OMG.
I'm trying it on the husband. I'm holding back my laughter so I can try it on the husband, who is distinctly grumpy today. LOLOL.
Anna
I'm trying it on the husband. I'm holding back my laughter so I can try it on the husband, who is distinctly grumpy today. LOLOL.
Anna
..Just a wee bit excited
After my recent 'coffee-and/or-sugar-fueled-'OMG-another-Therion-under-$100!' purchase, I thought that I'd better take stock... 
1 DNA166
3 DNA75C BF
3 DNA75C
Yeah, I think that's enough...
1 DNA166
3 DNA75C BF
3 DNA75C
Yeah, I think that's enough...
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Kids are endlessly expensive, yeah. Oh man, mine still is. I almost can't wait until he moves, so that I stop purchasing: dog food, new shoes, clothing, cleaning products, food, other stuff, the list goes on.
Fortunately, the kiddo doesn't want to go to college yet. I'd like him to, but I'm not certain he will be one of those persons who does so, for a multitude of reasons including his desire to move and see the world and etc. LOL.
Anan
Fortunately, the kiddo doesn't want to go to college yet. I'd like him to, but I'm not certain he will be one of those persons who does so, for a multitude of reasons including his desire to move and see the world and etc. LOL.
Anan
Mine are all in graduate school, then the baby will be off to medical school. It seems endless lol
We told them they could go anywhere they got a full scholarship. Still expensive with living $$ though
Man, I LEFT a 75K a year job in the 90s (they wanted to pay for me to get my PhD in Biology so they could bump me UP to a researcher) to become a maid because I had the kid, and I was like, "There is no way I am going to miss out on this experience," so I just scrubbed houses and decided to get a Master's in SW (quite expensive, even in state, although U of MD was in the top 20 schools at the time).
To have my salary hover around 50K plus all my student debt. Heh. It is INDEED endless. I've been considering becoming a PA (physician's assistant, it's not a bad gig) but I only just got rid of my FORMER debt, and they won't let you borrow enough to live, plus I refuse to move to Phoenix to do it.
It's endless in lots of ways. But, I will say the three or so years I cleaned houses, waited tables at night, and just hung out with the kiddo as a toddler were some of the happiest of my life. He never got "caretaken" by an adult who wasn't a family member until after kindergarten, and I'm kind of proud of that fact. Everyone just assumed I was the au-pair I looked so young, but honestly, where I was living at the time? You didn't want to freaking-- hang out with the loaded moms, it was much better hanging out with all the aliens (illegal or not, but mostly the rich women hiring them did NOT take steps to naturalize them so they could bring their OWN kids over too. No one questioned my kiddo calling me "mommy" it was the same with most of the kiddos. It made me feel like the luckiest person on earth, to be able to do that. I have to say there are certain things money CAN'T buy, and I'm glad I did it, since I couldn't have any more kids.
Happiest memories of all time. Just following that kid around, dealing with him being an autodidact, etc. I just got yearly memberships to most of the museums and the aquarium and science museum and we'd go there, and to parks and to a non-polluted creek nearby.
I regret nothing. LOL.
Anna
To have my salary hover around 50K plus all my student debt. Heh. It is INDEED endless. I've been considering becoming a PA (physician's assistant, it's not a bad gig) but I only just got rid of my FORMER debt, and they won't let you borrow enough to live, plus I refuse to move to Phoenix to do it.
It's endless in lots of ways. But, I will say the three or so years I cleaned houses, waited tables at night, and just hung out with the kiddo as a toddler were some of the happiest of my life. He never got "caretaken" by an adult who wasn't a family member until after kindergarten, and I'm kind of proud of that fact. Everyone just assumed I was the au-pair I looked so young, but honestly, where I was living at the time? You didn't want to freaking-- hang out with the loaded moms, it was much better hanging out with all the aliens (illegal or not, but mostly the rich women hiring them did NOT take steps to naturalize them so they could bring their OWN kids over too. No one questioned my kiddo calling me "mommy" it was the same with most of the kiddos. It made me feel like the luckiest person on earth, to be able to do that. I have to say there are certain things money CAN'T buy, and I'm glad I did it, since I couldn't have any more kids.
Happiest memories of all time. Just following that kid around, dealing with him being an autodidact, etc. I just got yearly memberships to most of the museums and the aquarium and science museum and we'd go there, and to parks and to a non-polluted creek nearby.
I regret nothing. LOL.
Anna
That's awesome Good for them and good job to you! I think Alex will end up in engineering or something of the sorts. He is obsessed with building and builds some very complex things for his age. All I really care is that he's happy though. Hopefully his hands won't have to be as hard and rough as mine are. I do OK but i work my @$$ off for it
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