Am I really reading what I'm reading? You really and truly did not call the police? I don't mean to sound rude, but I think that was really, really dumb of you. If that were me (you) I would have been in my house and on the phone. I completely doubt that he was an undercover policeman. Wow, truly, I'm glad you're not my neighbor.

I don't agree with the poster who told you to look at your son's jaw to see if it was aligned. Unless that poster is a dentist, I wouldn't listen to what she says. My daughter (14) had braces. To look at her teeth (before braces) I would've never, ever thought she would have needed them. They were perfectly straight (people would even comment on how nice her teeth were). Her dentist and orthodontist (two different people)(actually 3 opinions) saw something totally different. Hence the reason for the braces. Also, with our world being so image conscience today (even if the teeth don't bother us or our children) they may be noticed by others (think employers, later in life, future husband/wives, ect). we all know how stupid it is to judge people on their looks, but we all do it and teeth are usually one of the very, very first things people notice. So while the appearance thing is a rip off, it's the way it is today so if you can give your child an extra boost (and yes, I know braces are very expensive), and if it will help their jaw alignment and bite as well, why not take the dentist's advice into consideration and by all means, get a second opinion. It wouldn't be a good idea not to. By the way, my daughter had her braces on for two years and her teeth are really pretty and very noticably straight.

In regards to the three times a day feeding schedule, I know with horses it's better for them to have grain three times a day because it keeps their stomach juices/gasses moving so I'm wondering if it's the same for dogs?

The Long Shot is an excellent movie. Also Moondance Alexander. I'm not sure if your girls ride English or Western. Both of these are English. The Long Shot is more about dressage but it's not about dressage(!), it's more of a story rather than about the discipline of riding dressage. I love watching it with my daughter and I cry every.single time I watch it! Moodance Alexander is about a girl who is not as wealthy as the other girls but finds a horse and well, I'm sure you know how the ending goes. Really cute movie. Both of them are very good and I think that maybe The Long Shot has one swear word in it and I don't think Moodance has any but I can't really remember. These two movies are set in modern times and I know for my daughter that's an important detail!

Soph, thank you very much for that information. The only reason I even think about breeding our girl is because she's absolutely beautiful. She's the old time Thoroughbred, you know, tall, longer backed, fine boned, Arabian-ish (even at 16.1 hands) and she moves beautifully. There is a stud on Craigslist in our area who I drool over and because he looks alot like my girl, I just sit here dreaming of what their baby would look like. But with all of the unwanted horses around here (and everywhere) I wouldn't want to bring another one into the world, I'd rather try to get one of the unwanted ones.

Yes while it's true that there are fees that are higher/same in other fields. The thing is there is greater overhead and insurance costs with these type of services. There is very little overhead with tutoring. Thank you very much. I wish I had thought of those words because they are exactly what I am thinking.

Oh my goodness is she cute. I love foals. I would love to breed our Thouroughbred mare but I'm afraid something would go wrong. Besides, what would I do with a baby for the first 3 years of it's life!!! I can hardly afford the one we've got now and she's grown and has a job to do!

So, LMA, what makes you a better tutor (at $40 and up per hour) than Kathy in Richmond's daughter (at $15 an hour). That is exactly what I'm talking about. I really don't think that degrees really matter as long as the child/adult is learning from the tutor. So just because a person has a degree means that they can charge, and expect to get more, than a person who might be excellent in math, and be a teenager? Sorry, but I still think $40 (and up) an hour is alot.

I struggle with this. Not as a tutor but as a parent who's child needs one and I can't afford to get her the tutoring help she needs because it's so expensive ($40 an hour here). I wish there were people out there who want to do it to help the child rather than make money. I know that sounds rude but truly, $40 an hour to help a child learn? Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't expect to pay for the service but I think the prices around here (and some mentioned in this thread) are a bit much.

I love to read contemporary Christian fiction and I always run out of authors to look up. So now I go on the CBD website and look at what books they are advertising and then search our library for them. I know what you mean about HP. I wouldn't want my kids to read those books either (and I'm thankful that they don't want to). Nothing against those that do read them as, obviously, they are really popular but it's just not our cup of tea. Have her try my CBD idea!

No, it wasn't a Little Mermaid comforter set. It was a shirt!

