We dab apple cider vinegar on big bites and it takes care of both itching and swelling.

I’m so glad they are all alive, and I hope and pray that the rescuers are able to get them all out safely. It sounds very tricky and dangerous.

Until you started this thread, I had no idea that this sort of thing even happened. I had never heard of military recruiters going to people’s homes to try to talk their teenagers into enlisting.

I think of pretty much any stranger who shows up at my house unannounced and uninvited to try to sell me something as a solicitor, and a military recruiter would definitely fall into that category. I would find it incredibly creepy and intrusive if a recruiter rang my doorbell and tried to convince my son to join the military, and I make no apologies for saying that I would not respond to that person in a particularly friendly way. I have tremendous respect for the military, but if their recruiters are showing up unannounced at people’s houses, trying to get their teenagers to enlist... yuck.

That’s so sad. How horrible for him — and I felt even worse when I saw that he is married with four children. I hope the chemo will help prolong his life, but I wish there was more that could be done to help him.

Yay!!!!!! Thanks for posting the update!

I would do it. ?

I’m so happy to see you here, and very relieved to read your update!!!!!!

I’m glad you’re back here again and your new kitten is adorable! I’m so sorry to hear that things aren’t going well, though.

Just checking in to see how you’re feeling tonight, SKL. I hope your ear is much better!

I would go to the doctor. There’s no need to feel stupid about it. I hope you feel better soon!

I’m glad it went well — thanks for the update!

Thank you for posting this, Lanny! I was planning to install the update tonight, and I’m so glad I read your post before I did it!!!

I just saw this thread and I’m hoping the interview went well and that he got the job!

Sending you my congratulations along with lots and lots of prayers and good luck and hope for a healthy baby and a healthy mama!!!

Have you considered a Brother Scan ‘n’ Cut 2?

Holy cow!!!!

How do you know and why do you care?

I know a lot of SAHMs, but none of them are into MLM — or if they are, they’re being very secretive about it. ?

I’m wondering, too!

Sending lots of hugs. I’m so sorry.

Are you saying that you think Brad Pitt is just an innocent victim in all of this? What makes you think that?

Well, she’d had a lot of negative publicity of her own, too, but she appears to have changed a lot once she became a mother, so maybe she assumed Brad would change his ways, too — and they did seem like a happy family for quite a while. I really don’t know. People make a lot of assumptions when they fall in love, and they also sometimes believe that their love will change the other person and somehow cure them of their bad habits and negative qualities.

I don’t doubt that it exists, but I also don’t doubt that some parents have very valid reasons for being very wary of their children having a relationship with the other parent. In the case of Brad and Angelina, there have been media rumors of his problems with drugs and alcohol, as well as anger management issues. Are the rumors true? I have no idea. But if they are, I can’t say I would blame Angelina for being extra-protective of her children and preferring that they spend as little time with him as possible.

Yes, it definitely seems like there are problems on both sides. It must be very difficult to be the judge, because whatever faults and differences Brad and Angelina may have, it certainly appears that they both love their children. I hope the kids aren’t totally messed up as a result of the animosity between their parents.