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Post by ponyhairs on Aug 4, 2021 14:23:46 GMT -6
Because he will probably ask more questions, I found the book "It's not the stork" to be a valuable resource for teaching my kids Thank you! Yesterday we were in target and passed the pet supply aisle and I was like let’s get a dog! And he was like let’s get a baby! And I was like what? From where? And he’s like AMAZON! and I started laughing. So I guess it’s my fault for laughing at a baby from Amazon. 🤦🏻♀️😂 We used to joke with my daughter that you could get babies from Costco. She was talking to an elderly neighbor when she was 3 or 4 and asked if they had any children and they said no and she told them to go to Costco and buy one.
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Post by addymac on Aug 4, 2021 14:25:50 GMT -6
Thank you! Yesterday we were in target and passed the pet supply aisle and I was like let’s get a dog! And he was like let’s get a baby! And I was like what? From where? And he’s like AMAZON! and I started laughing. So I guess it’s my fault for laughing at a baby from Amazon. 🤦🏻♀️😂 We used to joke with my daughter that you could get babies from Costco. She was talking to an elderly neighbor when she was 3 or 4 and asked if they had any children and they said no and she told them to go to Costco and buy one. 😂😂😂
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Post by ponyhairs on Aug 4, 2021 14:29:59 GMT -6
Hmm. I honestly think it’s mostly our personalities. Our family love language is a lot of good natured ribbing and sarcasm. I draw the line at rude or mean but just say “ok sassy pants” when he’s being sassy. H deflects with humor. Idk. I think it’s much easier to deal with things that aren’t personally triggering. Oh well, I should clarify that DS is just mean and rude. Like “get wrecked” and “I hate you” kind of stuff. It’s the worst. But yeah, we are all sensitive in this house so that doesn’t help. I have one of those as well. She has ADHD and ODD, so that makes it more complicated. I get a lot of "I hate you" and "you're worthless/useless" and "I wish you would go away forever" stuff. We are also dealing with some pretty intense health stuff with my H and she refuses to talk to me about her feelings, so it's real complicated over here. Honestly, I have gotten to the point where I can ignore it and she cools off in a few minutes and it's over. It does suck to hear though.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2021 14:38:59 GMT -6
Oh well, I should clarify that DS is just mean and rude. Like “get wrecked” and “I hate you” kind of stuff. It’s the worst. But yeah, we are all sensitive in this house so that doesn’t help. I have one of those as well. She has ADHD and ODD, so that makes it more complicated. I get a lot of "I hate you" and "you're worthless/useless" and "I wish you would go away forever" stuff. We are also dealing with some pretty intense health stuff with my H and she refuses to talk to me about her feelings, so it's real complicated over here. Honestly, I have gotten to the point where I can ignore it and she cools off in a few minutes and it's over. It does suck to hear though. Hugs. I’m sorry to hear your H has health stuff going on and hopefully things get better soon. I need to do more ignoring. I struggle with black and white / extreme thinking (ie perfectionism) and so I have a hard time letting going and ignoring things. My mind jumps to him being an adult and being rude and how I will blame myself for not teaching him to be a better person. Yeah, I’m fun at parties. Lol.
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Post by ponyhairs on Aug 4, 2021 14:42:15 GMT -6
I have one of those as well. She has ADHD and ODD, so that makes it more complicated. I get a lot of "I hate you" and "you're worthless/useless" and "I wish you would go away forever" stuff. We are also dealing with some pretty intense health stuff with my H and she refuses to talk to me about her feelings, so it's real complicated over here. Honestly, I have gotten to the point where I can ignore it and she cools off in a few minutes and it's over. It does suck to hear though. Hugs. I’m sorry to hear your H has health stuff going on and hopefully things get better soon. I need to do more ignoring. I struggle with black and white / extreme thinking (ie perfectionism) and so I have a hard time letting going and ignoring things. My mind jumps to him being an adult and being rude and how I will blame myself for not teaching him to be a better person. Yeah, I’m fun at parties. Lol. I am 1000% like this as well. There are a lot of days that I am so thankful at bedtime because I'm just not sure that I can do 5 more minutes with her and then I feel like shit for thinking that way about my only child. She's just so HARD and while I will always love her, liking her is real rough these days. And then she will do or say something nice to me and I'm totally caught off guard.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2021 16:20:56 GMT -6
ponyhairs I relate so much to what you wrote. It just feels like a very difficult season. I hope it passes for both of us soon and the kindness in these little humans starts to shine through.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 4, 2021 18:02:00 GMT -6
Oh well, I should clarify that DS is just mean and rude. Like “get wrecked” and “I hate you” kind of stuff. It’s the worst. But yeah, we are all sensitive in this house so that doesn’t help. I have one of those as well. She has ADHD and ODD, so that makes it more complicated. I get a lot of "I hate you" and "you're worthless/useless" and "I wish you would go away forever" stuff. We are also dealing with some pretty intense health stuff with my H and she refuses to talk to me about her feelings, so it's real complicated over here. Honestly, I have gotten to the point where I can ignore it and she cools off in a few minutes and it's over. It does suck to hear though. (((Hugs))) your family is going through so much right now and kids sometimes lash out when they are scared. I'm sorry for all of it but I know you're doing your best to be a safe and comforting space for her.
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Post by klw on Aug 4, 2021 20:30:29 GMT -6
We are at the beach and the weather has been horrible today. The waves were insane, but some kids went swimming and now one is missing. We've seen the helicopter fly by a few times. My heart is broken for his poor parents. 💔
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Post by addymac on Aug 4, 2021 20:31:31 GMT -6
Oh god klw how horrifying.
