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    Girls have decided they no longer speak english...

    by all means if they want to speak another language let them with people like their dad who speak that language. it will help in the long run. but! there's a time and a place for everything so i agree with single dad. if the chosen language at school is english and they can speak it but refuse...
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    Worst Parenting Advice Ever Heard...

    squirt the tots (the little ones) with a spray bottle of water when they get in trouble such as pitching a fit the same as you might do for a new kitten or puppy. its supposed to get their attention for a minute. that stuff don't work. it always ended up in a big ole water fight. oops! 30 days...
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    Well.....you survived!...

    we all must've been pig headed or something b/c the threat of the switch and pickin it and all didn't do nothin'. it usually took getting the switched used us to work and that only lasted for about as long as it stung before we was all back "at it" again. :twitcy: on another note b/c i was...
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    You're in America Buddy, learn to speak English...

    i'll make this short and sweet as possible since its politics and a very sore issue with me where is all the common general respect each person should be showing everyone else.
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    My daughter....hmmmmmm...

    :skeptical:the money we've spent on bandaides......
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    Halloween...

    my thoughts exactly. xero, as always, you've done a great job with eli. now, what's that phrase? the place "has got some great bones" or something? it'd look great in all seasons with a bit of tlc. stjohnjulie---down here some of the towns do a thing every halloween where all the businesses...
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    Halloween Costumes?...

    yeah, we told them when we was gettin' ready to come here that they was gonna get a taste of being normal. since they don't really know what it is to get grounded or have so much space to play or get to do more than watch tv and play on the computer or even spend much time with family. aaah...
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    Well.....you survived!...

    i can't delete a couple of the same post. can somebody fix it please??????????
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    Well.....you survived!...

    i can't delete a couple of the same post. can somebody fix it please??????????
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    Well.....you survived!...

    Switch (corporal punishment) A switch is a flexible rod, typically used for cane, an inflexible one a stick; a <I>paddle</I> is broader but hard and flattened. Punitive switching Switches are most efficient (i.e., painful and durable) if made of a strong but flexible type of wood, such as...
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    Well.....you survived!...

    that's exactly what it is/was. and if you came back with a teeny tiny one that wouldn't do more than tickle ya most moms would come back with ones that looked like a branch and the whippin' would be a heck of lot worse than if you'd brought one that was atleast half decent..:eek::eek: look up...
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    Our Hero...Billy M. (long story and pic heavy)...

    had been wondering 'bout everyone here, so its good to see ya there fo6, kudos to you all, ya seem to be handling things pretty well every time ya post about the t2d, typically wear green for work but if i aint that day i'll be sure to atleast have a pair of blue jeans on..
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    Halloween Costumes?...

    the girls loved it! they had sooo much fun spending time with cousins they didn't really understand they had. two girls with a house full of boys:p the girls are teachin them all a few things about being mean and rough and "rotten".:eek: and the extended family did a wonderful job making them...
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    What do you miss?...

    the kiddos being little. most things were <I>so much easier even when they were scary and its makes me wish we'd had atleast a couple more. now i look forward to being a granma in about 15-20 years.lol</I>
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    drunken incidents...name yours...

    not really anything of my own but the old man decided he'd crack a few ribs doin a belly flop on a slip-n-slide one saturday at his buddy's house.