We're a little late with our final Farmer's Wife post due to some other Kate-ish news coming up, but better late than never!
Realitytvkids.com will be organizing an official summer "book club" screening of The Farmer's Wife. Watch Part 3 this week and discuss it as you go with all the interesting folks here. If you missed Part 1 it can be found here and Part 2 here.
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| Audrey, Abby, Whitney and Juanita, 1996. |
David Sutherland never intended to find a woman like Juanita. However when he did, he didn't succumb to the temptation to write the script for her, give her labels, define her. For three years, he stepped aside and let Juanita just be Juanita. What resulted was not just a beautiful story of a wife's devotion to her husband and one woman's strength in incredible adversity, but a poinant portrait of motherhood. Juanita listened to her children, was there for them as much as she could be, worked hard to improve their situation and give them a better life, and always showered them with positivity and love.
In part three, Juanita takes her family's destiny into her own hands by furthering her education and getting a job in crop insurance. Due to her hard work from the ground up, the family's hard times finally seem to turn around as this wonderful documentary comes to a close. Today, although Juanita is divorced and no longer lives on a farm, she reportedly still works in the farming sector on the business side, helping out the farmers of Nebraska. Darrel reportedly still lives and works on the same farm featured in the documentary.
Reality T.V. today loves to "define" characters. Kate is the "mother of 8," and has made a career out of this definition. We prefer authenticity, which Sutherland was lucky to find in a little town in Nebraska in 1995.
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| Whitney, Audrey, Juanita and Abby, on a family trip to Mexico, 2009. |
1688 sediments (sic) from readers:
«Oldest ‹Older 1001 – 1200 of 1688 Newer› Newest»This glycine seems to be a revelation to some. I'm so glad it's helping people here. I used to have problems sleeping, but surprisingly, it's getting better, yet I still toss and turn. I think it's mainly our mattress which is woefully past its expiration date!
We've started to look at mattresses, but man, I hate it! Having to lay down on those yucky things makes me itch and it's such a rip-off shell game with the models.
I'm thinking of just ordering a set from Coscto.
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Now the little guy is crying when his older brother gets on the school bus, being disruptive in preschool saying he wants to be with his brother, etc.
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Ah, poor little fellow! I'm sure he is feeling the pain. What I have found that works is positive reinforcement charts/prizes. I use some type of timeline and attach a racecar or something the child loves (Thomas the Train, etc). For every increment of time the child is not acting out, his car moves ahead. When he gets to the end of the road/track/etc. he receives a sticker or some other type of reward. At the end of the week, if his car reaches the end of the road five times, he is allowed to pick from the "prize box". (nothing huge or expensive, they love that chintzy little stuff :) Hugs to grandson, it has to be tough for him. Good luck!
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Oh the memories, once again. My pediatrician at the time was ALSO a mom of 4 as am I and she lovingly warned me this might happen. I did sticker charts at the time, with individualized goals for each child. I used not only the absence of some behaviors, but the addition of some things, like chores, completion of crafts, learning a new game, etc. "Prizes" were from a Dollar Store and each item was in a brown paper bag that the child got to choose off of my bedroom closet shelf.
I think everyone here is using the sticks or powder
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Glycine, I am using the sticks. As a first time user, I felt this would be a good introduction to it. Granted I have only used it one time but I am enthusiastic, after reading about several posters who seemed to have luck using it. Probably next time I will buy the powder if it is more cost effective.
NJGal51, thanks for your testimonial. I will be happy if I end up not sleeping through the night but being able to fall right back to sleep instead of coming downstairs and feeling like running around the house!
Ex-Nurse another big thank you for this. Now if anyone has a magic cure for knee pain, can you please share???
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Agree. I can tell people have different views already which is what makes a democratic country work!
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Forgot to mention my brother-in-law is a dr & said capsules sit in your stomach , the gelatin dissolving, so their contents would take longer to get into your system than pure powder.
HaHa, NJGal51! Love your avatar. Great minds think alike!
There's no way Ziacam paid her to tweet what she did given that many of their products are not suitable for children. She is trying to suck up to them for freebies or a promotion deal. Only she f-ed it up by not reading the package or not being aware that many of their products are not supposed to be given to a kid without a doc overseeing it. A company like that wouldn't touch her with a 10 foot pole.
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And there is no way for any of us to know if she IS getting paid for it from any company. So why obsess about it? I have better things to do then worry about whether she got free shit/cash for a tweet.
And I've pretty much stopped commenting on Kate altogether for the same reasons others have mentioned: SHE is BORING and WHO CARES?
I prefer to weigh in on the OTs, although I am so glad political discussions have been banned from this site. Thanks for the oasis in the sea of bitter and hateful diatribes that have been masquerading as politics these days.
heather
Tucker's Mom...we are sleeping on our second Tempur-Pedic. Amazing. We speak much like the people in the commercials -- high praise. The mattress is on the costly side, but worth it. Hubby's back troubles are completely gone.
We tried a Select Number, but returned it within the 30 trial period. That style did not work for hubby and I.
I did not take Glycine on my little trip. Back home and I notice the quality of sleep is still improved. Someone posted a reduction in sugar cravings. I am watching to see if that would apply to carbs also.
Berks Resident said:
Ah, poor little fellow! I'm sure he is feeling the pain. What I have found that works is positive reinforcement charts/prizes. I use some type of timeline and attach a racecar or something the child loves (Thomas the Train, etc). For every increment of time the child is not acting out, his car moves ahead. When he gets to the end of the road/track/etc. he receives a sticker or some other type of reward.
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Great suggestion. This is very similar to what I did with my own child when he was young. Starting kindergarten was difficult for him, even though he had been in preschool the year before. So I told him that he could earn stars on a chart for every morning he was able to let me go after a minute or so of hugging and goodbyes. After he earned a certain number of stars, his reward was a little item (a Hotwheels car, an ice cream cone, etc.)
It worked so well that I continued to use the chart to encourage other behaviors, such as making his bed, going to bed on time without fussing, etc. It might not work on all children, but it was a wonderful way to motivate my son without making him feel bad about the behavior I was hoping to change.
"Hey @Zicam ... Message from Gosselin kids-'it really works&cherry tastes great!'"
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Another thinly veiled attempt at an audition.
She's really doing an over-kills with Zicam, isn't she?
Jon beat Kate back onto tv - on a Discovery network, no less!
Jon appeared on last week's "Tanked", an Animal Planet show where two guys build custom fish tanks for customers. The guys were building a tank for "The Sweet Spot", a family restaurant near Philadelphia in Doylestown. The episode was entitled "Flying High and Sinking Deep". Jon's spot was about 26 minutes into the show.
Was it a random occurrence? I don't know. He mentioned on the show that he'd heard they were putting in a fish tank and he figured he'd come check it out. I know he's tweeted about "The Sweet Spot" before as well so I think he probably knows the owners.
The point is, Discovery could have nixed him appearing on one of their networks. They didn't.
How do you like d'em apples, Kate?
Uh-oh, Kate...
Mommy Bloggers Could Be Held Liable for Product Reviews.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/mommy-bloggers-held-liable-product-reviews/story?id=8764885#.UDzkRsFlQ34
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Tucker's Mom...we are sleeping on our second Tempur-Pedic. Amazing. We speak much like the people in the commercials -- high praise. The mattress is on the costly side, but worth it. Hubby's back troubles are completely gone.
We tried a Select Number, but returned it within the 30 trial period. That style did not work for hubby and I.
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We do like the Sleep Number, if only because we each have such different needs for a mattress. I want mine as soft as possible, forget that 'firmness' stuff. This way we can each adjust our side. But recently we have agreed we need a memory foam topper or something.
Maybe I should look up a few companies and tweet them and BEG for some to try out, eh??? Maybe I could get some mileage out of - never mind.
From the article on Mommy Bloggers (http://tinyurl.com/9xdrm5t):
The advent of things like blogs and Web sites presented a handful of new issues for the FTC, which seeks to prevent the violation of good business practices, Cleland said.
"These types of communications that appear to be just one mom to another mom are pretty effective," Cleland said. "Consumer endorsements and testimonials have always been viewed as extremely effective types of marketing.
"But the concern is about those instances when [testimonials] are delivered and it is not made obvious that it's an advertisement for a company."
I'm pretty sure that Kate reads here so Kate, you really6 do need to take a look at the article and disclose that you're grifting free product (and maybe even a little $$$) to talk about how much you love the products. I don't think the FTC will fall for "I only talk about companies that I believe in" becasue the unwritten statement here is "and can grift from". @coffee_mate, @ziacam, @keurig, @peacelove(whatever), with this new ruling maybe Kate will decide that she doesn't quite love you as much as she did when she could grift free product without having to worry about anyone checking up on her freebies.
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Jon beat Kate back onto tv - on a Discovery network, no less!
Jon appeared on last week's "Tanked", an Animal Planet show where two guys build custom fish tanks for customers. The guys were building a tank for "The Sweet Spot", a family restaurant near Philadelphia in Doylestown. The episode was entitled "Flying High and Sinking Deep". Jon's spot was about 26 minutes into the show.
Was it a random occurrence? I don't know. He mentioned on the show that he'd heard they were putting in a fish tank and he figured he'd come check it out. I know he's tweeted about "The Sweet Spot" before as well so I think he probably knows the owners.
The point is, Discovery could have nixed him appearing on one of their networks. They didn't.
How do you like d'em apples, Kate?
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Give her a minute and she'll be sending out hints to @SeaWorld, @DiscoveryCove, @Aquariums, @PetStores crying about how much her children REQUIRE a walk through fish tank and shark and aldergator aquarium to be added on to the back of their house and she just (insert sniffle here followed by positive rainbow farting) cant afford it.
Kate tweeted "So of course now I have cold S/S... Grrr.... Too bad! The show must go on (figuratively,don't get all excited!) so I'm armed w @Zicam now 2"
Does S/S mean sneezing and sniffles? If not, I don't get what "I have a cold S/S" means.
Admin. (189) "There's no way Ziacam paid her to tweet what she did given that many of their products are not suitable for children. She is trying to suck up to them for freebies or a promotion deal."
My "sediments", exactly! She's fishing for an endorsement of some kind...
After a year of thinking her day-to-day life (and writing about it) in terms of "episodes", lately, she's changing that to "tv commercials". With possible scenarios, -"Oh no! One of my eight kids (count'em: eight!) has a cold! He's going to give it to my seven others kids!(count' em: seven!) Phew! I have cherry flavor Zicam on hand! Thanks Zicam!"-, and even ready-made slogans. I don't have the exact quotes, but since her return from that bloggers' conference, her kids have been talking like walking TV ads. They kind of remind me of that hilarious sketch Melissa McCarthy did on SNL, last year; "I have a Hidden Valley Ranch party in my mouth!"
So, basically, Kate's Twitter has become a forum for her endorsement of products, with her besties hanging on every tweet and rushing out to buy the products?
