We moved to a new home 6 months ago and pretty much ever since my ds9 has had a very hard go at being able to sleep alone in his room. He didn't have any trouble with this prior to our move. Our stance has always been that anyone is welcomed into our room at any time of night provided they (try) not wake either dh or I (unless it is an emergency or a really bad dream, but generally speaking...). My dh and I have tried having him go to bed earlier (he feels more comfortable knowing we are awake while he attempts to go to sleep), night lights, no night lights, varying arrangements of the furniture, soft radio music, sound machine, etc....all to no avail. He inevitably makes his way either into our room or his sister's room. I don't know if I should patiently wait this out, or if I should become a little more "adamant" about the need for him to sleep in his room. I want to give him the time he needs to feel comfortable sleeping alone, yet I don't want to enable him to the point of causing this to become a long term "habit". Help please. 😄 Oh, I should add that his sleeping in either our room or his sister's room does not interfere with the quality of our sleep. Since he typically sneaks in and sleeps on the hard floor, there are times when his sleep is definitely impacted.

They can't hurt you until you are closer so they try to pull you closer. They are acting, not reacting. The only way this makes sense is if you accept that they are trying to hurt your DH, through him, you, and the kids, because they don't love him. ^^^^^^^ This. OP- I've been there. I understand your hesitations regarding the check. In my situation, my dh and I chose not to accept their attempts to buy our obedience to their demands. My dsil, however, has chosen to be "bought out" and endures painful emotional and verbal abuse nonstop. Strong hugs to you, my friend.

I agree. Excellent, clarifying questions were asked, but the judgemental and harsh tone in which they were asked was not.cool.

Putting Christmas gifts on lay away at K-Mart. 😎

Meghan- You ARE compassionate. I was about to post more of a response to the statement that you were not, however it looks like you already graciously responded. You are handling this is an amazingly compassionate manner despite being the object of your SIL's hurt and anger. Keep reminding yourself that disengaging is not cutting off. Disengage and protect your heart. Keep it open to future healing and reconciliation with your SIL, but right now you protect. You are compassionate, and you have done absolutely nothing wrong.

I just picked up a package of pretty thick, high quality paper at Costco. $9.99 for 4 rolls. 😀

My kiddos found the Christmas station on Pandora yesterday and have been playing it ever since. Confession....I'm secretly enjoying it. 😎

We just moved from Reno this last summer. 😄 I would suggest looking in south Reno closer to the Mount Rose highway for a place to stay. This would put you that much closer to the tree line where there are incredible trails all around. If you take this particular highway all the up and over the mountain, you will hit the northern shore of Lake Tahoe. Even if you don't have the time to make it to the lake (about 45-1 hour depending on where you are) there are numerous areas to hike along the way. Like pp said, Reno isn't that big and is pretty easy to get from point a to point b via the freeway in a fairly short amount of time. D

Ebay always seems to have several of the lower levels available for sale at a time. I've always had great success in selling my used levels on there. Like OhE said, resale values are excellent. ;-) 😀 D

I've had this as well for going on 4 months now and was also considering a brace. For those of you who have experienced tennis/golf elbow, how long was your recovery? Thank you Kiana for mentioning the flexbar-

30 mins north of Vancouver here and yep! They are here! They don't seem to be as much of an issue as those pesky stink bugs and lady bugs swarming our windows trying to escape the cooler weather. 😒

After many trips my Dh and I finally made it up here at the beginning of this last summer. We live in one of the rural suburbs of Vancouver and absolutely love it here. The summer was incredibly warm and beautiful, but we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the rain. 😎. One of the first things we said to each other within a week of moving here was....we feel at home. Odd- yes. But we do. We feel at home here.

Vancouver area of Washngton state. :-)

I'm giving yet another shout out for Washington state. Clark county in the southwest portion of the state can definitely meet your wants and needs...and then some. 😄

Will not be any different than what I just moved into. I love the PNW!!!

Alisoncooks- I'm sorry about the sting. I can emphathize. ;-) I havent had that kind of reaction, but my mom was just stung a few days ago (twice in her fingertips) and felt awful the next day. She felt like she had the flu- her body just ached. It only lasted a day for her so hopefully it is no longer than that for you. Take care-

Aw man. I'm so sorry. We experienced that same scenario 10 years ago. It felt like a lunch in the gut. Many hugs and lots of luck finding even a better home. :-)

I'm with Kristi26.....looking for a fantastic update saying your offer was accepted!

We just went through this at the beginning of May. I hear ya sista- oh my goodness it was sooooooo much work! Cleaning, purging, staging, cleaning, cleaning.... It was funny though because once our house sold I had lots of offers to help pack up the house for the big move. I haven't needed to take anyone up on their offer because just about everything was packed and clean before it went on the market. :-) Persevere my friend! It will allllllll be worth it once you move into your new home...which we will be doing a week from today!!!! SO EXCITED!!!

She is stunning!

Many, many, many hugs to you. I'm so sorry. 😢

Hmmmm....that could be it. Every time I call the first question out of their mouth is- who is your new orthodontist? Each time I answer that I don't know yet. That is when the silence begins. 😎

That was a great answer Forget Me Not!

Yes, we were told by the office manager the same thing (2 kiddos we paid cash, third one payment plan-long story 😄). However, now that I'm trying to either collect, or pay up, I get silence. 😞. I just want to know if we are getting reimbursed for services rendered thus far, or if we still owe. I.just.want.to.know.people. Sorry. I didn't put VENT in my title so I need to keep the complaining to...well....nil. ;-)