My female cat does something similar...
Posted By: PAMT~MDM on 2007-04-24
In Reply to: Weird kitty habit - what does it mean? (sm) - CAT-atonic
She acts like she is wiping her feet like that in the same spot in front of the TV. Every time she walks past that spot, she does that. I have no idea why.
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My former OB/GYN was female sm
but I didn't think she took me seriously as to how bad it was for me. I had gone to her since I was 21 years old and she delivered both of my children. I started having the PMS/heavy bleeding after my daughter was born 7 years ago. It only got worse and worse as time passed. Last year I started having the pain across my back and down my legs but the last two months that has gotten better. The PMS has gotten better since I have reduced my stress level (was full-time job on-site/juggling side jobs and now at home full-time/not juggling so many jobs). However I am feeling more now like the PMS is not so much anger but more emotional like wanting to cry when I think or look at something sad. I still get a little short tempered and another problem is decreased libido, which normally I have no trouble in that department at all. Loving husband, married a long time, yada, yada, yada... Happy with life, but it is just those 2 weeks before that I suffer the most with the PMS. Thanks for sharing about only taking the mega B6 two weeks before because I think I'll ask my new GYN. I have pretty regular menses down to almost the day. I am glad to have people on this board that will share their experiences. I have learned so much today. I can't thank you enough... 
Perhaps you are not female and/or have no
female children.
I personally didn't use tampons until after my first child. Having a period is uncomfortable enough for a young girl or any woman for that matter.
My daughter is also of a very small build and even the smallest tampons would probably be very uncomfortable but that is beside the point.
The real point here is that she was publically humiliated at a time in her life when she is already extremely self-conscious. The whole boob issue has also recently "developed" and that's another wasp nest. (Sorry sis, once they show up, you are stuck with them.)
This gym teacher has a track record of public humiliation with kids. My older daughter had a sledding accident two years ago and cracked her tail bone and a vertebrae in her lower back. She had a doctor's excuse for absolutely NO participation in PE for nearly six weeks. The school was fine with it. The gym teacher was not.
This teacher is also a neighbor down the road a bit. She's a nasty old hag to say the least. She keeps her dog locked in the garage barking all day long. When it does manage to get out, it runs into the nearest house and wrecks havoc. It has managed to get into our house before and actually chewed the cord to my foot pedal.
I didn't say a word about it. The poor thing was desperate to see daylight, people, and other animals apparently.
So, needless to say, I will be sending her an email this morning and see how she responds. If I still think she is unreasonable and unapologetic, I will forward my email and her response to the district office.
R U female? We can do ANYTHING!! n/m
Need female help for DD sm
My DD is away at college. She is on BCPs and I don't know the brand. She has irregular bleeding and all sorts of problems and no, I don't think she levels with the clinic where she is seen on campus.
She started her period yesterday before we took her back after a weekend home. Today, she tells me she doesn't feel like she is in her body, spacy and weird. She is flowing heavily. I can't pay her ER bill and I am not so sure we are quite there yet.
I told her to drink lots of water, not to take a hot shower because that will dilate her vessels, start the next pack of pills to see if that will stop it (which is safe to do) and most all, GET TO BED AND SLEEP.
Any other suggestions? She is only 20 and she didn't start until she was 15. She has been on and off of pills and they all seem to do this. I could never take them for the same reasons and I want her off them when she is home for the summer because this is just stupid and scary. She is 4 hours away and I can't get to her easily....oh help!
Thanks so much.
...and why do they specify female?
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Just female problems?
What is it about being near 40?? Was having heavy TOM, started BCPs to help, and have now had a continuous TOM for 23 days. I am completely exhausted by 7:00 every evening. Does this sound like just female problems or should I ask for an ultrasound to make sure there is nothing really bad going on?
My female dog usually lifts her
leg to urinate. She learned it at the dog park, watching other dogs. I know it's a dominance thing, but it's embarrassing to have somebody ask if she's male or female, and we say female, and then she goes and lifts her leg and does the back foot scratchy thing like a male! Except her scratchy action is more like a ballet move where the foot is off the ground and she reaches back with her toes pointed and wiggles it in the air. Most dogs are trying to scent-mark, scratching the ground with their foot pads and kicking up mulch and dirt. Apparently it's not worth getting dirty for Sasha - a Siberian that we refer to as our poodle, LOL.
