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- Toddler I'm deep into a book about North Korean life as told by defectors: absolutely horrible stuff centered mostly around famine --- and it made me want to eat a big bowl of rice
- Toddler HALO HALOOOO
- Toddler Good move? have 2 tix for charlie and choc factory. sucky reviews. supposed to go with dd. just gave my ticket to her friend and will drop them off at next week's matinee.
- Toddler Refresh, refresh, refresh
- Toddler My bf's dad is dying. SO SAD. i have her dd staying with me for a few days while she's out of town with her dad & rest of her family. what else can i do for her?
- Take out her garbage, make sure things on the home front are running smoothly.
- i think that you should focus on her child and let that be your responsibility, just check in with her to keep her posted on her dd if she wants
- Toddler There is a father-son D&D game going on at my house. Dh, his friend and all the kids. Is it just me or is the game very slow moving? I'm not playing but can hear.
- my friend divorced her then dh who played that every weekend with his buddies
- I'm just thrilled they're not on electronics.
- i used to play it about 25 yrs ago. yes, very slow. one game can take weeks.
- Yes, they started about half an hour ago and plan to play until dinner.
- my friend divorced her then dh who played that every weekend with his buddies
- Toddler Sleepaway camp posts have begun. bye bye kids.
- Toddler If someone sends a check with an RSVP card, do you send thank you note now or wait till party? if not attending, will send the card now, right?
- send thank you as soon as a gift comes imo. ialways kept a list and checked off who gave us a gift and if i sent note
- just playing devils advocate-- maybe wait so you can thank them for coming to the party too?
- well sure if they are also attending that is a plan. i can't think of any time i have received a gift in advance from someone who also attended
- at least for bar mitzvahs, parents send the checks with the rsvp so they don't have to deal with the kid forgetting or losing it
- well sure if they are also attending that is a plan. i can't think of any time i have received a gift in advance from someone who also attended
- just playing devils advocate-- maybe wait so you can thank them for coming to the party too?
- send thank you as soon as a gift comes imo. ialways kept a list and checked off who gave us a gift and if i sent note
- Toddler I love how the place tinsley looked at had a gown rack in the closet!
- That place was divine
- I thought bough places were gross, TBH
- Toddler I'm joining WW tomorrow, can I hear some success stories please, need inspiration, TIA !!
- My df lost 85 lbs and recently completed a half marathon.
- op - That is so inspiring, TY!
- You can do it! Wishing you the best of luck!
- op - Thank you!!
- You can do it! Wishing you the best of luck!
- op - That is so inspiring, TY!
- It works! Stick to it. GL. I'll be cheering for you!
- op - Thanks you, my dc's just went off for 2 weeks with ex, I need to commit to taking better care of me.
- Perfect timing
- op - I wanted a healthier option than my typical drink too much wine and cry, time to focus on my and feeling better.
- Lol I started when dc were away as well, and my usual plan was Burritos Every Night
- op - I wanted a healthier option than my typical drink too much wine and cry, time to focus on my and feeling better.
- Perfect timing
- op - Thanks you, my dc's just went off for 2 weeks with ex, I need to commit to taking better care of me.
- Me! Lost 20 after first kid. Years later, doing it again and am down 12 so far, about 20 more to go. It's different now, and prep is the key - have tons of fruits and vegetables...(more)
- op - Thank you so much and congrats, making my shopping list now!
- My friend lost 100 lbs. changed her life. She also did so you think you can dance on her kids xbox! : )
- I joined last Saturday. I like it so far though I'm having trouble staying within the points. My advice would be to plan out your eating every day (maybe even the night before)...(more)
- My df lost 85 lbs and recently completed a half marathon.
- Toddler Name Poll: Fiona
- My cats name
- Love.
- my mom always said she wanted to name one of her dds this, and we all cringed, but now that i am old, i like it.
- nice. also like sabina
- associated with rape
- my middle name
- Toddler Going to a gala tonight and wearing this gown. Hair will be up and curled. For jewelry Ill just do diamond chandelier earrings. WDYT?...(more)
- I think it's gorgeous
- Thanks! WDYT about the jewelry plan? Anything else is too much, right?
- Or- agreed. I'd test with an even simpler earring as well, just to see
- Thanks! WDYT about the jewelry plan? Anything else is too much, right?
- Ew, looks like a candlestick.
- Conservative and not my fave
- I love champagne on an evening dress. You will look beautiful!
- I love champagne in my mouth
- You probably like a lot of things in your mouth.
