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| Sun, 10-20-2013 - 8:02am |
Kind of joking there. But the other day I met a mom who was certain she knew which area schools were the best. I told her my children are happily in public school, but upon entering middle school and/or upon entering 8th grade, if any of mine wants, then we'll take a tour of all of the schools in the area ~ private, several Catholic. Not a Catholic, lol, she told me unequivocally that, yes, I needed to take my children on a tour of the local Catholic schools NOW because they are the best schools in the area. Because of course her kids went there. Her children graduated from high school long ago, but I never quite got my answer on what they were all doing now. 
Anyway, the "conversation" (monologue?) continued until my friend saw me cornered. Has this kind of thing happened to you ~ older mom telling you how to do it better? How do you handle moms with children older than yours who are a little too liberal and pushy with their advices? ....Have you ever been that mom?

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"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1
Ick. Poured concrete countertops probably just mean support beams would be needed in the floor below.
Yep, that's why I don't want granite...way too mainstream, I want something different than what is in the majority of subdivision houses and I want something respective of the house and its age. Unlike thardy, I wouldn't rip out my century old hard wood floors and replace them with new, yikes! I like copper, I just don't think I could commit to the upkeep of copper.
PumpkinAngel
How is getting a degree for fun more selfish than going on cruises, which is something you recommended that I do for fun, Thardy?
No...what do they say about mortgage brokers?
PumpkinAngel
That's the first I've ever heard granite referred to as "generic", Lol. There are more expensive rock patterns over others but generic sounds stale to me, like laminate.
I love the look, just not sure that it would fit in the house properly, I'm still thinking about what I want to do. Heck it took me a year with the downstair bath and I'm still not sure I love it. Old houses have funky colors, shapes and sizes sometimes and unlike thardy pulling out her century old wood floors, I'm really trying to maintain the look of the house. Tile wouldn't bother me, but I don't want to deal with the grout, a pia to clean.
My parents have a wood countertop in their kitchen and I love it!
PumpkinAngel
Not always. A house can be a loss to an estate. For instance, it's underwater because of the market. Also, it's been a Buyers' market for years, there's a broker's commission, there are real estate taxes to be paid until the will is probated, a willing buyer found, negotiations, inspection, a closing held, etc.
No one here said a surviving spouse has to gift her children her house. But we were discussing that if she does, there are ways of doing it right, without an estate taking a loss.
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