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Open Question: If your friends are gonna go to knotts berry farm and u are 11 and yur friends do u need supervision?

like are the people gonna leet us go inside without a parent even though we are gettin kids tickets? more

Open Question: Teen girl going shopping needs advice...?

okay so I am going to junior high next month (I live in canada so junior high is grade 8-9 i will be in grade 8) I have no clue about anything, mostly i want help with my style, you see I have been homeschooled for 2 years and b4 that i was in a school with 40 kids so I live in the country and out here we wear jeans and old farm hoodies. I am going to be going to school in town however, and i do not want to look like a slob.. I am kind of starting to delvelope my own style but i need some help... I am going shopping in a few day so if you could give me a list of things that i will need that would be great, sorry to ask so much... PS I am into the whole skinny jeans thing... i have been told that i dress "emo" by quite a few people(IDK if this makes a diff but o well) ... but i am not afraid to branch out a try new things fashion wise... thank you in advance☻♥ Also the amount of $$$ that i want to spend is about $500 more

Open Question: Are you aware of how messed up this world actually is?

Sunsets and mountain ranges are lovely and technology is also brilliant, but this world is effed up to the extreme. I mean if I listed the crap in the world that existed the list would be never ending. Things seem to be getting worse. We are fishing the seas out of existance, filling them with oil, we are polluting the sky with more and more filth, landfills are filling up like bloody poisen pits, we're cutting down more and more and more trees, more and more animal species are dying out, the living conditions and treatment of our domestic and farmed animals is revoltingly shocking, poverty isn't getting any better, war isn't getting any better. A third world war would bring devistation and pain never imagined in human history with the amount of nucleah weapons out there. We are more scared and more worried than ever. And kids these days, they risk their lives, they don't care anymore because they've realised that the rate we're going there won't be a future. So what's the point in caring about it. I don't even know what to do. I hardly use any power, I hardly throw any rubbish out, I'm 90% vegetarian. I donate to rescue groups. But who the hell am I? One tiny person ,when a rich, fat guy rules in poverty stricken countries I can't even get near. Omg I know the world can be beautiful and hopeful but just look at reality. It's a mess. more

Open Question: My sons girlfriend just had a set of twins that she wont let me see. She has a disease, how can I get custody?

I asked this question twice before, but the end kept getting cut of so nobody could really see my whole reason why I want to seek custody. My son's GF just had a set of twins. They are 3 months old and I havent got to see them. My son brought this girl home after dating her for 5 months. He brought her to a family gathering over a holiday weekend when she was 3 month pregnant, but at the time we didnt know she was. .We have a rather large family and we are all really close. Some people say we are like a cult, but we are all just really close, we have been through a lot together and we live in a small farming community so there is not many other people around.This girl is from the city. She lives 7 hours away from us, and 4 hours away from my son. When outsiders do come around the way they act is how they are treated back. You would think that if she is dating my son and having our flesh and blood, that she would make an effort to be friendly, I admit that nobody talked to her at all but maybe people from the city don't realize that you need to be approachable. and that she was not. She is really pretty and she is colored, so she came off as intimidating. Most people in our town have never actually met a black person, so most didn't really know how to respond to her presence. My grand children are the most beautiful kids and they would be no matter the ethnicity of their parents, so dont think me taking note of her race is racist. Thats stupid to think so. Months go by and she is further along. When she comes to visit my son is his town, people notice she is pregnant. The whole town where were from is talking about here. She came off as a snob, made no effort to befriend any of us, she just sat on her phone and text messaged the whole time. Would have dinner and she would help clean up and not say a word to us the whole time. Like she just wanted to help clean so that we couldnt say she didnt help. She would just smile at everyone with this snotty superior look on her face. So of course we didnt say anything to her. . The weekend she came down it was my husbands family (my husband is not my sons father, but he has raised him since he was 4) which is rather large, my sisters, and their kids, everyone really. Some of my nieces and nephews offered her a drink and she refused. It came off as really snobby but now I realize it was because she was pregnant, which we didn't know at the time . So word gets back to her that we all think she is a qunt, snobby and other things. I don't care, that should not equal we don't get to see my sons kids. These kids our OUR family too. The babies were born and I was refused to come to the hospital. I didn't get newborn pictures that they take at the hospital. I send gifts and clothes for the babies and the get sent back. She says she got everything she needs from her family and friends, and it would be wrong for her to except them when they don't need them. She sent the things back to spite us, and I know it. I cant see my beautiful grand kids. The only reason I know they are beautiful is because she has facebook, and we created a page of some book she likes, and sent a page suggestion for her to join, and now we can see her profile, pictures etc on facebook. She has no time for me or my family or my husband family. She says its because she lives far, but she has drove out to meet my sons dads family and my sons fathers wife whom hates me gets along with her like they are best friends. She has plenty of time for her family. Her mom has them all the time when she is at work at night. Her mom gets to see them everyday. Everyone has seen them except for me and my family and my husbands family. ,She drives them to my son a few days out of the week because she only works on weekends, but when my son tells her I am coming, she tells him she will leave if I come. He wants to see his kids, so in a way he is bullied into giving into her. I cant baby sit on the weekends even if i offer to drive all the way out to the city to pick them up. She says I will never see my grand kids. I once sent her an email and asked her why. She said a mother cannot be forced to have her kids around anyone who she thinks will be a negative influence, and she said she doesnt trust us, doesnt know us and we were rude to her when we did have the chance to get to know her. Well thats bs because she was the one who was rude to us. She came to our home and didnt say anything to us all weekend? She said thanks for letting her stay at the end, but that was all we heard from her. In the mean time I find out she has Cystic Fibrosis and so does one of the twins. I do not believe her condition allows her to be a good mother. She is sick all and has to do some sort of chest therapy everyday and she takes about fifty different medications. And she has been to the hospital TWICE for two days at a time and the babies are only 3 months old! I want to know what I can do legally legall to get custody of the kids. I know I can convince my son to help me gain custody. Me and his family are the most important thing in the world to him. I just have to get him away from her for long enough to get him from under her spell. Their best interest is at heart. Im not doing this to be spiteful im interested in this for their best interest. Cystic Fibrosis is a life shortening disease anyways. They say most people with it only live to be about 33 and she is 26. What will happen to them when she is gone? Can anyone provide any legal advice or any advice at all? Please don't be insensitive. This whole situation is really hurting the kids only and they deserve a good mother.Also she likes to travel a lot overseas and spends half her time in Europe. France, England and such. Her father has bought her an apartment in Paris and one somewhere in England etc. The only reason she was even in the US for so long is because she got pregnant but I know she spends at least 6 months out of the year in Europe. I asked her if she planned on still going overseas a lot still and she replied all snotty like that just because she has kids doesn't mean her life comes to an end, and that there is no reason she cant bring them with. She says she wants her kids to be cultured. I think it is irresponsible to bring a babies overseas. What good does it do little babies and children to go overseas? If that is not the most selfish thing i have ever heard. This woman is a nightmare, needs to get her priories straight, and I do not feel my grand children are in good care. more

