LaxMom
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand four.
stupid phone app.
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Oops. Double post.
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Well...This may have already been mentioned, but my question is why, if you are not a Christian, atheist, whatever, would you even want to respond in a thread that requests those people only? I compare it to threads like "dance moms," those who have a child in public school," "chicken people," and on and on. They are requesting a very specific group to reply and since I don't have a child in dance or public school, nor do I have chickens, I can't imagine going in there and replying.
There is a reason that, for a long time, people did not discuss politics or religion in "polite company." And yep, I am old fashioned and one of those people who think the old days were much better. Well, at least certain periods of them anyway.
Because maybe they have a son in dance (but the poster really meant "dance moms of daughters") or
Because they do not have children in dance but were dancers themselves for 20+ years or
Because they grew up on a commercial chicken farm (and didn't realize their knowledge of chickens was considered unworthy because they don't currently keep exotic backyard breeds) or
Because they have a child in public school (and are unaware that their experience with the pedestrian neighborhood school is *obviously* not in the same league with the OP's super special magnet school)...
My point is that most of us live in a Christian-dominated society. Many who have converted to other faiths or have abandoned religion altogether have extensive background knowledge of the specific topic posed. Those who identify as Christian often do not agree on the details, so it's not unreasonable that former believers of a similar bent might have insight.
*I am none of these things, just offering the pov that things are not always as clear-cut as one might think.
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Doesn't Target carry Seventh Generation?
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Lol. We had big, family parties once or twice a year. I don't recall even seeing soda at birthday parties. Those were more kool-aid events. (Which, in my house, was a Big Deal)It was a party drink when I was growing up, too.
Unfortunately, we attended quite a few parties!
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When I was growing up, it was a party drink. My husband grew up with soda being a staple.
We don't keep soda in the house and my kids generally only have real sugar, less crud sodas when they do have one, every few months or so. They drink water. Sometimes milk. Occasionally (real orange) juice or squeezed lemonade. Once in a while, unsweetened iced tea.
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My eldest daughter (now 26) and youngest son (now 10) each had one instance of periorbital cellulitis at about 6 and 2, respectively. They were both treated with rocephin shots at the pediatrician and, once the swelling went down, we could identify a bug bite that had probably caused it. Neither had any lasting issues.
That said, when any of my kids have been working on starting a cold or massive seasonal allergies (before the drippies start) they'll usually look pale and start with dark circles under their eyes, worse when they're tired. It's been really dry here, so mine have been more sensitive to dust, etc, lately, even though the tree pollen hasn't started yet. You may be onto something with the allergies.
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So, in the interest of science, I just went in an eyeballed my dishes. They do have scratches (not silverware marks, which Barkeeper's Friend does remove) but they're lighter colors so I can only see them from an angle.
What I DID see, though, is that my vintage plates are completely glazed. They don't have the unglazed ring... So, maybe you might want to grab some bake-on glaze at the craft store and apply that to the ring on the bottom?
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Yep. It's awesome. It's the only reason we keep our Roku.
When I originally signed up, it was at $2.95/month for some period of time. $4.95 is totally worth it to me for more current Foyle, Midsomer, and Murdoch.
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I subscribe to Acorn for BBC shows. No Dr Who or Orphan Black though. Alas.
Eta: we have Prime (for other reasons) and Netflix, too.
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We have both Roku and a Fire stick. You can stream essentially all the same things (they both have apps) - Amazon, Netflix, Pandora, etc. The Fire stick has a nicer interface (but our Roku is 5 or 6 years old, so...) but if you're watching a series, it automatically goes to the next episode when you finish one. Not a big deal, unless you are the sort of person who falls asleep in front of the tv (which I am). Both do automatically go to screen saver after a period of time without interaction, though.
The only difference for my purpose is that only Roku has an app for Acorn (British TV), but that's a pretty narrow gap, so they're kind of six of one, half dozen of the other.
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Oh, and while we're complaining...
Full sugar (as in, not "diet" or "sugar free" varieties) hot chocolate. With splenda. WTH??
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In the 10-year investigation into how to set standards for gluten, the fact of equipment being of uncertain cleaning ability came up numerous times from manufacturers. Things like "equipment made before allergen cleaning was a thing". (Also in FLCPA)That is actually not true. (At least here). There is specified approved cleaners that are used and a whole SOP that has to be followed for cleaning between each run.
Air is a total cross contaminant, though.
Also, there is co-mingling of raw materials in bulk transport and storage (e.g farm trucks, grain silos, etc) so it's not just the actual end product production line.
