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05.25.13, 03:41 PM
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It's not the stupidity of Obama it's the stupidity of the public. Obama admin, once they understood the problems, chose to continue to extant policies, just as they did on the economy.
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05.25.13, 03:42 PM
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Obama could stand to learn that what is right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right.
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05.25.13, 03:38 PM
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Do you know anything, anything at all about running the most powerful countries in the world? Do you know any of the shit that top level government officials have to deal with everyday? Do you know all the happenings in Afghanistan as to whether pulling troops would be wise or not?
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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No I don't, but he claimed to know when he was campaigning!
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05.25.13, 03:52 PM
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05.25.13, 03:31 PM
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Maria / Mary
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05.25.13, 03:32 PM
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05.25.13, 03:35 PM
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Too much baggage, particularly for a Catholic girl. Use it as a middle name.
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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Baggage?
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05.25.13, 03:45 PM
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The most beautiful sound I ever heard.
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05.25.13, 03:52 PM
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05.25.13, 03:34 PM
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05.25.13, 03:31 PM
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05.25.13, 03:35 PM
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05.25.13, 03:40 PM
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05.25.13, 03:40 PM
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05.25.13, 03:41 PM
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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05.25.13, 03:48 PM
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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05.25.13, 03:45 PM
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05.25.13, 03:45 PM
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Sophia, but so overdone unfortunately
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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Chastity
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05.25.13, 03:51 PM
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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The girdle makes clothes look better but does zip for your body. Only losing weight (gradually) and exercising will bring things (sort of) back into line.
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05.25.13, 03:32 PM
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Torturing yourself for nothing. Let it all hang out for awhile and enjoy DB! FWIW I tortured myself by pretending like my skinniest jeans for me right after delivery, and it was excruciating. Just rest and recover for now, you'll get your shape back.
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05.25.13, 03:26 PM
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Keep doing it.
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05.25.13, 03:52 PM
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05.25.13, 03:26 PM
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Have you applied yet or are you talking about for next year? Tour and see where you get in,
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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Fakey
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05.25.13, 03:35 PM
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np The FBI needs you.
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05.25.13, 03:31 PM
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lol!
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05.25.13, 03:41 PM
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Just go straight to Harvard. File an app for Super Duper Special Smart Kid. Dc is a shoo in, I'm sure.
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05.25.13, 03:38 PM
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I thought you were deciding between Chapin and Spence.
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05.25.13, 03:45 PM
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No--that was Hunter or Dalton.
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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Dalton offers a spring tour as does Horace mann. Brearley does not unless dd is legacy. And Trinity does not. So my thoughts are - you can't have an opinion right now on all these schools unless you are basing it just on the website.
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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Someone is very bored on this rainy day.
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05.25.13, 03:46 PM
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05.25.13, 03:15 PM
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Loved it! Was one of the cutest things ever! DD and her doll in matching dresses and hair! Would give anything to have a day like this again!
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05.25.13, 03:21 PM
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We went to one one time! It's a big hit, but if some girls don't have dolls then I think its not as much fun for them. AG lets them borrow one for the party, but still they were begging their parents to buy them one the entire party.
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05.25.13, 03:42 PM
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NP - awww. that's really sad. doesn't sound like a nice party to have if kids are excluded like this. awful.
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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We went to one one time! It's a big hit, but if some girls don't have dolls then I think its not as much fun for them. AG lets them borrow one for the party, but still they were begging their parents to buy them one the entire party.
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05.25.13, 03:36 PM
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05.25.13, 03:13 PM
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Yes
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05.25.13, 03:15 PM
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Yes, but personally I find that a bad sign about the company. If they make candidates jump through hoops like this, I worry what they will do if/when you start.
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05.25.13, 03:23 PM
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Totally disagree. They need to know you're up to the challenge
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05.25.13, 03:21 PM
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OP: that is the other side of the coin I suppose. I'm inclined to think it may be a little of both.
I am going to move forward with the process and do the project. If they really like my work then I guess that will be a sign that I'll be a good fit in the company.
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05.25.13, 03:32 PM
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OR - if they can't tell that based on my education, previous experience, and series of interviews, there is something wrong with the talent recruitment at the firm. often its a cheap ploy of small self-important companies where they solicit free ideas and work.
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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Interesting that you say that. I work in the creative field so this us not common practice. Most people ask for a writing sample to be included when you submit your résumé. The vibe I got in the interview was that they take themselves very seriously so am a bit on the fence about I'd want the job.