Open Question: A teen girl in need of serious fashion advice...?

okay so I am going to junior high next month (I live in canada so junior high is grade 8-9 i will be in grade 8) I have no clue about anything, mostly i want help with my style, you see I have been homeschooled for 2 years and b4 that i was in a school with 40 kids so I live in the country and out here we wear jeans and old farm hoodies. I am going to be going to school in town however, and i do not want to look like a slob.. I am kind of starting to delvelope my own style but i need some help... I am going shopping in a few day so if you could give me a list of things that i will need that would be great, sorry to ask so much... PS I am into the whole skinny jeans thing... i have been told that i dress "emo" by quite a few people(IDK if this makes a diff but o well) ... but i am not afraid to branch out a try new things fashion wise... thank you in advance☻♥also the price range of what i want to spend is around $500 thankx ♪☼♥i know that i am not going to change who i am... i am just saying that i do not want to look like a complete slob all of the time, you know look presentable... i hav no intentions of changing... my parents found that out the hard way... LOL more

Open Question: can u get away with acting like your 11 while 12 are actually to get the kids discount at knotts berrry farm?

i am goin to knotts with my friends next friday and i we are gonna act like we are 11 while most of us are 13 but some are 12 (like me), do u think we can get away with it? i am sorta anxious, and i am 5'3" and my friends are a little taller, can we get away? more

Open Question: Old cd rom computer game name eludes me, can you help?

Additional Details I played it between 03-06 and it was a computer game. The cd was dark blue with gold writing if I remember right. It was the story of a young man whose parents were kidnapped by some evil maybe demonic beings. So he has to travel from his small farm through the forest and to the guardian of the portal to the underworld. He asks if the boy is his replacement and when you say yes he lets you in, gives you some food and shows you around the house. People were long ago banished to this 'underworld' and there are several levels. The first you meet this crazy bean looking people who constantly make fun of the boy but if you help them out you get something you need for your quest. After that I believe there was some puzzle that you make look like an abstract face with 9 green tiles and black lines to get to the next lower level. The final part of the game I remember is you have to rearrange a soundclips like '(insert name) You idiot, go answer the door.' It's a somewhat cartoonish styled games, more meant for older kids or young teens. more

Open Question: How can we a cat to stop peeing on the carpet?

I had her checked before for a urinary tract infection she was clear. This has been going on for a couple of years. I used Nature’s Miracle to try to get the smell up. I’ve done everything I can think of. I researched online how to get her to stop peeing on the floor. I believe I have done everything humanly possible. Yeah, I thought about the Humane Society not taking her because of her problem. She is declawed, Otherwise I’d take her to WV to live on with my grandparents on the farm. I am so lost but I really have to think of my poor kids. It can’t be healthy to breathe that in. It burns!!! I can’t afford to keep taking her to the vet to see what’s wrong. I can’t afford to keep buying Nature’s Miracle to cover up the smell. I really can’t afford to rip up carpet and boards and put new down. I can’t believe we’ve lived with it as long as we have!!! I really have tried everything I can possibly think of. She has been a part of our family for about 3 years now. I’m so lost, but I just know I can’t have her peeing in my floor anymore! What should I do??? Ahhhhhh! more

Open Question: Would this be illegal?

I want to invent or at least buy a mini human farm. You know like in Spy Kids 2 with the mini zoo animals? Except the humans on the farm would be genetically engineered and have lower intelligence. Some people may think this is sick but how awesome would it be to have mini humans fight bugs with toothpicks like gladiators? more

Open Question: I am curious, what do these jellies taste like?

Hello! In order to make my pension dollar go a bit farther, I am looking into learning how to make my own jellies, jams, and preserves. In going through the Ball canning recipe book, I discovered two recipes that are intriguing, but I have never tasted before! I am curious from those that have tasted them, what they taste like. The first is watermelon-rind jelly. What does this taste like? Does it taste anything like the red fruit portion of a watermelon? The second is tomato jelly. Having grown up on a farm, I am very accustomed to Jersey tomatoes, and know that a tomato is classed as both a vegetable and a fruit. Does tomato jelly/jam have a thick/acidic taste? I would love to get an idea before I put the effort into making a batch which my kids and I may not like! Thanks for your help!When I was a kid (almost 50 years ago), I spent hours on end watching my mother and grandmother making jellies and preserves with the fruits and vegetables my grandfather grew on our farm. Sadly, mom and grandmom are now gone, but I hope much of what I watched and absorbed sticks. At the moment, starwberry, blueberry, apple and peach jelly/jam/preserves are on the agenda. Hopefully, my endeavors may spark an interest in my toddlers (4&2) so that I (as a single parent) can pass them on! more

Open Question: I'm looking for book...can anyone help?

