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  1. laurajetter

    How much autonomy should an 18 year old home from college have?

    First and foremost he comes back because he likes to cashier to make a few bucks. Never does his laundry here, I guess it’s more of a hassle to lug all his clothes to his car. He’s been coming home a little more I think because his girlfriend lives down this way. He also attends church with us...
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    How much autonomy should an 18 year old home from college have?

    The college he goes to doesn’t offer school housing, but they work with nearby apartments for students to use, so basically glorified dorms. Any time the school is closed, and of course over the summer, he is living at our house.
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    what was in your teenage bedroom?

    My walls and ceiling were basically wallpapered with New Kids on the Block posters… somehow I even convinced my parents to let me continue the posters down our long hallway, lol
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    what things in your home are exactly the same as when you moved in?

    Our ugly homemade tab curtains in the bedroom that came with the house (we moved here in 2000). I can’t believe we have held on to them SOOO long!! Mostly we’ve just focused our efforts elsewhere on changing/updating things, we just never got around to it. We are right now in the midst of...
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    How much autonomy should an 18 year old home from college have?

    Our oldest DS is 18 and lives on campus at college about an hour away, and comes home some weekends. When he’s home I feel we are pretty flexible regarding him seeing friends, hanging out and generally dictating for himself things he wants to do. We do though have certain expectations of him to...
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    Anyone in PA area try the Extreme Blackout night at Field of Screams? Tell me about it!!

    I live in northern Maryland and have gone to Field of Screams in Mountville, PA multiple times through the years. I love it so much, it’s all very well done! There is one thing they have which I’m too afraid to try, and that’s their Extreme Blackout night, where I believe the actors are allowed...
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    Recommendations needed for countertops that won’t stain

    That’s good to know the blueberries came out of yours… I swear, I cannot wipe up a blueberry spill fast enough. The second it touches my counter it has made a stain. Also, I’m not gentle on things either. I’d hate to have to tiptoe around a product that can’t take a beating, at least, to a...
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    Recommendations needed for countertops that won’t stain

    I hate my old, tan colored laminate countertops and one day in the future we’d like to replace them with probably either granite or quartz… something nicer than what we have that doesn’t break the bank. I really want to make sure that whatever we get can handle having defrosted blueberries...
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    Why do you (or did you) drive your kids to school instead of using the bus?

    This is just to satisfy my curiosity, no judgement involved! ☺️ Going to school growing up, I rode the school bus and was dropped off or picked up only on occasion for special circumstances… I just assumed that was the case for everyone else, too. After having kids, every once in a while the...
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    What was considered new when you were growing up?

    That was my era, too... I remember saying the full name 'video cassette recorder' all the time, lol
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    Recommendations needed: High quality, durable book bag brand (Other than L.L.Bean and Land's End)

    My son is entering college this year and we need to replace his book bag. Most of my life I've been a fan of L.L.Bean book bags and their lifetime guarantee. Well, it seems back in 2018 they changed their policy to only guarantee it for one year, and I happened to purchase his backpack just two...
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    *Updated* Help! Quick crash course needed on the current method at Disney that replaced FastPass+ (Plus itinerary help!)

    Updated question: What exactly is Virtual Queue? I just noticed it on the app but the explanation is a little vague, and I don’t understand if it works in conjunction with Lightning Lanes or not. My family planned a trip to Orlando (we're here now!) but originally were not going to do Disney...
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    Disney-scented candles… anyone tried them before?

    I’m curious about the Disney-scented candles from https://magiccandlecompany.com/. Has anyone tried them? They are supposed to capture the distinct smells of certain rides, hotels, etc., but I guess I have my doubts. I’m sure they smell nice, but do they ACTUALLY capture the true smells Disney...
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    Would anyone be able to answer 2 questions about their technology usage for my son’s stat class?

    Thank you so much for your responses so far everyone, you all have been so helpful! :flower3:
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    Would anyone be able to answer 2 questions about their technology usage for my son’s stat class?

    My son is doing a project for his statistics class and needs data for it. He’s already reached out to everyone he knows but is still short by about 60 people. If anyone could help him by answering just a couple super quick questions he’d be super grateful! It will take less than a minute. TIA...
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    What is something you did as a child that you wish you could do as an adult?

    - Trick or treating - The ability to do any fun or mindless activity I felt like since I didn’t have to worry about adult responsibilities first
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    Ruggable owners… question about rug liner getting stinky

    Our lab mix had a pee accident on our living room shag rug and we cannot get the smell out, it’s horrendous. We have a small rug cleaner we used on the top and bottom several times, and then applied a pet odor neutralizer that usually works wonders, but not this time. This rug is old and past...
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    How much to pay 2 girls to water deck plants for a week?

    Thanks for all the opinions everyone! It brought up another question, I edited my original post to add it.
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