Posts by neverthere

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Our dear Jackson is sick again . . . . interesting parenting question

by cruzanheart in

this is starting to remind me of my childhood.

of course, the plus side is that i grew out of most of it, but it was hell while it lasted.. jackson (our 8-year-old) had his tonsils and adenoids out the beginning of june, in an effort to help reduce the number of infections and viruses he's been getting.

he's allergic to a lot of stuff, most of which grows in texas (where we live), and we've tried allergy shots on two separate occasions which reacted badly on him.

neverthere

Oh Nina, I hope that Jackson feels better soon! I hate to see kids sick, breaks my heart.

I was a young parent, having my first son at 20, my second right after I turned 22 and I am also an older parent (IMO) as I had my daughter at 30. I think the only advantage to having kids younger is that simply you are younger. Not always a good thing. I personally have been raising kids for over 20 years (I am 33, I raised my nephew from the time I was 12). I think there are great benefits from being a bit older when you have kids. You have more patience, you have more life experience in general, you can be calmer, etc. Though this obviously does not apply in every situation.

As for Jackson's illness, have you taken him to a Natropath? I am just wondering cause some times they suggest eating honey from your local area that has NOT been pasturized. This is supposed to help with the allergies that come from the pollens etc.

Good luck,

Diana

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Help, I need some advice

by neverthere in

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we are asking our tenants to leave as of september and they are friends of ours.. .

my hubby had a conversation with the male tenant and told him yesterday (without his wife around) that they are going to have to be out by september as this situation is not working for them, us and most importantly our kids (i have 2 kids that have as and stress is not a good thing for them to go through).

he was kind of shocked but was understanding of why this was neccessary.

neverthere

Thanks for all the advice everyone, I have put up with her sh1t for years and have had enough. It breaks my heart to see how she treats her hubby then she turns around and says my hubby is controlling!

Diana

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Help, I need some advice

by neverthere in

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we are asking our tenants to leave as of september and they are friends of ours.. .

my hubby had a conversation with the male tenant and told him yesterday (without his wife around) that they are going to have to be out by september as this situation is not working for them, us and most importantly our kids (i have 2 kids that have as and stress is not a good thing for them to go through).

he was kind of shocked but was understanding of why this was neccessary.

neverthere

We are asking our tenants to leave as of September and they are friends of ours.

My hubby had a conversation with the male tenant and told him yesterday (without his wife around) that they are going to have to be out by September as this situation is not working for them, us and most importantly our kids (I have 2 kids that have AS and stress is not a good thing for them to go through). He was kind of shocked but was understanding of why this was neccessary. He has yet to tell his wife and feels that a "group meeting" is in order to work through the issues.

They have been talking about moving in with his nephew but the male doesn't want his nephew to hear the way she talks to him. This is a huge part of the problem, when they fight they are screaming fights she will tell him to f333 off or to go to h377. She is cruel and nasty to her husband and I know she is going to be nasty to me when she hears this news. I am pretty sure that I can handle anything she is going to throw at me but here is the big thing.

If this ends our friendship can I still stay friends with her husband. To be honest I would, at this point, rather be friends with him. He is so ashamed of the way his wife treats him and I can't blame him. I think he doesn't realize that this treatment that he gets from her is abuse. He says that this is the only thing he has known for so long that he doesn't think he can find anyone else (trust me he can he is "hot").

Can hubby and I stay friends with him if she throws us out of her life? I feel sorry for him, he doesn't have many friends except hubby and I. Also do I tell her that I think she needs psychiatric help? Along with the other million not so nice things I would love to tell her at this point like she is spoiling her kids, she is pushy, controlling and mean?

Diana

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What's your most annoying phrase?

by ozziepost in

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you know those people who pepper their conversations with phrases that were fashionable once but now - it's just plain annoying!.

probably the phrases travel the world.

"at the end of the day".

neverthere

The one I like to bug my hubby with is when he asks me what day it is I answer

" it is (whatever the day is) all day, until tomorrow!"

Drives him crazy, which is of course why I do it.

