Preparation helps reduce holiday stress:

If you’re cooking a turkey this week, remember to defrost it in the refrigerator for enough time.

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Holiday stress, what do I do?

Please share your own tips and tricks. Here’s the first of what I intend to be a series of information on dealing with less than ideal holidays.

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1/2 As adult children, when do you decide that you need to move in with your parents (or them with you)?

Today I received news that will add another layer of complexity with my parent’s health. It’s possible it’s time to combine households.

How would you make that decision?

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Talking to a stranger online, what precautions do you take?

I responded to someone on this platform’s messages today.
First time I’ve done that here.
How do you decide if someone online is who they say they are?
What precautions do you take when speaking to a stranger online?

Amplifying this as a new post (see previous post thread for context):

To the gentleman that insisted I received “a gift” of his wisdom and in return, I didn’t say a “kind” word.
It is kind to point out that you weren’t hearing people, I didn’t owe you that.
And to the rest?
Not my problem.

Part 1- How do you respond to people on the internet and what do you owe them? When you disagree, when do you walk away from the conversation? I was caught up in a conversation about this image last night. I’m not sure I handled it correctly. What would you do?

How do I explain to my 16 year old that “sit and rotate” does not mean “go sit in the microwave and spin.”
Asking for a friend. That friend is me, I’m the friend. Parenting is fun.

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People just want you to hear them.

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Part 1- I was talking to my daughter today about this video:

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And it unlocked a core memory for her.