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Peela

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  1. We live in a wealthy neighbourhood and my son is friends with one neighbourhood family in particular. The mum is a SAHM and the dad is in the IT industry, works from home. Don't know how they afford to live around here. We rent, and the rent is relatively cheap because the owners inherited the house and aren't paying a mortgage on it. But its not this neighbourhood that my kids relate too so much, although it is an atmosphere they live in- they have friends all over the city- originally from the Scouting movement but now its gymnastics too. They have had to get very savvy with public transport. They mix with people in working class, poorer suburbs, whose parents are rough and good hearted and take them camping and trail biking. My son has a friend on a farm, where he learned to shoot a gun. They mix with kids whose parents bought them expensive cars as soon as they could drive. It's a whole range and I honestly don't keep track of all the kids nowadays, let alone their parents' jobs. I love the variety, I love that my kids have so many friends. They are exposed to many lifestyles, many careers, many possibilities.
  2. I just use a variety, and minimally at that. I use raw honey, dark agave nectar, coconut sugar, sucanat, and I like a product here called Natvia which is stevia and erythritol- I use natvia in my daily tea, and it has virtually no calories yet tastes good (I don't like plain stevia much).
  3. We only do cable TV so the kids and I get into one series at a time. Currently we love House. I also have been into watching Weeds but don't tell the kids- I don't want them to watch it :)
  4. I like my hair longer but its curly and isnt so fast growing so it takes ages to get long. I usually give up and get a cut somewhere along the way because it gets ratty..and ask them to take just the ends off, which they never, ever do. They always cut too much. Oh well. So, every 6 months or so.
  5. My parents were middle of the road, easy going, tending a little to the laissez faire. I was given a lot of freedom- more than my friends- but it came with trust and responsibility that my brother and I lived up to. I think I am probably the pretty similar. However, I have a MUCH closer relationship to my kids and less of a "parent /child divide" than I had with my parents.
  6. We do too. Here the kids can get mercury fillings for free but we go to a private dentist to get the white ones. I had my mercury ones taken out last year. There is no safe level of mercury in the system. And they will break down, later if not sooner.
  7. Yes, your type is needed more than others. My son is O- but doesn't think he will ever be able to handle needles enough to donate :)
  8. Not much together. The kids and I watch some TV together and we all catch up on our days..then we drift off to our own activities- TV, computers- I often go to bed before everyone else for some quiet time. The kids are often not home till 6 or 7 (one at college, one part time work). Nowadays, neither am I. Dh waits till I get home from work, often after having at least the afternoon watching TV, and wonders what's for dinner.:glare:
  9. I have only used water on my skin for years now. I have combination skin- a little dry, a little oily in some places. I never use soap on my body or face, never any cleansers. Just water, daily. My skin is excellent. I use moisturiser daily. Simple.
  10. We never get shots. Occasionally get the flu. Dh used to get shots till he got the shot, got the flu, got really sick, (none of us did)- then he stopped getting the shots too. I also agree that adequate Vitamin D is probably more important.
  11. Green Smoothies. (eg banana, baby spinach, water or fresh OJ) Spirulina powder- in tablet form if you dont like the taste. Basically, most people dont eat enough greens but they are really important nutritionally.
  12. I buy scarves all over the place- whatever attracts me. I have 20-30 scarves and I wear them daily except in the heat of summer. Rarely new. The brand name is irrelevant to me- the colours, fabric, and whether I love it or not, are my priorities.
  13. I have no problem with any of the books but I really think they speak to older children that 5 yo. I think books written for kids usually have main characters that are of a similar age to the age group the books are aimed at. And, for us, my kids grew up with HP from about age 11, the age Harry was in the first book. My kids are not frightened easily and the darkness in the books is far easier to manage than the movies, IMO, but still, I wouldn't waste such a wonderful coming of age story on a 5yo.
  14. My 14yo self would be incredulous and, I think, very happy with my present self. She might be shocked and sad at how hard some parts of life have been, but she would see that it was worth it.
