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06.19.13, 04:12 PM
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The Chocolate Money.
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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Louis atchincloss
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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lol
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06.19.13, 04:16 PM
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My family has been here nearly 400 years. What do you want to know?
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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I don't have any specific questions, per se. Just interested in the interactions, etc. I was born/grew up in Latin America, and dd is in a mostly white/Protestant private school. I get along well with the parents, but so much is foreign to me (in a good way). Just curious to read more about it.
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06.19.13, 04:17 PM
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400 years? Interesting...how?
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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Virtually all American literature until comparatively recently. Is there anything in particular you're interested in?
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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OK, so I actually thought of something specific. Cotillion. Do most kids do this? My dc is still too young, but I'm kind of fascinated about what you learn in cotillion that isn't taught at home (besides maybe dancing with a partner).
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06.19.13, 04:18 PM
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A Separate Peace, The Great Gatsby, Paul Fussell's "Class" is nonfiction but hilarious.
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06.19.13, 04:12 PM
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john cheever
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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06.19.13, 04:19 PM
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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Kohl's
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06.19.13, 04:08 PM
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LOVE Kohl's.
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06.19.13, 04:12 PM
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Chains are overrated. Signed Inmate Mom.
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Zara, J Crew, H&M
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06.19.13, 04:03 PM
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06.19.13, 04:10 PM
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for kid- old navy for me- whatever is cheapest
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06.19.13, 04:05 PM
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Ann Taylor
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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Ann Taylor 10 years ago - the quality has slid downhill ever since IMO.
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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OR: ITTTA! But I haven't found anything better. (Still wearing plenty of Ann Taylor stuff from ten years ago actually!)
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06.19.13, 04:16 PM
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pp: LOL me too!!! :)
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06.19.13, 04:18 PM
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club monaco
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06.19.13, 04:08 PM
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I used to love ann taylor loft. Walked in the other day and couldn't find anything. I've had success at banana lately. I used to love anthropologie but i think i might be getting too old for that. I like jcrew for dh but never find anything for me there.
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06.19.13, 04:20 PM
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Nordstrom.
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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Anthropologie, but it is hit or miss
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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not acceptable, if you told her to go out, she needs to go out.
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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That is lame. Tell her she needs to take him out. It's important for him to get fresh air andI think healthy to learn how to play with other kids and be around other.
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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Have you talked to her about the fact that you want her to do X regardless of what he says?
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06.19.13, 04:16 PM
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Tell her, politely but in words that can't be misunderstood, to please follow your instructions.
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06.19.13, 04:10 PM
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06.19.13, 04:05 PM
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Not to be mean, but I think you are too old. You should do a consult with a RE.
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Just store it the icebox for free.
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06.19.13, 04:10 PM
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if you are married, you should freeze embryos, not eggs - far greater success rate. that said, i think you're really better off making a decision either way and living with it.
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06.19.13, 04:12 PM
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This. I froze eggs because I was still single and desperate for a genetic child with a husband I hadn't met yet. You are wishy washy at best about children and have a husband. If you do anything, freeze embryos. It'll be about $15,000 to $20,000 as insurance won't cover it because you don't have a determination of infertility (because you are not trying to get pregnant).
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06.19.13, 04:17 PM
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Stop using the birth control and get moving! If it happens, it happens.
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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dont listen to "too old" comment....btw...why dont you just have a child?
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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OP here- I have mixed feelings about parenthood. Mostly because I am not crazy about being miserable for 9 months and dealing with crying babies, losing sleep, etc. we both have good jobs, good salaries but with a child- we will have to make sacrifices (no more annual vacations, 401K contributions will drop, will have to worry about costs, etc). I don't know if I will change my mind as I get older, but I remember at age 25 I felt like I never wanted to get married, and then boom 35 came and I got engaged after a whirlwind romance with DH for a year. So who knows? What if I wake up one day at age 45 and say, "ya know, maybe I do want to be called mommy one day?". Hence why freezing eggs sounds like a good insurance idea...
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06.19.13, 04:18 PM
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This post makes me feel sad for you, OP.
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06.19.13, 04:18 PM
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06.19.13, 04:02 PM
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if you leave the City your child cannot stay in NYC public schools. if you stay within the five boros, your child can stay in his or her school until the terminal grade.
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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I actually think there's some rule about staying and paying, but I'm not sure how it works
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06.19.13, 04:17 PM
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OR: there is, but i don't think its a guarantee -- as in, you can ask to do it but DOE doesn't have to agree. info probably in the chancellor's regs and available publicly someplace if OP wants to research.
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06.19.13, 04:12 PM
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06.19.13, 03:51 PM
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I don't think so at all. My Jewish dad and uncle are Paul and John. I also know several Jewish guys named Joseph.
