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[ - ] Inglesina zippy or Peg Pliko? Suburban mom. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:01 AM Flag
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loved our pliko [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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OP: anyone else? I had an Aria but hated it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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how old? My Maclaren is a workhorse and suits us perfectly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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zippy over peg- but i do love my mac [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:10 AM Flag
[ - ] Ickes and this DNC RBC meeting is making me sick to my stomach 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:56 AM Flag
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It is total b.s., that Ickes is on that RBC at all; total b.s. that he voted to strip FL and MI and now acts like he never did this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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why? They have to have a meeting to figure out what to do don't they? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:04 AM Flag
[ - ] quick!! I need tipping advice for a cleaning person! 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:55 AM Flag
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At least $20 per person (mine comes with her daughter) or more if they went the extra mile [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:57 AM Flag
[ - ] how do you find out if you are pregnant before a missed period? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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You can but only a few days -- even the most sensitive test might miss it. That said, test maybe five days before your period with the first urine of the morning and don't bank on the results. I'd buy a bunch of tests. I tested negative for a whole week after my missed period (irregular, so I was guessing) and meet my dd. gl! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:56 AM Flag
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thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:57 AM Flag
[ - ] So we are now the proud owners of a hermit crab. Add that to the dogs, cats and goldfish that already inhabit our home. Cute little thing, I must say. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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I like it when they walk on your arm - tickles. My ds has adopted an inchworm this week. It is the best pet - only eats leaves, and it will turn into a moth in a few weeks, so we can let it go. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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excellent! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:10 AM Flag
[ - ] I have a maid here for the first time ever...what do you normally tip? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:52 AM Flag
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does she work for a cleaning company? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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Oh, then it is nice to tip her, since the company will take most of the $. Is she there alone? How much is the job costing? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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she is alone, it's $22 an hour, she is going on hour four now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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I'd tip her $22 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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She's probably only making $8 an hour. I'd give her $20. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:02 AM Flag
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you posted this on YBM!!!! and now are here to post because everyone was so mean to you no? I have had same experience with that group of shrews. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:30 AM Flag
[ - ] Need to lose (gulp) 40lbs. (I'd like to say I just gave birth but dd (third) is 16mo) Do I really, really need to give up wine/beer? It's such a weakness of mine. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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No- but go cold turkey for a few weeks and work your way into 2 glass of each max when you do have it- it's the only way to get your weight loss plan under control- WW really is amazing and works- I swear- I just lost the last 10 pounds of baby weight that I've been struggling with (my ds is 20 months old btw). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:47 AM Flag
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OP: Thanks. I would say WW is the one plan I've seen folks have the most success with -- all the Atkins folks packed it right back on... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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you need to give up something - if not beer/wine what are you willing to give up? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:48 AM Flag
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food? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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You do not have to give up alcohol but if you will have to eat fewer calories to make up the difference. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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No, as long as you can drink in moderation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:52 AM Flag
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H, I am right here with you. I find WW such difficult going though. I am always hungry on the plan despite making seemingly good, high fiber choices. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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I drink shots of vodka...same calories but does the job a bit faster [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:21 AM Flag
[ - ] sort of boring, but need advice-- we just moved into a new apartment and the vent into my dd's bedroom seems to be leaking out a paint-like smell, and even polyurethane sometimes. the building manager is not helpful. anyone btdt? what is our best next step? thanks! 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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perhaps call a duct systems expert to check it out... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:43 AM Flag
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do you need it open? we keep the vents into dc's room closed anyway [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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not necessarily. for instance, right now i have it taped up with garbage bags, but contemplating the summer months makes me think we'll need air conditioning. what do you do in the summer months? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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depends on how much sun the room gets - i've found dc rooms to be smaller and get too cool from dc and too hot from heat when open - just let them cool as a by product of the ac in the other rooms [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:02 AM Flag
[ - ] If guests are coming, your bathroom should be stocked with tampons, saline, advil, bandaids, cough drops, and cough medicine that is easily found. This is my 'Martha' tip. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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I fill my medicine cabinet with marbles. That way I know who is a snoop [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:44 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:46 AM Flag
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good tip! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:53 AM Flag
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I'd skip the cough medicine and have extra (new) tooth brushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and body wash (nice quality, and usuable by men and women), cotton balls/q-tips, body lotion, Neo-Sporin and kid's Motrin, as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:53 AM Flag
[ - ] isla and amelie-- angelina's babies have been born 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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zahara got a raw deal being the only dd who is not genetically a Pitt/jolie - [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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No way, Zahara is going to be a wonderful beauty, you can tell [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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what? a raw deal. that is a dumb thing to say. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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she is one very lucky girl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:12 AM Flag
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sourse/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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link? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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Isla is such an awful name. Amelie is nice, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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I love isla [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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why who you want to be names "Island"? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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It's Gaelic/Scottish/Celtic, pronounced eye-la, actually pretty popular over there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:10 AM Flag
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really? Never knew that, and I'm Irish-American. Still not really a fan, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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reverse that and I agree [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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I think they are nice names [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:11 AM Flag
[ - ] Given up my UB redesign boycott so pardon if this has been covered: Why do most recent posts go to the bottom and can that be changed? Weird. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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choose sort be recency in your settings and then update [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:39 AM Flag
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Tx! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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you also have to pick save as default or it will keep going back to the other way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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I think I did it right, but it still keeps the first line of the thread on top. Wasn't it the otherway around with old UB? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:50 AM Flag
[ - ] i got various ticks off family members when they all went for a walk in the countryside - does anyone know somewhere I can send them to be tested? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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don't know that, but watch for a red circle around the bite... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:33 AM Flag
