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[ - ] Just had a horrible fight with my sibling, wwyd? They have planned a destination wedding in a remote location. They are "surprised" that many people are complaining that they don't know what to do with their children (kids aren't invited) during the ceremony/reception (this couple is late 30's early 40s). I (insensitively?) said they would feel stupid in a few years when they have kids and they realize what a difficult position they put their friends/family in. Tactless I know - but this is my sibling. Rec'd vituperative e-mail lambasting my insensitivity. Advice? Thanks. 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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what insensitivity? people in their late 30s and early 40s have kids too. and they are old enough to get that people with families have different comittments than single people without kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:26 AM Flag
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OP: They will have kids but are as of yet childless however all of their friends have 2-3-4 kids and some are coming from overseas. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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They should no better, but you'll just have to keep your mouth shut for now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:30 AM Flag
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you're right. but it doesn't matter. you hurt the feelings of someone you love. apologize for being insensitive. then, when everything's calm again, if they ask your advice - and only if they ask - give it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:26 AM Flag
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Yup my mistake was saying anything. Gotta learn to keep my mouth shut. Esp. now that they are married I don't get those "family" privileges of not editing myself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:28 AM Flag
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Yep. And then you compounded it with the editorial comment. Remember how stressful wedding planning was? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:30 AM Flag
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^^ and it sounds to me like they need to find a room to dedicate to child care and hire a couple of experienced people to look after guests' children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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Good idea, unfortunately I'm guessing we won't be talking again any time soon [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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As doctor Phil would say, be the hero. Call her/him and apologize for adding to their stress and let them know you'd be happy to help the plan this aspect if they want ;-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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Actually it wasn't for me - I just wanted to make my guests happy and amazingly that was a great approach for having a fun wedding. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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Yeah - we put a lot of focus on the experience we wanted our guests to have too and had a great time doing it. But, for many, the planning along with the huge emotional issues that preparing for such a ritual entails are proverbially stressful to the max. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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good point [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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np: I think it is safe to say that if the couple are having a destination wedding -- the guest focus sensitivity ship has already sailed. (If you listen carefully, you can hear it signal as it clears the harbor. hoot hoooooot hooo....) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:46 AM Flag
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apologize (even though you are prob. being the bigger person here) and offer to help look into/arrange child care options for the guests. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:38 AM Flag
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Good thing she's not my sister. I would have said, "Destination weddings are selfish and so over". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:03 PM Flag
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THANK YOU! I'm surprised anyone is going. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:05 PM Flag
[ - ] leapster or leapster2? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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what is the leapster2? We have 2 leapsters (one that is 5 yrs old and better because it has a bigger screen). My dcs really like them but the cartridges are a rip off (we have $350 worth) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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neither, ds played w/his for about an hour total [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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poster above here, I bought it for older dc when he was 4 and he hated it. Threw it in closet and when younger dc was 4 1/2 dug it out. He loved it and then older dc (now 7) wanted to play it too - I had to go buy another one because they were fighting over it (and since a new one only costs $50 and I already had tons of cartridges, I figured why not. OP: how old is dc? My older dc preferred the V-Smile system and there is one where you can use a leapster-type component for travel. My older likes playing games on the TV, younger one (4) loves the little leapster. My 1 yo likes the leapster too but she just pretends to play [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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what is leapster 2? my son (4) loves leapster. i didn't get the one that attaches to the tv, because i figured he can use it for travel, train rides, etc... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:25 AM Flag
[ - ] my 19 mo dd was bitten on the cheek at daycare. apparently the culprit, a 16 mo was appalled at my dd's penchent for flashing her bellybutton. 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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happened to my ds too, bite marks take forever to heal [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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it's looking better every day - i feel so bad for dd. makes me happy we start a nanny share next month. the daycare didn't even call us [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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OR: yeah, we stopped after #2, nannies (and preschool) are better imho [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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Which daycare is this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:57 AM Flag
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daycares are supposed to call parents if this happens. at least this is what our daycare has told us after my kids were bitten or bit other kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 03:34 PM Flag
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be careful though. sometimes nannies bite! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 03:36 PM Flag
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Sorry about the bite but don't expect reason or rationality from babies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:30 AM Flag
