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You may also want to explain to him that sometimes it feels like (and can be) gas, but that there can also be some poo in there that comes out when you pass gas. Instruct him that the best precaution is that if he has a gassy feeling or if his belly is aching, then he should try to sit on the potty before passing gas so that he doesn't make a mess in his pants. It may just be a little bit of a retraining or making him aware kind of thing. Eventually, he'll be able to recognize the feeling for what it is, or at the very least be cautious enough to take himself to the bathroom!
and that maybe he feels like he has to pass gas but when he does, it ends up being a little more than gas. Not to totally gross everyone out, but does anyone have any input/experience on this?
Keeping in mind that I am pretty sure he's on the very mild/high functioning end of the autism spectrum (we've never had him tested, but my mommy instinct knows he's not completely like other kids)
(BTW, both are on the spectrum)
Well, I think I've have my share of poop talk for today.
This is nothing you've done, so don't give yourself a hard time. Tummy issues are just part of the big picture & very hard to figure out, esp if your child is not the best w/ expressive language.
(BTW, both are on the spectrum)
Well, I think I've have my share of poop talk for today.
This is nothing you've done, so don't give yourself a hard time. Tummy issues are just part of the big picture & very hard to figure out, esp if your child is not the best w/ expressive language.
But now that you explained it like that, I will be more aware and able to help him, instead of getting frustrated with both him and myself.
And ank, thank you for the excellent suggestion of explaining to him. I think the thing that is niggling at the back of my brain is he starts kindergarten in a month and a half, and he can't be having these issues there! But perhaps helping him understand what's going on will help him learn to control it at least a little better than he currently is.
OK, now I'm really off to bed!!
Tomorrow is assessment day for my lil guy --- lets hope the doc has a brain!
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12 Fiber Plus (2.79x12) = 33.48
2 Sobes = 2.00
2 C9 Socks (4.88x2) = 9.76
C9 Shirt = 6.48
Xbox Live Points = 19.99
PS Game = 7.48
Total = 106.69
Coupons Used
4 TQ 1.50/3 Special K = 6.00
3 TQ $5 C9 = 15.00
12 Free Fiber Plus Wyb = 51.48 (took off 4.29)
2 TQ 0.50 Sobes = 1.00
Total = 73.48
Total - Coupons = 33.21 owed.
The original post seems to have been deleted and this is the only snippit I could find listing some of the details from the OP's purchase (which I realize was not Phoenix)
I understand and have a knee jerk reaction to agree with the posters discussing need/want though has anyone considered it may be a gift for someone else? Or how about my Brother in law, he and his wive have 3 kids. He works 60+ hours a week and are still dirt poor and struggling (though not on assistance at the moment) his parents however, have plenty of money and instead of helping them with the occasional necessities they spend ridiculous amounts of money buying the grandkids expensive and completely unnecessary toys which usually require additional purchases such as batteries, DVDs, game cartridges etc. My BIL rarely buys those extra's for the toys but occasionally will if his budget will allow, and there is a special occasion such as a birthday.
Finally, I think we are all missing the point. The OP did purchase over $60 in food items and another $15 in clothing (hardly a want unless you live in a nudist colony
Can you imagine how many tax payer dollars could be saved if coupon savvy shoppers were put in charge of buying supplies for government offices?
I'm sure I would feel different if 100% of the savings had gone towards toys and if I thought she was going to toss the food without using it for her family. But I don't believe that is the case and don't see the point in treating her as if it was.
How many times have we heard on this site that Coupons are just another form of payment? And how many times have we used our overages for items in different departments at the stores? Come on people lets cut each other some slack and leave this bickering to the cashiers, LOD's and managers.
On another note. I went to a T on the other side of the state line today and they were not participating in the buy for Schick get $5 GC. I was really bummed but didn't bother to remove the 4 razors from the tranny as it was already a great deal anyways. Had just been hoping to offset a little of those ridiculous bay prices.
Tomorrow is assessment day for my lil guy --- lets hope the doc has a brain!
I think Megs & Ank can still use expireds -
Yes on the expireds, thankfully. I
The issue *I* took is that it was publicly explained as to how/why it happened. I think that could've been put in a pm and the OP could've been encouraged to alter their post so as not to give the scammers ideas. Because in spite of the fact that there are those who are in need and using the aid - there are those who are scamming the system as much as possible also - or could be tempted down that road.
I would hate to see folks who ARE in need and ARE trying to get good deals and stretch their $$ be shut out of deals because either T or the state steps in and says "no coupons with ebt purchases." I always thought it would be neat to help teach a class on savings with coupons and stretching your family's ebt $$ as far as it would go.
I do think that it depends a bit on body chemistry - I think different diets work well for different people - but this can be a very healthy and effective diet for many!
In non-emergency news... ugh. I am having lots of muscle cramps today - especially in my calves and my feet!! Seems like they keep wanting to cramp up. I think the baby dropped more and may have even turned head down. I felt a weird pressure low in my abdomen earlier today - almost like something plopped onto my bladder or something, and ever since then I feel like I can't sit normally. I have to sit very unladylike with my legs open! Drives me nuts!
