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[ - ] Is anyone looking for an experienced special needs babysitter? (I work at one of the top special education private schools) 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Special Needs 07.07.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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are you looking for f/t or p/t? We would like to have an evening sitter or occassional babysitter on UES for 4 yr old...if interested, let me know! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.10.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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I am definitly interested. I am a [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.10.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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I don't know if my first message went through. Anyway- I am a 1 on 1 aide at the Gillen Brewer School. I would love to have another occasional job or evening job. I live on the Upper West Side. I have a degree in early childhood education and a teacher certification. My email is upperwestsider168 @ gmail.com [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.10.08, 08:59 PM Flag
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You might try posting on the other site for more responses. I bet you might find some interest there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.10.08, 10:04 PM Flag
[ - ] Isn't "disengaged parent" just a pejorative term helicopter parents use to judge others? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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Sometimes, just sometimes it is used by laid back parents who notice the needless venom spewed by DPs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:11 PM Flag
[ - ] Is it safe to pet cats and play with them while I am pregnant? I am 32 weeks and going to a friend's house that have 2 cats there. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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Yes, just don't lick their banana chips. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:29 PM Flag
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yes, just don't touch their poop - that's where the toxo is. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:33 PM Flag
[ - ] Are you/were you ever a nonconformist? What stage/period in your life? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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i plan to go that route when i turn 40. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:39 PM Flag
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Always and forever. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:59 PM Flag
[ - ] Tell me about the ERB. Want to sign up DC to take it in August. Going to do it at a center as I DC doesn't really have stranger anxiety and kind of on the fence about private schools so would like to know the score before investing so much time and energy. How long is the test? Is it filling in bubbles? DC have to write name, draw pictures? Totally clueless. Any BTDT moms care to weigh in? TIA! 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 07.07.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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the test iabout an hour and it is one one one...not a standardized bubble test. Much of it is oral, althought ere are secitons with blocks and a section with a pencil and transcribing ( coresponding shapes and shapes). No pictures or names, but dc will likely be asked to do so at private schools visits. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:38 PM Flag
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Thanks. Any tips as to what to tell DC before they go in? I thought, "You are going to meet with someone who knows your teachers at school. Listen to them and answer their questions so they can tell your teachers all about what you've been doing this summer. If you do as they ask, we'll go get icecream" ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:57 PM Flag
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the website gives you some exact words. BTW, I truly think that you shoudl have dc tested at his or her school if the test is offered there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:59 PM Flag
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I hear you, but I want to know the score before starting this mess. Director said it could be late October before DC is tested. DC is pretty great in stranger situations. That being said, private school will be a financial burden, and I'm willing to let the winds of fate lead me in that direction. Not wanting to game the test, etc. If DC scores really well, we will take it as a sign to move forward. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:03 PM Flag
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That is not always the best thing to do. Some kids don't like to miss anything in their classroom, so they speed through it to get back [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 04:31 AM Flag
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ita. having that level of comfort made a big deal for my dc [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 04:54 AM Flag
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np--The danger in mentioning a reward is that your child may hurry through the test to get ice cream (or whatever). My understanding is that the test is given in sections and each section has questions that get increasingly harder. (I think the tester stops when the child can no longer answer questions in that section.) Your child should work as hard as he/she can in answering questions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 04:29 AM Flag
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np: I told my dc that she was going to be meeting with someone who wanted to know how much a 4 year old knows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:12 AM Flag
[ - ] Isn't "helicopter parent" just a pejorative term disengaged parents use to judge others? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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yes that must be it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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well, it is pejorative, but let's not suggest that people are not overly involved with every interaction their children have... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:29 PM Flag
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It would seem that in order to apply it correctly, one would usually need to know alot more about a family's particular situation than a single isolated incident as usually presented in such a wonderful format as this. Nonetheless it is applied sanctimommily... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:46 PM Flag
[ - ] what am I going to do with my boys tomorrow in Brooklyn? Ages 5 and 3. The younger one will bolt on me. Sigh. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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Prospect Park Zoo, libray, Chuck E. Cheese--then it won't matter too much if he bolts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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train museum, power play, play spot [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:31 PM Flag
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what is power play? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:32 PM Flag
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I think it is on third ave and 6th. They do parties and gymnastics classes but they have a playroom that you pay $12 to use. It has a sandbox, slide, gym structure, little cars that you get inside of, a tree house, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:35 PM Flag
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np- Whcih indoor play space is closet to Boerum Hill? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:37 PM Flag
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the one on atlantic next to the vet (at hoyt?) is great. NOT the one you have to walk down the stairs -- the newer one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:38 PM Flag
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NY Explorers? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:55 PM Flag
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yes that's it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:18 PM Flag