I read this book in 6th grade and it was about a boy who is a third child in a world or time where you're only allowed to have 2 children. He lives in the country on a farm where they start building homes nearby. Then he discover that another 3 child (a girl) lives in one of the new house and there are children all around the country just like him. However this girl rally's up a whole bunch of kids to do a protest in front of the white house but they all end up dieing or something. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. more

Open Question: Was I a "mean" mom for shaving my kids' heads?

I have four kids who are a 4 year old boy, 4 year old girl, 6 year old boy, and 7 year old boy. In early June my family went out of state to my in-laws' farm, and all of my kids got lice. I thought about treating them with the shampoos, but after thinking about it I decided to just shave their heads. My kids all have (had, anyway) nice curly hair that gets a lot of compliments and remarks, but even my daughter didn't have long hair (it wasn't even touching her shoulders). Now that we're back home and socializing with the other parents in the neighborhood, some of who have kids who go to school with mine, the reactions I get are pretty crazy. Apparently I'm a really mean mom for shaving off their hair, especially my daughter's. She's not even in school yet, just going to start preschool twice a week this year, so I don't really see a big deal. Her hair has already grown back about an inch long, and will probably be back the same length it was before by the end of September. My kids did not care about their hair being shaved, by the way. more

Resolved Question: Is there any way to make a living running a rescue?

I'm not talking about becoming a millionaire, just having enough money to pay the bills and start college funds for my kids (future kids, i'm only 18!). Animals have been my passion since i was a baby...my family and closest family friends are SO surprised i'm not going into veterinary medicine, or at least something with animals. They're almost disappointed...disappointed is probably the wrong word, but they think that with my passion for animals, and how i am with them, that's where i should be. I've never been good at science though, so i sort of ruled stuff with animals out and i decided i want to teach. But I still want to do something with animals...and i figure, what if i majored in business instead of teaching, and opened a rescue? I know it would be hard getting on my feet, and i understand rescues struggle for money, but is it even practical to make ANY money that way? I'm very good with money and i'm quite frugal. I'm happy with living simply. I thought maybe if i could start off with a small boarding facility to gain enough money to take in a few horses, then let it grow from there. depending on how funds were, i could continue boarding some horses so there was always SOME income coming in. I volunteer at a therapeutic riding center, and that's how we gain most of our funds (boarding). I also really enjoy english, and i think i could be pretty convincing about getting donations ;). haha...so what do you think? practical at all? thanks! Oh, and at this point i'm just talking about horses and other farm animals, not small animals (dogs, cats, etc) at this point.It wouldn't be what my horse costs times however many horses, because i wouldn't be paying board number one. also, many vets/farriers will give discounted prices to rescues. I fund my horse perfectly well as is, and i don't have donations, grants, or boarders. So yes, i am seriously asking this question.well i figured, since i obviously asked lol..just sayin' more

Open Question: why must everyone go to college?

just watched the colbert show and the secretary of dept of Education. i really have a problem with idiots like this. more education is not the answer less education is the answer. why put more kids in school for longer days and longer school years when there are No ******* Jobs and there willnever be. There will be less jobs because of two main reasons. reason 1. more technology means less jobs. no matter what idiots in America say that technology creates jobs that is just rubish. in my India i have seen this new technology leads to farms needing less workers and here in America where i see new programs at work increase efficiency and lead to less jobs. Reason#2 is that the United States exports close to nothing. the increase national wealth a country must export goods. i don't know why Americans don't understand this economic principle that is understood throughout the rest of the world. can someone tell me how more education helps? if we raise from 11 to 1 in reading skill what difference does that make?EARTH to CINDY Lawyers jobs are being swallowed by technology every single day. all research is now electronic so something that used to take a person a day or two is now being done in seconds. also there is a process called discovery which is being taken over by computers as well. when people sue a company a company has to produce relevant emails, the review was done by people now it is more done by machines. more

Open Question: Short story plot help?

I have to come up with a short story for class, but I can't think of how to finish the books conflict. The overall story(I'm just writing the outline now-it could change) is a historical fiction about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage(there are more than 5 kids there, but the story focuses on them). They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. I'm working on an outline, but I'm not sure how the kids stop the orphanage from shutting down. The bad guys are a group of missionaries claiming its good for the children to be sent out to the country(clean air and such). The kids don't want to be separated and lose their makeshift family. What are some ideas how the kids can stop the missionaries from shutting the orphanage down? more

Voting Question: Is farm labor satisfying work?

Currently, I'm a teacher, but I'm pretty awful at it. I've been teaching for a while, but no matter what I do, there are always many kids that slip through the cracks, someone always has a complaint no matter which teaching style I use, and I never know whether I've done a "good job." I really don't like teaching, and as there are many agricultural opportunities open in my area, I'm thinking of going for one of those instead. Money isn't a big deal to me, but even if it were, these agricultural jobs don't pay much less than my teaching job! Is there a clearly defined sense of a "job well done" when you're a farm laborer? How open-ended is the work of farm laborer? Are you told "do x, y, and z," or do they just say "you know what your job is" and leave you to flounder on your own? How do you know you're doing a good job? I know it sounds crazy for a teacher to want to become a farm laborer, but I've always wanted to work outside, have simple, clear-cut work, and I'm an introverted person which makes teaching a real drain. I'd like a job where I know what needs to be done, do it in an expedient fashion, and can turn off my mind or listen to podcasts as I do it. Is farm labor for me? more

Resolved Question: Magic Mountain or Knott's Berry Farm?

