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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,

UrbanBaby Support

[ - ] Saw Laurie Berkner with her daughter at the farmer's market by Lincoln Center this afternoon...kinda sad that this my celebrity sighting! 21 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 06:17 PM Flag
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who's that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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I got all excited seeing Christine Vachon in Whole Foods....that was MY celeb sighting. bet most of you don't even know who she is.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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us cool ones do! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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I guess I'm not cool (or is it that dd is only 5mo and I am soon to find out who these lovely ladies are?) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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i had christmas dinner with her. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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with laurie or christine? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:26 PM Flag
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christine [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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really? is she as cool as she seems? I once kind of attacked her at a film festival before I knew better and she was amazingly kind. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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i didn't know who she was at the time, and she was kind of offended that I didn't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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well, that just goes to show you.. I'd give my eye teeth to be at a dinner with her...but its you instead of me... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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this sounds like a highly bitchy response, no wonder you don't get to go to dinner with "celebs" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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NP--I've met her professionally a few times and she seems pretty humble and self deprecating. of course it may be a shtick- [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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my best friend dated Christine's brother for awhile..6 degrees.. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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np: who is this Christine person? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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she's an indie film producer who's made alot of seminal films -- Boys Don't Cry, Far From Heaven, Kids, Hedwig, Happiness, I'm Not There--one of not very many female producers and a real inspiration.. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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I saw Ethan Hawke at whole foods once, and once Sandra Bernhardt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:27 PM Flag
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my friend sits for ethan hawke (not the one who is pg by him btw) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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so who is she? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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Was she wearing colorful clothes and humming a song? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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was she wearing her rain boots? was she eating rice and beans? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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Hyuk hyuk! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:29 PM Flag
[ - ] Is anyone watching Denise Richards' show? Did she really just say that she thought her pig would be a good mom? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 06:14 PM Flag
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i watch a lot of crappy tv, but I draw the line at watching her show [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:24 PM Flag
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in comparison to her, sure [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:26 PM Flag
[ - ] I HATE THE NEW UB. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:14 PM Flag
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me too - but it makes me not want to come on here so that is good for me. but i'm obviously here right now. what can i say. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:16 PM Flag
[ - ] is there an area in riverside, central or battery park that has water for kids to play in that's NOT in a playground? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:08 PM Flag
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There's the water park on West Side Highway and Jane Street [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:09 PM Flag
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I would think that any place that has water for kids to play in would by definition be a playground, no? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:09 PM Flag
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wow, you are pretty literal minded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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Think AMNH has a water feature next to the Rose Center, but I haven't been to it personally. Also the roof of CMOM. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:10 PM Flag
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It's pretty lame [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:17 PM Flag
[ - ] ds just announced he wants to be a scientist, and invent better weapons. As a bleeding heart liberal, I'm so proud. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:00 PM Flag
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lovely [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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interesting .. how old? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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I'm a liberal, but in high school, I would sit in history class and invent more efficient guillotines. It passes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:05 PM Flag
[ - ] By the way, if you do go to the PS87 street fair tomorrow, you can buy my brownies, which I just baked, and are quite delicious if I do say so myself (ds and I sampled them). 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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you'd be more popular, raise more money and help all the prospective stressed out k parents if you put pot into them. j/k [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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See, now the difference between old UB and now is that on old UB, you wouldn't have had to say "j/k" - or you would have put it inside ;-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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i figured since you posted to toddler and general topics, I had to... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:58 PM Flag
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LOL, I'm the or to your response, not the op, and this made me really LOL. Thanks for a little taste of what used to be. Now I miss it more... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:59 PM Flag
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NP - And as an old UBer, I think OP is onto something, jk or not! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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how many did you make? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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two 9 by 13 pans [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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That's enough for the fair? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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np - I'm sure there are others bringing in all kinds of goodies. OP did more than enough - I always just made a 9x9 pan's worth (and kept 2 at home) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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Everyone brings something for the bake sale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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yum, bake sale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 07:29 PM Flag
[ - ] I think I need to get a custom size rug for our living room. How do I go about doing this? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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any carpet store can do this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:54 PM Flag
[ - ] i have no energy. cannot stay awake. i think i'm very very depressed 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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go to the doctor and ask him/her about it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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thanks, i think i have to [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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i went to the doctor and found out i have only 75% lung function. any chance you have medical issues that are affecting you? (sleep apnea, asthma, sinusitis?) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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^^ also get your thyroid checked. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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wow. no, not that i know of but i do feel like crap [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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or: so get a good check up before you make it a psychiatric issue. unless you have a history of major depressive illness or other mood disorders. psychotherapist mom here, btw. and do get a thyroid panel as part of your check up. gl! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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i had it done about 2 years ago, but as part of a routine checkup. i was borderline anemic too...wonder if that's gotten worse. i'll get an appt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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or: don't get me wrong, btw, if you're suicidal or anything like that, obviously call a psychiatrist right away. but if it's primarily the vegetative sx, then get a good work up first. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:58 PM Flag
