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Dear UrbanBaby community,

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.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:41 AM Flag
[ - ] Need suggestions for an end-of-the-year gift for dd's two 3rd grade classroom teachers. I would like to spend $25 or less each. tia 26 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:39 AM Flag
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Barnes and Noble gift certificates are ideal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:41 AM Flag
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But don't you think teachers have books coming out of their ears? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:42 AM Flag
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no, I think they have limited salaries and enjoy the luxury of buying books.....my sis and bil are teachers and she loves to get B&N certificates. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:45 AM Flag
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hmm, okay, thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:47 AM Flag
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You could go with Amazon certs. Covers books and a lot of ground. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:58 AM Flag
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no. my experience is that they love to browse the bookstores for books they can use in school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:58 AM Flag
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How about a Visa type gift card? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:47 AM Flag
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Was hoping for actual gift suggestions, not cash. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:48 AM Flag
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It depends, are you picking it out? Then if you notice teacher is into mani/pedi that is nice. If you know where she is going on vacation this year, something related to that, if you think she would like a bottle of wine, if you know she has an interset in knitting, cooking, then support that somehow. The more personal the better. If you know nothing about her personal life (and that happens), then a great book you enjoyed that you guess she will like, starbucks card and insulated cup, stuff like t hat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:46 AM Flag
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a bunch of flowers with a note from you and your child - give at end of day or supply vase. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:47 AM Flag
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You can't go wrong with a nice umbrella. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:52 AM Flag
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Picture frames from Pottery Barn are nice [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:49 AM Flag
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Here's a thought: gift cards to Ikea Brooklyn [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:53 AM Flag
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Mani/Pedi gift certificate [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:54 AM Flag
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not everyone likes them though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:56 AM Flag
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As a former teacher, I can say PLEASE give them either a Barnes&Noble gift card (or Amazon) OR VISa gift card. Teachers get so much crap from their students. I was always thrilled when I got something where I could choose what I wanted. Remember the B&N gift card could be used for the teacher's summer reading too (not just kids' books). Be kind to them! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:57 AM Flag
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crap, eh? Don't you think they meant it well? What kind of crap did you get? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:59 AM Flag
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Lovely things from the dollar store (ended up in a "play center" the next school year until the China-lead thing came out in the news). I did get a nice picture frame, but not my taste--ended up regifting it. A pen set. Just stuff that I would never buy or use myself (or didn't really go with the things in my house). I LOVE my kids and always took lots of photos each year. That was how I remembered my kids. One mom put together a calendar (for the next year) with all the class photos---that was really special. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:03 AM Flag
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never underestimate the value of a child shopping and choosing something they think their teacher would like based on their relationship and knowledge of the teacher. And if they spend their own money on it at the dollar store, so much the better. What wonderful practice at being a considerate gift giving adult. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:42 AM Flag
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np: oh, give her a break - it's not all about your kid [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:11 AM Flag
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Okay, well, maybe the gift cards plus a little something more personal from dd. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:59 AM Flag
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YES! That would be perfect! As a matter of fact, that is what we will do for my ds's teachers too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:05 AM Flag
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What amount do you think is appropriate? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:02 AM Flag
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We're doing $25 per teacher (two teachers) in a Private, Manhattan Preschool...But my sister (lives in the sticks) says that's a lot for them... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:08 AM Flag
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buy a nice picture frame and either put a silly photo of your child or some of your child's artwork in it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:58 AM Flag
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do you need a picture frame? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:43 AM Flag
[ - ] grammar q...is there a comma before the name in this sentence? "Here's Jane with her best friend Nate." 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:35 AM Flag
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There should be a comma after the word "friend." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:36 AM Flag
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ITA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:37 AM Flag
[ - ] starting working out this week and leg muscles and butt are very sore. i have also noticed a 2 lb weight gain on the scale. could this be correlated to the muscle pain? like water retention in my muscles? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.05.08, 06:34 AM Flag
