Ugh, Laura. That has to be hard on him. Like you pointed out, though, a good agency/headhunter is a great asset. Fingers crossed!

I've had success with herbal clients following an anti-inflammatory diet and taking turmeric and ginger. (I still "recommend" (demand) carrying a rescue inhaler, though.) Feel free to pm me if you have questions.

I was just thinking how fortunate I am to be married. What with all the drunken sobbing at dinner, girdle adjustment, forgetting my brassiere all.the.damn.time (probably they were the ones cashiers were keeping), hair ruffling, hanky sullying... Worst.date.ever. I should wake my husband and thank him.

From a secular standpoint, I can choose to assume they're having a bad day or distracted by something troubling them, own my annoyance as something specifically within myself, and have compassion for both of us. ;)

I know people who unabashedly watch only Fox News and think it's balanced. FWIW, I stream NPR live from the WAMU (American University) website when I'm in the house (we get WAMU and their beach station in the car). You have to go to your local NPR station website to listen live. They all broadcast things at different times.

Other: the one that works this year. For years, it was Zyrtec. Now, it's Allegra. (Claritin never worked) And joy of joys, Nasocort is OTC now! If I'm ahead of the trees, several weeks of nettle decoction keeps the worst of it at bay, but my herb freezer drawer is stuck shut and I haven't ordered any new ones because I "plan" to get it open. Someday.

That is troubling to me as well, and I definitely second (third, fourth...) the suggestion for marriage counseling. However, I suspect the concern for your future together has more to do with anxiety in his personal growth and you not growing in the same direction. It' really sounds like an anxiety self-sabotage scenario: I am anxious we are growing apart so I will prod and mock you into coming along my path, and when we reach an insurmountable chasm in our relationship, I will have been right. I doubt very much that shared religious beliefs is the only reason you married each other. I think a good couples counselor can help you get past that wall and rediscover the other, more important, reasons. Big :grouphug: to you. Big changes in self-definition are hard for everyone involved.

We do the same. I love the text reminders, plus it syncs with my phone calendar so I can look while I'm standing in a doctor's office and add an appointment based on both my calendar and my husband's. I also have calendars for house chores and meal planning that we share so we're both reminded to clean the washing machine filter or take a chicken out of the freezer.

My guys just left their 5-pts behind for the belt-adjusting booster option. They're 9 and just over 60lbs. They have Safe-Go seats that convert by taking the back off and putting in a seatbelt tether that keeps the belt in position over their shoulder. I agree that not being in the car all that often decreases the odds of being in an accident. I would not rely on that alone to protect my children when I have safety options available.

This. I'm sorry you're having trouble being heard. That always stinks.

That and BBC World News. My dog knows it's dinner time when she hears Kai Ryssdal (Marketplace comes on at 6 here.) My dad is 72. He listens to NPR, watches NewsHour on PBS and watched Al Jazeera until they blocked the US internet feed. (He still grumbles about that regularly) Except I dangle off the edge of left. ;)

This is something that has always perplexed me. Bean discomfort is caused by indigestible stuff, right? So, if you can't digest it, how would it end up in breast milk? (My nurslings were never bothered by beans or, thankfully, any peculiar diet-related flavorings)

My midwife acted as a doula for our twin birth, too. She does have privileges and was on call that night for unattended walk-ins so she hung out with us. It was lovely having her there and since she delivered my OB's babies, they have a good relationship, too. :)

No. NPD isn't about being self-absorbed. There are plenty of self-absorbed people around who are not pathological. NPD goes beyond that to manipulation, damage, and destruction. The way I describe the way my mother interacts with the world is that all other people are simply cardboard cutouts on her stage. We exist as simply props for the play that only she knows and controls the script to, and if the props try to arrange themselves differently or be what they are instead of what she has decided, she has a meltdown and has to destroy them.

Dawn, I had to snicker reading that list... 11. Deny *her* feelings? Never! Puh-lease! When I read that book, every section had me snorting out loud and telling my husband stories on the feature being discussed. I've been no-contact with my mother for nearly a decade (other than breaking it to help care for my grandmother in her last weeks, mainly to give my (normal) aunt a break) and have come to the place where I can laugh about the comedy of errors that was my life prior to that. It was way less humorous living in it, though.

I'm a 32D. It doesn't seem like it should be difficult to find, but it is. I spend $30-60 from Title Nine, though I try to buy when I have a coupon and/or when they're on sale. I buy one or two a year and never dry them in the dryer. They last quite a while.

What you're considering is entirely fair. I am in the camp that a working adult should contribute to the household regardless of the financial situation of the householder. It's simply one of the responsibilities that comes with being an adult. My SIL, who turned 40 last year, lives with my ILs. She is an educated professional, but could not afford to live in their area on her salary. She does not pay rent, but she does buy groceries, pays for home repairs when they are away, and crontibutes in various other ways (like managing the house and bills while they travel) in addition to obviously being responsible for her personal expenses. My ILs are retired professionals and are financially quite comfortable. Again, the finances are really not the point, rather it is her home and she contributes to the upkeep and daily expenses. Charging rent, as if the child is a boarder, would (in my mind) change the relationship and emotionally separate the child from the family. I don't think that's what you're going for.

So true. They're just not as loud.

NPR reported that, in his earlier life, he was one of the first attorneys to represent people in racial discrimination cases, which he apparently did with the same vehemence he applied to his anti-gay agenda after he was disbarred. (They didn't say what caused that) It doesn't make his actions less egregious, but it does lend more complexity to the man.

I've had herbalist clients follow the Inflammation-Free Diet Plan (Reinagle) with really good results. It's not an elimination diet. Instead, it gives you the inflammatory value of foods and helps with meal planning to come out on the anti-inflammatory side each day.

I third the sweats, chocolate, and wine. I'm having (I think) a similar moment. I think I'll join you.

Visit various sites from the Underground Railroad, as well as visit the birthplaces of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. See the annual pony swim at Assateague Island. For Snickerdoodle: Attend the annual Apple-Scrapple festival at RAPA. (They like scrapple) Play "corn hole" (the lawn game, just to avoid any ambiguity when you look it up) which is apparently a competitive sport.

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I feel like I should qualify it that we have general "theme" nights for weekly meal planning and Monday, because I couldn't come up with another cuisine, is "Retro Night" - all those odd meals from our 1970s childhoods. Anyway... Last week we had baked chicken croquettes. I made gf modifications, left out the parmesan in the mixture and forgot to drizzle them with butter before baking off, and they were delicious! Bonus: I upsized the recipe, so we have another batch in the freezer. http://southernfood.about.com/od/ovenfriedchickenrecipes/r/bl30222f.htm

:lol: Really, I find the "friend" moniker a little odd, too, particularly if I hear it from an acquaintance like Plain Jane described. I wonder why we need to qualify relationships with introductions. Can't we just introduce the person by their name? If it then comes to how we know each other, "our kids play together" or "she's one of my dearest friends" seems natural. It just seems forced to me, like one's presence has to be justified.