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Should this soldier get an exception.......

Ok....man is a US soldier. His wife died giving birth to their onlyh child. His mother is deceased, and he has no other close relatives. His baby is less than a year old when the military tells him he's shipping out to Iraq. He is told to find a living situation for his child and deploy, or face criminal charges for desertion.

Short of putting his child in foster care, or giving up his parental rights completely so his infant son can be adopted by other parents, there is nobody to care for his child when he is gone.

So what should happen? Should he be able to not have to deploy? Keep in mind that his wife was young and healthy, and her death was sudden. He was a soldier before he got married.

- Asked by girldownunder, A Career Woman, Female, 29-35, Sydney

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An Inconvenient Truth.

Imagine if Al Gore did a movie about the intelligence of the average American teenager and how it has been changing over time?

What has happened to our young people? Have we coddled them so much with no chores and unlimited recreation that they have become intellectually morbidly obese?

- POP'd by llafsroh, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45, Boston, Science / Engineering

Buses are stupid, especially in smaller towns.

No one rides the bus anymore, what like 3 people all day. Those lazy asses need to learn to drive themselves. Buses are a waste of money and time. I see buses going by in my town all the time and there is rarely anyone in them. Why do we still have them, you would think by now people would of realized they are pointless and stupid.

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Family & Parenting / 3 days ago

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Ponder of what meaning of life!!!!

My son is 15 and I'm still fighting with the numbness of my right leg since 2007. It's s till function but no feeling and my neuro surgeon doesn't want to do another spinal cord surgery on me. Bummer!!

For those reasons above, I don't think I can be suitable for marriage again even though I enjoy the family life with someone, I still miss my ex but would not move forward. In the meantime, I go on dates, have fun and go with the flow

What is it that could prevent you from having what you want the most in your personal life?

- Asked by azianchemistry, A Player, Female, 46-55, San Jose, Who Cares?

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Family & Parenting / 3 days ago

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Taking care of a loved one that has suffered a stroke

I have a friend that is in a bad situation. She is 21 years old and in nursing school. She lived with her mother until there was a fire that burned down their home about a year and a half ago. They both moved into her grandmother's home. Her grandmother is very negative put them in the basement of her 6 bedroom home (which only occupied the grandmother, grandmother's husband, my friend and my friend's mother).

The stress of the living situation weighed on the mother and her unhealthy diet soon took its toll. About a year ago my friends mother had a massage stroke and can no long do anything for herself. My friend then took a job with a company to make ends meet and to pay for her mother to go to rehab. Soon after taking the job the grandmother started asking for rent stunting the funds going towards their betterment.

Now the grandmother is also stealing money from the mother's bank account to use for her and her husband and allowing people to come into the home and leave taking my friend's personal affects. My friend knows she needs to finish school, but the stress from her living situation on her job not being fixable has left her wondering what can she do.

She needs to move from the negative environment, but also needs to support herself and her mother and finish her schooling. Her mother needs rehab which requires her to be there from 7am-4pm Monday through Friday. If my friend isn't there during rehab her mother lacks the drive to fight through the pain. My friend's current job pays well, but doesn't allow her to take off more than 2 weeks in a year. She can not afford school, rehab, an apartment and a car note all on her own.

Any suggestions on how to get paid or government assistance for living and taking care of a loved one who has suffered a massage stroke?

- Asked by endya99, A Hippie Chick, Female, 26-28, Who Cares?

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Family & Parenting / 3 days ago

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I don't want to sound like a sneak or a spy, but I need to get information about an individual.

I know there companies online that can help you do a private investigation search but often times these websites don't have current information or even accurate information. Now, please don't tell me to hire a PI, that is not the way I want to go. I need to know how I can get information on a home I want to buy. The home I live in the home I want to buy. I just don't want the landlord to know that I want to buy her propery my house that is foreclosing on her. How can I do this?

- Asked by Female, 36-45

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Great truths about life from the mouth of babes

No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize a cat.

When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.

You can't trust dogs to watch your food.

Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.

The best place to be when you're sad is on Grandpa's lap.

- Asked by themamu, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65, Consulting

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Should we have kids?

I'm 24, my bf is 34. We've been together for 2 years and we get along very well. He just bought a house and he has a good job. I work, but I hate my job and don't make much money. I'm thinking of going back to college.

We are both undecided about whether we should have kids or not. My bf says that maybe we should have a child because my bf is likely to die 10-15 years before me (b/c he's older and a male), so at least I won't be alone after his death. But, my bf wants to have the last child no later than when he is 40, so that gives us 6 years to have kids, if we decide to. He said he doesn't want to be an old dad.

My bf said that I can be a stay-at-home mom when our children are younger than 3 years old. He doesn't want to put our children younger than 3 into a daycare. I am excited about the idea of leaving my job, but don't know if leaving my job and having babies is the way to go.

I am not crazy about children, but I like my friends' kids and I think I will love my own kids once I have them. Any word of advice?

Update: November 17, 2009.
Thanks for responding! Of course we'll get married before having kids.

- Asked by Female, 22-25

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Family & Parenting / 3 days ago

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Diapers, bottles,and bibs

what has my life become? Who knew there was so much laundry and dish washing involved in one little baby!She is worth all the work though. I have a question for the mothers out there though. What laundry detergent is best for cleaning baby clothing? I dont want to do anything it irritate her skin. Thanks!

- Asked by RaindropsRoses93, A Married Girl, Female, 26-28, New York, Veterinary

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My kids are livid with me for firing my Mom's caregiver.

My kids are livid with me for firing my Mom's caregiver. My Mom and Dad are in a retirement home and are independent, except that my mother has a caregiver overnight. She is a fall risk as she is -very thin/frail and in her 90's. The caregiver also gives my parents their medications.

The caregiver let my mother run out of her anti-depressants for 2 days. She advised me (afterwards) the insurance said it wouldn't pay for them until the end of November. She only contacted me because she said my mother was teary and she thought it was because the meds ran out. She was going to get my mother a doctor appt for a week later, or wait until the insurance paid.

I asked the caregiver if she was aware people could become suicidal (worse case scenario of course) if their anti-depressants were stopped abruptly and she said of course.

A couple of months ago she couldn't stay overnight with my Mom so she was alone all night.

She did not advise me or the agency in either situation, and she has been told to do so by both many times. She also fell asleep on numerous occasions, when the point of having her was to be awake for my Mom.

My parents and the family really like the caregiver (me too), but that isn't the point. I am protecting my Mom.

Guess I need some reassurance from you guys. I know it was just 2 days without the meds, but there was no need for it to happen. If important, the cost for the meds without insurance paying for it was $35.00. The cost didn't matter anyway.

Your thoughts please. Sorry so wordy.

- Asked by Female, Who Cares?

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