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I had something vaguely similar happen. Totally normal first two pregnancies/deliveries. At the very end of my third, I had a nurse ask about being rh-. I told her I had never heard that I was (and my three pregnancies were quite close together and in the same office, although with different doctors). It seems ludicrous years later, but somehow I didn’t understand it fully, and nothing else happened. No shot, nothing. I have to think something else happened behind the scenes with the nurse/doctor. She had to have been wrong? I was stressed out about the delivery for other reasons and managed to forget until quite a while later (healthy baby/delivery) and by then we had moved and I couldn’t ask. Honestly, I was young, naive, and somewhat uninformed. Now I would have done something totally different.
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Honestly? Probably not. And I hate that because of the consequence to your child for something they can’t help. But I’d worry about someone getting in the midst of a domestic violence situation. But I would seek to be as kind as humanly possible and offer to host/take places or really do what I could to show we valued the friendship.
One thing: for my 17 and 18 year old sons, I’d have less say so given their ages and I’d talk through it but potentially be fine with it (and honestly they could drive themselves there anyway). For my 15 year old daughter, at this point I would say no (but she’d also be given to a lot of fear and anxiety over it).
I’m really sorry.
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All of my pots at work do not have holes in the bottom due to the water issue (unlike the ones I have at home). I’ve never had an issue and they’re all very healthy. I’m just very careful with watering so they’re not sitting in soggy soil. I do repot as they get too big.
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First time or if I’m in a hurry: smile and move on.
Beyond that: “Sounds fun (or whatever adjective) but that’s not something we can afford.”
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Your kids are all grown. It sounds like you have a big house with many rooms. They were needed in a different way before and now you have different needs. I would hate having my stuff in all different places. I would choose a place to make yours…and then have a fun time making it yours! Set it up in a way that brings joy and is also practical. I’m thinking the playroom. Its new name is texasproud’s office. Yes, people may need to do activities different places but I’m sure they’ll adjust quickly. However…does this have a door?
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1 minute ago, ScoutTN said:
This. In a plastic bin with a lid. Beside the box with light bulbs.
Exactly the same. Laundry room cabinet. There’s a plastic bin of batteries, one of light bulbs, and one of flashlights.
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Go upstairs and sleep or read for the afternoon. Put on some sort of background noise so you hear less of what’s going on. Everyone else will manage without you.
Bring a dog with you if they’ll be quiet and that would calm the chaos. But mostly, just get alone and recharge for as long as you need.
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28 minutes ago, Pawz4me said:
Despite leaving the water trickling and the cabinet doors open last night we have a frozen pipe to the kitchen sink. Trying to get it unthawed by running a heater, hoping it won't burst. The sun won't get around to that wall for another hour or two, and I don't know how much help that will give anyway.
We had the same in our bathroom yesterday. My husband took out the drawers, cut a hole in the subfloor, and blew a hairdryer down there directly on the frozen pipe. It thawed really quickly and is still okay today. We were so nervous it would burst!
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I think I’m weird in this but that was always my favorite book of the series. I still, on super cold winter days, will try to imagine what that would have been like and what I would have tried to do if I could have prepared for such a winter in that time period. For whatever reason, that one really stuck with me over the years.
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6 hours ago, Just Kate said:
So for anyone who travels a lot and/or watches the weather closely, what are your thoughts about my situation? Earlier in the thread I mentioned that my family is vacationing at an all-inclusive resort in Cap Cana and flying home on Friday. We are supposed to fly out of the Punta Cana airport at about 1:30pm EST to Baltimore. Then we fly from Baltimore to Columbus, OH at about 10pm EST. What are the chances that our flights will happen? Are we likely to get stuck in Punta Cana?
I checked on the resorts website and it says no available rooms for Friday night. If I think we may actually get stuck here, I will go talk to someone in person.
I didn’t really even realize the weather was going to be this bad until I saw this thread. Just enjoying my once-in-a-lifetime vacation. I knew with planning it right before Christmas we were taking a chance, but I had hoped the weather would cooperate!!
We live about 20 minutes from the Columbus airport. At the moment, snow won’t be an issue. The snow amounts have gone way down for Thursday. The issue Friday night will be wind gusts. With driving home, it will depend on which way you’re going and how much snow that area got. I would assume major roads would be fine by that point.
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My daughter took fairly high doses of this for quite a while following a surgery that resulted in a lot of nerve pain. It did really help with her pain. For her, the main downside was it appeared to make her very emotional—anxious, depressed, very weepy. There was a pretty big difference on and off it for her. It was a tough call to make at the time, balancing pain and mental health. While this can be a side effect but I don’t know that it’s a common one at all.
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Stitch Fix has gift cards you can give.
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Cover your Assets is a huge favorite here.
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Some random ideas I’d like 🙂
—a nicer kitchen item. Things like: a nice pan or casserole dish. Maybe nicer than she would buy for herself?
