:lol: :lol: :lol: My husband said this would make a great book title. He would buy it. :laugh:

I told you to tell your friend not to worry about it too much. But if it bothers you, I hope it resolves. :)

Your friend might try taking a women's probiotic. (Edited because I posted before reading your post above and don't want to seem unsympathetic.)

I am more sorry than I can say. :grouphug:

I probably would have scraped off the licked part and eaten the rest. I absolutely wouldn't have tossed any of the others. I kiss my dog on the mouth. :D ETA: However--if a kid other than my own had licked it, I would have tossed it without a second thought. I suppose that says something about me. :)

I am not at all trying to minimize the comfort you personally found in the gift. However, the poem is not in line with my theology and it would bother me, although I would try to take it in the spirit it was intended. (I *do* believe babies go to heaven; I do not believe God calls them there to make heaven more beautiful or turns them into angels.) I would send a card. I am sure your niece would appreciate it. You are sweet to want to comfort her. I think a simple, "I'm so very sorry for your loss" is always appropriate.

"It is normal for some little boys to want to play rough, but he is getting old enough to understand when that type of play is appropriate and when it isn't. You could explain to him that wrestling is only okay at home, only okay with other kids who also want to wrestle, etc.") I think what you said is perfect, but I am biased by the fact that I wouldn't allow pushing and shoving at all. It really doesn't matter to me that they are young boys; I think it's rude and frankly mean to knock people down.

And he needs to control how he treats his kids. He can freak out privately if he needs to, but not at them. Hoping he gets the help he needs to move past this.

I agree with a PP who said it sounds like he has a textbook case of OCD. Every single description of his behavior (for example, not wanting to touch a bowl someone else touched ) literally screams OCD to me. I would actually recommend that he start by seeing his family physician rather than a therapist, unless the therapist specializes in OCD. Just talking about his fears isn't likely to help. Your fear for how this will affect your family is a very valid concern. :grouphug: to you and your family.

I understand, I really do, but a person can have OCD that does just affect one area of their life (for example, fear of germs/contamination). Your post about the railing at the zoo makes me think that he probably does have OCD. Maybe check out the symptoms here and see what you think? (Most people with OCD will only have a few of these, not all of them.) iocdf.org/about-ocd/

You said JAWM...so I will agree that it is frustrating. However, if your husband does has OCD, does it help you to recognize that his brain literally functions differently than yours? ocd.stanford.edu/about/understanding.html discovermagazine.com/2013/nov/14-defense-free-will OCD is a physical disability. Please try to have the same patience with him as you would have with someone trying to function with one arm, or with diabetes, or with dyslexia. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

I am so sorry. :crying:

I played with mercury once as a child and lived to tell the tale. I'm pretty sure no special clean up was done. I wouldn't worry too much about one exposure.

More sad news: watership-down.com/2016/12/27/requiescat-in-pace/ He was 96. "'Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality.'†~Watership Down

Noooo. What a waste! :D

We wear mostly knits, which tend to be clingy.

Yep, they did used to be called Gumabones! You have a good memory for dog products. :) My dog is very good about spitting out the little pieces she chews off, but you will want to watch for that. I like them because they are so "clean" compared to other products. My previous dog fractured a tooth on a DuraChew bone, so they scare me. :(

Have you tried the FlexiChew Nylabones? They are much more appealing than the DuraChews, I think.

I don't find obvious nipples modest. It's a positively Puritanical attitude, I know. :)

Definitely Elizabeth Mitchell--fun and soothing! Our favorite albums are You Are My Little Bird, You Are My Flower, and You Are My Sunshine. Elizabeth Mitchell also did a nice album with Lisa Loeb called Catch the Moon.

Do you mean popular as in pop culture popular, or popular as in traditional children's songs?

If you don't mind fluff, my daughter loves Animal Tales.

That would be my fantasy robot, too! :laugh:

This post on an animal rescue organization's blog has been helpful to me. Huge :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: . I know how hard it is.

I'm so sorry, Garga. :(