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i know but i asked my dd and that's the reason she gave me. very odd that bellybutton flashing could enrage anyone! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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Ok but don't expect a thorough reporting of anything from a 19 month old. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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yes - but that's what the daycare worker said too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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i think it's interesting that you are using the word "enrage" to describe a 16 m.o. feelings or even assuming that your dd showing her belly button was definitely the cause of the biting rather than just a coincidence. a 16 m.o. doesn't associate the horror with biting that all parents seem to. it's really no more aggressive than hitting or kicking but for some reason parents freak out about it as if it is the worst thing a kid can do. and no - my kids have never bitten anyone (other than each other.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 04:02 PM Flag
[ - ] Running moms - too hot an muggy in NYC today to run if I am pg? I have not been outside since early this morning. TIA 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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I wouldn't [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:18 AM Flag
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I don't run but am pg and it was too hot for me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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I'm not pregnant and I don't even want to go out to pick up ds from camp [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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Thanks ladies - looks like I'll hit the treadmill (ugh) instead! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:21 AM Flag
[ - ] Is is bad that #2 won't go to preschool till he's 3? Can't pay Nanny for doing nothing 3 ams a week. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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It's fine. Have nanny do library time and playdates. #2 has sibling to socialize with! Preschool not always the greatest for under 3. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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OP: thx, that made me feel better. nanny is super social, they are always at playdates, parke etc. still feel a bit bad b/c I know #2 would really enjoy preschoo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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My dc didn't start preschool till 3 because I was SAHM. Worked out just fine. Sign him up for a music class or a gym class once a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:31 AM Flag
[ - ] Is it bad that #2 won't go to preschool till he's 3? Can't deal w/paying nanny for doing nothing 3 mornings a week, with added cost of preschool 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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no [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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its normal and fine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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totally fine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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not bad at all... preschool is not necessary unless you are doing no enrichment at home [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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both of my dd started preschool at 3yr [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:15 AM Flag
[ - ] Researching for next summer--anyone's dc really like their theater camp?? which one, please? tia! 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 07.17.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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I've heard good things about USDAN. Anyone have any details? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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I loved it as a kid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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daycamp or sleepaway? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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Theater camp? Is this for gay dcs?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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wow [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:22 PM Flag
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If your kid is serious about performing there's only really one theatre camp you should be looking at and that's Stagedoor Manor in Loch Sheldrake, NY. half the people on broadway now went there as kids. In my day is started at age 10, although I don't know how young they start now. They have a website if you google it. Also, there's a facebook group for alumni (and some people on it went to Stagedoor as long ago as the 80's!) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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There are other great theater camps too. I went to 3 different ones - Stagedoor, Interlochen (also for music) and Buck's Rock, which is an all-arts camp but has fabulous theater. I liked BR the best by far, since it had the most options. I was at SD with Natalie Portman which was not so fun. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:21 PM Flag
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Why not? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:31 PM Flag
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ooh maybe i know you...i was at br for many years [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 05:41 PM Flag
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USDAN for day camp (daughter into theatre loved it for four years). Great mix of kids. Lots of choices. Phenomenal daily performances! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 09:51 AM Flag
[ - ] How much do you pay your cleaning lady for a 2 bedroom apartment in Manhattan? 17 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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I want to know this too. I need someone [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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I'm looking for someone and foudn a company on craigslist who are bonded and charge $60 for a 2bdrm [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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$60 sounds low - I pay $85 and my cleaning woman is there pretty much the whole day (small second bedroom; 1 1/2 bathrooms) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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well this is the price the owner of the company quoted me. I have their ref. and will do some calling [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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np: that's a lot for a small apt in manhattan but many ppl overcharge because it's manhattan. My lady charges $15 and hr and takes 3-4 hrs. My sis lives in an affluent area in LI and pays $100 for a 3500sq ft home. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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Smaller homes are much harder to clean than larger homes, and take more time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:03 PM Flag
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I pay $60 for 900 sqf [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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85 bucks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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I paid $85 for a 2 br/1.5 bth [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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$85 for 3hrs through an agency. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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I pay $80 for a 900sqf 2-bedroom. but she also does laundry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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Ditto, but mine doesn't do laundry. And she's not very good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:03 AM Flag