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heather, it is all business and I think whatever Kate gets is a very small drop in the bucket compared to donations that companies make to really needy people. I just don't think they should be vilified or boycotted, or have their really good works dismissed because Kate got a grift off of them.
Certainly anyone can choose to not buy the company's products again and that's reasonable. We have choices thank goodness and are free to "vote with our wallets".
I haven't boycotted anyone yet, not even when P&G (almost?) made her a spokesperson. That went over like a lead balloon and that was before the breakup, Pizza Gate, DWTS...
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I have not boycotted any companies that Kate either endorses or grifts from or buys from either. We are free to vote with our wallets, or make a statement with our voices by writing a letter to the company. To each his own. In my case, there are many companies/products that Kates uses that I do too, and I will not stop. I like what I buy, who I buy it from :) I did stop purchasing Kashi, but it had nothing to do with Kate.
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lol, it means signs & symptoms 'nurse/dr talk'...well could be sneezes and sniffles IF she had a cold!
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OMG I feel silly!! Thank you! You learn something new everyday :D
Sassy Lassy said... 12
Uh-oh, Kate...
Mommy Bloggers Could Be Held Liable for Product Reviews.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/mommy-bloggers-held-liable-product-reviews/story?id=8764885#.UDzkRsFlQ34
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From the article on Mommy Bloggers (http://tinyurl.com/9xdrm5t):
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Admin and all, this link deserves a read. Perhaps a seperate thread? In light of Kate's frantic product placement and begging lately, this impacts her directly.
Zicam- That's why I asked what product she had tweeted about. As I said, I hadn't been following her tweets. Obviously, if she's talking about the kids liking the cherry taste then it was one of the products not recommended for under 12 without consulting a doctor first.
I am secretly a research librarian at heart and I like to share information. Some people were saying "No Zicam products for under 12" and some were saying "Yes Zicam products for under 12". I checked it out for myself and shared the information. It didn't seem like, in the posts I'd read, that she'd mentioned a specific product, which is why I said 'To be fair to Kate.' It's also why I asked for clarification.
We've had this discussion before about Kate dispensing medical advice.
Here's my take on it - If someone, whether a celebrity or someone off the street, recommends a product to me, I am going to read the label before I take that product or give it to my family. It's called personal responsibility. It's one of the reasons there are warning labels on products such as medication.
Yes, Kate or any other celebrity should add a disclaimer "Check with your doctor first." before endorsing a product. That would be the ethical thing to do. We are in agreement there. However, she's not the first celeb to endorse something without such a caveat and she won't be the last. That's not excusing it, it's just a fact. And it doesn't absolve the individual of personal responsibility.
Where do we draw the line? Oh, Kate Gosselin said she gave her kids Zicam so gee, I'll do that too, no questions asked. Now my kid is having a reaction! Should I blame ZIcam, Kate Gosselin or myself? Where do you ultimately lay the blame?
I'm sorry, but I have a REAL hard time with people not thinking for themselves and laying the blame at someone else's feet because they were stupid enough not to read a direction on a OTC product. Or think twice before drinking hot coffee while driving to work. The list can go on and on.
As I said, I do not wish harm on anyone, but if someone is stupid enough not to check things out for themselves or decides to give their child medication, despite the warning label, just because Kate Gosselin gave it to her kids, then if something happens they are responsible.
That's my opinion.
Stick a fork in me, I'm done. I realized I am just plain tired of Kate Gosselin. I could care less if Hoffman does release his book, which I don't believe he will, I find I have no desire anymore to read it. So, it's been nice reading and chatting here with all of you, but I'm just finally through with all things Kate.
I did a google search on S/S and one of the meanings that came up was that it was a medical term for "signs and symptoms" and that it is usually written as "s/s" when documenting in patient medical records
I'd said that was most likely what Kate meant.
Wow, got up this morning to find the blog all swiffered clean and tidy.... thanks Admin!
It's like waking up to a sparkling clean house with the windows wide open and the sheers blowing gently in the breeze. Reminds me of a summer vacay on the shore: today will be a good day, and everything in the world is possible.
READERLADY 129, thank you - DTB = dead tree book, I never heard that before!!! LOL Amazing to witness the changes in language as society gets newer technology.
KAT 164 - nothing important, you just missed some midnight drive-bys; admin swiffered them.
KATE IS A TWIT 152, thanks for posting the zicam tweets - ha ha, they put her in her place very nicely, didn't they?! I'd ask 'will she ever learn' but it would be rhetorical... we know she never will, ha ha
For everyone who posted about glycine, Ex-Nurse, was it you who first brought it up? Wow, thank you a thousand times! It really works for me. I got some from amazon.com, tried it the first night I got it and the slide into sleep was smooth. Like others, I did wake once around 4 am but rolled over and next thing I know it was 8 am.
I must say that it did not work the nights I drank iced tea right up to bedtime. Lots of caffiene (is that spelled right? it doesn't look right...) seems to cancel the glycine at least for me.
Ha Ha - so I'm so smart I stopped my iced tea the next day around 4 pm and bingo, gycine worked again.
Sigh, sometimes I am my own worst enemy.... frownny face....
Unfortunately Sillimom I've come to believe many who follow Kate aren't too bright or responsible. If everyone were like you we wouldn't need warnings at all because people would protect themselves. Sadly they are not.
While I believe in personal responsibility I also believe that some people should be protected from themselves at least somewhat. If you are promoting giving a product to kids you should mention the under 12 thing, that's not too much to ask. If she were only talking about using it herself I would not expect her to mention the under 12 caveat.
I think it's her mentioning kids that elevates her responsibilty. I don't think she needs to mention every warning on the label, but a warning she is disregarding? Yes. Say the product is not good for people with heart problems, that's different because Kate never promoted giving the product to someone with heart disease. In that case personal responsibility would kick in.
Permanent name don't thank me thank my staff. I was sleeping like a baby when the cleaning crew came by.
Kate is a twit 25,
Yes, s/s = signs and symptoms in medical/nursing charting.
I think she wrote it so we'd all know she is 'really a nurse, still a nurse, still knows nursing shorthand'.
Well kart, I'm going to snark 'yeah kart, we know you USED TO BE a nurse, babe, but using nursing vernacular in your tweets doesn't impress us at all'.
For anyone else who uses it, I say it is common usage and once a nurse, always a nurse.
True, I am not cutting her any slack. She didn't earn any.
For those wondering further, signs = objective things that a doctor/nurse can see or measure such as a rash, a fever a swelling, a crooked arm that is broken; the symptoms = something that a patient is feeling but that can't be seen, ie pain, nausea.
Some conditions are both signs and symptoms: vertigo diagnosis entails dizziness (symptom) and loss of balance/altered gait (sign).
Hope I don't appear to be showing off here, but many, many moons ago in the early 70s I had the worst time getting these two straight. Don't know if nursing instructor was just poor teacher or I slept through the lecture that day.
But whenever I see 's/s' my brain script runs like what I just said. Just like 'i before e, except after c' and 'mary's violet eyes make john sit up nights palpatating'.
Interesting what cognitive memories we have, and what stays with us for a lifetime.
Staff,
Thank you! We appreciate your work and know how distasteful it was.
What flashed through my mind when I read admin's 'cleaning crew' was a crime scene cleaning crew like in my beloved crime novels.
Now that has got to be a difficult job, yes? Ugh...
LOL
I'm glad someone mentioned the FTC issue. When I blog for a product I need to attach a disclaimer that I received said product from XYZ company for free for my honest review.
You will see that done on twitter with a hash tag that says #sponsored. Kate can and will be held liable if she doesn't own up to her freebies and her endorsements. This is why very few REAL celebrities endorse products online.
I don't like bringing up the past, but Ellen Ross (Jon's ex) has a great blog in the way she has her disclosure statement up front and center. No bones about it, she gets free stuff to blog about. Some of it may be crappy, but hey, it's her way of doing what she loves (product reviews and advice) while she holds down a 9-5 job.
There are many other blogs out there and I can list a whole bunch more that all have disclosure statements.
Kate truly doesn't know what she is doing when it comes to marketing and protecting herself.
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I'm growing curious about glycine sticks but wonder if it's possible to take glycine in pill or capsule form? Anyone know?
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I got the capsules. I take 3 a night and it costs about $9 a month. I love it. It really does help. I'm sleeping better - but to me the best thing is that I wake up more refreshed. It's not a wonder drug - but it does help me.
Here's my take on it - If someone, whether a celebrity or someone off the street, recommends a product to me, I am going to read the label before I take that product or give it to my family. It's called personal responsibility. It's one of the reasons there are warning labels on products such as medication.
Yes, Kate or any other celebrity should add a disclaimer "Check with your doctor first." before endorsing a product. That would be the ethical thing to do. We are in agreement there. However, she's not the first celeb to endorse something without such a caveat and she won't be the last. That's not excusing it, it's just a fact. And it doesn't absolve the individual of personal responsibility.
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I believe that NO CELEBRITY of any kind should endorse any prescription drugs, OTC meds, medical device or healthcare facility. EVER.
If they want to be spokespersons for organizations (March of Dimes, AHA, etc.), that's fine. But paid endorsers for any type of treatment? NEVER, it should be ILLEGAL.
Choosing medical treatment is not like choosing a cereal brand and there is too much misinformation, physician interference and problems with the FDA approval of drugs to allow people to decide on talking a medication because, well if it's good for "CELEBRITY," it's good enough for me.
It's criminal.
heather
Heather,
I am curious, what is your opinion of celebrities, and sports athletes, endorsing OTC meds on tv? I have many commercials of this type.
oops, me post should read "I have seen many commercials of this type"
sheesh
Heide said... 32
glycine said... 144
I'm growing curious about glycine sticks but wonder if it's possible to take glycine in pill or capsule form? Anyone know?
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I got the capsules. I take 3 a night and it costs about $9 a month. I love it. It really does help. I'm sleeping better - but to me the best thing is that I wake up more refreshed. It's not a wonder drug - but it does help me.
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I think the problem with Kate recommending medicine and other health products is that her fans also trust her opinion as a nurse, not just as a celebrity. Some fans may feel if Kate gives it to HER underage children whom she LOVES and ADORES and she's a GREAT MOM AND A NURSE, I trust her opinion enough to give it to my children. Huge problem in my opinion.
Heather,
I am curious, what is your opinion of celebrities, and sports athletes, endorsing OTC meds on tv? I have many commercials of this type.
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I think it should be illegal. Because these products are for use when you are not feeling well and need specific products, it ads a subjective factor that could drive a consumer to a product that is completely wrong for them. "Well I think he SAID it was OK for this ... "
The best advice I can give regarding ANY drug product (not that anyone asked) is this:
If it hasn't been on the market for at least 20 years, don't take it. Ask your doctor WHY he/she is prescribing it. Ask for an alternative, older drug.
