Posts by tropicana

i have been hard at work. i had about six laundry baskets filled with clutter. toys, unmatched socks, kids papers that came home from school, kids artwork, occasional books, scraps of wing dings and whatever. these were all "swept up"...

i would not freak out over it. don't show her any stress you feel. do get a quality, regular hand lotion, such as vaseline intensive care, get a pump bottle and put it right next to the sink where she washes hands. do this in a fun...

great poem!! it really is a sacred thing, nursing. 

how do you get yourself and your children to wash your hands frequently?   you get compulsive about doing it. take it seriously, and be THANKFUL that you live in an time and place where you even CAN wash your hands many...

By the way, the 2013 Treasure Map is going to be a doozey.  Without going too deep into the astro talk, just let me tell you Mars, the warrior planet, will be all over it.  He means...

potatoes, pasta and cheese ARE all fattening foods.    that said, i would not obsess about her weight at 4.5 years old.   look at your own body type, and your husband's body type. how is your own weight (both of...

well there you have it. just keep fighting the good fight. we will prevail... eventually...

yes! God can cure us of anything. it IS possible, and what you describe would be what many would call a miracle.  embrace it, and believe it. God bless!

hey, OP here. i saw this thread, and thought, oh, i could relate to that. i started reading the first post, said to myself -- gift of meat? that sounds like my parents, too. then i realized i had started the thread....

Quote: Originally Posted by rtjunker  It makes me wonder how much trust we can put in the medical community, when the history of medicine is littered with stories like this. I wonder what will shock people in 50...