—or practical kitchen: really nice dish towels with kitchen hand soaps from bath and body works. You could also do really nice handmade bars of soap for the bathrooms.
—Or local gift cards for her combined with a couple fun things from Trader Joe’s
—Would she like a Fitbit?
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We’ve never had litter boxes in the bathroom. The idea of pieces of litter on the bathroom floor bothers me.
We have one box in the basement, tucked away in a corner. Then we have one on the main floor. It’s kind of tucked in a weird corner of a hallway that goes to our garage and laundry room.
We don’t have one on our second floor.Both spots have worked well for our cat although he uses the one on the main floor the most. We do have boxes with high sides to try and keep the litter contained. Not totally successful but it helps.
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My middle son had this happen right after we moved when he was about 13 or 14. We ended up putting a nice camp mattress we had under our bed with a sheet and blanket and pillow on it. Then if he woke up in the night (or couldn’t fall asleep) he just came in, slid it out, and fell right back to sleep. We generally didn’t even hear him do it and it gave him a better nights sleep than being directly on the floor. Eventually it just stopped.
His siblings weren’t wild about him coming in their room and he really just needed to be in the same room as someone else. This was a pretty painless solution for us.
I should add—melatonin helped as did audio books as he fell asleep.
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Decorate a basic wooden frame (like the cheap ones from a craft store). Then take a picture at the party and send everyone a printed copy. Frames tend to be very inexpensive and could be decorated with just markers and stickers or you could do glue/glitter, paint, etc…
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Maybe I missed this…what are they doing this year without you??? I’m so curious.
My brother in law likes to do most of the meal every year despite many offers of help. He just wants it his way. However last year he discovered a restaurant in his area that would provide part to all of the meal. They provided all the things he didn’t want to make and left him to do his favorite 2 things. Maybe something like that would be a good choice for you?
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When my daughter was in the hospital she got a TON of stuff from the hospital gift shop from out of town guests. Things like: snack baskets, balloons, stuffed animals, fuzzy socks, etc… they were more super kind to be remembered gifts than super practical.
When she was on high dose pain meds, there was no reading. She just couldn’t focus. She watched endless movies on the hospital TV (they had amazing choices) or we watched shows we liked from prime/Netflix on my laptop. We brought books, crosswords, crafts but she truly could not handle it with the meds. He may be different.
Weeks later, once she was off all the meds, she did appreciate lots of books/kindle books. She also liked a new comfy blanket, robe, and easy to put on sweats. Our biggest help once she was home was lots and lots of meal help. She really doesn’t remember the time very much but all the dinners saved my sanity. So they may be a thought once they’re settled wherever they will be to help your daughter.
Amazon gift cards for movies, kindle books, etc… would be great.
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Looks like I’m the outlier. I love scented body lotions (specially the thicker ones from bath and body works). I use one after every shower. Rarely do I use a hand lotion—just don’t seem to need it after using the body lotion once a day.
So for me, scented body lotions (or shower gels/sprays) are welcome as gifts. If it’s not a scent I love, my daughter often does so she gets it.
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“Thanks so much for thinking of me! I’m heading out for a fun lunch for my birthday. I hope you’re doing well—how is (something neutral like a job or class) going? I hope (pet or roommate or significant other) is well. Love you—have a great day!”
I’d do something like this. Upbeat, cheerful, small question that she can respond to if she chooses. Lots of simple kindness over time with hopes that there can be reconciliation in the future.
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What a total cutie. I love the dress!
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Definitely GF pasta and key spices you’ll use.
if there’s a microwave, I’d bring those bags of ready rice/beans/etc… that are out there that can be microwaved in 60-90 seconds. Those are great for me when I’m traveling.
Plain microwave popcorn?
Enjoy Life chocolate, Eat to Live cookies (or other sweet treats you like).
I love Bobo bars but I’m not sure how many of you could eat them (but they’re filling).-
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I am a vice principal so regularly send information to large numbers of families. We work hard to limit the number of emails and only send when necessary with clear, bullet point info and only to who absolutely needs it.
I’d be shocked if 50% of parents read them. Then they can’t believe I didn’t tell them about field day/pizza day/new pick up plan/play tryouts, etc…
They definitely don’t want phone calls (like we would call every parent). We reserve texts for snow days or wildly urgent info plus we’d definitely get complaints for texting them. They don’t want to read the website or have to have a particular social media. So email is what we have. They want the info, but are unwilling to read the info. It really doesn’t upset me. It’s just annoying.
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When did you take your kids on their first college tour?
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We do official tours junior year. It’s felt the most practical to us, and then they’re ready for early deadlines on applications their senior year while it’s all fairly fresh. With a seventh and ninth grade student I’d be more inclined to walk on/wander the campus as allowed, but not the official tour. On our tours the youngest tended to be sophomores with most being juniors. But there’s certainly nothing wrong with doing otherwise!