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$75 for 1100 sq feet 2brm, 2 bath [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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ditto [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:01 AM Flag
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$100 for 1400 sqft and she does laundry. it's a bit high, but she's eebn with us for 10+ years, needs very little direction and comes in from far away now. I think $85 is probably more the norm. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:57 AM Flag
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85 every other week. 750sq ft. 2bdrms. She does laundry. I guess I pay too much looking at this survey. My person is mediocre at best. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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We pay $80 for 1300sq ft loft -- she spends about 3-4 hrs in apt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:01 PM Flag
[ - ] I am apalled at the NY Times' coverage of the Hezbollah hostage release. I have doubted if they were anti-Israel in the past; now I know for certain that they are. 83 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Newborn 07.17.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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your surprised? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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Yes, before I thought it was rabble-rousing and over-reacting. NOw they seem to be kissing Hezbollah's ass, like they are to be taken seriously as a legitimate government. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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They are terrorists who were elected my terrorist wanna-bes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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Because they don't mention why these people were imprisoned; instead they describe the hero's welcome and how this deal empowered Hezbollah, flags waving, etc. and makes some disparaging remarks about Israel [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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np-please post said "disparaging remarks" thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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Yes. But yesterday there was a whole story about the families in Israel on the front page that went into depth about the fact that the "hero" killed a 4 year old girl by smashing her head in with a rifle butt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:09 AM Flag
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And how could a government like Hez actually empower these people> [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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Headline choice was unfortunate but article is just about how this is making Hezbollah look good in Lebanon vis a vis other factions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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I am taking you to the wall on that one, sister. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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Not sure I understand? The headline was poorly worded (former journo here) and did not match the article the accompanied it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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OMG. to many observers thay are amazingly pro-israel. why do you thinkthey aren't? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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lol, no one on earth believes that unless you assume New York means Jews [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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i beg to disagree. i live in new york. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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As do I and any literate newsreader understands the apologist bent of the NY Times [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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Strident much? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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how bizarre [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:26 AM Flag
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So the Times, which happens to be majority-owned and probably majority staffed by Jews, is antisemetic? They're all self-hating? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 01:35 PM Flag
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Really? I thought the cover story two days ago was very pro-Israel, the one about the two families in Nahariya. Their coverage emphasizes that a man who killed a 4 year old girl by crushing her skull with a rifle butt is being feted by all Lebanon. Today's headline was confusing though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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Hez are terrorists and heathens and should be treated as such. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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np-You sound pretty irrational and biased. Looks like you view that world through your crazy glasses [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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how can any rational person NOT call them terrorists? They murdered a child [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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as have US forces in iraq and elsewhere. as do almost all peole invovled in armed struggle. and heathen? that's just invective. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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They murdered a child and declared a national holiday to celebrate it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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That isn't exactly what happened... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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Well, but it is. They're celebrating a man who murdered an innocent father and his 4 year old daughter. He was not a soldier. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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That GUY murdered a child. HE is a murderer. Regardless of his connections with Hezbollah...Now as to Hezbollah being a terrorist org, many would disagree. They do not target civilians and consider their conflict with Israel to be a armed resistance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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Next thing I know you'll be carting me off to the gas chambers, with a response like that. You are frightening. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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See your overracted hyoper-drama queen response? This is why you have no credibility. I was simply stating how MUCH of the world views Hezbollah [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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you are nuts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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ITA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 04:21 PM Flag