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06.19.13, 03:46 PM
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i think she means bc her grandfather is still alive.
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06.19.13, 03:56 PM
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She is referring to the fact that you don't name kids after living relatives. I think that since it is a middle name, you are fine, but I am reform.
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06.19.13, 03:49 PM
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OP that is what I meant. Yes, I am reform, too.
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06.19.13, 03:50 PM
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OP I should have clarified. I meant is it off-limits because it's a name of a living relative.
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06.19.13, 03:49 PM
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or: oh god, I didn't even read that part!!! Reading comprehension issues this morning. I agree middle name is fine.
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06.19.13, 03:50 PM
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^I thought you meant New Testament/Old Testament obviously. Need more coffee.
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06.19.13, 03:50 PM
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OP again, no, I should have clarified.
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06.19.13, 03:51 PM
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Nah, you're the pregnant one you have a built-in excuse. Mazel Tov by the way. :)
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06.19.13, 03:51 PM
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Thank you! Am a little bored at work and thinking about names.
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06.19.13, 03:52 PM
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I think Joseph is really cute. Can you ask your grandpa if he has any feelings about you using it?
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06.19.13, 04:00 PM
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i would talk to grandpa too. i like the name.
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06.19.13, 04:08 PM
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joe lieberman!
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06.19.13, 03:50 PM
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Name him after Jesus's dad, also a Jew.
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06.19.13, 03:57 PM
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I would say it's off limits - or your relatives will get very upset.
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06.19.13, 03:53 PM
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OP I am sort of thinking that.
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06.19.13, 04:00 PM
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I wouldn't do this without speaking to a rabbi.
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06.19.13, 03:55 PM
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do you ask a Rabbi each time you need to make a decision in your family that concerns only you?
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06.19.13, 03:58 PM
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Just to have an official word in case people start flipping out.
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Keep asking until you find one who gives you the opinion you want.
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06.19.13, 04:21 PM
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Has nothing to do with the rabbi.
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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What if you speak to two rabbis and they disagree?
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Which they certainly will.
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06.19.13, 04:11 PM
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ask a third rabbi, so you have four opinions
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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You picked up what I was putting down. :)
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06.19.13, 04:20 PM
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middle name is ok, but the fact that it is an elderly relative would make me feel kind of bad, like I was jinxing how much time he had left. I am also reform jewish.
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06.19.13, 04:03 PM
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OP this is my concern and would never want to do this. I think I'll take this name off of the list.
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06.19.13, 04:06 PM
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Just give him the initial J. After the grandparent passes, legally change to Joseph.
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06.19.13, 04:04 PM
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What if he doesn't die for another 10 years? Would her son be known as Jay until his great-grandfather dies?
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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He is the only Joseph and ever lived? I am certain there were Josephs in your family that has passed over already? Pretend you are naming the child after one of those, if someone has the temerity to ask you why you named YOUR kid as you did.
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06.19.13, 03:58 PM
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Only off-limits because it is soo boring.
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06.19.13, 03:59 PM
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Yes, Jayden would be much better (eyeroll, it's a classic and not overused name)
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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It (Joseph) sounds like an Italian or Irish cop or plumber name (not that there's anything wrong with that.)
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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Joe does but not joseph. Joseph is a nice normal name.
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06.19.13, 04:17 PM
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We did it. What kind of relative would be such an a-hole as to try to make you feel bad about not conforming to some pointless, outdated tradition? Their overwhelming joy for you should be all they are concerned about. I say, "try" to make you feel bad b/c they can only make you feel what you allow them to.
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06.19.13, 04:10 PM
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06.19.13, 03:45 PM
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Such as? Genuine question...
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06.19.13, 03:46 PM
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They just "get it". Opposite of this board...
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06.19.13, 03:41 PM
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Ok, so give us some examples then
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06.19.13, 03:43 PM
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No thanks, waste of time.
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06.19.13, 03:45 PM
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You are so lame. Why even bother with the post?!!!
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06.19.13, 03:48 PM
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Maiden names for first, first middle & second middle.
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06.19.13, 04:00 PM
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Yes. And this has taken off to the point where everyone now uses WASP names as first names. Hunter, Harris, Parker, Chase, etc etc.
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06.19.13, 04:15 PM
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I just met a woman who named her son Lyman Westfield for first and middle name - how the heck is that getting it right?
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06.19.13, 03:43 PM
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That's a mess.
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06.19.13, 03:48 PM
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Probably family names she wants to honor. That's the way they roll. And they don't ask for UB approval.
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06.19.13, 03:59 PM
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Agreed. Lyman is a family name.
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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Gwyneth Paltrow is 1/2 Wasp (on her mother's side) and her husband's a WASP but something went wrong there.
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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Maybe it was her father.
