THANK YOU for all of your responses.sm

TY everyone for your responses. [2008-11-28]
Since we'll all be doing this again in a few weeks for Xmas - I now know what to do !

Eeew - even after all these responses sm [2008-11-15]
It still tempts me, but then again, so does corned beef hash! Oh well, we all have to go from something! I think Imodified stuff tastes so good! Modified what?? Who knows - there are only so many body parts, after all! Keep laughing, we need some fun in our lives - gosh all mighty, we need a laugh on here!!!

Eeew - even after all these responses sm [2008-11-15]
It still tempts me, but then again, so does corned beef hash! Oh well, we all have to go from something! I think Imodified stuff tastes so good! Modified what?? Who knows - there are only so many body parts, after all! Keep laughing, we need some fun in our lives - gosh all mighty, we need a laugh on here!!!

Thanks for the responses! [2008-10-19]
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THANK YOU for all of your responses.sm [2008-06-24]
I will definitely be talking to her today about my feelings of having my daughter on the 4 wheeler and how dangerous it can be. I know she would never intentionally hurt my daughter, but it I will have to choose my words very carefully with her, but I think I will be able to get my point across. I would hate to keep her from spending time with my daughter, but if she continues to put her in danger, then I guess I will have to be there at all times. Thank you all for giving me the confidence I will need to do this! :)

These are good responses - maybe they... [2008-06-03]
If there are children into forced marriages, etc, they should have a mole or something inside. Of course the public would never see physical abuse (they would keep that well hidden), but maybe have someone that would report into the authorities with the names of the kids being forced. I think its absolutely disgusting child marriage. I think the adult women need some major major de-whatever it is called. I have heard of groups who help people get out of cults, that is what they need for the women. But keep the kids with their moms. Would any of you like it if someone came in and ripped your kids from you and you find out it is religously oriented. And shouldneminent danger. Nobody was beating them or torturing them, yes child marriage is dusgusting and a form of abuse but for petephone call and they don't know the name of who this girl is or anything. I for one don't believe there was ever a phone call, but again that's just me.

Thanks for the responses to [2008-05-06]
I'm so sorry for your situations and you have helped me tremendously to put my situation into perspective. It is not nearly as bad as I had first taken, compared to your stories, but none the less still hurtful/inappropriate and if things continue to escalate (which seems to be the trend over the past several years) I feel more confident to stand up for myself and the future of my family. For now, I think distance is the key..if I can pull it off. Thanks for sharing everyone!

thanks for all of the positive responses! [2008-05-06]
I did not think i was being negative at all, but here are two responses I got: So you say the only things they do is fight for our country and rights and help out in times of need. What do you think that consists of? How many lives have been given since 1776 to secure and protect those rights? Have you ever looked at the freedoms we have and the wealth we enjoy? What more do you expect the military to do? Wash your clothes. We are the only truly free nation in the world and it is because men and women have chosen to join our military and fight to give you those freedoms that you don't seem to understand. and Ma'am, thanks for giving me a subject for my Memorial Day speech in our community. The subject will be: Americans who have no idea what military heroes have done and are doing for us, thereby humiliating our sacrifices.

What is shocking to me here in most responses [2008-04-23]
Is that you feel it is perfectly okay and acceptable to lie, outright, in order to have what you want. Smokers, obese applicants, alcohol users, those doing risky activities (flying, motorcycles, ATVs, high-risk sports) are considered risks and their premiums and exclusion clauses written for that. It is NOT okay to lie, period. It is NOT acceptable to get what you want, even if you feel you deserve it, by lying, cheating the system, stealing coverage dollars and rates that are not yours. If you want to smoke, go ahead but pony up. There are more than just the health risks - there are insurance issues, too. Same for other high-risk applicants. Unfortunately, it seems to me that the average worker seems to feel they are entitled to have certain things and therefore, if they feel they will be denied, feel it is completely acceptable to lie or misrepresent the facts in order to have what they are looking for. Pathetic lack of ethics demonstrated through those perspectives and actions. As for the OP below who calls this Big Brother in action: So, lying and being caught in the act of it is now an attempt of the government to do you in?! How utterly absurd and paranoid! Get some principles in your lives, people! Take some personal responsibility here! BE HONEST and support honesty. Shaking my head....