Quick fact about clinical drug trials: New drugs are NOT compared to their competitors' drugs. They are compared to placebos. So they only have to prove the new drugs are better than the placebo. Some of the newer drugs are LESS effective and MORE dangerous than the older drugs that have been on the market for many, many years. This has been proved time and again when clinical trial data from different studies is compared by outside researchers.
So a consumer who has no understanding about how drugs are made sees a celebrity endorsement for a new drug that is less effective and more dangerous than what is already available ... well, you see where I am going with this.
All goes back to: Be an Informed consumer. Trust me, the drug companies do not think of us as patients who need help. They think of us as customers who bring in profit.
heather
I could give KK a pass on giving Zicam to the twins. They're only about 6 weeks shy of their 12th birthday. However, she tweeted that 4 kids were taking it and that the cherry flavor tastes great, or something to that effect. Since the only products recommended for kids 6 - 12 are nasal sprays and I've never heard of a cherry flavored nasal spray, she's being irresponsible at best, and negligent at worst.
Admin, THANK YOU for banning political discussion here. I was ready to quit the blog after last night's slanging match. In all fairness to starz22, there were 2 participants in that "discussion". Starz doesn't post a lot, but she's been around a long time. Sorry if I overstep.
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Heide said... 32
glycine said... 144
I'm growing curious about glycine sticks but wonder if it's possible to take glycine in pill or capsule form? Anyone know?
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I got the capsules. I take 3 a night and it costs about $9 a month. I love it. It really does help. I'm sleeping better - but to me the best thing is that I wake up more refreshed. It's not a wonder drug - but it does help me.
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By the way, the one that I bought is the first site on the google link that was posted earlier. It's the NOW Foods brand at Amazon. I liked it so much that I signed up for the monthly subscription.
I think the difference between Kate giving out medical advice or suggesting medicinal products to people, especially for use by children under the recommended age, is that Kate is a nurse.
Kate's fans take Kate's word for everything. They worship and adore her and may feel that since she is a nurse she knows what she is talking about.
Her fans probably think that since Kate LOVES and ADORES her children (their words) and would never hurt them that she would never risk giving her children medicine that would harm them even though they are under the recommended age. If it's good enough for Kate and her kids, the fans will think it's good enough for them and their children.
I don't think it's just an issue of a celebrity recommending medicine, which is bad enough, it's a celebrity who touts herself as a nurse. Big problem in my opinion.
But whenever I see 's/s' my brain script runs like what I just said. Just like 'i before e, except after c' and 'mary's violet eyes make john sit up nights palpatating'.
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I before E except after C, unless it's pronounced as "a" as in neighbor and weigh.
Anyone remember ROY G BIV
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FUDGE.
King Phillip Caught Old Friends Gathering Strawberries.
The mind is a terrible thing to waste......I still remember a song in Japanese that I learned in second grade. I also love trivia.
Please, don't get me started on those celebrities endorsing medical products, or financial products on tv commercials. I am pretty confident that a lot of people, especially the elderly, see celebrities like Alex Trebek or Montel Williams, etc recommending services, etc on TV and think if they recommend it it must be okay.... that it would seem they would not risk their reputation for something that isn't worthy.
I personally feel those celebrities should be able to be sued for misleading people that have come to trust them over the years, as silly as it may seem.
readerlady said...
In all fairness to starz22, there were 2 participants in that "discussion". Starz doesn't post a lot, but she's been around a long time. Sorry if I overstep.
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Put me down as in "agreeance" with readerlady. It takes two to tango.
Permanent Name - I also love crime novels, police procedurals, mysteries, etc. Some of my favorites series are:
John Lescroat: Dismas Hardy
Michael Connelly: Harry Bosch
Faye Kellerman: Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus
John Stanford: Lucas Davenport
James Patterson: Michael Bennett
Robert K. Tanenbaum: Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi
Stephen White: Alan Gregory
Jonathan Kellerman: Alex Delaware
I've got more favorites but these are the first that come to mind.
Also, as a mom of two girls who are petite for their ages, I always refer to the weight recommendation over the age recommendation. My girls are never in the weight range for their age. Always, one or two below it.
Same with car seats. My almost 9-year-old is the size of a 7-year-old. She will be using her booster seat base until she is tall enough for the seat belt to hit her shoulder at the right height.
Sorry I posted that comment twice. I lost the first one (or thought I did) and had to re-type it.
Since the only products recommended for kids 6 - 12 are nasal sprays and I've never heard of a cherry flavored nasal spray, she's being irresponsible at best, and negligent at worst.
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At the pharmacy this morning, I looked at a box of the Citrus rapid melts, and on the packaging, the directions were for ages three and up. They were out of the cherry, so I couldn't check those.
readerlady said...
In all fairness to starz22, there were 2 participants in that "discussion". Starz doesn't post a lot, but she's been around a long time. Sorry if I overstep.
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Sorry if I overstep too, but in my humble opinion, Starz was the one who got surprisingly nasty.
I don't want to look through 1000+ posts on my iPhone so please bear with me, I am curious:
Did the original poster include a medical disclaimer when they advised on the use of glycine for sleep issues?
Wow. The original poster didn't recommend glycine for kids, nor are they a trusted celeb whose fans do whatever they tell them to. It's no different than a group of girlfriends saying hey this worked for me look into it. Nor did they use the product against warnings (of which this natural remedy has very few). Not to mention the folks here have proven to be highly intelligent and I'd trust them fully to do their own research. Kate's crowd, not so much.
Endorsing something as a celeb and recommending it for kids when it specifically is not for kids, especially knowing you have a group of fans who do whatever you tell them to is apples and oranges. Even celebs who do have commercials list disclaimers.
@TheEllenShow @taylorswift13 that's insane coincidence! Every time I see a Swift truck, I DO think of @taylorswift13 tho... :) 25 minutes ago
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Oh my! Isn't that something! Insane I tell you!! Insane!!!!!
Knock it off Kate. Ellen has probably forgotten who you are.
Last time Kate was on Ellen's show there was so much dead air and nothing to talk about except a wig and how many magazine covers Kate was on, that it was uncomortable to watch. There are about two hundred thousand other people who are far more interesting to have on as guests. Poor Kate, still living in the past.
Every time she sees a Swift truck she thinks of Taylor Swift? Is she 12?
Rhymes -- Problem is, there are a lot more exceptions to that "I" before "E" rule than when sounded like "A". Neither, either, caffeine, etc. The English language can be a puzzlement, LOL. Remember GHOTI spells fish?
Permanent Name -- Have you read any of Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Dusters" series? They feature a woman who runs a crime scene clean-up business and who is also a medium. She cleans the scenes and talks to the ghosts of the victims. It's very good and can be very funny at times, but is a little gruesome on occasion.
Yep that's what 12-year-olds do. She just loves to associate herself with celebrity names. She's as silly as her sheeple.
NJGal -- One of my very favorite authors is Deborah Crombie. She's an American, but she writes about a Scotland Yard team - Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. The books are procedurals, but there are aspects of the cozy in them, too, and you can also learn a lot about British history and customs. VERY good series. I also love Ed McBain's 87th Precinct books. The Kellermans are among my favorites, too (Well,let's face it, I have a lot of favorites, LOL. I read constantly).
Terri 49 -- Agreed; however, as I said, it wasn't a one-sided conversation. If one participant is put on notice, I think it only fair that the other be also. I'd hate to see either banned, actually, because I think both posters make positive contributions here as a rule.
Rhymes with Witch said... 42
I before E except after C, unless it's pronounced as "a" as in neighbor and weigh.
Anyone remember ROY G BIV
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FUDGE.
King Phillip Caught Old Friends Gathering Strawberries.
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Rhymes, excellent!!!
Um, now... refresh my memory please.
I don't know the King Phillip and Roy G Biv mnemonic devices...... what do they suggest?
Roy sounds familiar but it's just out of range... LOL
I used to say Every Good Boy Does Fine, and I never heard the neighbor and weigh tail on the I/E after C.
Learning something new everyday is cool!
Readerlady,
CAFFEINE - Thank you! I used that word in a post earlier and thought I'd spelled it wrong. Too lazy to go out to MS Word, type it, spellcheck it and return.
My bad.
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Please, don't get me started on those celebrities endorsing medical products, or financial products on tv commercials. I am pretty confident that a lot of people, especially the elderly, see celebrities like Alex Trebek or Montel Williams, etc recommending services, etc on TV and think if they recommend it it must be okay.... that it would seem they would not risk their reputation for something that isn't worthy.
I personally feel those celebrities should be able to be sued for misleading people that have come to trust them over the years, as silly as it may seem.
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Pat Boone and reverse mortgages.............
Does she fart unicorns & rainbows and claps with glee every time she tweets to a company?
When you think about it, wanting stuff that are very trivial and doesn’t really have an impact on quality of life…all it does is makes her look more greedy. As if she is not content with her life, does it? Having Bella Bars is not that important or even urgent for me to try them because I don’t really need them. It won’t be the end of world for me if I don’t! The energy and time Kate spends on trivial products makes her appear to be VERY materialist person. As if she is trying to keep up with the Jones. I must have chocolate from Australia! I want the cereal that is no longer available! Keirug! Bell & Haven chicken! Drive one hour to get pictures taken at Whole Foods! It has nothing to do with the kids and all it does is cost her $$ in shipping for the specialty food she is hawking and makes people question her image as a ‘supermom’. She just wants the peaks it comes with being a ‘celebrity’. It’s about personal gain for her and only herself. It makes her look pathetic and selfish if you ask me.
My family has been thinking about getting a Keirug for a year but we’re balking at it because of the prices of the machines and the k-cups. I’m not sure if it’s really worth my money if I want to pay around $15 for two weeks worth of coffee. Or even less. So it would consider as a luxury purchase for us if we do go through with it. I do check the thrift stores for a used Keirug but they are still marked higher than the regular coffeemakers. So I will wait some more. No harm in doing that!
@TheEllenShow @taylorswift13 that's insane coincidence! Every time I see a Swift truck, I DO think of @taylorswift13 tho... :) 56 minutes ago
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Interesting... Every time I see the slop Katie Irene serves as food, I DO feel a bit ill.
GHOTI spells fish?
Another one I'm not familiar with.
TEach me please.
- Problem is, there are a lot more exceptions to that "I" before "E" rule than when sounded like "A". Neither, either, caffeine, etc
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Readerlady, I'm aware of that, it's just the saying I was taught. English is a VERY difficult language to learn.
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
(like kate's farts)
Kingdom Phylla Class Order Family Genus Species
It finally rained on our "homestead" and today there was enough grass growth to justify mowing. I went out into the woods and the edges. Many Sassafras trees had sprouted to the 6-8" height. Sheering them with a mower creates a unique fresh aroma! Kinda' like root beer in the air.
Mowing was also an inventory of what we have lost. Several mature blue spruce and cedar trees did not have the root system to survive this draught. Come Fall, hubby and I will be out there with gloves and flannel long sleeved shirts cutting and removing once magnificent trees. All the pines are doing well -- survivors, all.
