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  1. specialmama
    OH, allow me... I shall do that right now... here it is... sorry OP... hijack over....
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    D'OH! I don't think I set it up so I could see who voted for what... now you're gonna make me google, aren't ya? Just draggin' me down that road... :lol:
  3. specialmama
    :lol: That would have been my guess! :lol:
  4. specialmama
    :lol: one in every crowd! Go ahead, just report your findings back here... in white type! :lol:
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    I don't know. I think I'm more reserved here, but bold when I absolutely have to be. In person, um.... okay maybe I am the same. I mean, there's times, especially when I'm tired, when I'm way out there boisterous and cackly. That's my new word. I have a lot of brain farts. Almost seem spacey at times... or maybe that's in my own head and it appears that I'm some deep intellect? I dunno. :lol: I mean, other times I can think quite deep... but oooo shiny object! This is weird. I don't know how I appear! Way to go, Imp, you've made my brain bleed! :tongue_smilie: A la soup nazi: No coffee for you! :tongue_smilie:
  6. specialmama
    Akin to someone there naming their baby Obama. :eek:
  7. specialmama
    That name doesn't fly well in Canada... ;)
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    Whatever you do, don't come to Edmonton, Alberta. :tongue_smilie: In all seriousness, you can try all sorts of things. Make sure you're hydrated: a dehydrated body does not keep heat well. Working out increases circulation, so build up a good sweat then take a warm shower. Dress in several thin layers with very warm socks. Chenille or wool are great. Try to get some silk longjohns. They're super at keeping heat in and are very thin. When you need a quick warm up, hold your wrists under warm running water for a minute. For some reason it seems to heat up your blood and delivers warmer blood all over. Most importantly, keep moving. Seriously. If you have the chills, it's time to sweep, vacuum, move furniture... which makes you sweat.... so you have a warm shower. I'm sensing a mouse and a cookie theme here... :lol:
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    YAY Organic Ann!!! That was a hard one, but you did it! BTW, Tabrett, LOVE the animated pic!

  10. specialmama
    Absolutely... I mean, I've discovered that as of this time, I have an opinion of 196 voters on this poll and I haven't googled. Those 196 voters? They're a bunch of whackadoodles! :tongue_smilie::lol:
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    Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. I'm so sorry it brought up icky memories for some. :grouphug: I have a few options now. Let's see: First thing I'll try: I'll see if he's comfortable sleeping in his own bed a floor away. If that flunks, then I'll put him in the den where my mother wanted to sleep. She can sleep outside the den in the living room on the inflatable mattress. My daughter can keep her room, and I may even bunk in with her for funzies. I realized while Imp & I were chatting earlier that I did not want him in the living room because then he's up till midnight and up at 5 as it's an open concept main floor and my mom occupied the den. Much better for him to be in the den and her to be near him. I don't mind keeping her up till midnight. :tongue_smilie: Thanks again for helping me think through this. I do appreciate it. Especially helping me realize that having a boy in her room while she's not in it is not particularly a good idea either. Thanks! :001_smile:
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    Pick up 2 sconces and place one about 8" from the upper left, and one about 8" from the upper right. So 2 sconces total. Go to a fabric store and get a pretty length of sheer patterned (but bold coloured) fabric. The length should go from floor, up to one sconce, then drape about 1.5 feet down in the centre, all the way to the opposite sconce, then 1/2 the way down to the ground. Tie that 1/2 length in a big loose knot and voila: instant magic. Yes, I've done that before. Yes, it was lovely. A sconce similar to this would work. Look for ones made for curtains, they'll have a hole in the middle so you could pull the fabric through.
