Posts by zinemama

I've made this request during two pregnancies. The tech said, "Ok," and that was that. When it got to the point where something might be visible, she said "Here's where you close your eyes." That was that. There was no need to plead, it...

Why don't you check your local library? Mine carries them. That way you can preview.

This is one of the saddest threads I've read at MDC. That poor kid, suffering for six months like that.

Ship Breaker and its companion book The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi. They are set in a post-oil dystopian USA and have a lot to say about loyalty, friendship and what makes a family. I shouldn't have to say this - since so many YA...

Quote:Originally Posted by buko Hmmm...  I don't know what to think about that link.  It feels so anecdotal to me... which is fine, but... I'm wondering (honestly wondering, not concluding) just how easy it is to identify kids who...

Does this from the very anti-CIO Moxie shed any light? It has always made a lot of sense to me. Quote:I think* that there are a couple different kinds of babies. There are babies who release tension by crying, and there are babies who...

I vote for putting on your big girl pants and talking to the cake lady like a pp suggested. I don't think you can trust your SIL to straighten things out at this point, so you will have to do it yourself.

For anyone who is still interested in the Planet Box, the company finally came out with a larger version. This one looks like it would fit a normal-sized sandwich. It's pretty spendy, but looks like it will last....

Quote:Originally Posted by Imakcerka  You can find wipes called Hooah's.  But you'd find them on base/post/port.  You take em with you when you're out in the field to wipe your parts.  I always thought they were hilarious! Isn't...

Quote:Originally Posted by tillymonster We call it hooha. Yoni is one I've used as well. Not too cutsie and really is obvious what we are talking about. I've only heard grown women joking around with friends call it a hooha, which...