I mowed around and over dried up and flavorless apples and peaches. My sister who REALLY lives the farmer's lifestyle told me that this is a great year for dehydrating fruit. She shared her dried peach pie recipe with me. Her dehydrator is running 24/7 these days to save veggies and fruit that lacked sufficient moisture to fill out.
I thought of Jaunita and her struggles. Mine are nothing in comparison with hers. We are blessed with thousands of inherited farm acres. It will be a humbling year, but we will still be "safe".
I am just reminded that with any battle of the elements -- Mother Nature wins.
I'm happy too that politics are off limits.
Like the other off topic conversations though. I've picked up a lot of useful information here, such as:
vinegar in the washer will keep laundry smelling sweet
glycine will help insomnia
the live puppy cam
Lisa Gardner books
Wondering what food websites/blogs people are interested in.
PERMANENT -- ROY G BIV is the mnemonic for remembering the colors of the spectrum (or a rainbow) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (I learned it as every good boy deserves fun) are the lines of the treble clef in music. FACE are the spaces.
Rhymes,
ROY G BIV -
Aye, head slap here! Of course...... LOL..... and I call myself a quilt artist. Sheesh, am I asleep at the wheel or what?
No wonder is sounded familiar!
Now the kingdom, phylla, class is one I've never heard before. Thank you for a new kernel of knowledge. Hopefully it will stay in my brain for a while. :-)
I used to say Every Good Boy Does Fine, and I never heard the neighbor and weigh tail on the I/E after C.
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Ah, yes, EGBDF...the lines for the treble clef; All Cows Eat Grass, the bass clef!
Sheeple are now gushing over Skinny Girl Cranberry Cosmo, and of course ALL of them have tried it and it's wonderful and to die-for. One says it's a healthy adult drink. Kate wants to know where to buy it! You'd think that she's been in enough liquor stores that she would have seen it.
Friend who asked about knee pains -- I am sorry, I already lost your name. I don't know the source of your pain. But, here is a great site to start you learning about glucosamine and chondroitin.
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/supplements/a/glucosamine.htm
When I married hubby 15 years ago, his knees caused him great pain at the end of a hardworking day. I had already altered his life to involve multi-vitamins and I stated sneaking in the glu/chond supplements. It only took about a week before he commented on how good his joints felt. Then, I told him about the supplement. Years later, he is pain free.
Sams Club has the best price on an enormous bottle of high potency pills.
Maybe...this could help. Of course, check with your Dr. first!! (Ha.)
Wow, it is kind of fascinating to see how desperately Kate is trying to catch the attention of any and all corporations and/or celebrities. She is tweeting to Ellen that she ALSO thinks of Taylor Swift. Does she realize how lame she looks???? And she is retweeting (again) to Northern tp and now Cascadian Farms. It is just like a little Kate informercial, isn't it?
And I've always found it comical how she tweets/retweets all of the inspirational sayings---you have to fail to succeed, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, blah, blah, blah. Pretty hilarious. I guess she is trying to give herself a pep talk, but why does she have to put it out on twitter?
Re: Glycine, the only warning I saw was a drug interaction from WebMD website:
Clozapine (Clozaril) interacts with GLYCINE
Clozapine (Clozaril) is used to help treat schizophrenia. Taking glycine along with clozapine (Clozaril) might decrease the effectiveness of clozapine (Clozaril). It is not clear why this interaction occurs yet. Do not take glycine if you are taking clozapine (Clozaril).
and also this:
Glycine seems to be safe for most people when taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Most people do not experience side effects, although there have been a few reports of nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, and drowsiness.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of glycine during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
I trust WebMD as I learned of it by looking at a copy in magazine form in my doctor's office.
Here is a link to the website and more specifically glycine:
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1072-GLYCINE.aspx?activeIngredientId=1072&activeIngredientName=GLYCINE
Rhymes -- I learned it, too. I wasn't criticizing, just elaborating.
Permanent -- GHOTI spells fish is something I learned in school to point up the absurdity of some of the English Language spelling and pronunciation anomalies. "GH" as pronounced in enough, "O" as pronounced in women, and "TI" as pronounced in nation = fish.
Here's one KK should know: On Old Olympus' Towering Top, a Finn and German Viewed Some Hops.
Tucker's Mom you took the words out of my fingers about Grape Nuts! I was shocked the one, and only, time I tried them. I was expecting that they wouldn't taste grape, but by god, I could have gone and picked up a handful of pebbles and gotten the same effect. How long does one have to soak them in milk to eat them without a trip to the dentist?
It is rather pitiful to see Kate "living in the past." She seems to be delusional about her importance to the people who were paid to put her on television. Kate is not an interesting guest.
I watched a little of "United Bates of America" last night and took particular notice of the fact that the Bates family have several very young children and I never once saw them hitting, biting, punching, or spitting on each other as we used to see happening on J & K plus 8. Mature unselfishish parents must be the answer to the positive drastic difference in households. Mrs. Bates even home schools. Kate could never, never do that. Not a fan of TLC, but it is always nice to see sweet respectful children.
I have a quote for her:
"Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention."
Although I don't care for celebrities endorsing medical products on TV or in print ads-there is one big difference in that than from a celebrity doing it on twitter. Every ad on TV or in magazines includes side effects, warnings, etc. Even ads for other things that celebs endorse, provide a place to send for more info on the product promoted. It's to cover the company and the celebs involved in those promotions. Pat Boone can tout reverse mortgages all he wants-but one of the requirements for getting one is to meet with a counselor.
Interesting that Ziacom is actually following not only what Khate is tweeting about their product, but what people are tweeting TO Khate about it. And didn't someone say there was a Z for kids under 12?
Have to share this with those interested. It's where I found the answer to GHOTI = fish.
www.englishclub.com
links to lots of fun(to me, anyway) things.
Kate's kids lunch box ((website)); wonder what that big glup is in the middle of sandwich. Also wonder if all 8 get same lunches? Kids have their own taste, but knowing how lazy Kate is just easier to pack all lunches the same..............
maybe C/M get different lunch!!
Tucker's Mom - re: Grape Nuts. We just sprinkle 2 tbls on top of other cereal. For the fiber. I cannot imagine trying to eat a full bowl. I'd NEVER get off the ground!
School Lunch post in 'love peace whatever' lunch box (grifted) on Kate's site.) Juice boxes? Too many little containers and silly stuff, but not bad.
Earlier I posted a link for a SNL skit about a cereal called Quarry. "It's not milled, it is mined." The family crunches about as loudly as Grape Nuts' noise! Jane Curtain is the "organic" mom. Vintage Saturday Night Live at it's best.
A Mom said... 79
Kate's kids lunch box ((website)); wonder what that big glup is in the middle of sandwich. Also wonder if all 8 get same lunches? Kids have their own taste, but knowing how lazy Kate is just easier to pack all lunches the same..............
maybe C/M get different lunch!!
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Yes, all 8 of her kids like the same things always especially food! She may be the only mom on Earth whose kids are like that. Isn't it "amazing" and "inspirational?"
Some of her fans are actually commenting on the peanuts in the lunch boxes being a no-no.
miloandjack
@Kateplusmy8 I swear U could easily do a "Lunch Boxes R Us" business 4school&adults on the go! #healthy/tasty/diversified midday foods! :)
EASILY? She really is naive, isn't she? Milo has absolutely no clue, does she? What parent is going to pay for Kate to pack a kid's lunch when it would cost them much less to just sign up for a school meal plans?
She has no idea the amount of preparation, zoning clearance, food safety inspections, bookkeeping, advertising, etc. that would go into this. Does she really believe that you just cook a roast, slice it, make sandwiches and deliver?
Dmasy said... 82
Earlier I posted a link for a SNL skit about a cereal called Quarry. "It's not milled, it is mined." The family crunches about as loudly as Grape Nuts' noise! Jane Curtain is the "organic" mom. Vintage Saturday Night Live at it's best.
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A classic! If anyone needs a smile, here's the video. Thanks, Dmasy :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5kE0MY4nYs
@gypsi001
@Kateplusmy8 I think if u wld provide a monthly lunchbox menu (sorta like schl menu) I wld be happy to purchase one... asap please. :-P
Good grief! I'm speechless.
And I've always found it comical how she tweets/retweets all of the inspirational sayings---you have to fail to succeed, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...
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I'm just surprised that the sheeple know Nietzsche's “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger," unless, of course, they've heard John Popper sing the Roseanne theme song.
I watched a little of "United Bates of America" last night and took particular notice of the fact that the Bates family have several very young children and I never once saw them hitting, biting, punching, or spitting on each other as we used to see happening on J & K plus 8. Mature unselfishish parents must be the answer to the positive drastic difference in households. Mrs. Bates even home schools. Kate could never, never do that. Not a fan of TLC, but it is always nice to see sweet respectful children.
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Haven't seen it, never will, but if they've abused their kids the way the Duggars have, in place of discipline, of course the kids appear to be respectful. And remember: EDITING.
gypsi001
@Kateplusmy8 I think if u wld provide a monthly lunchbox menu (sorta like schl menu) I wld be happy to purchase one... asap please. :-P
Gypsi is, well, a little bit naive and needy. Okay, really naive and needy! She'll kiss Kate's whatever and whenever. Remember when she tweeted that Kate's speeding tickets were nothing to get excited about, everyone gets them?
I need to add an addendum to that grape nuts post - DH still sprinkles 2 tbs...I can no longer eat them. The wheat :( Most days I swear my diet consists of a piece of cardboard with a smear of veganaise. Yummy. Blech.
Rhymes -- That's a great site! Thanks for posting it. My dad would have loved it.
How many hours has that lettuce been between two slices of bread in a warm lunch box? I'll bet the lettuce gets tossed.
bm
Oh and the SNL "commercial" Colon Blow...yes!
Oh, every time I see a garbage truck I think of Kate...wonder why??...she is such an idiot!
I'm not feeling very polite right now....who the eff cares whats in her kids lunchbox? Is she on the level with this nonsense? This is so lame, uninteresting, boring and just plain bullshit....She's got to get off twitter..who in Gods name is interested is this junk she's trying to peddle? Teenagers and desperate housewives who don't have a life...thats who. Sheep is a good word for them. Blindly following anything this fool tells them. It's staggering to me that any one would listen to this jerk...I wish she dry up and blow away....
Today, my kids enjoyed home made roast beef and cheddar sandwiches with lettuce and tomato on my home made bread! They were thrilled! Me too!
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Thrilled huh. Really, like they cartwheeled out the door after they found out what you packed for them thrilled?
How much do you want to bet half of that lettuce Kate puts on her kids' sandwiches ends up in the garbage bin at school? That's way too much.
And one more thing. The 'home made' roast beef doesn't make sense. She did not raise that steer, slaughter it or butcher it. She made a roast and sliced the meat. Say it Kate, it's not that difficult.