Thank you for you responses. Sorry it said nm [2008-04-08]
instead of my name. I am going to talk to some of his friends I think. One of our nieces is one of his closet friends. I donchoking game and I know how it affected so many of his friends. I think they will be open with me. BTW, he says that what was on his page he copied and pasted from another site. Still no explaination. I also just talked to my other mother and she really thinks a he needs a counselor. She gave me the name of a very good one that is a Christian I will call as soon as I post this. She agrees that obviously he isn't going to talk to us so he needs to have that privacy with someone else. I almost hate to ask this, but does anyone feel like there is a connection between depression and accutane? He just finished taking 6 months of it at the end of Feb. I don't know how long the post was on his site. It could have been there between a couple of days or a couple of weeks.

I appreciate all of your responses [2008-01-23]
but it seems a lot are assuming that the story came from a child. I was more looking for responses based on the assumption that the scenario described is fact . . . assuming the teacher has already confessed and provided an unsatisfactory (to us) explanation. Thanks again for all replies!

The responses I got when I asked the doctor and [2008-01-03]
My one friend wound up with a hysterectomy even after that endometrial ablation because her bleeding actually got worse. If I were you, I I just had one, and I don Bye-Bye heavy periods, back and leg pain, and irritabilityonce and for all after 8 years of suffering!

Thank you for all your responses and words... [2007-12-20]
...of encouragement! I When I say However, the pain is sobad Icancan even be heard by my husband. I do sleep like a log though...nothing wakes me up...I I used to only need 6-7 hours of sleep a night and was a morning person...the annoying kind who could jump out of bed, get dressed, and have chores done, house cleaned, and all ready to sit down to work by 7 a.m...now I absolutely dread getting out of bed because it means I'm gonna be a hurtin' unit all day. I The other blood test did have letters...I The only thing I This early winter certainly isn Oye. Time will tell. I have another appt this Friday so we Thanks a bunch for listening and offering me advice and well wishes. They are all appreciated like you have no idea!!!

Thanks for all of the nice responses! [2007-11-24]
I have really no major medical problems with diabetes or hypertension. I am lucky in that sense. I just feel like I got started off on the wrong foot by being so heavy. I feel like I am doing something cruel to my baby. I have major issues with my weight and it is so hard right now, especially being pregnant. I guess I just need to try to work on it but it has been like this for years and I just don't see how I am going to change it overnight. But I really do appreciate all of the responses and I will keep everyone updated! Thank you all! It has meant a lot to me!

Glad you asked - I'm considering it too - thanks for all the responses (sm) [2007-11-02]
I am so tired of having horrible periods!! I know one person who had it done and is thrilled with it. I am glad to hear that others are too. I think I am going to call today to make an appt to ask about it!! (Dealing with a bad period as I type!!!)

Thanks to all the responses. This is a #2 problem she did. [2007-10-24]
conflicting treatments - go figure! Well, I think she will do fine. I have put a temporary litter box where she went and filled her regular litter box with fresh litter. She only did this once, but I was afraid it would be a regular thing. She is almost a year old and we cannot keep her in. She loves it outside.

