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Sandy - 2003-12-18 08:27:59
Cassie went through a night terror phase for a bit. She would wake up and thrash about while screaming at the top of her lungs while asleep. We were told not to disturb or wake her. She has since outgrown it, thank god!
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sara - 2003-12-18 09:07:36
Hey UB, I'm not really sure how you feel about this, but I got the link from a friend and thought your much-read diary would be a good way to get the word out: These homophobes are taking an online survey about homosexual marriage to submit to congress. I went and voted to support gay marriage, but since it's on a site meant to "protect families," my opinion is in the minority. So if you would, it would be great if you'd put the link on your diary someday: http://www.afa.net/petitions/marriagepoll.asp Thanks so much, and remember - Love makes a Family :)
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Drew - 2003-12-18 09:16:59
So Uncle Bob - do you spit or swallow? ... ... Your chewed fingernails that is...
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Gracie - 2003-12-18 10:11:13
Can't get a flu shot, btw, some of us are allergic to penicillin, and a flu shot would kill us. You don't want your readers dwindling, do you?
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Lori - 2003-12-18 10:46:53
I suffered with Night Terrors up until I was 10. Drove my parents crazy. I can only pray that my children don't inherit these crazy things!
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April Ann - 2003-12-18 11:41:35
Yes, night terrors. I get them, and they usually involve something related to manicure sets in faux zebra carrying cases. I recommend hiding the thing from sight, or giving it to someone else as soon as possible. I would have taken the tray. Although, one *can* recycle the cute little bags with tissue paper for another year of rabid gift exchanging...
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Erika - 2003-12-18 12:45:20
Something must have been in the air last night. Peyton woke up at 1:45 screaming his head off too. When I brought him to bed, he kept screaming untill we turned his video on. Until then, he just stood in the middle of the room like he didn't know what was going on.
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Patricia - 2003-12-18 13:31:16
At least you know where your child is during these episodes. My son gets up and wanders around the house - without a single sound or faintly mumbling. One time I found him in the corner of my bedroom and almost hit the ceiling as I jumped out of bed to get the baseball bat by the night stand. Glad I fell down and bumped into him before I took a good swing.
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The DD - 2003-12-18 14:32:14
You forgot survey option number 3: No, I haven't gotten my flu shot yet because I am through paying a doctor good money to give me the flu. And I wish you other people would stop doing it and passing your expensive flu on to my cheap ass. I see no difference between "experiencing flu-like symptoms" for three days and having the flu for three days, except the flu is free.
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NavajoRebel - 2003-12-18 16:10:40
Damn all these people.
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Cara - 2003-12-18 16:22:29
So, is Dirty Santa a Yankee Swap ? Why the hell would you call it Dirty Santa ?
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Amy - 2003-12-18 16:22:57
I had night terrors as a kid. I'm 17 now and i still have wicked nightmares. I have a reoccuring theme in my dreams- people trying to kill me. I constantly dream that one person or a group tries to kill me. I think its from the night terrors. And i slept walked too, but i grew out of that. Still, for a while i would have convoulsions and doctors thought i had epilepsy. Those were some super fun tests.
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desideroso - 2003-12-18 18:05:40
my parents have had a "Dirty Santa" (although i've never heard it called that before) exchange at their New Year's Party, and i think it was 5 years ago someone brought a squirt gun in the shape of a gentlemen's, uh, organ. Every year it gets brought back, but i think my mom finally "retired" it last year.
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katie - 2003-12-18 18:09:49
my friend crystal at the age of 22 still has night terrors almost every night. she's to the point where she has pretty much stopped sleeping. when she was away in mexico sharing a bed with another friend of ours our other friend woke up to crystal grabbing her face and screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO almost every single night of their vacation. fun times!
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Ann-Mason - 2003-12-18 18:34:07
Uncle Bob, Children can have sleep apnoea, too. A small percentage of people with sleep apnoea dream that they are being strangled, or they wake up while choking - terrified. When your wife has her sleep study, perhaps she should mention to the sleep disorders specialist person that her son has similar symptoms. I realise that this situation is less than fun for you, but trust me, your wife and son are not having fun here, either. Get them to the doctor person, sir.
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Muffinzz - 2003-12-19 00:54:36
I missed my Thursday dose of Ask Andrew!
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Seattle Suz - 2003-12-19 05:45:10
Here at the PacificNW Kucinich bastion, we refer to the gift trading game as "White Elephant". Beats the hell out of me, but it's all kinds of fun. Reoccurring gems at our annual bash include the carol chiming wall clock and electric menorah. But the truly hot items are booze and NO2 cartridges. 3X indeed; why can't those rules be changed?
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Tilly Mint - 2003-12-19 11:04:54
Night Terrors - I'm and still have them occaisionally. When I was first married, 'im indoors would not talk to me for the first hour or so after I'd 'woken up' as I was quite often still off somewhere else in my head... Oops, that sounds more than a leetle beet kerazy. As for the flu shot - I live in the UK, and get my flu shot (and pneumonia shot) forced upon me every year as I'm asthmatic. One in each arm. The bastards!
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Saladwhore - 2003-12-19 15:04:39
Hey Gracie - What does being allergic to penicillin have to do with a flu shot?! There is no penicillin in a flu shot! You can't get a flu shot if you're allergic to EGGS. There's no penicillin in eggs either...
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Gracie - 2003-12-21 14:58:21
Umm, yes there is. I had a doctor look at the list of my allergies (which lists penicillin and 2 arthritic medications---otherwise nothing) and then was told I cannot have a flu shot because there's penicillin in it. Not many people are allergic to penicillin.
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