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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 16:03
whatever you do, don't use confetti in the bed. Friends did that on my wedding night for us, and 2 years on, on the other side of the world we were STILL finding confetti in odd places! (Actually, kinda sweet and funny, lol)
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 15:57
google it, read an article the other week and it was saying that it's outlawed in several countries, but for life of me i can''t remember where i read it to reference it. I only say that as several health 'guru's' recomend it highly for a natural sweetner when trying to lose fat.
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 13:55
that'll do it then :)
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 13:48
we don't have a half term this term...just straight through to end of year. So have been preparing all the arts and crafts for the summer days...loads you can make and do with little ones that don't cost the earth and it means you don't have to leave the house either. and SD...stop torturing yourself will you! kids will be fine.
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 13:45
I'm with wuffles...I like my hands. They're ragged and chipped and wrinkled and calloused, stained with paint, covered with food and are the things that provide for my family, all the love, the discipline, the work. They gesture alot and talk for me when i struggle to express myself. Yup...really like my hands...they look now like they are everything they have ever done.
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 13:39
hiya...yup, email me on ari underscore jo 2002 at yahoo dot co dot nz thanks anon. x
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 09:47
theres no calories in gin surely WM? *puts fingers firmly in ears and chants la la la loudly to avoid hearing scary truth*
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 09:41
cringe worthy. but did you then go on to watch ole george dubbya? now thats funny....
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 08:50
taken totally out of context jewels middle, as per. They were given ONLY the colouring mat and crayons, no cutlery. You cannot comment on the mat without including the lack of cutlery and then deem that her expectations were too high or out of the ordinary. And as I said, the poster had a reasonable expectation given her previous dining experience with the resturant to expect wipes, not fiddly bowls of water in which to clean up both her and her husband but several children as well.
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 08:38
but jewelsmiddle....it IS cutomary to be given cutlery, even for the small children, or do you expect them to eat with their fingers? If you read carefully for a change you will see that the poster had dined at the resturant before...so yes, she had reasonable expectations of the service and the quality of food she expected to receive.
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 06:52
the kind that just has the bed on the top and space under it? Yep...lil miss has been in hers since she was 5...or 4 actually now I think of it. No incidences. Though she did choose to sleep on a mattress on a floor for some time under the actual bed. It has that high side, so they can't really fall out, and at 7 i think they can manage that ladder perfectly well. <em>edited by arohadxb on 22/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 06:52
I lives in hopes. do you reckon heaven has wine?
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 06:47
does that mean I didnt get saved? ah boo.
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Latest post on 20 May 2011 - 10:10
ground gets super hot as well so take flip flops to move around
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Latest post on 20 May 2011 - 08:25
If children are restrained from the first time they travel in a car it becomes normal. In full agreeance with this! My kids have all been strapped in from day one and now the older two strap in the younger one for me as they know its mandatory and the car will not take off until they are all strapped in! my brother told his kids that the car's ignition is directly linked to the seatbelt clips and unless all of them have been properly secured, the car wont start. years later, as teenagers, his son took him on on that one (obviously having figured it out along the way) but did add that he'll use the same line with his kids one day :D Like :D All of this, but especially dikane's bro! lol! My dad said the same thing to us as kids. We had a stand up row on the day of my wedding as he was driving me to the venue. My blimin dress couldnt really be belted around and he wouldnt even drive literally round the corner without the belt on me. Halirious! That said even in NZ with it being law, huge advertising on the dangers of not wearing belts and unrestrained kids we still have an alarming amount of road deaths every year where a seat belt would have saved lives. When I was in labour even, with lil miss and having a wee trundle around the hospital I saw a family leave with the new born and car seat (hospital wouldnt let you leave with out seeing the car seat, checking it over and witnessing that you could safely strap baby in) mum and bub got in the back seat and the car seat was popped in the boot. So even with our nanny state there are still people who 'know better'. Keep up the great work Red, it's the first step in a long road and you are doing brilliantly.
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Latest post on 20 May 2011 - 08:13
kayaking around the burj.
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Latest post on 19 May 2011 - 08:53
On my way home from Ibn Battuta tonight, I saw some idiot woman driving along with a child, probably about six years old, in the front passenger seat. No seatbelt on, leaning forward onto the dash. The driver had her seatbelt on. Sadly she didn't stop at the lights when I did, because I would have loved to hear her answer as to why the child didn't need a seatbelt and she did. Redlesley, you have mail re the stickers - if you need me to dish them out down my end of town I'm happy to do so. I still have a few left over of the stickers too if anyone wants them?
