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steelworker

@SKT unless you are English I would say yes

The States dental care is abysmal unless you can pay for it. Also eye care because every American knows blindness & dentures are their birth right because your eyes and teeth aren't related to your health.

WhiskeySandwich

Ugh, i need to get my teenage son's wisdom teeth extracted, followed by braces......at least we're only 3 months into our deductible.

To your point @steelworker, i think the dental and vision care here is solid, its the insurance business that is a racket. The whole thing is mismanaged AF.

EdH

Dads-of-daughters - Little Miss H has become obsessed with Frozen and all things Elsa and Anna. I need to learn how to braid hair, and quickly. (Pony tails won't cut it anymore.) Any tips or resources you'd recommend?

WhiskeySandwich

@EdH we went thru that stage! lol braids are easy, 3 strands, alternate outside over middle. I’m sure YouTube has a gagillion vids on it

steelworker

@WhiskeySandwich of course you're right , its the "insurance " industry and they need to Luigi the bastards.

SKT

@EdH been here. I don’t have a specific but YouTube is your friend for this. Loads of tutorials on braiding. Seems like Frozen was a part of our life for a looonnnnggg time

Matt

@EdH

https://www.disneystore.com/elsa-costume-wig-for-kids-frozen-2-428422441247.html

Matt

You’re in the Disney Princess phase of parenting. Enjoy it. You’ll be here for a bit and it’s typically followed by the I’m cooler and smarter than you phase which will carry you into her adulthood.

Christmas and birthdays are pretty easy during tjenDismey Princess phase so you have that to look forward to.

EdH

@Matt Mate, tell me about it. All she wants to do is watch Frozen, Frozen 2, and the Frozen West End stage musical, on repeat, while wearing her blue Frozen dress. She sings the songs to herself as she falls asleep. She demands braids.

I got lucky and found an auction online for a full toddler-bedroom suite of Frozen stuff this week - she's got a bed, little table and stools, shelving, bedside table, etc, all coming, and all emblazoned with Anna, Elsa and Olaf, and all on the cheap. (Though the auction site really screws you on fees and delivery.) Hopefully she'll be delighted when we kick her out of the nursery to make way for Baby H II.

Matt

Sounds like you’re in the thick of it.

Brian

Sat watching tv sounds a lot better than tennis football, Aussie football, kungfu

My weekends don’t even know where to start and finish

EdH

More practice required, but Little Miss H is contented (for now). Her low standards have got me through this morning.

WhiskeySandwich

@EdH thats a damn good start! Luckily her standards will only rise with your own improvement

northsouthdenimguy

This picture popped up in my memories today from eight years ago. At the time, my oldest daughter was absolutely obsessed with making slime. She made it nonstop,mixing, packaging, and even selling it at school until the school told us that if she didn’t stop, we might need to find her a new place to go.

Are kids still into slime these days?

Hard to believe my “slime entrepreneur” is now a senior in high school. She definitely doesn’t appreciate it when I text her old pictures like this.

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