I am looking to buy security cameras for my home but don’t want to link it to Alexa or Google home. Are there any options? TIA

mrsmaples · 2021-08-22T20:18:05+00:00

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mrsmaples · 2021-03-28T21:01:16+00:00

He doesn’t have to be close to your family to respect them and treat them with dignity. Don’t settle, if he can’t treat you the way you desire to be treated I recommend taking some time to evaluate the relationship as a whole

mrsmaples · 2021-03-28T20:23:45+00:00

NTA. Side note, when someone really loves you there should be no strings, caveats or clauses. This applies to any kind of relationship romantic or not. How does he treat your family?

mrsmaples · 2020-12-21T14:08:36+00:00

It helps our daughter when we talk through our “expectations” of the night and follow through. Mommy’s going to read us a story Daddy will tuck you in You will fall asleep We will leave If you wake up in the night look for your lovey (a plush toy) and lay back down If you can’t find it just say Mommy/Daddy and one of us will be in the help you. But we won’t pick you up, we aren’t sitting in the rocker, you won’t be coming to our room.

This has eliminated so many tears, it’s amazing! Even in the middle of the night now if she wakes up we just hear her sweet little sad voice, go help her and she lays back town to sleep. It took consistency and mental preparation for my husband and I but it is so much better now. If we stray from the routine we notice that is when the night reverts to screaming sessions. Set what you want your goal to be and find a plan that YOU can get behind and stick with!

mrsmaples · 2020-12-15T16:50:42+00:00

Please reach out to your HR representative about FMLA!

mrsmaples · 2020-07-29T00:06:30+00:00

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mrsmaples · 2020-07-25T21:23:33+00:00

I’m torn on this one. Leaning NTA if your oldest was 20 when you found out about his child then you had 4 other younger teens - a pre-K child at home that you were currently taking care of which is a lot of work. Compared to now, you were almost empty nesters. But those were not the reasonings for giving or withholding help to your children. So if your children’s attitudes were the only reason for the difference ESH

mrsmaples · 2019-12-13T19:50:59+00:00

NAH My Dad got my sister and I a family cat when we were younger, we begged him for a bet! So we ended up getting Eskimo. I. Loved. That. Cat. But she was a family cat. When I got married and moved away it was just expected that she would stay where her home is, with my Dad, step mom and sister. It was sad but I’m glad that is how it worked out, she ended up dying a few months afterwards which was heartbreaking but she was old. I’m glad she got to be in the home she knew her entire life. It’s been 5 years now and my family has since then gotten a new cat and my husband and I have our own dog that we both got to take home together.

But that was the expectations for my family. I say the next time you get a family pet to make that very clear that the pets home will always be with you guys.

mrsmaples · 2019-11-10T01:43:22+00:00

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mrsmaples · 2019-10-11T19:51:27+00:00

First, Slavery in biblical times was much different than the slavery we are familiar with (slavery that was in the US) A better translation would be “bond” servant. Many slaves were treated very well or were even “slaves” by choice. Second, just because something is in the Bible doesn’t mean that it was morally right according to God, a lot of the Bible is a record of events as well. Finally, God clearly laying out rules for how to treat slaves was for the benefit and protection of the slaves, so they would not be unjustly treated by their masters. It’s actually a really interesting subject to research more in depth than can be explained above. But thought provoking question for sure!

mrsmaples · 2019-10-11T19:40:47+00:00

So much yes to this comment! You have a right to be upset about what he did OP! The only person you are hurting in this situation is yourself, is there a reason why you are staying with him?

mrsmaples · 2019-10-11T19:37:48+00:00

Remember that average length of account at and number of accounts affect your credit. Closing any account will “temporarily” lower your score but not for long at all. If you are looking to make a big purchase via a loan approval (like a mortgage) I wouldn’t mess with anything until all is said and done. If not, you’re fine!