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 20:12
as the mummy of a very nosey kidlet, at 8 weeks we were attending our local play group...as much for her to bounce around on my lap excited at all the littles playing (like potaoes...if they aint in your house being peeled, other small people are quite stimulating!) i have to say we when we arrived here, there was nothing...(and anne at the wafi playgroup btw was a nasty piece of work.;..jolly good if your child lay around on the floor goo-ing at the ceiling, good luck if they got mobile or over the age of 1.) Mums need company, human adult company and lil bubs will come to no harm at all being stimulated by outside influences....what harm ladies? Plunket for the kiwi girls? designed so we have support and company and US not just our little suasage like babies can benefit. to the OP? Jebal Ali church has an excellent playgroup, and you will meet a load of mums. hth
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 09:52
Now that your daughter is on the mend, you have time and space out of the absolute adrenalin mode you must have been in for the previous 10 months. So your body, which has been producing probably overwhelming seratonin to help you do what you needed to do and be for your daughter, has gone into overdrive and can no longer produce enough. Off you go to the doctor...for extreme cases it's not unusual to be prescribed an anti depressant (stupid name really, but it will replace the seratonin until your body can do so again naturally) and the xanax for stopping the anxiety attack in its tracks.
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 09:16
maybe because come september it will be in the age bracket to start fs1?
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 07:40
Not sure why a Dr has prescribed you the full on drug it to hades and back xanax straight off the bat. However...it will make you sleep, and probably right through your anxiety attack which may be enough to break the cycle of them. There doesnt neccessarily need to be anything 'wrong' to suffer from them...you'll have some kind of chemical imbalance that is setting them off. There are natural ways to start righting that balance...exercise is one for a natural endorphin high, and good exercise will help you sleep too. Check with a Dr about St Johns Wort, or Evening primrose Oil, natural supplements that can help with hormonal and chemical imbalance. Change your bed time routine, lavender scent, warm quiet bath. What do you eat before bed? Maybe that can be looked at and changed? Some foods set off vivid dreaming that could cause you to wake very anxious. Caffiene intake? Chocolate? Cheese? Personally, I'd pop myself off to another Dr for a 2nd opinion before taking the prescription.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 21:43
is this the same numpty that had a thread devoted to her a few weeks ago on here? also a brit chick living in america who's husband had (i think) died? I won't open the link as the previous story was enough to make me boiling mad. So now, quite apart from managing to screw with her daughters mind (and body!) entirely she's had her taken away from her? qudos, lady, absolute qudos.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 20:11
if he has suggested counselling, then go to it Jane...it means he wants and needs to discuss it, and it will be a fair, level discussion ground. If he has bought it up (and as you said, a lot of his reasoning sounds a bit 'lame',) then it almost sounds like he wants convicing and a counsellor seems to me to be a non biased either way place to start.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 18:34
visited...is pretty expat friendly...awesome place, as is Jordan in general. Can you go for a visit? will put your mind at ease, I would say, but have no idea about schools situation, if that pertains to you.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 16:53
I don't know what i would do. I know what I have thought i might do at varying different ages of my life. I have very good friends who have actively chosen to not have kids, one friend indeed it was a criteria for the relationship with her now husband....something I really struggled to get my head round as she was destined if ever anyone was to be a wonderful parent. I have another close friend who is a step mum to now grown up kids since they were early teens, but again...more children were out of the question. ALL of these relationships are strong, enduring and love filled, and all the women involved are secure in their decision to not have kids even if that was not how they origonally envisioned their lives. So, it really does come down to you and what you can live with. For myself? I always saw my life as filled with lots of children...we are lucky to have our one. And know ourselves to be. While my hubby was an "i don't mind if we do or don't' fence sitter, he comes from a very large family and adores our one and only. However, when it comes to adding to the brood through adoption we have hit a couple of hurdles, and most interestingly one of the quiet ones is me. While I love that child and am blessed, grateful and lucky to have her in my life...i don't really think I am cut out to be the earth mother of my fantasies, and now of course...I'm too flaming old to contemplate those endless sleepless nights with anything approaching enthusiasm. So, I guess what my wee ramble is getting out...try and get on the same page, but do know your page will change as you grow.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 16:12
another vote for Dr Baghat.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 15:06
I have to totally agree xmas baby!! Its just a no no....Aside from the genetic deformation that can happen....(apparently...dunno..never tried) its just wrong and disgusting and illegal (in Irl and Id imagine most western countries) and eewww....no....u just dont marry your cousins!! Yuk!! (I really do like my cousins..male and female...but not for marrying)!! :) This is hilariously ill-informed - the US (some states, not all) is the only Western country to have a ban on cousin marriage! And yes, there are raised risks of producing a child with a genetic defect in a cousin marriage, but according to recent research (basing this on the very detailed and interesting Wiki entry), it's at the same level as it is for a woman having a child at 40 or older, and I don't see anyone arguing for a ban on older mothers. Get real, guys. You may not fancy your cousins, and if you grew up close to them, they may feel like your siblings, but it's considered entirely normal in many cultures (I gather it's v. common in the ME), and if both parties are aware of the genetic risk, and can test for problems in advance, why on earth not? Because it is common here, and because you can't test for abnormalities for obvious reasons here, these cousins, desended from cousins are producing kids not just physically malformed but mentally impaired as well. and that goes for a lot of the kids who are still mainstreamed....they wouldnt have that opportunity in a western country but neither would they fall through the cracks of an education system not geared towards their very special needs. Cousins are taboo, the relationship is just too close where we come from (NZ). though having said that...my mother married her brothers wife's brother, and then their sisters married two brothers too...and thats just a tinsey bit weirdo even with no chance of children from the unions.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 10:06
I'm too *old* for school coffee mornings and somehow don't really see myself fitting in at an EW one.. I want a job. Anyone know of one for a lazy so and so who can speak French, knows her possessive and plural apostrophes and can talk for hours on the phone? don't forget google! you know how to google. :D You should come for a wine one time...too much coffeee makes me manic, lol!
