Glad to read I am not the only who has done this. LOL We had just brought our youngest son home from the hospital- he had just been born. I was sitting on the backyard porch swing with him and dh that evening when our rooster attacked one of my girls AGAIN. I said thats it! I handed my newborn son to my dh and told my oldest son to get the ax. And with the help of one of my dogs, I killed that darn thing!! Way to go Denise!

oh my gosh! that sounds SO good right now!! I am dieting, so my snacks have consisted of celery, almonds, snap peas, and the occasional sugar free hard candy. oh and water ofcourse. :001_smile:

Hi All- I am wondering if anyone uses a sea sponge or other alternative feminine hygiene products and if you have had success even if your cycle is very heavy? I have a Diva cup and have tried to insert it twice without luck. I would like to be able to use it but I am wondering if I would prefer a sea sponge. I am tired of spending money on tampons every month, not to mention the potential health issues. So, I am hoping to get feedback from y'all. Thanks!!

To the OP Hi- I tend to get lengthy on this subject so I will try and make it short and not go into way too much detail- you can always PM me if you want for the full story. We adopted 5 of my husbands sisters children out of foster care. It has been hell on earth for us and our dc. Not only due to serious RAD issues, but my mother in law made it a point to try and brainwash the kids- making sure they knew I am not their mother and that my husbands sister wants them back, etc. A couple of them are really messed up from all the mental bs. Not that we werent planning on telling the children they were adopted. I mean for crying out loud, the oldest was 9 when we got them, so the adoption was more than known by the children. We have since become uninvolved with 2 of the adopted children. One molested my youngest daughter, so we sent him to live with mil who we thought was going to help him- but that didnt happen. He now spends his days doing nothing but facebook and has his own cell phone, etc. Now he is passed around from family member to family member. I should have just sent him to jail. The other, well she thanked us for saving her from a lifetime in foster care by calling every government agency she could on us almost 2 years ago now, with lies regarding everything from abuse to cheating on our taxes. That was nice. We were investigated and the charges were all unfounded but still. We have had to move just to get away from her and the people she calls her new family. And now, after 16 years of manipulation, my dh finally decided that contact with his mother is harmful to our family and that he is done with her. You probably dont have relatives like this. But it would be something to consider... how would the niece and her parents handle the fact that you are raising the baby? And this baby will likely not show RAD symptoms... but if there are family issues, she could have behavioral problems as a result. Good luck.

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:lol::lol: how cute!! BTW- I wanted to add lots of smilies, but it said I am limited to 10.... and your awesome, brilliant, adorable, witty post took up most of those. ;-)

Please familiarize yourself with RAD. There are some good books out there that have been recommended by RAD experienced people on these forums. You can also do a search on the forums on RAD. It will be very enlightening and helpful. I dont know the titles to the books off hand- sorry. Dont wait. DO IT NOW. I adopted 5 children and had no idea what RAD is until about 2 years ago (11 years post adoption/ 13 years post move in) when it is just about too late to really implement anything new and serious damage has already been done. Educate yourself now so you know better how to help her in the coming years before someone in your family gets hurt. Sorry if I sound dramatic.

My friend is seeing a naturopath and has had awesome results. I think I need to find one myself. He put her on a diet plan and she has lost weight and inches and hasnt even started exercising yet.

Thank you very much.

I am having to go to a different doctor- not only for a second opinion but for financial reasons. So, I have to get a referral to the specialist from the new doc. I dont see him/her until the 5th of August so.... both times I brought up the thyroid thing to the current dr, he acted like I was dumb. I seem to be getting the idea that drs dont want to acknowledge thyroid issues as being a cause for alot of medical problems? Correct me if Im wrong? Thanks everyone!

:iagree:exactly what I was going to say.