TheEllenShow2 hours agovia WhoSayTwitter.
I was late to work today. @taylorswift13 was driving in front of me. orldofwonder.net/posts/20.... 1 Reply.
Kateplusmy8@taylorswift13 that's insane coincidence! Every time I see a Swift truck, I DO think of @taylorswift13 tho... :)
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Aw... Look at Kate scratching at Ellen's door.
Don't bother, Kate. Ellen thinks you speak in code, and we all agree with her.
Let's see... first Donald Trump, then Ellen.
I predict Oprah is next on Kate's list.
Katie Irene Gosselin has not been a working nurse, with continual medical/nursing updated training since when? Since the twins were about 3 yrs old? She may take a course or two each year on line to up date her nursing license BUT she is not practicing under a physician or a Registered Nursing Supervisor. My sister has a PH.D. in Nursing and teaches nursing, when I told her about Kate/nursing/her blog, my sister just shook her head and said, "here we go, another non working nurse giving medical advice, which could be dangerous. She should never do that on the blog she runs"
So, folks, especially you Kate, should write something about your sheeple following your advice. What you do in your home to your 8 children is not something you want people to follow by Your Word of Mouth, but then you have attys to defend you for practicing medicine on line, don't you?
Lisa Gardner books
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Ms. Jolie, Oh so glad you are enjoying Lisa Gardner. Just finished her latest, Catch Me, in the DD Warren series. It was fantastic.
Dmasy it was me who asked about knee pain. I have been taking the glucosamine supplement but I'm not feeling the relief. I have a part time job in retail for which I stand four hours at a shot and I know that's been taking its toll on me. I have an appointment next month to see an orthopod - I hate hate hate going to the doctor but I really do need to do this I guess :(
Auntie Ann, lol lol lol, I was thinking that same thing, Kate raised the steer, sliced it down, de boned it, bled it out, then baked it in her massive ovens and sliced it on her Deli slicer, all for her kiddies. Wow, what a motha!
LB - Keurig sells a "My K-cup" for it's machines. You put whatever coffee you like in those. Yes, you have to dump the used grounds and clean the My K-cup" Since you reuse it, not only is it cheaper, it's better for the environment as well. If I remember (and that's a BIIIGGG if) the My-Cup insert is $15-$20 bucks. I have the cheapo, no fancy gizmos Keurig. I don't drink coffee that often, but when I do, I prefer it bold (French Roast) and black. I can adjust the amount of coffee using the My K-cup) and get the exact cup of coffee I like.
SG said... 37
I think the problem with Kate recommending medicine and other health products is that her fans also trust her opinion as a nurse, not just as a celebrity. Some fans may feel if Kate gives it to HER underage children whom she LOVES and ADORES and she's a GREAT MOM AND A NURSE, I trust her opinion enough to give it to my children. Huge problem in my opinion.
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Yep, and what she needs is a big disclaimer, like on the TV commercials that says "Grifty Lying Gosselin is COMPENSATED ENDORSER and will tell you anything we pay her to."
AuntieAnn said... 95
Today, my kids enjoyed home made roast beef and cheddar sandwiches with lettuce and tomato on my home made bread! They were thrilled! Me too!
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Thrilled huh. Really, like they cartwheeled out the door after they found out what you packed for them thrilled?
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You know, I raised three girls to adulthood and I can't remember a time when they were thrilled with a sandwich I packed in their lunch box. When I would serve dinner, at least one of them would say "Do I have to eat this??? or Ew, what is THAT?" and I was a good cook! Who is she trying to kid? The only time my kids would be thrilled was if I would allow them to eat cake and ice cream at every meal. Oh Katie, we are moms too, and we know better.
PS, what is a home made roast beef and cheddar sandwich? Did you make the cow and age the cheese all by yourself? WOW you ARE amazing!
She has NINE exclamation points in her tiny lunch box post and some of the exclamation points are in the middle of a sentence. How does this make sense? Does she know that periods exist?
angie - everything she says and does is above average isn't it. It can't just be a roast beef sandwich, it's got to be 'home made' roast beef. A bag of chips can't just be a bag of chips, it's got to be an 'insanely delicious' bag of chips. And her kids just can't be kids who obviously have brains, they have to have 'amazing' brains. It's exasperating to read. I don't I will read her stupid blogs anymore.
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Dmasy said... 82
Earlier I posted a link for a SNL skit about a cereal called Quarry. "It's not milled, it is mined." The family crunches about as loudly as Grape Nuts' noise! Jane Curtain is the "organic" mom. Vintage Saturday Night Live at it's best.
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A classic! If anyone needs a smile, here's the video. Thanks, Dmasy :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5kE0MY4nYs
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Thanks for the smile :o)
I loved Saturday Night Live in it's hayday!
I think "homemade" roast beef is great (especially if it's bloody prime rib!) but for the love of growling bellies everywhere, put more than one slice on and give those kids a whole sandwich.
I was eating whole sandwiches since first grade. Never once remember my mom cutting it in half and only giving me half!
Otherwise, meh, it's a lunch and seems nutritious but again, Kate's portion control is stunning.
A whole fruit. A whole sandwich. Then, the kids wouldn't be ravenous by the time they get on the bus morning and afternoon.
Kate is yet to disclose all those freebies in the photo.
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lol, it means signs & symptoms 'nurse/dr talk'...well could be sneezes and sniffles IF she had a cold!
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Dont feel silly, Butterfly! I am so used to reading medical shorthand and lingo that I didnt even notice it at first.
When my daughter was studying for a nursing school test, her boyfriend at the time was quizzing her. He asked a question and she gave the correct answer and he told her that according to the study sheet, it was the wrong answer. Well, I overheard and I KNEW it was correct and had to interrupt. Here, DD had answered "Assess Level Of Conciousness" and his sheet said "Assess LOC". He was confused! He was a history teacher and this was not his area!
Poor boy, said he was so confused he didnt know anymore if SOCKS was spelled 'sox'.... well, ya had to be there.
Readerlady - I should have included Ed McBain because I think I cut my teeth on the 87th Precinct books. Whenever anyone says liar, liar pants on fire I always think of Meyer Meyer and you know the rest (I don't want to offend anyone). I really miss that series.
I will give Crombi a try.
"It can't just be a roast beef sandwich, it's got to be 'home made' roast beef. A bag of chips can't just be a bag of chips, it's got to be an 'insanely delicious' bag of chips"
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She does that so the kids can have the most amazing and insanely delicious lunches in school -- the envy of everyone in the dining commons! Classmates hover over the lunchboxes, drooling and begging for the leftovers.
PS, what is a home made roast beef and cheddar sandwich? Did you make the cow and age the cheese all by yourself? WOW you ARE amazing
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lol, my first thought when I read that was, did she kill the cow?
Homemade sandwich? As opposed to what in their usual daily lunches - purchased Subway subs? sandwiches from the Sheetz store? What exactly IS a homemade sandwich to her? Just because she sliced the meat with a meat slicer instead of a sharp knife?
"I don't I will read her stupid blogs anymore."?
...I don't THINK I will read her stupid blogs anymore... is what I meant to write.
It screws with my reading comprehension anyway.
Glucosamine did nothing for my arthritic knee either. The very knowledgeable woman at the health food store recommended Himalayan Pink Salt as an anti inflammatory. Going to look into it.
(I do see an orthopod as well).
I don't I will read her stupid blogs anymore.
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AuntieAnn, know that you are among friends here who get the difference between Kate's Twitterality and Reality. Years of filming is evidence as proof that Kate showed resentment in having to feed all those kids. She was never ever joyful cooking. It was a hated chore and she let anyone and everyone know it.
It's there! On film! Documented for all posterity.
Kate's able to control the narrative now, vs. the editing monkeys for TLC. The episodes showed Kate in real life and the Twitter episodes show Kate's version of Kate's life.
It's. Not. Real.
Cleansing breathe ;-)
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Readerlady - I should have included Ed McBain because I think I cut my teeth on the 87th Precinct books. Whenever anyone says liar, liar pants on fire I always think of Meyer Meyer and you know the rest (I don't want to offend anyone). I really miss that series.
I will give Crombi a try.
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Has anyone tried the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz? You do have to like Koontz's twist on science vs nature vs nurture, but the character of Odd Thomas is enchanting. I would bring dear Oddie into my house to live if I could, hehe. Movie due out in the spring.
About books. Currently reading "Criminal" by Karin Slaughter. It flips back to 1975 when Amanda and Evelyn started on the force (holy crap the blatant sexism!) and the present.
Glucosamine did nothing for my arthritic knee either. The very knowledgeable woman at the health food store recommended Himalayan Pink Salt as an anti inflammatory. Going to look into it.
(I do see an orthopod as well).
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Make sure you eat 3-5 fresh fruits or veggies each day, no red meat, no fast food, no soda. And NO packaged baked goods (cookies, breads, crackers, muffins, cakes), make your own from scratch or buy specialty baked goods that are as close to homemade as possible (no trans fats).
Give it a month. You will feel like a new woman.
heather
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About books. Currently reading "Criminal" by Karin Slaughter. It flips back to 1975 when Amanda and Evelyn started on the force (holy crap the blatant sexism!) and the present.
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Am listening to that on Audible. Yes, the sexism was something else!
Does she know that periods exist?
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Speaking of which, I'm just wondering when she's going to be grifting @Tampax, @Kotex, @Midol, @Stayfree, @Poise, @Softcups...
I had a "homemade" ham and swiss on rye. If I make it at home it is technically homemade. I did cook the ham but bought the swiss and rye.
Not for nothing but I thought that all things peanut were banned from schools these days due to allergies. Peanuts and peanut butter celery? Don't get me wrong because I LOVE peanut butter and if you havent tried the new Planters Nut-rittion peanuts butters you're really missing out. They're really good. Should I have said @planters?
"...no red meat, no fast food, no soda. And NO packaged baked goods (cookies, breads, crackers, muffins, cakes), make your own from scratch or buy specialty baked goods that are as close to homemade as possible (no trans fats).
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...and a very deprived one! :) What about Rumspringa?
Dwindle - I have read a couple Odd Thomas books but couldn't really get into them. Maybe I'll give them another try. I've also read all the Monk books and I did not like the way the author ended the series. HATED.IT!
I had a "homemade" ham and swiss on rye. If I make it at home it is technically homemade. I did cook the ham but bought the swiss and rye.
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Ha, me, too. Pork from our OWN hogs that I cooked and sliced by myself (with a KNIFE), on homemade bread from my Amish neighbor and cheese actually made by my other Amish neighbor.
But I guess in Kate's world it wouldn't be homemade since I didn't use a meat slicer and got my bread warm from the neighbor's oven instead of my own, lol.
That post of her's just sounds goofy!
angie said... 99
Auntie Ann, lol lol lol, I was thinking that same thing, Kate raised the steer, sliced it down, de boned it, bled it out, then baked it in her massive ovens and sliced it on her Deli slicer, all for her kiddies. Wow, what a motha!
