shrinkage, dude. ;)

Someone said that this isn't biblical, but iirc having multiple wives IS biblical it is just not done in modern xian marriages, right? :confused: It seems like this is mostly a CULTURAL thing, not biblical/non-biblical. It is not a part of modern-day xianity.

Absolutely worthy of bragging rights!

Won't they need another haircut before November?! :confused:

I think it is both, due to the squeezing of him during penetr@tion, kwim? ;)

I took his name, but regret it. It feels like I lost part of my own identity by absorbing some of his. :glare:

I always thought it wast the Christmas Tree Transport Smilie, too! :auto:

Ha! I thought it was just me! :001_huh:

The only thing that ever helped me was lots of teA time with dh. When my prime hit and we have teA 1-3 times/day that problem went AWAY. Went AWAY, I'm telling you! I mentioned it to a friend who is a Dr and she said,"Well, that makes sense since 0rga$ms are really just a good workout for your muscles and you've been working out a LOT!" :lol: So, yeah, teA. Lots and lots of teA. ;)

I did the Dirty 30 recently and LOVED it!! I was scared to go down the pole and went back down the way I came up. (climbing up a pile of tires) then realized I could do it, climbed tire mountain back up and went down the pole! They were so encouraging!! SO MUCH FUN!!!! (And you wouldn't BELIEVE how much mud I got out of my bra! Bra cups are like mud scoops, apprently.)

When he talks about her, then. What I meant was that it seems like people will say "she/her" a lot and will sidestep around the actual name once it's known, like in your situation.

Yes, bring him the baked thing and a card, but also: Don't be afraid to say her name! When people die it seems like well-meaning friends go out of their way to not utter the name for fear that it will make the grieving people feel worse. Say her name and if you have any warm memories of her, TELL HIM about them! That means so much to people!

We have most of them. We use them as books that the kids read casually. They are not assigned any special readings from the books, nor is any of it required. I like them for that, even though we don't use them as a curriculum or a textbook.

I looked into it because some of my friends are selling it. The shakes are EXPENSIVE and, imo don't have much to differentiate them from any other shake meal replacement. There is no way I could justify the price of the shakes! :001_huh:

I know, it's CRAZY, isn't it?! My dh used to say, "I'm glad you can't tell me things because I couldn't handle hearing them". Just to clarify for some previous poster (can't remember who?), asserting your rights isn't what sounds so crazy, it's the "no warrant/no way" thing. Then someone mentioned a 'search warrant'. CPS wouldn't GET a search warrant. They would have a pick-up order. It's like orgs like HSLDA are playing semantics: "Tell them to get a search warrant. Search warrants aren't used in this situation, so maybe they will just twist in the wind while everybody tries to figure out what to do next!" It's like they think CPS is just going to say, "Oh, nevermind! They are demanding paperwork that is not even appropriate to the situation!" I only had to work with a couple of families who got a lawyer and it only served to make everything take MONTHS LONGER. It never deterred me from my job one bit. When the kids were in danger I still removed them, laywer or not. (Nope, lawyers did not override a judge's order.) Over course, I never removed kids over homeschooling or dirty feet.

Follow the money. I do not know everything. I don't claim to be the expert, just sharing my experience, but follow who is trying to get your money. (Not other posters here, but, the 'heritage' society you mentioned.) I've heard of them, too. IMO, they are simply another HSLDA, another 'you need us just in case' type organization.

Believe me, this sort of thing doesn't even register with CPS workers. They aren't looking for immaculate. They are looking for SAFE. So, right now, looking around my house I see: clean laundry folded, but not yet put away, a carpet that needs to be vacuumed, dinner not yet put away. What they would see is: clean laundry, evidence of recent food consumption, clean kids. They get alarmed when they see stuff like this: So much animal feces on the carpet that it is ground in and every step I took was into poop. No unspoiled food in the fridge. No food in the cupboards, but name brand cigarettes on the counter. A razor blade and a pile of cat poop in the crib. Baby with bottle in her mouth, but the milk was chunky. Child with burn on her back in the shape of a clothes iron. Dead dog in the tub crawling with maggots. See how tools left out or remnants of the project and clean laundry just don't even register?

OP, thank you for starting this thread. I HATE that those idiots at HSLDA give out this horrible advice! If CPS comes to your door with a police officer then chances are they DO have a warrant, but for a typical investigation they come to your house without a warrant and police. A warrant is only if they have evidence that a child is in IMMEDIATE DANGER. (A relative calling to say that they think you aren't really homeschoooling your kids is NOT immediate danger.) (In OK it's not really a warrant, but a Pick-Up Order signed by a judge. It has to be executed by a police officer.) People really come off as paranoid nutjobs when they call a lawyer just because CPS comes to their door. I used to work for CPS and my job was to do the initial investigation and, I'm telling you this, if I showed up for a routine investigation and people were all, "OMG, BRING BACK A WARRANT IF YOU WANT IN! I'M CALLING MY LAWYER!!" it would raise HUGE red flags.

But, there is no way for them to win here! If they get married then divorced then they weren't taking it seriously. If they had an abortion they are murderers. If they live together they are "using an innocent child as an experiment". They can't win for losin'! And, btw, those of you who think that unmarried people can't use the word husband? WRONG! At some point they become common-law spouses, anyway. Saying 'husband' or 'wife' is actually accurate. Maybe we can have new terms, those of us who are married can be called "RealWife" and "RealHusband". :glare: I'm married, but only b/c he is military. I couldn't go with him overseas without it. We aren't better than couples who do not have that piece of paper.

Why wouldn't you just take it away from her? Particularly if this has happened repeatedly? :confused:

It's noticeable that she is developing breasts and she should wear looser clothing? Why is the development of breasts something that she should necessarily hide? If her hair grows or her legs grow does she have to hide that, too? I'm not trying to pick on you, but my mom was like this when my oldest developed boobs. I told her, "What's the big deal? If she wants to dress differently she will let us know!" (This child was/is naturally modest, so we aren't talking about her wearing hoochie clothes.)

I'm so sorry, Mama Geek, that your dh demands that you make mashed potatoes the wrong way. So sad. Such sadness in mine heart today for you. :crying: I'm about to mashed potatoes and use the RIGHT implement for the job-a POTATO MASHER! I mean, I'm not trying to say that I'm better than you or anything, but......well, I am in this respect. ;)

You can set up an Amazon account for free. I don't know how to send something like this?

I've read it and actually considered implementing her approach, however..... I simply DO. NOT. BELIEVE that the kids who were educated using this approach had significant advantage over kids who were schooled more slowly. IMO, for MY family I just prefer a "slow and steady wins the race" rather than "4 hours every day go, go, go". I stand by a previous opinion of mine that, again, IMO, a teenager with a Master's degree just isn't as ready to make decisions/work out in the world as a 20-something with a Master's degree, all things being equal. I also believe that just because you CAN do something that quickly doesn't mean that you SHOULD do something that quickly.

You missed a 't' there, but I fixed it for ya. :D You're welcome.