Fun times. Moved to Washington and life was good. Great place to be single; five+ eligble men for every woman. Really raised the bar on how you were treated.

Absolutely. Better when nobody is drinking.

Nope going to stay up late and get up late. lol

Holy crap girl I was all set for Cake and ice-cream! Guess I will have to wait for my b-day. Have fun anyway.

The OPERATIVE word he is they are your Ex. Leave them alone. No one can make you feel bad if you just close the door emotionally and physically and MOVE ON! You are not going to learn anything new from this selfish jerk. Stop volunteering to be his whipping post.

You are young, pretty, physically and mentally able with literally the whole world at your feet to discover and learn from. Set yourself down and make a Star plan for yourself. What will make you happy and bring good things to your life? Success will instill trust in yourself and draw better people in your life. Set some short term attainable goals.

Join some kind of social activity. There are all kinds of charities doing walks, runs, bike rides, putting on community fairs and festivals, building gardens or homes. It is a great way to make upbeat nice friends that are givers instead of takers. Good Luck.

It Might; never can tell.

Wondering what various ideas people have about having a dependent parent living in? Would you flirt with a woman who appears to have a dependent parent with them? What about PDA's? Would it discourage a serious relationship? What are your 2 cents worth on the topic?

Well Deb you have a natural charisma and looks so can't imagine anyone not likeing you but don't know if everyone is so blessed. Maybe they are hoping to avoid createing the wrong impression? Or just being seen more. Have a good one?

When I am feeling low that is when I hope my mate and friends would be more supportive. But that is when I am least likely to ask for it.

Do you have activities that your kids really enjoy please share.

Kid Dough

Save small covered yougurt containers or ziplock baggies.

In a large heavy sauce pan stir together
3 cups flour 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 1/2 cup salt 1 Tablespoon Cream Of Tarter
3 Cups Water Food coloring

Cook over medium heat until dough sticks together in a
ball. Remove from heat and cool.

Seperate the dough into 6 parts and add coloring. Cover your hands with gloves and knead dough until evenly colored.

Collect cookie cutters, straws, toothpicks, and a rolling pin or smooth sided jar. To roll and cut shapes. When done playing return dough to sealed containers.

Some fun ideas are picture frames, egg cup holders, tooth brush holder, flowers, key bowel. Spraying forms with spray release will keep them from sticking to the mold. If you want to prevent scratches to wood surface clue on a felt pad on the base.

Intellectual compatability is important to me to the point that a person is curious about a variety of things and while they might not be able to comprehend it all at least they are interested and trying to understand. Willing to expand what they know. Common sense is the most important thing to me.

I ran into this problem over and over as a foster parent and parent and grand parent. Kids pick up when you don't have control of a situation even before they can stand and the longer it goes the harder it is to turn around.

First off unless this child is napping both morning and afternoon and gotten into a shorten sleep cycle she is going to bed much too late. Two year olds should have schedule of getting up and going to bed at set times so that they can get 8-10 hours at night and 2-4 hour nap in the middle of their day. If you do it in conjuction with dawn and dusk you are going to have a much easier time of it. The one I worked with most often was getting up at 7:00 am. nap from 1:00 to 3:00, bath and supper before 5:00 and then bedtime at 7:00pm.. They need that time for their supper to digest before they are going to be ready to go down. We shut the TV off before supper and it didn't come back on until they were asleep. TV over stimulates a child's brain and you are spitting in the wind trying to get them to disengage. They will let the body zonk but the brain is churing. Same with vidow games or computer. Bathtime generally reves kids up.

If you have a child that is used to sleeping with someone all their life sleeping alone is a real shock. That is why I have always told parents not to start the shared bed thing. If they are sick or you want to read the funny papers together do it on the sofa. If the child gets the message from the start that that there bed is only and absolutely their comfort place the less likely they are going to be to allow someone to catch them off guard in their bed.

Something else that can make going to bed more difficult is useing being put to bed as a punishment. Or staying up as a reward.

A lot is going to be said about different houses different rules the answer to that is "That is there; This is here; my house my rules.". All places have different rules kids are very adaptable.Kids will try to call your bluff with hysterics or telling you they hate you or they want to live with anyone but you but you just have to ignore it. If the Grandparents, Ex, or neighbors try to undercut you it is really hard but you have to stand your ground.

What will help is sometime when your child is throwing a tantrum lay them on their stomache and hold their arms close to there sides and prop your body across their torso and upper legs so that they can wiggle and flex their body and turn their head right and left and even kick their lower legs but not get up. They will scream, spit, cry, rub their face in the their snot, cough, and sometimes hold their breath, plead, bargain, tell you they are sorry, they love you, but eventually they will wear themselves out and go to sleep. You need to refuse to say a word. Don't explain to anyone what is going on, or try to manage other children the child has to learn that they pitch a trantrum you are going to stop them PERIOD. Absolutely no bargaining or threatening. You have to stay with it until they go to sleep not just until they stop fussing. Resist the temptation to raise up and see if they are going to be good because that just re-entergizes them and more or less you have to start over. If the phone rings or you have to pee ignore it. By picking and earlier time of the evening your neighbors can complain but the cops are not going to bother you for setting boundries on your child's tantrum. They would much rather you do it in a time that they don't have to be called to the school or your home when they are compleatly out of control hurting themself, your other kid, or you.

Sometimes misunderstandings are just that and blow over. Sometimes misunderstandings are mole hills made into mountains because it is and excuse to exit a relationship someone no longer wants.

If you have significant cultural differences it may play a role in the exit but it is more likely he just wasn't that into you and thought it would be a rebound fling that you wouldn't take seriously.

Best case will for you to make yourself as strong and happy as you can on your own and then you will be the best half of a relationship so people will be pursueing you rather than the other way around.

You are really going to have to watch the voter fraud. I saw people trying to get our elderly demented princess to sign an absentee ballot so they could get her to vote their way which is diametricly opposed to her values of tolerance and equal rights for all.

Years ago the Parent movement used to promote "A devoted parent is the only true professional in their child's care." I believe that is very true.

Hey Njmom05,
Will put you and little one on the top of the prayer list tonight. My Dad just had eye surgery Monday and the results on the Lens surgerys are really great. Will be watching the tread to see how you are doing. Try to rest as best you can. The stress takes a lot of energy so be good to yourself...(((((HUGS)))))

Won't wear anthing wool; too itchy. Give good old cotton.

If I apply this question gender appropriate I would still have to say I would have to want the heart and asked for it to feel like I am responsible for it. You can't control who loves you but I feel I have to make good on my promises.

I think any person that stays in an abusive relationship with all the resources that are available in most situations either is mentally ill or addicted to something that the relationship provides.

Inserting yourself in their situation is only going to make them defend their partner. And most likely by attacking you.

While few times will people admidt it; but rescueing someone is jusdgeing their choses and they will resent you for it.

I can't count the number of times that people will get tangled up with someone that at first they saw as a victim and later say they see how the things got that bad.

I am not condoneing violence but there are a lot of ways people are "violent" with their partners; it can be verbal, emotional, fidelity, finacial, who gets the kids, ect. ect..