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What's the closest you've ever been to death? ever think "this is it?"

by doodle-v in

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have you had any close calls?

what's the closest you've ever been to kissing it good-bye?

did your outlook on life change because of it?

neverthere

When I was 2/3 my cousin pushed me in the lake at the cottage and I can still remember going under the water, it getting darker and darker, then losing consciousness.

Then there was the time my father hit me on the head with the claw end of a hammer, he wouldn't let my mother take me to the hospital cause he was "too upset" to deal with it, she thought I was going to go into a coma/die if she didn't, thank heavens she had some nursing training, I ended up ok (well mostly).

Then there was the time I gave birth to my first child, I hemmoraged and mum and the doc thought that they were going to lose me.

The last time was when my appendix burst and they left me for 3 days before they operated, I technically should be dead from that one but thank heavens the goddess was watching out for me!

Diana

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my husband is my step brother

by Mulan in

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does anyone else have unusual family connections?

neverthere

Ok my kids call a friend of mine aunt, I married her uncle and now we have a child together so her cousins call her aunt, and she calls their dad uncle. Also my husband's brother married a very nice girl one year after my husband's sister married this girl's uncle! This makes my siser in law her own cousin in law and makes her uncle her brother in law.

On my dad's side he was raised by his grandparents and was raised as his mother's youngest brother, so all his brothers and sisters are really his aunts and uncles.

Diana

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Question for people who sew/craft

by neverthere in

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ok, it has been a long time since i sewed anything.

do i wash my fabric first?

i can't remember and the pattern instructions don't say.. diana

neverthere

Thanks for all the wonderful advice! You are all so great!

I am going to attempt making a cloak for my daughter from some fabric I have had in storage for years (keep your fingers crossed) with the same pattern my mother used for mine. I am going to give it to her as a fall solstice present.

Her Vovo (portuguese for grandmother) makes wonderful quilts and machine sews them. She often sews alot of the fabric together THEN does the cutting into strips etc. Works well for her. For my daughter's 3rd birthday she gave her a new quilt, a toddler bed sized one instead of a baby sized one that she gave for a shower present. The new one is in pink fabric that my daughter loved when she saw it at Vovo's house, now she will sleep with nothing else since she got it a week ago. (BTW my daughter turns 3 on tuesday, I can hardly believe it!!!)

Ohio, gotta agree, I am so jealous about that machine, never mind I would have to get rid of something in my house to have it, I would do it! LOL Lucky you!

Thanks again you have all been great, I think I will not wash the fabric, I have LOTS of it (got it when fabric was buy one yard get 2 free and I didn't know it so I asked for 3 yards ended up with 9 when I really ended up using just under 2)

Diana

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Question for people who sew/craft

by neverthere in

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ok, it has been a long time since i sewed anything.

do i wash my fabric first?

i can't remember and the pattern instructions don't say.. diana

neverthere

Ok, it has been a long time since I sewed anything. Do I wash my fabric first? I can't remember and the pattern instructions don't say.

Diana

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Are you black or white ? ( just asking)

by vitty in

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please dont take offence but ive just realised something maybe its been touched on before,.but when i was reading the thread on bil cosby i read the one off obviously secret.

now as i am a white person i assumed he was white until he stated he was black.

so when i thought about it, i imagine everyone on this site is white, does everyone who is black imagine everyone else is black, and anyone oriental imagine everyone else is oriental.

neverthere

My dog is black and white and brown! LOL

As for me many people describe me as translucent, my daughter as well, I am very white skinned, glow in the dark style. LOL

Diana

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scientology?

by boy@crossroads in

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just found this in the april issue of people magazine talking about religious views in hollywood.

there is an insert asking about scientology.

it says, "advocates of the church praise its literacy and drug recovery programs, though its reputation suffers because former members have called it a mind-controlling cult.

neverthere

If I am correct Scientology is based on the books by L. Ron Hubbard. He wrote these "science fiction" books. Sort of along the religion based on the book the Celestine Prophecy. I remember when that book became a huge thing, there were places here in Canada opening up to teach the Prophecy to others in "wilderness" settings.

Hope that helps to give you some information.

Diana