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[ - ] what toys does your 5 yo boy love? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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the cars from the cars movie, wooden blocks, the computer, trains [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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Legos -- especially those lego vehicle sets. Still likes trains. Cars -- any kind -- matchbox, Automoblox, whatever. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:23 PM Flag
[ - ] Best website to buy a handbag? I can't deal with traipsing to all the big stores to find - ala marc jacobs ,etc. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.30.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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Maybe Saks.com? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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Hard to buy from a website, you get no clue how does the leather feel, how heavy the bag is etc. If you are planning to spend money go to the store. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:43 AM Flag
[ - ] I am quite crazed with my 5 yo and 1.5 yo but I do want another...am 35, when is the best time to go for it? Now or wait another year? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.30.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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now. fertility starts to decline sharply- I wouldn't take a chance. GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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I would wait another year. As long as you haven't had fertility issues in the past. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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I'd never had fertility issues in the past, got preg on 1st try at 35, m/c, took 3 years to get preg again [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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Now. Why wait? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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I would give it at least another year if not 2 more yrs, for your sanity. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:56 AM Flag
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start in 6 months [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 01:11 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone have to get a d/c because the fetus was not developing properly? Last visit they saw a heartbeat but the fetus was not as far along as it should be. They took some blood work and will be going for another ultrasound this week. Just trying to prepare myself for the worse. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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I had two of these--called missed m/cs. I'm so sorry. I also have a great kid (3rd pg.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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I'll add that yes, your dates could also be off. I don't want to prophesy doom. But mine both had hbs, too--very slow ones. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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GL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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possibly your dates are off. If they saw a HB, that is a good sign. Just keep thinking positive and GL to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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I'm no doctor, but I highly doubt they would ever do a D&C on a fetus with a heartbeat without concrete information about why it was not developing properly... fwiw, it's pretty common to be off by a couple of weeks. good luck. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
[ - ] Last night on my flight from San Francisco to New York, we were served warm cookies, pigs in a blanket and veggie wontons during the delay, then an appetizer of duck confit quesdillas, then a salad of mixed greens in a vinegrette, wild salmon in a cumcumber sauce with oven roasted herb garlic potatos and a corn cake, then apple pie ala mode, followed by coffee and cookie service. 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:22 AM Flag
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what's it like having a private jet? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:23 AM Flag
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this was a commercial flight. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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not an american commercial flight! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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yes it was [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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what airline? This had to be first class [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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Where you on a TopChef episode or something? Thats amazing, was it good? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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she was on BACK TO THE FUTURE flight [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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LOL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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what a dream! When I dream of flights I get sweaty from fear. I like your dream better [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:42 AM Flag
[ - ] Did you gain any weight in the first trimester? I gained 4 pounds and my doctor sort of gave me a hard time about it! 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Expecting 06.30.08, 11:20 AM Flag
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I lost weight the first time (ms) and held steady the second. In both pg's, I started adding weight around week 20. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:21 AM Flag
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really? I can't deal with these OB's that are suck assholes when it comes to weight gain. Thank god my OB isn't like this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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I just had my 22wk apt and have gained 20 lbs so far. My OB never says anything. I've gained 40 lbs with both pg and this one isn't any diff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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for 4 pounds? sounds like a total quack- look for new ob, imo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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itta. Could you imagine how much of a pita this OB will be for the rest of the pg. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:40 AM Flag
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I agree... everything I've read says average gain is 2-3 Ibs. 4 is not off, considering you're clothed and weighing at different times of the day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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Seriously? For four lousy pounds? Not nice of OB to give you a hard time about that. I gained 12 lbs in the first tri--which is more than average--and went on to have slower weight gain the rest of pregnancy. My final weight gain before baby arrived was around 35 lbs, which is more or less normal. I suggest you don't worry about the weight too much; eat healthfully when you're hungry and exercise. The rest is up to mother nature. And if this comment from your md bugs you enough, consider finding a new doc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:45 AM Flag
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I am 5' 10" and my OB said I might gain 40 lbs. I am slim, and already at week 14 have gained 8. OB thought it was great. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:55 AM Flag