I'll be interested to see how DD does. She is a definite carb-aholic - so breaking that will be quite interesting. DH and DD went to work out tonight. I think it's cute that DH went with her to the spin class. I never would've thought he'd do that! *laugh*
Lol - about the head down and sitting with legs apart ... funny how they want to be comfy even when they are still inside us
I am a carb addict!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is TERRIBLE!!!! My Mum always says - "if you just stop eating you would be thin - you never saw a fat person coming out of a concentration camp" and I would say that is cause they were kept from eating and worked/tortured almost to death and she replies "yes but they are all thin" === and when I am super frustrated I reply then put me in one and I will come out thin if I come out at all! BAH! I think if your hubby and dd can do the low carb it would be beneficial to them.
WHOOO HOOOO!!! You are doing so well! I gotta get back on this bandwagon --- I am struggling right now and eating TOO MUCH and TOO MUCH SUGAR and have no will power ... you should be SUPER PROUD of yourself!!!!
Thanks Ank!!!! I think of you everyday and wonder how you and Mavis are doing - I wish we lived closer so we could hang out and have some tea
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The more research I do, the better I am feeling about the diet. It's not totally no-carb, but the focus is on less of them - and definitely no processed carbs. I'm kewl with that idea.
It's a little frustrating though - trying to figure out what to cook and not make it boring (DD's biggest complaint.)
(I also think that part of me is just plain stubborn and doesn't want to give up my bad habits... I'm being selfish!)
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7th (and final for the night) says Vladimir Nabokov - and I have no clue who that is!!
I was hoping to get 2 of the same. *laugh* I guess I have borrowed styles from a zillion places. And now I am wondering why I haven't written in so long...
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You took it personally and thus got overtly defensive right off the bat. She did not make her money work, she knowingly allowed food stamps (tax payer money) to be misused to benefit her wants. The people I spoke of make their money work as much as possible, they squeeze a penny until a booger pops out of Lincoln's nose but may still have to carry some bills on a credit card or put off getting new school shoes for the kids but would be able to easily pay for those necessities if they were a few bucks lower in the tax bracket and could receive food stamps. Said people would use it as a stepping stone; having the cash from their food budget freed up to pay those bills... get ahead... and then no longer need said assistance... but that doesn't happen because people are misusing and blatantly abusing this type of aid. They see it as a big freebie that they are entitled to and make it a lifetime and even multi-generational thing, that is common place and is truly sickening.
You got up on your soapbox and acted as if I were trying to say food stamps should be abolished and anyone using them should be beaten and ostracized in the streets. When I neither said nor implied anything of the sort. If you lost your job and are not asking tax payers for a handout via public assistance... you can buy your BF whatever you want with your cash or burn twenty dollar bills for fun for all I care but when a person says their cash is in such short supply that it is either shelter and bills or food and thus must receive food stamps to feed themselves and/or their family... they owe it to the tax payers to properly allocate their cash and to not misuse or abuse food stamps, end of story.
What she allowed to happen has absolutely nothing to do with legitimate Target deals/couponing and everything to do with food stamp fraud.
The original post seems to have been deleted and this is the only snippit I could find listing some of the details from the OP's purchase (which I realize was not Phoenix)
I understand and have a knee jerk reaction to agree with the posters discussing need/want though has anyone considered it may be a gift for someone else? Or how about my Brother in law, he and his wive have 3 kids. He works 60+ hours a week and are still dirt poor and struggling (though not on assistance at the moment) his parents however, have plenty of money and instead of helping them with the occasional necessities they spend ridiculous amounts of money buying the grandkids expensive and completely unnecessary toys which usually require additional purchases such as batteries, DVDs, game cartridges etc. My BIL rarely buys those extra's for the toys but occasionally will if his budget will allow, and there is a special occasion such as a birthday.
Finally, I think we are all missing the point. The OP did purchase over $60 in food items and another $15 in clothing (hardly a want unless you live in a nudist colony
Can you imagine how many tax payer dollars could be saved if coupon savvy shoppers were put in charge of buying supplies for government offices?
I'm sure I would feel different if 100% of the savings had gone towards toys and if I thought she was going to toss the food without using it for her family. But I don't believe that is the case and don't see the point in treating her as if it was.
How many times have we heard on this site that Coupons are just another form of payment? And how many times have we used our overages for items in different departments at the stores? Come on people lets cut each other some slack and leave this bickering to the cashiers, LOD's and managers.
It would not change anything even if those items were a gift for someone, that would still be a want... not a need and still falls under food stamp fraud.
My overall points were as follows; she knew that it was misuse but let them do it anyway and that the cash items were complete frivolous nonsense that shouldn't even be on the radar of someone with so little cash flow that they need state aid. I could see someone reasoning around the misuse if it were to purchase underwear.. cold medicine... or even cleaning items but for video games, that is ridiculous.
Any hard working tax payer who regularly shops at or works at Target or any other similar store has at least once seen someone pay for their food items with food stamps while purchasing costly non-necessities such as electronics, with cash. Whether said cash was hard earned or from state aid, witnessing such things is infuriating or at the very least... annoying. It is also wrong on every level and should not be accepted on any level.
At the end of the day, tax payer money that was intended for food paid for a video game and Xbox Live Points so someone could sit around and play video games... while tons of people busted their asses to put food on the table and still went to bed hungry. That will never sit right with me no matter how people try to repackage it.