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  1. Thank you so much for your openness and opinons...

    Thank you so much for your openness and opinons on the matter. I was very overwhelmed (in a good way) to see that so many people have responeded to this so constructively. It looks like there are so...
  2. Parenting woes: Helping teenagers with English homework

    Hi all,

    I've got a bit of a question about, let's just say, "homework assistance". Basically, I was helping my daughter and her friend out with some English homework yesterday. They were...
  3. Thread: Eggs

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    On the topic of eggs, I've lived in many...

    On the topic of eggs, I've lived in many countries and wondered why some countries refrigerate eggs and others done. Also, why some countries clean the eggs and other don't. Also, countries seem to...
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    I love that library story! I think you have to...

    I love that library story!
    I think you have to do your best and do what feels right for you and your family. I worry about making things "'taboo'' in case that would drive them to find things out in...
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    With each passing year I get more and more...

    With each passing year I get more and more stressed out with buying Christmas gifts. It's not fun for me. I hate the waste. I hate seeing people getting gifts that they don't want. I hate receiving...
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    Wow! How have I never seen these before? ...

    Wow! How have I never seen these before?

    These are really great and would make me so happy to see if I were out and about.
  7. Thread: Summer Fruit

    by OwlGirl
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    I'm surprised that fruit and veg are the usual...

    I'm surprised that fruit and veg are the usual pickings for the summer (which is great). I'm just worried about the drought. I really hope we get some good rain very very soon.
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    I saw that! I was clicking around for a while...

    I saw that! I was clicking around for a while before I was satisfied enough to actually do what I got on the internet to do.

    I always click the good pics and animations. I always learn something...
  9. Thread: Was I rude?

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    I don't know if anyone mentioned this already,...

    I don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but I suppose it depends on if your child actually wants whatever his uncle wanted to give him. I think it's good you said no because it would have...
  10. Thread: August Frugals

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    I'm so inspired to participate. I've been making...

    I'm so inspired to participate. I've been making so much food at home lately (for a short time before that I felt like I kept constantly going out and getting ready meals or getting takeout because I...
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    I'm so glad this thread exists. My house is not...

    I'm so glad this thread exists. My house is not bad at all, but it could really use a real refresher. My husband would be content never having to change anything in the house or in his life ever...
  12. Thread: Blogging

    by OwlGirl
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    Hi guys, thanks for sharing your blogs and your...

    Hi guys, thanks for sharing your blogs and your experience with them. I'm still deciding but I'm thinking that I'll figure it out soon. Right now I'm just writing all my stuff down in Word documents...
  13. Thread: Blogging

    by OwlGirl
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    Blogging

    Do many of you have blogs? It's something I've been thinking about a lot as I write and would like to have somewhere to put some of my writing, maybe review some novels, talk about my issues with...
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    Oh, I hadn't noticed that either, was a bit...

    Oh, I hadn't noticed that either, was a bit sleepy. Maybe he's clenching them in ecstasy? Excitement?
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    Oh my, that's looks so soft and comfortable. I...

    Oh my, that's looks so soft and comfortable. I take it there's a way to use the bathroom while wearing it? It was hard to see in that picture.
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    I'm new but have been reading this thread with...

    I'm new but have been reading this thread with interest. I'm 20,000 words into my first novel and I'm having trouble getting motivated. I know what's going to happena nd how it's going to end it just...
  17. Thread: TV withdrawal

    by OwlGirl
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    We haven't had a television for 3 years now, at...

    We haven't had a television for 3 years now, at first it wasn't particularly a choice as our tv broke when we moved house and there was so much going on we didn't get around to getting a new one and...
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    I go to bed but never settle until they're home...

    I go to bed but never settle until they're home anyway. BUt they know I value my sleep asnd are very good about coming in on time and quietly. As soon as they're home I go straight to sleep.
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    I think you have to be careful that everyone...

    I think you have to be careful that everyone respects everyone else's space. With you saying you're a big people pleaser I think you also need to make sure you don't try to look after everyone,...
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