Oh my gosh Remudamom, I almost choked on my cereal. That is SO funny. I will definately tell her that. As for the questions from the other person who answered. No, pictures weren't included in the original ad but I'm not sure why that matters. We sent her pictures of the item. Yes, the item has been paid for and she has the item, that's how she knows it isn't the right "shade".

We sold a clothing item on the internet. The person that we sold it to asked for pictures before we sold it to her. We sent her the pictures. She just sent me an e-mail saying she wants to return the item because it's not the right shade of the color she is looking for. I don't want the item back. Do I need to take it back? I mean I know I don't HAVE to but should I? We were up front and honest about the entire transaction. If you don't think I should take it back, how to I word it to her in my e-mail? Should I say that all sales are final even though that was never mentioned before? Shouldn't people know that if they buy something over the internet from a person, that if they don't like it they're pretty much "stuck" with the item? Thanks!

We have been given a female JRT. She is about 5 years old and not spayed. Because of the situation, we can't get her fixed right now as she is not completely and fully ours. Anyway, she has her period (if that's what it's called in the dog world). We've never had to deal with this sort of thing before and know nothing about it. Can anyone here tell me how long this lasts? We tried to put diapers on her but they keep falling off and besides that she HATES them for some reason :001_smile:. Anyway, any information would be helpful. Thanks.

My daughter recently started school at a Christian school. She has made a few friends. Our district had all of last week off from school. Of the three friends that she has made, she found out (from them talking about it) that they were going to have a sleep over to which she was not invited. I think a part of her really didn't care but I'm sure a part of her would have wanted to be included. When that happened to her (or similar things) I have always made it a purpose to keep her closer to me and to remind her that girls are jerks. Plain and simple, most girls this age (my daughter is 14) are jerks because they are jealous or whatever of other girls. We just need to raise our girls knowing that we love them, that Jesus loves them and that no matter what, they matter more to us than anything. That will build their self confidence and their self esteem, which is something that most girls don't have today. Just tell your daughter that even though her heart might be sad right now, those girls really don't matter. And as for your friend? I was in a very similar relationship/situation as the one you speak of and I ended the friendship faster than you can believe. No friendship is worth my child being hurt (and this woman was a very, very close, long time friend).

I sell my homeschool books but not on Ebay. I also accept Paypal. When the money goes into my account (from the buyer) I just transfer the money into my checking account by clicking on the link on the Paypal page. It's simple!

I saw that on Good Morning America as well. I too am fascinated by that area of the country. I would love to visit there and I think it would be awesome to live there for a minute. I know that sounds weird but I would.

We are also looking for a laptop. I can only spend under $500 (actually, my dad's buying it for my daughter). We've looked at the big box stores and then we went to our local computer store. They have refurbished Dells. Apparently these computers are sent back to Dell and then Dell brings them up to their standards. These are computers that businesses used previously, so they have more things installed on them already and I guess are supposed to be better than the new ones. They are selling for $499 and then another $79 to have some kind of wireless thing encrypted in them. Does that sound like a good deal? Can you offer these smaller places less money, does anyone know?

I work for a major insurance company and we can't insure someone who hasn't had insurance in their name for less than a year, or never. Your son will probably have to go into the Risk Pool (that's why the premiums are so high) because he's a young, new driver. Unless you want to put him as a named insured on your insurance for a year (for our company anyway) then after a year he can get his own insurance and if he keeps his record clean, will not have to go into the Risk Pool. Risk Pools are for young drivers or people with really bad driving records. It doesn't matter if you go to an exclusive agency or one that sells several different companies. You'll, most likely, be told the same thing from all of them. We had a 19 year old call us yesterday. He has two cars and a high performance motorcycle. He WAS on someone else's insurance, but hadn't been since last October. His rate would've been about $5,000 a year! Part of that was because of the high performance motorcycle but mostly it was because he was 19 years old. If you have any other questions, let me know and I might be able to answer them for you.