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^^ and they've recently changed the thresholds for TSH - so that many people who used to not test as hypothyroid but were clinically hypothyroid can now get caught and treated. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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Insist that he check your thyroid funtion. gl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:18 PM Flag
[ - ] Do you travel far away for weekend w/o small kids? Do you worry about this? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:49 PM Flag
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We have not taken a trip together far away yet. Dc is 2.8. We've only done a night "away" - that was actually just a hotel. We've separately done business trips and traveled a lot with dc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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Is that intentional? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:51 PM Flag
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Really has been more about not having anyone in our lives that we are comfortable leaving dc with for an extended period (our family just doesn't fit the bill) than concern re tragedy of some kind. That said, we have both recently gotten our life insurance in place, and that feels better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:54 PM Flag
[ - ] good entree to serve at brunch? might be doing it outdoors so needs to be cold... 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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bagels with lox - but only if good lox and you get the capers, onions, etc. to go with it too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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not too much cold for brunch...except pastries and breads, cereals, a nice granola with yogurt and fresh berries [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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poached salmon [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:40 PM Flag
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Spanish potato omelet is really good served cold. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:44 PM Flag
[ - ] I miss the old site... 19 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:46 PM Flag
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Me too. Very sad. It was omething that I spent too much time on but was nonetheless valuable to me at times. I miss it a lot. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:46 PM Flag
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Yeah. This one is harder to navigate, I don't feel connected to those who are on for some reason. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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It feels so much less intimate. Plus I really do think that a lot of the people who used to come on no longer do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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itta agree. it all feels more random. you used to feel like you were having a conversation with people, now it's more impersonal. and i HATE the cheesy graphics, like the big pull-out quote. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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i hate that pull down quote too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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ita. i was on alll the time through ttc and my pregnancy.. now my db is 3 mos old and this is the second time ive been on since he was born. there have been so many times i could have really used the support and info of the old ub... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:20 PM Flag
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I think the big problem is the "most active" as the default setting...new posts go quickly to the bottom and so noone sees or answers them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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I keep it on "sort by recency" as my default. It's really not any better. There's just no one on here - with all apologies to those of us on right now ;-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:51 PM Flag
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No worries. I wonder if the deleter is getting bored [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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np: this is a particularly slow night [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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ittta, it all feels very random. it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:11 PM Flag
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ITA. In a way its good, because I almost never come here anymore though. Amazing how just a few simple changes have really changed it, for the worse. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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The boards used to move much more quickly on a Sat night, we have been on the same page for a while... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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I don't mind it - I toggle between both sites. They both have different vibes, depending on what I'm in the mood for. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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How...I thought it's gone [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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i do too. this is the first time i've been back in a month. used to come every day. it just does not flow as well. they really made a mistake. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:10 PM Flag
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I like that you can enter more text into the posts now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:20 PM Flag
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I do too. I think the site is improved, but I have to admit there has been a big defection. Maybe we just all got sick of it at once. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:33 PM Flag
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I'm just visiting for the first time in several months, am in shock, had no idea they did a redesign. WTF? I don't like it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:36 PM Flag
[ - ] Have been invited to Aspen Food& Wine event in a couple of weeks - for both me and dh. We have 3yo and 1yo, and have never left them before for a weekend. We'd have to fly into Denver and drive for 3 hours through mountains each way. Even though my mom will be with kids, am petrified that something could happen to both of us. Am i insane? Would you and dh both go? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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i would go go go! i'd hate to miss any event in gorgeous mountains with booze and gourmet food [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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would you go with dh? despite risks? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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np. what risks? flying and driving? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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driving through mountains, from denver to aspen [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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i just posted below. i did the drive hundreds of times without incident [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:58 PM Flag
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do you typically have this sort of anxiety about leaving? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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not for a weekend - just so far away, and driving through colorado. high anxiety about this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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i lived in boulder for six years and worked in aspen for 2. believe me, it isn't that scary...especially this time of year. the roads are all paved and maintained and everything [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:58 PM Flag
[ - ] name poll: Isaac 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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I wanted to use it, but dh said it reminded him of the Love Boat. Oddly enough, BIL ended up using it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:45 PM Flag
[ - ] This storm is killing me. It couldn't rain/thunder all day when DD was up? It needed to wait til my terrified daughter is trying to sleep?? Grrrr. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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i justed posted about my 2.5 year old who's afraid of thunder. how do you handle it when your dd wakes up during the night b/c of the thunder? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:44 PM Flag
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