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[ - ] Those of you who are buying properties (or recently bought homes) priced at $600K and above in the NY metro area, how did you manage to afford that price? How much of a downpayment did you have? What is the minimum HHI needed to get into a property priced at 600-700K or more? Did you buy slightly more than what you could afford?? DH and I make low 6 figure incomes, yet we get sick to our stomach at the idea of carrying a mortgage in the 500K range, even with 20% down...so how do you guys do it? Trust fund withdrawals?? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 06:10 AM Flag
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We're not quite that range but started out with lower priced apartment and worked our way up. We at one point did have a jumbo mortgage on our current property (I guess it still may be but balance is below 500k) but even with that plus interest, the monthly was still much cheaper than renting. We currently have a 2500$ monthly. You need to save or work your way up. [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Black boys in queens spray city bus with gunfire. 15 year old girl killed. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Beacause of "stop snitching" the police can not find the perpetrators. Dinkins time is returning [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] wow. i think i am really going to homeschool my 3rd grader and K kid beginning this year, maybe this summer. wish me luck everybody! 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Best decision you'll ever make. Truly. Get yourself hooked up into a network of other hs in your area. As one who has btdt, good luck! [ Reply | More ]
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we are looking into it as well for our k kid! [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Russian girl dasha zukhova manged to get herself impregnated by a billionaire. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Guy who impregnated her has an 800 million dollar yaht [ Reply | More ]
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Hah [ Reply | More ]
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He should have worn a condom. [ Reply | More ]
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I bet he did. She probably snatched it and impregnated herself. [ Reply | More ]
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she is an oligarch's daughter and he has 5 kids with his 1st wife...they now have 2 kids together so i think it was "planned" and she doesnt need the $$$ [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Ew 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Catch your reflection in the mirror? [ Reply | More ]
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why is that ew? [ Reply | More ]
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I was wondering that too. She looked good. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:28 AM Flag
[ - ] I don't know what possesses me to weigh myself in the middle of the night while on my period after eating like a big all day. Now I am depressed about the weight and want to eat even more 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Total no sequitur, and believe me I feel for you, but I hate when people say "on my period." [ Reply | More ]
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np why? genuinely curious [ Reply | More ]
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Just sounds old school in a gross way. Like something Tony Soprono would say to Carmella [ Reply | More ]
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what should people say instead [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:39 AM Flag
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Have my period. Time of the month. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:43 AM Flag
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Have my period sounds worse [ Reply | More ]
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np: like standing "on line" ? [ Reply | More ]
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I have never heard anyone say that [ Reply | More ]
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Plus a tampon [ Reply | More ]
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lol [ Reply | More ]
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This is me. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:31 AM Flag
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me too [ Reply | More ]
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Me too, but add with wet hair and clothes on [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:23 AM Flag
[ - ] Dont some boys insist on anal specifically to prevent pregnancy? 14 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:32 AM Flag
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Insist = rape [ Reply | More ]
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Plus it's tighter than most those little whores vag's. [ Reply | More ]
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So what is the motivation for anal in hs? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:36 AM Flag
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same [ Reply | More ]
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I worked with Muslim teen boys and heard that was a common practice. [ Reply | More ]
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Help me understand. Muslim teen boys doing anal w muslim girls or christian girls? Who was the bottom [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:39 AM Flag
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They do it for a different reason, they do each other, then search through their crap looking for their God, believing God will be born of Man...true story. [ Reply | More ]
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Muslim boys do anal with other muslim boys? Not w girls? The georgians in boston were not doing that [ Reply | More ]
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Strange how they sure were comfortable with the butt sex, eh? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:47 AM Flag
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OR: No! They do it with Muslim girls, who must preserve their virginity. [ Reply | More ]
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It doesn't really work... the girls let the semen dribble down into their vag or even worse scoop is out and put it in. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:52 AM Flag
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Seriously? You are nuts. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:59 AM Flag
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Google it. A girl born with no vagina still got pregnant with sperm from blow job. Look it up. Knife fight leads ro blowjob pregnancy [ Reply | More ]
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DH keeps suggesting it as birth control. Sigh [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:24 AM Flag
[ - ] Live in prewar walk up. Just went downstairs to through away the garbage, dh and dc are sleeping. I walked in the little garbage disposal area (directly in the street) and found an Asian man with latex gloves on, one of his hands was bleeding. A lot of bright red blood. He smile nervously at me. I was so scared, I screamed and ran back inside. Now I am starting to think that he was probably a can collector and probably cut himself while going through the garbage looking for bottles to recycle. I feel so bad. Should I go back outside? 20 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:28 AM Flag
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I understand. [ Reply | More ]
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That is the benefit of living in a doorman building. No awkward moments [ Reply | More ]
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Except all the small talk you have to make with your doorman [ Reply | More ]
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Lol [ Reply | More ]
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call 911 [ Reply | More ]
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This. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:36 AM Flag
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can you call non emergency police number and ask if they can send anyone to help? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:30 AM Flag