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06.19.13, 04:15 PM
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not Baker
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06.19.13, 04:14 PM
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06.19.13, 03:40 PM
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plenty of dads work late every evening and somehow live with the guilt.
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06.19.13, 03:41 PM
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You're doing the right thing. I'm feeling the same way (going back to grad school to become a teacher) and kids are 2 and 5. We should start a support group!
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06.19.13, 03:42 PM
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My friend is doing it right now - she is 38 with two kids under 8. It takes up a lot of time, but not really much more than if she had a full time job (except for having a few evening classes). She LOVES it. She just did her internship, and those hours were 9-5, like any job. My sister is also a therapist (went to school before kids though) in private practice now, and it is great because she can pretty much set her hours. She is only working ~1 day a week right now, but once her kids are in school (right now 1 and 3) she can work more. I say go for it! That said, don't do it if you want to make a ton of $$.
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06.19.13, 03:47 PM
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Therapist here. Think long term. I can set my own hours and block off any times I need to be available to do something with DD. You won't get rich doing it but I really enjoy my job.
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06.19.13, 03:56 PM
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Op - thank you! Do you work p/t? I'm glad to hear you enjoy it. Are you aN
Lmft?
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06.19.13, 04:13 PM
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dont be ridiculous. Kids will be better off with a mom who is happy in her life and career than with mom that is unfullfilled in what she does and is therefore, often, in a pissy mood. you owe them your love and you owe yourself as much
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06.19.13, 04:10 PM
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06.19.13, 03:37 PM
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Avenues’ tuition for the 2013-2014 school year is now 50% and more consistent with tuition charged by other independent “all-through” schools in New York City. For the 2013-2014 school year, Avenues’ tuition will be $21,650. Tuition includes the full cost of books and materials. Mandatory fees are $1,100 and cover lunch, snacks, athletic uniforms and annual investments in educational technology. Total Tuition: $22,750. Sale ends MONDAY!!!! Don't miss it!!!
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06.19.13, 03:32 PM
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What kind of discounts?
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06.19.13, 03:33 PM
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What? You mean Avenues Tuition Mom has to change her post? What's the discount? Now that Suri's leaving they're having a tuition fire sale!
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06.19.13, 03:40 PM
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Doh, someone beat me to it
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06.19.13, 03:44 PM
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The post says the same, vixen!
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06.19.13, 03:45 PM
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Is this true? She'll be pulled out?
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06.19.13, 04:05 PM
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carried out, more likely
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Do you mean 'Sail'? For the Avenues School at Sea?
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06.19.13, 03:34 PM
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No, it's a groupon
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06.19.13, 03:37 PM
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How much is the at sea program? Is it full year or semester?
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06.19.13, 03:44 PM
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Avenues’ tuition for the 2013-2014 school year is consistent with tuition charged by other independent “all-through” schools in New York City. For the 2013-2014 school year, Avenues’ tuition will be $41,650. Tuition includes the full cost of books and materials. Mandatory fees are $2,100 and cover lunch, snacks, athletic uniforms and annual investments in educational technology. Total Tuition: $43,750.
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06.19.13, 03:56 PM
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its because they are "going out of business" in the middle of school year :)
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06.19.13, 04:11 PM
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06.19.13, 03:37 PM
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I don't like Jennie, but I do know a Genevieve who has always gone by Jen. Could work.
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06.19.13, 03:32 PM
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Definitely can be a name of its own. Or short for Genevieve for sure.
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06.19.13, 03:39 PM
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NN for Genevieve, yes. I don't like Jennie as the full name.
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06.19.13, 03:33 PM
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Know a Genevieve little girl. Her nn is genny.
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06.19.13, 03:36 PM
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Absolutely!
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06.19.13, 03:38 PM
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Urgh, I think of Jennie Garth. And somehow looks trashy when spelt with a nnie.
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06.19.13, 03:45 PM
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Virginia nn Ginny
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06.19.13, 03:47 PM
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Ginny I like
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06.19.13, 03:44 PM
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THIS!
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06.19.13, 03:54 PM
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I know a Ginny - she's awesome. Hi Ginny!
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06.19.13, 04:02 PM
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OR: me too!
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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Jenn is name nn is Jennie
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06.19.13, 03:55 PM
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I know a Jane w nn Jennie.
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06.19.13, 04:03 PM
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OP here....oh ugh, Jennie Garth. Thanks a lot LOL. Do love Virginia/Ginger, too.
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06.19.13, 03:59 PM
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Not Ginger
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06.19.13, 04:07 PM
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Only if you were a total Society for Creative Anachronism geek should you name your DC Genevieve. Shudder.
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06.19.13, 04:08 PM
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I can't hear that name without recalling Forrest Gump calling her name in his ever so slow voice. "Jayuhn-knee."
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06.19.13, 04:09 PM
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Virginia is great.
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