Oh, well that's not too bad!

Oh, bummer! I've been telling her she'd probably get relief once she goes off to college, at least, if not before. But I didn't know it would be temporary! :sad:

No, her doctor never mentioned phototherapy. I'll look into it. I did an experiment with Paleo for about six weeks. So I know it's do-able. I just don't want to do it. :lol: But the sacrifice would be worth it if it would give her some relief. She's on two prescriptions right now and still suffering, and while the prescriptions are fine for now, I really hate to think of her being on them for years or even decades on end. Another thing we could do . . . move! The dry air here in New Mexico definitely seems to be part of the problem, because every time we go on vacation to a more humid place, it clears right up. Then we come home, and it comes back.

That does make sense. Thanks!

Okay, I'm really trying to maintain my "it's all good" approach to FB, but this? Please tell me you're kidding.

:lol: I am a dropout of many, many healthy diet plans.

An actual example from my newsfeed this morning: "Some people!" This is someone that I used to be close to, but she moved away. I have no idea what's going on in her life now, because most of her posts are like that. :lol: Oh well. Some people share deeply personal details of their lives that I would never dream of making public, some people share without sharing anything at all. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. I wonder what sort of impression I give people from my own newsfeed. Hmmmm.....

Bone broths are a great idea! I did not know that about melon and ragweed. Very interesting!

Thank you both! Giving up eggs and legumes wouldn't be a problem for her, but grains and dairy? That's a different story. I think we'll have to take this one step at a time.

My daughter's dermatologist recommended an anti-inflammatory diet to help treat/prevent her chronic eczema. She said the main thing is to go low-glycemic, as in reduce or even eliminate refined sugars and white flours. We also are working on increasing the fish in our diet, to get those good fatty acids, and we eat grass-fed meats whenever possible for the same reason. Anything else I should be aware of?

Fantastic!!! :hurray:

Yes! My parents are very sweet, and they go out of their way to treat all three of us (me and my two brothers) equally. I appreciate it, but I kind of wish they would stop! :lol: They do things for my brothers that my brothers genuinely need, and that is great. I celebrate that. Then they feel like they have to do the same for me, even though we all know that I don't need it. I accept graciously, because that seems the right thing to do. But I kind of wish they just wouldn't, because I feel like I'm getting more (since it's something I don't need) even though what they are giving is the same. The funny part is, they didn't treat us equally growing up, and they've since apologized for always being so much harder on me than they were on my brothers. Which is fine, all is forgiven. But now I guess they are going out of their way to make sure they are fair, and I wish they wouldn't. So I guess the problem here is me - I'm just never happy! :lol:

I like the food pics when it's something fun, unusual, particularly pretty, etc. But yeah, I do have a couple of friends who get carried away with posting everything they eat or drink. It doesn't really bother me, though. Lots of my friends seem to have particular things that they are all about. One is cross-fit obsessed. Another posts about 20-50 pictures per day of her kids. My recently-turned-vegan friend posts vegan recipes and juice ideas non-stop. It's all good. A few people that I went to high school with got culled from my friends list because their thing was homophobia and/or racism. Those people had to go. But if you're thing is something not hateful, even if it's not my thing, we're cool. One thing I don't get, though. Lately, lots of my friends post pictures of their kids when the kid is sitting in the dentist's chair, or waiting at the doctor's office. I'm not upset by it or anything. But . . . just . . . why? Why is this suddenly a thing?