My response to your responses, etc. [2007-10-03]
First of all I am glad so many of you used this board to share your feelings on this issue of hating cats. I have read each one of your posts a few times over and agree wholeheartedly. I have also felt that this issue goes a lot deeper than not liking something with 4 legs and a tail that meows. That is why I brought it up. It is frustrating to say the least and something I could never understand. Some of the people I have come in contact with who make these remarks will also out of the other side of his or her mouth proudly state how they love animals, just not cats. The last time I checked a cat was an animal. I can certainly understand having favorites, we all do. What I don't understand is selective animal loving. One of you posted that you feel these people are missing something. That really hit home with me and actually brought me to tears. I have missed so much in my life having no children, etc. I used to get angry over circumstances I could not control and actually felt I was being punished in some way. All around me are people with what seems to me to be everything. One thing God made sure I had all my life is the ability to love and receive it 100 times over from animals. It has literally been life saving for me. There is ahistory of abusein my past, and this is one love I am not afraid of. The post that spoke of cats being looked at as evil, the black cat at Halloween hit home, too. That post opened my eyes to a lot of things. My friend I spoke of who went shopping with me and shouted all day long about hating cats said that her mother doesn't like them either. It really does seem to be an attitude that in many cases has been passed down to the next generation. My mother, 90 years of age now, has always and will always have a spot in her heart for cats. She loves them dearly, but because she has dogs who don't tolerate cats she does not adopt cats. My grandmother as well loved them. I guess when I see a cat I see an animal with elegance and beauty, an individual little soul that walks and cannot be heard or peeks between the railing of my niece She said she looked out the kitchen window and saw Daisy shaking a little rabbit. The rabbit died and Daisy went on her way. It is animal instinct, and nature can be very cruel sometimes. My mom sat at the living room window 4 years ago and saw a snake come over the roof to get at a bird nest we had been watching. We were anxiously awaiting the flight of the babies. It never happened. Some don't like cats rubbing up against their legs, etc. I guess I could never hate anyone or anything that was just expressing love to me. I value what some others hate, and that's part of life too. I am not preaching, just letting some feelings out and learning a lot at the same time. In my local shelter just a few miles from my apartment by last count about 5 weeks ago there were 500 cats waiting for adoption, and yet down the road from where my mother used to live year after year appears a sign in the front yard a few times a year . . Free Kittens. Like me, so many live in apartments, etc. that do not even allow pets. Thanks again for letting me open up and let it out. It has helped, and hearing your comments has helped to understand a little better. I have a few little stickers on my dashboard that says it all. It is from the ASPCA. It reads very simply We Are Their Voice. God bless you and God bless all animals.

Thanks for your responses. I know that I will probably feel better and wish I had done it sooner - [2007-08-24]
but the thought of having major surgery and being laid up for six weeks is not something I want to do right now. I do have a three month follow-up appt in November so I guess I will just research my options and let myself get used to the idea. Thanks again for your replies.

Thanks everyone for your responses (sm) [2007-06-26]
It was the fact that he told me this at night, while his sister was sleeping, not something he said to her in the heat of anger, that worried me. He tends to be a perfectionist and have a very negative attitude and is very critical of himself and everyone else. It is for his benefit as well as his sisterno, I don. We are down to about two that he likes and if they aren't available, he just sulks and pouts. I don't know how I am going to get the message across to him. I have tried everything I can think of. That's why I am considering a counsellor for him.

Thank you for all the responses. I will follow your advice. nm [2007-06-15]
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why do people post responses like this? [2007-06-04]
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I want to thank you all for your responses (sm) [2007-05-26]
I really appreciate you all for coming to my aid. I just finished a 13 hour day and am going to walk away from this machine until 8:00 a.m. and try not to think about work. I actually managed to get a good amount of sleep last night and I did feel somewhat better today. I can still feel it in the background but it is manageable. Like most of us, I know I work too much and I am trying to find a way to cut down. Thank you all again. I truly appreciate all your responses.

thanks for your responses, [2007-05-21]
it brought up some good points . . .

Thanks for all the responses. [2007-05-07]
I

I'm confused at your responses - are you the same person? [2007-05-01]
Are you the same person who keep saying what are you thinking? If so, in one post you are telling me everything else can wait and the other you're telling me I should be fired.

Wow guys [2008-10-21]
wonderful responses and so quickly. I hope we can keep this thread going to help each other out. I wrote down these ideas and am going to start implementing many of them right away. Here are some of my ideas: 1. Utilities - We had 2 cell phones, got rid of one, which was mine, and I hardly ever used it. My husband has to have his because we run our own business. We had 2 house lines, one for our house phone and one for a fax machine. We got rid of one line, and kept the fax line, converting it to accept phone calls as well as faxes. 2. We heat our house with corn which in Northwest Indiana is a pretty cheap way to go. It will cost us approximatey $600.00 to heat our 2600 sq ft house for the winter. We would normally pay almost $450.00 a month with our heat and electric if we paid or electric company who has a monopoly in this area; no where else to go. :-( 3. I used to throw a load or two of laundry in every day, no matter how big the load (I have an energy efficient washer), to save time and so the laundry did not pile up. However, I realized that I was wasting soap, softner, and water even though I have an energy efficient washer. So, I am doing laundry only 2 days a week, maybe three if need be. Washing bigger loads at a time. 4. In regards to above, I use my dryer as a time management issue, because I run the office of our business during the day and transcribe at night. I think I will implement hanging my clothes out next summer, because I do not think it would be efficent in the winter right now - - would it? 5. I buy all snack foods at Aldi You save $1.00 to $1.50 an item. I shop at the most least expensive store in the area when possible, only shopping atthe higher-priced stores if there is a sale. 6. Turn off lights, computer, etc., when not in use. 7. I buy my cleaning supplies and laundry supplies at our area dollar store. They carry name-brand items as well as generic-brand, but quite a bit cheaper. I am brain dead now. I am sure there are many more. Please keep them coming. There were many things that you guys mentioned that I never even thought of, and I am sure we can give each other good ideas to implement. I feel we are in a war here, and we need all the ammunition we can get as we carry out our role as our homemanagers :-)

