Sounds like a virus, I would go get a fever reducer, just to make him more comfortable.

For singing, I'd go with Barney. For entertainment and education you can't beat Blues Clues.

Yep, I'm miffed with them today myself. Ds had been really getting in 'Beakman's World' and today it was gone. Poof. Vanished. You'd think they could give a warning.

In the 90s I was told often that I looked like Elizabeth Perkins in the movie Big. But, I think it was just the hair cut/perm :001_cool:

Bribery here too. If he doesn't fight it he gets to go get a toy(small) after. We have to do this for strep swabs and flu tests(the ol' bristly thing up the nose, ugh!) too.

Interstitial Cystitis. Every time any thing comes near "that place" I'll have terrible bladder pain for weeks.

We've only ever had miniature schnauzers. They were always the sweetest, most gentle dogs. Especially around little kids.

I've only seen bits of the show with Farrah on it. One scene that particularly stood out to me: Sophia was with her Grandma(in Farrah's home) writing letters in a new journal her grandma had just given her. She was loving it, then Farrah came along and insisted Sophia stop what she was doing and pose for a selfie with her. Sophia kept saying no, she wanted to keep writing, and Farrah took her journal away and sent her to her room. That just seemed nuts to me. :confused1:

Albeto, I wish I could like your post 10 times. Well said.

I would let him have it. Listening to music or audio books can be done while moving :001_smile:

My ds is severely allergic to peanuts and peas, both legumes. I assumed this situation was the same.

Yeah, it sounds like you need more in depth bloodwork. You are correct that there is not always skin involvement(I have none). I was diagnosed with sclero. at the Cleveland Clinic where we were sent due to severe GI issues that my dr.s here in KY could not figure out.

I've had the 4 hour radioactive egg test done 3 times now.(I have Scleroderma). It really is no big deal, just boring. Take a good book with you. You will eat the eggs and toast, get scanned, then wait an hour, scanned again, etc. I am actually having a gastric pacemaker implanted this week. So, there are meds and procedures out there for gastroparesis. Good luck on your test!

Well, this thread has made me feel way less guilty about our schedule :001_smile: We are all night owls, which is just one of the many reasons that homeschooling works for us.

I have to get a mammogram and a breast MRI every year. I have "very dense breasts". I've had to do this since my first one 3 years ago. The first call back scared me to death, but now it's just routine. Good vibes sent your way :001_smile:

This. That was the point I was trying to make, you put it much better than I could. :001_smile:

"It doesn't really matter if she's a spendthrift, does it? She is an equal partner in their marriage. She has a right to know how much money they have and how it is spent. She has a right to have some say in the budgeting. And if money really is exceptionally tight right now, as some posters have suggested, then she has a right to be told that openly and to participate in cutting their budget down rather than having it imposed on her without any reason being given.Everybody in this world deserves access to information on their finances." No, it doesn't matter, you're right about this. She should have full knowledge of their financial situation. And one person should not have the "say so" on what is allowable as far as spending goes. It needs to be a joint effort.

The phrase "he will try to come up with the money" would make me think that finances are tight, and that maybe Dh isn't necessarily the bad guy here. As some previous posters have said, maybe there is more to this story...?

I think you'll be able to find a pain med(Percocet, as others have mentioned) that will be safe. When I had some unexpected medical issues come up while I was nursing, I just asked at the hospital for a breast pump, and they were always able to get one from maternity for me to use. BTW, my ds was always able to resume nursing just fine once I was back home. I hope everything goes smoothly for your surgery((hugs)).

I used to get mine from Goodwill.

Ditto what Rosie said. So sorry. ((hugs))

This is what we did. I drove everywhere and dh would sit in the back to entertain ds. Worked great for us :001_smile:

I've had several EMGs. They aren't nearly as bad as they sound. And it is a quick test. There are certain things(spinal stenosis in my case) that a chiropractor just can not help with. Believe me, I tried. I would get the EMG so your dr. has the info they need. If everything is ok, then your doc. might give you the go ahead for the chiro. Good luck!

Found out mine was a boy at 13 weeks. But that was probably just a matter of him being in a good position. I would think you could tell by 16-17 weeks, unless of course the baby isn't cooperating. :001_smile:

Aimee, I grew up spending weekends with a dad and stepmother who fought all the time. Always yelling, screaming, me hiding in my room. Then I'd go home and never tell my mom what was going on. I just want to commend you for trying to protect your daughter from this. I eventually stopped going for overnights because I was just too busy with the things teens do. Maybe that is the excuse you can use, just a normal busy teen social life.