I cannot stand cutesy names for the p*nis, they drive me crazy! Maybe it's just having three boys but I became very comfortable using the correct term and it stuck. I will say although I use the correct term I still cringe a little for some reason when I say v*gina to my boys. Being the only woman in the house there isn't a need to say it too often, yet.

I hate when I hear stuff like this....it's so sad that people would be so selfish to not notice a dad and daughter in need of a bathroom and the sensitive nature of a 6 year old to have to go and to have women humiliate her by overreacting like that. To me it's such a different situation and whenever I have seen a dad and daughter I don't have an issue with him needing to change a baby or take a little girl in to go.

I typically sleep about nine. When my thyroid needed fixin' I was sleeping that much but also sleeping for hour long naps during the day. That's how I knew something wasn't right, plus a bunch of other random symptoms...but that's another story. I don't think it's abnormal to need a lot of sleep. I believe some of us just need more than others and I only see it as a problem if we are sleeping more than we are getting things done. Sometimes I feel guilty that I can't get up early in the morning, but I just can't. I hate to wake to an alarm. I like to let my body sleep and naturally wake up. Usually I'm pretty consistent Off to work, see you ladies later!

Thanks SWB- That helps me better understand why some posts are removed. :)

Phred- you should check out http://www.soapboxxer.com/ It seems like something you might like for these types of discussions.

I"m out the door.... Quickly, I really am loving plurk. It is like a cross between myspace and IM'ing. Instant messages that other's can read and respond to. I'm not usually into all this kind of stuff but I have to say I find it kind of fun. Short quick little things and people can respond. I found twitter not as much fun, but I'm enjoying seeing what people are doing during the day. Come and check it out....my page is in my sig

I do check the beds everytime we stay at a hotel. My husband and I pull back the sheets and look really closely at the mattress. I know they are hard to see but I've heard you should check for them. I can't say we are completely safe, but it really panics me. At this point I can't even relax in a hotel, but if you gotta it helps to check. I've heard you can get them in very nice hotels as well as lower end.

:iagree: That's how I would try to look at it after I got mad as hell! For your own sanity, you need to come up with another plan.

How did you find this website?

I don't know. I'm in my 7th year and I am still of the opinion that it isn't for everyone. Part of my problem is that the older my boy gets and the more I worry about getting through these older grades and I actually feel like my friends who put there kids in school have it so easy. I would never trade homeschooling. I love it and it's what works best, but I am a bit scared of how much work is involved with the older grades. It's probably just my anxiety showing:) So I would say no, I haven't become any bolder than I was before. I am on the board of a large homeschool group and even then I feel like I can't recommend it for everyone. Other's on the board are more die hard and feel anyone can do it. Maybe a few more years..........

I am at the life sucks stage in my life right now too. Why can't we all just have enough money for the things we need? :grouphug:

Thanks to this song I will never forget the states. There was an episode of friends where Ross kept trying to write all the states out and every time he was missing one or two. My husband tries this constantly and always thinks he will get it this time and when we check there is always one or two missing.

Yeah this is such a scam! I waited once also and the minute I told them to take me off their list, they hung up on me. Which is not ok since they are supposed to comply but it's impossible to get them to at this point. This is the only call I still get after being on the do not call list. It makes me so mad, too!!:mad:

I love to see scary movies, but I hate too much gore and I have some weird fear of masks!! Always have. I am adjusting more but it was so bad that every time I went to Universal Studios I would absolutely freeze with fear when the Scary guys would come near. The ones who look like Frankenstein and Dracula. My first date with my husband we went there and he just stood there and didn't realize that I truly was in terror as one of those guys would not leave me alone. I wasn't kidding, I was frozen in fear!

Oh my that sounds absolutely creepy to me! So nice to see how many people have experiences and opinions on Stephen King. I love, love The Shining! one of my favorites. Thanks for adding to this thread. I have been working on the Tom Gordon book. As a side note I just saw The Strangers and enjoyed being scared. So many movies just don't scare me anymore, but I've read a lot of true crime and that stuff scares the heck out of me. I want to read more Stephen King but some of his books are just so-o big, it's overwhelming to me.

I would so love to say yes, but I've been stuck on Don Quixote for two years now. Although I have considered just skipping it and moving on to the next selection. So I guess I'm saying Maybe, that sounds like fun.

Our Dr is always excited when we remind him we homeschool:lol:. I am happy to not have to deal with schools, diabetes is a pain enough without the added pressure.

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My DS is now 13 and was diagnosed at 9 1/2. Do you have any specific questions?

I pierced my own nose and one earlobe. Although I can't believe it now. I don't even wear the nose ring anymore. It was a short lived thing. My only concern with a lip piercing would be damage to your teeth, which is what I've heard people say can happen. But what can you do now? My dad made my sister take out her tongue ring right after she had it done. It was still so new. She was just a teenager. She took it out and never did pierce it again.

I'm a non-fiction junkie. When I think non-fiction I don't think self help, I think books about science, history, true crime and life stories. I just recently had to force myself to try and enjoy more fiction. But I'm not quite at 50/50 yet.

me, my mom, my sister and my two sisters-in-law all have our wedding anniversary in the same month as our birthday. My mom, sister and I actually have them almost to the day of our birthday. Sister's is two days before, mine is one day before and mom's is the same day.

I forgot these were a great hit in our house also.

The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson. The Leven Thumps books by Obert Skye are another good read.

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