If you hadn't had kids...

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Registered: 04-23-2004
If you hadn't had kids...
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Thu, 05-20-2004 - 10:34pm
And your dh made enough $$ to support both of you comfortably, do you think you would be working?

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 6:18pm
"I feel as a practicing Christian that I have a holy obligation to volunteer. "Fruits of the spirit."



As a practicing Christian, do you also have a holy obligation to accept *animal* as well as *human* sacrifice as the atonement for sin? Just curious.
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Registered: 03-31-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 6:21pm
"Weighing in late here but HAD to say that the "baby food thing" needn't be YUCK. We made all of our baby food from ORGANIC fruits, vegetables & meats from scratch. How on earth could that be considered "yuck"."

Because my dd didn't like mashed or pureed foods that's why. Can't say as I blame her either LOL.

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Registered: 05-28-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 6:24pm
I was wondering the SAME thing! Or was it "sahousewifemommy?" Or they the same? ??
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:14pm
Pumpkin!!!! I pass out just looking at my emails announcing the blood drives at work. i dont want to see the sign, or the truck or any of the equipment. and its not pretty when i pass out. i feel i would take up more time of theirs trying to stablize me while they can be more prosperous getting blood from the less "faint of heart". I did go and get on the bone marrow list, so i am in their database, and if i were ever called to help someone with lukemia, i would be right there, but to lay there while a thing sucks blood out of me makes me dizzy just to think about it. sorry, some of us simply cannot do it.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:17pm
Wheres the spewing throw up icon???? well, i dont think i can because i am overweight!! LOL. does that count???

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:19pm
HOw can anyone know that they will never need the services of the red cross? How do you know that disaster will never strike you? Do you think the people whose town was leveled by a tornado last weekend saw it coming? Do you think the people who were devastated by 9/11 knew they were going to need the red cross? So fine, don't use the library and don't feel guilty about not volunteering. But don't ever make statement "organizations such as the red cross that would never possibly affect me". Do you know how ignorant that sounds?

Susan

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:19pm
"Okay color me confused. How can you exclusively breast feed your child until the age of 3 while at the same time start your child on solids and a cup at 5 months?"

"Doesn't exclusive mean nothing else?"

I'm sure there are several definitions of *exclusive bfing* but when *I* use the term I mean *no bottles* :) Of course if you can think of a better term to explain bfing *with absolutely no use of bottles whatsoever*, I'd be more than happy to consider it LOL. BTW, I just wanted to point out that although she *started* on solids and a cup at 5 months, it took her a few weeks (perhaps even 6) to really get the hang of it. In other words, she did quite a bit of experimenting with both before she got any *real* benefits.


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Registered: 03-31-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:25pm
"They had organic baby foods in a jar when my oldest was a baby and he was 8....maybe they just weren't in your area?"

That's a possibility, I do live in OK LOL. However, even if they did, my dd still didn't like mashed or pureed foods. She just didn't like *baby food*.

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Registered: 05-28-2003
Mon, 05-24-2004 - 7:26pm
You get faint at donating blood but didn't mind getting a bone marrow biopsy to be a marrow donor? whew. I guess different thresholds for different people, huh.

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