We are going to Los Angeles for vacation and we have scheduled two days for theme parks. On Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th (August). On one of the days we r going to plan on visiting one of the Disney theme parks and on the other we haven't decided on either Magic Mountain or Knott's. We have 3 kids: 14 boy, 14 girl, and 11 boy and they all love roller coasters. And also do you think it will be crowded around that time of the year? P.S. Which of the two Disney theme parks do you recommend we go to? more

Voting Question: Short story idea help?

Voting Question: Short story plot (20 characters)?

Voting Question: Movie plot outline...?

I have to come up with a movie plot for TV production class, but I can't decide how to finish the plot. The overall story(I'm just writing the outline now-it could change) is a historical movie about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage. They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. I'm working on an outline, but I'm not sure how the kids stop the orphanage from shutting down. The bad guys are a group of missionaries claiming its good for the children to be sent away from the big city to live with families on farms. But the kids don't want to be separated and lose their makeshift family. What are some ideas how the kids can stop the missionaries from shutting the orphanage down? more

Voting Question: Help with short story plot?

Voting Question: What's the chances of me getting a gorgeous gf?

I moved from Russia to U.S 10 years ago. I speak fluently Russian & I have a little accent. I go to community college & I have a part time job..I live in a rich farming town. Where the guys drive lifted chevy trucks & 19 year old girls drive Mercedes. Ppl love going to the lakes in my town. Dress like hunters or wiggers. While..I wear nice clothes, dress with European sense of style, which women do not find to appealing in my town. A lot of kids are spoiled around here. Homes cost ridicules $800,000 & up. Why don't girls find me attractive ? I have no idea. I skimboard a lot, surf sometimes, work out..just to keep slender, I work often, I like to buy nice clothes, I go to school. For pics: http://www.myspace.com/528968870 more

Voting Question: Help with idea......?

I'm writing a historical fiction short story for English. It's about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage. They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. I'm working on an outline, but I'm not sure how the kids stop the orphanage from shutting down. The bad guys are a group of missionaries claiming its good for the children to be sent away from the city (clean air and such), but the kids want to stay with their friends/makeshift family at the orphanage. What are some ideas how the kids can stop the missionaries from shutting it down? more

Resolved Question: Help with conflict in story?

Voting Question: Ideas to help with conflict in story?

Resolved Question: How/when did you try to explain "dead ..." to your kid?

We live in the city, so don't see much wildlife. The other day my 3yo saw a dead bee on the balcony's table. She asked me about it and I couldn't come up with a suitable explanation on the spot. I didn't want to make her scared, so ended up with that age old - "the bee is sleeping" - which I know is not the best way to handle it. My husband, who grew up on a farm, says we should've just told her that the bee was dead. But how do you explain it to a 3yo if she asks what it means? I know she needs to learn about it someday, just not sure when the right time is. My DD is rather sensitive - she can't even watch cartoons where characters push each, fall, etc. - Mickey Mouse made her cry :( . So it feels she is not ready. If you had this conversation with your preschooler - what has you experience been like? What did you say? How did they react? more

Voting Question: Help with plot conflict?

I have to come up with a movie plot for TV production class. The overall story(I'm just writing the outline now-it could change) is a historical movie about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage. They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. I'm working on an outline, but I'm not sure how the kids stop the orphanage from shutting down. The bad guys are a group of missionaries claiming its good for the children to be sent back to grow up on the farms, but the kids want to stay with their friends/makeshift family at the orphanage. What are some ideas how the kids can stop the missionaries from shutting the orphanage down? I was thinking maybe the community(the kids can't be adopted by the community) could get involved, but I still don't know how they would stop them either. more

Voting Question: Help with orphanage plan?

I'm writing a historical fiction short story for English. It's about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage(there are more than 5 kids there, but the story is about those 5). They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. I'm working on an outline, but I'm not sure how the kids stop the orphanage from shutting down. The bad guys are a group of missionaries claiming its good for the children to be sent away from the city (clean air and such), but the kids want to stay with their friends/makeshift family at the orphanage. What are some ideas how the kids can stop the missionaries from shutting it down? I was thinking maybe the community could get involved(kids are not adopted by community-they need to stay at the orphanage), but I still don't know how they would stop them. more

Voting Question: Help with historical orphanage?

Voting Question: Money and God? my dad?

My dad was in the farming business and was always a good man he would go out of his away for anyone he knew, once he sold a combine of ours to pay for a kids cancer treatment... Few years back are farm got contaminated (we never knew for sure but we was located next to a river with a power plant 20 miles upstream) and we couldnt cattle anymore so my dad was forced to take another job he worked that job for 8 years till he was laid off, i never seen are money drop like it did before. My dad went into digging out pool holes and installing fiberglass pools, he did this for 3 years and my step-mom got ill and we basically went in debt over her medical bills, my dad ended up collecting over $100,000 from homeowners and filing for bankrupt so he didnt have to pay any of it back, he died of a heart attack 3 months ago, I know he only did it to protect us but now we have angry people sending us letters,etc. Do you think god would forgive him for this? does god allow people in heaven who do good but yet when it comes to money and you did something evil he would decline you? After he died i never saw any evidence of a spirit from him, i hope he made it to the light. He was the type of guy to help anyone out but when we needed help know one could help us out so he did what he did. Thanks and sorry if i pissed anyone off here for asking this question i know there alot of hate on here. thanks more

Resolved Question: Help with character ages?

