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Post by ftwr on Jan 3, 2018 14:34:41 GMT -6
Omg. I had some friends and their kids over this morning. It seemed to be controlled chaos and the kids all got along. Well I was just cleaning up and I see that one of my kitchen windows is cracked. It’s near the play kitchen so I assume wood play food got thrown at it. I don’t know how we didn’t hear it but I am not amused. We are renting but I assume they won’t fix this since it was our fault. I really don’t want to buy a new window. Also it’s cold here and I can already feel the cold air coming in. Just omg. It’s going to be a while before I host again I would probably not be completely honest with the landlord on this one, unless I knew he was understanding. Something along the lines of "I have no idea how it happened or when, we just felt the cool air & thats when we noticed the crack in the window pane" I would go this route and feign ignorance to see if they'll do it. MH used to do maintenance and on occasion he would fix a window for free but if it was something where it happened frequently then he would charge.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:37:31 GMT -6
C got a luvabella doll for Christmas, and it’s my favorite toy of hers. 🤦♀️ I don’t play with her unless C is playing too, though sometimes I keep playing with her a couple minutes after C has moved on. 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤱
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Post by luckycharm on Jan 3, 2018 14:37:34 GMT -6
Yea, he is from Vancouver.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:39:23 GMT -6
I can’t believe I told y’all that.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 14:40:26 GMT -6
Yea, he is from Vancouver. Okay yes, that is 100% the most unrealistic place for real estate in Canada. It's many times higher than the Canadian average.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:41:50 GMT -6
I would love to move to Canada - MH is from there and everyone is so nice when we visit. BUT it is SO expensive (at least where he is from). We live in a pretty HCOL area now and it doesn’t hold a candle to housing prices there. His friend recently bought a $1M+ home that is about the size of my 2200 sq ft townhouse. I think bc a lot of international folks are buying up property there. We would be poor there. Vancouver? You buy what you can reasonably afford and live with less. Wellllll yeah but many people can't even get a foot in the door on a bachelor condo here
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Post by helenahhandbasket on Jan 3, 2018 14:41:52 GMT -6
I am completely consumed with thinking about how I would tell someone they stink.
RE: Reborns- I saw a TLC (I think) special about this. It's a whole community, and yes they talk about the dolls as they are children, take them everywhere etc. It's odd but if I am remembering there were some women featured that had dealt with loss and infertility, and this was how they were dealing.
And some of the women were just bat shit.
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sakura
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Post by sakura on Jan 3, 2018 14:42:01 GMT -6
rvasc yeah, that’s not really the same thing. You’re good! 😉
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Post by sheilathetank on Jan 3, 2018 14:43:39 GMT -6
I mean I played with my AG dolls into my early teens and can't wait to give them to DD, but that shit is on a whole other level.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:44:00 GMT -6
BUT it is a really cool place to live and living small here is so much easier because of the great weather and amazing parks and free amenities. Families are always out and about doing stuff because they live in small spaces and it's very cool to always be able to find other families to hang out with and socialize. I'd still encourage someone to move here if they wanted to.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:44:21 GMT -6
rvasc yeah, that’s not really the same thing. You’re good! 😉 I’m just saying I feel like I have the capacity to be that person, and it is only the force of societal norms keeping me on this side of the line.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jan 3, 2018 14:44:28 GMT -6
The Reborn dolls are also good for people with dementia or Alzheimer's. They are very therapeutic. It's amazing how much of a difference they can make for some patients.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:45:24 GMT -6
The Reborn dolls are also good for people with dementia or Alzheimer's. They are very therapeutic. It's amazing how much of a difference they can make for some patients. Oh that's very sweet, I didn't know that. CD 43, you can literally say "kitty litter" and I'll cry about how emotional that is.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:46:15 GMT -6
Well now y’all know what to send me when I get old.
