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[ - ] Watching almost 8 weeks pg and had a pain this morning for a few sec. felt higher than my uterus on the sides. not sure if it was gas or not. is this normal to get pains in 1st trimester. already saw the hb. anyone btdt? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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This is just the beginning of a ton of dif pains you'll get in dif parts ofyour body [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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thanks. so it's normal? really freaky [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:47 AM Flag
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All of it is pretty normal. :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:00 AM Flag
[ - ] What is the best way to get rid of the pacifier of a 16 month old? Cold turkey or cut a small hole in the bulb part? (She currently only uses it in the crib, but her ped says we need to stop completely because of ear infections.) 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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Probably cold turkey, but fwiw, I don't know that it will do anything for ear infections. My db was getting a ton when he was in daycare. After he got out of daycare, he stopped getting them, even though he started using the paci again at night afterwards. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:23 AM Flag
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OP: Yeah, I wonder if it will really help. I hate to get rid of it so early, she's still such a baby. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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ITA. I'm the poster above and my db is 19 mo and he sleeps so well at night with the paci, I have no intention of trying to wean him. It's the summer now so your db probably will get fewer colds (and therefore ear infections) anyway. My bet is your ped is grasping at straws. Have you taken her to an ENT? I found that much more informative than dealing with my ped. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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OP: Not an ENT yet, but she just had such a bad infection that the oral antibiotics didn't work and she had to get an antibiotic injection three days in a row and it was AWFUL. Do not want her to have to go through that again. Since she only uses it in the crib now, I am not sure if we will get rid of it though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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That sounds awful. GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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OP: Thank you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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cold turkey -- cutting the tip works with older toddlers because they think it's broken. a 16 mo wouldn't get it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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OP: That's what I was thinking too. We did that with my older dd when she was 2. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:26 AM Flag
[ - ] Moms of girlie girls: Where do you buy DD's hairbows online? Looking for a new source. TIA. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:20 AM Flag
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Daffodil baby [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:39 AM Flag
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I make them, so easy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:39 AM Flag
[ - ] 9 weeks preg and have a terrible cough. What will the doc give me? Antibiotics? And should I call my OB or regular doc? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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Expecting 05.29.08, 09:14 AM Flag
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I don't think you'll get antibiotics unless you have an infection. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:18 AM Flag
[ - ] Just had first sonogram of pregnancy. Found out only 6 weeks 2 days. Thought I was 1 day shy of 7. Anyway, everything looked great, yet I'm still afraid of m/c. Had 1 with first pregnancy. Doctor is really positive about everything. What is percentage of m/c after see good heartbeat? Should I relax? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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TTC 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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I think seeing the heartbeat is a very positive sign! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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relax. seeing the heartbeat is everything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:18 AM Flag
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I had m/c with first, and now have 2 dc. I was told that 1 in 4 m/c. It's very common but doesn't mean that you will m/c again. Just take it easy. and try not to think about it too much. Congrats. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:18 AM Flag
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definitely relax -- those things can be wrong +/- about 7 days according to my high risk OB. seeing a HB is a great sign! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:19 AM Flag
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My OB said m/c risk is around 5% after you see a heartbeat, so yes, relax! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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thanks!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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I think your chance of m/c goes way down once you see the heartbeat. GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:35 AM Flag
[ - ] Reposting for the lunch crowd: i'm going to hire a live-in nanny (no flames pls.) would a nanny prefer a bedroom w/ a full size bed, but it takes up about half of the room...or would she prefer a twin size bed and have more room? Twin is probably the right size for the room...but want make sure someone is comfortable. either way we're going to put in a tv. tia for any insight. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 05.29.08, 09:11 AM Flag
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I'd put a full. I haven't slept in a twin since college. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:18 AM Flag
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Why don't you ask after you hire her.....it only takes 24 hours to have a bed delivered. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:20 AM Flag
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OP: i really want to get the room set up buy linens etc and make it look nice. expecting my first in july and am in nesting overdrive... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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you need to relax. You don't need a nanny for 5 months [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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Full, as long as you can fit a side table. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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how old are you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:02 AM Flag