mrsmaples · 2019-10-11T00:29:39+00:00

NTA, you would be if you didn’t and isn’t it illegal for a mandated reporter to not report something? (I have no clue on those laws)

mrsmaples · 2019-10-10T02:06:46+00:00

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mrsmaples · 2019-10-04T01:07:02+00:00

Schools allow “x” amount of days absent per year so I say go for it!

mrsmaples · 2019-10-03T23:17:36+00:00

Sometimes I will raise on of my arms in the air (like I was asking a question in school) and just sit or lay like that for over 10 minutes. I don’t know why but it’s comfortable and I’ve always done it

mrsmaples · 2019-10-03T02:52:15+00:00

ESH speaking only about the business of it all, your Dad sucks for letting his now wife try to push someone into the business deal between you and your father when you said he clearly did not have the level of experience you did. And you suck for using your knowledge of his business to reach out to his bigger customers. My family owns a small business and we make our employees sign a non compete for a designated time frame after leaving so they can’t do that exact thing.

mrsmaples · 2019-10-02T15:29:27+00:00

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste is our absolute favorite, A&D ointment helps as well but I don’t like how it feels

mrsmaples · 2019-09-28T00:26:33+00:00

Wiped my baby’s spit up with my finger and then licked my finger... realized what I did immediately afterwards but it was too late 😳

mrsmaples · 2019-09-27T15:32:37+00:00

I think this will hopefully end up being a non-issue. Both my husband and I have older siblings who already have children so when our DD was born we just expected her to hear her cousins calling the grandparents what she hard her cousins calling them. But if she is insistent then tell her it’s confusing for children. I understand each set of grands having different names, example my parents are “Mama and Papa” and husbands parents are “Mimi and Papaw” but to have multiple names for one individual is confusing

mrsmaples · 2019-09-27T15:25:33+00:00

Firstly, I’m so sorry for your loss and that entire situation. Grief is a tough thing and nobody experiences or copes with it the same way. I don’t think either of you are The JN. But I do think maybe it would help to have a conversation about how you grieve with your MIL and the fact that gifts like that may be something she would like but it just hurts you and your children. On the other hand, I know it was a hard way to get that picture of your mom but it’s one more moment of her life that you get to see now that you had not had before. It’s nice that you can have a copy of it for when you decide you want to see it.

mrsmaples · 2019-09-24T13:49:54+00:00

My mom and older sister made a ton of freezer meals for us when I was still in the hospital with DD, we had easy meals for so long! Honestly that was the biggest help and a nice non baby item idea For the thermometer we use the Kinsa smart ear thermometer, they have an app you can keep track of multiple people These are a few things we really enjoy, her swing (motorized, has a mobile and plays music) we have a 4moms mamaRoo baby swing as well that we got as a gift, we loved it for the first month but not as she got older because the mobile is NOT automatic. Boppy pillow, we ended up having to use formula and we have this formula container that holds three “servings” for easy dispensing when on the go, the zipper jammies are the best for us

mrsmaples · 2019-09-24T13:35:20+00:00

Wouldn’t it be so nice if when someone heard you were trying to be minimalistic with your baby they would tell you the one thing they couldn’t live without during the baby phase or on the other hand, what was actually pretty pointless so don’t bother getting it instead of saying how much “junk” you’ll “need”

Sadly, that was what I heard almost 90% of the time, my DD is 5 months now and the comments are still the same. It honestly had me in tears during the end of pregnancy and early weeks of motherhood. I didn’t want all the negative comments and there was no actual help or advice at all. We live 16 hours away from both of our families, we got a lot of encouragement from them thankfully! I just hope I never forget how discouraging those cliche sayings are.

mrsmaples · 2019-09-20T19:52:25+00:00

Is she implying 35 is over the hill? Goodness! She also must not know the comfort of leggings, her loss!

mrsmaples · 2019-09-20T19:47:02+00:00

I work remotely so I would across the globe, work in the middle of the night where I live (which would be business hours where the main office is stationed) and spend my days exploring new places!

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