That's a tough situation to be in but when reading your post "I" get the impression that both of these people are a big PITA, to you. That's kind of sad. You mentioned that the old man "may just have a certain level of dementia of his own", well, at 96, I'm SURE he has a level of dementia. The poor guy has no one to look out for him and it just sounds like you couldn't care less about him. I know how hard it is with elderly relatives and nursing homes because I've been very close to almost the same situation myself, but you have to remember that even though they're old, they're still people. Obviously the old guy is not well and he misses his wife and the life they had together. He's probably lonely, miserable, demented and scared. Put yourself in his place and ask yourself how you would want your family to treat you. He needs to be in the exact same place that your grandmother is in. He is in no position to be caring for himself. Do you have any elderly advocacy agencies in your area? If so, get in contact with them. Also that lawyer you have should be able to tell you exactly what you need to do with both of these people. I know it's hard, and yes, both your life and your mother's life is probably going to change but that's what happens when we have elderly parents.

My daughter has been homeschooled since 4th grade. She's 14 now and I put her in Christian school 2 weeks ago. Why? Because I wasn't able to teach her what she needs to learn and also because there was a part of her that wanted to be back in school. Homeschooling, for us, was very lonely. Yes, she knew other kids, but no other homeschooled kids. Public school wasn't an option for us and thankfully I am able to send her to Chrisitan school. I know that's not an option or even a thought for some people but for us it was. She is doing beautifully in school. She is mature, confident and smart and I know it's because she was homeschooled in the earlier grades. I can only say that you need to do what you feel is best for your family and don't worry about what other people think.

Shari, that's exactly, pretty much, almost what I wanted to convey! Thanks for saying it in so few words.

before I ask my question, let me just say, up front, that I know I'm going to get flamed. That's okay, I'm beyond hurt feelings by people that I really don't even "know". So, here goes... why does it seem like when people come on here talking about putting their kids in public/private schools, they always seem to get knocked down? Okay, I know this is a homeschooling board but does that mean that you can only frequent this board if you're a homeschooler? I've been homeschooling my kids for 8 years (one has graduated though not from our homeschool, and the other started Christian school two weeks ago). But since I started coming on here for homeschool support, I've come to enjoy this board and many of the people. So even though we don't homeschool anymore, TWTM is still on my favorites list and I visit here every day. Now, having said that...it's been my experience that when a person is thinking of putting their child back in school, it's not a quick decision. It's something that they've been thinking about for awhile but when they come on here to "voice" their "feelings" they seem to always be knocked down. Is public school the best choice for a child? Absolutely no way, but sometimes it might be the only way for a family, so why make it worse than it has to be? Is Christian school the perfect answer? No, but it might be the only answer. In my situation, my daughter was in her first year of high school (the one who started Christian school two weeks ago) and I found that I just simply could not teach her anymore. Why? She is way more intelligent, academically, than I am. I was holding her back and that's not fair to her. This child is capable of going very far in her education and she will do very, very well for herself. I didn't have any other choice. I want her to succeed and I am "man" enough (even though I'm a woman) to admit that I can't do it myself anymore and so, she's in school. Having been homeschooled for the last 6 years, she has grown to be a very mature, confident, well mannered child and those attributes have already been noticed by her teachers. So, in my mind, I have raised her properly (and by myself as I'm a single mom) and I have done a good job if I do say so myself. I am so proud of my daughters and their homeschooling "season" but now that it's over, I know that I did what I needed to do during our homeschool years and now that she is in school. So, please, please don't deter people from putting their kids in school, if that's what they feel they need to do. No school is perfect and that includes homeschooling. So, flame way, I'm a big girl, I can handle it!

I work for a major insurance company and we allow a ten day grace period. Our company also counts the payment as in on the day it was paid. I have never heard of it being a state law as to whether or not they cancel you, so I'm not sure I agree with that one. When you pay using the automated system it always takes longer to post, that's why it's always better to try to call your agent (if you have one) directly. Just give them a call tomorrow (the should be open) and let them know what happened. Also, in my office, we always call our customers to tell them that their payments are due if they haven't paid them. I don't think all offices to that though. I think you're fine though.

Personally, I think diagramming is stupid! No, really I do. I've been out of high school for 30 years and I have never, ever, ever had to use sentence diagramming. I haven't EVER had to know what each word in a sentence meant either. When we did diagramming in our homeschool, I skipped over it and neither myself or my child are any worse off because of that. Sorry, but that's just how I feel!