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[ - ] olsat 90+ moms, who hoped for PS116 G&T and did not get into, where are you going? Other G&T or ps116 gen ed? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:02 PM Flag
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dc will remain in current school which has k. too soon to tell what happens thereafter. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:29 PM Flag
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we'll be "commutin" to a g&t program instead with an option of going back to 116 gen ed if we are unhappy. 97 score [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 09:18 AM Flag
[ - ] DH is upgrading his dd (mystepdaughter) to her 3rd cell phone. She is 10. The other 2 both work is this normal? we strongly disagree on this 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
Preschool/Kids 06.23.08, 05:02 PM Flag
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parents sometimes over-indulge [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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^^if you argue you will look like the bad guy [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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I already do. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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You are all playing your appropriate rolls... The DD knows she can have whatever she wants because of the divorce. Dad feels gulty and gives in, and you are the evil stepmom :) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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Agree. Reject your role, Evil Stepmother! You've registered your objection, now let it drop. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:16 PM Flag
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I agree...done. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:20 PM Flag
[ - ] Do you think there is one woman who responds to every post with the "You're a judgemental bitch" line ? Or, do you think the there are many anti-judgement judgers judging who is being judgemental ? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:59 PM Flag
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If a tree falls in the woods, is it because you passed judgment? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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To think, perchance to pass judgement [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:09 PM Flag
[ - ] Has anyone heard of the William Harris School ?? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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isn't that ps11 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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That is PS11. A lot of PS11 posts on the NY Schools board. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:13 PM Flag
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Excellent G&T program in District 2. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:19 PM Flag
[ - ] Can you make me a summer reading list - looking for a combination of classics and fluff. 28 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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My Antonia - Willa Cather, Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson, When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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three cups of tea was excellent [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:13 PM Flag
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So good. I want to read more things like it if you have any suggestions. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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Did you have any trouble with the sequencing in it - I had trouble understanding how long his trips back to the United States were and got confused. Maybe it was just my mood when I was trying to read it and I should retry. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:33 PM Flag
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No. I didn't. But I was really focused when I read it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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I wasn't very focused. I'll give it another try. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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I can see how it can be confusing. In many parts he was just home long enough to raise $ to go back... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:37 PM Flag
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Beginner's Greek by James Collins (sweet romance) [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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I LOVED this and Free Food for Millionaires below. Also, for fluff, there is new Lauren ___ book -- woman who wrote Devil Wears Prada, which is decent fluff. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.26.08, 06:25 AM Flag
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Anything by Lee Child [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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Duma Key by Stephen King [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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Fluff: Free Food For Millionaires (sp), Towelhead, People of the Book. Classics: anything Hardy. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:21 PM Flag
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The new Jhumpa Lahiri [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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Did you like it? I haven't picked it up yet b/c the reviews were mixed. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:36 PM Flag
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Yep. I prefer her short stories over "Namesake." [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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I'll add it to my list. I am up to my eyeballs in memoirs and need some fiction. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:40 PM Flag
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aggg my entire bookclub didn't like it much at all. Save your $20... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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loved "the gathering" about an Irish wake (sort of), "Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name", and "People of the Book" and on the junk side I just finished and laughed at "All We Ever Wanted was Everything" [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:41 PM Flag
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^^ I am also re-reading "The Good Earth" and it is a fantastic as I remembered [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:42 PM Flag
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I loved the gathering too. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:45 PM Flag
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Emporer's Children by Claire Messud [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:04 PM Flag
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had a hard time getting into that one, ended up putting it down [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:08 PM Flag
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NP - I liked it overall but found every single character unlikable. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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that was my take on it too [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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Yuck. Pretentious and characters are not that interesting. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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the brief wonderous life of oscar wao, by junot diaz. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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The Razor's Edge, by Somerset Maugham [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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for classics--'House of Mirth' Edith Wharton, Paul Bowles Sheltering Sky [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.26.08, 07:03 AM Flag
[ - ] UB I have been asking and asking - please, I would like the posts I collapse to stay that way - It irks me that I collapse something only to have it open up after I refresh. I collapsed because I don't want to see/read the d*mn post. Thank you. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
Site Feedback 06.23.08, 04:50 PM Flag
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ITA!!! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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I second that emotion [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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THEY DON'T CARE! WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FROM DAY ONE. IT'S BEEN HOW LONG. HOW F&CKING HARD COULD THAT POSSIBLY BE. Respond to your base, a&&holes! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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Excuse you? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 05:30 PM Flag
[ - ] I know a kid named Milan. WDYT? 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
