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  1. I guess I do not see a problem with it if it is kept "in the bed only". Though... I wonder if there are any studies on those 'adult babies' and extended pacifier/bottle use?! lol.
  2. I am keeping my favorite clothes, which is a lot... lol. I plan on weeping over them when I am old and my children have moved on. Sometimes I think it would be nice to make a quilt out of them but really, I want to see those tiny newborn sleepers - spit up stains and all. I am okay with getting rid of most of the 'equipment' and either pass it on to other moms (much younger) at church.
  3. I just finished season 2 of Poldark.... The first season was great and the second not too bad - its a UK show :) I also love Road to Avonlea, Little House, Dr Quinn and Waltons... and sometimes Heartland!
  4. When I was a child I once asked my dad why I had to make my bed if I was just going to mess it up sleeping. His response, "Why wipe your ass if you are going to $hit again." I also teach my children to ask to be excused at the table, do you have young children? My 3 year old would just run off after two minutes of eating if allowed... we eat together as a family, at a table not in front of the tv. A child needs to learn to be respectful of others at the table.
  5. Well it was fun talking and learning with you ladies, I must go to bed and turn the WIFI off so we dont get extra emrs while sleeping. Not joking, I really am.... :lol:
  6. EMR affects animals and to say that it stops there would be silly. No one seems to care for my Wisconsin links but I have seen first hand what large towers can do to cows... its sad and scary. http://cjonline.com/news/business/2013-05-25/farmers-power-developer-odds-over-high-voltage-line http://www.startribune.com/cows-are-dying-and-farmers-think-they-know-why/13489261/
  7. Oh, so yo do not think that the Amish had a right to ignore the building codes even though they went against the constitutional right for their Freedom of Religion?
  8. EMRs are scary... http://solar.org.au/papers/04papers/Knipe.pdf Just google EMR - but you probably wont like the 'off the gird' posts :) Maybe there is something you will find interesting though! It is scary..
  9. Just because something is new does not mean it is better though - EMR is bad but you dont see that stopping most people on here using a tablet, smart phone or wifi internet to talk? Dont get me started on our food supply and the idea that eatting coal tar is 'healthy'...
  10. * I could see the animal poop doing that, the Iraq troops had to burn their own poop and are now getting payment for the affects... But wood? My grandma has been cooking on wood for like ever and heats her living room with wood and lived to almost 90 without respiratory issues. Bowel problems, yes but not respiratory. That goes to say things like Solar Energy are good, totally off topic, but they produce electromagnetic radiation which is not good... but most people do not know that yet ;)
  11. Yes, the state approved it but that is after Eau Claire county rejected it twice (one of the articles stated that.. not sure which one there is a million). This was not some quick fix, it took over six months. To restrict people, including Amish, from building homes because they do not agree with electrical requirements is wrong. The county refused for YEARS the right of the Amish to build structurally sound and safe homes all because they did not agree with the UDC.
  12. I agree, if he is in the city he should move. I would move is some put a chicken barn next to me ;) It was just that people 40+ miles from the city had to deal with county codes here. So, living in the country might not help him.
  13. I would be interested in a study that showed the difference between wood pollution (including the cutting, splitting, ect..) to the use of oil or lp gas and the process to get that. Just think it would be interesting. We heat with wood - its cheap and hot :) And boy do we love the smell, I dont really get that nostalgic feeling with the LP on... hehe
  14. No, it was not that easy and it took over 6 months to get worked out. The county was forcing a new built Amish home, not preexisting ones, to meet the counties Uniform Dwelling Codes. The 'panel found it reasonable' is not true, the state got involved so did the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom. The Amish would not sign for a building permit because they did not agree with it - the part that included smoke detectors, carbon, plumbing and electrical. This went on for a long time and the STATE had to get involved because the 'local community' was not being fair. After six months they now have the option to file a waver, they could not do that before. Trust me, they paid big dollars for existing English homes in their community for a couple years (2012?) because building new was not an option.. now it is and houses are going up like crazy. http://www.wqow.com/story/30476556/2015/11/09/state-approves-amish-religious-waiver-for-uniform-dwelling-code-requirements-after-eau-claire-county-requests-denial http://www.wqow.com/story/29897066/2015/08/27/amish-capable-of-partial-exemption-from-states-uniform-dwelling-code
  15. Im more confused... How does not having electricity cause air pollution? It is also reducing the electromagnetic radiation pollution too... Driving a horse and buggy causes less pollution then a car, and if I am wrong someone please show me prof!
  16. In my world this would not be a concern, why would the government take away my freedom for more land but allow unsanitary chicken houses (like pp asked me)?
  17. This is the most recent win - 5 minutes from my house. https://www.change.org/p/wisconsin-state-legislature-support-the-amish-in-eau-claire-county-and-the-state-of-wisconsin http://www.wqow.com/story/30135089/2015/09/28/state-approves-building-code-exemption-for-eau-claire-amish-family I can send more if you would like to know something specific.
  18. Well, I would move and buy more land to stop that from happening again ;) But the Amish are a Community living within a Community of English folks - so, because we are 'English' we have the right to tell another smaller community how to live?
  19. It is normal for a breastfeed baby not to poop for up to three weeks - it happened to my daughter! I called a LLL about it, they looked it up and it is normal and okay. Breastmilk does not have much waste :) Fussy at 4 weeks could be cluster feeding/growth spurt and not bowl related.
  20. They are very clean (well, most not all... hehe!) and very good about helping the 'land' stay healthy when it comes to farming practices. They are so sweet, kind and will do anything for you - best neighbors ever. Of course when I locked my baby in the car with my cell phone on a summer day it was annoying... wish they had a phone I could have used! haha
  21. Most Mennonites around here have the internet, brush their teeth, drive cars, have electricity, ect... I am talking Amish - my neighbors who are storing 6 gallons of ice cream in my freezer because their icebox is not keeping it cold enough :P
  22. Just because something is 'not safe' in the majorities eyes does not make it right to take away the rights of others. Smoking is not safe but people still have the right to it. Taking away a persons right to live how they want on their own land is wrong. Our country still allows parents to smoke in their home with young children who have chronic infections because of it.. Why step in here and now and not then?
  23. The Amish do not have fire detectors... They have fought for years, and just won again for the freedom to NOT have electricity. American is not the Land of the Free if we force people to do things that they do not want...
  24. Yes, I agree. 1000%. I see a pediatric cardio yearly at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. I would not go anywhere else. Their pediatric cardio surgeon was amazing, message me if you would like the name. I do not have a scar up my chest and I am not on blood thinners making any future pregnancies impossible. A local hospital would have put in a metal valve, called it good and threw me out the door. Mayo is amazing and I would take out a second mortgage to continue with them if we were not blessed with good insurance.
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