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Not even close for weight gain due to muscle....that effect is very, very over stated. You could have water retention (not necessarily related to "muscles." More than likely, you are eating more becuase you are working out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:41 AM Flag
[ - ] any suggestions of places to stay in Cape May? Thanks 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:32 AM Flag
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Great old restored hotel across form the beach (and probably the priciest in town)...not bed and breakfast...Congress Hall. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:44 AM Flag
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I've got a terrific rental available-but don't know how we contact one another through ub... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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It's a private house, sleeps 6+ , not a Victorian, super affordable, best of everything right there. I'm not a broker or anything like it; it's ours and our Summer plans have changed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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I am a NP and my in-laws are coming. When is your rental? If it worked out (OP has dibs) I will just set up a temp hotmail address so you can email me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:29 AM Flag
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Okay, I'm shockingly analog,so walk me through our contact path(sorry). I've got quite a few weeks available, as we weren't going to rent it this year.Thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:33 AM Flag
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i would be interested as well for a week of Jul.14 if available. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 08:06 AM Flag
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Yes, that could work but I'm having a terrible time using this site right now and suffer from heavy analog tendencies, ait already is...Contacting one another via ub is a mystery to me, so I'm trying to enable a page(image, detais, contact info, etc.) and post the link here. Any other possibilities anyone knows of to help this -please reply. Thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 11:00 AM Flag
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Here's the Cape may link w/contact.http://www.simonecolina.com/quad/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:25 PM Flag
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just to clarify, this is from analog ninny w/rental available. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:27 PM Flag
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Chalfonte is lovely, but primitive as can be. No phones, no AC. WOnderful meals included though, and very Gay 90's (1890's) feel to it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 11:08 AM Flag
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No kids, the Virginia. Kids, Congress Hall. Same owners. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 12:27 PM Flag
[ - ] Magic 8 ball, where will my 99 end up, Anderson, Nest, LL, zoned school? What would you say if he was a 98? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.05.08, 06:32 AM Flag
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Most likely at NEST. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:33 AM Flag
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If 99, Anderson or Nest if 98, Nest or LL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 AM Flag
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i actually think more uptown 99s will try for ll than nest. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 09:29 AM Flag
[ - ] Thanks for the update. now tell us why there haven't been any updates since 5/19. when are you going to fix the posting and collapsing issues? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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Site Feedback 06.05.08, 06:28 AM Flag
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just think, if you fixed the collapse issue, we could collapse all these other site posts and they would STAY collapsed. wouldn't that be lovely! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:32 AM Flag
[ - ] I haven't gotten my IRS stimulus check yet. Anyone know a phone number to call about that? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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Has anyone on got it yet? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:39 AM Flag
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we have - i think everyone who efiled has received it by now [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:41 AM Flag
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check the website, they are sent out by social sec # and haven [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:40 AM Flag
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what is the website? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:43 AM Flag
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dh checked and we are not due to get ours until june, so i'm expecting it in the next two weeks or so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:42 AM Flag
[ - ] Wow! Just discovered youbemom.com Praise to whoever created it. Bye, bye, urbanbaby! Just like the old days. Why haven't people been telling us about this? 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:22 AM Flag
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it's been mentioned on here all the time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:23 AM Flag
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it's much slower [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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the same person spams that site every 5 minutes or so. it's pathetic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:27 AM Flag
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either that or some posters are so conditioned to posting every thought they have that they need to post here that they are going somewhere. i think it's the same as the people who used to post "you are all so mean. i'm never coming back here again". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:31 AM Flag
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seriously - i'm going to the bathroom now. i may pick my nose while i'm in there. just though all ubers should know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:38 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:51 AM Flag
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I just tried it. It is just not the same for me. I can't leave UB. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:29 AM Flag
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LOL! Sure [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:47 AM Flag
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This site is far better & more active for NY Schools postings. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:31 AM Flag
