I disabled it on my own phone because I rarely

• How many of you have disabled texting - No-nonsense Mom
  • I text! - Mrs. Type
    • I text, too - PAMT~MDM
  • I have a Tracfone and don't like wasting my minutes.... - MT and worn out
  • Here's another point to consider - acute care only
  • I disabled it on my own phone because I rarely - used it, & it was expensive. -nm- Topaz
  • Kids and texting - LinK
    • Great idea! besides, texting - sm
  • I am such a - meanie
  • On mine and husband's phones s/m - ncmt
  • I didn't disable mine, but the kids pay - HD
    • I went with unlimited texting with my teenage kids...sm - typinlikemad

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get a response as to when the item will be shipped.  I've probably done about 100 transactions and only once did I not receive the item and had to dispute it. 

I'd just keep trying and be very persistent.  Maybe you will get a response

on your kids' cell phones?  Or is there anybody who wishes their kids did not have texting?

Just read the article about the dad who smashed his daughter's phone after he received a nearly $5000 bill when he thought he had disabled texting on his daughter's phone but had not.  She had sent about 20,000 texts in one month.

My kids still ask me for texting but I will not budge on this. I see their friends texting and how it is nearly impossible to get their attention once they are sucked into their texting universe, and that is why I won't let my kids have it.  It's hard enough to get their full attention as it is.  I was just wondering if I'm the only mean mommy.  

If so, how did you go about figuring out how to teach them? 

Our daughter was in public school but we moved her to a private school at the first of the year because she was very behind in the public school and they refused to give her extra services.  Since moving her to the private school we have found out that she does have learning disabilities, which means that she would need to return to the public school since the private school doesn't have special education services available.  She has learned a lot while in the private school because of the small class size and a teacher that spends a lot of time with her and we know that she has learned much more than she would have if she had stayed in the public school.

Now the public school is wanting her to repeat the grade when she returns there in the fall.  Yes, the very same public school that refused to help us before and actually blew off my questioning if she had learning disabilities now only has a "repeat the grade" attitude.  The problem I have with that is that she has proven on testing done at Sylvan learning center that she is academically half way into her current grade, so if she repeats the grade she will be bored for half of the year because she knows that material.

Therefore we're considering home schooling but don't know how effective this might be with her learning disabilities.  Does anyone else do this?  How did you find out about the techniques you needed to teach your child so that they could learn?  We know that she has an average IQ so that's not a problem - it's just getting her brain to process the information correctly.

Thank you.

I have 12-year-old daughter and I feel she is just as entitled to vote as I am (if I voted which I don't).  This is America and we all have rights no matter our age.

Now, if older people are playing games with the voting, that is a whole other story and AI should change their voting policy somehow so it is fair and the most talented person wins.

This is an exception - I have been running a low-grade fever off and on this entire time, so I know something is going on, whether it's just inflammation or an infection.

In talking to the doc on this last visit, we figured out that my problem is mainly an allergy to molds. We had an extremely wet late spring/early summer (it broke previous records for number of straight days of rain) and my symptoms began shortly afterward. I have noticed that many times my symptoms begin the day after it rains.

I feel better today, for the first time in a LONG time. I don't know if it is due to the fact that I took the last of the antibiotic yesterday, or that I spent almost all day yesterday in bed resting.

I am going to see about getting tested for allergies, including an allergy to mold. I've done a bit of netsurfing and there are treatments for that, but they aren't effective for everyone. After what I've been through the past two months, though, I am certainly willing to give it a try!

I talk to the doctor about the possibility of a fungal infection, also. Is there a test for it? (I am a radiology MT, don't know as much about the clinical side)

I am lactose intolerant so I haven't drunk milk in years, but I do eat ice cream and cheese and foods with milk-based sauces. I probably should try to avoid those when I'm having a sinus flare-up.

Thanks for your suggestion. I hadn't thought of the possibility of a fungus. I will certainly investigate it.

will try to convince you that you're crazy or stupid.  They get defensive and angry and try to turn the tables and make this "your" problem.

Here's what you know:  1) It takes more time than normal to get his hair cut.  2) Your hair dresser not only has confided in you about her personal affairs, she has done so with your man (let me add, the only reason a woman does this is to elicit sympathy and a big strong shoulder to cry on - it's the oldest trick int he book).  3) He gave her a $500 tip without consulting you first.  He never mentioned it immediately after the fact, and still did not tell you how much the "tip" was after the thank you note.  That is completely deceitful!!!  4) When confronted with the facts that he gave away $500 without ever mentioning it to you, he has the balls to get angry and try to make you feel like YOUR anger is unjustified.

This are HUGE warning signals that should not be ignored.  Here is what I would do.  I would go through the checkbook with a fine tooth comb.  See where he is spending money and what he is spending money on.  I would also check credit card transactions as well.  If he has a cell phone, get a list of his numbers dialed and received calls.  Then figure out who the numbers belong to if you see numbers you don't recognize.  You can *67 and dial anonymously.  If it is a business, they'll always pick up.  If it's an individual who screens, you still get their answering machine.  You can also look the numbers up in a reverse phone directory.

I know it probably depresses you to think that it has come to all of this, but you would be a fool to simply overlook this indiscretion.  He may or may not have slept with this woman, but the bottom line his his behavior was deceitful and inappropriate.  You have every reason to be suspicious and he knows it.

I've been where you are right now and I feel for ya.  It sucks to find out you've been lied to by someone you loved and trusted.  Good luck!

ME:  Hello?

CALLER:  Hello, does anyone at your home speak English?

ME:  What?  Of course I speak English.  I was born and raised in the US and speak no other language.  Why do you ask?

CALLER:  I'm so sorry ma'am.  This is Jody with the Police Benevelance fund and we'd like to ask for a contribution for.....

ME (immediately cutting her off):  Ma'am, how dare you have the audacity to call my home, ask me if I speak English and then want to ask me for a donation?  Donkeys would fly before I'd give your organization a penny as you have now totally insulted me, a bona-fide English speaking American Citizen - one without an accent other than being Southern. 

Can you believe it?  My husband stood there shaking his head as I let into this lady.   It's bad enough to call somewhere and hear "press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish...." but to have someone call you and ask if you speak English is absurd.

I have privacy director from bellsouth and also am on the donotcall.gov list and phone#.  However, I continually get a call with no one speaking from a SEBELL - I looked up SEBELL and it's a telecommunications company that once got into big trouble - with telemarketing - and now it *looks* as though they are back.  The only thing I could do with that number was STAR (*) 60 which blocks only 6 telephone numbers via bellsouth.

Hello everyone,

I am considering getting my dad a Jitterbug phone for Father's Day. He is 82 years old and he needs something simple, no bells or whistles, and this appears to be perfect for him, but just wanted to know if anyone has one or knows someone with one and their experience with this particular phone before I purchase. 

Thanks in advance!

Here is a neat site that gives suggestions for how to bypass prompts and reach a human at a number of US-based companies.  It also lists the 800 phone numbers for companies like Amazon.com and Columbia House music club and others that are seemingly very difficult to find! 

http://www.gethuman.com/us/

I've got those 3,but not from same companies, for under $100.00. 

Hey Becky,

I am considering it as my bill would be so much cheaper not to mention convenient/paying all one bill for cable/phone and  internet.  Where are you located?  Alexandria Louisiana