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  1. DH is working late tonight so he'll eat at work. The rest of us are having clean out the fridge night. I just had a lovely salad that used up the leftover bits of fresh produce from the veggie drawer, along with diced ham, gorgonzola, and sunflower seeds.
  2. Move. You don't like where you are. Anxiety over moving will be gone after you move and adjust to the new place. Stress from your living arrangements being inadequate if you stay will be much worse in the long run.
  3. I would ask for a contribution to household expenses. I would not ask for rent, but would accept a modest rent if it was offered.
  4. I wish I could choose more than one option. I would ideally have a combination of personal chef and eating out, and I would never have to clean the kitchen again. I used to not mind cooking, but between kids grousing and hubby criticizing I am to the point I hate it. These days I mostly just cook a protein and everyone figures out the rest themselves. Or DH cooks. Also, it never fails that after I clean the kitchen someone goes in for a snack and leaves some sort of mess. :cursing:
  5. Is the under weight boy unhealthy, or just thin? If he is unhealthy I would make an appointment with a nutritionist specifically for him to address the issue. I would also look at cutting junk food in the house. Only have it as a very occasional treat. Keep healthy, nutritionally dense snacks for both boys, and get a calorie dense nutritional shake type thing as a supplement for the under weight boy.
  6. I've also never had one, but I hope I would do my best to gush. I think I would like one, I'm just not a gusher.
  7. Actually, this depends on the location. We do have topless and nude beaches here, they are just not very common.
  8. Will he have any extracurriculars? Particularly ones that ds16 doesn't also do, or that have a large enough group for them to both have their own circle? It seems ds16 will have plenty of time with people his age without his brother due to votech. Is there a way to provide group interaction for dss15 as well? I really think most likely this will sort itself out as dss15 gets more established there. I still feel the answer to the original question of how much should you make ds16 include his brother is not at all, especially if he isn't being deliberately rude about it.
  9. That is a technique that is sometimes used with children who are having a violent outburst and are endangering themselves or others. It is considered to be a less traumatising method of restraint than handcuffs or using sedatives for chemical restraint. But it has no therapeutic purpose outside keeping children from injuring themselves or others. And no, I would not agree to having young children meet with the psychologist alone, unless there was a way for me to observe the session from another room in real time.
  10. Scarlett, how long has dss15 been there full time? When he starts school will he have activities with other kids where ds16 isn't there? The situation sounds confusing and hard to navigate for all parties, but it will get better. It is obvious you are doing your best to help your family adjust and help dss feel like an equal member of the family. :grouphug:
  11. I am from a blended family. Don't force ds16 to include dss15 at all. But do create as many opportunities as possible for dss15 to get his own invites. Hopefully the pool party will help with this, along with making sure everyone in your circle knows dss15 is there full time now. In the case of ds16 changing his mind about going swimming when dss15 said he wanted to go too, was dss15 already invited? Could you have gone ahead and take dss15? Perhaps given ds16 some gas money to drop dss15 off?
  12. Cruises. We don't get to go often, but when we do I don't have to do any work other than packing. We don't take the kids though. I'm sure it would be more work with them, but still probably not bad. All the food is prepared for you, all the cleaning is done for you, all you have to do is lay by the pool and maybe go on some shore excursions.
  13. I sold Cutco in college. I still have a full set and use them daily. My mom currently has my grandmother's set from that she got in the 50s I think. They are also still in great shape and going strong. Dh has a Wusthof chef's knife that he loves, but it has to be sharpened much more frequently than the Cutco. We also have a couple Chicago Cutlery santukos that Brotherman likes. They are decent knives, especially for the price, and he likes that they are lighter weight.
  14. Pulled pork with sauce. That is the only thing bbq means - and it is definitely a noun. Ribs are referred to as ribs, which means they were slow cooked with a dry rub. Any other preparation is generally specified, like braised ribs which are cooked in a sauce. All other meats are specified and only called bbq whatever if they are cooked low and slow over coals. You might be able to tell I'm from the Deep South. :lol:
  15. Babyman, now almost 4, is headed the same way as your son I think. He truly loves taking things apart. He currently has no light in his room because he has destroyed 4 lamps in the process of taking them apart, including one his older brother let him use because he was upset he had no light. We are looking at putting up a ceiling fan just so he will have a light he can't reach. To try to redirect his energies we get him a tool set for Christmas, which we at first thought had been a major mistake - but then we hit a thrift store and got him a couple old pieces of furniture that are his "project pieces" and now he'll happily spend hours hammering away at them. We'll probably have to get him some new pieces soon. It's not a perfect solution. My lawn looks like a junk yard, and he still does things like use an entire bottle of shampoo to "clean the bathtub" and of course the light thing, but it is better. He hasn't taken apart any more of my furniture at least.
  16. I get keloids. My dad really didn't want me to get my ears pierced because of the risk, but my mom decided he was over reacting and took me anyway. I had no problems. I also have two tattoos with no scarring. I made sure to choose an artist known for having a light hand and talk to them before hand about the keloids so they could be extra cautious.
  17. Can he call the clerk of court to get more info about the court date? At least find out if it is in traffic court, misdemeanor, or criminal?
  18. We also like University towns. My SIL and her husband live in a lovely one with a great vibe that would be great if weren't in the middle of cold, snowy mountains. If DH wins the relocation debate, this area is probably where we'll go. We do like it there, though it is too close to mountains and far from beach to be ideal for me.
  19. I'm another one. Mountains are okay for a little while, but then I want to get back to my nice flat landscape with forever views. Also I absolutely despise driving in mountains. I would ideally stay near where I am now in central FL, just closer to the beach. Maybe a bt further south, and more urban. Where we live now is pretty rural. A nice medium size beach city would be perfect. In a neighborhood where I could walk or bike to everything I need on a regular basis. Especially the beach. Because that is definitely a need! Hey, a girl can dream. :coolgleamA:
  20. So many horses! I wish I could see them. We've downgraded the animals to just chickens, but the menfolk in this house...yes, I'm still a cat herder!
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