And you are right about the politics board sm [2008-09-26]
you can't say anything without someone jumping all over you on that board and some of the responses are silly and childish. Every time someone posts verifiable information, people on there respond with silly inuendos and comments.

thanks so much [2008-09-16]
THANK YOU ALL!!!! Sometimes it feels like you are out there all alone and you all made me feel better. I think he needs to be MORE busy which we will work on. She needs to have the balls to say she wants to bag it and not be so passive/aggressive. I find it to be very frustrating. Thanks for the advice, I will read all of the responses though not sure it would be a good idea for me to talk to anyone at this point.. I need to let him handle it though.. it is tempting!!! He does stay busy during the day but like NYMT said.. it is the quiet of the evening that does you in!! He just sits and looks at that phone waiting for a ring/text... UGH.. maybe he could rearrange his room or something??? Again, thanks I do feel a bit better.

Need advice again - Dementia (sm) [2008-09-02]
Hi all. I just want to start off by saying that whenever I post on here I always get kind responses, and I may not always get a chance to say thank you. Wanted to let you know that I do appreciate it. Here is my latest challenge. I have an uncle who is in his early 70 I grew up watching my grandmother, his mother, go through the stages of this horrid disease. I have a pretty good grasp of what we are up against. Thing is, I was a child when my grandmother started her decline, and boy things are different when you are an adult. I honestly don Here is what complicates the situation. My uncle is divorced, has been for some time. He has no children. He has three sisters, my aunts, living. One is in her 80s, one is two hours away and not in great health, and the third is 12 hours away. The oldest cannot help, given her age, the one that is two hours away has told me that she really doesn It gets a little more complicated. My uncle is a hoarder. He also has been notoriously bad about managing his finances for many years. His house is in a very bad state of disrepair. He is at the stage where he really needs someone to look over him, not live with him but maybe go in once or twice a week and help him with bills, meds, etc. However, his house is so bad that I truly fear it is going to fall down around him. My questions: I know that he needs help, but I also know that he has to ask for that help (up to a certain point, which would be where we would then go to court and ask for a conservatorship). He is not at that stage yet. If something happens to him, no one has legal medical proxy, he does not have a will, he does not have an advanced directive. We have talked to him about the importance of doing this, but he does not want to listen, even though he admits he needs to do something. He also has not been formally diagnosed. I think he is afraid to get confirmation that he is suffering from the same disease as his mother. How do we help him? What should we do? What is the procedure here? I honestly am at my wit I donand have him thinking that we are wanting anything. I don It is his. But something has to be done. I want him to be taken care of when the time comes. Any advice would be appreciated, as always. Thank you. HC

i can't believe you are falling for someone's story that probably isn't true [2008-08-24]
Really, who, in the situation this Philly girl describes herself to be in would REALLY talk about it the way she does? Either this is a very lonely financially strapped person who is living a make believe life for the sake of those on this board, or she is insane. I don You know,if it is on the internet, then it just has to be true NOT. People like that make up situations and cause chaos and friction in order to get the responses that she has been getting. That is the payoff. The responses. This person is not who she says she is, so we can all just feel sorry for this person with the make believe life who acts totally opposite to the position she states she is in.Her behavior is more telling than her words.