  15. My doctor reckoned that possibly the reason my thyroid hormones were still ok despite hashimotos was because I ate a low gluten diet anyway (dh is gluten free due to digestive issues). However once I got the hashimotos dx I have cut back to virtually no gluten- I am pretty strict about it. Anything I can do to hold back the destruction of my thyroid, which is basically what hashis is- the immune system attacking the thyroid, not to mention the potential of other auto immune conditions once you have one- I decided to be serious about it. With caeliacs- which is an auto immune condition- even a half a fingernail of gluten containing food can be enough to trigger an autoimmune attack. After I read that, I realised it wouldn't take much gluten to trigger the immune system response, so I am pretty strict about it. However...I havent had my levels tested since.
  16. My first was a hospital birth because she came too early for the birthing centre to accept me in, although that was where I was planning to give birth. If my dh wasn't as strong as he is, and I wasn't as determined as I am...I would definitely have had a caesarian birth. I was taking too long. But the baby wasn't in stress at all, so there was no real reason to cut me open other than we were taking too long for them. We got through with a vag birth and some pain relief, and I certainly feel the experience wasn't too bad overall...but again, I feel that is largely because of how strongly dh and I spoke out and were really clear and educated. The other unfortunate part of the hospital was the midwife changing shift every few hours, so not having one midwife for the birth, but many over 2 days of labour. I do not like the patronising control of doctors over the birthing process and babies. I had to go back to hosptial for 3 days with dd because she was jaundiced, and I had to go to war with them to leave again- they treated me like an idiot, and I don't appreciate that much. It sounds like the OP has had experiences very similar to birthing centres. My 2nd was born at a birthing centre and it was amazing- it was a country birthing centre, only new and it only lasted a year before being shut down- and I was the only person giving birth there at the time. I knew my midwife. It was awesome. No one was EVER going to take my baby away from me for a second, or discourage me from breastfeeding - hospital or other. But I feel sorry for people who just trust the system and aren't as educated and strong about it.
  17. Perth, Australia. Oh wait, I already live here :) It's a great city- most isolated city on the planet.
  18. We have both considered ours to be low for quite a long time (I am 44) but I honestly think it is more lack of imagination/creativity than anything. I think I am capable of much, much more, given the right circumstances- I don't feel it is intrinsic that my libido is low, I think it is more circumstantial.
  19. With 2 kids, for years- even now- we do odd/even days. Jared gets odd days (of the month) in the front seat, Genevieve gets even days. Of course, that is also an incentive to keep track of the calendar, because many times the one who keeps track gets the front seat because the other one hasn't kept track and just believes them and sits in the back :)
  20. Well, do you have to "believe" something if you just know its true because of your experiences? To me, belief is something you take on trust, or faith. When you have experienced something, its just what is, as long as you don't deny your own experience. I don't "believe" in the paranormal, I just know what I know because it's my experience. That doesn't mean I believe everything others call paranormal- there are plenty of crazies out there. I also know that everyone is psychic, and that humans have the capacity for telepathy, but if you don't believe it, or are not at least open to the idea, chances are you will dismiss anything in your experience that contradicts your beliefs. I don't find "beliefs" useful, either way- they are a sort of dead end. I find having an open mind that doesnt need to draw conclusions either way, that is curious yet discriminating, to be far more useful.
  21. I voted no because I do not have any strong preferences. I want them to be themselves, to follow their hearts, to be happy. I do not care if they are rich doctors or poor artists. I want them to know they can do what they want to do- anything really. I trust that by knowing that they will be attracted to what is in their hearts for themselves. My kids are pretty down to earth. They will find a way.
  22. Get your thyroid antibodies checked. My thyroid levels are in range and I don't have strong symptoms (although I had some- enough for my doctor to check my thyroid)- and once i realised I had Hashimoto's (thyroid antibodies) I went gluten free. I can't tell you the amazing difference it has made to my life, yet I didn't have digestive symptoms to gluten. Gluten can trigger auto immune conditions, or exacerbate them. My energy levels are much higher and the intermittent aches and pains that i thought might be from something like Ross River virus, have gone.
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