You don't need her approval and when you really think about it...there's no value in it. You're certainly not going to change her and she probably isn't going to change or grow at this point. Just accept it. At least it's a narcissistic grandparent and not a parent, right? I just wouldn't bother with her at all and tell my DH to leave the kids out of it. She's rude and unkind...no more access. He can relate to her since he's all she seems to care about relating to. U Poor guy....

I'm going to go with Elite, without even testing. Because, you're as big as you think you are. They're missing a Royalty category or I'd have picked that. ðŸ˜ðŸ‘¸

I try to remember, too, that if what you regularly do is swimming laps for exercise, starting a weight training regimine is going to be eye opening. Training for tennis, even extensively? Soccer is gonna hurt. There's precious little crossover in activities it seems.

I ask myself this all.the.time! Why, why, why!? I went to private school, we could afford private school around here, I didn't turn out badly (in fact I'm brilliant! :laugh:), so why can't B&M school be good enough for my kids? I chalk it up to being controlling and just wanting them to have "more." I (the parent) would probably get kicked out of school...especially a private one I was paying tuition to. :glare: Public, I'd just chalk it up as, "Meh, you get what you pay for!"

Yes, wait to hatch it. It's a fun experience with lights, sounds and singing. The experience is a big part of the gift...and learning the signs of the animal. Takes 20-40 minutes to hatch. You can delay hatching if you need to by turning it upside down.

Adulting. Sounds like a healthy adult parent/adult child relationship.

The video is spot on. 😂 And pretty much how I feel on the topic. I see the Boomers and think "Sheesh! What a mess!" And realize they were raised by "the Greatest Generation." Show me your kids and we'll talk how great you are. Signed, Gen Xer

Perimenopause or you're becoming a lawyer. Happened to me while studying for the bar. 😂

So which Roomba a do you have? I'm considering one as my early Christmas present. ðŸ˜

Are you making the broth yourself? If so, and it's from good quality bones, you can leave the fat in it and get some data that way. Honestly, you might feel.great doing this. You've gotten good advice on coming off the fast, you could also make some healthy homemade jello, the green smoothies are a good idea and you can purree some Avocadoes in there for calories also. Ooh, coconut milk smoothies, too.

Finally got mine. Haven't used it much, so can't really comment on difference.

Unsurprisingly, Roy Moore has associated with Bill Gothard IBLP/ATI in the past. 'Cuz, birds of a feather, and all that. No real big surprises here.

Fun?

They have worked really well for us with mice.

Didn't she used to play the violin. I wouldn't mind it if she popped out her violin again.

I'm curious how easy it is to find an English speaker or medical instructions in English in a Mexican hospital? You are probably more likely to find an English-speaking doctor since English is an international business language and better educated types (like Drs) have likely studied it some, but I suspect you'll have a hard time finding a designated translator for English on staff at many or any hospitals in other countries. Or is this something they just do in France, Greece, Russia and Thailand?

Working in DC politics in my late 20s, early 30s, really helped me realize there are a lot of different people and perspectives out there. And being crabby, judgmental, closeminded, and tonedeaf never wins you any friends or influence. It's not just being judgmental, it's also just critical. This is wrong, this is wrong, flavor of the soup, whatever. I'm really working on not doing it and not passing it on to my kids. Just had an incredible example of generational mindset yesterday. My MIL has this "thing" about bad things happening when her husband waa out of town. Well, SIL (dhs brother) had a "bad thing" happen to their house when her husband was out of town and texts all of us "more evidence that something always goes wrong when spouse is travelling." I just...so negative. And while I don't want my kids to have to live with that when I'm old...I also don't want them to absorb it into their psyche, personality and viewpoint of the world. So, I'm doing a lot more positive input from other sources.

Sounds like a small town, maybe also a small hospital? And without a large Spanish population...I think it's understandable. They should definitely consider technology, which would be a lot less expensive than keeping translators on staff for every possible language that comes in. Professionally, they really should have had you translate medical privacy laws/regulation basics and get the mom's consent before running the info through you.

Okay, I'm a lawyer and can't do math (and use law as my dad excuse 😒...hubby is a lawyer too and can do math, but he was homeschooled, so there ya go😂). But 25 being 1/4 of 100? That I can do, that my 6 year olds can do...my 4yo might even get that. That's pretty bad.

People will buy anything if the stores put them out for sale. That's why. 😂

If you want to address it physically/nutritionally, consider looking into pyroluria.

I think some of contracting is fatigue. It takes energy to learn new things, do more things, go out, etc. As someone trying to recover from adrenal exhaustion, I can understand how "old" people get isolated, don't go out any more, stick to old ways. It all takes mental and/or physical energy. Then there's fear. I'll never get my almost 80yo mom to do online banking even though I've been doing it for 20 years. She somehow thinks the B and M bank is safer from hacking than a bank with no building. Okay. I would never try to persuade her otherwise. Takes too much energy. 😂

Does RO deal with microplastics?

Please, for the sake of all the rest of us, keep potentially sick kids home. 😵

My husband would totally attend. He hates late fees so much. Me, I'm all, "meh, cheaper than buying all these books on Amazon!" I'm sure the instructor would have a heyday dissecting that. 😂 Please go. We're all very curious now.