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| The Lounge | Is there every a *good time* to have a baby? | Jan 07 2009 18:54 (UTC) |
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I don't think there is ever a perfect time. Coming from the point of view of someone who had difficulty conceiving in her 20s, I say the sooner the better - with the qualifiers that you should be in a stable relationship and be able to support yourself and the child(ren). I did not leave my job to stay home with my girls. That was never something I wanted. I wanted to have my kids back to back, as close as possible. They are over 3 years apart due to fertility issues. I wish they were closer in age, but I guess it remains to be seen how that gap will work out. From my perspective, it was really hard to go back to dealing with an infant after my first was already so independent. |
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| The Lounge | Sex | Jan 07 2009 18:43 (UTC) |
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Somewhere in the range of 15. First time - 16 and a half (that half is important)! I met my husband when I was 19. Yeah. I test drove a few before I found the one I was ready to stick with. I'm currently 31, still married. |
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| The Lounge | Man + Vagina = Mangina | Dec 30 2008 21:17 (UTC) |
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Original Post by floggingsully: Ask her if she had her sons forcibly circumcised? Changing "the way God made them" against their will. Fun stuff. |
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| The Lounge | Christmas Traditions | Dec 23 2008 20:22 (UTC) |
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Original Post by kmleela: Oh. It was sort of worded that way. I edited it. We take to ornaments off and burn the trees in the fireplace. |
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| The Lounge | Christmas Traditions | Dec 23 2008 18:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by sandy_lang: Well, mainly because my parents wouldn't be in town to deal with taking the trees down after the new year and so they started disposing of them before they left. And, if we are going to have a fire anyway... An important note: If you happen not to have any implements of destruction with which to chop up your tree, DO NOT try to edge your tree into the fire place a little bit at a time. It doesn't work that way. Not that I've ever tried it and singed the stockings hanging from the mantel before I was able to get a pot of water from the kitchen and douse the tree to put it out. |
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| The Lounge | Christmas Traditions | Dec 23 2008 16:12 (UTC) |
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My parents generally leave town on Christmas day, so on Christmas eve we take all the ornaments off their Christmas trees, cut the trees up into pieces, and burn them in the fireplace. This tradition absolutely horrified my sister-in-law the first time she saw it. Other than that it's just the usual Christmas Eve at my parents', Christmas morning at home with the girls, Christmas Day at his parents'. |
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| The Lounge | Whats your thermostat at? | Dec 23 2008 16:05 (UTC) |
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Original Post by misskady: I'm jealous of your ambient heat. I've always wanted that. At least in the bathrooms. |
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| The Lounge | Whats your thermostat at? | Dec 23 2008 16:04 (UTC) |
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Original Post by kae03: Ours is on a timer also. I don't know the night settings (except, judging from last night when I happened to get up at 5am, I know they are F'ing COLD). During the hours we are at home and awake, we keep the house around 71-72. I prefer warmer. My husband prefers colder. We have compromised to a temperature range where we are both unhappy. :p |
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| The Lounge | -30 weather over here!!! | Dec 22 2008 21:41 (UTC) |
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Original Post by inlove07: You must be a bit South of me. (Not hard since I'm in North Florida) Our high is in the 50s today and supposed to be back up to the 80s by Christmas. I get cranky about weather any colder that about 70º F. That generally only comes up when my husband sets the A/C too low. |
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| The Lounge | Would you ever date someone shorter than you? | Dec 22 2008 21:08 (UTC) |
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i usually go for tall guys, but my BF is only taller than me by 1 inch. i'm still working on not letting it bother me to wear heels around him! but it really it doesn't matter too me all that much. I'm taller than or as tall as my husband when I wear heels. Doesn't bother me a bit, but it really bothers him. I prefer tall guys, but when I was dating I tended to end up with guys that were only slightly taller than me. At 5'6" I'm the shorty in my family. My father and one of my brothers are over 6 feet. |
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| The Lounge | No panties? | Dec 22 2008 18:44 (UTC) |
