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He's a sociopath, IMO.
We're in the DFW area and Armstrong lives in the Austin area. Local news were going ga-ga over Oprah's arrival to interview him.
An additional story they had was an Austin area Bicycle store owner who was a close friend of one of Armstrong's assistant (and accuser in a lawsuit). She said how mean and nasty Armstrong got with bullying her friend to drop his accusation. Can't say I am surprised by any of this. Remember back when Armstrong divorced his wife -- and left her and the kids for Sheryl Crow? Back then, I recall the gossip of how glad the wife was to get rid of him - after all of her years of standing by him when he had cancer and she knew of the doping too. Apparantly, he was not a nice guy??
If anything, it brings to light the ENTIRE sport of cycling. Sounds like everyone cheats.
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25 years of marriage.
I don't sleep separately... but I kind of like the "white noise" in the room while I sleep. (I know... I am strange.) Apparantly, I can sleep thru anything. Tornado siren. B-52 flying over our house (this happened a few days ago and I did not hear it). LOL ;)
If I am sick, I will sleep on the recliner if I have a COUGH as it will disturb his sleep -- as he is a light sleeper and really struggles throughout the night for good rest. But that is like 2 times a year when that happens.
That being said, I highly recommend a sleep study along with weight loss. My hubby lost 35 lbs but still struggled with the apnea. He got a study done and now is on a CPAP machine and it is a miracle! He wakes up with no headaches and energy now.
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Praying for him to be found quickly.
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Not for anything, but why are you so worried about "telling him gently?" :confused:
He's your husband, not an occasional guest in your home. Say what you want to say and let him deal with it. He's a grown man, not a toddler. He can handle it.
And honestly, I can't even blame the guy for eating so much -- he has no idea that there isn't always enough food to go around, because you never tell him! Give the man a little credit for kindness and compassion, and let him know what's really going on. If he gets annoyed with you about it, it's more likely to be because you never told him there was a problem, than he is to be angry that he has to share some of his food. I seriously doubt that he would intentionally deprive you or any of your kids of food... but he will keep doing exactly that if he isn't told what you have told us.
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I would gently (to the OP) suggest this issue rests on her shoulders.
It is her issue as she never mentioned it to her husband. I would think if he realized the $$$ issue... he would share the bounty with her and the family? I'd doubt it would be a repeat of her childhood trauma.
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I suffer from debilitating migraines as part of my rare liver disease. And I am Type II Diabetic too.
I disagree with whomever said to use scented items. That usually makes my migraines WORSE.
What my rare disease specialist and endocrinologist both agree on is to keep myself well hydrated with GLUCOSE drinks (the brain needs sugar during a crisis...) like Gatorade. I usually try to drink a 32 oz. Gatorade, plus 2-3 tall glasses of water, and sleep when I feel one coming on. I also take an Imitrex early too. Once I wake up, it has subsided or toned down enough that I can do something or tolerate to hear "noise" (TV) or lights without triggering it. I recently had one bad episode a few months ago that put me in the ER with IV fluids and narcotics -- it barely touched it.
If in a few hours, it gets worse... I resort to taking some Vicodin for pain relief and it reduces it down to a low throb. It takes me 24-48 hours to recover from a migraine attack. Sometimes a rice filled sock (heated in the microwave) or a bag of frozen peas helps the bad areas of the head. But do keep up the fluids and make him sleep if at all possible. Once he gets to the vomiting stage, it can be pretty bad.
ETA: Does he know his triggers? My triggers for a migraine are HIGH amounts of protein, cashew nuts, coffee, and Potato Chips in that new oil that gives folks... um, diarrhea. Ugh. My MIL's trigger for her migraines were MSG and chocolate. Track his food eaten 24 hours before the onset of a migraine.
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What about All of a Kind Family? Glimpse of life in a Jewish immigrant family living in the early 1900's in NYC. I liked how the author described the Jewish holidays and religion.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Kind-Family-Sydney-Taylor/dp/0440400597#reader_0440400597
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Do not come in the summer if you possibly can... the weather is HOT!!
Try the Houston Zoo, Children's Museum, and the Downtown Aquarium are great for families!
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That wording is very confusing. Are you asking if we got a flu shot, but also got the flu? Or are you asking, did you get a flu shot because someone you know got the flu and it was so bad. Or are you just asking if we got a flu shot?
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I did not vote. But if it helps, we all got our flu shots in October. None of us have the flu. But hubby and I both came down with a bad bout of a COLD that quickly turned into bronchitis/fever/sinusitis/cough recently. Doc tested and it was not the flu... but it walloped us pretty good for 2-3 weeks.
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I'll share this with my teacher friends... dumb question, but is the cost of living cheaper on the Ringgit compared to the US dollar? And are you happy with healthcare?
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Wondering how you're doing :grouphug:
Me too...
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If you click in the upper right hand corner - between the "envelope" and your ID name... you will see a "person" button. (If you are reading this forum on a regular screen... not a mobile device.)
Once you click on it, it tells you exactly WHO liked your post. I discovered who "unliked" me as I clicked on the link to the thread... and lo and behold... their "like" was gone. Mystery solved! ;)
You can also click on your name in that same upper right hand corner of the screen and select your profile -- then look up who liked you and what posts you liked. HTH
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i still have no idea who my parents vote for. i don't even think my dad tells my mom! lol
Oh my Lawd... on both sides of our families, we are all very emotional and adamant about who we vote for!!
I grew up in a liberal Democratic household. And we were very passionate about it to anyone.
