smokey_the_bear

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by smokey_the_bear 9y ago
No. I pay 900/month for a family of 4 with a 12,000 dollar deductible.
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by smokey_the_bear 9y ago
That isn't even true in California, any resident of California can use any Californian library, and receive a library card to it. Which leads to an ongoing feuds between neighboring cities when one chooses not to have public libraries
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by smokey_the_bear 9y ago
My four year old's soccer coach was leaving his organization, and I asked him if he was interested in doing private lessons in my neighborhood. He said he was, but he'd signed a non compete with the local children's soccer or
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by smokey_the_bear 9y ago
My proposal is that southwest allow people traveling in pairs to board before the C group, and require that they sit next to each other. On my last flight, I was traveling with a four year old, but my first flight arrived late, so we were t
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
The daycares my kids have gone to have all charged a moderate late fee, but said very explicitly that if you are habitually late, you will be kicked out of the daycare. One of the daycares at 5:30 would just take the kids with her on her ni
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
There was not a warning on the packaging. I am glad you are a perfect parent, it is very lucky for you and your children. Congratulations!
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
Grandpa bought some similar powerful magnets in the Grand Canyon gift shop and gave them to my two year old when I wasn't looking. So sure, he and I were both being negligent. But it also seems like a dangerous set up.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
If you want magnet toys that feel more like legos, check out magformers, magnatiles or tegu. I think magformers are the best toy we own.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I am super happy with my MacBook Air for my laptop. I only do light development on it. I use an iMac + external monitor for real development, but I would really love if Apple just made a normal desktop, so I could choose the two monitors I
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I'm guessing you don't have kids. I used to work whenever I wanted, but now my kids have childcare from 8-5:30, and that is when I work.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
Anecdote. I bought a dinosaur costume for my toddler son for Halloween, they sent me the wrong size but I didn't notice until Halloween, it sort of worked anyway. Later they hounded me for a review. After five or so requests, I replied
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
So this happens to me all the time. I'm pretty sure they deliver it to my neighbors, and two days later a neighbor puts it on my porch.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
It is extremely unlikely that you will get pregnant again if your baby is under 6 months, your period has not returned, you are exclusively breastfeeding, and you do not go more than 6 hours between feedings. Once any of those things change
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
Yes, I traveled alone with a 1 year old and 2 year old once, and at one airport it was logistically impossible for me to go to the bathroom.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I'd be interested in ratings for layover airports. The flight experience is pretty similar. But layover airports with a little playground for the kids are a huge bonus for me.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
It is just internalized for me enough so that we usually make another choice for dinner. Also I don't really want the kids to go to preschool and say they had McDonalds for dinner, at about the same level that I don't want to send
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I think it is just because my kids are so young. I am hoping eating out will get more pleasant as they get older.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I'm not sure we've eaten at any other fast food restaurants with them! McDonald's tends to be very convenient on road trips. In general, though they're adventurous eaters at home, they don't eat well in restaurants
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
Maybe twice a month. We typically stop there only when traveling now. We might stroll to the one a half mile from our house for dinner once in awhile otherwise. McDonald's isn't a large part of our mostly wholesome diet. I feel go
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
We take them approximately once a month.
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
McDonalds is the only restaurant I enjoy eating at with my 2 and 3 year olds. Every other restaurant is a slog to get through the meal. Honestly I'd eat there more often if it weren't for the social stigma of it. (I live in Berkel
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
How often does someone actually donate?
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I hate tipping. It makes me uncomfortable, so I always tip really well, and I feel like I'm paying a niceness tax when I do it. I will probably consider uber less of an option for short trips around town if tipping is baked in as an op
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by smokey_the_bear 10y ago
I can't find any verification, but my dad always claimed Wonderbread did this. Entered new markets with absurdly low prices until local bakers went out of business and then raised their price.
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
I have the camelcamelcamel chrome extension which shows me a price graph over time for any item on Amazon, and you can set alerts for when prices drop to a certain level. It's very useful, and because of it I already knew that the vast
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
I majored in math as well, and had lots of secondary mathematics education majors in my classes. While it's true they were weaker than the math majors in the advanced classes, they were certainly bright and enthusiastic enough to teach
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
In my neighborhood, the homeless root through everyones' garbage and recycling bins in search of redeemable cans. In the process they scatter trash everywhere. It more than counteracts any litter they might also pick up.
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
Both of my kids go to in home daycares in the neighborhood. The caregivers take care of 4-6 kids per day, and make 60/day per kid, and they get paid vacations. Financially, it seems like they make significantly more than they would tea
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
I enjoyed my 23&me account in general. The one piece of info that I've found 'useful' was my eyecolor genotype. I have brown eyes and my husband has blue eyes. But I have blue and brown alleles, so before we had kids we w
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by smokey_the_bear 11y ago
Eh, I was an engineer in the bay area, and now a mommy in the bay area. I've seen the imbalance both ways in the exact same city. It's just a matter of your habits.

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