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:50
She meant it's not a CRITERIA, petal. Surely that's a good thing? She hearts you for other things. :) MANY other things princess, back in your box. xxx
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:47
You make friends among parents who have kids in the same activities, or neighbors who live in the same compound. sorry but neither of those has worked for me.... great if it does, though... yeah, location coincidence and kids in a common school as a criteria for friends? great if it works for you, but not for me.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:42
and people wonder why i am perpetually lost, lol!
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:39
are you saying it is not normal to talk to yourself then answer yourself or have a running commentary in your head out loud? oh dear, I am seriously screwed lol Maybe you need a cat? :):) and a dog :) (wasnt aware it wasnt normal either...oh dear.)
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:38
But the maps just show you street names, they don't show you which Springs is which - I just looked. i didnt know we had street names. cool. :)
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:26
have you tried google? ( and yes, I am being a cheeky moo :D)
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:12
lazy beggar should have been using his loo anyway...give him a boot up the bum and threaten him with guiness pie. :D edited because , oh i forget. <em>edited by arohadxb on 17/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 09:06
tee hee.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 08:56
whats wrong with chatting to self?...quite often have the best conversations by my self in supermarket.....though it probably looks like i have tourettes.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 08:37
rather too eager than too blase. Seems the guard himself did the right thing,( though perhaps a little too panicky!) but the upper chain didnt investigate a little before before calling in the big guns.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 08:35
well, I must be blessed..because other than the very lonely unhappy time i had when i arrived in dxb, (why I can empathsize and understand exactly where you are right now) i have wonderful true friends. And even the ones that have moved on to other postings...we're friends for ever. Without them our time here would be all the poorer and we are lucky to have them enriching our lives, and being there to lean on when we need them. Don't give up.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 08:21
welcome to your welcome to dxb. The 'real' chicks are out there, and most of us remember what it was like trying to find our friends in the begining...and then again and again when they left dubai, or we had some failed friendships. Persevere...life becomes a whole lot rosier when you have your 'posse' and then your hubby will be annoyed because youre never home and he has to cook his own dinner again rather than you leaping on him as he walks in the door desperate for adult company ;)
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 08:17
this mornings pet peeve...a complete inability to shut a cupboard door or drawer.....arrrrgh!
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 17:46
just asking as the colonoscopy's are done in the endro suit, and the gastro guys office is near the psych office. wouldnt have a clue how it all works, nor what my dr 's name was there. Surgeon was cool, though on follow up at 'home' it turns out he performed an antiquated procedure (very well) but there was another way it could and probably should have been done to gather yet more info in the hops of avoiding further intrusive procedures.
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 16:43
is the endro guy the same as the gastro guy?
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 16:39
ah, you'll LOVE it. We did 2 years in an apartment before we moved into our villa...and even into our 3rd year in our falling down bombsite of a crumpled old villa we STILL feel like we're on holiday. Love the lovely garden, outside space.
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 16:37
save time in the long run by applying a pillow for 10 mins to the snoring location
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 16:16
gotta bath and bed time story my one first...then it's your turn! :D
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 16:11
1. The alarm thing. I want to smack him upside the head with the phone. 2. His inability to put dishes in the dishwasher even though it's less than a foot from the sink. 3. His inability to see whatever he's looking for, despite it being bang smack in front of his face. 4. His inability to complete a job properly. Tidy up after dinner? That means clean the sink too, and wash up the big bits that don't go in the dishwasher. Bath DS? That means put his dirty clothes in the washing basket, put dirty nappy in the bin, empty bath and put away toys. Do the washing? That means empty machine when finished, hang out clothes, remove from line and bring inside when dry. I could be here all day. Why can't they just be perfect like we are? :D I had no idea my him indoors was married to and sharing the love with so many women. Quite how he manages to be in charge of eleventy billion dollar projects when he can't find his own wallet any given day remains one of lifes mysteries.
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 14:54
best they not visit a place like mine...even the torti has decided it lives inside now :)
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 10:11
that too (drink the water) but didnt i read some where that high protein low/no carb diets can have an effect on digestion? interfere with bowels?
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 09:20
delivery it is then BM...don't be stressing!
 
 
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