I have to come up with a movie plot for TV production class, but I can't decide what age to make the characters. The overall story(I'm just writing the outline now-it could change) is a historical movie about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage. They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. But my question is, how old should I make the kids? I was thinking the group could range from 14-17, or from 6-12. Or a mix from 6-17. The orphanage holds both girls and boys ages infant-17. I don't want any of them to be biological siblings, as the theme is creating a new sense of family. more

Resolved Question: What ages to make characters?

I'm writing a first chapter(beginning) for a story for English, but I can't decide what age to make the characters. The overall story(I'm just writing the first chapter now-the others maybe later) is a historical fiction about a group of 5 kids at an orphanage. They learn they are about to be split up and sent away to work on farms in the country. They must work together to stop the orphanage from being shut down and from them being separated. The orphanage isn't a stereotypical bad orphanage. The kids are used to it and like it, and is is run by a kind woman. But my question is, how old should I make the kids? I was thinking the group could range from 14-17, or from 6-12. Or a mix from 6-17. The orphanage holds both girls and boys ages infant-17. more

Voting Question: Adopting Barn (feral) cats, pros and cons?

So my local shelter relocates feral (barn) cats, to people who have barns/farms. What are the pros and cons of me getting some for my 48 acre ranch (barn is right next to my house)? They spay and neuter them, tell me everything I need to know, give me free cat food for a year (a pet store donates it), and they keep them in a "cat condominium", for a few weeks until they are use to their surroundings. I have had feral cat colonies in the past (at my other houses), so I know everything I need to know. Like if I see a new cat, I need to get it spayed and neutered right away, and I need to give my cats a rabies vaccinations. I am also getting them feline leukemia vaccinations, and all the other (so many) vaccinations you would get for house cats (hey, I want these feral cats, to live as long a possible)... Also in the winter, they will live only in the heated barn. There are no animals currently in the barn. During the summer, however, they will be allowed to roam. My other colonies that I had on 1 acre lots, never really left my yard. They are feral, so I can't keep the cooped up like house cats. On my farm, I have 3 female horses and 1 cow. No dogs. Also all my neighbors have them... Not kidding, ALL OF THEM. I have talked to them about it. I have small rat problem, but I mostly want the cats to have a new home. more

Resolved Question: How do car accident settlements work? help :/?

A number of questions, but simple ones that if your familiar in this feild you won't have to think about. Anyone who answers em all gets best answer. Thankyou so much. I was recently in a rear end collision. I was in my moms new 2009 4 door honda civic, at a light, and a silverado hit me in the rear, pushing me into another truck. The truck infront had a hitch so no damage was done to that truck. A cop going by stopped and gave us a claim number, we took down info and went our ways. He also admitted he was watching a couple kids and got distracted. Saying he hasn't done that in 20 years. (He looked about 50) Next day i had a bad neck, and went to the doctors. Got painkillers, than X-rays. My moms took care of fowarding the hospital bill. I'm still having pain, from the week ago incident and I recieved two things in the mail. One from m6 insurance, Hartford, about granting permission for hospital records, and one from the other guys insurance, state farm, speaking about the concern of the accident, with a call back number. But my mom doesn't remember what to do specifically, and I'm 16, first accident. I'm interested in getting a large settlement because of sleepless nights and lack of being able to look for a job. I dont want to hire a lawyer because i feel i can negotiate. but i dont know who im doing it with. (my dads a car dealer, and owns a pawn shop i helped out in, i know how to do that part atleast). what happens if i call statefarm? or should i soley work through my own insurance to get a settlement? which is likely going to be a larger sum and why? say theyres a low ball of 500 and i throw the stick at 25,000? I don't exactly how this whole lawyer thing works. Who does the lawyer talk to? I know they get a third of the settlement, why are they able to get larger amounts? What can they do that i cant OM more curious about. If I hire a lawyer, when should I do that? Tomorrow? 2 weeks from now? Before I get a offer? I'm interested in getting this settled fast, the moment I can say ill be okay, so I can get back to work. But what if I prolong it? Will the offers get higher without me saying anything to them? Thankyou so much!To the brokeback mountain cowboy, no Duh. I'm not expecting a 25,000 claim. I'm hoping for a few hundred. You only stated the obvious, so if you want to revise your answer, you can get the 10 points still. I mean, Really? Statefarm has lawyers? No way! Do you think they will hire them all to fight against a small claim, that they could pay in the beginning to save face and money? I don't think so. Keep your head straight and windex your glass belly button. Holy crap. more

Voting Question: Question for christians?

If God was capable of creating the perfect universe, why wouldn't he just have us all stay with him in heaven? Especially if he loved us so much. Don't you think what he's doing makes him like a mean kid with an ant farm? more

Voting Question: Will you read my story?