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I'm sorry, but havent all moms since Martha Washington and Abigail Adams sliced up roasted meat and put it on hearty bread for their kids to take to school for lunch?
I am asking in all seriousness: How was Katie Irene raised? Was there a complete and total lack of any kind of homemaking in her mother's and father's sides of the family? Did she live out of neighbors' garbage cans and sleep in a dirt floored shack?
Seriously - I have some basic understanding of some forms of mental illness and thought process disorders, but putting roast meat and cheese on a wad of bread is not a spectacular invention nor worthy of exclamation points and self praise.
What next? She will INVENT the concept of school education and text books? She will invent SHOES? Kate invents Jesus?
I am honestly asking for some insight here. Just how is her thought process working that the sandwich description is worth all this self congratulations?
You know, I raised three girls to adulthood and I can't remember a time when they were thrilled with a sandwich I packed in their lunch box.
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I don't pack anymore, but when I did, I'd ask them what they wanted. Their reply was, "just peanut butter and jelly, some chips, orange slices and an oatmeal cookie." They were happy with that. They didn't want "creative" lunches. It filled their bellies. So they didn't do handstands over amazing lunches. They couldn't have cared less.
Librarylady - My ham and swiss was on Chompies marble rye and the ham was from the grocery store. The closest I come to having my own hog is the bulldog at feeding time!
Parent In Lancaster County said... 118
Does she know that periods exist?
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Speaking of which, I'm just wondering when she's going to be grifting @Tampax, @Kotex, @Midol, @Stayfree, @Poise, @Softcups...
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We are all waiting for it, arent we? She cant WAIT for the media tour that announces MENSTUATION has commenced in PA! In fact, she will have invented the entire concept.
And it's so expensive, snifflesniffle.
And she will be publically comparing the 5 girls bra sizes and can grifting for bras be far behind?
Lol, NJGirl - I'm sure it tasted just as good!
(your sandwich, not your bulldog ;D)
And she will be publically comparing the 5 girls bra sizes and can grifting for bras be far behind?
@Victoria'sSecret - Look out!
NJGal51 said... 121
Dwindle - I have read a couple Odd Thomas books but couldn't really get into them. Maybe I'll give them another try. I've also read all the Monk books and I did not like the way the author ended the series. HATED.IT!
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OOO! Now I am looking up "Monk" books...!
What wasn't quoted from the webmd article is that Glycine is usually prescribed in the treatment of schizophrenia, stroke and to protect the kidneys from the effects of drugs used after organ transplants. I did not see any reference to it's use as a sleep aid on there, however I found one study through the NIH clearinghouse that was done in Japan discussing it's effectiveness in helping those with insomnia.
My point is that you should always double check with you doctor before trying some new medication or supplement, whether that advice came from your best friend, fellow commenters on a blog, a website or from a celebrity has been like Kate Gosselin because what works for one person isn't necessarily right for someone else. Admin, we will have to respectfully agree to disagree on this one because I don't think it's apples and oranges. I think it's the same thing.
Tucker's Mom said... 113
Years of filming is evidence as proof that Kate showed resentment in having to feed all those kids. She was never ever joyful cooking. It was a hated chore and she let anyone and everyone know it.
It's there! On film! Documented for all posterity.
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And that was when the kids were all quite young. I imagine it could have only gotten worse now in real, untwittered life. She's not going to convince me that she dances around the kitchen like Harriet Nelson.
NJGal -- The first Crombie book "A Share In Death" is my least favorite of the whole series,so if you don't really get into it, stick with the series for a couple more books. They build on each other and you get more and more involved with the characters. Plus, Crombie can really WRITE (unlike so many who get published these days).
Dwindle -- I like the Odd Thomas books too. I generally like Dean Koontz, although he does have some real stinkers from time to time.
AuntieAnn said... 131
Tucker's Mom said... 113
Years of filming is evidence as proof that Kate showed resentment in having to feed all those kids. She was never ever joyful cooking. It was a hated chore and she let anyone and everyone know it.
It's there! On film! Documented for all posterity.
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And that was when the kids were all quite young. I imagine it could have only gotten worse now in real, untwittered life. She's not going to convince me that she dances around the kitchen like Harriet Nelson.
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BWAHAHAHA!!!!
No, those poor kids live with a gestational carrier who complains LOUDLY about what a burden their basic nourishment is on her time, her mind, and her budget. Now she is banging bells to drag their sad butts to her table. Next, she will have the house wired with little electric shocks so she can ZAP the kids into doing what she wants, no matter how hard they try to hide.
Between that slop she puts on the table, the rules about eating in order, the ongoing tirade against each of them (that she calls 'instructing') forcing them to vote on which of their siblings looks guilty enough for wrath tonight, her demanding their ongoing praise and thanks for the abuse she has showered them with, and the fact that they leave the table feeling like scum stuck on their mother's shoe AND still hungry, no wonder they are in no hurry to get to the table.
Kate, did ya bother to ask any experienced mom about this? Kids need notice to get ready for dinner. They cannot stop on a dime. Try some call-outs: "Dinner in 10 minutes" "Dinner nearly ready; 5 minutes" "OK Dinner going on the table, get washed" "Dinner NOW! MOVE IT!" Dont tell me you are too busy, it's called being a mom and TEACHING your offspring how to mentally budget their time and LEARN to be prompt.
It's apples and oranges because celebs tend to have fans who do whatever they say and private people don't.
Air Jordans. If I did a post askig everyone to buy them maybe 2 people would. But when Michael Jordan does it people buy millions. Celebs have a lot of power and with that power comes responsibilty not to expose gullible fans of theirs who do whatever they say to something potentially dangerous, without a few warnings. In fact for advertisements it's the law, so even the legislature recognizes the impact.
If there were no difference between us and celebrities, then we would have been offered a commercial by now. But obviously we have not and never will be.
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A Mom said... 79
Kate's kids lunch box ((website)); wonder what that big glup is in the middle of sandwich. Also wonder if all 8 get same lunches? Kids have their own taste, but knowing how lazy Kate is just easier to pack all lunches the same..............
maybe C/M get different lunch!!
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Yes, all 8 of her kids like the same things always especially food! She may be the only mom on Earth whose kids are like that. Isn't it "amazing" and "inspirational?"
Some of her fans are actually commenting on the peanuts in the lunch boxes being a no-no.
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Why are peanuts a no-no? I sent peanut m&m's once in awhile w/my kid as surprise treat.
Peanut allergies of other students- often banned in schools now.
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Latest 'blue' problem, Found out today my Yahoo e-mail?? is using Once a Viewer and Formerly Duped ( new name rejected by Google) on my e-mail address?
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@grandmasf @SuzeW718 @sarahjchapman @kateplusmy8 Let's contact Lancaster Country Day and ask them what their policy is...
Oh, good gravy. I hope that non-fans are not going to be contacting the school. This is just wrong. As far as I know, there is no policy preventing peanuts in school lunches, but if LOWER SCHOOL kids bring in snacks to be shared by other kids, peanuts (or anything cooked in peanut oil) should not be sent to school. Pre-school and junior kindergarten kids are not allowed to have any kind of nuts in the classroom.
That's the way it's been. I don't know if it's changed this new school year.
Mrs. Peanut said... 137
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Oh, good gravy. I hope that non-fans are not going to be contacting the school. This is just wrong. As far as I know, there is no policy preventing peanuts in school lunches, but if LOWER SCHOOL kids bring in snacks to be shared by other kids, peanuts (or anything cooked in peanut oil) should not be sent to school. Pre-school and junior kindergarten kids are not allowed to have any kind of nuts in the classroom.
That's the way it's been. I don't know if it's changed this new school year
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Not a good idea- and really, unnecessary.
Well darn! I so wanted to get into a nasty
knock-down/drag-out fight over politics. So what? I'm going to state my opinion anyway:
My candidate is the best and the other one is not. So there!
OK, school lunches. My mom made great lunches.
We had a wide variety of sandwiches, always a piece of fruit and 2 small cookies. We got milk for 2 cents until it went up to 3 cents and eventually 5 cents. It was fine. That's what the other kids ate too. Nobody checked to see if Ralph's tuna looked better than Gladys'
sliced chicken. We ate and we enjoyed the time around the table. Nobody went home and griped about monotonous lunches. We liked the simplicity of unwrapping our sandwiches from the wax paper and biting into our lunch.
Once a Viewer said... 136
Peanut allergies of other students- often banned in schools now.
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What about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches??? That is one of the lamest things I have heard, sorry if it offends anyone. If someone tried to tell me my kid couldnt have her pb&j (she was extremely underweight and VERY finicky about food- peanut butter was recommended as a daily food to keep weight on) I would have a FIT. She would have her sandwich anyway.
We ARE superior Bc we don't support child exploitation or need advice on hoe to cut a sandwich. I doubt we would constantly comment on sheeple's lack of intelligence if they didn't give us so much fodder.
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Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 51
Not to mention the folks here have proven to be highly intelligent and I'd trust them fully to do their own research. Kate's crowd, not so much.
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Please. I'm sure there are bright and not-so-bright folks on both sides of the fence. The one thing you do all seem to have in common here is a disproportionate sense of your own superiority.
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Well, no 'hater' claimed to be a Ph.D. without the 'D'.....just sayin' ;)
In the public elementary school here the students are not allowed to bring peanuts in ANY
form, nor tree nuts. Too many kids with nut allergies, and the numbers seem to be growing.
I can't say whether the rule holds true in the Middle School or the High Schoool. Some kids outgrow allergies, some do not.
In this school district the cafeteria does not serve any kind of food containing nuts, and parents are really good about making sure their kids don't pack anything with nuts for lunch.
Of course you do have to think about bringing in a candy bar or something, but there have been no problems that I've heard of. Mostlyn everybody just goes along with it so their friends don't get sick.
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You got cookies for lunch? Lucky! I got Kool-Aid, and that is not a joke on 'drinking the kool-aid'. I dont drink milk, never have, so kool-aid in a cartoon thermos. I got hostess treats, sometimes a zinger, sometimes a ding dong, sometimes a cupcake- oh the memories :)
Oh for goodness sake, I knew that lunchbox would make me want to hit my head on a wall. Diced nectarines, teeny diced nectarines for 8 year olds? Buy small fruit, place whole, note whole, fuit in lunch box. My 3 and 1 yr okd grandsons eat bigger pieces of fruit than that. She also forgot the @ when gushing about the grifted chips.
Homemade roast beef in her 1/2 sandwches, bwahaha. Here's another tip for less labor intensive lunches - make one whole sandwich, and lose all the little snack packs. Keeping it simple.
