I agree - I wanted my privacy at that age - still do! (sm)

• Questions for moms with daughters in puberty.. sm - momsgirls
  • I keep track of my daughter's periods too - sm - weighing in
    • I'm not obvious about it, but... - PAMT~MDM
      • I do the same thing... - sm
      • In my state sex with 16 year old is statutory rape - Huh?
        • Not that I feel I have to explain anything - PAMT~MDM
          • You said yourself so I guess sex at 16 ok - Huh?
            • You know, I wasn't going to answer your snotty post - PAMT~MDM
            • Oh well is right. None of your business. sm - anon
              • Then I probably wouldn’t post about teen having okayed premarital sex - Huh?
                • I'm not the OP. Just didn't want to see...sm - anon
      • Your comment - sm
        • Not the one who posted on the pills but - better safe than sorry
          • you all should also teach your girls about their cycle and how ovulation coincides with timing for p - LMT
  • daughter had one then none for six months - MTT
  • puberty/daughters - D
  • This is normal! - Mary
  • When my daughter was 13 - trose
    • Thanks for the reply..I actually put a "V" on my calander for her. sm - momsgirls
      • Why do the above 2 posts have to keep up with - Hmmmmm??
        • One reason might be that - Thought
        • What a strange response. Are you an older gal? I am SM - GM
          • Well found out 4 generations in my family noninvasive - Hmmmmm??
          • Well, I am and thought my response thru - Hmmmmm??
            • Ummm.... are you Roseanne? nm - trose
              • No actually thought maybe you, your go by Rose - Hmmmmm??
                • Would never respond to my son - trose
          • Thank you! nm - trose
        • I had to laugh at your ? - trose
        • I had problems with mine. If my mother had asked - DW
          • Well said nm - trose
            • There actucally is a message inside. nm - trose
        • I do it because I feel it is better to keep track..sm - momsgirls
          • I agree - MTMTMTMT
            • Posts speak volumes in lack of trust - Hmmmmm??
              • Trust my daughter to the fullest.. your post speaks volumes of ignorance is bliss. sm - momsgirls
              • hmmmm?? - MTMTMTMT
        • I agree - I wanted my privacy at that age - still do! (sm) - Lisa
        • It's important to know these things - Apple Scruff
          • If I had been asked at such a delicate (as some folks put it) - Hmmmmm??
            • That's fine for you - Apple Scruff
            • My calendar is in my private office and no one - trose
              • You are contradicting yourself - VR person
                • I meant by her emotions...everyone knows. - trose
            • Agree with this. Give the kid some space and autonomy! nm - Will help keep communication open. nm
  • For this age, it's okay - Apple Scruff
  • Youngest DD had two starts and stops sm - reg
  • Is your child really thin? - Been there
    • No, not really thin, but very muscular. Thanks for the reply. nm - momsgirls

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I was once the personal secetary/traveling companion of a famous female author/lecturer who shall remain anonymous.  My main job was to keep people away from her so she could focus on giving her talks, signing books, etc.  I never in my life saw so many people do such strange things to get to a person just for an autograph or to be able to say they "saw her up close" or "touched her" and all that.  And now with cell phones that take photos -- who knows what people would do to this celeb.  Take pictures of her or her chart, say she told them this or that, etc.  Sell the stuff.  If they keep her away from people, there can be no chance of false rumors and possible law suits, etc. in the future for alleged or proven this and that.

The one I worked for --she and I had to HIDE on many occasions to escape people so that we could eat or even just rest.  It made for a fun and interesting job but as a celeb, you just don't get privacy often.  People follow you everywhere -- it was a pain at times and kind of spooky too to see just how far people would go.  

I can understand all these measures.  I have not kept up with her story; really do not know much about her, but if she is ill these policies sound very good for her.  I would want the same for my former boss if she were still alive.  She'd want it too, believe me. 

When I landed at our place in 2002, I quickly learned I HAD to put up a privacy fence for the safety of my animals as well as the safety of the little kids who visit their grandparents next door, because I found them once too often in the pasture trying to pet the animals, and a hoof to their forheads would have been a very bad thing.

I went to Home Depot and quickly got discouraged at not only the cost of doing it yourself, but the labor and tools required.  I live in New England and the ground is 90% ROCK...try digging a post hole through THAT and have fence posts spaced out appropriately...ain't gonna happen.

So, I called a fence place that was in the phone book.  They came over FOR FREE, measured out what I wanted, sat down with me and a book and showed me what was available, gave me costs, and said "call us when your're ready." 

You bet your bippie I went with the fencing company.  They had 274 feet of 6' cedar privacy fence completely installed in ONE DAY for under $4000 (back in 2003).  They had the guys, the knowhow, and the proper equipment.  I had to go with metal pipes instead of wood poles because our ground is so wet and rocky, and I thought it would be ugly, but it has worked out absolutely wonderfully.  I haven't painted or stained it either, just let it turn that pretty gray that cedar does.

You can see some pictures of it on my website here:
http://www.perin.org/images/specialnelliewinta.jpg 
http://www.perin.org/Webpics/slides/Frogs%20yum.html

Best investment ever...not only for the safety factor, but also for the privacy, as you can see from the photos, even though we have lots-o-land, the neighbors were just too darned close.  Grab your phone book, look up fence installation companies, and at least get those free estimates.    

