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Recent content by Mary Terry

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    List just one thing you did today

    I keep the door closed, too. They like to sleep on top of the dryer while it is still warm.
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    List just one thing you did today

    My cats like the dryer, especially when it is still warm from a load of clothes.
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    List just one thing you did today

    It was the ghost in the machine.
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY...EVERYBODY

    Thank you!
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    My boyfriend is threatening to dump me because of me getting medical guardianship. Is that reasonable?

    I don't know what you should do, @dancerxoxo123. Do you think you can raise and financially support a baby by yourself? That is an important consideration because fathers/boyfriends often abandon their children and the mothers of their children. It is a distinct possibility that you need to...
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    What Do You Love About Winter?

    Back in my hardcore skiing youth, sometimes I'd get so hot while cross-country skiing that I wore a bikini top underneath my clothes and strip down to just that on top. Never break a sweat while skiing because it can lower body temperature to dangerous levels.
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY...EVERYBODY

    Thank you, @tree. I'm truly a nut so pecan pie is perfect!
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    Bring Back Picnics

    Speaking of arson, some POS set the one and only local synagogue on fire two nights ago. He accidentally set himself on fire, too, and was arrested at the hospital where he went for burn treatment. The same synagogue was dynamited and burned down in the 1960s by the KKK. The FBI and local law...
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    Bring Back Picnics

    The western US usually has bone dry trees, grasses and tinder waiting to explode in fire. When there is a lot of rain in those arid regions, the fire risk is much lower. Therefore, fire bans are imposed when the prevailing conditions indicate it is needed. We appreciate the Aussie...
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    List just one thing you did today

    I just dumped a pack of cocktail wienies, some chopped onion and jalapeno, and a big glug of barbeque sauce in my little crockpot to heat up. Husband loves to eat that stuff on a bun for lunch. 🤢 I'll eat some sardines drizzled with fresh lemon juice on rye crackers and an apple for my...
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    My boyfriend is threatening to dump me because of me getting medical guardianship. Is that reasonable?

    You may be capable of making your own medical decisions but incapable of taking care of a baby from birth to adulthood. I suspect that is what your parents are worried about. Have you told your boyfriend that your parents claim that they already have a medical guardianship? What did he...
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    My boyfriend is threatening to dump me because of me getting medical guardianship. Is that reasonable?

    Sterilization is extremely rare in the US these days but it's true that there is an ugly history of it in mental hospitals long ago. The OP's parents are not trying to sterilize her. They want her to continue using the IUD she currently has implanted to prevent pregnancy.
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    My boyfriend is threatening to dump me because of me getting medical guardianship. Is that reasonable?

    Having a baby with a boyfriend who doesn't even financially support you is an even more serious decision than marriage and brings a host of legal implications beyond marriage. I suspect that's what OP's parents are worried about.
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    Extreme social anxiety

    Most of the US is the same - sprawling communities and virtually non-existent public transportation so personal vehicles are absolutely necessary. Densely populated cities like NYC are much more likely to provide good transportation for residents.
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    List just one thing you did today

    I recently switched from coffee to tea in the mornings. I drink a hot cup of either English Breakfast tea or Earl Grey tea with a teaspoon of honey as a sweetener. It seems easier on my stomach than coffee. What kind of tea do you and your mother drink?
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