Have a pic nic, go kite flying, toss a frizbee around, start a book club, join a bowling league, get involved in community groups, take a hike together, go bike riding together, go to a museum, ect ...

I hope it all goes smoothly. I pray that you and the baby come out of this experience easily and I hope that it is a good experience with the both of you in good health.

:grouphug: So sorry about your loss. I really do wish all of you, and especially those precious children, all the patience and strength to get through this.

Has anyone else ever experienced this? It scares me a little because when I get this feeling something bad usualy does happen.

I noticed in some of the posts that some people don't use soap. I am not criticizing. Just wondering, do you just wash your hair, use a wash cloth, or just let the water drip down and consider that a good cleaning?

It's like this for me too. I really hate the first 2-3 days. I did have a doctor once prescribe the pill for me to regulate it. She said it would decrease the flow and it did but it went back to the way it was when I stopped taking it.

I haven't named it but here's what I do: 1 bag of frozen lima beans 1 bag of frozen corn kernels 1 roasted red pepper diced 1 carrot shredded 1 can of chicken broth 3 cups of rice I saute the shredded carrot in about 1 tbsp of oil and then add the roasted red peppers. I then add the frozen corn and I saute that until its cooked. I then add the lima beans and rice. I saute for about 1 minute and add the chicken broth along with about 2 1/4 cups of water. Add about 2 1/2 tsp of salt, and bring to a boil. Once it starts to boil lower the heat to low and cover. In about 20 minutes it will be done.

I do not like them. I have tried a couple and I just thought they were so bland and if I modify them to my liking it causes the budget to go up a little. Are there any other sites that have menus for a full day that are budget friendly?

I can relate to that!

This sounds a lot like my child. I don't mind at all helping him seek his interests although being asked about dreadlocks all day long does tend to wear on me a little. My problem is his fits. I sometimes have a really hard avoiding them and then when he gets into them, I have a hard time pulling him out of them. His fits resemble rage. He was at first diagnosed with a developmental delay but I was very doubtful. It's not that he can't do something but more that he's just not interested, and when he's not interested he won't retain the information either. I've always said that he doesn't quite get communication but I can't explain it because he does talk. The good thing is that I have figured out, through his school, that he does require a specific personality type. The bad news is that I am not that personality type and its gonna take alot of patience and adjusting on my part to be able to work with him. What I want to know is, do you think there will be some sort of treatment to make life a little bit easier on him ... not to mention the rest of us. If yes than do you have a clue what that treatment might be? Will these fits of rage go away or will I be walking on eggshells for the rest of my life?

There is a possibility that my middle child may have this. I was hoping that some of you guys could tell me what is going on and what the treatment that you are taking is like and if its working or not.

I just feel so turned inside out. Part of me is saying: you did the right thing ... you just can't go back. The other part of me is saying: What in the world are you doing?! I just can't go back but I so badly fear that this transitional stage will last too long for anyone to tolerate. I keep praying for the patience to get through this but what I need is some confidence. I've just never adapted to change very well. I just need to talk to someone and I don't feel like I have someone to talk to that won't judge me and really be sensitive to my feelings. Thank you for letting me go on and on. I just needed to get it out somehow.

Meats: chicken, beef, lamb, and fish Rice, pasta, cereal, and bread Fresh, canned, and frozen veggies Fruit <--Big bargain! Toiletries and cleaning supplies Dairy Chicken broth

When he knew that I was leaving (I was packing mine and the kids nessecities) he immediately grabbed his hidden stash of cash that he keeps at home and left the house. I knew he was headed to the bank.

I don't think my name is on anything. He bought both houses without my knowledge and he got the equity line of credit without my knowledge. I don't know if the bank accounts have my name on them or not but he's probably emptied them out by now. I can't go back because if I do I'll probably never have the guts to leave again. The property is not abandoned. He is living there. Another question I have is: What could the outcome be if abuse was involved?

I'm in a bit of a situation right now. About 1 week ago I left my husband. Yes I took the kids and left. We are now living with my parents. I am currently 1 year away from getting my Bachelors and, hopefully, starting to work. I don't know what step to take next though. We have two houses. The first one is paid off but has an equity line of credit on it that my husband used to buy the second house which is not paid off. I am afraid that if i file for divorce right now, I will get stuck with half of the credit that he owes. I am also afraid that if i wait too long he will quickly sell the houses, pay off the debt, and hide the money. If it were just me I wouldn't care. But it's not just me and I don't want my parents to feel financially overburdened. I feel like I need to get some childsupport out of him. Any input would be appreciated.

Oh please no. If I had to experience this it would give me nightmares and torture me on the inside at this age. It would have taken me a long long time to get over. It is soo not needed to torture a child with guilt when he is already feeling guilty and bad about doing it in the first place. Just imagine being told at that age that it is their fault that these people are hurt because he accidentaly pulled the alarm. He already feels bad. Lets not make going to therapy part of the child's future.

I seriously doubt he will grow up to become a delinquent. Children are curious naturaly. They get into things they shouldn't get into because they don't have the ability yet to see what will happen. He already sounds very remorseful so I would go easy on him. Maybe no cartoons for a day or take away his favorite toy for that day but I wouldn't do more than that.

Could you please explain to me what the problem is with psychology?

You said it beautifully!

If you do allow your ds to read about fantasy and magic, as I do, then you should let him read the HP books. It is not like pulp fiction and they really are well written. I enjoyed reading them more than my dd lol. Alot of people are against them because they are about majic but it really is more about the power of good and love over the power of evil. It seems to me that it isn't that much different than The Chronicles of narnia in that sense. But really do let your son read them.

Maybe it depends on the community but here we don't make christians do all that when they enter the mosque and we don't belittle them either. Her blose doesn't have to come all the way upto her neck but it should modestly cover her chest and she doesn't have to wear a skirt, she can wear loose fitting slacks. She doesn't have to cover her hair because she isn't going there to worship, she's going there to pay her respects.

Just make sure that you are comfortable sitting on the ground without exposing something because in the mosque there are no chairs. We all sit on the ground. I would go with lose fitting pants and a long sleaved blouse.

You should stop her lol. Some of the ads are on the verge of being pornographic and alot of the topics are very sexual.