[ - ] Any ideas of things to do in East Hampton for the summer with 6mo DD ? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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6 mo is both easy and hard (imo). there's the playground in town, the duck pond on david's lane. and he's still portable enough to go in (almost) any restaurant. but the beach is hard at that age. stroll through town. there's a children's museum in bridge, but its really meant for older kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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at 6 mos aren't they still pretty portable? agree beach is a pain though. I have a get a baby pool and fill it with a few inches of water and hang out in backyard. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 04:36 AM Flag
[ - ] This goes under the sex area. If a woman (me) says they like doggie-style sex more than anything else for several reasons, and their husband says he does not like it this way because it "is cold and impersonal" what do you think of that? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:16 PM Flag
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hmmm... I would say you may have a problem unless you are willing to explore other positions that you both like. I can see both sides. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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can't you take turns? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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i think that your husband needs to loosen up and enjoy the raw physicality of sex. Not every interlude is "lovemaking"...some is just f**king, and that's great too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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you can do both ya know! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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Kind of sweet on his part, but if they are going to be together til they die they can do it every which way for the next 60 years [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:31 PM Flag
[ - ] 4.2 yo just spent first day at a new day camp. Last night he told us we could just drop him off he'd be fine (we stayed about an hour) - tonight he asked if we could go early and have our breakfast there. He just called me to his room (11pm) and told me he doesn't want to go back because he's scared but won't tell me of what. He said he planned to cry again (he did about an hour after we left and then fell asleep for 2 hrs there, which he never does ordinarily. No sign of illness. He's a seasoned preschooler, though he doesn't know any of the children here yet. Any suggestions? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:16 PM Flag
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OP- BTW we stayed the first hour at his request and then he encouraged us to go. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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give it another day or two. my 4 yo didn't like the first day of camp and didn't want to go back; she was a little better after the 2d day, by the time I picked her up after the 4th day she was loving it. sometimes it just takes a little time to feel comfortable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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poor guy. i think he is trying to be brave for you but unable to do it. My guess is that nothing is "wrong" he just is working it out right now and you should be supportive and spend more time and really impress upon the staff that you need them to help him make friends. Give him a buddy that sort of thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:23 PM Flag
[ - ] Would you take accutane at age 40? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:13 PM Flag
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YES,YES, YES. Unless you are planning kids in the next year or so. If you have acne that is making your life miserable or keeping you from going out because you picked too much, then go get it. I went to Trish McEvoy's husband, Dr.Ronald Sherman,many years ago, I was 33, he put me on 10 mg for one cycle (6 months). My skin looked and still looks great! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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I would and I did. I was single and suffering from adult acne (never had it as a kid/teen) and it affected my confidence. So glad I did it. I was in my late 30s but not married and so no immediate plans to have kids (I eventually had two dcs in my 40s) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:22 PM Flag
[ - ] schools are not overcrowded because of "cheaters." they are overcrowded because the city has not built schools to keep up with development. you angry vigilante moms need to take it up with Bloomberg, not going all sherlock holmes on your kids' classmates. 26 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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A-freaking-MEN. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:14 PM Flag
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no one said the schools are overcrowded because of cheaters, but the cheaters add to the problem and don't deserve to be there. i have better things to do with my time than hunt down scumbags, but if they get kicked out, i won't shed any tears. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:15 PM Flag
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actually, parents at some of the most overcrowded schools have taken it up with bloomberg and gotten some results. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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nope, just promises that are so far pretty empty. Building new schools is not a part of the plan so far, unfortunately. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 05:12 AM Flag
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the foundling hospital is pretty much a done deal. how quickly the school will open is another question. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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I recognize your posting style. You're starting to sound a little obsessed. Did you register with a fake address and now you're starting to panic or something? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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np: funny, I could say the same about you. or any of the others that sound like you. totally crazy, IMO. oh, and we got into a citywide, so no reason to hate you other than the fact that you sound like a new twist of the story the lottery. go stone people in your dreams, not irl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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no one was talking to you crazy egomaniacal citywide mom. the post was addressed to op. if you think you're impressing anyone with the fact that your dc is in a citywide or that you once read a shirley jackson story in your freshman ap english class, you're not. nor does your hyperbole equating the consequences of cheating the system with a public stoning. gl with all the nest crazies. you should fit right in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 04:20 AM Flag
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nnp: Now you are going to attack NEST every time someone mentions "a citywide?" You don't need a new hobby, you need medication. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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I have said it all along, everyone knows that the problem with PS199 is the huge amount of new construction in the zone that has brought so many new families, not cheaters. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 05:11 AM Flag
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the bill thompson report called "growing pains" addresses the overcapacity in nyc schools by district. pretty interesting reading if you can get through it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:02 AM Flag
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Seriously. We moved into our apt 4.5 years ago and DD was the only child in this 23 unit building, which was newly residential. There are now 3 kids her age, 2 our younger DD's age, and a good 6 - 7 between 1 and 3. There are now a handful of big new buildings close enough to fall into our zone, and if they all opt to go public as we did, I don't know where the school will put them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:39 AM Flag