I can't post it all here, but this is the beginning: Dear Friend, I played with Audrey and Sam today. Sam is careless and doesn't realize how desperate she is to be just like him. Sometimes she just repeats what he's said, even if she doesn't understand what it meant. I wonder if that impedes growth? Or maybe it accelerates it, always striving to understand and impress an older brother or sister. When we sat together at the dinner table last week, eating plastic green tortellini with tomato sauce, he was playing, making silly faces and repeating a sound. She started to do it too, and before laughing, she always looked to him for approval. She is very content and diligent with her work as a shadow and an echo. I think that being a younger sibling is pretty tragic. You're doomed to imitate. There are so many ******* people like that, who never realize they don't exist without someone to copy. I feel like you've always been pretty independent. Is that right? Maybe it's because you're sister was too caught up in being hollow to really be worth emulating. Existing comes so easily to you. You're sort of a cliche you know--you're this brilliant, shining beautiful person. The star. When you look at something, it lights up, and when you look away it withers. You are devastating and capricious. They always ask me to send them on missions. They like to feel useful. I often give them compliments that aren’t true, because I think that’s what you’re supposed to do with kids. I told them a very simple story which was designed with them as heroes. Sometimes my voice shifted to a condescending grownup tone, and I was too conscious to play. I was proud of some of the missions I thought of. I felt more free than usual. “There is this giant squid. And he’s trying to...take over the world. It is your mission-a very important mission that I can only entrust to superheroes like you- to stop him. He lives underwater, but he has minions that he sends to Earth to do his work.” “What are minions?” “Oh. They’re like......like, people who do his bidding. They do the dirty work.” “And they’re really small right?” “Yeah. They’re just a little bit shorter than you, and they’re evil.” “But they can’t take our house, because it’s a protected superhero....what’s it called” “Lair.” They ran out to the front porch where the minions were waiting to fight. I waited lazily on the wooden stoop, hoping that the minions would sustain a lengthy battle so I could smoke. Unfortunately, Sam's ego is a really important part of his imagination, and his imagination trumps Audrey's or mine. He made some quick slashes through the air, using some ultra effective weapon that only he could use. Audrey slashed too, but we all knew that she was just pretending. "Okay, we beat them!" He called to me. "They couldn't stand up to my super strength in addition to my kind nature." I sighed. The minions were sprawled at our feet, panting and seriously injured. I thought maybe we should take them to the hospital, but Sam forgot about them so they stopped existing. The great squid himself approached the lair. He was far away, but he was at least five times the size of the house, so we could see him. Sam felt uncomfortable with that great of a size, so the squid adjusted himself to be about Sam's seven year old height. He was blue. His head was hung in shame, but we could still sense his grandeur. This squid was a king. He apologized to us with tears puddling in his eyes. It turned out that his goal all along had been to deliver toys to all of the world, but he just went about it the wrong way. He was a misunderstood squid. He offered them each a special gift. Sam got a cactus farm in his bedroom for soft cacti and Audrey recieved a wrapped pink present. It wasn’t meant to be opened and she loved it. We all laughed together, grateful that it had all been cleared up. I had a bag of ginger cookies in my lap that I didn’t want them to eat. ****, I forgot to hide the bag. Audrey looked at me expectantly and asked for some, then Sam. I thought quickly. “Okay guys, this is your reward for helping me so much with these missions. These are special, magical cookies that make it so you are totally safe from all enemies. Not even a bullet can hit you, it would just bounce off.” I thought for a moment. “Also, they make it so you can make anyone laugh just whenever you want to. You can just think it, and they smile. Wouldn’t that be great? You can use it if your parents are mad at you, or if you’re lonely, or on the train and want to make a whole car start laughing. You could make rooms, even towns or countries, full of people begin to laugh together without meaning to or ever knowing why.” Email me if you want to read the rest! I would love feedback. more

Voting Question: Honest Family w/out a car. Crazy story behind it all. Money low, credit ok. Can you help?

Details: Suffered from online scam April 13th stole 2500 from our acct. our house note and our son's birthday party money. Birthday April 16th, car accident my husband same weekend still running but damaged, while literally changing to state farm and dropping nationwide due to poor service. no coverage for damages. my truck hit and totalled April 18th, by uninsured motorist, and unfortunately when I switched car ins from cheap to nationwide the rep gave me the basic liability, w/no unisured insured coverage and we honestly did not know it was not covered. We have a lawyer that really is not trying that we are about to drop and try to find someone eles to represent us. We put at least 1500 into my husbands car and are out of money and basically got ripped off, the car broke down last 7/21/10. We need advice or help. We will pay a car note if need be. We are just at wits end. Anyone out there that can help? Not a lot of money and 3 kids with school activities and trying to still get to work. No family help. Please if anyone can help or offer a referral, it would be greatly appreciated. My number is 832-542-5568. Thank you for any responses. Thank you, Appreciative Family At Wits end.Even if you can't help or offer any advice, if you know someone else could you please forward. Thank you for listening who ever you may be. Thanks again. family in Spring, Texas more

Voting Question: what is an easily aquired opiate?

Opium, Heroin, oxycotin? because my bro's friend says he takes opiates? whuch is really weird thought he was a good kid...... And i was just wondering what it prolly isso i can decide if its serious enough where i will have to tell my parents? i live in a farm town in michigan so i doubt it is something seriously bad more

Voting Question: Puppy to grow with VS younger dog already trained?

we have a toddler and a newborn, and yes, we want a dog. I grew up with dogs all my life (newborn puppies to adulthood, 2 generations) and my wife has never been able to have a pet (my father was allergic to all fur) we just bought a pretty good sized home, with a chain link fence in the back. We now want a dog. (WE ARE ADOPTING!!! NO PUPPY FARM... ) Here is our dilemma: PUPPY PROS: cute, it can grow with the kids, longer life span, didn't have to worry about it being good with kids, since that's all it will know. PUPPY CONS: house breaking, $$$ in the first year (or so ive heard, that the $$$ gets much more reasonable after the first year), chewing and other annoy puppy tentendencies OLDER DOG PROS: (and i mean like 2,3 or 4 years old, not OLD) no annoying puppyness, training will already be donereferencerece to potty and kids (hopefully) not so expensive OLDER DOG CONS: shorter life span, no cute puppy stage, might get one that the owner says their good with kids, but they end up not being good... ANY ADVICE FROM YOU DOG/PUPPY OWNERS OUT THERE? especially someone that has had both a puppy and an older dog with kids. ALSO ANY BREED MIXES (again we want a mix since we've heard mixes live longer) THAT ARE GOOD OR BETTER THAN OTHER BREEDS WITH KIDS/ BREEDS TO STAY AWAY FROM??? thanks!!!! more