[ - ] does PS199 (manhattan) have pre-K? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 05.29.08, 09:00 AM Flag
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no [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:01 AM Flag
[ - ] Looking for a fun restaurant for my birthday dinner. Expensive is ok, just not stuffy, in the village/chelsea/soho area. any recs would be appreciated just no asian food. 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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TTC 05.29.08, 08:55 AM Flag
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when is your bday? Mine is Sat. and celebrating the big 40. And you? have a great time [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:03 AM Flag
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i am celebrating my 40th, too. b-day is in a month. just trying to plan ahead. happy 40th! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:08 AM Flag
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thanks..you too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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Cub Room Cafe, Florencia 13 on Sullivan, Shorty's 32 on Prince [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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Public...they have a nice semi-private room and can help youu plan for a larger group. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:09 AM Flag
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I was going to say Public as well. I think it's "fun" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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market, city hall [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:26 AM Flag
[ - ] My 2 yo is so challenging. I am firm with her which i know will work once she eventually gets the message but it it is so infuriating. I find it hard not to be really angry. any tips 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:53 AM Flag
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what do you mean challenging? are you firm all the time? i find my 2 year old is getting very naughty sometimes it is misbehaving sometimes she's oding it fun or just 2 and curious and spills things etc...i find it hard not to be too firm/stern whenever i talk to her to her tell her no. i'm working on being more gentle and sweet about redirecting her from things she shouldn't do nad saving the firm/stern stuff for really bad behavior [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:09 AM Flag
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My 2 yo is making me nuts as well. Everything seems to be a game and he is no longer listening to me about most things. Even with choices, he ends up just screaming if he doesn't get his way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:11 AM Flag
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Just ignore his screaming. I found that the most effective thing was to put db in his playroom and leave him there until he settled down. Seeing your reaction -- even if it's a negative one -- just encourages the behavior. Try to react with very little emotion or words. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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my 2yo DD pushes my buttons and is going to drive me to drink -- I feel your pain. I'm consistent, I give choices, blah, blah, blah and nothing works. She's just extremely strong-willed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:22 AM Flag
[ - ] 59-Year-Old Mom, 72-Year-Old Dad Abandon IVF 'Wrong Sex' http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,359663,00.html 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.29.08, 08:52 AM Flag
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what???????????? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:01 AM Flag
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they should be jailed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:11 AM Flag
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really? I didn't read the article but maybe they have a healt reason? hemophila (sp?) or something like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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No they didn't. And they must have used donor eggs. Just father wanted a son. Why on earth did he not think of that before turning 72??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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Why? Lots of people give up children. It's not as if these people left the babies in a dumpster. I think they're despicable for not wanting the babies simply because they're not boys, but I don't see how they deserve to be jailed for it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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they should be taken out and shot. and their doctors too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 07:12 PM Flag
[ - ] Moms who have had a vaginal birth - does that area every go back to normal? If not, how is it different? How long until things are as normal as they'll be? I am expecting #1 and just want to know what's in store. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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my dh said didn't feel any different when we first had sex PP at 6wks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:04 AM Flag
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I have had 2 via vag, and it is the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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me too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:17 AM Flag
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me three [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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it may be abnormal to you until you stop breastfeeding [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:07 AM Flag
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Um, I don't remember breastfeeding with my va-jay-jay. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:12 AM Flag
[ - ] What are some good classic books I should try to read this summer? Just finished Anna Karenina and an Edith Wharton. Want to mix some like this with some good summer fluff. 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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watching post [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:02 AM Flag
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Debutante Divorce by Plum Sykes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:02 AM Flag
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hardly "classic", I kind of feel like there is a promoter of that book who frequents this site. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:18 AM Flag
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np, She did ask for "good summer fluff." In that vein, I just read Trophies and really enjoyed it. Very light and fluffy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:48 AM Flag
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Last of the Mohicans, the Count of Monte Cristo, Jane Austen stuff, anything by Thomas Hardy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:07 AM Flag
