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Sue, gift yourself that new phone!

I am still SICK of the wind!
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Sue, just imagining your husband's conversation with his daughter:

"... sharper than a serpent's tooth, to have a thankless child."

I've been wondering if the discussion took a wrong turn somewhere that might have had nothing at all to do with whether she thought it was incredibly nice of you to get her a high-end phone.
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I unfortunately have the same problem only my mother also has a weight problem, it’s not that she eats so much but expects meals so I must keep the kitchen stocked so I can cook. I rarely did before she moved in. Let’s face it this is not an environment that is conducive to self denial, so yes my weight is going up also.
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Sue, wow... My nieces and nephews are like that with their parents. They always get what they want - despite the cost.

IF you do end up deciding to buy her the cellphone, maybe it's time to discuss with hubby first some rules. This will be her 3rd and last 'free' expensive cellphone from her parents. If she loses/breaks it, the next cellphone will be the cheapest, low-end wi-fi cellphone. No ifs, ands, or buts. Explain that she's an adult now. She's going to have to learn that money doesn't grow on trees... I've noticed with fave niece that when she uses her own money to buy stuff, she is very super protective over it. When her parents buy it, she's not as careful with it as she ought. Not saying that this is like your daughter... Just my observation with my nieces and nephews.
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That's interesting about the Huawei lady, Gershun. I half-heard the reported anxieties about intergovernmental internet skulduggery related to Chinese companies owning servers or platforms or whatever they are.... Bleah. I have two feelings about it:

wicked Russians undermining our electoral processes. Oh good well I'm glad we would *never* do anything like that to them, then.

our governments don't want other governments having any access to our data. They want to keep control of it themselves.

But when you look at the average civil servant, and you look at the average web developer, who is going to win this race? If governments of any description anywhere in the world think they can take control of this technology now they just haven't been paying attention. They're thirty years too late.
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Well the mail came today. And mom and I had gone to the dentist last week, so her bill came.. plainly labeled with my Dads name, marked dead .. He passed 3 years ago. I get that the junk mail comes that way, I just toss it.. but this?? So I sent the payment in with "sweet" little note about how painfull this is for us. Now to see what happens..
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Reading "What's for Dinner" has me feeling hungry, but noticing the rolls on my tummy as I lean forward to type this has me feeling like a fat cow who should never eat again. I'm so conflicted.
Sigh
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Ugh...bills that come for deceased loved ones. The cable company sent a bill to my dad 17 years after he had passed away...for 42 cents...for an address that my mom no longer even lived in, and for a closed account! Unreal.
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Aggressive salesmen that come to the door. I have notified condo complex that they need a "no solicitors" sign at the entrance to the place. There is one that says "private property" but salespeople don't seem to think that should stop them. This guy was so aggressive I had to threaten to call the police when he pulled something out of the flowerbed because he was mad he did not get a sale. I asked him how he expected me to do business with his company ever. Maybe putting a small sign by my doorbell would help...I was so angry I was shaking and this sure put a damper on my day in addition to MIL's demands for this and that....Thanks for letting me get this out. I am going to try to calm down.
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Katie22, oh those door to door salespeople. Makes me shake in my shoes, too, if I have to tangle with an overly aggressive sales person. They act like I am some silly old woman who doesn't know anything about how a house works.

And those door to door salespeople who tell me that my "husband" had ordered new siding or new gutters. They also pull that on my sig other, saying that "his wife" had ordered work to be done. I hate that scam !!
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It is amazing that these salespeople think they know our significant other better than we do....!! They will tell us anything. It is too bad it has come to this and these younger people obviously don't know it is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. They take rejection of their product personally, get angry, or act like you have lowered their self esteem. Perhaps they should teach Dale Carnegie in their sales courses as it is still the most effective technique. Making an enemy of the customer is not going to get them the sale.
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It's not door to door salespeople here. Its the local Jehovahs Witnesses. ( not being anti religious ..) The pull up our LONG driveway in their big ole cars full of elderly people.. and get out to talk.. I used to try to shoo them away, but they never take the hint that "I belong to a local church". So finally I sent hubs out one day. He LOVES to talk,, about hunting.. LOL And how he feels more with God in the woods than with his butt on the pew. Haven't see them in two years.. maybe we are blacklisted now? My best friend had a JW SIL who lived with her until she passed at 99.. they still came by weekly and bundled her into a car to go "visiting", as SIL thought it was at that point.
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Sometimes you just need a break. My daughter and I care for
my Husband and Mother in our home. I wouldn't feel guilty if once in a while I didn't cook and gave my husband fast food. My Mother won't eat it so I do have to make her something. My husband is in a hospital bed and can't walk, he is end stage kidney failure. My mother is 90 and so set in her way's you have to make her meal's.
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My Mom used to invite the Jehovah Witnesses in and talk to them about what she believed. They would leave looking very confused.

