my focus would be to try and support her. She may be helped with therapy, attending al-aon and lots of TLC. I would try and get the siblings together and make a united front to get their brother into a treatment program.

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:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm glad you took him in.