- Why do you think I can afford a better dress than OP?
- Well played
- np I didn't get it.
- We know, Ethel. Maybe just move on. The fast girls are talking.
- So explain instead of being a bitch
- We know, Ethel. Maybe just move on. The fast girls are talking.
- np I didn't get it.
- Well played
- Why do you think I can afford a better dress than OP?
- You probably like a lot of things in your mouth.
- I love champagne in my mouth
- This post has been disliked 3 times. Some women have way to much money
- Some women are poor, bitter and find a way to blame others for EVERY SHITTY DECISION THEY HAVE EVER MADE. :)
- too, dear
- Lovely dress! Have fun.
- It's nice but I don't love it TBH. I'm sure you'll look great though. Good call on just the earrings
- i could in no way shape or form pull that off
- Why not?
- bc if you are not tall and very slender it would be a tough wear.
- ^^^ i have hips, and that dress would make my chest look flat, and accentuate the bottom
- bc if you are not tall and very slender it would be a tough wear.
- Why not?
- This post has been disliked 3 times. Upholstery with grandma sleeves.
- are you 80?
- Lol I'm 31 going on 80
- that looks like something an 80yo would wear on a cruise
- Lol I'm 31 going on 80
- that is the grandma from flowers in the attic
- ^but I like it!
- I am trying to picture hair up and curled
- I think it's gorgeous
- Toddler I've posted about my friend who moved here to NYC from Orange County, CA. Super conservative, works remotely for some weird lobbying group in DC. She was in DC this week and...(more)
- Get over it.
- Lol, a lot of liberals do poverty tourism too
- i think this is in your head
- Toddler Do your teens have a summer job>
- ^?
- No, he doesn't. No one is hiring a turning 15 year old.
- My dd just finished 9th grade and several of her classmates have jobs
- That's great.
- np- ditto, although my rising sophomore will be 16 in October
- ^she is older than almost all the kids in her grade because she only misses the age cut off by 3 weeks
- Doing what?
- many camps will hire junior counselors or CITs at age 15. there's a bakery in our town that hires 15yos.
- My dd just finished 9th grade and several of her classmates have jobs
- Yes, day camp counselor.
- That is hard work!
- same here. it starts on Monday, actually.
- Yes, sort of. Dog/house sitting for two weeks
- yes.
- Toddler Are full-term babies ever born with lanugo or vernix?
- Always vernix
- mine was 39 weeks 4 days and had a good amount of vernix.
- 41 weeker had lots of Venice
- Vernix, not Venice
- Toddler I can sing Let it Go and How Far I'll Go better than the original singers
- My 8 yo thinks that too
- And yet, they are famous and you are here.
- I turn the channel on Elsa too
- Toddler Strange thing to say but nowhere else to put this: I really love my DH. Our marriage isn't perfect but we've been together for 20 years and I am more sexually excited by him now...(more)
- lucky
- that's great! what marriage should be.
- That's nice. Definitely missing from my marriage
- OP: thank you. More than anything, it gives me hope for myself that I haven't let life run me over. I can still feel intense love for someone other than our children
- NP Hope I am like you. Expecting #1 now.
- 1. Mazel tov!!! 2. Thank you for making my day... no one ever hopes to be like me, but I secretly consider myself extra-lucky to have partnered with this man. Having children with...(more)
- NP Hope I am like you. Expecting #1 now.
- Toddler I just signed up for a job fair for people that were out of the workforce as moms. It is in the fall. I need to volunteer or take a class so I can say I am doing x.
- So do it.
- Toddler Down to 139 from 150!
- You rock!
- Ty!!
- height?
- 5'4
- This post has been disliked 7 times. Yikes!
- I know. I was at my heaviest. I think I was 160 when I gave birth to number 2!!!
- I'm an inch shorter and at like 175 right now, my heaviest. What got you losing?
- My legs were bothering me and I didn't feel good about myself. My oldest is 8. It was time to start taking better care of myself.
- Do you mind if I ask your age?
- Sorry. 41
- Do you mind if I ask your age?
- My legs were bothering me and I didn't feel good about myself. My oldest is 8. It was time to start taking better care of myself.
- I'm an inch shorter and at like 175 right now, my heaviest. What got you losing?
- Again, fuck you.
- Love you.
- I know. I was at my heaviest. I think I was 160 when I gave birth to number 2!!!
- This post has been disliked 7 times. Yikes!
- 5'4
- This post has been disliked 8 times. Still have 15-20 lbs until you're my weight
- NP: fuck you. You've been starved of food and humanity.
