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Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

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[ - ] Poll: How much mortgage debt are you comfortable with? 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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zero credit card debt, pay it in full every month. we owe about $300k in mortgages. we're good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:43 PM Flag
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Same here [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:46 PM Flag
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none... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:43 PM Flag
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We owe 225K on our house. That's about 2.5 times current hhi. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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it's currently $900K, would like to reduce it to $700K (and ideally to $500K by the time the rate has to adjust in a few years) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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what is you gross HHI? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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$1m+ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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OP: Our mortgage is 3x gross HHI. Is that bad? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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depends what other debt you carry. 225K mortgage poster above--we also owe 15K on a car and about 90K in student loans. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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No other debt, although we will need a car soon. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:53 PM Flag
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We owe about $300K on an apt worth about $800K, no other debt so we are happy, HHI is $180K [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 07:07 AM Flag
[ - ] Bat Mitzvah gift for my dance student? Her family is not very traditional. Rather give a gift than $$. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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13yos would probably like an Ipod [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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I'm fairly sure she has one already. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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Really nice book of famous poems. Leatherbound - a keepsake. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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pearl stud earrings. would be about $200. classic and pretty. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:47 PM Flag
[ - ] How come every time I try to post it makes me log in again?? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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it was doing that a minute ago when I tried to reply. They seem to be having some weird glitches this week for some reason [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:41 PM Flag
[ - ] whoever said kids cant overeat is wrong. my 10 month old will overeat on solids and then spit half of it back up. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:38 PM Flag
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Don't feed too fast [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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Let that child eat already. You are going to be sorry when you are sitting in the hospital discussing anorexia with your ped. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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She just said the kid spits half of it up, not that she (the mom) holds anything back from him/her. READ the post. 10mo are not anorexic, you need to settle down. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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spitting up is not overeating. babies dont overeat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:54 PM Flag
[ - ] how many spots for K did PS 87 have at tonights lottery? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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35 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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op: No way. that was it??? ughhh. I guess my dd probably didn't get in. Anyone know when we will hear if we couldn;t attemd last night? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:59 AM Flag
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That seems like a very high number actually! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 05:43 AM Flag
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unless you had a sib or a very low number, your dc probably didn't get in [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 05:49 AM Flag
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35, 14 went to sibs. Then there were some twins. Highest lottery number that got in was D03018. That is, #18 on the non-sib list. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 02:48 PM Flag
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glad to see twins being processed together. way to go doe. hope it holds true for the future when we are applying [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 04:02 PM Flag
[ - ] New York moms are crazier about schools because there are not enough good schools for all the kids. This was not always the case. Growing up in NYC in the 80's the public school could be managed. G&T programs and tracking, etc. In trying to get rid of this in the name of fairness to those parents who didn't know better they ruined it for all. If you are going to be insane over some thing in your dc's life let it be school. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.05.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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amen to that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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sure it was easier back then, IF you lived in the right zone and/or you knew how to game the system. I think they've screwed up a lot for "us" but in the end, public school is about educating all our kids, not just ours, and anything that helps more kids get a leg up regardless of whether or not their parents have their act together is good for those kids and good for our city. I hate this attitude that just because "we" are so engaged "we" deserve more. Public schools are about the public good... we all need to fight for the best options for all of our kids. There are TONS of low income parents out there fighting for their kids. Many go parochial or charter. ALL our kid deserve good public options that teach to the needs of our particular kids. Maybe it's just because it's an election year but UB seems particularly divisive lately. For every mom who's on UB there are hundreds who are not, who can't afford the time, whose school choices are far more limited, who care every bit as much as you and I do about trying to do the best for their kids educationally. They may not be as sophisticated as your or me but they care just as much or more about their kids, and they have distain for those in their communities who don't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:31 PM Flag
[ - ] if you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:35 PM Flag
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I'm kind of liking NYC [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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A really awesome laid back beach town in a warm weather place...not sure exactly where. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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La Jolla or Santa Cruz or Newport Beach [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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hmm. London? Paris? Maui? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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capri [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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nantucket in the summer, santa monica in the winter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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NYC, London or Paris, not necessarily in that order, equally [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:54 PM Flag
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right here in NYC. A little more $ would be nice, then I'd get a bigger apartment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 07:09 AM Flag
[ - ] tell me your earliest memory 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:34 PM Flag
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Wandering to neighbor's house when I was 4 to ask to see her turtle, and stepping on plums that had fallen off the plum tree and getting in trouble with my mom for tracking plum juice into our house [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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sitting in the back yard alone, digging in the dirt with a stick and smelling leaves being burned (must have been fall) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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coming down the staircase, very excited, because my mom was preparing for my birthday party [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:39 PM Flag
[ - ] Any great baby clothes stores in Miami besides Genius Jones? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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Miami 06.05.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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Dress your little one like a celebrity baby with european designer clothing and top quality clothing available at www.thedapperbaby.com. Everything comes gift wrapped too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.27.08, 05:51 PM Flag
[ - ] we agonized over public vs. private. spent k at our good zoned school. in the end, decided to go private. realized that the doe throws obstacles in the way of the administration by changing the rules and structure every year, that dedicated hard-working teachers struggle to teach in crowded classrooms and that our dd, while perfectly capable of thriving where ever she is, deserves better. we resent that we have to pay an obscene amount for an education in one of the richest cities in the world. it's pathetic that the public school system doesn't serve all the children in this city well, or equally. 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.05.08, 07:30 PM Flag
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lucky you got in for first grade then. what school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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packer [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:33 PM Flag
