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  1. sheeplady

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    But while there's a vast amount of knowledge a mile wide, it's an inch deep in most cases. Try to find advanced (by which I mean upper level) statistical help/ info online. For basic stats it's there, multiple times over so the learner can look at multiple sources. But in advanced stats? Good...
  2. sheeplady

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    I hope that they solve dementia, in the case of longer life. Live long enough and it effects almost everyone. Until they do, I strongly question the quality of life in very advanced age.
  3. sheeplady

    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    Tonight we made the horrrible mistake of watching the Dolly Parton special. I didn't know it dealt with child death. I don't want to give away the story line, but it resonated with my daughter for several reasons. My two year old is devestated. I feel like the worst mother in the world.
  4. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    In that case I'd totally support yelling at the kid. I'd yell at my kid in that situation... it falls into a health/ safety thing or destruction of property at that point. But I'd only yell a few times. Then it's consequences time. We're going home... unless you fall flat on your face...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I think if it's someone else's kid, there's not much you can do except yell. It's just not really effective. And I have had people admonish my daughter in ways I don't like. I used the cookie example because at a party on Halloween I let my daughter have two cookies (after asking the host). A...
  7. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I don't mind if somebody yells at my kid, as long as they're being reasonable. I'm not very strict beyond ensuring safety, preventing property damage, and having manners, though. I don't care if my child has a second cookie if there's enough and they ate healthy. They can't have the whole dish...
  8. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    This is incredibly sad. :( What incredibly evil excuses for parents. One of the things I cannot stand, and I'm not sure if this is trivial or not, but I absolutely cannot stand the attitude of, "I grew up in a horrible situation, so I can't help how I treat my kids because I never learned how...
  9. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Exactly. And if they are a good friend to my child, I *owe* it to my kid to make sure their friend doesn't starve. Honestly, I'd hope someone would do it for my kid if they were hungry.
  10. sheeplady

    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    Took the kids to see Santa this evening. My husband is away for work this week, so it's the three of us until Friday. My 2 year old is obsessed with Metropolis (yes, the silent film) so we'll watch that tonight with popcorn. :)
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    That is one of my goals for my children: that their friends are always welcomed at my table. I know some adults that get upset and feel "taken advantage of " because their kids never eat at a friends house while they host the friends on occassion. I think (as long as you can put food on the...
  13. sheeplady

    School and college sports

    They advertise 'kid' cereal to adults now... I can't remember the brand, but I definitely saw a commercial for (I think) Lucky Charms advertised towards 20-somethings. I think I would have valued gym class more if we'd learned more variety of exercise. I think a gym class should give you a...
  14. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It is very difficult to not spoil your kids. My daughter and I where in a store the other day and we saw a doctors kit that I know she would just love (two of her playmates have this exact one) and it was only $8. I have to tell you that it took a lot for me to pass on buying it. I've been...
  15. sheeplady

    How does a girl keep warm?

    My maternal grandmother wore pants, including wool pants (had been my grandfather's) that she altered to fit until she could buy clothes that were styled for women. If you like pants, those are an option. They can be quite feminine (think Mary Tyler Moore in the Dick Van Dyke show). She also...
  16. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I don't like the grabby aspect of it all either. We have young kids, so we do gifts. Daughter (2) is getting a bed and mattress (she needs one to free up the crib for her baby brother who is sleeping in a portable crib), sheets, a comforter, some ornaments, and a bike helmet (she wants the...
  17. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I am really sick of all the false stress that occurs this time of year. If people just lived with a little less, they could focus on the important things like friends and family rather than topping the neighbors, having the most under the tree, and showing off at the dinner table. Also, Giving...
  19. sheeplady

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    I had grandparents born in 1901 and 1908. I'm 34. You are far from alone.
  20. sheeplady

    Saddle shoes

    I have a pair of their saddles (worn since 2011) and I had no trouble getting them. I'd buy again from them, but I didn't have interactions with them other than the purchase.
  21. sheeplady

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I have to agree. I've gotten a number of gift cards to places I simply don't go or shop. And I hate that I then must either pass it on, waste it, or go someplace I wouldn't otherwise go. (I'm not going to sell it.) Store love them, because who spends exactly $25 in store? Although, I'll take...
  22. sheeplady

    vintage for teenage girls

    I wouldn't really worry about the boys. The right boy will love your vintage dresses and love you for, well, you. Perhaps you'll even land a fedora wearing lad someday. :) But it is very important that you love you for you; no boy can make up for loving yourself, and many women try to feel their...
  23. sheeplady

    Past lives, do you believe?

    If reincarnation exists, my daughter is an old soul, wise beyond her years. She's been here many times before. I, on the other hand, got to have another couple runs at this given the life lessons I've been given.

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