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    He can't stay with my son because my boy has severe autism and is technically a 2 year old. Ds needs his own bed with nothing else in the room to ensure his safety, and he hardly sleeps all night but will sing and jump on whoever is there, :lol: so that option, unfortunately, is out. How I wish it wasn't so! It does bug me because I don't know this kid well. I've seen him once in the last 4 years. What I've heard is not very good. He has been in trouble at school because he was being a bully, and in pictures he seems very depressed and sullen. But my mom insists he is fine when he's away from his mother. She's just... bah, she's a case and a half with many needs of her own, so that does sort of make sense. FWIW, my dd and him do get along very well and thoroughly enjoy each other's company. I still don't know what to do. :confused:
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    If it makes a difference, I would hesitate less if they were blood relations or relations through adoption at least. But my step-sister is a whackadoodle. She does not consider us family at all... so I'm not sure how much of her crock he's absorbed...
  15. specialmama
    what is your opinion?
  16. specialmama
    and 10 yr old (step) nephew sleep in bunk beds in the same room? Obviously each would have their own bed, but ugh... they're reaching that age where I'm not sure it's appropriate anymore. It's been years since he slept over and I'm not sure he'd feel comfortable in the alternate bed, a floor away from everyone else. He'll be here for 10 nights, and let's just say that his mom and I do not agree on parenting philosophies... to say the least... wwyd? Please see updates on posts #3 and #13 before voting... thank you!!!
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    Hey Malice, well it's morning, so here it is. I wish my scanner worked. Oy! I'll just copy it down as they have it. I should preface this with saying that it only says "Books for Children" and does not have an age attached. Freeman, Lory. It's My Body. Parenting Press, Inc. Seattle, WA, 1982. Gil, Eliano. I Told My Secret: A Book for Kids Who Were Abused. Launch Press, Ca., 1986 Hindman, Jan. A Very Touching Book, for Little People and for Big People. McClure-Hindman Associates, Durkee, OR, 1985. Sarullo, J. It Happens to Boys Too. RCC Bershire Press, 1989 Sweet, Phyllis. Something Happened to Me. Mother Courage Press, Racine, WI, 1981. I hope you are able to find some of these and that they are helpful for the little people involved. :grouphug:
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    Just responding so it's easier for me to track. I have a hefty resource upstairs that lists book recs for children who have been removed from their families and placed into foster or adoptive homes. I believe there is a section for se#ually abused children. I can't get the book right now as dh is sleeping, but I'll let you know the recs it lists tomorrow.
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    I love my Pro Click! The spines are super easy to cut with scissors to make any size book. My son has a few 1/2 page custom books he's made and my dd's schoolwork was arranged in weeks the last 2 years. Very easy to open and shuffle pages around. It's probably on my top 5 list of things I'd recommend for hsing.
  20. specialmama
    :grouphug: Praying. :grouphug:
  21. specialmama
    You know, the reality is that we can never know for sure who we are interacting with online. But it reminds me of a something that happened with my BIL a few years back. We always do up Christmas shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. My BIL heard of a case where the mother took that shoebox, allowed her child to choose ONE thing to keep, and then she sold/traded the rest at the market. My BIL had the notion that he would stop his wife from filling shoeboxes. My response was: what about the rest of the kids who DO get their shoeboxes? Do we stop sending them just because of this one situation? No, it's not fair to ourselves to live under constant cynicism. So yes, I bet there's several folks here who misrepresent for whatever reason. But I choose to take at face value what most of the posters present here. It makes life more palatable. I don't have anything to hide, I am who I claim to be, and I'll assume others are the same until they prove otherwise. And even if they do prove otherwise, there is usually a reason... a real person behind the facade who is trying to figure out why they're doing this.
  22. specialmama
    :lol::lol::lol:
  23. specialmama
    :lol: I was going to say you shock me, Jean... but I'll withhold judgement as I had to cheat on a crossword this very night. (Is there really two h's in withhold? That does not look right.)
  24. specialmama
    Yours was not de-caf, was it?
  25. specialmama
    Have you looked into the DAN! protocol and Kirkland Labs? Within a year of dx we did several tests with Kirkland and were amazed at the thorough reports we got back. Highly recommended.
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