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We tell our kids everything and I do mean everything... good and bad, interesting and mundane.
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Stuffing with "stuff" in it. I mean what the heck, Sausage? Clams? :ack2: I don't even want a bunch of celery or if it's wet I'll fry it. Anything to do with okra is just gross. Green bean casserole had been, until last year, a big NO. Then I made it for DSD with fresh green beans and I liked it (she didn't, apparently she likes the kind that turns to mush). Creamed corn :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: .
Also I don't like overcooked green beans a.k.a. Southern Style. Instead I do the blanching thing then stir fry with bacon for a couple minutes so I end up with bacon-y tender crisp beans.
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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
:iagree: I have 4 children, 2 born in the late 90's and 2 born just after 2000. Oldest is currently in France doing more course work in Global Studies. She has spent the last 6 years travelling to Africa, S. America and other places on mission trips (often teaching). This is her life, to give back. 2nd oldest, has been a little lost from time to time not sure where she fits in but has always devoted a massive amount of her time and energy to animals rights and welfare. My youngest (#4) wants to study English or Global Studies, what ever it takes to join the Peace Corps so she can go to 3rd world countries and teach. When she comes home she wants to find a job teaching where she can make a difference, even if that means taking a low paying job. DS (#3) is more fiscally minded, but he plans to make decent money by getting an engineering degree and working in alternative clean energy. None of them want to have biological children all of them, if they do choose to have children, want to adopt out of the foster care system or from orphanages overseas.
MOST of the millennials and iGen I know are very similar in their hopes and dreams. They know they will have to work hard they also know that in today's economy/society they will not achieve those things without help or by keeping their head down and taking the scraps they're given while they work their way up.
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Aside from my own children, I have fairly close contact with a lot of millennials and I have been amazed by their passion and resilience. As I look at the challenges they are facing, I have realized how much steeper a path they have to climb than I did at similar ages... and how much harder they are working. (Not that my husband or I were slackers, but we didn't have to push so hard just to meet our survival needs.)
They are often more outspoken than my generation tended to be, and not just for themselves, and I value that enormously.
I have encountered a lot of fragile, entitled middle-aged folks who are afraid of losing the world they know and are kicking down at those trying to climb up to some measure of stability... but I have yet to see the stereotype you're describing.
ETA: just to be clear, my millennial children are also resilient & hard working!
:iagree: I think they are more demanding of what is right and fair (whether it truly is or not is beside the point). So previous generations who kept their heads down and their mouths shut see the demand to be treated fairly and with respect as being a "snowflake". What drives me (a young Gen X) crazy is the previous generations spouting off about how they did it on their own, bought the American dream.... yeah and then the price went up but they expect my children's generation to buckle down and work for peanuts... so no, I don't know any snowflakes, I do know some kids who look at the future and can't see how they fit or how they'll achieve all the things that are required from them so they give up early in life and just check out.
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My husband is not the travel type, he'd go but be silently miserable which would make me miserable. If I wanted him to be happy we'd go either to a cabin in the Rockies or tent camping (preferably well stocked with a good setup for me). Trips I'm planning in the next 5 years are:
1. Beachside in a condo/house for us and the kids (he dislikes the beach), a cruise (he hates crowds), and a cross country camping type trip to either grand canyon or Yellowstone with me and the kids driving out then him flying out for a week before we either all drive back or he flies back and kids and I meander home.
I have future plans of doing some decent amount of travelling with DD though.
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I like:
"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You").
Next is either Sleigh Ride or Silver Bells.
O Christmas Tree
I liked a lot of the religious ones I heard in church as a kid but since I'm atheist they make me feel a bit weird to sing (mostly in my head) so we just don't get to those very often.
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Odd how so many are ok with guns in stores but bring in a dog & suddenly there's umbrage....
I'd rather people bring a dog, even a fake service dog, than open carry or concealed guns.
Can I LOVE this comment? Like is so not strong enough :001_tt1:
Well, how about CC service dogs? Are you OK with those?
Nah, never mind. I'm messing with you. Dogs can't CC. Only cats.
:rofl: My cat could hide a bazooka in her saggy belly.
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all white fluffy and big towels (can easily be bleached)
super comfy couch blanket for snuggling up.
Good lighting, apartments have crappy lights
Real wood furniture if you buy furniture. That crappy mdf stuff is not worth it (I would and have gone without before getting that stuff).
but really I'd tell her I have XX.XX put back for when you move for all the things we can't think of right now.
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Right now when it's still not really cold out (50-75 during the day) we do 70-72 downstairs and I like 69-70 upstairs at night. Summer I usually set at 72-73.
