My son once called this flower bed the Fields of Punishment
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Comments (21)Well the general rule in container gardening is that the containers must have some form of drainage. Otherwise the water collects in the bottom, you get ponding of the water, bacterial growth, and root rot. I can't really picture containers made from "wire forms and concrete". That would be quite unusual IME but I would be worried about that weight on the field interfering with drainage in the field. Given all the drainage problems and shallow drain fields one reads about in many parts of Florida, especially with sandy soil, I'd be very reluctant to alter my septic drain field at all. And there are literally thousands of lightweight containers with drainage holes available for gardeners to use that can be easily moved and adjusted for sun exposure without creating problems for the filed. Unlike in-ground gardening Container Gardening has its own set of unique needs so I'd suggest some in-depth reading over on the Container Gardening forum here. Dave...See Morei love my boyfriends son as my own. but i have a big job ahead.
Comments (24)"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" Not only is this true with kids, but when a parent is totally gone, the child can also fantasize about how wonderful the absent parent is. They can create the perfect parent in their mind if they want. I was 22 when I got together with my BF that had three kids. They were 1, 4 & 6. Their mom was on drugs and left and never came to see them but maybe once a year. I spent my 20's raising his kids without benefit of marriage and when it didn't work out, I was 29 and he wouldn't even let me talk to his kids anymore (unless I would come back to him). I had no legal rights. In a way, I spent my youthful years taking care of his kids while he worked on his career. (he went from a street deputy to detective Sergeant while I was with him, because my being there allowed him to work any shift and not worry about his kids) A house was purchased (in his name only) but I paid on it and helped with improvements but ended up walking away with nothing. (I sometimes think I was lucky to leave with my sanity intact) I get the impression that you think that you and he will have a wonderful little family, especially if the boy is calling you mom. I didn't think of that before gigglemonster said it, but if he is, I can certainly understand why BM would be jumping on you. I'm not saying she's right to, but I could understand that here's her little boy calling you mom and you are trying to make the family she was supposed to have with this 'prize' of a guy and not only that, but he's thinking the kid might forget about her. I'd be fighting mad too. My guess is that the mom is also fairly young, early 20's??? There's a lot of emotions and immaturity too that could be contributing to all the conflict. and I guarantee that she'd tell her little boy to stop calling you mom if he is. He is too young to understand why it's upsetting to anyone, he'd call you both mom if he loves you both... they don't know the difference or think about how the 'real' mom will feel. They are so innocent but that's being ruined by immature people that put him in the middle of all this conflict. I'm really sad for the little boy in this....See MoreTeenagers punishment....
Comments (23)Lindyluwho, a simple search "missed curfew punishment" only brings up this thread at KT/GW, and another discussion board where someone posts one short quip and no link to the story. Click the Google link below to see this. ----------------- "As for posting links, Dilly Dally....I don't know how and I'm sure there are others here, like me, who aren't as savvy as you. This is getting real tiresome, people having to have proof or supplying resources to prove everything we post." Dotmom, being able to CC&P is not anything "computer savvy". I'm the most computer illiterate person I know. Asking for a link to a news story is not asking for "proof" it is just making it easier for those who wish to participate in the discussion. It is the polite thing to do to supply a link to the news story - especially when someone is referring to something in their local news. Local news stories don't appear on the top of Google. This particular story about the babysitting punishment was picked up by AP, so it did achieve a higher Google ranking. And I did say "Please put a link in your post to reference a news story." with 'Please' in boldface. I don't think I did anything wrong. Your post said the girl "broke curfew" leading one to believe she was out of the house. It also was not clear if she was being punished for being out all night or if she was just a few minutes late - and some parents ARE that strict. It turns out that the teen had had a party with a couple dozen kids over and they were finally caught at 2:30AM when the party was broken up. I wouldn't define that as "breaking curfew" but maybe that is a regional thing. A link to the news story would have clarified this part about the party being thrown. What is really getting tiresome is always getting chewed out every time one asks a question. ---------------------------- http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=+%22missed+curfew+punishment%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CGoGA2MNzTI2yNI_KMo3svd4PAAAAqgQFT9D9ilg&pbx=1&fp=ad526d12389e3c08 Here is a link that might be useful: Google for MISSED CURFEW PUNISHMENT keywords...See MoreGround bees in my rose and flower bed
Comments (20)So many wonderful responses. Sorry I didn't get back here sooner--got busy and forgot to check. Still don't know what to do, but your individual experiences are very helpful in "educating" me on the topic. I'm thinking perhaps I should call an exterminator. I have breathing problems--COPD--and am on oxygen. Have to carry my portable container around with me as I work in the garden. I hadn't thought about the possibility of getting stung and my breathing being affected. I will try to get a picture of my bees tomorrow (or have my son shoot one)--if the bees will stop moving long enough to snap a pic. Whatever kind of bees they are, they seem to be perpetually in motion flying in and out of the ground hole leading to their hive. The hole, if I remember correctly, was about a 2 inch opening. As to how aggressive they are, I worked fairly close to their ground hive one day--they kept flying over my head--just a few at a time--and then heading back to the ground hive. Then a few more would fly over my head for a minute or so and head back to the ground hive. I thought they were clearly communicating to me that they wanted me to go away (they weren't just being curious about who I was), but when I gently waved them off a couple times, they backed off for a few minutes, but then resumed the circling over my head ("go away, intruder")--so I left before they decided to get mad. The other day I showed the ground hive to my lawn guy, hoping he knew something about bees. He didn't know much. We were standing back about 4-5 feet, and the bees just kept up their usual comings and goings out of the ground hole. Yesterday I moved a bit closer and kind stretched out to get a better look more directly over the hole. That's when I realized there were guard bees just inside the opening. They made an almost instant appearance. I repeated that stretching over the hole about 5 minutes later, and instantly those guard bees showed up. It was about that time that it occurred to me that perhaps I shouldn't push them too much, and I came in the house to research bees on the bee-keeper's forum and then to this forum. I'll try to post some pics tomorrow and then see if anyone has additional advice. I'm pretty sure they are not bumblebees--don't all bumblebees have those darker/black markings, regardless of whether the bumblebee is larger or smaller? Thank you, everyone, for sharing your experiences. Kate...See Morebluemarble
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