We used to have a liquer store with a drive up, but everything was sold in the factory sealed package. It was just a convenience if you knew what you wanted and not an invitation to drink and drive.

I think your probably right. One of my brothers and I are left handed. He writs with a hook and I don't, but I do turn the paper almost completely sideways when I write, whereas he writes with the paper almost completely vertical.

I don't agree, at all. The best man is part of the grooms party and should be his choice. Usually it is the grooms best friend and if the groom is happy with hi best mans hair then that should be good enough. We spent less then a thousand on our wedding and i ended up wishing we'd just gone to the courthouse got it done and told the family about it afterwards.

Quite frankly, not nearly often enough. We have tickets to a concert later this month and I'm so excited.

:iagree: I never did any thing special with DS and most certainly never "worked" anything. He still has all his parts in factory condition. It was DS's Dr. That convinced us to leave it whole and alone in the first place.

I wouldn't worry about it. As others have stated it's not unusual. Developmentally, most children aren't ready for cooperative play until about four. Two year olds will often play side by side, but rarely are they really playing together, if that makes sense.

Unlikely my parents would have chosen DH. MIL would have chosen me, but DHs fathers family most definitely would not. I am not a submissive little lap dog who follow my man around waiting for scraps. They seem to think we should do what they want us to do and if we don't watch out because they will be attacking. I don't think I've ever met another family that works so hard at tearing each other down.

I think it is just becoming a common requirement for positions that involve contact with children, wether paid or volunteer. Our school district requires background checks for all volunteers as well as employees. All of the community youth programs do to. Predators tend to hang out where children do and children go to church. It's not a perfect solution, but anyone with good intentions should understand why it's done. They are criminal background checks only.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the littles learning that older sibling wants some alone with their friend. My oldest is almost 5 and 7 years older than my younger two. When she has a friend over they often spend a little time visiting with everyone, but when they go to DD's room that is time when they can be alone and the youngers needed to learn to respect that. Now for them it's the same, when one has a friend over and they go to their room it's time to leave them alone unless invited. Most kids are going to want some time with their friends without being expected to entertain or include siblings.

At what point in the school year was the question asked. When I was in HS here we took society/sociology the second semester of 12th grade and that is where we studied the civil rights movement in depth. Absolutely fascinating time in history. That was one of my favorite classes. That being said my younger DD, who went to PS for the first time last fall,was amazed at how many kids just don't bother to do their homework which my DD usually had done in a half hour and that many think reading for fun is dumb. At parents night last fall (this was about 3 weeks into the school year) her English teacher commented that he already had 17 students failing his class all because they didn't turn in homework. This is not a school that gives out too much home work and all students have a 45 minute study hall in school. I won't even go into the fact that they use edline where parents and students can go online and see exactly where they are and what isn't getting done.

Texting can be great way to get a message to someone who might not be able to talk right that moment. I mainly text my teenagers and sometimes DH. With the kids it's usually because they texted first, but sometimes I need to let them know something and they may not be able to answer the phone or respond immediately. I don't text while talking to live people and unless it is a call I must answer that moment (kids at home for example) I use the ignore feature on my phone and call who ever it was back when I can. Cell phones are useful little items, but they are not an excuse for rudeness. Cell phones are not an excuse to talk in theatre. Cell phones are not an excuse to abruptly end conversation with live people. And cell phone are definitely not an excuse to not apologize after nearly backing over someone's children because you were talking on your cell phone.

I remember taking a similar survey in 9th grade. It didn't upset me, but I thought it was stupid and invasive. As I recall they didn't learn much from me. The smart aleck that I was then replied with a lot of bogus answers. Yeah, seventh grade seems a bit on the young side for some of the questions, but then I remember that more then a couple 8th graders at our little middle school have been pregnant. So, can you honestly say that most 7th graders don't know what orals3x is? I don't agree that schools the place for this especially when there has been no parental consent, and I certainly don't agree with forcing kids to take it in the schools quest for more money, but I don't think the questions are necessarily out of line for that age group.