Thanks for the replies so far! I have been a heavy pepsi drinker and sugar user for years..... I add this because I am curious if this has something to do with a liver issue. When I went in last week, we discussed some things and I have since quit pepsi and sugar. It has been hard because I hate water. But I have eliminated breads and pastas and rices, you get the picture. I also am walking 30minutes a day. And I have actually lost about 5 pounds so far! *happy dance* This dr made me pretty upset though cuz he said that changing my diet and exercise wont help at this point. And my sugar came back at 248- which I realize is terrible but its not like I am going to explode this very instant. Anyways.... Thanks for the input and I look forward to reading more. :001_smile:

Hi All- I tried googling this but dont understand what it is. I had some blood work done and got my results this week. Elevated enzymes of the liver, type 2 diabetes, and anemia are at the top of this doctors list of concerns- nevermind the thyroid score of 4.2. I appreciate any info you guys have to offer. Thanks!

Hi- I just wanted to say thanks for all the great input here. I really do appreciate it as well as all the good wishes. I look forward to reading more thoughts about this. :001_smile:

:bigear: this would be wonderful for my son. We have a lego group at the library in a close town, but it is at the wrong time of day so usually we cant make it. =( It would be nice to be able to do something like this. :001_smile:

Wow! Thanks you guys! You have certainly given me a lot to ponder. I appreciate your comments and list of things to study. :001_smile: I think it might be because we (at least for sure me) are coming out of the LDS faith so to speak. It is so structured, and defined, and filled with customs, it is weird for me (and sometimes a bit uncomfortable) to be where I am now. The uncertainty. But the uncertainty feels better than the hypocrisy so.... And that has led to a whole bunch of unanswered questions and answers that no longer "cut it". However, thinking back, one of the reasons why I joined the church was because I didnt want my children to have SO many questions about religion/God. I dont want to confuse them, but I want them to find their own path too. Anyways- thanks!!

Thanks GTJo1996 for your reply! I appreciate it! :001_smile:

Hi- I have a question for the pagans here- I had been a christian all my life and my husband and I were raising our children LDS. I have had a change come about inside me about a year ago and right now, no longer identify myself as LDS or christian. The question I have is that my younger children will talk about Jesus and other religious things of a christian nature. For example, today specifically, I was taking them to see the new Winnie the Pooh and they started talking about Christmas and Easter. They began asking me questions. I really had a hard time answering them. I ended up saying well LDS people believe this.... and some christians believe this.... Instead of making a statement of fact the way I would have before, I put it out there as information that they could take and believe what they want. I want them to believe what they want, but I feel that they are not learning about anything other than some christian and mostly LDS beliefs. DH and I havent talked about exposing them to any pagan beliefs and ofcourse I wouldnt do it without discussing it with him. I hardly feel qualified to teach them a thing as I am barely learning myself. Any advice? My husband still considers himself LDS- although has only attended church maybe 3-5 times in the last year and a half- and he knows what I am going through. Surprisingly, it hasnt affected our relationship yet. My two older daughters have an interest in wicca/witchcraft that I did not provoke, but I have encouraged them to study and learn for themselves what they believe. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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I think being seated next to someone in the coach section of a plane and your arms and legs occasionally touching is way different than someone touching your breasts. I havent been through a TSA inspection- we havent flown in years, but I would be just a wee bit taken aback if someone touched my breasts as part of the pre-flight inspection.

ha ha, I *do* have a cookbook addiction! I have been able to keep it under control lately. What I am really addicted to is the Taste of Home little cookbooks! I just love those little books so much. I havent passed any cookbooks on but will offer some in a yard sale soon. I just dont use them all. It will be hard but it has to be done.

:lol::lol::lol: Thats been us for the past few years or so.

I dont, but I need to start one. :001_smile: Im sure I will get some great ideas from this thread. Thanks for starting it! Unfortunately, I usually just look around and start giving orders so to speak and the things get done.... but it *would* be nice to have a schedule.

Thank you so much! I just requested this at my library! :001_smile:

My son had a swollen lymph node that we were concerned about. We took him to the dr and she told us to have him suck on some sour candies for a few days and it would go away. And it did. :001_smile: