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    11 hours ago, wintermom said:

    This happens in our bed - a lot!

    May be an image of bedroom and text that says 'IM JUST GOING Το THE BATHROOM K.COM/OFF THE LEASH DAILY DOG CARTOONS'

    11 hours ago, Lady Florida. said:

    One cat can do this. Just one. Our 15yo cat crawls in between us like a toddler. If I get up to go to the bathroom I come back to find that she turned herself into the longest cat ever and is stretched all the way across my side. 😂

    Oh my gosh. Yes! This happens with either our smallest cat, who somehow manages to take up half the bed, or the long, lean pupper below who has terrible back knee issues that make me feel guilty if I ask her to move or even readjust her sleep position. 

    Can you feel her judgment? She’s misplaced her tiny violin.

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    Can We Talk Foundation?

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    My skin changed enough that I had to switch foundation as well. Honestly, as much as good products cost these days, I would make the trip to a Sephora or Ulta without any makeup on and ask the salespeople to help you. I find they are really kind and helpful. They find your color which will give a code match for virtually every brand in he store and will help you sample and remove and sample and remove. No wasted money. They are also knowledgeable about ingredients.

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    Places you have personally stayed and would recommend for California redwoods and mountain lake vacation?

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    Yes, the sequoias! Any forest would be awesome now, since we’re desert dwellers, but the sequoias are what I’d like to see the most. 

    This has all been very helpful. Thank you. 

    Love the Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge! I’m thinking we might do a few days here and there and move around, since there is so much to see. I’m looking at saving time by flying in. Usually we do the San Diego area, so it’s a pretty short drive. But CA is like vertical TX, and I don’t want to drive that long! 

    Sink inserts/grids? How do we feel about them?

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    Yeah, the racks can go in the dishwasher, too. I’ve done that before. 

    I spend approximately 36 hours a day in the kitchen, so it’s mine, and I keep it how I want it. LOL 

    Maybe I’m weird though (and a little gross? LOL), but even when I clean the sink, I mentally file it in the category of a constantly contaminated surface because of everything that goes in there (thinking about raw meat juices, gross old drinks that the kids have left in their rooms to fester, etc.). So even when I’ve just cleaned it, I don’t consider it a “safe” surface and don’t use it that way. 

    Sink inserts/grids? How do we feel about them?

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    I have a Kohler Whitehaven sink (one large tub) that came with a rack and love it so much! I don’t think I’d like the things you’re describing that block the drain/disposal because I’d have to be moving it all the time. But with the rack (I’m thinking what you’re calling a grid maybe?), the wires are spaced widely enough that most anything I’d put down the disposal just goes right through to the sink bottom and flows right to the drain. I use a lot of heavy cast iron pots, and the rack is strong enough to support them, and I don’t scuff my sink. Surprisingly, stuff doesn’t get stuck in the feet, and they don’t stain either, although I do soak the whole shebang in a little bleach water every now and then to sanitize.

    This is what I have.

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/KOHLER-Whitehaven-5826-and-5827-Sink-Bowl-Rack-in-Stainless-Steel-K-6449-ST/204660276

     

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    Places you have personally stayed and would recommend for California redwoods and mountain lake vacation?

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    I'm doing something I've never done before. Asking here before doing any research at all. LOL

    We do the beach yearly-ish, but my DD really wants to try a lake this year, and we would all like to see the redwoods. I'm good with the redwoods instead of the ocean mainly because our beach vacation is my opportunity to reset my stress by feeling small and insignificant in the face of the power and beauty of Mother Nature. I think the redwoods could do the same for me. 

    We would love one of those pristine mountain lakes I've heard so much about, and a place that would let us take the dogs would be perfect. I'd prefer a cabin vs a hotel, as we're a family of five, but I'm open to either. 

    Any recommendations?

    giving a "factory second" as a gift . . .

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    I always like to go with a couple’s registry. I’m personally not a fan of All-Clad. Beyond preferences though, they may have another set of pans on their registry, something they already own, or something that will be handed down from parents, etc. I have already set aside some of my high quality things that I don’t use as much anymore for my kids when they move out and/or get married that no one else would ever know existed. In particular, anything relatively small (as would be perfect for a single person or a couple) doesn’t get much use here in our family of 5 with 3 large teen appetites, so it’s been pre-handed down and is lying in wait. LOL 

    As a pp said, as long as there is a gift receipt, I guess there’s no harm in going with something that is a favorite of the gift giver instead of something specifically needed/requested. 

    Therapy

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    23 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:

    I'm really sorry, all. I was wrong to post vulnerable stuff on this thread. It's not working for me. I'm in dire need of spaces that feel at least somewhat safe and this is too open for that. 

    I'll delete the relevant posts and would appreciate if people would delete the quotes. 

    Is what I wrote what feels unsafe to you? I can only guess that since the post before that said you were going to come back and update. From what you have shared, it’s clear you and your DH have been dealing with family patterns, and that it’s a huge part of what you are processing. You have been through a lot, so it stands to reason that your kids have been through a lot as well, because that’s just the way family works. Kids see, know, and feel so much more than we think they do, so much more than what we wish they would sometimes, and some of what you wrote about sounds like it might have been…so sorry here, but for lack of a better word…traumatizing to the kids. 

    Weirdly, someone deleted my quote of your post before I got back here, which is kind of creepy since it is not noted who did it. 

    Therapy

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    On 3/18/2023 at 2:39 AM, Not_a_Number said:

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    As a person who witnessed my parents' marriage problems from a front-row seat, I would encourage you to look into therapy for your kids as well. It could help them process some of what's going on in their own lives right now as well as help break the pattern of parenting from trauma for them in 20 years. The parents' marriage/relationship can have a profound affect on a child's future relationships. 

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