Posts by kythe

I'll bump this again.  I just took refuge as a Buddhist tonight at the full moon ceremony of our local temple.  I've had Buddhist leanings for about 10 years or so, and have long since considered myself pagan with Buddhist...

That's interesting.  I wonder why not?  Once when I missed a booster for our dog, the vet advised starting the series over because the original vaccine would have worn off by then and I missed the window of opportunity. ...

My 12 year old daughter was given a Hepatitis A vaccine in January (its a long story).  I forgot about it until now, but she's overdue for a booster.  It was supposed to be given 6 months after the original vaccine.  Has...

No one has yet brought up the fact that depression can run in families.  Each other's company and support does not make medical treatment unnecessary.  If anything, it can be hard for depressed people to live with each other...

I've never heard of anything like this.  What is the purpose?  I can't imagine any of our local schools sanctioning an activity like this.   It reminds me of that "wee for wii" contest a few years back where a woman...

I do agree that kids are "sexualized" at a young age.  But is this really much worse today than in the last few generations?  I grew up with Madonna.  Her song "Justify My Love" came out when I was in Jr. High and I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Adaline'sMama  Mine too, and in settings I selected "ad-free experience" Thanks, I just fixed it, I hope.  I was looking for "settings" but found a tab called "preferences"...

What's with the new ads all of a sudden?  At first my screen was fine, but starting today there are ad columns on both sides of the threads I read.  The thread is now a column, and the ads are literally taking up over half of...

On the subject of creating, we made our own Halloween costumes this year.  My kids are also into the game Minecraft, so I bought some 12x12x12 boxes (for our heads) and construction paper, and we spent the afternoon making...

So what is the child doing in time out?  Sitting?  Are they in a place where they can play?   I admire kids who can sit still for a long time - many adults can't do that.  This is a great quality that will get...