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Post by athn64 on Aug 4, 2021 20:35:29 GMT -6
klw, how awful! I hope they find him and in the best possible circumstance.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2021 21:02:27 GMT -6
Oh my gosh klw that’s one of my worst fears.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2021 21:04:05 GMT -6
Our friggin water heater started leaking sometime this afternoon. Thank goodness it is in a separate area and not too much water had leaked into the basement yet. And thank goodness we have a sump pump already. But not looking forward to no hot water and buying a new water heater. Argh.
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Post by klw on Aug 4, 2021 21:04:51 GMT -6
Oh my gosh klw that’s one of my worst fears. Mine too. And DD spent the last 2 days jumping the waves on her own. Now I'm worried about rip tide and the under tow from the storm.
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Post by klw on Aug 4, 2021 21:06:35 GMT -6
jaygee last year we had a leak in ours too. It needed to be replaced, but since the leak wasn't consistent, we were able to leave it own for the few days until the new one came in.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2021 21:13:35 GMT -6
Oh my gosh klw that’s one of my worst fears. Mine too. And DD spent the last 2 days jumping the waves on her own. Now I'm worried about rip tide and the under tow from the storm. The ocean scares me so much. And I’ve grown up with it. I just keep a really close eye and also watch how the waves are coming in and look for unusual wave patterns. And I’m always telling DS not to have his back to the ocean but he doesn’t like to listen.
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Post by overboard on Aug 5, 2021 6:53:24 GMT -6
Someone from the neighborhood was running by my street today while I was putting out the garbage. He told me he loved my yard sign (BLM, love is love) as he ran by. Decided against yelling after him WAIT! LETS BE FRIENDS!!
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Post by Minerva on Aug 5, 2021 7:11:51 GMT -6
Mine too. And DD spent the last 2 days jumping the waves on her own. Now I'm worried about rip tide and the under tow from the storm. The ocean scares me so much. And I’ve grown up with it. I just keep a really close eye and also watch how the waves are coming in and look for unusual wave patterns. And I’m always telling DS not to have his back to the ocean but he doesn’t like to listen. I’m the marine biologist who has rogue wave nightmares regularly. Waves are powerful and scary!
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Post by overboard on Aug 5, 2021 7:15:25 GMT -6
The ocean freaks me the fuck out. Minerva rogue waves are one of the reasons I will never take a cruise. My family asks me every now and then, and I’m like nope! Not gonna happen.
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Post by klw on Aug 5, 2021 7:18:39 GMT -6
The ocean freaks me the fuck out. Minerva rogue waves are one of the reasons I will never take a cruise. My family asks me every now and then, and I’m like nope! Not gonna happen. So how did you chose your screen name.... 🤔😉
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Post by overboard on Aug 5, 2021 7:26:28 GMT -6
The ocean freaks me the fuck out. Minerva rogue waves are one of the reasons I will never take a cruise. My family asks me every now and then, and I’m like nope! Not gonna happen. So how did you chose your screen name.... 🤔😉 It was a private yacht, thank you very much. Not likely to be on one of those either lol.
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Post by LaRo422 on Aug 5, 2021 8:23:31 GMT -6
Anyone else still waiting on their 2020 tax return? I filed mine the last week in February. At the end of may/beginning of June, I got a letter from the IRS that said my 1095A didn’t match what they had on record. I pulled the form and compared it to what I entered on TaxAct and it was accurate, but I sent a certified letter that was marked as received on June 5th. They said I’d receive a check in 6-8 weeks. 8 weeks was last week…
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Post by LaRo422 on Aug 5, 2021 8:24:32 GMT -6
Teenagers will be the death of me, I swear. I thought babies were so hard, and now I’d take a newborn any day of the week. If anyone here has teens and wants to commiserate, feel free to send me a pm. My 16 and 14 y/o boys are going to be the death of me lol
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Post by notblanche on Aug 5, 2021 8:27:12 GMT -6
LaRo422, not me but a friend only got hers about a month ago. she called Tim Kaine's office earlier this summer and they helped track it down. maybe reach out to a senator's office or your congressperson.
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Post by LaRo422 on Aug 5, 2021 8:27:45 GMT -6
LaRo422, not me but a friend only got hers about a month ago. she called Tim Kaine's office earlier this summer and they helped track it down. maybe reach out to a senator's office or your congressperson. I will try that, but probably not my congressman. That’s Clyde 🙄 Thank you!!
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Post by notblanche on Aug 5, 2021 8:33:09 GMT -6
dc2london we started watching Manifest this summer after I saw you talk about it. And wow omg I'm obsessed.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2021 8:45:36 GMT -6
dc2london we started watching Manifest this summer after I saw you talk about it. And wow omg I'm obsessed. They're in talks with Netflix and Warner Brothers to bring it back 🤞
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Post by origami on Aug 5, 2021 8:50:51 GMT -6
dc2london we started watching Manifest this summer after I saw you talk about it. And wow omg I'm obsessed. They're in talks with Netflix and Warner Brothers to bring it back 🤞 Oh good I can keep going then. I petered our after the first season because I didnt want to be stuck on a cliffhanger for the rest of time
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2021 8:51:37 GMT -6
They're in talks with Netflix and Warner Brothers to bring it back 🤞 Oh good I can keep going then. I petered our after the first season because I didnt want to be stuck on a cliffhanger for the rest of time Season 3 is wild
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Post by notblanche on Aug 5, 2021 8:55:13 GMT -6
Oh good I can keep going then. I petered our after the first season because I didnt want to be stuck on a cliffhanger for the rest of time Season 3 is wild We're only just finishing up s1, I can't imagine.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2021 8:59:24 GMT -6
We're only just finishing up s1, I can't imagine. It gets laughably ridiculous for a bit but then it sucks you back in Rude
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