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this is a typical annoying americna attitude. everyone wants democracy in teh middle east, until the elections are won by people we don't like. the PLO conducted fairer elections and mroe inclusive ones, than most of our allies over there -- saudi arabia, the emirates, arguably egypt. we just hate the winners. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:09 AM Flag
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On the other hand... can you imagine Americans or French or Brits declaring a national holiday to celebrate someone who'd killed a 4 year old al Qaeda fighter's child by smashing her head in with a rifle butt? And the little Israeli girl's father was just a civilian, not a soldier or policeman. So I vote with "insane and illegitimate" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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Exactly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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but, to be a devil's advocate: bastille day commemorates a riot. most revolutions/wars result incivilian deaths. is this beyond that? sure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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Bastille Day is about freeing prisoners! Not murdering a little girl and her father. They bashed her f'ing head in with a rifle butt after they made her watch them kill her father. They are not human. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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np-Again you are confusing that one man with all of Hezbollah. That man is a pig and a murderer but Hezbollah, as an org, does not target civilians [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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Right but THAT MAN is being given a hero's welcome and a national holiday has been declared to honor THAT MAN-- the child murderer. Not all of Hezbollah. That is just sick. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:18 AM Flag
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Yes it is terrible and disgusting, I agree. But that doesn't mean Hezbollah killed the girl or was responsible. We hail GWB and Dick Cheney but they are evil murderers too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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NP: You've completely lost me now. How does GWB being president excuse calling a national holiday for a child murderer? By your logic, the US should free all murderers from prison because Bush is evil? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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I am not saying they are the same. I am saying we have no room to be pointing fingers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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We have all the room in the world!!! Should we, as a nation, excuse all murderers now? Oh, the damage the 1960s leftist professors have done to the brains of the feeble. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:26 AM Flag
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OK, and we nuked cities full of japanese civilians. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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To end a war. We did not honor American soldiers who killed Japanese children in cold blood. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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ok, so murdering civilians (and the nuclear attacks wre in cold blood) is OK if you have a really good reason? So, if the palestininas werea bout to defeat israel, they coudl bow up a whole city to end that war, and it woudl be OK? civilians die in war and armed struggle. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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What armed struggle? He came in and kidnapped the father and daughter and killed them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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Do you really believe that there is equivalency there? This is why UB scares me- it exposes the twisted psyches of the American Left. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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do i thin there is necesary equivalence? no. but i think there is way too much blind american exceptionalism going on. "terrorism" as a technique is and has been used by many groups, most of them not muslim or middle eastern, for centuries if not millenia. People tend to criticize the tactics when they really hate the goals. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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SO WELL PUT. ITA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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So killing a 4 year old girl with a rifle butt is okay? I hope that al Qaeda bashed your kids heads in [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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It's easy to say that terrorism is okay until it's your kids heads being smashed in with a rifle butt. If some American Indians had grabbed this posters daughter and done the same thing to her, do you think she'd have the same attitude? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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She'd be crying over the injustice done to them and how this is a natural reaction... NOT [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:35 AM Flag
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ITTTTTA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:08 AM Flag
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where do you see me sayign waht htey did is OK? i'm nto at all sure bombing nagasaki was OK. i am not sayign hezbollah are saints.i ma saying we aren't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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Exactly. We hold Arabs to the same standards of morality as Westerners but that doesn't hold true. These are societies that condone gang-rape and honor killings of women too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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Do you know how ignorant you sound? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:18 AM Flag
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ignorant is polite. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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^our soldiers gang raped and murdered plenty of iraqis...we are heathens with our backwards death penalty system. We torture and maim and humiliate prisoners of war--abu ghraib, guantanamo--need I go on? We aren't exactly a model society [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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I'll tell you what-- YOU go be a woman in an Arab country. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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Funny enough, I HAVE BEEN [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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And? What would you say to the women who have been killed by their brothers and fathers? Gang-raped by their cousins? That is NORMAL in those countries. To not do so is abnormal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:23 AM Flag