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don't worry. NYC has plenty underutilized schools. They just have to redraw the zoning maps and everything will be okay. There is a proposal about this somewhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:52 AM Flag
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yeah. They'll just ship us all to the south bronx. No biggie. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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nah, that would be insane. PS 217 on Roosevelt Island, for example, is one of those underutilized schools. It makes a lot of sense to reduce the burden on PS 116, for example, and send some East midtown children to Roosevelt Island instead. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:42 AM Flag
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every kid gets his own canoe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 10:18 AM Flag
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there is public transportation going to Roosevelt Island [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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Yeah, but it won't necessarily satisfy UMC people. My zone is filled with gorgeous, expensive townhouses and buildings and then about 6 projects. Guess what the population looks like? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:17 AM Flag
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so what? nobody is entitled to go to a certain public school. Some schools are overcrowded many are not. Let's spread the load a bit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:42 AM Flag
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I'm not really worried -- we're the only ones in our building using the PS system and I bet the ratios in the others will be similar... My point was more the population explosion in areas that were commercial and become residential. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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Well, in truth, the fault is not just with Bloomberg. NYC schools have been short changed by Albany for years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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But the city council and mayor should have faced the obvious hyper-development in popular zones. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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Sure, but it's only obvious in hindsight. It's hard to tell what the demographics of new buildings will be and even if the DOE wanted to build new schools, where would they put them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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I disagree, most of these buildings have 2+ BR apartments, plus they're going up in densely populated neighborhoods. Look what's happening around E. 86th street or the Trump bldgs. on RSB, and even if these buildings weren't bringing in lots of families, they are still bringing in more people to an already crowded area with an overburdened infranstructure. The West 72nd St. IRT station was crowded and dangerous pre-Trump. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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And you're right, it's not just Blooomberg, Guiliani approved all of those Trump buildings, which the neighborhood tried to fight. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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I am the Devil's Advocate for today so: And done what? Post 9/11 everyone was stressed that the city was gonna go down the shitter. Granted, in 2008 that looks silly but for a while it seemed like it could go either way. One way they saw to turn things around was green light a lot of construction and get money (and UC/UMC people) coming back to the city. To make new construction dependent on new schools would have kept a lot of those projects from happening. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 09:34 AM Flag
[ - ] I am having crazy lower back pain when I stand up. I am 19 weeks pg. Please tell me that I am not going to need bed rest. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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bedrest? no. get a maternity support belt to wear when you are awake. and see an osteopath. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:23 PM Flag
[ - ] God help me. I turned 40 this year and today bought my first copy of More magazine. Tell me I'm not becoming an old fart. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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no, just a middle-aged fart. I love More, fwiw. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:07 PM Flag
[ - ] God help me. I turned 40 this year and today bought my first copy of More magazine. Tell me I'm not becoming an old fart. 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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I had a subscription to Mirabella when I was 9. And two different friends gave me subscriptions to Reader's Digest on my 22nd birthday! You are not an old fart! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:08 PM Flag
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Just don't start wearing Eileen Fisher and you'll bef ine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:08 PM Flag
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NP: Why? Eileen rocks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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To each his own, but it just seems really old lady to me. I don't mean I go for the mutton dressed as lamb thing, but most of the EF stuff just seems pretty shapeless and not cute. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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You have to be skinny to pull her stuff off, but if you are skinny, her stuff is great [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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I'm skinny, I'm 40, it ain't gonna happen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:34 PM Flag
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np: lol...I wore a skirt from there today! 43 yo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:30 PM Flag
[ - ] Has anyone taken one of those strollercize classes in the park? Good workout or better to just go to the gym? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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It always struck me as a bit of a swindle. Take your kid for a walk in the stroller. Bring a friend and her kid. Voila, you just saved $125. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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Hard to compare. If you don't have someone to watch dc, the gym isn't an option. But you don't need a babysitter for the strollercize class. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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I took that Brooklyn Bootcamp at Prospect Park at 5:45 AM for six weeks, and in no way am I a morning person, but desperate times calls for desperate measures...they whipped my ass, arms, legs and stomach into shape, I never felt stronger or leaner, and I've done a Hard Core Federal Agent Academy for six months...the Brooklyn Bootcamp was better. I couldn't believe I was hiring someone to do this to me, last time I got paid for it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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do they offer this class in forest hills? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:38 PM Flag
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i used to watch out my window with curiosity as a class like that ran in the park below. my dd and I would laugh and laugh "look! it's the crazy stroller moms!" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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check out www.momsofsteel.com The trainer is a former Strollercize trainer now on her own. The classes are a great workout and you pay by the class- no long term commitment. This is no walk in the park! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 03.26.09, 09:33 AM Flag
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Strollercize just started up a new program. Rock n Stroll with the RollerSizer™ tummy ab crunching device invented by the original owner. Also the classes are now geared for ALL moms. They have a new updated hard "core" crunching program, like the original Strollercize® program but more new moves and format.www.ystrollfit.com 800 Y STROLL. [ Reply | More
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