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  1. It hasn't happened to me and I agree that it was wrong and strange. This leads me to ask if any of us have been on the other side of this: taking a picture of someone without asking, on purpose or inadvertently. I've seen people post pics and even short video clips of things like an aerobics class they are taking (just to say "hey look at the good time I'm having") and you see all the other people in the class. They didn't ask anyone if it was okay. People come home from mission trips with hundreds of pics of people in foreign countries, did they even ask? How many selfies and videos have you seen that include other people that have no clue they are in them? I remember one of our pastors came back from a mission trip in Kenya and said they saw a group of Masai people walking down the road and started to take their pics but then the people started throwing rocks at them. The pastor was actually offended! I was like how would you like it if you were walking with your family and some strangers started snapping pics of you? They are people, he should have asked.
  2. I try not to get overly offended by other peoples choices in general and this applies to weddings. I feel like what kind of wedding someone wants is their choice but I also ask them not to be offended if I can't come. An in-town wedding for adults only works well for us as a date night since we have grandparents close by who don't mind watching the kids for 2-3 hours, but an out-of-town wedding would be a problem. My cousin who lived in a different state got married and had an adults only wedding and I had to tell him I couldn't make it. I think it hurt his feelings but its not realistic for us to ask the grandparents to take care of four kids (one was a baby) for 2 days while we make the trip. I think the bride and groom can have their wedding how they want but they should also that understand some choices may exclude people and they need to be okay with that.
  3. Most likely a scam. A doctor's office would have contacted you more than once via mail about a bill not call, especially not automated. The rule of thumb around my house is never submit a payment over the phone for a company that calls us. If by any chance we miss a bill somehow and get a call, we tell the person we will go to the known company website a submit a payment or send a check to the known company.
  4. One thing I've learned in homeschooling is that there are many different ways to teach and parent each child. It doesn't have to be one way. Choices don't have to be permanent. You can choose to homeschool for a period then go back to public school and vice versa. I think it would be a good idea to wait at least one semester before pulling your ds. This gives you time to work with dd who needs more attention and to find your rhythm in hsing overall. Dd is in a happy place right now so I wouldn't disrupt it especially if she is sensitive to change. Enjoy these great days you guys are having.
  5. I wish I knew the answer to your question. I just chimed in to say it hurts my heart to see so many people responding to this post in such insensitive ways. A mother and son are going through a horrific time and it just doesn't seem right to leave snarky comments, make jokes about her beliefs, or debate her on scientific proofs. :grouphug:
  6. Ok, who vetoes Danger as a middle name? Ma'am, I'm disappointed. 😂
  7. I'm glad, I worried about the super germs it would lead to. My sister and mom will panic, they only by antibacterial and my sister cleans everything in Clorox. I'm sure she'll try to buy it on the black market :coolgleamA: .
  8. Rose Marie is my vote. I also thought Rose Ann at first but then it made me think of Roseanne Barr.
  9. We rarely have dessert around here (dh is a healthy eating freak of nature) so we would never make a special trip to go get some.
  10. I actually felt like I was the only one who felt dreamless and passionless. I won't say purposeless because that gives people the wrong connotation like I'm depressed or lost spiritually when I'm not. I am a Christian who believes (knows) I was created on purpose with a spiritual purpose towards God. Outside of that, though, I have no strong feeling, desire, or inclination towards anything else. I, too, am struggling through boredom trying to find something to get excited or passionate about. Again, I'm not unhappy or depressed. I don't feel a calling to any profession, I don't have any special talents (well, none I want to hone and pursue), I don't have a goal I'm working towards. I'm actually considering getting a dog to break up the mundaneness :). I do think there is a cultural element to this idea of having a dream/purpose/passion. We have books like The Purpose Driven Life , quotes about following you dreams, to the point were I see it has become a popular sermon topic in churches as well as secular arenas. I think it does come from the mindset of living in a wealthy country where there is free access the education and we are told the sky is the limit. We love to hear stories of the good old American dream of how a person found wealth and happiness by having a dream and working hard towards it. This is not the case in most of the world. I wonder if having a dream/passion is the exception and not the rule? My dh seems to be the opposite of me and has many passions and goals. Many moms in my co-op seem that way too. Sometimes I just want to makeup/randomly pick something to pursue so it looks like I'm doing something, you know?
  11. Its in the couch mom, I'm sorry. And not just tucked in the cushions, I mean it has fallen all the way down to the bottom so you are going to have to cut open the fabric beneath the couch to get it out.
  12. Never knew burkini's existed... I think I just found my new swimsuit.
  13. For me moving isn't the big deal, it's the dh changing jobs. If you want to move closer to dh's job then go for it. But changing jobs without a good reason affects his career. Job hopping never looks good on a resume and he would be starting over as a new guy on the job when he has already invested six years in the current one. At the current job he has built rapport and is, in theory, closer to getting a promotion if he stays put. If the Denver job is not moving him to a higher position I wouldn't do it.
  14. Bullying (in my eyes) - Intentionally and continually engaging in behavior (physical or verbal) with the goal of hurting another person. The "continually" part is important because making a mean comment once just makes someone a jerk not a bully. Now if that person makes it a habit of doing it each day or week, then yeah, they are a bully.
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