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Recent content by Birbitt

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    Stupid [bless do not curse] cat

    for the cat a good soaking bath in dawn dish liquid will kill any fleas on the cat. Flea collars are a waste of money imo, as they never work. As for the home I recommend that you wash in hot water any fabric items (curtains, sheets, blankets, pillows, cushion covers, etc), if if can not be...
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    Heavy Metal Band Next Door and My Sanity

    Just as an FYI, many communities, cities, and towns have noise ordinances. This means more than just "quiet hours" it also means that if a noise is continuous for a specified length of time (here it is 30 minutes), you can call the police and they will be told that they are disturbing others...
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    Really struggling lately...long, but please help?

    No, there's no chance of convincing the old pastor of anything. He doesn't believe that children's ministry is a good use of church finances. He also doesn't believe that the Christian School the church has was worth the "hassle". That was the biggest part of why we left to begin with. It...
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    Really struggling lately...long, but please help?

    Thank you for that. I really just abbreviated the church separation, it got so very ugly, and I didn't want to make a long drawn out post about it I just felt it would be pointless to drag all that out again. Suffice it to say that by the end of it all we felt more than unwelcome, and there...
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    Really struggling lately...long, but please help?

    The thing is that I've tried asking for a ride, but because we live so far from the church even those who live out this way themselves just aren't willing to leave earlier to pick up another family, or they don't have room in their vehicle for 4 more people. It really just seems like now that...
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    Really struggling lately...long, but please help?

    Unfortunately our old church just isn't an option. There is still a lack in the children's department. And ultimately it was the pastor and his family who chased everyone away. The only ones who stayed at the church were those who didn't have children, or who agreed with the pastor that...
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    Really struggling lately...long, but please help?

    I'll try to keep this as brief as possible, but basically our family had been at a great little baptist church that we loved. The pastor was great, the children's programs fit all our needs, and hubby and I found our places to offer our service to the ministry. Then things just...
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    She doesn't want to eat!

    I have just been through this very thing with my now 16 month old. From 10 months to 13 months he loved food and ate as much as he could get his hands on. At 14 months he began 'picking' at his food and eating barely 5 bites per meal. At about 15.5 months he finally decided food was worth...
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    Breastfeeding moms~ a place to chat (2)

    It's been a while since I've been back here. Life and Homeschooling got in the way. Sad to say that my little one decided at 14 months that he's had enough with breastfeeding. He much prefers having his milk "to go", and laying still (or partially still) is not in his day planner. LOL. So...
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    What games do you play?

    We like playing the new Super Mario Bros. Wii with our boys. All four of us play at the same time, working together to get to the end of the stage, it's a great bonding time as well as a good lesson on teamwork! :)
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    Ratting out someone's else's kid...

    I understand Ellen's point of keeping her Son's trust but I also think that she should have told her son "I'm glad you came to me with this, and I want you to continue to come to me with things, but in this case I HAVE to tell Debby because her son could be injured, or killed" I'm sure Ellen's...
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    boys sleeping arrangements

    By together do you mean in the same bed, or just in the same room? If they are in the same room I would not be concerned at all, if they are in the same bed I would probably not prefer that arangement, however if it's a sleepover and only occassional I would probably not worry about it. That's...
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    School Lunch

    My children are homeschooled and we try very hard to eat healthy for meals. I'm glad they don't attend the local schools and eat lunches there. All the lunch foods are processed and not very healthy, honestly you can't add carrot sticks to macaroni and cheese and call it healthy. When my...
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    Classroom birthday ettiquette

    Talk to the teacher, each school is different. Some will allow snacks, some won't, some only allow store bought snacks. Ask the teacher what is allowed and what works better for her.
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    1st for him, 2nd for me.

    Maybe you could just be excited with him, when he's excited because something is new maybe you could just be excited because he's excited or because it's the first time going through this with him. Just play along with him sometimes so that he doesn't feel as though he's an outsider?