Bumping this, bc I'm interested in any suggestions too. ☺️

As someone who has been on both sides of this situation (child and parent) and has seen it play out with other relatives, I believe THIS is the way to handle it if you want to ever have a relationship with them in the future. It seems to me your child WANTS a relationship with you, but you are the parents, so they still feel "less than" you. They are reaching out just enough to keep a connection because they feel afraid and/or unworthy in your eyes. It is hard for you too, no doubt. Always take the high road - you are the parent, and they see you as in control no matter what and no matter how old they are. And def. don't involve your other kids, IMO. That just adds fuel to the fire, people taking sides.

With pets, I have switched to using a duvet cover plus a comforter, BUT I don't put my comforter inside the duvet cover. I just use the duvet cover on top with a comforter separate underneath it. Then when it needs washed due to pets, it is all much easier to manage and lasts much longer. And it all still looks the same as it would with the comforter inside the duvet cover when the bed is made. 😊

I had this problem with our Toyota Highlander. I pulled the headrest off the seat, spun it around backwards, and then put it back in the mount. So, just turned it 180 degrees and then put it back on the seat. It works much better for me! So maybe try that, see if you can get yours reversed too and if it helps with positioning?

@Toocrazy!! not at all, this kind of info is exactly what I need! Thank you!

Thank you so much, ladies! I can't tell you how grateful I am for all of you sharing your advice and experiences. I am looking into all of it to see what will work best for me and my travel companion. I'm typically one who spends weeks planning out my travel, so this short notice is a bit stressful, and I appreciate any and all help! 🥰

I'm going to make an unexpected, rather short trip to Marietta, Ohio, next week. I'm from the southern Plains, never been to Ohio. I'm excited but a little nervous and can't make up my mind which airport would be best to fly into and out of. I'll be flying out of either Oklahoma City or Tulsa. Any Ohio peeps who could share some advice? Thanks!

I think this is wonderful! You waited a long time for this dream to come true. And I bet your granddad would be very happy about this too. 🥰

I am very sorry for your loss. As a genealogy researcher, and as part of a family with divorce and estrangement issues too, I would suggest including all children, and don't leave out their mother even though there was a divorce (not sure if that might happen, just wanted to include that). When a close family member of mine passed, and the replacement wife took over writing the obituary, certain biological connections (people who are still living) were left out of the obituary. It still hurts. Since published obituaries are a critical piece of information in doing ancestry research, someone in the future who comes across my relative's obituary may be left very confused about their true family ties.

@Forget-Me-Not thank you so, so much! I'm excited to make these! Thanks for sharing!

Would you be willing to share your recipe here? My college son would love these, I think, and I'm going to visit him soon. 🥰

Me too! Really enjoy reading them and learn a lot too.

Subway is doing a free 6" sub for every $25 spent on a gift card. https://www.subway.com/en-us/subwaycard McAlister's Deli is $5 reward voucher for every $25 gift card. https://www.mcalistersdeli.com/gift-cards I just bought some of these for family members who love these spots.

I'm not the poster you asked, but I bought this bluetooth transmitter (link below) several months ago for our 10 year old vehicle, and it works great! And, yes, it works with Spotify, or any other audio app on my phone. Best 20 bucks we've spent in a LONG time! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07533GYH2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I don’t have much guidance to offer, but I will say, my limited experience with pre-paying for funeral expenses and all the things that go with that was a big scam. My dad passed away last year. He had prepaid for everything. But somehow the funeral home he chose in advance found lots of extra fees to charge us. They said “inflation” added supplemental fees and additional costs that were not covered. Dad was a military veteran, so the VA pitched in towards the final bill. I don’t know if the funeral home was just taking advantage of the VA benefits or what, but it felt very shady and frustrating to deal with all that.