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I never wear panties. It's become a joke between my husband and I. I went to meet him for lunch last week. I was wearing a skirt. He asked, "Are you wearing panties under there?" and I said, "Of course not! What kind of girl do you think I am?" Honestly, the "drooling" is reduced when you don't wear panties. I think maybe it's a function of the air flow. I don't know. Also, some women naturally excrete less than others. And some women don't have a strong scent we need to mask behind an extra layer of cotton. Wearing panties to bed is just plain bizarre. I can understand wearing a bra to bed, but I'd rather wear a tank top with a shelf in it so that the girls are not overly restricted, just held in one general area. |
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| The Lounge | Anyone else here NEVER seen snow? If you have, whats it like? | Dec 22 2008 18:33 (UTC) |
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I'm a native and lifelong Floridian, but I go to visit the snow once a year. We take a week during the winter to go snow boarding. Snow is fun in very, very small doses. I don't understand why anyone lives in the frosty North. |
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| The Lounge | Gift buying survey | Dec 19 2008 20:37 (UTC) |
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Debit. |
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| The Lounge | Kiss your sister!!!!!!!!! | Dec 18 2008 20:44 (UTC) |
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My father is a notoriously aggressive driver (like, he will run you off the road if you don't get out of the way). I once asked him about a huge gash along the right side of his car. His response: "I was trying to merge and this guy wouldn't let me in, so I just eased on over and we ended up bumping." Now whenever any of my family is in the car together and someone needs to merge we all advise the driver "Just ease on over there!" |
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| The Lounge | Would YOU date commander Data? | Dec 18 2008 18:55 (UTC) |
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Try out the equipment once or twice: Absolutely. Date: Maybe. |
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| The Lounge | Is infidelity ever the kindest choice? | Dec 18 2008 16:58 (UTC) |
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Original Post by elpinko: I'm not condemning you. LOL. I'm just feeling sorry for myself over here and wondering if my husband thinks the same thing about my battle scars. I've decided to believe that he doesn't. But back to the original topic, if she wants to keep the marriage she will go to counseling with you. If not, she won't. It's not all about your sex life and I don't think it should be presented to her that way. You are dissatisfied with the relationship and you are feeling like you might seek comfort outside of it. Rather than doing that right off the bat, why not at least try to make things better first. If it doesn't work out, at least you can say you tried. I think that's the honorable way to go about changing things. Do try not to convince yourself that cheating on her would be honorable. |
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| The Lounge | Is infidelity ever the kindest choice? | Dec 18 2008 16:41 (UTC) |
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No, sneaking around on her is not the kind thing to do. I think you should get into therapy. And I'm restraining myself from giving you hell about the stretch marks comment. I'll just sit here telling myself that if you were still "in love" with her, such things wouldn't matter much at all. |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | opinions please! | Dec 18 2008 16:36 (UTC) |
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I didn't put either of my girls down for the night anywhere but in my room for the first year of their lives, so I wouldn't be in any rush to get the room set up. Also, it seems like you husband is in pain and not in much better shape to be moving things than you are. If it's stressing you out, could you ask your brother/father/in-law-of-some-variety to come over and help you with the heavy lifting? You could then manage the rest of the cleaning, right? |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | question for you ladies....men too would be helpfull. | Dec 17 2008 19:45 (UTC) |
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Original Post by goldenathlete: What is "something like this?" Is it potentially having children some day? Are you willing to accept the answer if he says to you "Honestly, I don't want to reproduce." Are you willing to stay with him and remain childless for your entire life? He may change his mind, but you can't marry him assuming he will. He might not. So, is it a dealbreaker? If it is, you absolutely should lose him over "something like this." You should look for someone who's goals in life are more in line with yours. But, you say you yourself are undecided about kids. And you have a couple years before you walk down the aisle. So, no need to decide today. I'd just strongly encourage you to have an open and honest discussion about children prior to saying "I do." |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Why the waiting? | Dec 11 2008 21:36 (UTC) |
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Good luck! I had extremely low progesterone at the start of pregnancy #2. 6 is the number the lab came back with. At 5 weeks pregnant it should have been in the 20's. Anyway, I had major bleeding with that pregnancy. I don't know if the subchoreonic hemorrhage and the low progesterone were related, but I was put on progesterone supplements, took them through the first trimester and carried to term. |
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I would never do such a silly thing.
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