Ask post: Where should we live in Washington, D.C., with two kids?
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MeFi comment: "Colleges don't admit legacies to reward their parents. They do it because they're afraid of pissing them off. Colleges must have long known what this study discovered last year: alums give more each year as their children approach college age, give..." [more]
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Ask comment: "Perhaps in the serial tellings of what really happened with MIL and baby (MIL to A, A to B, B to anon), events got exaggerated or distorted. This may be particularly likely if A, B, or anon is unfamiliar with the rituals of MIL's church, and..." [more]
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Ask comment: "If the grandparents want custody, they should try to have Dad declared unfit. See a lawyer If the grandparents want visitation rights and Dad objects, unless a court has found him unfit, the grandparents must show the children's interest in..." [more]
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Ask comment: "Take off the carafe lid before you pour your coffee. The lid on the carafe I used to own had a strainer that fit over the carafe spout. The strainer appeared to diffuse the coffee stream, causing some of it dribble down the front of the carafe...." [more]
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Ask comment: "I was in jr. high living in the Pa. Capital area when Dwyer killed himself there in Harrisburg. It was on a snow day, and there were a lot of kids at home watching tv in the mid-morning when the broadcast affiliates broke into their normal..." [more]
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Ask comment: "Sorry to derail, but I prefer to keep my eyes on the greatest achievements of Western society over the past century. My list includes: 1. Militarism 2. Nationalism 3. Industrialism 4. World War I 5. World War II (I'm counting the Japanese as..." [more]
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Ask comment: "As for remembering events that occur before one turns five, see this article about the "reminisence bump" wherein children four and younger can remember events from earlier in their lives, but as children reach age 10, those earlier..." [more]
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Ask post: Where should we live in Washington, D.C., with two kids?
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