We had a female Rottie who... sm
Would lift her leg to urinate. A lot of times, she would actually squat a little, AND lift her leg at the same time. It was very strange! I don't know how she did it w/o getting urine on herself, but she did. She was very ladylike about it.
In her case, it wasn't dominance of any kind. She was the sweetest, most gentle dog with people and all other dogs. She was the 'omega' of the pack, not a dominant bone in her body, so I think it was just learned behavior.
That's one problem with being female (sm)
Women too often hear that medical problems are related to either our periods or menopause. That doesn't mean we should have to suffer just because of our hormones we can't help. :(
That would have been rotten to start your headaches at age 12. You sound like you have a strong family history of it, too. Nothing helped you or your family?
My female maltese
is 10 now and developed this problem a couple of years ago. It was not just at night, but anytime she was asleep, napping in my lap or asleep on my pillow snuggled next to my head (not a good way to wake up btw). It seemed to come as a complete surprise to her, as she woke up during or immediately after urinating, not before. All of her labs were normal, the only explanation was that it was a hormonal imbalance that occasionally occurs in older female dogs that were spayed at a very early age. As nearly as I could determine from the records I got from the lady I got her from was that she was about 3-4 months old when she was spayed. Since dogs can also have unwanted side effects from hormone replacement she was placed on antihistamines which resolved the problem for the most part, but she still gets the late night trip right before bedtime. Since your dog just started this late in life it may not be from the same thing, but it couldn't hurt, assuming that your dog has been spayed, to consider it as a possible cause if no other explanation is found. Here is a link to Merck Veterinary Manual online edition page that describes the condition (you may have to cut and paste).
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/130614.htm&word=canine%2cbladder%2ccontrol
Maybe the female wants to make sure
that they aren't hiring some little hottie that might steal her man?
another female teacher found having sex
with her students, 14 and 15 yo boys! This makes me sick. I swear, if a teacher ever touched my son I don't know what I'd do.
He looks like an aging ugly female! nm
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I have two cats, one male and one female-
the female's name is Ophelia, a.k.a. Miss Thing, a.k.a. feefee, feebee or feegirl.
My baby boy's name is Curly, a.k.a. Curls, a.k.a. fattyboy, crybaby boy, or kittyboy. I once decided he should have a Native American name so his full name is Curly Purrsloud Longtail Kittyboy. :D Although now the poor baby has just been diagnosed with diabetes so I may need to make that Curly Purrsloud Longtail takes-insulin-well Kittyboy. :)
I am a 33 y.o. female with an abnormal mammogram. sm
After the test the tech told me to wait so she can run the films by doc to see if everything was okay or if he needed more images. This was my 1st one. She returned and said she needed more images.
I waited 20 minutes. Then she said you'll be here for a while, he wants to order an ultrasound. I was so scared by this point. All by myself. No explanations. My breasts are "lumpy" which is why my GYN sent me there in the 1st place.
I rec'd my postcard in the mail that he wants to see me AGAIN for more images. Why? Anyone with this before? He didn't recommend me to a surgeon or anything. Just more images. I haven't heard a word from my GYN either and I'm sure she's gotten the results as it's been a while now. So, I'm going back next week for more images and I'm scared to death.
I have 3 young boys and a hopeless husband (I mean that in a good way) who can't really function without me. Anyways, please let me know what you "think." I just don't know. I do feel sharp pains in my left breast at times.
had a female -- Vagina!! no kidding.
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Female hair loss
I'm wondering if any of you all have experienced, or know someone who has, hair loss. I'm 32 and for the last few years my hair has been thinning. Of course, for the last few years I was on Zoloft, and now that I have stopped it we are hoping I soon will once again have a full head of hair, but just in case...
How do you handle it? Wigs, scarves? My hair has always been my one vanity, so this is somewhat disturbing. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
HC
No, nothing personal. They can ask for female or male.
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Male or female so I will know if I am interested. NM
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Female anatomy and the brain
I do a lot of neuro dictation and I've noticed that seizures and migraines tend to increase in a lot of females with their menses. Anyone know the link between females having an increase in both of these problems with their menses? Would a hysterectomy be helpful? I'm truly curious about this.
My female cat plays fetch with her toy mouse
runs to get it, picks up in her mouth, and returns/drops it at your feet. So cute! She also sometimes cries very loudly over and over when I have the oven on as if she is in distress. I have no idea why! Any ideas? LOL. My male cat sits in the window and talks to the birds, a very odd chirping sound he only does with the birds. They're just too cute sometimes!