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AK is one of my favorites. How about some Dickens? Great Expectations or David Copperfield. Or Oliver Twist. or how about Vanity Fair (Thackeray??). I have yet to read any Jane Austen but that would be on my list if I actually got to read. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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np: Vanity Fair is much better now than I thought it was in high school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:25 AM Flag
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Passage to India. The Swimmer (not a full novel). Emma. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:21 AM Flag
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Anything by Mark Helperin. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:24 AM Flag
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Dantes Divine Comedy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 05:39 AM Flag
[ - ] Is a man a narcissist if he only refers to his wife as "my wife" and never by her name? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.29.08, 08:48 AM Flag
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doing that might be narcissistic (or not) but certainly that alone does not make someone a narcissist [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:50 AM Flag
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maybe he forgot what it was [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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lol. and now he's too embarassed to ask. "By the way, dear...how do you spell your name again?" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:58 AM Flag
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sounds about right [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:59 AM Flag
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is this in email only? maybe he doesnt' want to assume you know her name/who she is? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:02 AM Flag
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exactly...I refer to my dh as my dh when speaking to someone who I am getting to know [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:05 AM Flag
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Ditto, and the same for when talking to work colleagues. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:07 AM Flag
[ - ] What is the name of the program after Early Intervention ends? In other words, after the child turns 3. Also, I heard that post age 3, it goes on their "permanent" record whatever that means...any truth to that? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:46 AM Flag
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:49 AM Flag
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My ds is getting services through CPSE. I had heard that also, but someone else told me that it won't go on his record if he stops before K. In any event, my ds needs the services and it's great that it's free. I think we get about $700 worth of services (SEIT and OT) per week. If your dc needs it, just go for it unless you have the means to pay for it privately. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:53 AM Flag
[ - ] can nb twins sleep in the same crib? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Expecting 05.29.08, 08:45 AM Flag
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Mine did [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:47 AM Flag
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op- up to what age? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:47 AM Flag
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Oh I think it was 3-4 mo or so [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:48 AM Flag
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ok great thank you- i think we'll try and do the same- do you think this helped them get on a similar sleep schedule? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:50 AM Flag
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my friends did. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:47 AM Flag
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My friend did this - she has a huge house and they share a room (so cute!). She woke one up if the other was up to keep them on the same schedule. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:53 AM Flag
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ok great - think i will have to do the same thing! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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Ours did. Separated them when they started rolling over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 12:17 PM Flag
[ - ] I'm so angry. My aunt is in her forties, has a 17 yr old son, is a taxpayer and a citizen and a very good person and she's stuck in some stupid loophole where she makes too much money from disability to get medicare and she has to have a heart/lung transplant now. She has pulmonary Hemosiderosis. Her lungs are shot and she can't even get up to use the restroom without help. Her oxygen tank is at the highest level and she is still a constant shade purple. Right now she's in one hospital in ICU waiting for medicare to accept her (my mom has been at their offices for days fighting them) so they can bring her to one of the hospitals in the city (who won't take her without insurance apparently) for the heart/lung transplant. because they just found out that one side of her heart has a hole in it and the other side is severely weakened. What can we do? Anyone have any advice how we can get coverage, money, grants anything. Does anyone know of any non-profit agencies that might help cover emergency surgery? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:45 AM Flag
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I'm sorry about your aunt, but didn't she know she didn't have insurance? I don't think the fact that someone is a taxpayer and nice means she should automatically qualify for Medicare. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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do you mean MEDICAID? if she is on disability she has MEDICARE (as I do). Whatever the issue is, I hope it it fixed and she gets what she needs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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^^^if she has lots of money in her bank accts, she will not get MEDICAID (I was a caseworker for them many moons ago). She will have to gift her money away (like to her son, her family) to show she doesn't have money in savings [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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^^^btw I hope your mother isn't at the wrong offices. Many ppl get MEDICARE and MEDICAID mixed up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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I'll have to ask her. It's all so confusing. I think she is pending her Disability renewal and my mom had signed a letter saying she'd be responsible for her financially and that hurt her ability to get coverage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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