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I don't eat things made in other people's homes. Even if they mean well, there is probably gluten (or any other allergen/dietary contaminant) all over their kitchen and thus in the cookies.I need to vent about something sort of related. I know/believe people mean well, but why do they bother with gluten free, dairy free, and nut free items for a group snacky food type party? I had to sign up to bring something for the party following the xmas choir show. These are going to just be snack foods. I wanted to make cookies. We were told this will be mostly a baked good sort of thing. But every category in the cookie section involved dietary restrictions. So they wanted someone to make nut free. Someone to make dairy free. Someone to make gluten free. There was no category for just cookies of whatever freaking kind you want to make. Now again I think the intention is in the right place, but if I'm truly allergic to these things I'm not going to eat cookies that some stranger made in their home. Most can probably not guarantee that they verified every ingredient they bought to be free from the allergens and that their home equipment didn't come into contact with an allergen. I can't guarantee that and I'm not even going to dare to try. If my kid had an allergy I would not let him eat those homemade cookies. So now everyone only gets funky cookies in the funky categories because someone came up with this idea to appear to accommodate.
This makes me so flipping mad. Do they just not know how this really works? It can't possibly be a person who has a kid with an allergy that come up with this idea.
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"Spices", "flavoring", etc can (and often do) all contain wheat. That is the shrug-off way of saying "we don't keep track of our proprietary ingredients".Okay, here's what I don't get. I read the ingredient list and there is, say, no wheat based ingredient - then below the ingredient list it says "may contain wheat". I understand cross contamination in factories that make multiple products, in this case, they should say "may have come in contact with wheat" not "may contain wheat". To me those are two different things. How may it contain wheat if wheat isn't a listed ingredient!?
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Well, to be fair, in the process of investigation for FLCPA, they found that 25% of randomly sampled foods (from grocery store shelves) contained undisclosed "big 8" allergens.Sorry, that sounds snarkier than it needs to. I'm just venting about the lack of food knowledge.
On the flip side of the title of this thread is the butter or ice cream that has the Contains milk warning on it. Same with mayo, it shouldn't need a Contains egg warning, But no one knows what food is, or supposed to be, anymore.
Where did Little Miss Muffet get her curds and whey? Isn't it crazy that until recently I had no idea?
My beef is with the "gluten-free" label that, due to no testing or record keeping requirements to substantiate the claim, is completely meaningless. But, you know, we wouldn't want anyone to be cut out of a premium market because of the undue burden of earning that label, would we?
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You could build a box to put it in. Requiring people to break out power tools to get into their gifts is always fun!
(Or maybe that was just my step-dad. :D )
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No. When I worked for the Y, even when the aquatics director took the chair she was in swim clothes.
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Not shockingly, such countries have a higher traffic fatality rate than we do. We also don't bathe in or procure drinking water from rivers with raw sewage dumped into them, and would be appalled if a parent down the block thought that was ok, too.One of the first things I notice on my trips to India is how many people ride on one scooter. Whole families, as many as 6 people from the parents to the babes-in-arms. Not a one of them wearing a helmet.
I've traveled to many places with my kids where it is impossible to follow the safety standards we consider requirements here at home.
Then again in some parts of Europe, we could not ride in most of the taxis because they had to have a separate seat for each passenger, and the cabbies were way too scared to run afoul of that rule. Having to wait in the rain for a half hour rather than let two skinny kids share a seat (for a couple mile slow ride) was a drag, I'll say.
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With LID?? Shut. Up. :svengo: awesome.And I second or is it fourth? The yarn bowl idea. I'd never ever buy one for myself, but I'd be giddy over getting one. Especially if it was one with a lid or personalized.
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Hence, the fabulousness of one as a gift. (I'd never buy one for myself, either. That's a lot of nice wool $$)I have seen some really pretty handmade ceramic ones. I did drool over them but I tend to use my yarn budget on yarn.
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I agree. And on this alone, the "regular" carpool would be an absolute no-go.I think the issue is that Mrs. Ding-Dong WILL eventually endanger other children. The other parents have a right to know this happened and that their kids may be put in the same position. Wouldn't you want to know and have the opportunity to make other arrangements for your kid?
Besides, let me assure you, that if Mrs. D-D is performing this unsafe action, I guarantee that she has other unsafe driving practices you *don't* know about.
How can I keep a good attitude about this
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I don't think you're required to keep a "good attitude" when told (by your spouse, no less) that you're a burden.
I can totally see realistically evaluating whether I would be inclined to join in on a trip with a specific purpose that I have no interest/ability in - for instance a dive trip, since I don't dive or even like beaches - but would take it as an affront if my husband told me I was unwelcome because I would be a burden to him. That's just rude.