My female chihuahua mounts our male
cat who is a lot bigger than she is and when I say "what have I told you about doing that in public" she jumps down and looks at me with a real innocent "what?" look.
really? U sleep all night? Curious R U female? nm
I guess I agree with you, lots of female
I guess have just lost respect for their own selves and how they appear to others.
It really doesn't matter if it was a male or female
Whey the He!! are we discussing whether or not a female would ever do this. What happened was horrible! Plain and simple. Whey even bring the sex of the person into this? If that is what you are concerned about then you are totally missing the point of the story!
Africa's 1st female president was elected in 2006.
(January of 2006) "Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been sworn in as Liberia's president, making her Africa's first elected female leader.
Loud cheers greeted her inauguration, with US First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice among those at the ceremony.
Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf says her top challenge is to maintain peace, law and order after 14 years of civil war."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4615764.stm
Hayseed, I type for an All-American female rheumatologist, hey like that name? LOL sm
Where abouts are you located? Are you in Maine yourself?
The other board got me chuckling about male/female names. Can you name the sm
strangest male/female names that you've come across according to gender. For example, I once typed on a Frank and it was a woman born a female from birth!
What are some parents thinking???? I've also heard of Shirely for a man.
Olympics - Female Chinese gymnasts - Do you think they were all 16 or turning 16?
I know our girls messed up, but I sure don't think those girls were all 16... just no way.
Female bounty hunter, in love with 2 guys (see inside)
one is a cop, the other is a mysterious bounty hunter who dresses in black and is very sexy (I think he's Cuban or something, I forget). Her family is hysterically funny, better than any sitcom ever on TV. Fast, funny read, great stress reliever.
I have read them all including #13, I get them from the library.
here's the list...it would be great if this country were ready for a female or black prez...
but it just ain't gonna happen. Daughter of a politician (so I know how it rolls)  Cat
|
Name and (party)1 |
Term |
State of
birth |
Born |
Died |
Religion2 |
Age at
inaug. |
Age at
death |
|---|
1. |
Washington (F)3 |
1789–1797 |
Va. |
2/22/1732 |
12/14/1799 |
Episcopalian |
57 |
67 |
2. |
J. Adams (F) |
1797–1801 |
Mass. |
10/30/1735 |
7/4/1826 |
Unitarian |
61 |
90 |
3. |
Jefferson (DR) |
1801–1809 |
Va. |
4/13/1743 |
7/4/1826 |
Deist |
57 |
83 |
4. |
Madison (DR) |
1809–1817 |
Va. |
3/16/1751 |
6/28/1836 |
Episcopalian |
57 |
85 |
5. |
Monroe (DR) |
1817–1825 |
Va. |
4/28/1758 |
7/4/1831 |
Episcopalian |
58 |
73 |
6. |
J. Q. Adams (DR) |
1825–1829 |
Mass. |
7/11/1767 |
2/23/1848 |
Unitarian |
57 |
80 |
7. |
Jackson (D) |
1829–1837 |
S.C. |
3/15/1767 |
6/8/1845 |
Presbyterian |
61 |
78 |
8. |
