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Reality, for those stay-at-home-parents, is that this is the most important job in the household. A lot of people bend over backwards, trying to make parents who stay with the children feel better about their work. Where does that come from? Since when must we make silly attempts to appease them? Probably started in the…

Hefty. Whales. Obese. "We can't say 'obese' anymore," my daughter, who works for a hospital told me. "The politically correct word is now 'person of size.'" Maybe someone was offended.

Nothing's quite as smelly as broccoli in the morning When through a sleepy haze, I smell it lyin' there Under the other trash that I had used to cover it Because the night was cold, and I really didn't care -- yet Mmm-hmmm Then I awake, and smell the waves of odor coming Out of my kitchen And strongly over pow'ring the…

When my son was about 7, he came to me after church and told me that when he was praying, he decided to tell G-D a joke, then he realized that G-D already knew the punch line.

Waaallll, I may be a Bible thumper, but these jokers who call themselves preachers and go about claiming to predict the future, supposedly healing people, and saying they "know" things about others are worse than the "psychics." Psychics know that people sometimes see them as mere entertainment and only a few will actually…

I brought up arguing above, mentioning humor. My husband and I have only had one fight, meaning we both got angry and actually went to bed angry. All that over what I thought of a stupid movie I went to with him, reluctantly. But debates and arguments? We have plenty. Yesterday, I argued that I had put two appointments on…

Oh, I'd forgotten about sleep walking! My son used to do that! One morning, he walked into the kitchen and started to use the trash can for a toilet! Fortunately, my daughter realized he was asleep. One day, my daughter, walked into the dining room, verbally ripped me to shreds, then went back to her bedroom. My new…

Ya wanna laugh? I secretly bought some dental appliances that are used to stretch the lips and hold the mouth open. See this:…

I got rid of my plastic water bottles years ago, before they started selling Mason jars for this purpose. I started off using quart Mason jars, and we drilled straw holes in their plastic lids. More recently, I use the quart jars for storing food and use skinny pint jars, with plastic lids we drilled straw holes in, for my…

I appreciate all the advice and ideas. Thank you!

Hee-hee-hee! I was wilder than either of my children ever were, so I know nothing about that! :) Rather, we feed 6-12 cats daily. The cat population can be different almost daily. We've been able to catch all the kittens that survived, and there's one female cat that we haven't been able to trap -- just too smart.…

Nope -- don't know about it, but that big momma raccoon was enough to make me nervous!

No -- the traps and service at the Humane Society are only for stray domesticated animals. Also, the raccoon was very young and needed to be with its mother.

Oh! Thank you! I'd forgotten all about brewers yeast. I need to get some -- loved it on popcorn. For myself, I put my 1/4 cup of popcorn in a larger bowl, put a plate over it, and pop it for 4 minutes, 45 seconds. I like mine to have a teensy bit of a smoky flavor. To get that, I listen for it to quit popping, wait about 4…

Okay. A quarter cup of popcorn seeds makes quite a bit of popcorn for one person. I am not used to using grams, so I just don't. I should, though.

Are you looking at the container you bought the popcorn in? Is it a bag of microwave popcorn with all the oils and stuff already added? I just use regular popcorn seeds, popping them in a bowl in the microwave. That number of calories is extreme, in my opinion. This is what the popcorn I use says on MFP: "Generic - Popcorn…

My husband and I met in August, 1961, didn't start going together until August (I think), 1963, and married in June, 1987. :) Of course, we both had one marriage each in between '63 and '87.

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Waaaalllll, I have to admit now: I sort of have a "cheat day." It's just that on Sabbaths, if I choose not to keep track of my food, I don't. I still eat very carefully; it's just that I don't record every little thing.

I finally weighed and logged it in this morning!!

^^^ Yeah. What she said ^^^ But for myself, not one that needs a smart phone. I am still refusing to buy one, so my phone is a stupid one.

I used to be in a cult. Lots of my instructive dreams were about the cult -- about the dangers, about escaping, etc. For myself, when I pay attention to my dreams, most of them are instructive and very helpful. Is it fairly easy for you to figure out what your dreams mean to you?

Keep that attitude! :)

I think the funniest but most impressive thing I noticed was my hip bones sticking out when I stood. Then when I would lie down, wow, did they stick out! Had to laugh!

Denise, you probably know now, but just I'm case, apparently, when people type certain "bad words," MFP changes the words to "kitten." :)

Kittens:

I can do those! I had been doing something like these, for back pain relief. Thank you!

Thank you!! I will need to look up Feldenkrais. . . .

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I don't care if you've had the most compatible best friend ever for the last 20 years, I don't care if you are married to the best possible mate who would do anything for you, I don't care if you are continuously surrounded by the best family in the whole world: your greatest and most effective advocate for your health and…