Today there was a newspaper article by Leonard Pitts.  He wrote about celebrities and their right to privacy.  He specifically talked about Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer and how she knew that info was being leaked by someone in the hospital.  She proved it by withholding some info from all family and friends--that only she and her doctor knew--and the info still got to the gossip rags.  The hospital at first would not release the worker's name due to privacy policies.  Ironic, huh?  She apparently had easy access to the med record since there was a record of her looking at it more than anyone else did.  Eventually the worker was charged but died of cancer before being sentenced. 

Anyway, my question is this:  If an offshore MT did this, could s/he be charged as well, either in their country or ours?  Or would only the MTSO be in some trouble?  I heard an offshore MT a few years back who threatened to release info if she did not get, I believe, an increase in pay, but do not know what the outcome was. 

got hers actually at WalMart.  It was around $100 and very pretty with her birth stone and she wears it every day.  Might not after she graduates, but that's up to her.  Younger DS probably won't want one either, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

I did get the brochures from the jewelry stores at the mall, but they were unbelievably expensive.

For crying out loud, you should be MUCH more ready to forgive him his abusive language and "disrespect" if he was on drugs.  Good grief.  It sounds like you expect everybody to be perfect except you. 

If he is clean now, he would probably be ashamed of how he acted.  How many years have you let this rift go on, anyway? 

thing.  If your daughter does leave home, you MUST report her as a runaway to protect yourself. 

You didn't mention, but are there other children in the home?  If so, this is definitely something to take into consideration.  If they are and they are being exposed to the constant "turmoil" this can be perceived in the eyes of social services as a form of "abuse" so you'd need to tread carefully.

Right now, take the emotional part out of it, take back control and know that a couple of years from now you will (hopefully) look back at this time and you and your daughter will have a few laughs.  I remember when we hit that point and I just smiled silently thinking "I remember someone told ME back then I'd make it through this."  You CAN handle this!

I had some nice responses when I posted last week about having a really nasty UTI and being in excruciating pain.  I had a fever despite analgesics, pelvic pain and generalized agony.  They did a KUB and 2 CAT scans, with and without contrast.  I got the results yesterday.  I have at least one kidney stone.  They think I may have passed more.  I will NEVER go back to that NP again.  My PCP has a NP, PA and himself.  The PA is fantastic and my doc is wonderful.  I can't believe they made me wait all weekend for the results when I had a stone, and let me suffer in pain.  A few Vicodin may have helped.  Also, the NP had told me I'd be feeling better in a day.  I got progressively worse over 3 days.  Now, I am finally starting to feel back to normal but there is still a 2 mm (small) stone lodged in my kidney.  I just wonder if it is going to cause problems if and when it goes on the move.  I was afraid to go to the ER for 2 reasons:  1.  I didn't want them to think I was there for a wimpy reason.  2.  They have so many people who go in there seeking narcotics, even though I never have, I was afraid they'd treat me like I was one of those.

Again, thanks to all that cared!

i have typed radiology for about 6 years now.  i use to work inhouse, but about 2 years ago i decided to work from home, thinking i could make more money.  well, i was hired to type radiology, but naturally i did not start off doing that, they had me typing clinical notes.  then finally they put me on a radiology account, but that had very little work.  in the mean time, they were waiting for this new radiology account to get up and running and told me how great and easy it was and all that stuff!!! i ws sooo excited about this account, thinking YES!!! i can finally make some real money.  well, here it is a year later and this is one of the most difficult accounts and i am not sure what the problem is.  the doctors are not difficult to understand, i have macros and all of that good stuff, but i tell ya what....it is all i can do to get in 1000 lines, which is pretty pathetic being that i am use to getting in alot more lines than that.  i do not believe it is me, but rather this account. 

so i am not sure if i should look for a different job, and if so i really am not sure who i should look at.  but like i said i have only worked from my home for about 2 years, and 4 years in house and would appreciate any advise from all of the vets that are out there, or anyone else with some good advise.  i do not like being mislead, and being told an account is "CAKE", when actually the turn over of mt's on this account is great. 

I worked at a physical rehab center for 5 years.  As another poster stated, the amount of improvement depends on a lot of things.  However, I saw people leave or return for appts with no noticeable residual, others who still had deficits but were independent.  Those who were permanently impaired learned to adapt. There are some really cool gadgets out there! One thing I learned from working at the rehab center was determination really *can* pay off.  It was inspiring working there. 

IF your dad needs extensive therapy, the hardest part for YOU may be keeping him motivated.  So, best of luck to your dad, you and the family.  Let us know how things are going.

the pictures both of you sent are beautiful. The cat looks like one of my niece's. Lisa had a tonsillectomy Monday at age 45 and I am going over today on my day off to help her and to feed and care for the two cats!  What a day this will be. The red one comes up to me and stares at me with those big yellow eyes and actually puts his nose against mine! I try so hard not to laugh, but I lose every time.

Ok, I am going to try to make this a short story. Last night, my 7-year-old and another kid were playing. I was watching them, and they were playing tug-of-war, so to speak, with a shoe, but they were both laughing and playing. Well, the other child got hurt and when we tried to figure out what was wrong, we found that the girl had recently had surgery on this particular finger and it had gotten hurt while they were playing. Fast forward to this morning - the child's finger is fractured. I am in the process of getting the mother's phone number so that I can call her. The child was under the supervision of my sister-in-law at the time, a friend of her daughter's.

So, my question, would you offer to pay the copay for the emergency room visit?

Thanks!