Posts by amberskyfire

When I was a kid, my mom had a car with one of those pull-down arm rests between the back seats. There was also a seatbelt there. My brother and I would always fight over who got to sit on "the hump" in the middle seat while wearing...

WHOA! While I was Googling family bikes, I found this rickshaw. How awesome would this be?!   http://www.aokbike.com/images/tricycle/Adult%20Tricycle/ATS-011R.jpg

Thanks, everyone! Yes, I thought about a bakfiets, but it would be a huge waste. Bicycles literally dissolve in the islands. I could never afford to buy a new bakfiets every year or so. I also considered getting a pedal car, but I...

My husband may be getting a job on Kwajalein, a tiny military base island in the Marshall islands. I really don't want to go, but we might, so I'm trying to wrap my head around how we might be able to do this before we find out....

Quote: Originally Posted by myk  i just wanted to say, please don't give up on your husband. i very probably have aspergers - i scored 43/50 on the baron-cohen screening test where 32 is "high risk". i know i have a...

I've tried games and echoing (though I never knew what it was called). Nothing will get her to open up. I'll just give up on it and maybe one day she'll change her mind. :)

You have asked me that question four times in the last ten minutes! If you don't want to listen to the answer, don't ask the freaking question!!

That's beautiful!

Quote: Originally Posted by nextcommercial  I would drop it completely.  It's not a big deal at all.  Mentioning it and worrying about it will only make her self conscious.  It might mean she can't...

I know it sounds weird, so here's the background. My daughter will be 5 in March and has never sung a note in her life. Not even one. She refuses. I have always sung since she was a baby. My mother sang to me. I thought it was...