How to deal with weird smell of quinoa?
shambo
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Um....what's the deal w/my bell peppers?
Comments (7)Nope...turned out it's not that at all. Something is eating it. The underside of the leaves have this black 'stuff' which looks like pepper. Some kind of sucking insect, I think? I'm yanking it out soon and starting over. I think it's a goner. The beans are on their way out too.... Honestly...I think I may stick with flowers. This veggie thing just does not work out well for me....See MoreWhat is that smell?
Comments (5)I'm pretty new to this, but there are two possibilities that I can think of. Boxwood can have an unusual urine-like odor, but it doesn't have red berries. Here's a link with pictures: http://landscaping.about.com/od/evergreenshrubsbushes1/p/english_boxwood.htm Hollow red berries sounds like an english yew. Another link with pictures: http://landscaping.about.com/od/evergreenshrubsbushes1/a/japanese_yews.htm...See MoreWeird smell in my house! Help, detectives!
Comments (15)I'm voting for the dead animal too, and if you've been noticing for a week or so, it's a small one, will hopefully 'dry up' quickly. Anything larger and you probably would be camped out in a hotel. Many years ago we had a 1920's house with a half basement, other half under the house was dirt/crawl space, and there were a couple of areas between the two under the house floor where something could squeeze in. Who knew. The 'scent' was wafting right out of the shelved closet in our bedroom. DH fled to his fathers farm and left me to deal with the pest company, who had told me they were prepared to find it, or they had some kind of odor killing spray they could inject into the wall if that's where it was determined to be. He found it, by pulling down ceiling insulation in the unfinished basement. Rat, along with several of those little packets of poison that people can toss out for exterminating them. Never did find which neighbor was using the rat bait... We sealed that area that could allow access, had a neighborhood meeting regarding kitchen compost, bird feeders, pet dishes, and everyone regularly cleaning up under any fruit trees - back then, there were a few neglected apple trees and 'ornamental' plum that were bearing fruit no one wanted and it was being left on the ground....See Morehow to deal with Step-Son
Comments (38)I have read Marmies story and can sympathise. I have a slightly similar situation, although I don't have my own kids. I have to add that I worry about having children with my partner because of the brother my child will have, I also understand the dislike, it can't be helped he's not your child afteralll and I applaud your honesty. It's hard to come out and say but being honest with yourself is the first step to solving the problem. His father and natural mother have allot to answer for, this boy clearly is not getting the support he needs. I consider your best course of action to kick the fathers butt !! The boy firstly needs to seek professional help for the bed wetting. In our situation my as is encouraged to drink plenty of water during the day but no fluids 2 hours before bed time and no diuretics in the afternoon (black currant juice, caffine, etc) this has to be supported by the mother but if you explain it to the child and that this course of action will help he may continue to follow instructions when at his mothers. The next is diet. I don't care who disagrees, the correlation between ADHD and diet is incontrovertible to my mind. Cut out all unnatural food. You can gradually reintroduce natural sweets and chocolate (actual real chocolate not American chemical filled brown nonsense) you WILL be able to identify which foods he reacts negatively too ( look for redness in the skin, increased tics, inability to hold prolonged eye contact, not having full control of what he's saying, unable to hold a conversation or listen ) the reaction can be subltle so you will need to pay attention. Make time for him, talk to him about what interests him. Inspire him to be a better person, talk about socialisation, the importance of respecting people and the joy of finding friends. A professional can help and given that he's from a broken home this is something you can hopefully discuss with his school. If the support isn't there for him, consider changing schools. Remember that this is your children's brother and that they love him. Try to see him through their eyes, not yours. Think about how much time they will spend with your kids in the future.. So your gonna want to know who this boy is and have an influence on who he will become, so consider that when your finding it hard to be around him. Grizz it out for your own kids sake, it is hard, it will be hard, no one said it would be easy but it WILL be worth it, you can help turn this boys life around, what a wonderful position to be in! And all those who say "it's your choice you knew he had a kid bla bla bla" hang them we all make choices that are hard but we retain the right to ask for help or have the occasional whine about it doll, best of luck to you x...See Moredgkritch
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