Unfortunately, I don't think you followed [2008-08-24]
the thread very well. The responses about being in debt and too many people living for the moment were in response to a suggestion posted above to just file bankruptcy. The comments below that suggestion were not directed towards the OP. The OP mentioned nothing about any personal situation, only on how to negotiate better credit card rates. Please reread the thread and see where the comments are being directed before assuming that someone

Animal Control [2008-07-30]
I'm sure the responses vary depending on where you live, what the situation, and who you talk to but for those who have had no help from Animal Control - there might be hope. A farm in my area was obviously mistreating their cows, standing in water for days and weeks with nothing to graze on but plenty of land to move them too. Just a lazy farmer I think, the whole place was a mess. I called Animal Control, the Sherrif's Dept, and the Humane Society every week (atleast once a week) for over a month. Every time I had to leave a message and soon was immediately transferred to a voicemail. I am happy to say I was persistent and eventually the problem was solved. I can only assume they got tired of hearing from me. I haven't seen a problem over there since and its been a couple of years.

Webmedx [2008-07-05]
Have been trying to get info on Webmedx. Have had a couple responses, but no one has told me anything about the one subject I am most interested in: their ASR program. What voice recognition software do they use? Is the text good? (where I currently work the text is horrible--have to edit 8 of 10 words!). Is the work steady? How ofter do you run out of work? Thanks! T

wrong thing [2008-06-23]
I haven't read the other responses yet, but for what it's worth - not saying anything is worse than saying the wrong thing. My husband was just dx'd with CA last week, given maybe 6-9 mos. to live. My niece, whom I love dearly, said NOTHING. It really hurt my feelings. I know now that she just didn't know what to say and didn't want to say something stupid. People need to know you care, even if you stumble and say something stupid. Never be afraid to show you care.

Thanks - your post helped [2008-06-22]
I know if the shoe is on the other foot I never take offense at anything anyone says. You said exactly what my BIL said to me it. I felt better after posting and reading some of the responses and also talking to my DH. But like you say, in the future its going to be sympathetic responses. As for myself, I do have a very different outlook on life/death. I view death as a rebirth into a new life. Of course I would never do anything to bring mine on sooner than my expected time, but when my time comes I will be ready to move on.

My husband has done nothing to me [2008-05-27]
He is very loving and supportive and respectful. I would not tolerate anything less. I was in a mentally abusive relationship before when I was younger. Thankfully, my mother had enough sense to pull me out of it. That man went onto marry and abuse his next 3 wives. I would see his name in the local newspaper in the police log for domestic violence. What this man is doing to her is considered mental abuse. I would ponder that your husband does not treat you in such a manner. Judging from your other responses on this board, I get the feeling you wouldn Either that or he's made you so miserable, you feel the need to make others so as well. As I posted above to Ms. Done, I was a child in a loveless marriage and it My parents were both excellent providers and I love them, but I wish they would have just ended it when it was over instead of dragging us through it. The sleep I lost worrying about whether they were going to kill each other was more than I could take. I went out of my way to make sure I did not end up in a loveless marriage. Ms. Done has been put down enough. If your suggestion is to stay in the marriage, that You know nothing about her to make such comments as spoiled. You should think before you type. Some of the other comments you

I've dealt with this on both sides. [2008-05-07]
I have 3 boys. My oldest son is very giving and caring (sounds like your daughter). He Different responses apply to each individual bully. Some bullies can be dealt with best by the school or their parents. These are usually the kids who come from good homes and their parents don I generally deal with the parents if they If not, I go straight to the school. Other bullies come from parents who donthey do. These kids are the hardest to deal with.I have had to face these bullies myself. I flat out told them if they continue to pick on my son or bully him, I will call the police and they will be dealt with as a juvenile deliquent. This seemed to stop things pretty quick. I also followed that up with the letting school know what was going on because I had a feeling the child might pick on my son when I The school was great about this and were well aware of this bully It alerted them to keep a closer watch on my son at recess when this kid was around. The other side of the fence is my 7-year-old son. I had gottena call from his teacher early in the school year that he was bullying a couple of smaller kids. My son had a late birthday, so I held him for kindergarten, making him a year older than most of his peers. There didn From that first call I got from his teacher, I made it very clear to him that I would not tolerate bullying from him. I also told him the school would be watching him and if I hear any reports of him bullying others, I would punish him at home as well. Other than a few minor kid things, he I even explained to him that because he was bigger than the little kids, he needed to protect them and watch over them like a big brother. He I was very proud of him and needless to say, he has a lot of girlfriends now. My point here is that not all parents know what their kids are like outside of the home. It Unfortunately, she was already hurt and angry when you talked to her and it probably didn I would suggest sticking with the teacher from now on with this one, and in the future, bring any problems immediately to the teacher Most importantly, I have also taught my children to stand up for themselves, use a firm voice, but walk away if it The only time I allow my children to hit is if they Our school has a zero tolerance for fighting, and it just wouldn Hang in there. She It goes on and on. In that case, I They get less catty as they get older (I hope).

