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[ - ] Which zoo for a 6 yo and 3 yo: Central Park or Prospect Park Zoo? Taking PT there. 18 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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Central Park is definitely the better zoo. It gets crowded, so show up when it hopens. What's PT? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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public transportation. thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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Oh! I thought you were taking your physical therapist! :) PT isn't the greatest to the Zoo, but then you'll be in Central Park, which is a great destination in itself. CP Zoo has a good cafe, and Prospect Park Zoo has some lousy vending machines. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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NP: IN addition to the zoo in CP, there is Hecksher playground to the west, which is a great water park. just fyi [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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cool, thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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op: Great, thank you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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Have a great trip. Make sure to see the Polar Bears. They are magnificent. Also, the "children's zoo," which is in a slightly different location, is worth the visit. It's the best part of the zoo, IMO. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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thanks for the tips. looking forward to it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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CP is great but I've never been to Prospect Park zoo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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Fine for a local trip with little ones, but nothing special. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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I think Prospect Park: it's a manageable size, has a great petting zoo, and is close to the carousel and Lefferts House. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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I'd like to do this one too, maybe another day. Sounds similar to our Staten Island Zoo: small, manageable, great petting zoo, very adorable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Never been to the Staten Island Zoo. The Prospect Park Zoo is great because it's so close to the Brooklyn Museum and the Botanic Garden. True, the food options stink, but we always picnic (or get hotdogs) in the park--much better than the crowded cafe at the Central Park Zoo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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Thanks for the tip. I'll get there this summer too. We can only do the SI Zoo and SI Children's Museum so many times (both of which I highly recommend, esp the museum, just FYI!) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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Good to know. The aquarium on Coney Island is also a great stop. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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np: the museum really is great. the zoo is okay, the reptile exhibit is nice. fyi, it's free after 2:30 on Wednesdays. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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yep, just pack a lunch to the si children's museum. there's a cafe area to sit and eat, but just vending machines. it really is amazing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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I vote for Prospect Park Zoo. It's a great little zoo. But bring some food for lunch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 08:07 PM Flag
[ - ] Sex complaint: Last night was the worst. I wasn't in the mood, but I did it anyway, and DH is going on and on and on, so proud of his endurance and talking about how great it feels. The whole time I'm thinking JUST FINISH ALREADY. 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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Hi, Miranda! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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puhleeze - thats the worst you got? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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Tell us more. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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impotence (dude was a virgin at 28); sex therapy; delayed ejaculation...I could go on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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That's every night for most of us good wives who know if we ain't gonna give it to them someone else will. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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Fake it to get it over with - and throw in a few good dirty words - that'll put an end to it fast. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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ITA! Play dirty get out fast! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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I did my best, but I gave up after a while. Oh, grrrr. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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Ha. I fell asleep on a guy once. Lousy foreplay and then 45 freakin' minutes. He thought he was a stud. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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Wow a DH who says his wife feels good as he makes love to her. And for his trouble the poor guy receives feelings of annoyance and contempt. He is a prime candidate to go roaming and looking for love and elsewhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 02:55 AM Flag
[ - ] Ladies contemplating leaving your DH: You are not leaving your miserable, jerky DH for Prince Charming you are trading one bag of problems for another (equally big but different). Don't think its gonna go any other way. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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This topic comes up a lot on weekends [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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yup, it seems like there is a lot of fightingon the w'ends [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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Speak for yourself, darling. Some people learn from their mistakes and go on to lead nice lives, thank you. My father got it right the third time, and my mother is pretty happy with her life, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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oh yeah - 3rd times the charm! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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But it's better than the relentlessly bleak future you painted. He's been married to his third wife for 20 years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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my point is that most guys are just normal nothing great or awful and to think that perfection is just around the corner is so unrealistic. I see so many divorced women who are blindsided by the fact that they are back on the dating scene at 40 with a few kids and they are just not as desireable as they were 15 years ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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Well, that's true. Divorce is sometimes the best of a bunch of bad options. No tango in the rose garden. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Who says I'm getting married again? I love my freedom my own miserable, jerky ex-dh. Life is good now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:11 PM Flag
