Yes.

This.

What does this mean, exactly? Are they allowing J@sh to question how the police investigation was done? As in he may not be held accountable on a technicality? I just read the link. 🤢

I voted south, but I'm from Oklahoma so maybe I skewed the results. I've heard it. It means showing out or acting up.

That is so sad.

Curious as to what you mean. Full disclaimer we attend a Church of Christ and while they are all autonomous we don't attend a mainstream one. I can discuss in another thread or private message what that means, but don't want to derail this one. I got married at 20 and it was much too young for me. For most people mid-twenties is a better choice. Your frontal lobe isn't fully developed until then and early adulthood life milestones like finishing your college education and starting a career are usually completed by then.

Same here.

Disclaimer: I have not read the entire thread, but I wonder if it's because of tradition. Traditionally if one did not know the gender of a person one would refer to masculine pronouns. Example: Mankind, etc. Editing, mine. Yes! Using they for a singular person is a new concept.

My mother was concerned about having Parkinson's. The doctor told her to hold her hands out in front of her with arms outstretched. Because her hands didn't tremor when she did, the doctor ruled out Parkinson's. I'm not sure of the science behind it, but you might try it and see. Just because tremors continue whilst holding out your arms and hands, that doesn't necessarily mean Parkinson's is present.

That was really neat! Thank you for sharing!!

I ended up watching Rear Window. My older teens are housesitting so we all watched it at the same time and texted back and forth. It was pretty fun. Grace Kelly's character needed more self respect! To be as confident and put together as she was, she was certainly blind to the main character's treatment of her. I loved the plot and wavered between wondering if the person in question was innocent or guilty. Thank you for the recommend! I am adding the rest to my watch list. It looks like we may be entering another phase of lock downs this winter.

I am very much like this. I used to have scarily crazy detailed memories that others didn't remember then I was proven correct. Now, not so much. Maybe mom brain? Maybe age? I forget silly things now, like the color of a spine on a book. I can send a kiddo to the bookshelf for a tall, skinny, green book and the child will look and look. Then I go find the red, short, thick book of the same title. It's annoying!

I haven't heard of either. I'll check them out! Thanks!!

I haven't seen the it. Thank you for the recommend!

I hear you! We are just doing what feels safe and cutting back on activities. Yes. Last year they were masked or distance learning. I expect more of the same. Yes. Masked. Yes. With a small group of people. So small that we tease we practically quarantined together. Yes. See above. As an extrovert I am enjoying fewer commitments. As a planner, I am tired of plans being thwarted. Our cancelled Christmas trip to visit family in another state. It *was* our Christmas, and then it wasn't.

Dh has decided to stay at the hospital overnight with his dad who just had a major surgery. Covid cases are spiking and dh is afraid if he leaves, he may not get to see his dad again for the duration of the hospital stay. I don't sleep well when dh isn't home so I want to binge watch a tv series or have a movie marathon. I tend to prefer pg-13 movies or less. I don't mind romance, but don't like gratuitous s@x. Action and drama are okay. I only have YouTube and Amazon prime. Any suggestions?

I've recently noticed this too. Unless something has changed, they all get minimum wage or slightly above. When I worked at a regional ice cream and burger place during college, all of the staff were paid at least $1 above minimum wage. I don't like the shift to tip everyone all the time. In the middle of 2020 when everyone was locked down, yes. Now, not so much.

Thank you to all who answered. This is fascinating. I enjoy learning how other countries and cultures work.

This board has expanded my horizons many times. I have only lived in the US and as such am only familiar with US employment and leave culture. Many of you have shared about job leave availability in other countries, like month long holidays and extended maternity leave. How does that work? Do the companies hire more employees? Do goods cost more to absorb the cost of paying employees while they are on leave?

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Sharing children. I ultimately don't care who he marries, but I'll be &*%$ if he chooses someone awful to parent my minor children. Edited: I misread the question the first time and thought you were asking why not which. The edited answer: Someone who would be a good mother to my children and not bring lots of drama, yet be willing to deal with my family's. Also, someone who parents similarly to us. All of our current decisions have been made with lots of background information, thought and prayer. I would really dislike someone coming in an switching things up. I get it's not a totally fair thing to ask of someone, but ghosts aren't particularly known for their logic in whom and what they choose to haunt.

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The thought of this used to make me physically ill, now I'd say yes. If given a choice (obviously I wouldn't be given one) I would like to choose next spouse for dh after my death. I don't believe in ghosts, but this may be enough of a reason to come back and haunt someone until they get it right. 👻

No.

I am a Christian and believe that s@x should be saved for marriage. Before I was a Christian I felt the same way. If both persons wait, not only would they not know they weren't suited for one another, but they also would learn about s@x together. Not having anyone to compare to, and not having the emotional baggage that comes with previous relationships seems like a plus to me.