thanks for all of the positive responses! [2008-05-06]
I did not think i was being negative at all, but here are two responses I got: So you say the only things they do is fight for our country and rights and help out in times of need. What do you think that consists of? How many lives have been given since 1776 to secure and protect those rights? Have you ever looked at the freedoms we have and the wealth we enjoy? What more do you expect the military to do? Wash your clothes. We are the only truly free nation in the world and it is because men and women have chosen to join our military and fight to give you those freedoms that you don't seem to understand. and Ma'am, thanks for giving me a subject for my Memorial Day speech in our community. The subject will be: Americans who have no idea what military heroes have done and are doing for us, thereby humiliating our sacrifices.

Update on son [2008-04-09]
Once again I thank all of you for your responses. We (DH and I, with son) went to the therapist today. We did not tell our son about the appointment. We just checked him out of school. I really thought there would be a lot of drama but he went very willingly. My biggest fear after reading the post on his myspace was suicide. I myself have a history of deep depression and at 18 tried to commit suicide. Anyway, I liked the therapist immediately. After a bit of discussion with my son he asked me why I thought he needed to be here. I told him about what I read on myspace but since making the appointment I found out a few other things. I talked with each of his 3 closest friends separatley and they all told me very similar things. My son is 5 In my opinion this kid is an incredibly healthy eater for the most part, but take him to a Chinese buffet and he eats 2 to 4 plates full. Same thing with lasagna, he can He has never said a word to us when we are together as a family about eating too much, but when he is with his friends eating out, which is at least once a week or more, he always talks about how fat he is and even sometimes says oh I ate so much I have to go throw up now. They also talked about his moodiness but just sort of thought, we all go through those days, which I agree. When I told this to the therapist in front of my son he kept saying it was a joke. Well, 2 of his friends are very overweight. I asked him how he could joke about this in front of them. He just kept saying, just like about the myspace post, it is just a joke. Obviously there is more going on here. He then talked with the therapist alone for about 30 minutes. We took him to lunch afterwards and I asked him if there was anything he wanted to talk about and he shrugged his shoulders and acted like what in particular should we talk about, so I let it drop. We took him back to school and he did tell me he loved me before he got out of the car (I said it first and it is something we say in our family all the time). After school he seemed fine but only had a few minutes because he had to get to tennis. I think possiblyI over reacted to the threat of suicide, but I am now afraid of an eating disorder. His bedroom and bathroom are in the basement so if he is thowing up I am definitely not aware of it. Yes I will definitely be more aware of his actions after we eat together and it really sucks that I have no idea what he and the therapist talked about, but I do feel better for having followed through with the appointment. We go back in about 10 days so I feel the doc does not think he is about to harm himself. As a matter of fact he told my son in front of us that everything they discussed he could not tell me unless he thought there was a possibility of him harming himself. Gosh guys, this is soooo long again. If I didn Thanks!

There's more to college costs than just [2008-04-03]
the tuition. Parents have a responsibility to their children to see to it that they are educated in a manner that prepares them for a career, not flipping burgers. I know that that wasn You canin the world without some kind of degree and not helping your children with their education is selfish. That He/she can certainly get a part-time job to help with books, living expenses, etc. I see nothing wrong with the child taking out the standard student loan either, but dumping them out the door at 18 with nothing more thana high school education is not being a responsible parent. Perhaps that So many parents don It Judging by your responses, I They obviously had no control over that money that was given to their mother. While my children aren't ready for college yet, one thing I have learned already is that you never stop being a parent.