[ - ] Okay, so I finally saw Sex and the City. What I don't understand: why did so many people on this board post fake spoilers about it? Why lie about what happens in a movie? 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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People lie all the time on here. I remember once someone posted to an OP that she couldn't under any circumstances take her kid to lunch at The Coffee Shop and that there were no playgrounds in Union Square Park, both outright lies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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not to mention the posts guaranteeing HRC would win [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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There's a difference between wishful thinking and a bold lie [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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ITA. The posts I'm talking about were people who swore that they'd seen the movie and that Big dies. Why even take the time to make that up? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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np: is there a playground in Union Square? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:59 PM Flag
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There used to be 3. Now there is one because the other two are under renovation [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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It's so bizarre. Why lie about something so small? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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I think that's why I remember it. It had to have been from last year or the year before. But I still walk by the Coffee Shop everyday at lunch time, see kids in strollers there, and laugh to myself [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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I haven't seen it. What really happened? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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The big stuff: Carrie and Big get married at City Hall (after lots of drama); Miranda and Steve break up and get back together; Charlotte get pregnant and has a baby; Samantha and Smith break up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:06 PM Flag
[ - ] My two DC and I are going to spend a week with my friend and her two DC, about the same age. All in a country house in CT. What should I bring? She denies she needs anything. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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Toys for the kids...water guns or something to use outside. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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^^And wine or something for her. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:51 PM Flag
[ - ] DH and i are separating and i don't like how he tries to be between DS and me all weekend. but i need DH's help at the house, with errands. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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maybe talk about a schedule, when he can have time for DS alone with out you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:45 PM Flag
[ - ] DH is not at all on my side or protective of me in uncomfortable situations. you know when a husband almost seems to try to cut himself loose from his wife in all social situations and you can tell? i think that's me. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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i am the opposite, i run from my dh at social situations...... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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This is something you can train him to be better with. Explain how you need him to have your back. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:58 PM Flag
[ - ] truthfully, have you looked at the single guys over 45? i'm going to be a 45 yr old hitting the plastic surgery and alone. there are so few normal guys at that age. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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I'd say never married/confirmed bachelor at age 45 is different from a guy who is divorced or a widower. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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the divorced ones have mean hearts, IME. and the never married 45 yr olds were more like very oddball. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:33 PM Flag
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I can think of 3 divorced men off the top of my head who were completely blindsided by the divorce. All seemed pretty decent to me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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really? no one just leaves their husband without reason [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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they were reasons like the wife met someone else and the wife felt like they could meet someone who made more money than current dh [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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funny, my old boss said the same thing...you are better off with a divorcee or widower at that age. If a man hasn't been married by 45, there is something wrong with him [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:35 PM Flag
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not sure i agree based on my dating history with the oldies. i think the divorced ones are very sketchy often. i prefer weird to really shady, i think. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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I thyink you are right. I'd take someone who is a a bit odd, but still well-meaning, over a man with elastic morals [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:43 PM Flag
[ - ] i am not ashamed, i have mom-butt. a size 4, but very self-conscious - invited to fancy swimming pool at fancy club tomorrow: what's worse: boy short swimsuit with tankini or swim-skirt. don't want to look too fuddy duddy. 18 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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skirt or sarong [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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i think that looks insecure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:29 PM Flag
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i have to swim: boyshorts, swimskirt - which of the two? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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depends how bad the butt is. if it's purely cottage cheese, the skirt. if it's just out of shape- the boy shorts, definitely! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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6 months post partum, not cottage cheese, but very conscious of stretch marks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:46 PM Flag
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self tanner and those won't show at all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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skirts? please tell me they don't still make bathing suits with skirts! That would be extemely outdated at a fancy club, unless you are going with the Mercers and Ricardos. Wear a sarong, or shorts, and just don't go swimming if it makes you too insecure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:33 PM Flag
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i don't get the mercer reference [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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The Ricardo's older neighbors and best friends, as in I Love Lucy, as in that is the last time a bathing suit with a skirt was in fashion. Maybe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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^^^Mercers were Fred and Ethel, maybe the last name is something else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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Mertz [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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thank you...you have offically outed yourself older than me! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:46 PM Flag