No, there is no drivers Ed. requirement in the state however many insurance companies offer discounts to young drivers who have taken a course with a certified driving instructor. ETA: My oldest had already had quite a bit of practice when she took the basic driving course and so the instructor only spent about 4 hours driving time with her before giving her the driving test. The time and cost varied based on the students experience and ability.

Two cars is now standard here for calls to a home. A police officer was killed a few years ago while responding to a call. We had a couple that liked to fight loudly living across the street a couple years ago and whenever the police were called two to four cars responded.

Well, I'm both pro-life and pro choice. I don't like that the term pro- choice= pro-abortian in the minds of many. I don't think there are many people who are really pro-abortian. As far as I circumcision goes, I do not oppose it, but exercised my choice as a parent to not do it to my son.

It's usually not hard to get DS out because we have several other 10-12yr. old boys on our street and there is almost always some one to play with. DD is 13 and a little harder because there just aren't any other young teen girls here, but I do encourage her to get out for some fresh air each day.

:iagree: Our state trooper's office has a bin for unused prescription meds. We keep all prescriptions locked up in the gun locker.

When I was seven I had a pink girls Huffy dirt bike. The apartment complex we lived in had places in the curb where the concrete had broken and you could ride your bike up on to the sidewalk. One day I was going a bit too fast and missed the break I was aiming for, hitting the curb at full force. My crotch hit the bar at full force. I remember thinking I was going to get in trouble for wetting my pants just before I passed out from the pain. The wet I had felt was blood. I think that was probably the most pain I have ever been in. My mom called our Dr. Even though it was a Saturday and he met us at his office. She had had a bad ER experience with my brother and did her best to avoid them. Our first Dr. had been her Dr., delivered us, and he preferred she bring us to him. It didn't seem to matter what day or time. After we moved my moms first job was in a Dr.'s office and she developed the same sort of relationship with him. She could call no matter when it was and he'd meet us his office or the ER if he felt that was necessary.

Honestly I'm not sure what I would do, but I don't agree that 5 is to young to understand that taking things that don't belong to you is wrong. No he probably doesnt grasp the concept of money yet, but he is old enough to know that taking things is wrong, lying is wrong, and the attitude is disgusting. I understand your dilemma though because I'm not sure I could leave him behind.

Each of my kids have a song that was sung just to them. Oldest's was Goodnight, My Angel by Billy Joel, the middle's was Sara by Journey, and DS's was My Little Man by Ozzy Osborne. Some others I sang to them were Hush Little Baby, You are my Sunshine, House at pooh Corner, baby Mine, and pretty much anything that was soothing and I could remember more then a couple lines of.

Yep, and here you can even use some for fishing or hunting equipment. I'm not exactly sure how one goes about doing it. I think you have to apply for a special voucher and only certain things are covered. Also if you have something showing that you are receiving public assistance or are low income you can get a subsistence fishing and hunting licence for 5 dollars. Many families here still depend on dip netting and getting a moose to feed their families through the winter.

I would, but my 18 yr. Is pretty responsible. The only thing that would make me hesitate leaving a 15 and 18 yr. Old would be wether or not I can trust them and the relationship dynamic between the two (do they generally get along? Will the 15yr old listen to older sibling?).

Not sure of the law here, but the rental agreements we have signed all stated something similar to this.

Drink from the hose, save a glass. My bigger concern these days is wether or not our cities water supply is safe to drink so we're unlikely to drink from the hose these days only because we have quit drinking the water, period. We keep getting notices about the rising arsenic levels. The last notice was red and seemed to contradict itself. The water meets federal standards, but they've been given two extra years to bring it up to federal standards. Huh!:confused:

If they are visiting then my kids are expected to offer their friends some, but when the whole neighborhood tribe is in the yard playing don't ask me for more then water. I just can't afford to feed the whole neighborhood. I how ever have been known to bake brownies or cookies and offer some to the full tribe. I teach mine not to ask for more then water when they go to play at others houses, I just think it's rude, but if it's offered then they can graciously accept or refuse. We did have one little guy when we fist moved here that I cut a little slack in this area, but he suffered from a complete lack of parental concern and often seemed genuinely hungry.