Resolved Question: need information about beagles?

i hav a 1 1/2 year old tricolor beagle that absolutely has the biggest heart full of love and has been ran over twice and attacked by 2 pit bulls within the first year of his life. he is wonderful with my two small children and i also hav a chow mix that walked into my life about 7 years ago. she is truly a commendable pet and has proved her loyality and trust with my family. but 7 months ago i got another beagle from the same breeder as my tri. he is a bluetick beagle and we love him also. but this summer he is putting me to the test. the chow mothers to the tri but not the blue and the chow has the dominance with the blue, but the blue will attack my tri at no cost, its fight over nothing! the blue goes right for the jugler and will bite the tri without hesitation. this happens 7-10 times a day and around my kids and myself. the tri fights back to defend himself but the blue always takes him down and continues the fight until the blue walks away. myself and my kids both have gotten bit by the two dogs fighting over us or jus being around us. i dont want to get rid of either of them but i fear sumbody is going to get hurt bad and im not sure wat to do. i have my blue in a cage right now but im not sure he minds, they are free to roam our 186 acre farm at any time. but im punishing the blue bcuz he is the aggressor and provokes all the attacks. neither males have been neutered but the female chow has been spayed. more

Resolved Question: Am i a therian or not? Please help!?

Well i am just wondering if i really am a therian? i mean, i have had some animaalistic experiences in my lifetime, but im still not sure if that is enough to know if im a therian. When i was younger from like about the ages 4 through 8 i loved to chase all the ducks around my farm but i dont think that is anything because i noe kids around those ages love to chase things that go crazy when you chase it. Anyways, another thing that makes me not sure is whenever i play with my dogs, i always seem to just wanna lie down next to them and roll around. I dont know if its just me or anything. And another thing is that, whenever a cat goes by, i always love to bark at it (When no ones around) for some reason. I dont noe if anybody else does it or not. I think i had more experiences in my life, but im still not sure if its just an instinct of everybody else who do it. So can anyone please clarify my wonderings? Unless there is an accurate test that anyone recommends that can help me with this question? more

Resolved Question: Do sheep fall over when they are wet?

Recently, I came across a children’s book entitled “ The Waving Sheep “. I thought to myself, what’s this going to be about. In short, two kids ran up to the hill on their family farm. They could see dad below at the milking sheds and as they played, they came across a sheep lying on it’s back with its legs floundering in the air. They ran down to the farm house to get help from mum. Apparantly, after all the rain which they had had, the sheep’s thick wool had become so heavy with the rain that it fell over and couldn’t get back up. It’s wool was like having a big sponge on its back as it had been standing in the rain. Thinking that this was the weirdest thing that I had ever heard of, I mentioned the books contents to a friend who indeed confirmed that this was true. When he was living in Scotland, he went past a whole paddock where the sheep were all on their backs. When it got to his uncle’s place he mentioned what he had seen. His uncle told him that he should have stopped and gone in and told the farmer. What do you know about this thanks? more

Resolved Question: Do You Think He Likes Me?

me and this one guy have been talking EVERDAY and ALL DAY since july 16. and i mean everyday and all day. he would text me from the point i woke up (10:00) and we would talk until like 3:30 in the morning. we always somehow find something to talk about and it never gets boring. and i board my horse across the road from his house and ill ride my horse up the road with him while he rides his 4wheeler/dirtbike. we get along really well too. i recently broke up with my ex, who i hate, and said some pretty f*cked up shit. both me and him hate my ex. haha. he treats me really well and is a really nice person. we have alot of the same interests. ALOT. we like the same music, we both like quads/4wheelers, dirtbikes, trucks and so on. he left yesterday to go help his aunt on her huge farm and he gets up really early. he texted me this morning at 3:30 wich woke me up, he told me he was sorry and to go back to bed and he felt bad 5 times. we were also joking around the night before he left and i said "well ik that our going to miss me the most =P" and he said "hahaha yupp! :) yesss." he also tells me goodnight every night and good morning =] when we text we joke around alot and call each other names. we both know that were just kidding too. and we live in ny. and he just got a gf that lives in texas...haha. but i dont think it will last. so....do you think he likes me? honest opinion please.ps since hes at his aunts hes working ALL day and he does text me at night until he goes to sleep. more

Resolved Question: i want a step mother and a step brother or half brother.?

i am 12 years old. i reeeeallly want a step mom for my dad. He is so lonely and he never talks. We live on a farm. but we dont have cows or pigs my dad just farms. we have 1 horse but she is at y grandmothers who is down the street. I love to cook for my dad. he worrks so hard in the field that i thought that he would love to come home to a clean house. i want a step brother who is younger hen me. i go to a private school about 2 miles away from our house. I dont make straight a's but i am smart! I want a step mom that will go on a date with my dad while i babysit my brother. i want to teach my brother everything i want him to be my best friend i also think my dad wants a son because my dad always helps/plays with my cousin who is 9. my dad always plays. he is like a kid. he plays football with us swims in our pool and loves to hang out. my questio is if your are single and have these things please coment smart pretty talkative has a heart loves to cook love to help my dad has a son who is young I am in deperate need of a step mom more

Resolved Question: Why are people having so many kids when the world population should be reduced?

There is no reason in today's world to have more than two kids. People hundreds of years ago had so many kids because they were bound to lose one or two and they needed many kids to help on the farms. To have more than 2 kids is irresponsible. As it is, the world's population is becoming incredibly unbalanced. I think that either a quota of no more than two kids is placed on families in the US and around the world, or else the only way the world can escape total collapse is through a pandemic or a major war to kill off at least a million people (solutions which would be much more effective than the quotas, since mothers would just bitch about them anyway). more

Resolved Question: Rate these bands on a scale 1/10 (Different variations of metals and hard rock)?

