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I expect we'll get 60 or so. Hopefully, enough to empty the candy bowl. My friend lives in a neighborhood that is popular with ToTers. She expects 2,000 kids.

My daughter does not have a working cell phone yet. The plan is to give her one when she starts middle school next year. She will be 12. She does currently use my husband's old cell phone to plan games. No phone service.

*You* being general you, of course. OP, I hope your son feels better soon.

I think the rise in whooping cough is due to a number of factors, not just unvaxed children, but adults whose immunity has lapsed, as mentioned by a pp. The last time I went to see my doctor, I rec'd the whooping cough vax but if I hadn't gone in, I wouldn't have rec'd it. :eek: So, it's not...

Can't wait to see this. Had to google for the series finale spoiler. I think the ending makes sense. I know there were a lot of rumors floating around that the mother was deceased, so I was prepared for that. (The mom's name is Tracy McConnell.)

BTDT. Learned my lesson. NO. It stinks -- you probably want to help your friend out, especially since reaching out to you means she must be pretty desperate, but NO. You can't rescue people, especially those that don't want to rescue themselves.

It's cracking me up that talk of Styx naturally evolves into a little conversation about Journey. I love both Styx and Journey. I've seen Styx with and without Dennis, and I definitely preferred the former. I saw Dennis a few years ago when he was performing with a classical orchestra. Amazing...

We only have one child (9) and she has had a party every year. I would imagine it's easier to manage a party every year when you only have one child. The party is usually held out of the home (movie theater, bowling alley, Build a Bear) except for the one year she insisted on having her...

I resolve . . . to learn the dance moves to "You Should Be Dancing" (Saturday Night Fever). I always wanted to learn that dance. Happy New Year, all!

We had a delay in something we ordered via Amazon Prime recently. When we called to inquire, they said they would send out another item, then we found out later it was because of an ice storm, either on the East Coast or in Dallas, I can't remember. Anyway, now we will probably get 2, and will...

I think my daughter was about 4. I really had to force the issue, though, because she was quite content to hand that task off to me. So, I started charging her a quarter. That really motivated her to quit asking me and to do it herself.

You sound like you are already pretty familiar with the housing market. We recently bought a house earlier this year. The same agent who sold our first home, also served as our agent for the purchase of our current home. In the second transaction, he was a dual agent because he also represented...

Sorry, just returned to this thread. Robinb, in answer to your question, I think that now is the time to worry about it, because if/when the situation comes up again, I want to be prepared. My husband has suggested we ask for all the post-dated checks in advance, thereby putting it on them to...

After I wrote my last post, I thought about the situation. My relative and my husband's relative are very nice people. Generous even. If they have it, they will share. They are just really poor financial managers. When I said my relative's finances were beyond her control, I meant she always...

I think part of the problem is they do pay it back eventually. It's just that it never ends, and it will never end until they learn to be more responsible with their money. I wish they were more approachable for help with their finances, but they aren't. My relative point blank told me she...

I do think the loans need to stop, but that's easy to say when someone is not currently asking you for money. Thanks for the additional perspectives. Art 1, what if someone truly needed the money but they need the money because they spent foolishly when they had money previously? And where...

A little background: My DH and I are financially responsible people. It hasn't always been this way, especially for me. We paid for wedding, but started our marriage with debt, again, mostly from me. The early years were a bit of a monetary struggle and stressful (my husband is pretty...

There have always been rude people in the world. They are clueless. Years ago, I was sitting in my parked car in a parking garage at work. I was in the last space of a row. I always try to park in an end spot because there is one less chance to get a door ding since there isn't a parking space...

Southern California. Specifically, North Orange County. It was crazy there for a bit, but I think the market has calmed down slightly. We were very fortunate because we were able to buy our new home after the first buyers backed out. We quickly put in an offer before the open house because I...

Bidding wars are not uncommon in our area right now, although the market has cooled somewhat. We sold our home in April and received 13 offers. Crazy. House sold for 6K more than list price (and I thought the list price was on the high side). The same agent that sold our home also found us our...