Hey, I just posted it, not advocating it

As for trust, yes, I think people are more guarded. But, when you think about it, how can you learn to trust someone and be worthy of trust if you cannot be open about who you are? It's a circle. Yet, some people want to know EVERYTHING in their first conversation with you. Frankly, it's not a job interview, there are certain things that may not be pertinent in the beginning but become relevant as the relationship progresses (i.e. finances).

As for the game playing, I see no point.

I love listening to my son and his friends talk, not only do they crack me up but I find myself coming away with a great sense of hope. These kids are so much more politically and socially aware than I ever was at 14, they know so much and do so much. I think if any generation can really change the world, it might just be the ones coming up.

But, they do kill me, though, as they think they are the first EVER in the world to discover sex

My thoughts, too.

That's pretty much what I do

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Sorry I missed this over the weekend, my condolences on your loss. Hopefully, things will look brighter this week. Feel better

When lighting a candle where it's burned down pretty far (like the ones in glass jars), you can use a stick of spaghetti like a match to light the wick.

It does work but REMEMBER TO UNPLUG THE LAMP (no, fortunately, I do not know that from personal experience)

I think the operative words here are "severe" and "necessary." Sometimes, it's not necessary, even in severe cases. Kids and adults CAN manage the condition without the drugs. I've been doing that for almost 8 years without my son. It's not easy but it IS possible. But, he did choose to go on medication for a while, it helped to some extent but the side effects were very uncomfortable for him. He chose to go off them and is now working harder. But, as I said before, every kid is different and needs to be treated as such. I think non-medication is best to start off with as medication can cause delays and impairments with their growth and development. It takes a real commitment on the part of parents and teachers and doctors to make it work, though.

I think that's a good start

There is no "cure." Some people need meds to function, but it's my personal opinion that alternate routes should be tried out first. It does take a LOT of work and sometimes no matter what you do, things don't work out. Then, meds can be helpful. They can get the person to a place where they are able to function "normallly" so that alternate behaviors and learning can be taught. Every child is different and what works for one, may not work for another.

I've had dreams like that off and on for YEARS! The only thing I've found that stops them are to practice meditation and relaxation techniques and/or trazodone. When the dreams go on for a while and I'm not sleeping, I'll take a trazodone for a couple of nights, it keeps me from dreaming and I catch up on sleep. When you're not sleeping, it puts even more stress on your mind and body, it's a neverending circle sometimes.

Not that I'm advocating drugs, mind you. I have depression issues occasionally so the trazodone is warranted for those reasons as well. But, usually meditation helps keep my mind clear and helps me focus on the causes of the stress and possible solutions to whatever problems I'm having. It's just when that doesn't work that I resort to meds for a few days.

My sister and I took a spontaneous trip there for my 40th birthday, we had a great time. Saw a show, did a little gambling, went to one of Emeril's restaurants for dinner, did a spa day, and basically just wandered up and down the strip to the different casinos. It was a LOT of fun. We didn't have much money we could afford to lose, and it was gone, we quit gambling. Still and all, a lot of fun. There's plenty to do for everyone there, whether you're big partiers or not.

My thoughts and prayers are with her as she knows. Love to my sis

Actually, ADD is not a serious mental condition. And it doesn't necessarily need medication, many people learn to function quite well without medication. And unless you are on medication, it doesn't need supervision by a professional. It's also not a sickness, just a little glitch in the brain.

Yeah, there are several on here and one where the couple were in different countries (that I'm aware of anyway). As for your other question, my thought is this: if you want an opportunity to come to the U.S., why don't you, regardless of any relationship? To me (and maybe it's only me), trying to find somewhere here to have a relationship with simply so you can move here seems a little shady and dishonest. Maybe that's not what you meant in your post, if so, I apologize.

Yeah, at least they had enough sense to do a c-section, I can't think of any woman who could vaginally deliver a 19 pound baby

My mom said she read somewhere that the mom is about 4' tall and about 90 lbs! She also said she read somewhere that her doctor let her go 3 weeks past her due date. Here in the U.S., that wouldn't happen. I was wondering if that was normal in other countries?