Only rate the bands you know: Amy Lee Chris Cornell Queens of the Stone Age Rev Theory Rollins Band Shinedown Sick Puppies Skillet Therapy? Carnival in Coal Diablo Swing Orchestra Meshuggah Mr. Bungle Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Stolen Babies Cradle of Filth Darkthrone Dissection Emperor Gorgoroth Immortal Mayhem Satyricon 1349 Arch Enemy Cannibal Corpse Suicide Silence Turbonegro Eluveitie Faith No More Living Colour Bon Jovi Bret Michaels Bulletboys Bullring Brummies Cinderella David Lee Roth Dokken Guns N' Roses Judas Priest Motley Crue Poison Ratt Rhino Bucket Sammy Hagar Spinal Tap Steel Panther T. Rex Twisted Sister Van Halen Type O Negative Machine Head Powerman 5000 Rob Zombie Sepultura Shadowtosh White Zombie AC/DC Aerosmith Andrew W.K. Audioslave Backyard Babies Bryan Adams Chad Kroeger (solo) Charm City Devils Chickenfoot Foreigner Jackyl JET Nickelback Pat Benatar Peter Frampton Ray Davies Rise Against Slow Roosevelt Spiderbait Steve Ouimette Ted Nugent Tenacious D Thin Lizzy Tia Carrere The Tubes The Used Velvet Revolvers 60ft Dolls Bad Brains Bikinin Kill The Dead Betties Dead Kennedys Gallows Reno Divorce St. James' Gate Black Sabbath Blue Cheer Blue Oyster Cult Danzig Deep Purple Girlschool Led Zeppelin Lita Ford Mountain Ozzy Osbourne Quiet Riot Rainbow Robert Plant Whitesnake Michale Graves The Misfits Radford Wednesday 13 Charlie Clouser Datarock Dope Marilyn Manson Nine Inch Nails Rammstein Revolting C0cks RJD2 Stabbing Westward Static-X 1000 Homo DJ's 2 Sense Avenged Sevenfold Bullet for My Valentine Eyes Set to Kill Killswitch Engage Psychostick Tendril Alien Ant Farm Biohazard Disturbed Eths Godsmack Korn Linkin Park Papa Roach Slipknot Thousand Foot Krutch Dio Dragonforce Iron Maiden Scorpions Between the Buried and Me Coheed & Cambria Dream Theater System of a Down Kid Rock Limp Bizkit P.O.D. Rage Against the Machine Alice Cooper Gene Simmons (solo) KISS Paul Stanley (solo) W.A.S.P. Corrosion of Conformity Burning Brides Clutch Harry Perry Band Priestess Wolfmother Kamelot Nightwish Five Finger Death Punch Megadeth Metallica Motorhead Pantera Slayer BQ: What's a bizzare fusion band that you know of? One band I think is worth mentioning is Leftover Crack. They mix Hardcore and Ska Punk with Black and Groove Metal and a little bit of Rap, and pull it off really well. more

Resolved Question: How could I make money to save up for a horse ? Any idea's ?

Hi, Here is a bit about me and why I am saving up money for a horse : I am in between beginner rider and intermediate rider. I already own a grey flea-bitten gelding that's 11 years old, 17.0 hh and bought from the auction for $1,100. He is the best horse ever and loves kids so we got a lucky buy. He is my horse at the moment but I'm going to buy one more horse for me, and then my dad can have my other horse, Bandit. I don't go into any riding lessons yet but will be with my friend in like 2 months or so, so I don't want any idea's for mucking stalls, cleaning out poop at the barn there, because I'm not in riding lessons yet and I don't get to go to any barns. I just want idea's around MY FARM! I have a neighbor that owns : 3 horses, 1 foal, and 1 llama. We will have extra money for : shoes, hay, vet bill money etc. We have safe pastures full of lots of green grass and we have over 50 hay bales for our horses for the winter. We will always have the money for vet bills and shoes. Me and my dad know what we are doing. Why do you think we are going to buy another horse ? Because we know we have enough money, and I just need to buy the horse, and I will help with some of the vet bills my self whenever something does happen. BTW : I am 12 years old and know what I'm doing! Here are some jobs I already do for money : ~ Mow Lawning the yard - $20.00 ~ Dishwasher (Unloading, and loading it) - $5.00 ~ Vacuuming kitchen, living room and up stairs - $10.00 or sometimes $20.00 - We have a big house so it takes me a long time to vacuum everywhere. ~ Dust - $5.00 I know what I'm doing! Please.... JUST GIVE ME IDEA'S TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE AND MY FARM! THANKYOU! more

Resolved Question: How should I tell my girlfriend that I disagree with what she wants?

she is already talking about love and marriage, we are 18 not ready. when i told her that i don't want children until we both have solid, steady jobs and are married, she talked about my car wash job and her state farm insurance jobs bringing in the right money for kids. i disagree but when i say that she acts offended. more

Resolved Question: What is the biggest ant farm ever made by humans?

I'm not talking about natural ant colonies in the ground. I mean ant farms that are human made with glass or plastic so that you can see into the colony. And I'm not talking about the little ones you can buy for kids. Where can I see pictures of this? Some entomologists must have made a big one somewhere to study them. Thanks for the help! more

Resolved Question: In need of new DS game! Game Experts needed!?

I am 12 years old! I am looking for a new DS game that is cute, cuddely, and never ends! In games i usually tend to like farming, making my own house (like buying furniture and clothes), having animals (pets), and making a family! (relationships and kids.) Any suggestions? I have so far: animal crossing petz dogz petz dogz pack harvest moon clubpenguin elite penguin force. more

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