I also feel liike I have had a fork stuck in me as I follow these hardly thrilling daily adventures on the Kate train. You folks are great fun, but not sure what I am doing with this trainwreck.
butterfly said... 142
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Well, no 'hater' claimed to be a Ph.D. without the 'D'.....just sayin' ;)
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
Maybe they should segregate the allergy-laden kids from the others- to ensure no one accidentally gets contaminated. If I had a kid w/food allergies I would want them separated during lunch time until they got older and knew how to keep themselves safe (I was a paranoid mom). Again, no one would have stopped me from sending pb&j w/my kid, it's the only thing she would eat and sorry other moms, but my kid's health is more important to me than anything else in this world.
Sheep don't understand sarcasm, they never did. They admit they'd love an opportunity to pimp out THEIR kids, some even do.
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butterfly said... 142
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Well, no 'hater' claimed to be a Ph.D. without the 'D'.....just sayin' ;)
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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An Uber-fan of Kate's claimed to be a Ph.D. w/o the 'D'- I think that reflects the intelligence level quite clearly.
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Anonymous said... 146
butterfly said... 142
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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An Uber-fan of Kate's claimed to be a Ph.D. w/o the 'D'- I think that reflects the intelligence level quite clearly.
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They left off the "D?" Couldn't that simply be a typo? Assuming you are correct about this one individual, that is not generalizable to an entire group. I would think that an intelligent person would know that.
FYI some schools have peanut free zones or tables in the lunch room. Someone very close to me has a severe peanut allergy and the school she goes to has a couple of tables just for kids with allergies but anyone can sit there with them (friends etc.) as long as there are no peanut or nut products in their lunch.
Make your own Bisquick substitute
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Butter-Flavored Crisco
Mix dry ingredients together, then using a pastry knife cut the Crisco into the mix. Makes 1 cup Bisquick equivalent.
Unlike real Bisquick, this has to be stored in the fridge
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Before I forget to share: I spent yesterday doing this in quantity and putting batches into repurposed glass jars in the back of the fridge. I dont know where I got the recipe, but I have shared it on other food blogs with postive outcomes. Often times I will just mix the drys and put into one cup bags or jars and add the shortening as needed the day of my recipe.
I love bisquick but I wont buy it unless it is on sale plus I have a coupon I can double at my store. i know I sound like Kate, but she didnt invent the damn concept, most of us have been doing it for decades and learned it from older neighbors or female relatives.
Oh, to all the cooks-
I cooked a pot roast in the pressure cooker vice slow cooker and I must say, I prefer the slow cooker. Tenderness was fine, but the roast wasn't as savory from the pressure cooker.
Ok, if we start discussing how great pressure cookers are for cooking meals faster, how long before Kate jumps on that bandwagon? :)
Yeah, what's with the diced nectarines. LOL, that's so ridiculous. It's as though Kate does time consuming things just so she can complain about how exhausted she is.
fidosmommy said... 139
Well darn! I so wanted to get into a nasty
knock-down/drag-out fight over politics. So what? I'm going to state my opinion anyway:
My candidate is the best and the other one is not. So there!
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Well, I Knew I liked you! We have the exact same political affiliations! I too belong to the party of The Better Guy! Whooot! High Five!!
Berks Neighbor said... 151
FYI some schools have peanut free zones or tables in the lunch room. Someone very close to me has a severe peanut allergy and the school she goes to has a couple of tables just for kids with allergies but anyone can sit there with them (friends etc.) as long as there are no peanut or nut products in their lunch.
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That is awesome!!! Now that is compromising in everyone's best interest.
The need to outshine Kate Gosselin and her "fans" that is constantly in evidence here is both sad and amusing at the same time.
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Not nearly as sad (but not amusing) as the sheeple's obsessive compulsion to defend their queen at any cost, nor as pathetic as their ignorance in so many issues. We don't hide behind the cloak of "anonymous" in our posts. If we have something to say, we own it. We're smart enough to be able to follow rules, as in Rule #1 for posting on this blog.
Outshining Kate and the sheeple isn't difficult. It's a "given" for anyone with any amount of intelligence or common sense.
"Well, no 'hater' claimed to be a Ph.D. without the 'D'.....just sayin' ;)"
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Funny! I have a Ph.D. WITH the D. I guess I just got lucky! Missing the "D" part for anyone would be cause of great concern, even a sheeple!
butterfly said... 153
Oh, to all the cooks-
I cooked a pot roast in the pressure cooker vice slow cooker and I must say, I prefer the slow cooker. Tenderness was fine, but the roast wasn't as savory from the pressure cooker.
Ok, if we start discussing how great pressure cookers are for cooking meals faster, how long before Kate jumps on that bandwagon? :)
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Shhhh. (whispering...) Let's time her. It only took her a week to jump on my meat slicer as a way of saving money for school sandwiches. In a few weeks, she will have discovered the Soap Nuts I posted about yesterday.
As far as the pressure cooker goes, she will get to it soon; she has a lot to keep up with on this blog.
Then you'd just be a Ph. What good is THAT?
Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 154
Yeah, what's with the diced nectarines. LOL, that's so ridiculous. It's as though Kate does time consuming things just so she can complain about how exhausted she is.
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It's because she is splitting TWO nectarines between the eight of them. She is probably dicing and slicing bananas into little containers too.
Anonymous said, "They left off the "D?" Couldn't that simply be a typo? Assuming you are correct about this one individual, that is not generalizable to an entire group. I would think that an intelligent person would know that."
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It was no typo. That person claimed to have a PhD without the D. I may be wrong, but I think she said a relative had her PhD with the D.
I love my Pressure Cooker. I asked for a pressure canner for Christmas one year from my Mother in Law, she got it wrong and got me a Pressure Cooker. I was like *okay*, then I started using it! Holy cow is it quick. I've even made dessert in it. When I want a hearty meal but don't have time to cook, the pressure cooker is great. The only thing is you have to follow the directions in order to use it and be safe.
I still want a pressure canner, but love my pressure cooker.
It's because she is splitting TWO nectarines between the eight of them. She is probably dicing and slicing bananas into little containers too.
Oh, of course. Silly me. A whole piece of fruit per child might eventually break the bank or at least deplete her hair-frying allowance.
Over In Kate's County said... 157
Not nearly as sad (but not amusing) as the sheeple's obsessive compulsion to defend their queen at any cost, nor as pathetic as their ignorance in so many issues. We don't hide behind the cloak of "anonymous" in our posts. If we have something to say, we own it. We're smart enough to be able to follow rules, as in Rule #1 for posting on this blog.
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Unless you post with your real name, which you clearly do not, you do not "own" anything. If the administrator doesn't want anonymous posts, she can eliminate the anonymous option. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
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Outshining Kate and the sheeple isn't difficult. It's a "given" for anyone with any amount of intelligence or common sense.
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Then why the need to "prove" it repeatedly if you are so secure in your superiority? Post after post about how much better people are at cooking, mothering, etc., etc. An armchair psychologist might conclude that there is a whole lot of overcompensating going on.
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Funny! I have a Ph.D. WITH the D. I guess I just got lucky! Missing the "D" part for anyone would be cause of great concern, even a sheeple!
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Thank you for proving my point. Why do you need to throw in your Ph.D. here? Good for you for obtaining a doctorate; I'm a big proponent of education. However, I work with plenty of folks with doctorates and have not found that there is an automatic correlation between having those three letters after your name and superior intelligence.
Fleecing The Sheeple said... 161
Anonymous said, "They left off the "D?" Couldn't that simply be a typo? Assuming you are correct about this one individual, that is not generalizable to an entire group. I would think that an intelligent person would know that."
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It was no typo. That person claimed to have a PhD without the D. I may be wrong, but I think she said a relative had her PhD with the D.
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Yep. Too funny!!!
I liked Kate's lunch for her kids, but it was way to complicated to fix everyday, for a large family. Keep it simple- like others have said- a whole sandwich, a whole piece of fruit, etc. That lunch would be fun for a field trip day, or something.
butterfly said... 147
Again, no one would have stopped me from sending pb&j w/my kid, it's the only thing she would eat and sorry other moms, but my kid's health is more important to me than anything else in this world.
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Schools have gotten a lot stricter with the peanut issue in recent years. My daughter's public elementary school has separate tables for kids with peanut/food allergies, so I can pack her favorite honey & peanut butter sandwiches. But my boys' private preschool has a strict "no nut" policy. No exceptions. Makes packing lunches for them difficult on the days they have “an extra” after school, as the boys are extremely finicky, and prefer to eat mostly peanuts, almonds, and pistachios (ironically, they hate peanut butter). Most of the preschools in our area are private (church-affiliated) with similar no-nut policies. If a parent sends in a “taboo” food in a child’s lunch, the food is sent home (along with a hungry child and a stern warning).
Fleecing The Sheeple said... 161
It was no typo. That person claimed to have a PhD without the D. I may be wrong, but I think she said a relative had her PhD with the D.
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Assuming that what you are saying is accurate, then that person is indeed an idiot. Again though, that does not mean that every person who you label a "sheeple" is an idiot, any more than the piss poor spelling and grammar of some of the regulars here means that all "non-fans" lack spelling and grammar skills.
"Sheep don't understand sarcasm, they never did. They admit they'd love an opportunity to pimp out THEIR kids, some even do."
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And for some of the teen sheeple, she is their role model. They want to be like her and have as many kids, with the hope of having their own show, going on vacations, getting freebies and living in a mansion. There is something that is just not normal for an 18-year-old girl to have 6,000 photos of Kate Gosselin. There is something wrong when a teen has a fixation on a 37-year-old divorced mother of eight kids. It goes far beyond just a "girl crush."
Sheeple are living vicariously through her. She's as close as it comes to knowing a "real" celebrity. Never mind that she's a washed-up reality has-been. She's well known, and for them to be able to say that she tweeted them sends them into a frenzy. Their comments have been that they can now die happy, they cried for hours, and so forth.
Now *that* is sad. There are some of them for whom I actually feel very sorry.
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave suggestions about how to handle my younger grandson since his older brother started kindergarten. I am going to share all of these with my daughter.
Also, we're leaving on Saturday to spend a week with them and I am going to implement the sticker chart. I'll be taking him to preschool and picking him up around lunchtime (instead of him going into the daycare room in the afternoon). I already have a little bag of dollar store toys that my daughter and SIL can use as well after we're gone. Thanks again, everyone.
Now, Kate's lunches for the kids - oh, brother!! Why does she always come across as if she is the only one who ever made sandwiches for a child's lunch? She really thinks that everything she does is just so over the top and so much better than what anyone else has ever done. She makes me gag.
Berks - I'll loan you my pressure canner. It makes the best amazingly awesome canned trout.
Sorry best amazingly awesome canned HOME MADE trout.!!!!!!!
I love gadgets. Have I mentioned that?
Kate should include water as one of the drinks. I remember how the kids were addicted to sippy cups with juice as toddlers - so bad for the teeth. she wrote about Mady's black decayed molar ( age 5) in on of 'her' books so I would think she would not want to decay their teeth further (remember the dental episodes- really unusual for so many cavities although I think she said it was Jon's fault!)