Van Buren (D) |
1837–1841 |
N.Y. |
12/5/1782 |
7/24/1862 |
Reformed Dutch |
54 |
79 |
9. |
W. H. Harrison (W)4 |
1841 |
Va. |
2/9/1773 |
4/4/1841 |
Episcopalian |
68 |
68 |
10. |
Tyler (W) |
1841–1845 |
Va. |
3/29/1790 |
1/18/1862 |
Episcopalian |
51 |
71 |
11. |
Polk (D) |
1845–1849 |
N.C. |
11/2/1795 |
6/15/1849 |
Methodist |
49 |
53 |
12. |
Taylor (W)4 |
1849–1850 |
Va. |
11/24/1784 |
7/9/1850 |
Episcopalian |
64 |
65 |
13. |
Fillmore (W) |
1850–1853 |
N.Y. |
1/7/1800 |
3/8/1874 |
Unitarian |
50 |
74 |
14. |
Pierce (D) |
1853–1857 |
N.H. |
11/23/1804 |
10/8/1869 |
Episcopalian |
48 |
64 |
15. |
Buchanan (D) |
1857–1861 |
Pa. |
4/23/1791 |
6/1/1868 |
Presbyterian |
65 |
77 |
16. |
Lincoln (R)5 |
1861–1865 |
Ky. |
2/12/1809 |
4/15/1865 |
Liberal |
52 |
56 |
17. |
A. Johnson (U)6 |
1865–1869 |
N.C. |
12/29/1808 |
7/31/1875 |
(7) |
56 |
66 |
18. |
Grant (R) |
1869–1877 |
Ohio |
4/27/1822 |
7/23/1885 |
Methodist |
46 |
63 |
19. |
Hayes (R) |
1877–1881 |
Ohio |
10/4/1822 |
1/17/1893 |
Methodist |
54 |
70 |
20. |
Garfield (R)5 |
1881 |
Ohio |
11/19/1831 |
9/19/1881 |
Disciples of Christ |
49 |
49 |
21. |
Arthur (R) |
1881–1885 |
Vt. |
10/5/1829 |
11/18/1886 |
Episcopalian |
50 |
56 |
22. |
Cleveland (D) |
1885–1889 |
N.J. |
3/18/1837 |
6/24/1908 |
Presbyterian |
47 |
71 |
23. |
B. Harrison (R) |
1889–1893 |
Ohio |
8/20/1833 |
3/13/1901 |
Presbyterian |
55 |
67 |
24. |
Cleveland (D)8 |
1893–1897 |
N.J. |
3/18/1837 |
6/24/1908 |
Presbyterian |
55 |
71 |
25. |
McKinley (R)5 |
1897–1901 |
Ohio |
1/29/1843 |
9/14/1901 |
Methodist |
54 |
58 |
26. |
T. Roosevelt (R) |
1901–1909 |
N.Y. |
10/27/1858 |
1/6/1919 |
Reformed Dutch |
42 |
60 |
27. |
Taft (R) |
1909–1913 |
Ohio |
9/15/1857 |
3/8/1930 |
Unitarian |
51 |
72 |
28. |
Wilson (D) |
1913–1921 |
Va. |
12/28/1856 |
2/3/1924 |
Presbyterian |
56 |
67 |
29. |
Harding (R)4 |
1921–1923 |
Ohio |
11/2/1865 |
8/2/1923 |
Baptist |
55 |
57 |
30. |
Coolidge (R) |
1923–1929 |
Vt. |
7/4/1872 |
1/5/1933 |
Congregationalist |
51 |
60 |
31. |
Hoover (R) |
1929–1933 |
Iowa |
8/10/1874 |
10/20/1964 |
Quaker |
54 |
90 |
32. |
F. D. Roosevelt (D)4 |
1933–1945 |
N.Y. |
1/30/1882 |
4/12/1945 |
Episcopalian |
51 |
63 |
33. |
Truman (D) |
1945–1953 |
Mo. |
5/8/1884 |
12/26/1972 |
Baptist |
60 |
88 |
34. |
Eisenhower (R) |
1953–1961 |
Tex. |
10/14/1890 |
3/28/1969 |
Presbyterian |
62 |
78 |
35. |
Kennedy (D)5 |
1961–1963 |
Mass. |
5/29/1917 |
11/22/1963 |
Roman Catholic |
43 |
46 |
36. |
L. B. Johnson (D) |
1963–1969 |
Tex. |
8/27/1908 |
1/22/1973 |
Disciples of Christ |
55 |
64 |
37. |
Nixon (R)9 |
1969–1974 |
Calif. |
1/9/1913 |
4/22/1994 |
Quaker |
56 |
81 |
38. |
Ford (R) |
1974–1977 |
Neb. |
7/14/1913 |
12/26/2006 |
Episcopalian |
61 |
— |
39. |
Carter (D) |
1977–1981 |
Ga. |
10/1/1924 |
— |
Southern Baptist |
52 |
— |
40. |
Reagan (R) |
1981–1989 |
Ill. |
2/6/1911 |
6/5/2004 |
Disciples of Christ |
69 |
93 |
41. |
G.H.W. Bush (R) |
1989–1993 |
Mass. |
6/12/1924 |
— |
Episcopalian |
64 |
— |
42. |
Clinton (D) |
1993–2001 |
Ark. |
8/19/1946 |
— |
Baptist |
46 |
— |
43. |
G. W. Bush (R) |
2001– |
Conn. |
7/6/46 |
— |
Methodist |
54 |
— |
These, or something similar?
