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Great ideas here. Thanks!
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Any resources that you might suggest. I can basically juggle three balls. And I was going to try and teach my kids. But I wondered if anyone has any suggestions or resources such as books, videos, etc. thanks!
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Does a person with a gun in the house need to reveal that to a person visiting?
Does it matter the circumstances?
Rifles for hunting, but all locked and unloaded?
Revolver, unloaded and locked up?
Loaded gun locked up?
Unloaded locked up?
I have had a depressed teen so this really bothers me.
We were at a home recently where the dad came home, lifted up his shirt, took his gun out of the holster (I didn't even know they had one!) and laid it on the table, loaded, and walked away to go take his shower.
I was floored and honestly angry. My son was there, they know he struggles with depression, and although his therapist has never felt he was suicidal, I worry.
I don't know that they have an obligation to reveal it but pulling it out and putting a loaded gun on the table is really odd behavior especially with guests or children. It is not behavior I would feel comfortable with.
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I would just say thank you and pass it on to the goodwill. I would try to mention the fact that you are trying to cut down on clutter and emphasize that you don't really need anything but at the end of the day I would just put in the bag of stuff I have in the garage to donate.
If they asked about birthday presents or something special I would suggest something like tickets to a museum or a play or out to breakfast.
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The POA only comes into play if your MIL is not competent to make decisions and it does not sounds like that is the case. Your MIL sounds like she is competent to make medical decisions for herself. Also withholding information about what happened as your SIL is doing and as she is asking you to do is dishonest and lying by omission. I feel for you and I wouldn't involve authorities unless your MIL wants to be treated and your SIL is not letting here. Even then I would hope that your husband would get involved to do some persuasion. Prayers for peace for you.
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I have made two and will be making a third. They are super easy to make if you have basic sewing skills. It does get harder as you add more weight and get closer to the end of the blanket. Poly beads are what are used for weight generally. It doesn't have to be the size of a regular blanket to get the effect. There are tutorials online but I can't remember which one I used.
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We have a whole house air purifier on our furnace and it seems to work well. Of course if I have the windows open it defeats the purpose and I like to let he night and early morning air in. But it does help with allergies when I keep the windows closed.
Honeywell was the brand I think. The furnace person put it on when when we added the humidifier (which is quite nice in the winter). We have to change the filters every six months.
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We have lots. It is basically fast food but a lot better quality and variety than fast food chains.
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I think we lose it once a month or so. It seemed like a lot more often until we got a generator. I am glad we have the generator because otherwise my husband would have to go to work every time we lost power.
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Although I haven't met anyone personally who does this, when ever I see questions about pet friendly landlord on a local forum the most frequent advice is call it an emotional support animal and the landlord has to accept it and can't charge a pet deposit. It makes me really sad for people with actual disabilities who need their service animals.I don't know if this is happening but what I do know is that locally there are very few rental buildings, most home-owner landlords refuse pets, and people are left with very few options when it comes to owning a pet. I was not talking about abusing the system. I was talking about some leniency from the law in certain cases, not for public places, but where someone lives and pays rent for.
ETA: You specifically spoke about landlords.
As far as the dog, I would be concerned about her coping with its passing, but if another dog would be equally as effective in the future it seems like it would beneficial.
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Oh thanks so much. This is really helpful.
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I was wondering if anyone who had experience with this could answer for me. I was planning to order a gift subscription for my nephews (ages 4 and 7) and I was wondering if I needed to order them both a separate crate, or if the activities were things they could do together.
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Why is this surprising--don't 8 year olds go home from school alone in your area? Here only kindergartners are expected to be picked up, and an 8 year old sibling would be acceptable.
Yes, children go home from school by themselves but all the after school childcare programs I have seen required parents to pick up the child, the child could not just sign themselves out. Further, the camps I have previously had my children at required a parent to sign them out. That is why I was surprised. Camp seems more akin to childcare than school to me. Also, usually kids go to the same school all year for a number of years, where as they only go to camp during the summer and many kids go to different camps during the summer. So getting used to walking home from the same place everyday seems a little different than walking home from camp, which could be at a place they are less familiar with.
I didn't say it was a problem, I think it is fine and appropriate. I just said I was surprised.
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It is sad people are more afraid of emergency workers than actual problems but it is what it is. That would be my main worry too.