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emma
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Post by emma on Jan 3, 2018 14:49:06 GMT -6
Vancouver? You buy what you can reasonably afford and live with less. Wellllll yeah but many people can't even get a foot in the door on a bachelor condo here Very true. And it’s ridiculous but a lot of people are very stuck in the idea that kids must live in a house and it must have a playroom
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brux
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Post by brux on Jan 3, 2018 14:50:59 GMT -6
That doll is going to murder you, rvasc.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:51:36 GMT -6
Wellllll yeah but many people can't even get a foot in the door on a bachelor condo here Very true. And it’s ridiculous but a lot of people are very stuck in the idea that kids must live in a house and it must have a playroom When we lived back east I thought our playroom was pretty critical for sanity because of winter, but now I'm like fuck that, it's just a giant toy closet I have to clean. Let's put a baby in it.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:52:21 GMT -6
Hmmm actually it would make a better guest room. Uh oh. I'm going to go spiral on Pinterest now, I can feel it!
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Post by leatherpants on Jan 3, 2018 14:53:23 GMT -6
I kind of hate you guys for making me feel a little bad for side eyeing the fuck out of that IG.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:55:43 GMT -6
Hmmm actually it would make a better guest room. Uh oh. I'm going to go spiral on Pinterest now, I can feel it! Murphy beds!
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Post by littlechevy on Jan 3, 2018 14:56:07 GMT -6
Well I'm home early with the kids. J and I are both running a fever.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:56:28 GMT -6
I kind of hate you guys for making me feel a little bad for side eyeing the fuck out of that IG. Well, there's definitely an internet group out there side eyeing the fuck out of us for our hobby of hanging out here. It's the circle of the internet.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 14:56:29 GMT -6
That doll is going to murder you, rvasc. My niece can’t even look at it via FaceTime.
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Tlex
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Post by Tlex on Jan 3, 2018 14:58:14 GMT -6
Hmmm actually it would make a better guest room. Uh oh. I'm going to go spiral on Pinterest now, I can feel it! Murphy beds! Lol I like to play a game where I figure out what we could buy if we had to move TODAY and I often resort to a 1 bedroom apartment with a living room Murphy bed for H&I and the kids sharing the bedroom. Then I spiral on Murphy beds and wake DH up to pick one and he is like what, the, actual, fuuuuuck.
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Post by filingjointly on Jan 3, 2018 14:59:48 GMT -6
I just managed to spit toothpaste on my own stomach while brushing my teeth because it was blocking the sink so I think I’m officially enormously pregnant. It’s too early for me to be this pregnant.
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rvasc
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2018 15:00:42 GMT -6
Lol I like to play a game where I figure out what we could buy if we had to move TODAY and I often resort to a 1 bedroom apartment with a living room Murphy bed for H&I and the kids sharing the bedroom. Then I spiral on Murphy beds and wake DH up to pick one and he is like what, the, actual, fuuuuuck. I’ve always kind of wanted a Murphy bed. I think just because they seem fun.
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ripper
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Post by ripper on Jan 3, 2018 15:04:08 GMT -6
My parents have a murphy bed in their new condo b/c my mom thought it would be a brilliant idea. Spoiler alert, it's not. It's just an open/empty room b/c you can't put anything in it, in case you need to use the murphy bed. So, what's the point? Also, it's super uncomfortable. it's like sleeping on bare coils.
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Post by littlechevy on Jan 3, 2018 15:05:55 GMT -6
J just counted to six unprompted! I've never heard him so this before so it was pleasant surprise.
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emma
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Post by emma on Jan 3, 2018 15:06:52 GMT -6
Lol I like to play a game where I figure out what we could buy if we had to move TODAY and I often resort to a 1 bedroom apartment with a living room Murphy bed for H&I and the kids sharing the bedroom. Then I spiral on Murphy beds and wake DH up to pick one and he is like what, the, actual, fuuuuuck. I’ve always kind of wanted a Murphy bed. I think just because they seem fun. I grew up with a Murphy bed, it was fun for a week then it lost its special
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Pizzaslut
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2018 15:08:53 GMT -6
I kind of hate you guys for making me feel a little bad for side eyeing the fuck out of that IG. Haha same.
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