I only have the one, so yeah, she's my favorite. :001_smile: But in observing parents of multiple children, I would say the vast majority either don't have a favorite or don't show it. I mean, sure, parents will interact differently with children of different personalities. That's perfect natural. But as far as getting a sense that there is more love or concern or care with one child compared to the others? No, I've only seen that once. And I have to admit, it was absolutely painful to watch. I was a Girl Scout troop leader for a few years, and one of the moms very clearly favored her sons over her daughter, who was in my troop. That poor girl could do nothing right, while her brothers could do no wrong. She wasn't allowed to have anything that was truly hers, whether it was her toys or books, or time to do things on her own. The mom insisted on the little brothers joining in on every single GS event that the girl participated in, even overnight events, even when we told her it was scouts only, no siblings allowed, she would bring her sons anyway. But the same wasn't true in reverse: the girl did not co-own the boys possessions, and she wasn't allowed to go to Boy Scouts events with them. And you could just see it on the mom's face and hear it in her voice when she talked to her daughter versus her sons: the daughter got constant disapproval and disgust, the sons got smiles and joy and encouragement. It was awful. And, just to be clear, it wasn't that the mom was frustrated with a difficult daughter. The daughter was super sweet and gentle and creative, a really neat kid, and one of the "easier" and more pleasant kids in the troop to deal with. She didn't deserve the way she was treated. It broke my heart. :( ETA: And I want to say that the kind of favoritism that I was complaining about above is to me in an entirely different category than some of the other things people are talking about (treating kids of different personalities differently, responding to kids with different needs differently, having different expectations for the behavior of older kids versus their younger sibs, etc.) I find all of those things quite understandable, and in fact to not do that would seem strange. So I just wanted to say, I promise am not judging anyone in this thread!!!

Thank you for the explanation. But, still a weird story! Like you pointed out, does the prosecutor even have the authority to make these kinds of mandates?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. This sounds like a situation where a teacher could have simply said, "he was talking about desserts, not people" to the other little boy, redirected them both back to other party activities, and that would have been the end of it. Instead, the teacher called the police (or reported it to someone else at the school who called the police)? What? This story makes no sense. There has to be more to it. Or this is a parody news site. Or I'm in the twilight zone. What the...?

Yes. I would trust the technology more than I would trust the vast majority of the people on the road, and that includes myself. I am a good driver. I am a cautious driver. I caused one minor accident when I was a teen, and I learned from that mistake. I drive a LOT less aggressively than most of the people out there. But I still make mistakes. I have chronic migraines, and I would love to have a self-driving car on those days when I need to get somewhere but I'm not functioning at full capacity. And that capacity is only going to diminish as I age. I saw the autonomy that my grandparents lost when they had to give up driving. They knew they were a danger to others on the road, so they did the right thing. But how much nicer it would have been if they'd had this option.

Happy Birthday! And, yes, my experience has been that it isn't always fun, but it's so nice to have done it. It's really worth it.

Yes! I love having a teen! :)

How is it "free" if it's part of an earned employment compensation package? Yes, I do feel "entitled" to the things that I work for, earn, and own. I actually wholeheartedly agree with you on this. Insurance makes sense for things like car accidents which are uncommon in the life of an individual. I realize car accidents happen everyday, but what I mean is, I have had one, minor one, in my life so far (knock on wood!), and a person could go their entire life without one. My overall risk for an accident isn't that high, so insurance to help me manage that risk makes sense. But *everybody* needs healthcare, and it's quite common to need it frequently. So insurance is not the best way of approaching that situation. Unfortunately, however, I fear we are stuck. ETA: and I also fear I'm diverting too much energy to this topic, which wasn't really the point of the thread. So I'll quit now.

Yes, Laura and Soror, that is a good point about communicating with the teacher. That's something I didn't do well the first time around (plus, it's hard to communicate when you yourself don't even realize what you need!) so I'll be aware of that this time. Thank you!

Thank you, I appreciate this! I think I will start with hatha, and get a feel for that instructor's personality, see how it goes. Actually, it looks like there are two different instructors for the hatha yoga classes, so hopefully one of them will work!

That is a great suggestion, Laura. Thank you!

I think for me, one thing that really stands out is the ways that my daughter is different from me, and different from my expectations of her. I expected a bookish, nerdy, sciencey (because that's a word) kid, just like me and her dad. Instead, I got a free-spirited, creative artist. Who knew? What a lovely and unexpected gift! :001_wub:

I like that! I hope I can find a teacher like her. I do think that's part of what got me into trouble with yoga years ago. I'm naturally pretty flexible, so I got a lot of encouragement from the instructors to do the advanced versions and go really deeply into the stretches, and I got a lot of gratification from that. But I was doing too much, and ended up being in pain all the time. I know I need to stay flexible, but I also know that I need to not go there again! I have to find the right balance.