TygerLili

Cher, I thought of that movie when I read this, too. And, since I'm looking back at the first post I made, and it's a little vague. I totally don't agree with the way she chose to forfeit her adoption rights on the child, but I do think that when someone adopts an older child, and it really isn't working out, especially if the adoption officials were untruthful about the nature of the child, they should be able to "annul" the adoption.

I don't agree with her just sending him back, nor do I under stand how they got him past airport security and customs. If she was having major problems with him, she could have contacted social services in her area for help or advice on what to do.

If you posted this for advice: Look for something else and move out as soon as possible! I know moving sucks, but not as much as living in a hostile environment. It's only a matter of time until a similar problem arises. If you posted this just to vent: Carry on. I have nothing constructive to add.

I agree with pretty much everything everyone has already said, so I'll just be brief: Mom's house, mom's rules.

WTF?!? Thanks, I needed that!

Is location important to you? East side vs. west side. Being closer to or farther from Detroit proper? Being in a more urban vs. suburban area? I have lived in Southfield, Ferndale, Novi, Pontiac, and Royal Oak (though Royal Oak and Pontiac were short lived stays with my friends) and of the places that I've lived in, overall I prefer where I am now (Novi/Wixom area.) You can get a cheap house in Pontiac, but the crime rate is super high, and my friends who I was staying with told me their taxes are really high, and Pontiac is the worst when it comes to things like snow removal and road repair. There is a lot of stuff to do in Pontiac and the surrounding areas. I liked Ferndale because it was close to the major highways, because it was pretty central to the Metro-Detroit area, because it had places to walk, and because most of the people who live there are younger and more liberal than they are in a lot of places. What I didn't like about Ferndale was its proximity to 8 mile. There were many times when police would end up blocking off my street because they ended up chasing criminals pretty much right into my back yard, and I didn't really feel safe being out alone at night, though I felt fine if I was with a friend or my significant other. Also, the more affordable houses in Ferndale are tiny, with hardly any yard. We looked at several houses in Ferndale years ago when we were considering buying a house, and most of them had tiny bedrooms, living rooms, and bathrooms. My one bedroom apartment is more spacious than the two bedroom house I ended up renting in Ferndale. Also, it seemed like at least once a month, the downtown area would be blocked off for some type of festival or exhibit or street fair, making getting around difficult. Royal Oak is a nice area, but all the affordable apartments I've looked at there seemed kind of ghetto/dirty, and the houses seemed overpriced. Can't say much else, because I stayed there a very short period of time. I did like that closer to downtown Royal Oak, a lot of places stay open late. I hated living in Southfield, both place there that I lived in. The only thing I liked about living in Southfield was that it's relatively close to everything. Most of the stores and restaurants I've been to in Southfield seemed dirty and not well kept up. There was no where to walk/nothing naturish near where we were, which is important to me. I was constantly harassed when we were living there, both for being goth/alternative and for being a relatively attractive female, and Charlie was harassed about his appearance as well. I didn't feel safe walking alone, even in the daylight. Everything closes early (like 9 pm) in an effort to keep the crime rate down. It is a little cheaper than Royal Oak/Fernadale/Oak Park, but it wasn't worth it to me, and I would never live there again. For the most part, I really like Novi. The part of Novi we are in is, I think, very affordable. It's much quieter here than anywhere else I have lived the Metro-Detroit area. It is clean, and we are close to lots of parks and nature areas. It's pretty safe, and the idea of going somewhere at night without Charlie doesn't bother me at all. It's not very urban, but there's enough stuff to do around here to keep us entertained. The only thing I don't like is that it is a long drive to get to the east side, or Detroit proper, on the rare occasions that we visit those places.

There is a surprising number of people on here for a Saturday night.

Negative. Like nothing is right.

It kind of seems like for every one person you (the generic you, not E, specifically) piss off on this board, there are five others who respect you that much more for having the courage to tell it like it is. But I know I am not in the habit of clicking 5 stars for people every time I like something that they have to say, and I think the majority of users here are the same way. And, yes, having ratings systems on a board with play-nice-rules seems a bit oxymoronic (is that a word?) if you ask me.

Out-of-sorts.

Don't care to shower in the dark, because I have a tendency to slip in the tub and smack my shins on the edge. However, when I have a migraine and nothing else will work, I like to lay in the bathtub full of warm water in the dark. It almost always takes away most of the throbbing.

It hasn't ruined my day, but people who can't leave well enough alone are giving me a headache.

Happy to see the end of this week!

It's not a violation of the DGN rules, but it is a troll post. It's not about the original topic, no one in this thread referred to themselves as "curvy" except OMG, who is not plus-sized, and it was posted 2 months after the post before it. There was no point to that post other than to get people worked up.

Cranky. Sick of watching/listening to everyone fighting.

I don't like them unless the person wearing them has a really awesome cyber outfit to go with them. I have yet to see such and item on anyone who isn't part of a band.

Down 1 pant size.

I'm ready for this week to be fucking over now!

Hee hee!

For high school and middle school aged children, this might not be so bad, because they would probably be happy to have the extra day to sleep in and do other things. Also, in most cases, kids that age are able to take care of themselves when mom and dad are at work on that extra day. For elementary school children, this would not work at all. Children that age definitely can't focus on learning for long periods of time, so they would be taking more frequent breaks, and therefore would be spending less time in the classroom. Also, as someone mentioned, it would cause childcare nightmares. It would also make it difficult for the school to have after school extracurricular activities like sports or music practice, and would make it difficult for students to have after school jobs.

Debating whether or not I want a yogurt smoothie.

Waking up at 6:30, when I have no where to be this morning. Not to mention most places aren't even open until about 9, so it's not like I can go get stuff done right now.

I feel like the problem with falling asleep early is that it's nearly impossible for me to stay asleep. That was fine when I had to get up early for work, but now it's rather annoying.

What's best for me is not necessarily what's best for everyone else. I think a whole lot of people, liberal, conservative, and everywhere in between have trouble understanding that. It applies to more than just political views, too. One of my biggest pet peeves is that, because my views on certain things are kind of conservative, a lot of people assume that I am a Christian, which I absolutely am not. It irks me that most people assume that if you're kind of conservative, then you must be religious.

*repeats to self* "You should be relieved that your fiance will attempt to cook for himself and doesn't expect you to wait on him hand and foot. Even when you want to scream because he uses twice as many dishes as any human should ever have to, and the kitchen sink looks like someone had a chicken grease and cheez whiz party in it after you went to bed. Again, be glad that you don't have to cook for him all the time."