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Can't a 43 y.o. have seen re-runs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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http://tinyurl.com/58dweq [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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I don't understand the skirt putdowns. At my pool club sooo many moms, in their twenties through forties, where those. I don't because it's not my thing, but even the cute moms are wearing the skirts. Haven't seen any boyshorts, but those are hotter looking, def. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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A bathing suit with a skirt attached, is that what we are talking about? I have not seen them in years, but I also am not in Suburbia at a pool, so maybe I'm out of touch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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Most of what I've seen are two pieces: a tank-style top and a skirt bottom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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landsend.com has cute skirt taninis. they look fine. we're not talking old lady skirt one pieces. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:15 PM Flag
[ - ] Is Book Mom here? I need some advice. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Preschool/Kids 07.05.08, 06:26 PM Flag
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I'm pretty familiar with kids' stuff not so much adult if it helps [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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That would be great. Looking for some early reader series books. On the same level as Cynthia Rylant's stuff, but other authors. He's read all of the Henry & Mudge, Mr. Putter & Tabby, and Poppleton books. Tried The Lighthouse Family series but it's still a bit too advanced for him. TIA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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Amelia Bedelia, Minnie and Moo, Aunt Eater, Check out the scholastic store for ideas too, And Little Bear and Frog and Toad [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:32 AM Flag
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Not BM here, but I would go to the closest library, plop on the floor by the early reading section and go through books with your child. I believe you can check out up to 30 children's books in the NYPL system. James Marshall's books may appeal: Three by the Sea and Four on the Shore are two of his many titles. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 06:44 AM Flag
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^^^ I just looked at a Lighthouse book. This is not an early reader. Don't think because an author writes some early readers that all their books are for beginning readers. Ursula Leguin's Catwings books may work as early chapter books for a young reader. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 06:49 AM Flag
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^^^ You might also look at Esther Averill cat books also. You can look inside many of these books at Amazon--get your child's opinion on the difficulty. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 06:52 AM Flag
[ - ] moving to a house in 2 weeks, the best thing and worst thing you learned once you moved? we have been on uws for 15 years, so this is a little shocking. 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 07.05.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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best: I love central air. worst; I live in a nice house in a bad neighborhood [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:23 PM Flag
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did you post earlier? We are moving in 6 weeks after 16 yrs in the city. Next week I'm planning a trip to Home Depot for things I've never owned before like a garden hose, big ladder and I don't know what else! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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here are a few things to add: closet organizers; air filters; good quality picture hooks; plantation shutters; lots of buckets; lawnmower; edger/hand shovel/grass aerator/mulch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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what are plantation shutters? Debating whether to get a lawnmower...going to have to hire a lawn service because there is no way dh is going to mow the grass ...and the yard is pretty bit so we'd need a riding one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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plantation shutters? I think she can wait on those. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:03 PM Flag
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I would get those before the lawn service! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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plantation shutters are not cheap, and maybe her house has some window treatments she can live with for now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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ita - but paying someone to mow the lawn is pretty pathetic imo. Surely you or Dh can spend an hour 12x during the summer to cut it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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You only lived in NYC for 16 yrs I bet at some point in your childhood you were intimate with one or two gardening tools [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 03:27 AM Flag
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we're moving too. packing stinks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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Layout is key..my layout stinks :( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 03:41 AM Flag
[ - ] i thought my dad was raised lutheran and when i met DH and he said he was lutheran- i said 'oh, so was my dad'. my mom corrected me that he was methodist (all before i was born). DH always tells me he was deceived into marrying me b/c he thought i was lutheran. he knew i was half-catholic and considered myself of no particular religion. i was looking at all kinds of places for the wedding. he's always telling me i lied to him and he got married under false understanding. 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:19 PM Flag
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...and so what if he did? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:21 PM Flag
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he must think poor him for marrying me and he can't believe he married me or something. meanwhile, he's such a jerk to me 24/7 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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so he wants to end the marriage? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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he acts like it. i think he's waiting to see how he feels about dumping me when our baby is older. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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A half a catholic is still a catholic, when will we be accepted! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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is he joking? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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op-NO! every week for years. 'i was lied to into marrying you. i thought you were a lutheran.' he knew i was very unconventional and we got married ina presbyterian church even. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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Yeah, I understand that the tension between Lutherans and Methodists is intense. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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op: He SO thinks i'm not good enough b/c my dad was technically methodist before i was born. he'd feel the marriage was worthwhile if i were Lutheran, i guess? WTH do i do? we have a son together. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:26 PM Flag