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Time to switch doctors. What a loser. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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I dont believe you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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I'm 20 weeks. Lost 10lbs in the first due to morning sickness and have gained about 5 back. I think I gained around 10 in the first trimester for pg #1! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:04 PM Flag
[ - ] I just found out that I won a turducken and that the mayor of our town will be coming to our house tonight to serve it to us while telling us about his new infrastructure reviatilization program. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:19 AM Flag
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LOL! Yum. meat [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:20 AM Flag
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Depending on the stuffing, you could have some nice eats coming your way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:21 AM Flag
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Bike paths, hopefully, to work off the turducken [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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killjoy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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Where on earth do you live? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
[ - ] what is that fancy tutu website? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:17 AM Flag
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www.tutu.org [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
[ - ] Find me a burb!! I'm in my late 30s, work at an international nonprofit, husband is a psychotherapist. We live in Greenpoint and love the vibe but are pining for more space and a yard for our 2 young kids. We love alternative music, the arts and mid-century modernist design and architecture, eat mostly local/organic food, and own a Subaru Outback. So pretty down to earth yet funky and adventurous. Others frequently say that we're very "west coast" (ie, northern CA, P.NW) but we can't tear ourselves away from our families and friends to actually move there. Money is definitely an issue (probably can spend up to $650 on a home) and we don't want some insane commute or a bad public school district. The areas that so far have interested us are Nyack, Croton, and Sea Cliff, but looking for new ideas since none of these is ideal. Are we wishing for something that doesn't exist around here? Thanks for your help 21 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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Hi there - if you're still around, did you ever end up in Sea Cliff? We're still considering it and would love some insight. [ Reply | More
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[ - ] 10 weeks pg w #2. occasionally feel sharp pain in lower abdomen. i had it w my first, but don't remember when. isn't it too early for round ligament pain? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:15 AM Flag
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uterus stretching [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:31 AM Flag
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not too early- am 22 wks w #2 and these pains were one of my first symptoms this time- took much longer to get them the first time but ob said it's common to have them early the second time bc they are already stretched out. I've found I have them much more often and they're more severe this time overall. in the grand scheme, not a big deal, but noticable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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np: I'm 22 wks too. When's your due date? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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oct 31st! you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:37 AM Flag
[ - ] I am not a fan of Dalton but you have to understand that not every school, and yes even the tt, has a great year every year with colleges. Not only that it isn't new. I graduated in '85 from one of the same type of schools and the college admissions were awful do awful they threatened to fire the guidance counselor. It happens. It doesn't mean anything substantial. 29 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.30.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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Why did they fire the guidance counselor then? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:16 AM Flag
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because everyone always thinks when something has happened it is the first and only time. It happened five years later at the same school after four years of great exmissions and that time they did fire the counselor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:18 AM Flag
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^^ oh and they did not fire her in 85 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:20 AM Flag
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The reality is exactly as the article states--as more Ivy-League universities seek and help the less-than-privileged in this country, it's going to become harder and harder for the dime a dozen over-achievers from elite private schools to stand out and get a spot. And it's about time, as far as I'm concerned... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:23 AM Flag
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AMEN! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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You get ON with your bad bitter self! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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LOL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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Not bitter at all. What's the matter, are you afraid little Muffy's spot at Harvard might be taken by an lower-middle-class kid? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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You have no idea what my background is, and no absolutely not. Where 'muffy' goes to college is not as important to me as where 'muffy' gets an education before she gets to college. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:30 AM Flag
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and you have no idea what my background is either, so let's avoid the "bitter" accusation, shall we? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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I did not begin with accusations, but if you would like to dispense with the nastiness I am on board !:-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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always up for this! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:46 AM Flag
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yeah! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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Your response completely ignored OPs statement from experience that this happens and has for a long time period. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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My response wasn't specifically addressing OP's point, but the point of the article in general. It's a broader issue that goes beyond the fluctuations of any school's exmissions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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But colleges are always looking for students that will make their class seem diverse. Either economic, social, racial, religious but the backbone will always remain this core group [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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I don't think that's necessarily true, and I think that it will be more difficult for NYC private school kids in years to come (and btw, my kid is one of them). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:31 AM Flag