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I can't vouch for any of this stuff, these are three items that came up when I searched findgift.com with "Spanish" as a search term and narrowing with "wine".
Good luck!
I had a similar but now use sm
Wolfgang Puck's open face grill, buy on HSN.com. 1200 watts, get to 550 degrees. You can actually GRILL a hamburger or steak. The Foreman ones only kind of steam food, very inadequate.
Something similar here sm
I also live in a small town and we have many Indian docs and they usually bring relatives here and to run hotels and motels they have purchased. I know of one family that did this 25 years ago. A Comfort Inn right up the road from us is owned/operated by an Indian family that live in our neighborhood. Truely some of the nicest people I have ever met.
OMG! I was going to say something similar... sm
Same timeframe and same team, but off by 2 years in age. Unfortunately, my brother was home from Penn State and I gave him my Game 6 ticket. After all these years, I still slap myself on the forehead when I think about that. I was in Philly with the other million or so revelers the next day, though!
I'm doing something similar..
I live in Florida also and am planning a little weekend gettaway for myself. I know it sounds weird, but this way there will be no computer and absolutely no way I can be conned into working. I picked a fairly cheap little resort place that is right on the beach. It's not very fancy, but it has a kitchen. I want to wake up and hear the water and see the sunset at night. I did spend a little more to get a place that had more of a private beach so it would be a little quieter. Just think about the things you want to do and what is more important and then decide. Will you be at the beach more, or golfing more? Do you want more peace and quiet? Or do you want a place where kids can run around - if so golf course probably not a good idea.
Anyway, whichever you choose, have a great time!
I might have something similar
but do not really know your symptoms well. I sleep on elevated pillows (and people also told to elevate the head of their bed with reflux), know which foods bring on this such as coffee, chocolate, spicy, white rice for me, and some cereals but 1 thing I will say, the gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms are not to be taken lightly. An ongoing problem with this can cause esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus is a precursor to this. I would do any and all I could to make sure this is under control.
I went through something similar...
Except not on me, on my son, who I think was like 4 or 5 at the time. They wanted to put a white filling in a baby tooth, and make me pay the extra for it. So glad I didn't let them, found another dentist who put in a silver one and shortly thereafter, the tooth came out. So sorry this happened to you, but unfortunately you'll probably do more harm than good by not paying the full amount, cause they will try to ruin your credit.
maybe similar
i keep getting toe pains in one that is almost crampy-like, and really slows my steppin'. it comes and goes. I'm just afraid its arthritis, but haven't been checked...is yours crampy? would like to know if you get it figured out.
I tried something similar with my cat.
I just wanted her to stay on the deck though She did really good for about a year and then slowly stated creeping down the stairs and eventually started jumping over the side to go on a bigger adventure. Going over the side was when we had to stop letting her go out because she was so quick about it. At first we used a harness and leash and then a water bottle and would squirt her when she came to the edge and that worked very well. We just had to be out with her.
I have also seen cat runs in magazines before. They are long tubular shaped cages or enclosures (not always metal) and some you can even put up to window height so you can leave the window open or add a door so they can go freely when they like. I am not certain where I have seen it but it was one of those magazines that are full of stuff that no one really needs but make great Christmas/Birthday presents for people who have everything. lol I'm sure you could find them on the internet somewhere.
I actually have one similar to this sm
I live on my own. My house is not too big, only about 1100 sq ft. Truth is, I live in my bedroom and my livingroom, where I work. I use the kitchen too, of course. I don't use all of it all the time. My house is well insulated and the furnace runs about 4 times a hour in the dead of winter. I am heating a whole house I don't use. The only place I need warm is around my desk so my hands don't freeze up. I can't stand really bulky clothing either, though I do dress warmly. I have a space heater by the desk. It keeps the whole livingroom warmer, as a fact, but not the whole house. I keep the thermostat on the furnace kinda low.
Now, when I have company, or when it is my day off, I have a space heater with fake flame. It has a blower and blows heat into the room. It is pretty and really puts out heat. If I run that for the entire evening, the furnace doesn't run at all, even though the thermostat is 20 feet from the heater, because the room is toasty. It is electric heater versus gas furnace. The end result was that gas cost me an average of $75 a month versus $110 the year before. The electric bill went up, but not more than $20 a month. The net savings are marginal at best. The comfort increased, however.
