AJinBirmingham Member

Where will you be a year from now if you quit? If you don't?

DYEL - "I'm just here to be rude during my break from flexing and admiring myself in the mirror. I'm better than you, and I've nothing useful to say." Oh waitaminnit . . . it's short for "Do you even lift?" Sorry. I'm easily confused.

I thought "twerking" was being a jerk on Twitter? :wink:

Favorite breakfast is worms

America Ferrara

Trying to decide whether or not to "upgrade" breast implants to a larger size

Q: What do call a Mexican on the moon? A: An astronaut.

1. Thank you. 2. It IS funny - don't believe anyone who tell you it ISN'T.

It's hard to make a joke without offending SOMEONE . . . but thank you trying.

The truth is probably somewhere in the middle . . . :smile:

You can set limits for grandparents (and other family members) and still appreciate them. It's not an either/or situation.

The question dad asked, about 15 minutes before I was to collect Beckett for a birthday party, was: "Beckett's getting hungry. Should we go ahead and feed him, or will there be dinner at the party?" This sort of communication is not child abuse - it helps us make sure that he will get dinner, but only once - which is much…

We don't talk about contentious issues in front of the children - they can hear.

I think they're "getting it." He went to his grandma's yesterday, late afternoon while I was getting ready to take him to a birthday party . . . my dad called, told me he was hungry, and asked if they should feed him or if there would be food at the party. :)

He's a big kid - 95th percentile height and sturdy. Still, he's healthy - and I'm not trying to cut his weight - his pediatrician's fine with it. I'm disappointed (for him) because he was very much looking forward to state finals, and my poor judgement knocked him out of it - what I did was like leaving him at a late…

ANSWER: Yes, I did. That's why I'm annoyed with myself for being so thoughtless. (I'm not annoyed with him.)

As a parent, I hold no one responsible but myself for my kids' nutrition. Christmas time was extremely frustrating because they would get sweets from their paternal grandmother in the morning, then their paternal grandpa, then later go and ask each of my parents for treats, aunts, uncles, and every other relative they…

If you find anything that helps get the message across, let me know. In so many, many, many ways, my parents (and their other grandparents) are fantastic - but the tendency to overindulge drives me bonkers. EPIPHANY: Maybe she thinks I'm depriving them and is trying to compensate. I think I'll let her know what treats…

I agree - If I catch either of my kids "cutting weight" old school style - I'll pull their wrestling privileges.

Wrestling is THEIR idea. I don't care what they play, as long as they have fun and play hard. Teaching both of my children to eat because they are hungry, not just because there's food there, to stop when they are full, and to indulge in treats with moderation is something I want to do whether they wrestle or not. If you…

We would have been happy to let him wrestle up - he's in the 95th percentile for height for his age and a pretty sturdy kid, and a local level they will let him do that, but not at state. Being big is an advantage in a lot of sports, but wrestling isn't one of them. He loves it though. He hates soccer. Maybe I can get him…

[/quote] [/quote] Did the grandparents hold your son down and force feed him? [/quote] No, just offered him seconds before asking him if he was still hungry - at his age, he's still learning healthy eating habits and will sometimes keep eating when he's full if he likes something. I usually ask him to wait a few minutes. .…

Thanks. I don't know if they have cross country for seven year olds, but I can look into it. I was thinking gymnastics off season this year - it's good for his strength/balance (and he really likes the trampoline related stuff.) You're right though - kids are pretty resilient. I doubt we'll wind up in therapy over this . .…

Kidnapped a baby at an ice hockey match

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Bianca Kajlich

If that happens with me, I stand up and put on my coat . . . and the check arrives, as if by magic!

Frequently flies to Thailand to save money on counterfeit designer goods

Has great skin (or photoshop?)

I don't have the urge to eat people, living flesh, or brains - so I don't think I've been bitten by a zombie . . . However, I have been abstaining from sweets for a couple of months now. Maybe I'm just wanting more calorie dense foods to compensate. If that's true, my problem will correct itself in 15 days!