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You are hearing headlines of very few cases that happen in the middle east. Turn off Fox. This is not the norm. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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Nicholas Kristoff writes for the Times. Not Fox [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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Bingo. He's the one who has opened everyone's eyes to this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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A few rogue soldiers vs. a societal norm. How can you be so stupid? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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The man who killed the girl was also a "rogue" member of Hezbollah [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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Who is now being honored with a national holiday. So maybe not so rogue after all? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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Not sure. His actions weren't condoned by Hezbollah. I think the national holiday part is more to commemorate the release of lebanese prisoners in general. But I still think it is sick and disgusting and they should jail that man [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:26 AM Flag
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Okay. So which "they" should jail him? Because Hezbollah is hailing him as a hero. And encouraging him to say he'll be back. He kidnapped the girl and her dad- that was his only goal- to kill civilians [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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lebanon should jail him [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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NP: Stop arguing with her. She's an Arab, they don't have the same moral compass that we do. She will defend Lebanon's decision to honor the child killer with a national holiday and not see why it is wrong. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:25 AM Flag
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First of all, I am not Arab. Secondly, even if I were arab you seem to think that it is a reason to discredit me, which just proves you are just a bigot with an agenda. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:28 AM Flag
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^And for the record, I lived there after grad school as a journalist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:29 AM Flag
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Let me guess... BBC or NPR? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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Didn't work out though, did it? Stupid people rarely make good journalists. Maybe you could do one of those morning talk shows? You just have to smile a lot and read a teleprompter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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SNAP!!!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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The non-Arab defenders are the worst. It's like that web site "Stuff White People Like" - they love talking about how they're the only ones who actually understand the Middle East conflict. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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You are disgusting bigot for writing that arabs son't have the same moral compass--you should be ashamed. How racist and bigoted! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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WTF? Are you crazy? HEzbollah is not the GOP. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:09 AM Flag
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Ah, yes, the famous "Western morality" that produced the Inquisition, Colonialism, the slave trade, the Holocaust and World Wars I-whatever one we're on to now? Shove your race war fantasies about "us" versus "The Arabs." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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You are a sick f__k. People like youa re the reason people hate us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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please explain this. who hates us over this attitude? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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Exactly! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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You are kidding me. They are notoriously pro-I [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
[ - ] Any Anderson parents on? I'm wondering if I can purchase a school hat, jacket, sweatshirt or t-shirt to wear. I'm a new parent. TIA. 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 07.17.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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please stop with these fake posts...it's just not funny anymore [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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This is not a fake post and there's nothing here that would scream "fake". Lots of parents wear their kids' school names. It's pretty common. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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lolol...yeah right [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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oh go take a short walk off a long plank. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 01:33 PM Flag
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i hear you can get the whole ensemble, complete with "kick me" sign on the jacket, for the low, low price of $29.99. log on to freakmom.com for more info. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:00 AM Flag
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OP, ignore these other posters. I think it's a great fundraising idea. You should head up the effort to create some of this stuff! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:13 AM Flag
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do not fear, they already have all this stuff...check, you may even be able to order it online [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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OP: Thanks. I can't wait to show our school pride! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:15 PM Flag
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don't forget the tin-foil hat! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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I think I just threw up a little bit inside my mouth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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No, but I did see a used NEST+M tee shirt at a thrift store in my name today [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:12 PM Flag
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Too bad. The PTA at NEST runs a swap program so you can "recycle" your gently used NEST+m clothes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:26 PM Flag
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Thus defeating the whole purpose of raising money for the school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:45 PM Flag
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I don't think the NEST PTA is making much from Land's End. It is a good program. It helps make the uniform even more affordable. (And the PTA gets a few bucks for each item you "buy.") IMO, this is a postive thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 03:04 PM Flag
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Inquire on the school's website or to Donna or Marcie and they'll put you in touch with the PTA person in charge of this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:49 PM Flag
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you can get the whole ensemble at target. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 03:40 PM Flag