Now, I am a little crazy sometimes, I admit it. I bought a CD with fireplace sounds. I play it as a loop (75 minutes long) when I run the *fireplace* and sound makes it feel warmer! I run the sound low enough that the TV or stereo is audible, but you'd be surprised what the sounds effects do for added warmth. I got laughed at, until I had company...
I just went thru something similar - sm
I was the one back in late August and then back on Oct. 13 or so----I had racked up a ton of debt on his and my credit cards which he knew nothing about. I finally confessed to him, he reacted pretty well considering the bomb I dropped on him. He does not want to divorce over it thank God but some amazing miracle. Obviosly your situation is a bit more complex. My DH is not that controlling. I was/am the one to get the mail, and would decide what he would see or not see, though he had no scruples about reading my mail, he would get upset if I ever read anything personal sent to him. As I know it is nothing to get bent about I let that one go. He has never cheated and even confirmed that when I confessed my deceit and financial infidelity to him. Luckily he still loves me enough to keep it together. He is trying a little more, though he has backed off doing a few things he used to around the house, I have taken on more responsibility around here, the price I have to pay I guess. I did 85% of it before, now, 95% (he used to cook dinner....now it looks like I get the pleasure of doing it from now on as he has not done it once since the 13th. Granted any reference to buying anyting is , we cannot afford it....which we can, but yes things are going to be a bit tight for the next five years, but we will manage. I have not done it yet, but Monday going to get the wheels rolling and do CCCS for my debts. His will be taken care of soon as we are selling off a bunch of mutual funds from the 401K (loan) so no penalties though with the economy we will have to sell more than we would have a few months ago which stinks. ---He is willing to economize now that he knows there is an issue though (he makes about 4x what I do). You will have to bit the bullet and confess as well. It is not easy. I wrote him a note and then left the house for a short while, then came back and we talked it all out. I figured my marriage would be over, but I think for the kids and still some feelings for me he wants to keep it all together. We have a good life together for the most part and he knows that. We do things together as a family, still have enjoyable sex once a week (took him 9 days after my confession), and are in tune with each other and the kids. Considering it he has been so good after it , you never know your husband might surprise you like mine did. He has not really made any comments for a week now, which is amazing in itself. My DH generally is the type of guy who blames everyone else for his mistakes and takes no responsibility for anything, so that is why it was such a shock that he is handling this all so well. Generally he acts like a 3-y/o and holds grudges. So it is possible your husband can be a standup guy. I guess it will depend on how much he cares for you, keeping the marriage together and not becoming a part-time dad or having to give you the house or a ton of money.....I am sure that all factored in in my situation. All I said was that no one would win in a divorce. He has been divorced before so I know he does not wnat to go thru that again, sees it as personal failure. But I feel so much better for telling him, a huge weight has been lifted. I still have a lot to get thru but the worst is over. I know my streess is still up there some, but I know longer have to worry about him finding out, etc. So you need to formulate a plan, maybe set aside some ready cash, and and tell him what is going on. You can email me if you want. I hope it all works out for you.
Very similar
to the one my family and I make:
1 bag of hashbrowns
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 sticks butter
salt and pepper
2 cups shredded Velveeta cheese
1 sleeve crushed Ritz crackers
Melt 1 stick of butter in the casserole dish. Mix everything together except Ritz crackers and 1 stick of butter. Spread in casserole dish.
Mix crushed Ritz crackers with 1 stick melted butter and sprinkle over top.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
It is a great side dish, goes with anything.
We did something similar
but it was a local theater gift card instead of the netflix. I didn't know netflix did such a thing. That's a great idea.
A smore's kit is nice to make or homemade marshmellows (they are not that difficult to make as most people think) with homemade hot chocolate mix and some cute mugs.
Also made fleece throws for everyone for xmas one year. YOu can get the no-sew fleece and just cut a fringe around the edge to finish it.
Offer up a free baby sitting night to the parents, all you need is a card. Tuck it in the tree with their name on it.
If there is something special that you make that someone likes you can make up a basket with many of the ingredients and include the recipe card. If it is cookies or something nonperishable you can include a finished version in the basket.
Or a little bit of a different but similar take
try 1 jar of chili sauce and jellied cranberry sauce with a squeeze of lemon juice. sounds similar to the above receipe but this is also wonderful!
Something similar
I agree with most others on this post.