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Didn't even know they existed but DS will be so happy when he gets me one for Christmas (I hate oil fryers and he loves deep fried food).
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I have become privately more judgmental but publicly less so. I truly believe that all people have the right to live their lives as they see fit as long as it does not hurt or impinge on the rights of others.... but man there are a lot of a$$holes out there that step over that line like it's not even there. So I've become privately more censorious of these people and the sheep that follow and allow the behavior. Publicly I've become an ostrich and just refuse to discuss most issues (social, political, spiritual). And, yes my younger self is disappointed in me.
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yeah, she wouldn't be my friend any longer: one, I would probably tick her off with what I had to say and two, I wouldn't want to be friends with someone who endangered their child like that. I'd just call and skip the "talk" she needs more help than you can give her and won't likely get it herself.
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Mine had a "minute", not smart, phone to share at around 8 years old (to take to friends or if they were in the woods). They only used the minutes in an emergency and rarely ever had cause to do that. I would have gotten them smart phones on a plan at around 12, when they started going places without me, but we couldn't afford it. We finally broke down and got a plan for all 4 of us this year since DS 16 got a job and could pay for himself... his 1/4 plus our 1/2 makes DD's use free.
We pay 3/4 DS pays 1/4
No rules/restrictions other than to not go over our shared data cap and they MUST answer when I call/text.... also subject to being location tracked, for safety only. We've not restricted their access to anything since they hit double digits.
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Love pigs, we had pet potbellies on our hobby farm when I was a kid.
I'm a sucker for ALL baby animals though.
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Never occurred to me to list it but I'm very open about where I live, Murfreesboro, TN and where I have lived before (all over). I also don't really associate with very many local HSer's so no need to worry about reprisals or recriminations from anyone but I do understand why someone might be concerned over that among other things.
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Coursera has a couple courses starting today
Paleontology: Early Vertebrate Evolution
Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds
(probably more but these are the ones I'm taking)
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Plastic liners are around $2 at my local Walmart and Dollar Tree carries them, so I just get a new one.
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Not really but more importantly I don't think I get to decide if someone should or shouldn't wear a hat, it's not hurting/effecting me in anyway so why would I care what they wear?
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I was in a tank top and Capri's, it was overcast but warmish and humid.... makes for great evenings though. Might have to mow again which ticks DH off, lol.
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I really like PP's suggestion of a card to hand out, it would definitely save time, trouble, and relationships because there's no way I would be able to let that go.
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Veggies are much cheaper at ours compared to all the other stores, you just have to check for freshness, some stores are better than others. Cheese, eggs, milk, cream, bread are all cheaper. Plus they have their own brand of specialty items that are better priced then name brands. Gluten free stuff is well priced too.
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We go with All (pods, otherwise I overpour) when on a budget. If I'm going to splurge I skip Tide and go with Persil, smells amazing plus works better then the rest, IMO.
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The Doctor found one at my sister's last appointment (even my sister could feel it). She was sure it was going to be bad, she has finally gotten her life straight and has a great job and a bright future.... We talked about her options if it turned out to be bad (I advocate full removal, take them both if they will). She went in for a scan......it was a cyst. It's terrifying but odds are in your favor.
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Wow! Thanks to everyone who replied. When I saw all the replies, I was a little scared of what I would find people saying, but I feel very encouraged by all of this. I'm going to talk to her today. She had already planned to talk to her current history prof, but that prof didn't show up for her office hours. She'll try again this week. Y'all have really helped me in giving her some options to think about. I'll let you know what she decides.
This really is a family cultural thing. My side of the family all got together on Sunday for dinner after church. When dd mentioned she might major in history, my siblings really gave her a hard time about it. My dad and siblings all have degrees related to industrial management/ supply chain management. They even gave my other daughter a hard time about graphic design. :/ It's ALL about paying the bills for them. I don't think it has to be either/or.
IMO, she's still of an age where mom can tell aunts and uncles To MYOB and back off.
I have one kid who's likely to go Engineering for the $$ and another who want's to do Global Studies and be a professional volunteer. I can almost guarantee you that the the latter will be much happier in their job then the former.
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PSA: Before you buy eyeglasses, watch this short video
in The Chat Board
Posted · Edited by foxbridgeacademy
I've been buying my family's glasses from eyebuydirect for about 6-7 years now. Last eye doctor visit my glasses before insurance were going to be $700 (I have very bad vision) insurance paid for just under 1/2. Online they were $120 ($30 of which were the frames I chose).