It is really sad. I am far more afraid of busy bodies and emergency workers than having something actually happen when I leave a child in a car or let them walk home by themselves.
It was really interesting this year though, at camp, if I signed off on it, my child at age eight could sign himself out of camp and go home without an adult. I think it is totally reasonable but I was surprised that the city community center would have this policy.
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Oh I'm so sorry. Prayers said. We had this happen to a relative but it was in January and the outcome not good. Hoping they are able to find him.
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I had forgotten Librivox. I find the disclaimers at the beginning of each section annoying...but that is minor. Thank you! Will check Librivox.
I always skip forward 15 seconds when I have them on. Still annoying but that skips most of it.
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I am having a similar dilemma. I'm concerned about traffic though. So watt maybe. 2 hour drive normally could be considerably longer and how much longer is totally unpredictable.
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The heat also affects the air quality so people with asthma or other health issues have to be really careful. In the absence of air pollution it would not be such a big deal. At least where I am in the PNW.
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Thanks for the suggestions. He doesn't actually hate it. He says he likes it. He tells me after I pick him up that he won't have a hard time the next day because he will remember how much fun he had but then the same thing happens the next day. I do appreciate the comments that he is only 8 and that's still young. I feel like the rest of the world thinks he should be at school all day and sleep away camp in the summer. I will try to get there extra early next time.
A drop off without walking in could help because then he wouldn't have to watch me walk away and then run after me. But the camp doesn't do that sort of thing. And he might just lock the door and refuse to get out.
I will look up those book suggestions. Thanks zoobie. I think I have some others in that series.
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I make a whole loaf or more of bread into sandwiches and keep them in the freezer and pull them out when I need to make a lunch for somebody. It makes it so much easier than making a mess on the counter for one sandwich. And basically I just add an apple or banana and carrots and lunch is good to go.
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None of my kids were like this... but... I 'd be worried about anxiety at this point. I'd have it looked into. One boy from ds's troop was like this and he had serious anxiety by the time his parents looked into it. It was very hard for them to see they should do it, but they got him help and moved on.
He definitely has anxiety. We have an appointment with a psychologist (it takes so long to get those types of appointment around here). I do a lot of mindfulness stuff with him and generally I don't make him go to things he doesn't want to go to. For example, with religious school I stay with him but this week I really have to get things done.
The camp was just this week and he has one more week in 3 weeks but he will be with his sister so hopefully that will help.
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Why does he have to go? I wouldn't force him to attend an optional activity if it's so difficult and uncomfortable for him. He's still a little kid.
Unfortunately, he does have to go because I have to do some continuing education credits and this is my only chance and I have no one else to watch him. He isn't actually really upset. Although there is some anxiety. It is half day and he says he enjoys it. The occasions when he has been super upset, like crying and saying he doesn't want to go, I have taken him home and not made him go.
I am thankful that we can homeschool because this would be a daily occurrence if he was going to school and he would probably be on the more upset side, rather than the just difficult side if it was school.
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Why is this so hard for my kids? My son is 8 and dropping him off is torture. He tries to run away, he says bizarre things. What should take 3 mins takes 15 plus. And he is at an age where counselors aren't really willing to restrain or hold on to a kid. (Which I understand). He is not really upset about going, although he would prefer not to. Although we home school, he does a one day a week drop off program so it's not like he's not used to being dropped off (although he has trouble with those drop offs too). He picked the day camp and everyday after camp he says he had fun and he won't have trouble the next day. Anyone else have trouble with this? I feel like we should be over this at this point.
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Just a heads up, you can't do it if you are breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant in the next six months. I went through the whole 2hr exam nursing a baby in my lap and at the very end they say, you have to be 3-6 months post breastfeeding and wait at least 6-12 months before getting pregnant. I was a bit irritated that they failed to say that at the beginning.
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Something that really bothers me on social media...
in The Chat Board
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I really dislike it when people badmouth their children or spouses on social media. Even things that are supposed to be jokes I really don't care for. While I can totally understand the sentiment and there are times I would rather not be around my children, I think it is a pretty terrible thing to say to anyone, except your spouse or mother or best friend. Certainly don't broadcast it to the world. But the fact that people do, makes other people feel freer to do the same thing. People seem to have the idea that as long as they are telling the truth then they should be able to say anything they want.
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