- lol. Rough day and need to feel better about yourself? That's what housewives reality shows are for. Not yb.
- Yeah but you'll always be a nasty hag.
- Like my mother used to say, beauty is skin deep but ugly goes all the way to the bone. You can change your weight, can't change ugly soul.
- you have no idea of her height so you must have a pea brain
- YAY! That is pretty much my goal weight, going down from 174. Seriously, your post gives me hope!
- You can totally do it!!
- or - Thanks!
- You can totally do it!!
- I hope you spend some time patting yourself on the back! It isn't easy and as we can see from the shit replies to this post, support is hard to come by.
- The people posting bitchy replies are probably 200 lbs+
- I just don't understand the value in expending effort to try to hurt someone (especially when you don't even know who they are)
- Yeah. I'm guessing these are generally angry, unhappy people
- Misery loves company
- I just don't understand the value in expending effort to try to hurt someone (especially when you don't even know who they are)
- xoxo
- The people posting bitchy replies are probably 200 lbs+
- This is what I want exactly.
- Awesome! What did you do to lose it?
- cut back on my portions. I was eating a lot before.
- How long did it take to get here?
- mid April. Not very long. I was dealing with a ton of anxiety and insecurities so it was time for a change.
- Thats wonderful that you did this healthy thing for yourself while you were in the midst of such a hard mental place - very strong! I hope youre feeling emotionally stronger too...(more)
- Thanks so much. That's very sweet of you. I feel much stronger :)
- And I hope she's feeling crazy proud! The world is always so ready to diminish our accomplishments, we need to feel great about investing in ourselves and meeting goals
- Thats wonderful that you did this healthy thing for yourself while you were in the midst of such a hard mental place - very strong! I hope youre feeling emotionally stronger too...(more)
- mid April. Not very long. I was dealing with a ton of anxiety and insecurities so it was time for a change.
- How long did it take to get here?
- cut back on my portions. I was eating a lot before.
- how old are you? I need some inspiration!
- 41
- That's incredible, congrats! Are you on a specific program?
- No. Just eating less. I have a yogurt and cereal for bkst, 1/2 sandwich for lunch, 2 pieces of fruit and veggies and chicken or fish for dinner. Really nothing crazy. Plus I'm...(more)
- NP: whoever disliked this has a lot of work to do in their life...maybe you should get off YBm and get into therapy
- You rock!
- Toddler Had a pap smear and a mammogram the other day. Both painful. Now I'm nervously awaiting the results.
- i think i have had dozens of both those.
- why was your pap smear painful? sounds not normal
- Very. They usually are for me. This time though it really hurt. Felt like burning. But yes, that's why I'm nervous.
- Why are you nervous? Pre-existing conditions? Your first mammo?
- I don't know. Just a gut feeling. And yes, pre-existing conditions are scary these days. Not my first mammo.
- Toddler 35 act, 3.5 gpa hardest classes, prep school. what safety schools? i am not the person who said hyp. I'm really looking for realistic safeties coming from nyc prep school....(more)
- idk. what can you afford? not considering state at all?
- money isn't the issue. he'd like a strong liberal arts but i can't tell if he'd be in the running with a 3.5 for any of these schools even though he is coming from a rigorous...(more)
- he has to apply where he wants to go. these schools typically advertise what their usual gpa, test scores etc are a sure thing for the kids, so just take a look
- but is that gpa the same for prep schools with a rigorous reputation. how do you compare that with a less competitive hs?
- You use your gpa. Don't assume your school is "harder". They generally grade easier than, say, New Trier
- You track what the ex missions are for his school.
- they won't let us see it.
- but is that gpa the same for prep schools with a rigorous reputation. how do you compare that with a less competitive hs?
- Of course he is. You're making it seem like he is mediocre, and he is NOT.
- .im not sure I understand your distrust of the college counselor.
- private schools are funny place.
- .im not sure I understand your distrust of the college counselor.
- he has to apply where he wants to go. these schools typically advertise what their usual gpa, test scores etc are a sure thing for the kids, so just take a look
- money isn't the issue. he'd like a strong liberal arts but i can't tell if he'd be in the running with a 3.5 for any of these schools even though he is coming from a rigorous...(more)
- is the guidance counselor or naviance any help?
- honestly, no. we are not allowed to see naviance and i don't trust the counselor who may prioritize other kids.
- why not allowed on naviance?
- good question.
- i think they don't want you to complain.
- why not allowed on naviance?