I think I'm living with your husband's brother [2008-02-24]
I've got a very similar issue going on right now, too, so I'm very interested in hearing the responses. I don't know how old you are, but one of the biggest problems for me is that at 49, my body image is more comfortable having sex with wild abandon under the cover of darkness and that morning light (not to mention the sheet wrinkles, morning mouth, etc.) just don't let me feel relaxed enough for great sex (I might add that we've only been together about six months, and while being comfortable enough to ignore one's own body flaws may come, I'm not there yet). In our case, he does at least seem interested in the sex, with days full of flirtatious innuendo (he owns a ranch, so we see each other a good deal during the day), but somehow, he cannot drag himself to bed before 3:00 a.m. (and gets up at around 11-12) about an hour after I've finally given up waiting and gone upstairs (I'm an 8-9 riser). This is a hard one not to take too personally, but if your husband has always been like this, it doesn't seem like it could suddenly be you. And, for what it's worth, there are many women who fall into the size 4 category (although I ain't one of them) who have the same issue, so it's not that weight loss/starvation will be this magical cure-all. As noted, I look forward to hearing from those who have gone through the same thing (and sorry for all the parentheses).

such anger [2008-02-15]
Your attitude toward people posting their opinions (which you asked for by posting here)is less than mature and more hostile than anything. The original post came across as very bitter so you really should not be surprised by the responses. Take the whine, hold the venom.

Now how in the world did have time for bingo? [2008-02-14]
Look lady, I'll spell it out: --you are terribly selfish and self-righteous,unforgiving and stubborn. --you obviously have not put the emotional needs of your children first, regardless of all your assertions otherwise. --money is more important to you than your son. --none of here are jealous of your broken home. --since you have been answering all these responses all morning with no emotion at all, you probably have a mental disorder. Now go back to lala land to your dear hubby who you are so very sorry you did not meet years earlier. And use your answering machine to avoid further conflicts in your cushy life. Enjoy your vacations.

Choosing a group [2008-02-14]
You can pick a charity by clicking on the Add a Charity button at the bottom of the page. On the next page, on the left side, is a box for the not-for-profits groups. If you click that you will see all the groups listed. Or you can just type in Pet Rescue By Judy and use that one, LOL! Once you have selected your group you can check how much your are helping by clicking on the amount raised button. Can you imagine how much MTs can help with all the searching we do! We have the power you guys! Don You can shop for Target, ebay and many others. Just click on the shop through GoodSearch and shop as usual. It really helps! You can make GoodSearch your home page too and see just how much you can help! Thanks for all the great responses! May God bless you with many, many lines, easy reports and no ESLs this week! Pat

Laughed out loud sm [2008-02-08]
When I was in high school I workd at a Dairy Queen and we got soooo sick of people saying they wanted their order to go while at the drive-thru. One night (it was winter so we were quite slow) we were bored and decided to ask every customer if they wanted their order to go. We thought is was hysterical but some of the customers failed to see the humor. Not only a lot of sarcastic responses, but a couple of customers used a few words I can't repeat, which made it even funnier to us.

Why so hostile? I am not assuming anything [2008-01-24]
Just asking for opinions that are based on the assumption that it is true. I was getting more responses wanting to know where I got the story and, no offense to anyone intended, but that is not what I needed or asked for, so I tried to politely redirect. Not looking for hostility either.

I appreciate all of your responses [2008-01-23]
but it seems a lot are assuming that the story came from a child. I was more looking for responses based on the assumption that the scenario described is fact . . . assuming the teacher has already confessed and provided an unsatisfactory (to us) explanation. Thanks again for all replies!

I just got home from work and [2008-01-15]
checked the board to find all these kind responses. It means so much to me that we have this love of our pets and can share the sorrow of their loss. Here is another picture of CJ and Sasha and me at one of our favorite parks:

7-year-old with behavior problems at school inquiry...sm [2008-01-14]
Our 7-year-old has problems with peer relations, has always had this and it She is a moody child and comes on too strongly with her peers which is why she doesn't have but 1 friend. WeWeproblems with both of these issues with herin the past but it was better last year when she was in a smaller classroom setting. Now she Sigh. We She The school psychologist has put her into a group of kids that have a hard time with peers once a week to help with the socialization skills. Anyone else deal with this and if so, what strategies did you use to overcome this? I We Any suggestions will be greatly welcome!

To trose [2008-01-09]
No....I was only thanking others for responses.....