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On 9/10/2024 at 7:26 PM, peeayebee said:
But as far as school lunches, I remember reading about kids throwing away good food because they just didn't like it. Things like apples, for instance. It really is a challenge to provide good, healthy food that the students will eat.
John Oliver was making fun of Jamie Oliver, but I watched both the UK and US versions of Jamie's School Dinners, and they did address all kinds of real problems on those shows. The core point is that you can't change the food without providing a lot of context and support OUTSIDE the lunchroom. Kids will rebel and the parents will back them up. To have even a chance of success, you have to integrate lunch into the curriculum; gradually teach kids about one or two unfamiliar foods at a time so they can see, touch, and taste; get kids involved with growing, chopping, and cooking ingredients; educate the parents too -- it requires a massive cultural shift.
In the UK, it was wild -- 300-pound parents were sneaking McDonald's to their kids while demanding to know what the problem was with the old school menu.
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Thanks to TLC for letting us experience this 56-hour labor saga in real time.
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On 8/6/2024 at 12:16 PM, zenme said:
She acts like she’s so mature yet she couldn’t even get herself some birth control.
Birth control? That was obviously a planned pregnancy on her part.
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I remember the food at a number of weddings where it was unusually good or bad. But that depends on the caterer and only minimally on which dishes/flavors you choose. A good chef can turn out chicken, salmon, AND steak. You choose custard vs. cannoli filling based on personal preference, not because your guests will hate it if you choose wrong.
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1 hour ago, peeayebee said:
has this been on the national news? I doubt Fox viewers know about this.
National news, yes. Faux News, no.
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17 minutes ago, Chris Knight said:
Darn tornado sirens here in Chgo ! I am missing the last segment.
I'm watching the lightning in the western skies from my high rise. Stay safe.
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I feel sad for any mom who wanted a vaginal delivery and has to get an emergency C-section after getting all the way to 10 centimeters. Especially a scared kid.
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I want a cookie for choosing a $320 wedding dress/sash when I was a fully-grown bill-paying adult and could have afforded a $10k dress if I wanted one.
Instead of a cookie, I get a fully funded retirement account.
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1 minute ago, Red Bridey said:
She has a different dad. Lawrence is her step-dad.
Yeah, I know. Her bio dad is also black.
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Boy, I would never guess that Aaliyah has a black dad. She sure favors her mom.
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She went viral for pulling people out of a porta potty by the hair?!
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2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:
Dollars to donuts Lilly "finds" a dress that is way over budget.
Note that she said she'd have to find something reasonable because otherwise Lawrence would lose him mind. Not because HER CHILDREN need that money!
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Mother Lawrence never lets us down. :)
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And my people gather!!
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8 hours ago, Chalby said:
basic sex Ed that is available from ages 11/12 and up.
"Available" means something different in rural Kentucky. Sure, the kids have the internet, but they have to know that they would benefit from seeking this information out. They're probably getting shame messages from church, home, and school (condoms don't work, wait till marriage, etc.). It's unrealistic to put on kids' shoulders that they should figure out that they need education on a topic and then find a curriculum and teach it to themselves behind their parents' backs. Adults need to teach kids, and this show is about the consequences when we don't.
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This season is finally getting good. Aniyah's mom is up there with reality TV's top narcissistic monsters. Any mother mentioned in the same breath as Jason Korpi is a dumpster fire of a human being.
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I know that bitch was not laughing at her child's labor pains! After chucking out an actual supportive partner!!
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Yeah, Bekki could be a lot clearer: "You are not the man of this house. You have zero responsibility to take care of me. I'm the adult around here."
But the person who said (and believed) that probably wouldn't be raising a 15-year-old dad.
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Why was the wedding planner the one coming up with the idea of coloring? Why didn't the actual parent think ahead about that?
Right, because there wasn't an actual parent in the room. There was only a caretaker, not someone who takes seriously the job of teaching the child any boundaries.-
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Oh, Ashley WAS NOT on the phone with a laboring teenager, telling her about someone who died in the same situation!
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When we are talking about kids who are just 15, I have to put a lot of blame on the parents and school system that teach nothing or teach abstinence only. Kids in healthy societies are just as stupid, but they don't make these particular messes because the adults help them protect themselves.
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Sam and Ali...definition of a hosebeast. I've been to Marmaris. The food is incredible! And it's not like it's so difficult for Brits to appreciate. It's grilled chicken on a stick, for God's sake, not raw fish or chitlins. KFC has skin and it's on the bone; does she refuse that? (Not from the looks of things.) What is she living on? Twinkies and Sprite and alcohol?
Her weight is the least of matters. She's so ugly on the outside and inside. Making all that effort with the jaundice-yellow bronzer. And she shoves him in the chest?
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I want to remind Lilly that especially when it comes to the pre-verbal 2-year-old, you don't need many expensive presents to make a big Christmas morning show for the kids. He mostly wants to rip the shiny paper off. You can put a $1 Target or thrift store toy in a big Amazon box and get just as much reaction as you might from a $100 model car.
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8 hours ago, For Cereals said:
I feel bad for Becky and Graham.
Me too. Seems like this is a single mom in a sad little house with symptoms bad enough that she has to go to the hospital. Graham having to be alone with his mom's unpredictable suffering and (likely) compromised parenting...it makes sense why he is checked out and overwhelmed.
Kayleigh is just following Mother Kayleigh's model of snarking and eye-rolling on them. That's our job, Mother Kayleigh! You should be modeling (A) compassion and (B) making it work with family members your child/grandchild will need. Mr. IvySpice's family has some drama queens and people who use their (real) mental illness as an excuse for everything without pursuing treatment. We get along fine at family events. I would NEVER snark about them on TV or teach a child to do so, because I'm not trying to make a permanent rift in the family.
And on that note...maybe that's Mother Kayleigh's goal. Maybe she thinks Bekki and Graham are beneath her family, and she'd rather they steer clear.
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S19.E01: A House Divided Cannot Stand
in Sister Wives
Re Evie's surgery, far be it from me to defend Kody, but I never had any grandparent present during any medical procedure, even when we all lived in the same city. Cross-country flights during Covid for a grandchild's operation...no.