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How did you get into Packer for first? my dd was waitlisted! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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jr. first? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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yes, and who the h*ll knows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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np. What is junior first? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 11:01 AM Flag
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I was where you are 5 years ago. The teachers at the school were awesome and academically impressive - but after only a few months at the school and even serving on the school leadership team - i knew there was no way that I could continue public. Good luck with your DC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:56 PM Flag
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I didn't realize they had the SLT five years ago [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 08:08 AM Flag
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That is a shame. We did the same and are staying in public. What school did your dc attend? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 08:07 AM Flag
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Why do you think Packer is a better option than public? Don't mean to flame, just trying to decide for 2010 K and don't know much about the Brooklyn schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.08, 07:11 PM Flag
[ - ] Pol: How much do you save/month or year, Age. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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100k in savings per year, 43 (but dh is 53) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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You save more than we make. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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damn! That is awesome! What is your HHI? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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275k - we live well but not like the people around us who spend spend spend [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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OP: We save 15,500 pre-tax and $6-9k after tax. Stinks, right. 40. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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saving everything we don't spend...no debt whatsoever [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:40 PM Flag
[ - ] Joey from the Real World drives me nuts. Always complaining, passive aggressive or totally unhinged, crying, etc. It is not safe for those other kids to be around him. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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safe? Aren't they like 26? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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He will kill them in their sleep. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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ha! We can only hope [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 PM Flag
[ - ] Confession: I am so thrilled that we have decided to leave the city next year when dd is 3 and avoid all this madness. Signed, 20 year New Yorker who never thought she would leave. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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where are you moving to> [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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Probably Irvington or Croton on Hudson. We will house hunt in the fall/winter. I am bittersweet about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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croton is great! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:31 PM Flag
[ - ] DS is 18 mo and about 28lbs. We need a car seat for the nanny. Do I get another convertable car seat or a toddler-to-booster car seat? 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 06.05.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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TTB seat [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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at that age a CARSEAT too young for a boster [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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We had carseats with five-point harnesses that were convertible to booster seats later on. You just stop using the harness and use the seatbelt instead [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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what brand/model? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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I wish I could remember. Those seats were the best. I got them at Planet Kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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depends on what size your nanny is. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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LOL! You beat me to it! ;-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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ha. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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op: :) :) here is my revised request: "we need a car seat to put in the nanny's car" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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just playin wit u. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:29 PM Flag
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i know. am i am so the type of person to call others on their grammar. just today i teased a co-worker who described something as "fun-ner". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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my (super skinny) 29lb 3.5 yr old is in a Britax Marathon carseat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:18 PM Flag
[ - ] Confession: I am thrilled that we are ending K at a top G&T. All of this is behind us, and dc is thriving. So happy not to be in your shoes. 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.05.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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You're rude. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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in case you didn't realize, this is a bit of a spoof on all the TT/Hunter joyous moms here tonight [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:56 PM Flag
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top g&t. so, how's the facility? what is the rest of the population like? how will you feel when your dc is on the playground with the non-g&t kids? or in the cafeteria? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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my dc is gifted, so I feel fine about it. I think there should be G&T classes for these kids. Its not my fault that the kids in the gen ed did not test into a G&T class. why do you people always beat up on others who get something they need or want? I just don't get all the bitterness. you need to learn to enjoy life a little more. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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congrats to you, and ignore this loser. notice how everyone congratulates the Hunter mom, but they start to flame you the second you write. apparently its ok to be at hunter, but not a district G&T on racial grounds. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:01 PM Flag
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np-OP is obnoxious. "So happy not to be in your shoes." If that makes people who think she's rude losers, then I'm happy to be a loser. And I hope to god my 99 dc doesn't end up in school with her child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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it was a joke you dumbass! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:49 PM Flag
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you really don't seem like a happy person. good luck to you. i hope you find what you're looking for. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 05:52 AM Flag
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I want to defend op--I think she is saying she is thankful she is not going through the anxiety again--not that she is mocking us--haven't you ever said you would never want to be 16 again? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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so now what? where is dc going to 1st grade? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 06:09 AM Flag
[ - ] I need to lose 20 lb and am totally motivated - have lost 8 in the last 2 weeks. but it all came from my butt - which was ample - but not my stomach with rolls of fat 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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^^ my jeans all have a saggy empty butt now [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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HOW did you do it? esp, how did you get it off your butt first? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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NP: everyone is different in this. When I lose weight it seems to come off my legs first, then my stomach, then my arms, and never my butt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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beats me - my butt doesn't bother me since I can't see it, but my stomach is a big problem [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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how did you lose 8 ? cngrats! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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cut out all sugar and white foods - really stopped my obnoxious mindless eating and cravings [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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what is your exercise routine? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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none - besides walking the dog. my issue was calories going in [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:29 PM Flag
[ - ] looks like i won't ovulate this month... i'm on day 20. the last few months i've ov'd right around day 14 or 16. anyone BTDT? yes, TTC. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:22 PM Flag
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it's very common to have annovulatory cycles. Most women never know. More common as you get oldre too. No big deal. Better luck next month [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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