- honestly, no. we are not allowed to see naviance and i don't trust the counselor who may prioritize other kids.
- and, again, safeties- not reaches.
- What else is this child involved in? White, rich boys are at a disadvantage which is unfair but true. One must make oneself different, special. Sports help a lot with girls
- ^^ sports helps girls more than boys
- film
- ok. Volunteer work, student counsel
- he's done a lot of volunteering, no student council.
- and soccer
- he's done a lot of volunteering, no student council.
- ok. Volunteer work, student counsel
- start with potential interests and find schools that offer coursework in that area. there is no generic answer here
- i've done all that work...it's figuring out if he is a contender for the schools he likes.
- the ball is firmly in his court imo. his application has to stand out so he has to do that work not you
- np: kids need help with this. Op is doing the right thing by working with him
- yes but assuming he has places he wants to try for, he should go for it. OP's job is to make sure some state schools etc are on his list as well.
- np: kids need help with this. Op is doing the right thing by working with him
- the ball is firmly in his court imo. his application has to stand out so he has to do that work not you
- i've done all that work...it's figuring out if he is a contender for the schools he likes.
- Get a private counselor to help you get a list
- Michigan and occidental
- Michigan is not a safety. ever
- Agree with occidental. Cool place, def a safety, but a place any kid would look forward to going to
- we visited occidental. it wasn't for him.
- All that prep and no counseling?
- he prepped no more than anyone else. he is a smart kid but adhd so misses assignments, organization brings his grades down
- are those reasons not really good reasons to consider a variety including less competitive places? how is he going to compete on his own in a pressure environment
- look, i'm asking for reasonable safeties with his stats? I haven't said anything else.
- Those aren't exactly "down" grades.
- sounds like he did great. 35 ACT is excellent.
- it's the gpa. he wants schools like Vassar, Amherst and everything i'm seeing is 3.8 and above averages.
- ok so you know its not a great choice as a safety
- i get this. I just can't find the right safeties
- ok so you know its not a great choice as a safety
- it's the gpa. he wants schools like Vassar, Amherst and everything i'm seeing is 3.8 and above averages.
- are those reasons not really good reasons to consider a variety including less competitive places? how is he going to compete on his own in a pressure environment
- interesting question. ita.
- he prepped no more than anyone else. he is a smart kid but adhd so misses assignments, organization brings his grades down
- Liberal arts colleges on the east coast are harder to get in than liberal arts colleges in other places
- That thread went off the rails in a hurry.
- Villanova, Bucknell, Cornell, Bingington, Boston College
- In what universe is Cornell a safety? For anyone, but esp with a 3.5?
- i'm the op and i see cornel as high reach.
- It definitely is. Vassar is a good match though, bc he is male. They have gender imbalance there.
- Np: I don't think they mind the imbalance, though
- I think it's a good match for a male student with that high ACT and good (not great) grades who is interested in liberal arts. It's def not a safety though.
- Np: I don't think they mind the imbalance, though
- It definitely is. Vassar is a good match though, bc he is male. They have gender imbalance there.
- Eh. Cornell engineering is tough but a 35 makes Cornell very attainable
- i'm the op and i see cornel as high reach.
- In what universe is Cornell a safety? For anyone, but esp with a 3.5?
- He needs to take the SATS
- No he doesn't. Act is just fine.
- why?
- Is he more bro or geek
- he is bro/geek. likes to hang with the guys but also likes film. We visited Bard which I thought might be a safety but too artsy for him.
- Oberlin, UIUC
- university of massachusetts, university of vermont
- These are the most realistic suggestions thus far.
- I see a lot of waitlists for him, so be prepared. show real interest in each school he applies to, that goes far.
- idk. what can you afford? not considering state at all?
- Toddler Argentina vs Georgia Live Streaming...(more)
- Toddler Dd going away for a week for the first time. I'm starting to feel anxious, this all seemed like such a good idea back in February
- It's still a good idea.
- yeah, probably. Wished I picked a closer place.
- I hear you! How old is dd?
- It's still a good idea.
- Toddler I've tried all of these natural deodorants and they don't work... i cannot believe how bad i smell. i never was this bad when i was younger. the older i get the stinkier i get.
- Clean up your diet
- use a real deodorant
- clinical
- Same, have you tried Schmidts?
- Toddler Humph. Ds says bug spray stings, I've even tried the wipes kind.
- spray on clothing rather than skin maybe
- Time for little Bobby to buck up, Mom.
- fully clothe for events where ticks might be present like a hike. tuck pants into socks, then spray over clothing