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05.25.13, 03:27 PM
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^ whether
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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OR - this is what I mean. By requiring an upfront "project", they sound high maintenance and self-important. They should be able to easily determine my qualifications based on my education and previous experience. If not, there is something wrong with their ability to identify talent. I'm not trying to apply to college here - I'm a mid-career professional with a graduate degree.
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05.25.13, 03:52 PM
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I had a few interviews at a rival firm and near the end of my recruitment, they asked me to draw a detailed flowchart of the systems I had built at the other firm. They were just getting into the business and wanted to hire me to do something similar to what I had done before. I was torn because I felt it was kind of proprietary and an inappropriate request, but I wanted the other job. So, I gave them a high level one page drawing which they could hardly use on their own if they didn't hire me. It felt so awkward. In the end, I turned down the job.
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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OP: that is interesting. I took a job a few year ago where I got a weird vibe in the interview but they really liked me and hired me as their first choice. They made a big deal during the interview of how invested they were in their employees. Then when I started working for them they were kind of insane and had ridiculous expectations of me as a new employee. Anyhow, it was a horrible experience and ever since that happened I've been very cautious about taking jobs I I get a weird feeling.
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05.25.13, 03:47 PM
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OR - I agree with you and think you made the right decision. Often it seems like small firms that ask for these "projects" from their applicants. Seems like they are soliciting free ideas and work. Unethical IMHO.
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05.25.13, 03:53 PM
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05.25.13, 03:08 PM
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Audi
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05.25.13, 03:04 PM
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Audi A8
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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Audi
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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Volvo if you really want understated.
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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Volvo isn't luxury..?
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05.25.13, 03:14 PM
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LOL. Absurd. I wouldn't buy one now that they are manufactured in China but historically this wasn't true a all.
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05.25.13, 03:18 PM
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Audi is too but neither of them is particularly ostentatious, depending on the model.
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05.25.13, 03:13 PM
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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Don't know. But yesterday a guy aggressively cut us off on 124th st. Dh blew the horn at him. Then he did the same thing accessing the bridge (came within a few inches of driving into our 5 year old car in his new car). Looked over and he was laughing at us. He's driving the car we figured we'd buy in the next few months. Now it seems douchey...
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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VW Golf VR6.
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05.25.13, 03:07 PM
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05.25.13, 03:14 PM
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05.25.13, 03:20 PM
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05.25.13, 03:35 PM
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Honda is so luxury. Yea ok. You look like an idiot in an Acura.
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05.25.13, 03:40 PM
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I can't tell you. But I went to see Fast & Furious 6 with dh yesterday, packed with douchy cars, and it was fun!!
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05.25.13, 03:08 PM
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BMW.
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05.25.13, 03:15 PM
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MB - the C or E class.
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05.25.13, 03:22 PM
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Dry heave.
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05.25.13, 03:24 PM
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this.
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05.25.13, 03:27 PM
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ita. Striver douchey, not just douchey.
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05.25.13, 03:30 PM
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05.25.13, 03:23 PM
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Cadillac?
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05.25.13, 03:32 PM
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Buick, but a cadillac should fit the bill too.
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05.25.13, 03:32 PM
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05.25.13, 02:54 PM
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I have someone clean once a month. That is it.
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05.25.13, 02:57 PM
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DH is SAHD with no hired help. He's an actor so when there's a paying gig, we hire occasional help with 1 DC (school age).
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05.25.13, 02:51 PM
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Minority on UB, maybe. Common irl
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05.25.13, 02:51 PM
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Minority on UB or NYC?
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05.25.13, 02:58 PM
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np UB
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05.25.13, 02:54 PM
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NYC - I know only two moms that do not. That said, everyone I know has preschoolers, so maybe this changes once all are in school
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05.25.13, 02:59 PM
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OP: mine are at home too. maybe it will change.
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05.25.13, 03:01 PM
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How do you consult PT without childcare? Does DH WAH?
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05.25.13, 03:07 PM
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handle most stuff late at night while DCs are sleeping. DH WOH
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05.25.13, 03:17 PM
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That used to me, but now I have sitters and cleaners. Life is much better.
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05.25.13, 02:53 PM
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+1. I nearly drove myself crazy trying to do this but then I realized that most people I knew who did it without any sitters or a cleaner had family around and a husband who was able to be home for dinner so I that was the end of the isolated matyrdom.
