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lol! Thanks for the links! I like the long-legged wetsuits, and it looks like there's wetsuit shoes, too. This would certainly cut down on the number of beach towels we use daily. Muddy paws are my biggest pet peeve as they are the hardest to dry off. I throw around a rubber ball with a...

Yeah, aren't people supposed to haggle a little? On all those pawn shop or picker reality shows, the buyer starts off offering half of the asking price? If he really wanted $150, list a price of $300?

Cuties!!! Having two dogs seems to really help! My husband wants a second dog, I answered, "Baby first!" Abby LOVES soccer, too - we use an jumbo-size exercise ball. A ball any smaller, she punctures it with her teeth. Wonder if there's any doggie wetsuits invented? Haha, I know this...

... keep your dog entertained indoors during inclement weather? It's been so rainy this year, my backyard is officially the 6th Great Lake. I'm running out of ways to keep my energetic springer from getting cabin fever. What are some of your creative games to play indoors?...

Had I found my english springer spaniel before the breeder docked her tail, I would've commanded them not to. I always feel sad when looking at her little nub. It's harder to gauge her emotions without a visible tail wag. :(

Some hearing people grow to love the captioning and never turn it off. Like everyone's stated before, the sound effects have gotten so obnoxious even hearing people are missing out on some of the dialog. I think a big problem is how difficult it is to turn captioning on now with HD tvs, a...

Heehee, you wouldn't like me very much then - lowballing is the only way I roll, as I have brought many Craigslist items over the years, West Elm furniture, Jenn Air appliances, etc. The man took a stab at offering $50, you refused, no harm no foul. You wouldn't believe the number of sellers...

Just curious, as I'm planning a honeymoon right now - where did you end up going?

Oh yeah - she's got those crazy mail order HAs, lol! I keep working on her, but fact is, she's 98 years old and generally doesn't like people by principle, so a social life isn't her priority. Also a Depression-era survivor, she nearly choked when I shared the cost of my HAs, and said she'd...

There's a lot of logic to your theory, Jazzberry. Guilt is a difficult emotion to face straight on, and perhaps the family's resistance to accommodating me is simply the aftereffect of their desire to keep possible guilty feelings buried. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

It's been polar-opposite responses from my two elderly relatives when I reach out. When I offer help to my maternal grandfather in adjusting his HAs or just support in general, he changes the subject. It's been an ego-blow for him. I get the vibe that he doesn't like having an...

I have asked, and received an exasperated answer in the vein of, "It's a different situation." Example: I've asked why the older relatives are given a cheerful free pass when they skip noisy family functions whereas if I ever hint the possibility that I will not attend due to crowd noise...

Wanna learn something funny? That broken butterflies analogy could never be applied to deaf children... Butterflies actually can't hear.

That reeks of condescension. "Broken" - really???

Your area is brutal for parking. Another thing I noticed about vehicles in your area - the bumpers are not just for looks, they're actually used. Around here, gently bumping another car while parallel parking is a hanging offense, but it seems acceptable in Chicago. It's funny to see...

Very true. I have a sister who is located south of you in Lakeview - car ownership in Chicago seems to be a bit more difficult for washing/detailing on a regular basis. Is it more expensive? Inaccessible? When she comes to visit in Detroit, our dad spends a long afternoon getting her car...

And a used car from Illinois wouldn't have salt issues? Hah, I hope somebody didn't pull a muscle jumping on the let's-trash-Detroit bandwagon. Because of Detroit's abundance of year-round car wash stations, my 9-year-old vehicle is immaculately rust-free. Try again.

"We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study." - Gandhi

Rebecca, I read your thread about your daughter, it's a familiar sting when it feels like your own family at times is your worst enemy. Well, "enemy" is too strong of a word, but hopefully you get my gist. It's easy to shrug off strangers' ignorance or insensitivity, but not so with your own...

You are an amazing parent. You have already surpassed my parents efforts by light-years, accomplished more with your children in a handful of years than my parents have in decades, so your children are well on their way to being happy and well-adjusted adults.