My situation was a little different but also similar. My husband had been married before and had a child. He told me up front he would NEVER get married again. I told him I was not ready to marry and be a "mom." But after 3 years I changed my mind. I needed the committment, the security, and yes the old fashioned man to take care of me feeling. I told him that by 5 years together I wanted to be married, period. I started making the plans for marriage and it was a "now or never" decision and he knew that.
5 years is a long time to be in a non-committed relationship, not to mention your 10. I think you need to tell him how you feel once and for all and lay it out there. I like the idea another poster had to "date" for a while, him and this other man, and anyone else you want, and to have time to yourself. Don't let him just come over when he is lonely and needs you...maybe he needs to feel the loneliness you have felt for so long. It takes a while to change habits like picking up dirty laundry and rinsing off dishes...NOT hanging out with friends, staying out all night, etc. That is attitude and what you want to do. I know this isn't what you want to hear but you can't love someone for a lifetime if they don't love you back. Which is what this situation sounds like to me. Yes men are selfish and inconsiderate at times, but this sounds like more.
And just for the record, my husband and I started as friends. I am a bit younger than him, not ready to settle down, not wanting to marry someone married before or with a child...but our friendship just went towards love on its own. Given the chance, your friendship with this other man may go the same way. It sounds like you have just halted it where it is as a friendship and wouldn't allow it to go into love at this time if that was where it was leading.
Good luck to you. Take a day and watch "You've got mail." There's a good lonely love story of enemies, friends, and love evolving.
similar situation
I had a similar situation not too long ago with my mother in law. Everyone thought because I worked at home I could take my mother in law to her doctor appointments and grocery shopping and anything else she needed to do. I informed everyone that I started a job with a new transcription company and I could no longer come and go as I please during the day. I told them I am logged on to the new company's computer starting at 8 AM until 4 PM every day, and I have to be there when work comes through or the company would know I was gone and I would lose my job. It really has worked. No one bugs me during the day anymore. They finally think I have a "real job". 
I have similar problem
with dryness and flaking. I have found that using some sort of exfoliator (scrub, mask, etc) helps more to get rid of the flakes and then apply the moisterizer. Just using the moisterizer didn't help me either, flakiness and dryness still there.
My son has similar issues right now...
My son has similar issues right now with very dry skin. Under his bottom lip area is very dry and chaffed. We have tried vasoline and other creams, but nothing is helping really good to the point that the dryness goes away. It is a very dry area, but it has not developed into an open sore of any kind...yet. The pediatrician said to just keep it moisterized and that it will go away soon, but it is just not going away. Any advice to this skin problem is greatly appreciated too! :)
Similar problem..sm
I had a similar problem with feet swelling (both) and pain from the swelling. First I tried elevating the footpedal and that foot. It helped with that foot, but then the left foot still swelled and hurt. I tried elevating that foot, as well, but this is uncomfortable throughout the day. I determined that the reason this was happening to me is that I am very short, particularly from the waist to the feet. MOST chairs are designed for people with obviously longer legs and I found that the chair seat itself was hitting the backs of my knees and affecting circulation. I purchased another chair ($100) with a shorter seat part, but after a month or so of using it, I was no better and perhaps even worse. The reason for that, I discovered, was that the seat had a plastic cord sewn around the seam of the seat, and even though the seat was shorter, the plastic cord was cutting off my circulation. I gave the chair to my son and went back to my original chair. I tried many kinds of seat cusions, as well, but finally found something that seems to have worked, at least for the past month. I found a cushion that is designed for people who are wheelchair bound. It is for the *back* of the chair, not the seat. it is fuller at the top, for leaning back, I suppose, and less full at the bottom. So what I did was turn it upside down so that the fuller part was at the bottom, thus pusing my hips forward enough so that the backs of my knees are not touching the edge of the chair seat. I still keep my pedal elevated about four inches, and elevate the left foot only when I begin to feel any swelling. This seems to have helped mine quite a bit. Now I only get some minor swelling when I have sat in the chair for about 14 hours. Otherwise the symptoms have abated mostly. I wish you luck in finding a solution to your problem, as well.
I have a similar story -
my girlfriend's husband was put in jail for 5 years because he was a "victim" for receiving child pornography. Says he opened up an Email and it snowballed from there.
Of course it was all a lie. He had his own website out of the UK and was filming himself masterbating. I did some research and it was amazing that almost ALL men that are busted say the same thing --- they were innocent and all they did was open an Email! Hope he rots in jail.
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