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Sending you hugs, and hoping you will let the people around you know that you need help sometimes, too. :grouphug:

It’s so sweet of you to apologize, but I have seen you in a lot of threads lately, and you seem as nice as usual, so I’m sure you didn’t say anything that would have upset anyone. :)

:lol: I grew up with a very glamorous mother who was always beautifully dressed and totally put-together at all times, so it would never even dawn on me to wear anything I wouldn’t wear to go out of the house. That’s just what’s normal for me. I blame Mom. :D The only days I slack off are when I get a migraine and know I’ll be hiding out in a dark room for most of the day. On those days, I don’t care what I look like! (And believe me, I look pretty scary! :eek: )

I have never forced my son to participate in extracurriculars unless he wanted to do them. I didn’t see any point in it.

Has she always been a negative person? Has she always been jealous of her siblings? She doesn’t sound typical to me, but my ds is still 17, so I don’t have personal experience with an adult child of my own. My adult nieces and nephews weren’t anything like your dd, though — they always seemed far more positive, and they were supportive of each other rather than being envious. I agree with Regentrude that you shouldn’t get upset about it. I’m sure you did a great job raising her, but you can’t control the way her mind works. As she gets older, she will probably realize how good she had it when she was growing up. Don’t let her mess with your head! :grouphug:

:lol: That’s ok — I’m probably too caffeinated to do the math correctly, anyway!

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I have no idea what a “coffee unit of caffeine†is, and I’m too lazy to go look it up! :)

Did your son follow a specific set of Khan Academy courses, or did he have to cobble together a bunch of individual courses and figure out which to take first, second, etc.?

We will have to agree to disagree, because I completely and entirely disagree with your statements and find what you’re saying to be incredibly judgmental. I’ll leave the judging of others and their spirituality to God, and I would suggest that you might want to consider trying to do the same. :)

I must say that although I don’t doubt what you’re saying you have personally witnessed, my experience has been entirely different. I know many people, including family members, who are very spiritual and religious people, yet they do not attend church. It hasn’t made them apathetic or “weird†at all. My dh and I haven’t attended church in many years, but our beliefs haven’t changed, and we don’t feel that we need to attend a church to have a relationship with God. I’m sure we all know many people who don’t attend church regularly, and we really have no way of knowing whether or not they worship and pray in their own way at home. I don’t believe any of us is in a position to suggest what anyone’s “bare minimum†requirement should be for “spiritual health,†unless we are only talking about our own personal requirements. (Edited for very weird typos thanks to my iPad’s autocorrect feature. :) )

Caffeine is my friend. It also helps a lot when I get migraines.

Caramel coloring? ;) Certainly, all of the fun is gone. The sugar and the caffeine are the key players, as far as I’m concerned.

I agree. But I can’t help but wonder if we’ve heard the end of it, particularly if they haven’t definitively determined what was causing the illnesses or where the mysterious “leafy greens†came from, because we have no way of knowing whether or not the sanitation issues have been addressed. It’s such a nuisance to have to be concerned about eating raw foods that are supposed to be nutritious and healthy. :glare:

She’s probably already counting down to her much-anticipated relapse. Or at least that’s what I would be doing... :leaving:

My caffeine consumption varies, but I have at least some of it every single day. I’m surprised no one has popped in to discuss how caffeine is an evil addictive drug that we should all avoid. ;) Of course, in my current heavily-caffeinated condition, I might not take such a suggestion in a friendly way, however accurate or well-intended it might be. :D

Sorry to be nosy, but I’m trying to picture what this means. What do you wear when you’re at home? I have never distinguished between “outside†clothes and “at home†clothes — at our house, it’s regular clothes, pajamas, or workout outfits, but even the workout clothes are worn outside the house.

Bumping this thread because I just read a new article about this topic: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/e-coli-outbreak-in-us-more-illnesses-reported/ar-BBIdPV4

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :party: :party: :party:

Don’t worry about his schoolwork for now. His health is what’s important, and he should try to get a lot of rest. I hope your other son doesn’t have it, too! :grouphug:

I’m so excited for you — but I have to admit I’d be scared and worried, so think of the earlier surgery date as meaning you have less time to worry and less time until you get started on your brand new adventure! It takes a lot of courage to do something like you’re doing and I’m so impressed! I remember waiting for Katie to keep posting updates about her progress and I hope you’ll do the same. Sending you many encouraging hugs and prayers! :grouphug:

Totally off-topic, but I haven’t seen you here in a long time. Welcome back!!! :hurray:

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I’m glad to hear that your dh supports you when his father makes his comments. That’s the most important thing. And for what it’s worth, if your dh and his dad have a close relationship, I don’t see any reason why a father shouldn’t voice his concerns about his grandchildren with his son, even if you think his concerns are unwarranted. He probably doesn’t realize that your dh is telling you everything he says, and might very well be mortified if he found out about it. I think your dh should probably continue to respond to his father exactly as he has been doing, and as long as your FIL isn’t causing any direct problems for you or speaking negatively to your children, you should just let it go.