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Are yousure this isn't a joke. If not, he's just looking for issues or is maybe the stupidest person on the planet. Sorry. He can't get a divorce on those grounds, as far as I know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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op: he's both of the above [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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you two both sound like idiots, you know that right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:35 PM Flag
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i'm an idiot in this situation because... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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1) you don't know what religion you or your father are for sure 2) you have no idea anything about any religion in general, who the hell married you? 3) on UB only Catholics and Jew are entitled to complain about such non-sense. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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If religion was an issuse it would have been presented while planning your wedding. Sounds like you don't know or care what your religion is, so just convert to his if it's a big deal. Come on,it's Lutherans and Methodists, I think you just show up on a Sunday and you are in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:26 PM Flag
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true. i should fake a conversion- from non-denominational to his brand name. that'll take this argument away from him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:28 PM Flag
[ - ] Hi Moms w/ older kids: My 7 yo DS is very sensitive. Though well-liked he does not have one best-friend. He tends to get very interested in 1 kid who inevitably has other friends they are more interested in. How do I handle the rejection he feels? DH says hands-off he needs to feel it. I am trying to coach him socially but wonder if I am too involved? Any feedback/experience is welcome. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:17 PM Flag
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I'm sort of with DH, but on the other hand you don't want to be distant. Try to schedule playdates with the kid he likes and then ask neutrally how they went and why he likes the other kid. If the other kid treats him badly, ask him how he feels about that and whether he thinks that's the right thing to do. Try to get him to think about what he really wants from a friendship without directing his feelings. He is probably getting something from these relationships that isn't obvious to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:20 PM Flag
[ - ] how can a mentally ill-fragile SAHM w/o job prospects and a baby leave her DH when she has zero family to turn to? and no close friends who could help. still BFing, can't take a med. what do i do? 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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Obviously you dont leave DH. Stick it out until you have a plan and are on your way to being independant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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it would be a few years. i would have to take the bar. go to therapy. probably take a social anxiety med. all of this after my baby is older. so i can look forward to being old-ish and alone. great. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:21 PM Flag
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So you finished law school and did not take the bar? Under any circumstances you would be silly to not finish your lae education. Take the bar and get a job and stop feeling sorry for yourself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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moved to a new state. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:23 PM Flag
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op: it's worse than you may think. my situation. a lot to explain if you're just going to say 'oh, brush yourself off...' i want to and i am going to - just not while DB is a baby. i want to be with him at any cost. that is probably not a good idea though. i don't know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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So you have no intention of leaving your DH. Why post this in the first place? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:26 PM Flag
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b/c i don't really have a choice - he acts hatefully towards me all the time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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NP: that's overly negative. Most people get married again. But your life is YOURS to shape it, and you never know what's going to happen to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:23 PM Flag
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Wait, you have a law degree? And obviously a BA. You make job prospects. Stop the Bfing, it's been long enough and get yourself on some meds already. You will be like any other unstable lawyer in this town. Get a job with th City or Federal Gov, you don' have to do it over night, but it is very hard for me to feel bad for your situation. How did you get through Law School? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 07:00 PM Flag
[ - ] if i tell DH that his workaholicism has spun out of control again, he tells me that he hates me, has zero respect for me-- he has all these little distorted stories about that he remembers that i would never remember. his hatred is scarying me. i don't want him around our 1 yr old and me but i only have my mom for family- she has mental illness and is more abusive than him. SAHM. what do i do? 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:09 PM Flag
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make a six month plan and get the hell out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:11 PM Flag
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loneliness is my shortcoming. i cannot handle it. i have no one. i am shy and i haven't even emotionally recovered from how alone i was when i met DH 6 yrs ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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if he's a workaholic, let him. while he's at work, get a sitter and find a job. You don't need him or your mom. Its tough, but there are single moms out there who do well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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^^^ and DON'T get pg again with this guy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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they must be much more emotionally and psychologically well than me. and they probably have some family help of some sort? afraid my DC will suffer- DS and i have never been apart at all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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staying with someone who hates and doesn't respect his mom isn't good for him eiter. My 5yo has been to daycare or with a sitter all her life. She is fine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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op- true. it kills me that he can sense that his daddy hates his mommy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:16 PM Flag
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and that behavior often repeats itself. You don't want ds to grow up to treat his wife like that. MAke a plan. You don't have to leave the house tomorrow. Just position yourself better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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There's no easy advice for you. Can you start seeing a therapist? That costs money. Will DH allow it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.08, 06:14 PM Flag
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