This. Maybe what the OP is talking about should be called 'getting drunk culture'.

Twisted and sadistic.

We enjoy enjoy good beer, but people we're around do not get drunk.

28, just 3 weeks away from 29.

I've been to most of the continental US expect for NE and Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I've been to Hawaii but not Alaska. Outside the US Mexico several times and Canada once. Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. Favorite place: My home state, especially northern Idaho. The Rockies. Oregon Coast. I would love to travel more. My dd and I are planning a trip to Germany in a year, finances obliging (fingers crossed). I want to go to England where my great-grandparents came from. Honestly, I would travel anywhere if I had the opportunity. And a tranquilizer to get on the plane. :lol:

Can someone explain? Is Brexit binding, or could Parliament overturn the vote? How does Cameron resigning affect this? Is it at all likely that it could be overturned?

Congratulations!

I went back and re-read it and saw it said spending his days. I thought it was nights. What in the world is the temperature inside the tent during the day? As far as a punishment, it doesn't make any sense. I just didn't think sleeping in a tent was abusive. The temperature makes a big difference. My reading skills are rather lacking today.

My oldest spent most of one summer sleeping in a tent in our backyard. She loved it.

The first name on the list would be all it would take to keep me away.

In our family, I'm the one far more likely to react badly to stress and indirectly, make other family members suffer for it. If that happens, I think the most important think dh can do is make sure he's supporting our children. Basically, if I'm acting like a jerk, going along with me is not helping any of us, especially our girls. I speak from experience. Thank heavens we've never felt we need to support one another whether right or wrong.

We have a neighbor who turns his dog loose every morning even though it is against the law. The dog isn't dangerous, but I don't appreciate stepping in a pile of dog poo when I don't even own one. The other day dd and I were walking around the neighborhood, and dd almost stepped on a used condom lying on the road. We usually carry a sack so can pick up wrappers, pop cans and such. That got left. Good grief people.

I do have to say if my dh ever called one of dds trashy, there would be hell to pay. That is one time that I wouldn't give him the consideration of talking to him alone. He would get called out right in front of the dd he insulted. I like to be on the same page as dh, but that would cross the line. Also, I think there are areas that belong in the realm of women, and areas that belong in the realm of men. If I had a son, I wouldn't get involved with his facial hair or whatever else belong to men. I would let dh take care of that. Same with women. There are areas that belong to females and men need to defer to us. They don't get to tell us how to wear make up, how to dress, or what type of feminine protection buy. That's our dominion. Of course, I'm assuming both the father and mother are reasonable people and generally agree about parenting issues. I do have a negative reaction to men telling women how they should look. That doesn't mean I don't occasionally dress for dh. I know there are a couple of outfits he really likes on me, and I'm happy to wear those for him. If he tried to dictate, he would lose that respect very quickly.

I've often noticed that when big issues arise with our children that we can't control, we start picking on little things. And those little things can slowly harm a relationship. I can only say what I would do. I would get dh alone and let him know I understand about everything going on, but this is not the right way for him to respond. He needs to address the underlying issues and let off dd. He needs to stop. That's how our relationship works. We are both free to call the other out when they're not using reasonable judgment. In my home, dh never gets involved with how our girls dress or wear makeup and leaves it up to me. Like he says, he doesn't have a clue about female fashion, and he trusts me to handle it and make sure our girls look appropriate. Eta: spelling

No way. Nohow. Never. Could have an anxiety attack just looking the video.

Congratulations! What do I love best? Besides still being crazy in love with dh after 31 years? I love that we have grown together (just talked about that last night). I love that for both of us our priority and goals have always been our family. I love the fact that I still look most forward to when he walks in the door at the end of the day and having some us time. I love the way we laugh together, how easy we are with one another. I love feeling him next to me in bed (except for when I'm having a night sweat :laugh: ). I love how steadfast, stable, trustworthy, faithful, honest and moral my dh is. I love how he has always stood by me, allowed me to figure things out on my own, stayed with me during my faith crisis, been patient with me. I love holding his hand. Guess I could go on and on. I also look forward to the time when it will be just the two of us - not that my children aren't always welcome and we love having them. Just when they're grown and not dependent on us. We're getting closer to that time, and I'm excited. Gee, just thinking about him makes me smile.

This is so depressing to me. I know for me I can't expect to make much more than $10 or so an hour. I would never consider going back to school at my age. Been there, done that. My oldest struggled enough getting her degree. My second is working on her master's and should be finished next spring. My third will get her master's. The next one, who knows? My youngest. I worry for her. She's a lot like my oldest: not academic. What will she be able to do to support herself? I've encouraged them all to attend college (attending college has more or less been an expectation), thankfully without much debt. Second dd has the most debt so far, but she is working in her field. Third dd will probably end up teaching in a private school. My youngest just wants a little house with a big garden and chickens. But how to pay the bills? Where I really fall down is in the role of guidance counselor.

Our teenage children,15 to 16 and up, are allowed to have a drink with us. It has nothing to do with introducing them to alcohol. It is culture and family. It is normal for our family. No driving, though. And I would never give alcohol to someone else's teen. Honestly alcohol is not a big deal for us. It is a drink we have with a meal. Do you want milk, water, or beer? Oh, and we brew or own. I've not dealt with alcoholism and would never presume how other families should handle this.

Congratulations! You have a very precious little boy there.

Death in Paradise sounds like my type of show. Now I've got another one to watch.

I've had realtors either call or knock on the door asking whether we were wanting to sell. I assume they had a client that was looking for something similar to what we have and in the price range.

My mom died a month before their 48th anniversary. My in-laws were married for 69 years.

My older dd warned me against watching it. I think it was a combination of violence and sex. I took her advice since she knows me so well.

I remember looking at their website because there were rumors they might be at a local homeschooling convention; I don't know if they were invited in the end. Just crazy.

My girlfriend does this. I've thought about it for myself.