I've never understood a religion where they preach only a certain number of people will make it to Heaven and yet they go around trying to convert others. Wouldn't that make their odds even less. Boggles my mind!
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My Dad would always get his bible and start asking the JW, questions and showing them scripture. He would always ask them if they wanted to have a bible study, they would always say yes and never return. After several times of this, eventually they stopped coming to our house.
I believe they seek out the unlearned and those in despair.
We know a couple of JW, it is sad and IMHO it is a cult.

And I agree why try and convert if only so many are going to make it. They think it's 144,000. I believe their are way more JWs than that.
But the scripture they speak of is talking about 144,000, 12,000 from each tribe of Israel, all virgins. That doesn't constitute the make up of heaven just that number they state. And I don't think that all JW qualify as virgins. Just sayin'
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I don't understand this whole blood transfusion thing they are against either. They would rather have someone die than to supposedly be tainted by another's blood.
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It's because they believe that the Bible teaches not to ingest blood.
But that which the bible speaks of refers to eating bloody meat.
But they interpret it as abstaining from blood period. But they use to believe also that they should not take medicine, but now it's ok. But their truths have changed over the years so eventually a blood transfusion will probably become ok.
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Ah, gotcha! LOL
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I understand.... my husband put himself on a no salt no sugar no fat diet after his heart attack and critiques and questions everything i cook... and i am the one standing up making home made food for an hour or more.
See what you can make a double batch of and freeze some for a day or 2 week break. Also if she eats a lot have carrot sticks or other fruit/veg snack and that is all you say is in the house to eat, not a cooked second helping.
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Small whine...I don't understand why people put up Christmas decorations but leave trash and litter strewn in their yards. It makes the holiday decor look sad..no one picks up litter as long as lawns are not being mowed. At least my street is clean, but I see so much of this when I am out running errands. Some states are just trashy, I guess. Yich!
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Katie, I bet those people are related to the ones I see in the summer who spend $$ on hanging baskets of flowers or floral urns and then just let them die - and leave the dead plants there! I'm left wondering if you have the desire to add beauty and call attention to your home why would you do such a half a**ed job of it?
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I agree. And I am married to a "clutterer". I love him, but it makes me crazy. I'm not a clean freak or a minimalist per se, but I just don't like a lot of clutter in the yard OR the house.
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F#cking spammer is everywhere🤬
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My news feed is full of it, the recent threads are full of it and it's still posting so by tomorrow there will likely not be a single thread not infected. The worst part is it pushes all the legitimate posts down the forum, you have to look in every thread to see whether there is anything lost.
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Ugh, I know, it is so annoying. Dr. Robert just needs to stop.
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Dr. Robert's profile says he is taking care of his Mom who is 31 years old and living at his house. Ok, let's do the math and see what we come up with :)
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He must be Doogie Howser, remember that show about the teenage doctor? No wonder he has terrible credit, he's not even old enough to get a loan! LOL
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I heard 50,000 caregivers e-mailed his company with false applications......

Another 10,000 logged on to YELP with negative reports.

We can do this all year!
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Wait until Dr. Robert gets the bill for all of his advertising :) He better start filling out that loan application !!
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Dr. Roberts, I have a big wart on my bum. It's oozing and I'm wondering if you could look at it if I send you a pic.

Oh, ..........................wait, you are a big a** wart. That's what I mean't to say.

Gee, I got confused for a second there. Whew!
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