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I definitely wouldn't go back outside, no. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:31 AM Flag
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no, don't go outside. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:33 AM Flag
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if he was black you would've screamed louder [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:29 AM Flag
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True but not polite. Not at all [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:29 AM Flag
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He probably was throwing out a body. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:30 AM Flag
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uh oh and now OP is a witness [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:32 AM Flag
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Tomorrow's headlines: body parts found in UWS building. You already know who the eye witness is. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:40 AM Flag
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This is always how a Law and Order starts. If this was an episode, you would just have a bit part. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:39 AM Flag
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or that movie Bedroom Window...they saw a murder happen outside the window and the murderer saw them see him and kept coming after them. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:37 AM Flag
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I just googled it--that's not the plot at all (I remembered it wrong). sorry! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:45 AM Flag
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How much blood? Definitely sounds like a can collector but you should have been able to see the bag of cans. [ Reply | More ]
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Was there a garbage truck?? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:26 AM Flag
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Probably killing rats and dogs for his restaurant. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:36 AM Flag
[ - ] Did you read the ny observer article about all the college aged girls from russia that travel to the hamptons each summer to try to get pregnant? How do they get visas? 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Russian girls are nokd [ Reply | More ]
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+10000000000000000000000 [ Reply | More ]
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Nokd? [ Reply | More ]
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Anyone can get a tourist visa [ Reply | More ]
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Student or tourist visa, but they overstay [ Reply | More ]
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This [ Reply | More ]
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link? [ Reply | More ]
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Are you serious? This article is from 2010. [ Reply | More ]
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they aren't looking to get pregnant--they're looking for a ring. And they've got plenty to offer in the transaction. [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Second overtime, Penguins? Really? That's cool. I didn't actually want to sleep tonight anyway. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Who are they playing? [ Reply | More ]
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Ottawa Senators. [ Reply | More ]
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Senators. I'm half asleep, but I know that the minute I turn off the TV, someone'll score and I just can't do it. [ Reply | More ]
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Wow. Nice goal and goodnight. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:35 AM Flag
[ - ] If anyone is looking for new fiction with a black protagonist that is not silly 50 Shades of Grey-ish stuff, the Times just put up a review of a book that sounds somewhat interesting. "Americanah", about a Nigerian woman who has a fellowship at Princeton who is dating a black American who teaches at Yale. The Times review is fairly positive but points out some flaws. May be worth a look. 14 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Spammy. [ Reply | More ]
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not quite, but thanks for playing. There are always posters here asking for new books. I'm one of them. [ Reply | More ]
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There's a black guy in 50 shades of grey? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:21 AM Flag
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no, but there's a whole industry of books like that with black protagonists that sell very well, especially to young black women. Some of them are horribly written, though - like the original 50 Shades of Grey. [ Reply | More ]
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You're not very eloquent about promoting your book [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:23 AM Flag
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oh, give it a rest. [ Reply | More ]
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^I mean, seriously, if I was an author - which I am not - and my book just got featured as a "Book of the Times" and the review just placed online this evening, do you think I'd be diddling around wasting time spamming it on UrbanBaby? Really? SMH. [ Reply | More ]
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np - The writer's photo is currently on the home page of the New York Times website along with a headline about her book. In her shoes, I'd be getting hella drunk right now and texting every damn person I know, lol. I sure wouldn't be on UB! That's small time. [ Reply | More ]
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she talked about the flaws, it's not her book, and you are a bitch. [ Reply | More ]
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thank you. I hate it when you try to talk about books here and get accused of being the author. I had someone accuse me of being Donna Tartt once because I wrote something nice about The Secret History. [ Reply | More ]
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Love Chimimanda. [ Reply | More ]
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Me too. I love Chimamanda. [ Reply | More ]
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Thx, knew I had spelling wrong. She is brilliant. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:09 AM Flag
[ - ] Ew. Got a new contact lens case and I'm pretty sure it had a blood stain on it when I opened it. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Eww... [ Reply | More ]
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how would there be a blood stain? seems very odd. can you return it? [ Reply | More ]
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It probably wasn't blood, but there was a small reddish brown streak on the one lid. Oh well. I wiped it off after i noticed it and it came right out, but I had no choice but to put my contacts in it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:28 AM Flag
[ - ] It is always funny when girls get pregnant deliberately to get $$. Until it happens to your son. :( 25 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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It's never funny [ Reply | More ]
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Did u read below about the 45 year old man financially raped this way? [ Reply | More ]
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Please don't use the word "raped" this way. What was done to that man was truly terrible but using the word rape as slang is offensive to rape victims and lends itself to rape culture. [ Reply | More ]
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a ho stole your son's sperm? [ Reply | More ]
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Horrible. This little grifter just wantes the money. Now she gets cash for 18 years [ Reply | More ]
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He should've bag it!!!! [ Reply | More ]
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Bagged [ Reply | More ]
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Oh god, this is a fear I have for my ds. I'm sorry if this is what you are going through. How old is your ds? [ Reply | More ]