Married into a conservative GOP family. It made for lively conversation at the dinner table which family we visited. LOL FOX News meets CNN. I enjoyed the debate. And our son has grown up with us being open on so many political and religious topics (hubby and I are on different POVs) that hopefully son can see people from different sides of the fence can live harmoniously and love one another. And debate civilly.
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Growing up, we were poor. My mom had no problems sharing her tax info and it got me a LOT of scholarships and grants for college.
We've been rich and we've been poor. (Currently poor. LOL) I would do the same for my son (regardless of income) -- I am very open with our finances with him.
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Maisie Dobbs series -- a female detective coming of age in post-Victorian society and WWI. Great series!
Can you send puzzles (via Amazon) for her to work on? With a roll-up flannel puzzle protector? I know if the prison has a library or game room, that would be very popular.
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If you set up a password on your router/modem that will help with the house access. As for out of the house, I have no idea. You could contact all the parents at all the clubs she goes to and explain the situation to them.
As for Facebook, again I am not sure what to say. Legally, your daughter is old enough to not be covered by SOPA laws. If there were provisions put into the laws for people with disabilities they could easily be overturned as being discriminatory.
It's a rock and a hard place, something legislators don't like dealing with.
I agree.
I'll add to the thread my own story of my niece, who is developmentally disabled (on SSI) with a borderline IQ. She is 23 years old now and it pains me to see her get abused on FB by former high school "friends". She makes poor choices in her life and is very vunerable to a bad crowd of peers whom she emulates. And her baby daddy just got his second strike in CA prison. It is so painful to read how they treat her on her own FB page. I have to hide her on my FB Newsfeed as she thinks these low-lifes are her BFFs. There should be a law protecting disabled individuals from FB abuse.
But thanks to the ACLU, my niece has full legal rights to do as she pleases... and she has chosen the path to self-destruction. So sad and not much any of us can do.
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It's not just an age difference. A snot at 7 is usually a more obnoxious snot at 12.
Depends on if you want to see them again. If you do, it should be supervised, closely, by you.
Not necessarily.
Some obnoxious 7 year olds do grow up mature... a bit more humbled thanks to Life lessons, if you know what I mean.
Those who don't get wiser by the teen years -- well, it is possible when they become adults when life throws them a hard curve ball.
If not... then they remain jerks all of their lives. Life deals with them too.
ETA: I understand the therapist wanting resolution. But perhaps a role-playing session would have been more prudent? This might end up causing a rift between cousins or such. And truthfully, the OP's child will grow up and barely recall the situation. It was a one-time visit with cousins he barely knew. Sort of like a playdate that went awry. I'd go over strategies on how to handle rude people with OP's son and let it go at that. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill, kwim?
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:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Congrats!!!
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We have a Revocable Trust and were told if we did not want to pay the lawyer fee for a revised PRINTED copy... to simply cross out the old guardian and you and your spouse initial it. Then on a attached piece of paper, list the new guardian with their address and contact info. Sign and date the letter. I was told there was no need to get it notarized. HTH
I'm revising my son's Special Needs Trust papers right now and using a Schedule A and Schedule B my lawyer emailed to me. It is a Word (.doc) formatted file and I can type onto it my changes -- sign and date it. Attach it to the Trust paperwork. Make sure all copies are with updated paperwork or schedules. But keep the actual Trust edited with the "crossed out" inked edits or changes. Revised changes are in attachments in the back of the Trust. Hope that makes sense.
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You do realize you can use PayPal as an advocate for this transaction? Contact them and get them to mediate. It usually works quickly. Also sounds like there were too many "hands in the soup pot" for volunteers making the raffle prize more complicated. If anything, PayPal can give you your $$ back.
ETA: OP, you need to edit your date in the email sent? You listed it as last month: 12/4. HTH
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Chaco Canyon in NM and then a trip up to Durango, CO to see Mesa Verde cliff dwellings is awesome!
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why would you move closer to toxic people??????
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And having been a former public schoolteacher... um... I really do not think that Aunt will change her tune. She is not open to debate. What concerns me is the OP's husband has not been on board with homeschooling for the last 4 years -- and now he is moving his family CLOSER to his relatives who support his POV?? Wow. All I can think is a marriage counselor at this point. It sounds like a set-up for the husband to get his way?
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OK, I'm going to confess -- I used to be nosy when I was young. I had too little supervision and probably too much time on my hands. My stepmother made a HUGE deal about my snooping ways, which was probably the right thing to do. It embarrassed me so much and made me so fearful of being caught that I simply stopped going into other people's belongings and never did it again.
One thing my stepmother did was sit me down and say, "Here's what's in my drawers. Look carefully. I'm going to show you everything so you don't need to snoop. If you want to know what's in a drawer or a cabinet, you can ask. But don't ever go into people's things without permission. It makes them not trust you and not want to have you in their home."
Depending on your relationship with your sister and niece, you might be doing the girl a favor by mentioning how uncomfortable this makes you. Left un-dealt-with, your niece could grow up thinking snooping around is perfectly acceptable behavior. I once fired a babysitter who went through our closets and drawers and told her why -- if she continued doing that, she would get fired from a real job, or suffer social consequences far worse than losing a little babysitting job. I hope she stopped.
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Alas, I too was a busybody and loved to snoop thru other folk's stuff as a kid.
It would have been wonderful to have been told it was not socially acceptable to do this -- by an adult. Perhaps the OP can do so with kindness as a life lesson?
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I've been wondering how you are doing, Julie. No answers for you, my friend... just hugs. :grouphug: :grouphug:
needing prayers and good thoughts
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