Toddler 06.23.08, 04:49 PM Flag
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I think it may be an old Mormon name... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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I also know a guy - Mormon - named Milan... maybe it's the same guy ? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:21 PM Flag
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Milan means "meeting of the minds" in Sanskrit and is pronounced MILLun. Nice name for an Indian kid. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:32 PM Flag
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I know an Indian girl named Milan. Very nice name! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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Milan like the Italian city? I know one, and she's charming. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:33 PM Flag
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Milan Kundera, Unbearable lightness of being. ok, after this's posted here for hours, and nobody's got a clue, it's official - you are totally uncultured but so jugdemental and opinionated poorly educated bunch. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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Wait ! You're throwing the judgemental card ! It's been at least a few posts since I've seen this and I was missing it. Welcome back. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:21 PM Flag
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maybe we were off reading the latest mensa mailer, or playng chess against the other computer, or reading Kundera in Czech, Ms. nasty. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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well, at least you know how to google. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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It's a pretty common Czech name (male), Milan Kundera being an example. Also an Indian name (female). There are places outside of the US, you know? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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nanny's son is named Milan [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:29 PM Flag
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I think it's a beautiful a name. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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I know two Indian men named Milan. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 07:21 PM Flag
[ - ] anyone been to milan? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:44 PM Flag
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si. perche ? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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would you recommend visiting? first visit to italy. what is there to do there? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:48 PM Flag
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It's not where I would really go on a first visit, but it's got beautiful things like the cathedral and the great covered mall and all that. I'm more a Florentine snob and Tuscany and Umbria... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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basically we are thinking of goin 2 places milan then lake como or florence then tuscany. your vote? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:31 PM Flag
[ - ] DD is five and has been waking up with terrible nightmares & having "day terrors" - she is obsessed with the end of the world and Universe and keeps asking me how/when it will end. Nothing I seem to say reassures her - any advice? TIA 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:42 PM Flag
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it is normal to be curious and ask a lot of questions about death and this kind of stuff, I answer as best I can for a while then say we don't need to worry so much about this right now, and talk about something else [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:49 PM Flag
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Thanks that is what I am trying but it doesn't seem to be working. Hopefully, it will eventually. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:51 PM Flag
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get some science books about how many many years it will be til the sun burns up. Maybe that will help [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:52 PM Flag
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I doubt it because at the age, the idea of not being here in a million years is also very uncomfortable... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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play "It's The End of the World as we know it" by REM for her.....tell her they feel fine so she should too. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:46 PM Flag
[ - ] does anyone have a "magical approach" towards a 3 yo who's just moved into a toddler bed but won't stay in? we've tried positive reinforcement, negative, yelling, etc. would love any tips! 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:36 PM Flag
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Supernanny says just keep taking dc back to bed, silently, no feedback at all, and eventually they'll stay in. We went with a gate. We only put it up a couple of times- now she doesn't bother to come out anymore. That's to keep her in her room- no idea how to keep a 3 yo in a bed! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:38 PM Flag
[ - ] Can parents provide info on PS 290? Is it still a strong desirable public or has it gone downhill? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
NY Schools 06.23.08, 04:35 PM Flag
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Great test scores today for 290 [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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if you like progressive, it is one of the best public schools around. The only downside is the physical bldg and over crowding. But as far as academics go, it's great. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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Fantastic school but the most overcrowded elementary school in the city. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 07:10 PM Flag
[ - ] anyone know milan well? 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:34 PM Flag
[ - ] anyone know milan well? 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:34 PM Flag
[ - ] Need advice: I'm in a wedding in Sept and for the upcoming bridal shower, each of the bridesmaids is expected to pay $125 toward the cost. Its being catered at the maid of honor's mother's home. But the maid of honor hasn't shown where any of the $ has gone. Just emailed her the following: 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:33 PM Flag
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^^ Also, I know you mentioned $125 per bridesmaid for the party. Is that for the shower and bachelor party? I assume it is for both becasue a shower at your mom's house for $125 per person is alot for that. Since I am not attending the b-party, can you let me know how much over the $125 is going toward the shower. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:34 PM Flag
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My advice - try to recall the email [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:36 PM Flag
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agree [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:36 PM Flag
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How many bridesmaids and how many guests are the question. $125 may or may not be much. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:36 PM Flag
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op: its for 50 people that they invited. But I'm more mad that she hasn't said where the $ is going. Its a lot of $ to me and my family with two young children [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:38 PM Flag
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how may bridesmaids? so far nothing you are saying is making me think $125 is excessive. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:39 PM Flag
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you should have asked what you were expected to do before you agreed to be a bride's maid. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:40 PM Flag
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I agree. It probably does not include the bachelorette party... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:40 PM Flag
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Even if it is a lot, I wouldn't expect a breakdown of costs. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:42 PM Flag
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Catering for 50 people (even simple stuff) would easily top $500. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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Figure at least 15-20 a head, on the low end. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 04:52 PM Flag
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absolute low end. and that wouldn't include beverages. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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