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no need. Google tick and it will tell you what to look for. As long as you got them off quickly, it's is very very unlikely anyone will get anything [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:33 AM Flag
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You don't need to go to all that trouble. Were they deer ticks or regular ticks? Lime is found in deer ticks - - watch for a bullseye around the bite site (very very easy to spot) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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I wouldn't freak out too much but you don't always get a rash. You can do a blood test for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, but your health insurance might not cover it. I did for my 6yo after he got a weird oval rash (but no bullseye) because we live in a high-risk/lots of deer area. It was $250, plenty painful for a 6yo (two full vials of blood from arm) but worth it for the piece of mind (negative) though he could still develop it at any time. (And I imagine its unlikely you'd have a high reading of the bacteria a day or two after being bit) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:03 AM Flag
[ - ] I just got laid off from a consulting position with a large IB, technical support role and trade management work. Everyone was shocked that I as an individual was selected for the layoffs including external people and many offered to help pass my resume along to others in their firms. How are others handling the networking situations like this? I'm having a dinner meeting and other meetings next week. ITA 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 09:20 AM Flag
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Take them up on their offer to pass around your resume. GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:23 AM Flag
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Thansk I really appreciate the supoort I've received. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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ITA. I think you'll have to be aggressive in this market so leave no stone unturned. Have meetings and ask if you can follow-up with the folks to whom they send your resume. Good luck. Sorry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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work that Linked in! Don't be too proud to send a message to all your first degree contacts in your network on LInked in. I even did it for a friend and got a couple of leads for her through my network. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 11:55 AM Flag
[ - ] If your mother lived less than a a mile away from you, how much time would you want to spend with her? Do you think it would be unreasonable for her to see your pre school kids every day?My mother lives very close to me and sees the kids every day and helps me out and her friends keep telling her to get her own life and go meet friends for lunch and go shopping. She works out at the gym every morning and goes out socially with friends with my dad. Do you think her friends are right ? She is annoyed by their comments and says that she is very happy with her choices and is actually saving a lot of money not trolling the malls. She worked for many years and is not interested in a new career right now. 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:19 AM Flag
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My mom lives 15 minutes away and sees my kids abt 1 or 2 times per week. It is almost always with me and usually just for dinner at my house (she is single). I wish she was more proactive and hands on. You are lucky! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:22 AM Flag
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is she is happy she should tell her friends to MTOB. Sounds like she is happy and well rounded [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:23 AM Flag
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She happy to be a grandmother, let her see them every day if all of you are fine with the arrangement. I see my mom very frequently and consider her a wonderful influence on my kids. What the heck is better about her trolling the mall anyway?! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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Thank you ..BTW grandmother in question here...My friends are saying stuff like " kids are too busy to see me" yet when I see their children they say "I wish my mom would spend more time wiht me and my children" When I repeated this to one my friends( a really good friend ) she said they were just saying that to me because I am always with the gkids and they were making conversation HUH. I know I shoudn't be annoyed but they are trying to make me feel like what I am choosing to do is abnormal! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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mine lives less than a mile away and we see her every other day or so even just for a bit. If neither of us has plans- we meet up so she can see and play with the kids. She'll watch them for me to in a pinch when i want to run around [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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I like spending time with my mom and also like that dcs sees their grandmother a lot. I don't make her come to my house; she does so because she likes to. Her friends should mind their own business and worry about their own lives. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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I really love all of you . Thank you. I woud not change even if they were right and it was weird but I do not want to do anything detrimental for my daughter who is an awesome mother and a great girl to hang around with as is my daughter in law who lives further away. If she lived closer , I would hang out with her too. She is the best. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:34 AM Flag
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I think you guys are both very lucky- you get along well, both have very fulfilling lives outside of your mother daughter relationship, and she's a HUGE help to you- I guess her friends don't have that and wonder- screw em. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:32 AM Flag
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Again You are great!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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or: np and fwiw- I'm very close with my mom and sister and would see them that often if they lived close by and my in-laws live really close and I adore them too- people don't believe me that I get on with my MIL so well- [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:39 AM Flag
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That is nice to hear from an MIL. It is not very common I really really think my dil is a great girl and I would do anything within my means to make her happy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:47 AM Flag
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I'd say you and your mom are both incredibly lucky to be so close (physically and emotionally). Her friends should mind their own business. If she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, she should. It is not like you are putting upon her to babysit when she doesn't want to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:47 AM Flag
[ - ] when trying to get pregnant, what has worked for you - sex every day or every other? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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TTC 05.31.08, 09:19 AM Flag
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every other [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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folic acid, accupuncture and no lubricant [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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how much you paid for accupuncture? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:33 AM Flag
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70 or so/session [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:48 AM Flag
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Why no lubricant? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:48 AM Flag
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most contain spermicide, even the "safe" ones are still arguably not great [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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sex every day the 2 weeks in between my periods [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:08 AM Flag
[ - ] did angelina jolie have her babies? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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Mylox and Silo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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Lloyd Wright and A.M. Stern [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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I didn't even know she was pg again. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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Poddox and Calais [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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LOL!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 11:56 AM Flag
[ - ] what ae you doing today? 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.31.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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praying for rain so i don't have to go to tball [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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its thundering and pouring in NJ now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:19 AM Flag
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not here yet- and I am in No NJ so maybe there is hope [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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Im in Short Hills and it is really bad out now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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I'm in Short Hills too. This really is becoming Suburban Baby [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:33 AM Flag
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yes! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:37 AM Flag
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it is pouring and thundering in midtown [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:53 AM Flag
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taking the kids to speed racer and going to dinner in the city (Im in burbs) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:19 AM Flag
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visiting our friends in the burbs- taking advantage of their HUGE basement :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:48 AM Flag
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watching the maid clean my house...it's weird [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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getting pissed off at the DNC RBC giving this primary to Hillary [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:03 AM Flag
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what primary? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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