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05.25.13, 03:20 PM
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Exactly. I'm usually on my own four days a week. I don't like having help in my space, but I've sucked it up and gotten used to it and LOVE it.
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05.25.13, 03:29 PM
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WOHM. No cleaners, no sitters, no nothing.
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05.25.13, 03:08 PM
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Day care for DCs? or old enough to no longer need child care?
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05.25.13, 03:09 PM
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where are your kids when you're at work?
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05.25.13, 03:14 PM
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No kids.
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05.25.13, 03:34 PM
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Then you are not a WOHMother.
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05.25.13, 03:44 PM
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I know someone in NYC with 3dcs under 5yo, no help at all. Every time I see her she looks like she's falling apart.
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05.25.13, 03:21 PM
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That sounds like hell.
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05.25.13, 03:21 PM
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Me, by choice. I just clean better and I love taking care of my kids.
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05.25.13, 03:37 PM
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I've got to clean my weekend place today. It's a pit. No cleaning lady here. Tips (other than flylady)? Or are you medicated?
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05.25.13, 03:42 PM
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WOHM - when kids were in preschool/elementary I had a teacher at the school who worked for me - she will bring the kids home at 3 pm and wait for me to come home at 5 pm. No cleaning lady either. Now kids are older, I gave them the choice: very clean house with cleaning lady or they clean w so so clean house but their college fund would be increased w the money that would have been used for the cleaning lady. They picked the latter.
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05.25.13, 03:56 PM
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05.25.13, 02:53 PM
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Waking someone up with an electronic remote control when they are not feeling well is awful. Go home, put on your pajamas, close the blinds and go to sleep. Feel better, OP.
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05.25.13, 02:57 PM
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Did she know you werent feeling well?
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05.25.13, 02:52 PM
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Yes. I clearly was less than 100% yesterday. I think I will exaggerate my symptoms, head home and rest and hopefully be ready for when dh returns.
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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Very good idea. Are you far from home?
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05.25.13, 03:25 PM
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Regardless of whether or not OP wasn't feeling well, this is just obnoxious.
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05.25.13, 03:49 PM
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Lol she sounds like a jerk! Just say you're sick and you'd like to rest. Ask her to close the curtains. She can't be awful enough not to close them when you've asked.
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05.25.13, 02:58 PM
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OR: although you should try to get up when you can because you sound like a crappy houseguest.
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05.25.13, 02:59 PM
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couldn't disagree more. the women is sick. a gracious host would comfort her, not judge her. you sound like an ass.
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05.25.13, 02:58 PM
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OR: OK maybe that was harsh. What I mean is that for a hostess, it's a little annoying not to spend time with the guests. She's not at a hotel. So as soon as she's feeling up to it, try a little hangout to,e. At very least make it clear that you're not feeling well so SIL knows to quit trying.
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05.25.13, 03:18 PM
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If you're sick, it wouldn't be
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05.25.13, 02:53 PM
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Did DH tell his sister you were not feeling well?
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05.25.13, 03:04 PM
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It his sister in law, and I am not sure what he said to her. He told me if I would like to rest more to go back to bed while he takes the kids out for brunch. I unloaded all of the dishes and cleaned her juice maker. I feel like a good enough houseguest. And fwiw, they are sometimes our house guests as well, so this isn't a one sided relationship.
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05.25.13, 03:08 PM
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why are you there? go home so you can rest.
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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Dh made me drive. He hates driving, has a bad back. Prefers to be reclined in the car. I am so miserable here. Think I will discuss the logistics of leaving when he returns.
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05.25.13, 03:12 PM
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Tell DH if he wants to keep doing this he has to keep SIL in line.
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05.25.13, 03:39 PM
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Waking a guest up and telling the guest they had to get up is rude, whether or not you are sick. Faking being sick (not saying you are) just to avoid a pushy, rude SIL is fine, as long as DH agrees to get up and handle the DC. Rest away/avoid away, my friend. And do the same for her, when she visits.
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05.25.13, 03:05 PM
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sounds more like you both don't like each other.
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05.25.13, 03:12 PM
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I don't enjoy her company, but dh is close with her brother. I am always polite.
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05.25.13, 03:16 PM
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This.
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05.25.13, 03:19 PM
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Go home and get some rest.
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05.25.13, 03:28 PM
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