The lunch overall looked decent but time-consuming to prepare and to eat.Are those little plastic containers reusable?
Anonymous...
Unless you post with your real name, which you clearly do not, you do not "own" anything. If the administrator doesn't want anonymous posts, she can eliminate the anonymous option. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
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Nor does it take a genius to be able to read the first rule and observe it.
Then you'd just be a Ph. What good is THAT?
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Thank you for proving my point. Why do you need to throw in your Ph.D. here?
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lol! Thank YOU for proving a point. I didn't flaunt my degree for the purpose of proving intelligence or superiority. My comment was a tongue-in-cheek response to the Ph.D. without the D remark!
The problem with peanut allergies and nut allergies to a lesser extent, is that for a severely allergic person, just avoiding eating anything with the peanuts isn't enough. Just being in the same building with peanuts can kill. Peanuts particularly, and to a lesser extent tree nuts, release tiny droplets of oils into the air. An allergic person inhales those droplets and death can result in a matter of a few minutes. Most people who are that severely allergic carry epi-pens to inject themselves with epinephrine immediately upon exposure, but for a child, that's not always possible (because of their age). Some schools have personnel trained to administer the injections, but it's still safer to just ban peanut products. And before someone hollers "bunkem", my godson is severely allergic to peanuts. When he was about 7, he was visiting a friend's house. He and the friend were in the bedroom, on the second floor of the house. The friend's older sister opened a jar of peanut butter in the kitchen, on the first floor and opposite side of the house. The ventilation system carried the oil droplets upstairs and my godson went into severe anaphylaxis. Fortunately, he carried an epi-pen and the friend's mother was a nurse and knew how to administer the injection, but it was touch and go for a few minutes.
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That private school policy is pretty harsh. I would be livid if they ignored my daughter's nutritional and extreme weight problems because of some other kid's peanut allergies.
I am glad public schools have the separate tables. That would make me as parent of a child with food allergies feel much more relieved.
So I have heard you can use a pressure cooker to cook rice. That is my next experiment with it. Usually I just cook beans in it.
I love gadgets. Have I mentioned that?
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Over In Kate's County said... 174
Thank you for proving my point. Why do you need to throw in your Ph.D. here?
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lol! Thank YOU for proving a point.
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I do believe that is a violation of Rule #3. Perhaps you should reconsider your intelligence level now since apparently you are not "smart enough to follow rules." (I am fully aware that I am violating Rule #1, but I am not the one who claimed that violating a rule equated to a lack of intelligence. That was you.)
That private school policy is pretty harsh. I would be livid if they ignored my daughter's nutritional and extreme weight problems because of some other kid's peanut allergies.
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I can see your point, but I would be horrified if I knew that I sent nuts to school that may have contributed to another child going into anaphalactic shock.
It's a tough issue with which schools continue to wrestle.
Oh, Anonymous, you little poop stirrer, you.
We enjoy our conversations on this blog, and we are polite and respectful even if we disagree. If you do not like the conversations here, perhaps you would feel more comfortable on another blog. Just a suggestion.
Do you go nuts in the "As Seen On TV" store?
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LOL! No. We have one at the mall and I have never gone in there. I think I have enough 'stuff'. I do follow the one-year rule though. If I haven't used something for a whole year it's off to the donation bin.
Perhaps you should reconsider your intelligence level now since apparently you are not "smart enough to follow rules."
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LOL! Okay, I'll do that! Thanks for the suggestion! :)
Now where is that online IQ test? I seem to have lost my ability to find it!
butterfly said... 176
That private school policy is pretty harsh. I would be livid if they ignored my daughter's nutritional and extreme weight problems because of some other kid's peanut allergies.
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Yes, it's pretty restrictive – liability issues, I suppose. It’s so extreme that they hand out an "approved" list of snacks we can purchase for the class (parents have to bring snack once a month for the entire class -- twice a month for me, as I have twins in the class). They even tell us what *brand* to buy, which I'll admit does chafe my butt a bit. Looking forward to next year when the boys will be in the public elementary school!
Oh good God. Kate is absolutely manic. She doesn't have a clue what her next move will be. Grifting left and right, trying to find sponsors. Sending out tweets testing a catering company....
As the kids get older, her grifting is getting more embarassing for her kids, as she is not qualified to really do anything anymore more, other than nursing. Offers for TV show have dried up, yet she continues to post her kids'
pictures, art, funny sayings about trips left and right.
Now the cooking/catering fiasco. She cooks for 8 people, will not even eat her own food, gotta have a salad (a nurse with nutrition and healthy eating issues.
I could go on but this woman does not have a clue how to exist without using her kids. Yes, I said it. It is getting old, and she has had plenty of time to carve out a way to support HER CHILDREN. My guess is that she will continue to grift, and should be ashamed of herself, with no clue of how to successfully support her kids. This reality Diva has no sense to go quietly into the night, which is what her kids probably need the most. Completely sick of her craziness and manic modes at the expense of her kids.
Permanent Name said...
But whenever I see 's/s' my brain script runs like what I just said. Just like 'i before e, except after c' and 'mary's violet eyes make john sit up nights palpatating'.
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Do you know "on old olympus towering top a Finn and German viewed some hops" for the cranial nerves? Can't remember where I put my keys, but, that, I know!
Glad the glycine is working out for those who have tried it. I used the capsules when I went out to Canada last weekend because I didn't want to travel across the border with a baggie of white powder! Anyway, it did take me a little longer than usual to get to sleep--maybe the capsules slowing down the absorption, or maybe just getting settled down after a day of travel.
Gosselin8ComeFirst, I completely agree with you. I would be so embarassed as a child if my parents were putting all of this out there for anyone and everyone to see. You know your classmates are seeing and/or hearing about this. Knowing that your mother is so disliked would be hard for any child, but Kate just keeps putting it out there for everyone to see and criticize. If she was even HALF of the good mother she tries to portray herself as, she would be concerned about what her kids really think of her behavior. But no one matters to Kate more than Kate, no matter how she tries to convince people otherwise. Only those with intelligence can see through her BS.
Butterfly, extreme nut allergies are why airplanes no longer dispense those bags with 7-8 "yummy" peanuts anymore. Liability. Now, we all get pretzels.
It can be an extreme allergy with life threatening consequences.
DISCLAIMER:
I have not received any free glycine or reimburement in any form--just in case the FTC orr IRS is checking us out.
Butterfly, was it that your daughter *could* only eat pbj for lunch or *would* only eat it? And for how long did this go on?
"Oh, Anonymous, you little poop stirrer, you."
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Sometimes it's amusing to have a little fun with them just to see what they come up with, and then you just ignore them. They eventually get bored and find their way back under their bridge!
butterfly said... 176
That private school policy is pretty harsh. I would be livid if they ignored my daughter's nutritional and extreme weight problems because of some other kid's peanut allergies.
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And the mother of a child with a peanut allergy would be livid if they ignored their daughter's extreme allergy problem because of some other kid's finicky eating habits
My next voting comment is to say I vote for ignoring posters who have no purpose here other than to smack our hands with a ruler. If we
don't feed them they will look for food somewhere else.
Do any of us go bother their favorite internet discussion sites?
I do follow the one-year rule though. If I haven't used something for a whole year it's off to the donation bin.
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Do you have enough to open your own store, or at least have a profitable garage sale?
After just reading what Kate made for dinner I feel safe in saying there is no way she'll get a cookbook published.
Sloppy joes in bun with big green salad, yes.
Sloppy joes with sauteed red potatoes, onions, green beans, garlic, olive oil, spices and balsamic vinegar, no.
Maybe she doesn't season sloppy joes? All those conflicting flavors. Blech.
Butterfly -- I keep meaning to ask you, who's the guy in your avatar?
I also keep meaning to mention those "bars" she "invented". I used cornflakes once to make crispy bars. Not bad, and a friend of mine used raisin bran, but that didn't turn out as well -- the raisins were nice but the flakes were sort of soggy.i
I appreciate all theinteresting info/tips shared on this blog, I am going to get some glycine for my mom, as she suffers from interrupted sleep. Wanted to say re the Bates & Duggars, they believe in a form of training their children that many find unpalatable. It begins with blanket training, when you place your crawling age baby on a blanket and tell them to stay. Anytime they get off the blanket, you give them a swat. Some parents might use a flexible ruler to administer the swat. (This implement was suggested by Mrs. Duggar on a message board before they got a TV show, then later deleted). I also learned that the Bates have a big portrait on the wall of their family room of a founder of the Ku Klux Klan. So I am not impressed with either family, they are as bad as Kate in that they are selling their childrens privacy. I know they need money because they have more kids than they can afford, but that was their irresponsible choice.
Tamara @191 said: And the mother of a child with a peanut allergy would be livid if they ignored their daughter's extreme allergy problem because of some other kid's finicky eating habits
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If I pack lunches, and I sometimes do when necessary (such as required on field trips), I won't even include peanut butter and jelly sandwiches -- no nuts of any kind. My kids aren't allergic, but I don't want to be responsible for triggering allergic reactions among classmates. My kids can live without peanut butter or nuts; those with allergies may face life-threatening reactions, and in extreme circumstances, may NOT live.
It begins with blanket training, when you place your crawling age baby on a blanket and tell them to stay. Anytime they get off the blanket, you give them a swat. Some parents might use a flexible ruler to administer the swat. (This implement was suggested by Mrs. Duggar on a message board before they got a TV show, then later deleted). I also learned that the Bates have a big portrait on the wall of their family room of a founder of the Ku Klux Klan.
Am not fond of either family. But I have to ask, did you see the blanket training and KKK portrait with your own eyes? If not, sounds like rumor. Certainly something I won't spread.
Dmasy, you get pretzels?? I didnt think planes served anything these days. So cheap.
tamara, pb&j is all my kid would eat in K and 1st grade. She was soooo finicky and very underweight and she was one of those kids that, if you didnt give them food they would eat, they just wouldn't eat!! So I had to feed her what she would eat and that was high in fats and calories. I had a list- butter (soo gross- I hate butter) peanut butter, heavy cream soup, lots of creamy dressing on her salads, ice cream, etc.
I think having the separate tables is good. If a kid is so allergic that having the oil in the air is life threatening, they probably shouldn't be in school- not to deprive them of education- heaven's no!! Just why take a chance with their life like that? I tend to worry, though.
No, my kid finally stabilized weight around 11th or 12th grade but she still will lose wight if she gets sick. She's one of those people you see and say "skinny bit*h" LOL! She looks great in all clothes. Must be nice. I do encourage her to workout and I gave her a gym membership because muscle tone is important. Skinny does not mean healthy.
Hear that Kate? Skinny does NOT mean healthy. You need muscle tone.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@MiloandJack I whipped up sloppy joes& sautéed red potatoes,onions,green beans w garlic,olive oil spices&bals vinegar I call it:quick yum!
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What no photo of tonight's dinner?
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