[ - ] Any lawyer moms on? Df is divorcing in NJ and representing herself. First judge was so corrupt she took it to appeals court and won a remand to new judge. 2nd judge was great and required her dh to disclose financials, on the day the financial were due dh fired his attorney and then hired a new one that has a conflict with judge and therefore is requesting a new judge. This seems so dirty to me what can she do to get justice? 17 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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its called working the system. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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yes but her dh is so awful! he is a millionnaire and has left her and her 2 dd's broke, she doesn't even own a home. He married the woman he had an affair with and now engrossed in his new family and has left them high and dry [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:01 AM Flag
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So they are already divorced - whats the problem? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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Yep, some guys are a$$holes, no matter how many zeros follow the 1 in their bank account. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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she needs to get a pit bull of an attorney [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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she doesn't have any money [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:01 AM Flag
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she should talk to the local bar association. there are often clinics that handle these cases, and if her husband is well-off in some situations he may be required to pay her fees. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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this doesn't soudn super unusual to me, but i wonder why she doenst' get some representation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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no kidding [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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she spent a lot of money on a lawyer that got her nothing and that is why she ended up broke and representing herself in appeals. She actually has done a great job of getting justice for herself up to this point. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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she can't fight the system. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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she needs to get a lawyer. her dh hasn't done anything illegal. she's already divorced so why is she in court at all? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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np: it sounds like she's trying to enfore a support or alimony decree. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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she is not divorced [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:05 AM Flag
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then how is her husband married again? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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sorry he isn't married yet but the woman is pregnant with his child and living with him and he is completely estranged from his other dc's [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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then he couldn't be remarried. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:08 AM Flag
[ - ] On a HHI of 500K you would live in ________________. 14 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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a nicer home than I do now [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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OP: looking for cities and specific areas. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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It's not a lot of $ for Manhattan. Try SF or LA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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where? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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dear SF and LA are just as expensive. Try Kansas [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:09 AM Flag
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oy--so Kansas is the only place I can afford on a HHI of 500K?!? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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less stress. Nothing else would change. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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In Manhattan where I live now on 90k [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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No. That's utterly impossible. Didn't you see the posting above? $500K isn't enough for Manhattan. Sorry, but you must be lying about living in Manhattan. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:49 PM Flag
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Or where I live now on $110K [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:59 PM Flag
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Here. $68K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:59 PM Flag
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Vancouver, B.C. Canada [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 09:43 PM Flag
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cobble hill [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 02:20 AM Flag
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Tough one. We'd have to cut back, maybe Brooklyn? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.18.08, 04:05 AM Flag
[ - ] Posted this to wrong board earlier - When will we start hearing from school about class lists, bus schedules, phase-in schedule, etc? DC starting private K this fall. Thanks. 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 07.17.08, 09:55 AM Flag
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see this is what I like about public school. This is what you get (If you think to ask)....school starts at 8:40 the day after labor day. See you then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:01 AM Flag
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ya get what ya pay for [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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That's absurd. Most schools will send you class assignment, separation schedule (for K only obviously) and supply lists in advance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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^^^public schools that is [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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why obviously? you mean there is no spearation schedule beyond first grade? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:11 PM Flag
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Nope, just in K. In public school anyway. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 12:20 PM Flag
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some private schools do 1/2 day for the first two days of school for all of lower school, but I wouldn't exactly call it a separation period. After K, you just drop you kid off at the door on day one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 02:01 PM Flag
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You will get a large packet of info in mid-late AUgust. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:35 AM Flag
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Thanks very much. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.17.08, 10:38 AM Flag
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depends on the school. Ours (Fieldston Lower) sent transportation info last month, orientation schedule last week, and I'm told we'll be getting class lists next week. [ Reply |