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@joeawilliams123 I don't have a problem with a list -- that's what our daughter does. Some of the things on her list sound great -- I'm happy to buy some for the whole family. Other things on her list ... don't. We shop quarterly, and she's got a budget that I'm willing to pay for her "not...

@naila When we were looking for houses, we found this amazing place. It had everything we never knew we wanted, was being sold by an old couple who was not really looking to cash out. They just wanted to dump their local assets and move to wherever new grandbaby was. Cheap house, lots of land...

@pentzbar000 There are so many good things ... but I guess I don't ever feel like I need help with the good things, ya know? But "I've tried everything I can think of, anyone else have tricks for dealing with teenage temper tantrums?!?" is absolutely a time when I think to turn to the Internet...

@katrina2017 This is a common problem in IT fields -- in the US, we got screwed out of overtime pay by some federal law a decade or three back. We're salaried at $x per year. Which sounds great if it's x/(40*52), but many places I worked had a culture that you're an absolute slacker if you're...

@atlkate Maybe you could have summer Mondays or Wednesdays instead? I used to work for a company with wild expectations about overworking that did this summer Friday thing. And it only meant adding four extra hours every other day plus working the full Friday. I get the coverage thing - so I...

@velour100 I agree about the being OK to be selfish -- I could earn a third what I make today working for any number of really beneficial charities. But I took the selfish route. At that, how many people chose their career based on aptitude without considering what they enjoy? Ostensibly, I...

@thedevilaintthatbad Ultimately, I cannot force my kid to do a lot of things anymore. She'll experience the consequences. She understands that enough poor performance at school means you repeat the grade -- and everyone is going to realize it when you are not in classes with them next year. Poor...

@stevej66 For my daughter, the phone stays in the kitchen overnight and all of our tablets are charging in the office. She's not old enough to have emergency 3AM phone calls! I cannot make someone sleep, but I can remove all of the "fun" alternatives. She might grab a book or pick up a knitting...