Oh I totally see that from the post. I just don't like the title of it. I am not hugely invested in feelings about it, it's just bothersome all around

I think I am an introvert and an extrovert.

I so agree with that

My kids are natives here. They run in the house when it's over 70 degrees if the sun is out. DS wears a coat only when there is snow on the ground. He's nuts. I am always freezing.

DS hangs Barbie over the stairs by means of a jump rope tied around her neck and threatens to drop her. Then dd bursts in to tears screaming at him. I have to muster up the strength to fight my hysterics and break it up. He also roasts the smurfs, and kidnaps her baby dolls. Poor dd :lol:

I read the article. I am having a hard time getting past the title, because I hate it. I hate all of the comparisons coming out of this. I don't know it bothers me but it does. This is horrible. But NOTHING else is like it. Maybe similar, maybe it gets a lot of people thinking and relating to it. But no one is his mother or like her because they don't know. She is dead. There is mental illness on my father's side. My grandmother passed away and was on several different meds. My uncle did something horrible 30 years ago or so and is in a home now and will be forever. My parents moved to another state to get away from family. My mother worried about us losing a dad because he was always called to handle one of his brother's schizophrenic fits. I definitely think there needs to be more awareness. I don't know how this will happen, but it needs to take presidence over some of the other issues on the forefront

I remember when dd picked up a Barbie and said "Mom, if your hair looked like this it would be so pretty." :lol: I just don't read too much in to things. I don't think kids see the same things adults do. Grown ups cause problems.

Alright so OP, in case you haven't noticed: You need to come back to your thread within a reasonable amount of time before you get a reputation :lol: Otherwise people may assume you were just trying to cover your @ss

My vote is she gets twitchy from lack of sugar and she really needs a cupcake?

I remember being at the kid's museum and they have some enormous slides. DD was going down one, and there was a kid wanting to go up. I said "Hey S hang on a sec....." just waiting for the kid to get out of the way, and he did. Well then the mother had to do her "thing." She ended up telling her ds he must use his words and say sorry to my dd. SHe expected my dd to wait there while he threw a fit not wanting to. I just made a silly comment and told dd we should go up the slide again. She actually told me she needed her ds to use his nice words to appologize. I was like gee, well it doesn't look like he's going to and my dd wants to just go slide, and so we did. It was ridiculous. I'm fine with getting involved if it's necessary, like two kids fighting or something but that has never happened to me. My kids tend to be aware of others and not cause issues like that and I usually let kids work it out on their own. And the poor kid didn't even do anything in the first place. It was so odd. What I really wanted to say was "dd now we have to use our naughty words and tell her to eff off." But I smiled instead and went on playing. I don't know why parents can't just sit aside until they start throwing punches. Kids really ARE able to work out more on their own given the chance. As far as shoes though we have to wear them. Playgrounds here have wood chips and it only takes one foot full of slivers to not do it again.

Always the voice of reason :D I am trying to bring myself to use the Like button.

I want to join too. But we need a catchy name. Ideas?

This is so awesome. I mean how long has it been since we could add something to the list? Crockpots, shopping carts, etc etc....and now SLIDES!

Holy Moses. Wow, and good for you. That's awesome

The place was called The Belle Chapel, a small chapel in a small town just north of here, with a white picket fence and antiques that had been inside for over a hundred years. I wanted a small intimate place with the people we loved most. It was beautiful and I remember 10 years ago like yesterday. Granted I could barely whisper my vows through tears, but it was lovely. The outside was covered in roses, climbing everywhere and up the trellis where we had photos taken. The minister had such beautifully and real written vows and I don't think it could have been more perfect for us.

E I just almost snorted some mocha through my nose. Bravo

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I get them more often because I also run windows on my Mac, but otherwise it's not often at all.

Have you tried Nike Fit pants? They have several different cuts, and one is basically AT the navel....maybe just so slightly below, but nothing drastic. They are also slimming. I wear Zella and those are pretty low and trim fitting, but they also have a more modest cut as well as plus sizes. I think it's important to feel comfortable in your clothes.

We had a Kettler too. They do not tip like some.

I don't think I look like anyone

Something with gravy and green beans and potatoes. MMmmmmm

N/M This is horrible :crying:

So did we! It was lovely with a little white picket fence outside and all. The outside was covered in roses everywhere, including climbing over the trellis where we had pictures taken. I loved it.

That was the feeling I had. Beyond horrible