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Talk to the nurse at your child's school. This is more common than you realize. Kids getting kids pregnant [ Reply | More ]
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Fake fake fakety fake fake. [ Reply | More ]
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Huge teen pregnancy problem. Dont u watch teen mom ? [ Reply | More ]
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On mtv ? Girls want babies [ Reply | More ]
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They get knocked up out of stupidity and carelessness, not an elaborate plot to trap your son. [ Reply | More ]
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Are u refering to girls on the show or in manhattan [ Reply | More ]
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Both. You are kidding yourself if you think it is on purpose. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:39 AM Flag
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Just saw Farrah Abraham take James Dean in the butt...nasty bitch took EIGHT fingers up her narly pussy, Sick! [ Reply | More ]
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True. But it is spelled gnarly [ Reply | More ]
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Ewwww either way. [ Reply | More ]
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She is a skank, hopefully not the norm [ Reply | More ]
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Pg [ Reply | More ]
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This is why we need a male BC pill. [ Reply | More ]
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Thank you. [ Reply | More ]
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Uhh, they're called condoms. Not like males would ever be responsible enough to take a pill every day anyway. [ Reply | More ]
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That is quite an accusation. What makes you so sure that was her intent? [ Reply | More ]
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I'm sorry, but any man who is dumb enough to let this happen needs his head examined. I'm not just talking about being responsible enough to use protection, but also in vetting out the golddiggers attempting to make this happen. It is so not hard to see, and if a guy can just think with his brain and not his cock, he should never run into this dilemma. [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Name poll: Oceana. Pronounced "O-shee-ann-a". Thoughts? 15 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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No. [ Reply | More ]
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Vomits [ Reply | More ]
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chortle [ Reply | More ]
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No. Do you know this is a "magical" place in many mermaid/barbie books right now? [ Reply | More ]
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it's also the continent that Australia and New Zealand are on [ Reply | More ]
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Oceania [ Reply | More ]
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no way [ Reply | More ]
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Pronounced: "crap" [ Reply | More ]
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I like "Alasia" better [ Reply | More ]
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lol, just lol [ Reply | More ]
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Olympia [ Reply | More ]
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The airline onLOST [ Reply | More ]
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Sorry, you sound black. [ Reply | More ]
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Very [ Reply | More ]
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O'sheawna [ Reply | More ]
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[ - ] Divorced moms. Ex went on vacation and missed many of his visitations. Does he deserve bonus days when he gets back? He thinks he does. I have one evening obligation where I was going to use a sitter, and offered him this night. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
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Great. Win-win. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:14 AM Flag
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I know how hard it is but try to be as kind and gracious as possible for the sake of DCs. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:21 AM Flag
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Accommodating his erratic vacation schedule is not helping dd, imo. He travels often with his "boys" and behaves like a child, drinking, drugs, etc. If he were out of town for his aunt's funeral, I'd give him the days, but he was neglecting his parenting duties to act like a teenage boy. But maybe I am crazy? [ Reply | More ]
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you just sound bitter. your ex should be able to do what he wants on vacation without you punishing him for it. in fact you are mostly punishing your dd. lame. [ Reply | More ]
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He's punishing me, by taking away my time with DD. [ Reply | More ]
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Look he's a douche, I get it but let it go. You sound bitter and that's not healthy. You'll meet someone fabulous and soon be going on trips of your own and need him to take dd. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:34 AM Flag
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If he can make up the days, you should let him do so. No need to punish kids because of his poor decisions. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:26 AM Flag
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Doesn't your agreement cover this? You should come to an agreement about this that benefits kids, but is at your convenience too. In other words, I agree that if the kids want to have time with him they should, but it should be when it works for you. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:44 AM Flag
[ - ] Breastfeeding, and I feel as though my body holds onto every scrap of food I eat. I am so fat, yet I eat a very healthy diet. I am not losing any weight at all, I walk the streets with the stroller for about 3-4 hours everyday, and then walk around my apt for the rest of the day. I cannot possible be eating enough food to support all the activity, yet I lose nothing. I feel like my metabolism has just stopped. How can I rev myself up, and speed up my metabolism again? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:10 AM Flag
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Don't stress - how old is db? Lots of people drop excess as soon as they stop. So just remember its temporary. You're using a lot of calories to feed the kid so it's probably water weight anyway. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:19 AM Flag
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eat a big breakfast. a medium lunch and a light dinner. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:27 AM Flag
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Mine was the same way. I had to let go of those thoughts and focus on feeding my baby. [ Reply | More ]
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Go to weight watchers or track your calories on my fitness pal, healthy does not mean low calorie. [ Reply | More ]
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Why do I think your likely 5'6 and 135 lbs and calling yourself fat? [ Reply | More ]
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That's a lot of aimless walking around. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 04:11 AM Flag
[ - ] Bruins Win again over the Rangers, YES!!! Boston Strong!!!! 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More ]
General Topics 05.20.13, 03:09 AM Flag
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Need a fee more chechans? [ Reply | More ]
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Plenty more chechans where those two came from. Tell them to move to a city other than boston [ Reply | More ]
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That's a piss poor joke, Sore loser. Boston Strong!!!! [ Reply | More ]
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not funny [ Reply | More ]
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Woohoo Rangers are goin' DOWN! [ Reply | More ]
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YES, BOSTON STRONG!!! [ Reply | More ]
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