I don’t have any specific suggestions, but my go to on YouTube is Bob & Brad for any PT type exercises.

My first thought is a large truck (250 or 2500) or a Surburban. My DH is 6’2” and my DS is 6’3-4”. The only way we can all travel together comfortably is in my DH’s F250.

It also sounds like this girl isn’t really ready to have unsupervised time with internet/ email.

I too use the 1/2 pint jars. I have some of the plastic lids, but I also reuse the two piece canning lids that I do not use for canning. I buy most of my jars at yard sales or thrift stores.

Probably. My paternal line came to Virginia in the late 1600’s and is all over the southeast United States. It is a fairly common month last name for both Caucasian and African Americans in the Deep South which leads me to believe that at least parts of the family line owned slaves, but I have no direct knowledge of slaveownership.

My DD who is nearly 30yrs old. She was diagnosed and started on meds for ADHD in the 4th grade. She has gone through diagnostic testing two time as an adult, and she is about to have to go though it again to get back on meds. I don’t think it is profiling as much as it is just the system that we have. Every time she sees a new doctor, they make do it all again.

My 2 kids are 7 yrs apart. They are not close bu5 it has way more to do with their individual personalities that it does age difference. Also, being close in age does not mean that they will be close emotionally either as kids or adults,and I could give you more personal examples of this, so I would not think having another kids just for that reason is a good reason. If you want another kid, then that is great, but I wouldn’t do it with any expectations on future relationships.

From my personal experience, it usually takes 2 episodes of “escaping” before the facility can require that the resident move to a higher level of care. I would guess that if she gets out again like this she will be required to move. Yes, it can b3 dangerous. My MIL was found two blocks away from her assisted living facility scooting in her wheelchair trying to “go to church”. Luckily, the AL was in an area of town that had streets but wasn’t otherwise developed. The only neighbors at that time were a city fire station, and the local firefighters took care of her and brought her back to her facility.

I think it all comes down to what is the best that a parent can do at any given moment. Sure, cooking a chicken at home with fresh vegetables is probably the healthiest and cheapest depending on the number of people to be fed, but time and convenience and ease and cost can also be important.

Offer to drive if you don’t like his driving style. For several years I refused to drive with my mother and let her do the driving when we were together because she was an extremely anxious passenger and slightly less anxious as a driver. My DH is a more aggressive driver than I am, but in general we manage pretty well together in the car and enjoy road trips together.

My DS had some asynchronous on-line classes (even before Covid) that were well organized and planned out for the entire semester in advance. They followed the system for on-line course that I had been trained in several years before that. Then, during Covid, he took several classes at the same college that had become online due to the pandemic. Some of those were awful, and others were just ok. This leads me to think that the quality of the course is left to the instructor when there is so big differences on the same campus.

I haven’t read the details of what these parents’ convictions, but I do think more parents/ gun owners should be held accountable when minors use those unsecured or improperly secured fire arms and someone is injured as a result.

My go to is always diapers and wipes - something that is always need and you can never have too many.

My oldest has always been quite picky, and she is one of those kids with AU that will go hungry rather than eat something she doesn’t like. That caused her doctor some concerns over the years, but she lives on her own now and buys her own food, so she can eat whatever she wants. My DS was picky as a young kid, but once he hit puberty, he grew so much so fast that he was always hungry and learned to branch out. He is probably now the most adventurous eater of us all now.

Another option for food might be a local grocery store. Even where I live in the middle of no where the grocery has a pretty good selection for f hot and cold deli items.

So, what is she going to do if you can’t find something that meets all her criteria? (Please ignore if your not in the mood for humor)

My DS had issues with his hands in middle school and did a stint of PT/OT for it. He was growing through a huge rapid growth spirt, and the therapist explained that his bones were growing faster than the muscles and tendons causing his pain. As his growth slowed down and his muscles caught up the pain eventually went away.

It sounds like you plan to use the gas for other purposes besides just cooking. In that case, it makes sense to me. Even though I have used a gas stove for most all my adult life, I don’t know that I would go to the expense of adding gas lines to a home just for cooking.

I think the organization has to act on the side of the other children who may be affected even if that means they did not follow their own policies exactly. Good for them. It is up to the aggressor’s family to fight that battle and I would stay out of it.

I am assuming that this has way more to do with how you are treated by your DH and his family and less to do with the job add that was sent to your 12 yr old. How many 12 yr olds are going to pay any attention to an advertisement for a job when the have many years before they will need a job? I think this is just one more straw being piled up on your back until you break. They have no respect for you and it doesn’t seem like they ever will. I don’t have any advice or suggestions for you, but I feel for you.

The first time I used Uber by myself I was terrified, but I made it through. Do you live in a place that has Uber so you could practice in advance?

We have more cars than drivers, but the newest vehicle we own is a 2008, and some have very high mileage. Seems like there is always one or more vehicles needing some repair, but nothing outrageous. I know our way wouldn’t work for a lot of people, but we have gotten some great deals on older cars with decent mileage. I find it much less stressful to always be looking for the next good deal that when we had to purchase a car on short notice and take the best we could get that week.

The loan thing seems a little shaded to me. When we went through this with my MIL, and then with my parents, there was talk of a trust being set up, but nothing about loans. My DH did do the trust thing for his mom. My parents both died before needing to apply for Medicaid.

I think it is weird that she posted about a high school kid “looking for his next family”. What mother wants their 17yr old yo be looking for a “next family”. That sounds like they are way too serious about teen dating, and that your DD is better off not being so involved with them.

The last laptop I bought was from the Dell outlet. It has been several years but it is still working great. I did have to have it repaired under warranty (motherboard) but the customer service for that was great.