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Well, people have been saying that since the 60s. Doubt now it will suddenly ring true. I was one of these students in the 80s and my sister one in the 90s and my mother in the 50s and now my dd as well. The more things 'change' the more they stay the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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The reality is as I stated. This happens. It happened in the 70s, the 80s, the 90s and will continue to happen on off years. Yes, colleges can afford more economic diversity and in the 80s they wanted racial diversity but in the end they will always want the best educated and whether you want to believe that or not the largest group of those dcs will always come from the top schools in the US of which many in NYC privates are counted. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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I think you're ignoring a larger trend here, but whatever... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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I think you are ignoring that I just pointed out to you that there have always been measures taken to diversify the classes at HYP and this one for economic diversity, afforded more easily now in many cases than the past, is this decades trend. However, the core of the group they draw from - maybe not dalton this year but overwhelmingly Chapin or Trinity - will always be drawn from these schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:31 AM Flag
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Let's just agree to disagree. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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okay, and FWIW, either way it means nothing to me I was only offering up my own first hand experience here for 46 years not trying to win the race in anyway. more diversity is fine with me and so is my dc going to syracuse university [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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excellent, we agree on your last two points! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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:-) see middle ground! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:40 AM Flag
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Hey, we're the same year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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Oh! Wonder if it was the same school... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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I agree that it happens to all schools every few years. I went to school with 3 of my siblings (same hs) all 2 years apart and all 3 grades did very differently in exmissions. It really depends on the kids. One of my siblings had an exceptionally smart grade, other sibling's grade was a bunch of partiers, and mine was in the middle as far as academic achievement. I always thought some grades have better peers than others as far as competition, brains, sports etc. its not all about the school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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Sure, my class too at TT 1990 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:37 AM Flag
[ - ] Does your dh nap during the day at weekends? I thought my dh was unusual in this but maybe not! 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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NO, neither do I. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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i am up with 5 mo at night and so try to nap on the weekends. if dh had a particularly bad night's sleep, he tries to squeeze one in, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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Yes. He naps both Sat. and Sun. when the baby naps. I am incapable of napping, but I do go to bed earlier than he does. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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no [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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sometimes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:19 AM Flag
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yes, he naps on Saturday. Just basically catching up, cause he only get 6.5 hours/night or so during the week [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:26 AM Flag
[ - ] Do you think it is a good time to buy RE in NYC, or would you rent for a while? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.30.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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i would rent for a year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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I think it's a good time. could be better in a year, but it could be worse. we sold in the city a year ago in a week for over asking and same unit on another floor in our old bldg has been on the market for a few months for less than we got-- obviously only one example, but I definitely think the market is softer than re agents want you to think. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:56 AM Flag
[ - ] OK, flame away, but I could never understand someone who says they have a hard time waking dc up in the morning....my kids, all 3 of them, are awake by 6 am, sometimes 5:30. I've had to make them bedtimes later to get them to sleep that long. What time is a kid going to bed that can't be woken by 7 am for school? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.30.08, 11:07 AM Flag
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My 6yr old dc goes to bed at 8 and wakes up at 8 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:08 AM Flag
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Ditto my 3.5 yo and my 2 yo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:15 AM Flag
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i kind of agree but on the other hand, plenty of people can't seem to believe that i can't make my kids sleep later. i think to some extent kids have natural sleep patterns and we can fiddle with them only to a certain extent - some are on a later schedule than others. altho i think the early schedule is more common. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:09 AM Flag
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Some parents who get home late themselves have a hard time getting their kids to bed at a reasonable hour. I'm not one of them, but a friend is, and I think they'll have a huge adjustment in Sept [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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My ds has a hard time getting up early. Granted, he goes to bed around 9 pm (he's 4 yo), but dh and I both don't come home until at least 7 pm so ds stays up to spend time with us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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my dd sleeps 830 to 730 usually. almost 5. sometimes she gets up before 7 and sometimes after 8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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Lots--crazy OP not every kid is just like yours [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:14 AM Flag
[ - ] lmp was may 6. am measuring only 5.5 weeks pg per u/s. there is a hb. could there be a problem? should measure 7.5 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:06 AM Flag
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I had exactly the same measurements as you. Ds now a healthy 9mo. GL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:13 AM Flag
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