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praise to those who have left and DONT come back to tell us... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:33 AM Flag
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it won't let me log in. i've registered several times now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:48 AM Flag
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Do they have a ny schools board? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 07:25 AM Flag
[ - ] how long after your period starts do you lose the water weight you retain. i am 4 or 5 days in, still bleeding and still retaining the water. ugh. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.05.08, 06:16 AM Flag
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I usually get relief the day my period starts. Have you been eating alot of junk? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:31 AM Flag
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Usually Day 2 is when I notice the bloating disappearing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:32 AM Flag
[ - ] i have a friend who really bothers me, mostly because she makes me think about the things in my life which are not satisfying. she is a sahm of 1 child who is in school all day. she has a housekeeper. all of this is fine, but what gets my goat is the constant chain emails trying to be funny, all about how "women rock" and "if men had to do this or that, the world would end" and all that crap about how ginger rogers did everything fred astaire did, but backward and in high heels. it just gets my goat, because, as i see it, she is sitting around all day. this is magnified by the fact that i have recently had to switch from p/t to f/t and am not at all happy about it. both my kids are older and in school all day too, but holy sh*t, i am strapped for time and these stupid multiple chain emails are just putting me over the edge. sorry for the early vitriol 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:16 AM Flag
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first of all, what is with you and goats? second of all, let it go. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:20 AM Flag
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op - i just burst out laughing. thanks for calling me on feeling sorry for myself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:21 AM Flag
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hehe. anytime. i didn't even mean it to be snarky....it was just funny with all the goat talk [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:23 AM Flag
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i have a friend like that too. She has one child, a 25 hour a week babysitter and a housecleaner, and says that she works because she is working on some business ideas. meanwhile, I work 20 hrs a week but can only afford 15 hours of childcare so have to make it up when they nap, and it drives me crazy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:21 AM Flag
[ - ] how often do your building's elevators go down? in a 50-story building, we have 3 elevators. there is regularly one down, today two aren't working, and we've had all 3 broken on three separate occasions within about 6 months. we pay way too much rent for this! 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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sorry... meant to post this to NYC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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my go down as often as they go up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:22 AM Flag
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lol. as irritated as i am right now, i needed a little laugh. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:26 AM Flag
[ - ] Hooray! dd had vocal jury at school today. just talked to her and I can tell from her tone of voice that she aced it. oh joy. she's been so stressed about this for days. she sounded positively elated 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:13 AM Flag
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are you the mom whose dd said to keep telling her how good she was? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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out of context that sounds horrible, but yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:16 AM Flag
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lol, yeah, that did sound pretty bad. i'm glad she did well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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i am the woman who criticised you and, believe it or not, i have been feeling terrible about it for the last two days. i am glad your daughter did well and really sorry for my wrongheadedness. yay for you and her. boo for me :-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:18 AM Flag
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that's so sweet. it actually brought tears to my eyes. you are completely forgiven. don't give it another thought...and thank you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:21 AM Flag
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it's kind of strange knowing that you have been gratuitously unkind to a stranger. i was really uncomfortable. thanks for giving me a break. i had forgotten how hard it is to be a teenager. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:25 AM Flag
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np: being a teenager is not that hard. being a parent of teenager...now THAT is hard! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:35 AM Flag
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I'm so happy for you two... this is what I love ! can't we all just get along ?! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:36 AM Flag
[ - ] Do you feed your toddler in the car much? About to move to the burbs...1.5 yo dd is used to eating in stroller whenever we're out, should I let her do the same in the car for errands and such? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:07 AM Flag
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i never did as I am a fer of choking freak... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:09 AM Flag
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it depends. i used to keep a box of crackers in the car but now i find dcs don't need it that much anymore. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:11 AM Flag
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If we are driving during the time she usually has snack, yes I let her eat in the car. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:18 AM Flag
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dry stuff only (to minimize the mess in case of spillage) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:23 AM Flag
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I do. It's the only way I can get through a car ride on most days! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 06:39 AM Flag
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