When I asked my LOR, he told me to cut the hair the Sunday before my son turned three, because as soon as he is 3 he should have a haircut and yalmuka. I was told to push it up not off.

Tough choice. For me, the Asifa, but want to take the kids to the Siyum Hashas so guess that would win.

smartcookie; celebration taking place in “coffee room”, we r serving “coffee”.

Gym: The Gym, in shoprite plaza. Best place.

I have the B140, the commercial one for over a year. Use it in the office, Still working great. Not all coffee is good in it and it does cost alot for the k-cups. But its quick and does the job.

Hazelnut, cin roll, gingerbread just to name a few.

Boring posts.

When the pot used to make cholent is washed right after shabbos and not just in time to put up the next cholent.

aries, I like the advise. I will try it. One of my kids won’t eat any fruits or veggies (and very few protiens), and is starting to get chunky. I have tried many different ways to get him to try new things. I will try your advice next. Tx

Either Journeys or Destiny.

In a one room apartment

somewhere in the city

a story of magic unfolds…..

One is supposed to greet people they meet. During the week it should be with a good morning/afternoon, etc. On Shabbos we replace it and say “Good Shabbos”.

One drawback of the corner sink – it’s hard to reach into the corners in the back of the sink to clean them. You have to lean very far back (not to mention trying to cover the counters for Pesach).

I have 2 corner sinks, they take up the least space that way. One has a backsplash behind it, that one is hard to clean, the other is facing the eating area, so there is no wall behind it. I just walk around the peninsula to clean it.

Wish they would have this on my kids busses. On Friday I waited for them to be dropped off for an hour, and when they got home they told me that the bus only came to school to pick them up after 45 minutes of waiting. It was a long time to wait on Friday.

And Metro I have never had a phone number of a bus driver, though I do try to get the cell number of the parent from the stop before mine.

Wow. What a well written, inspiring post. You are who you are because of your past. Keep looking forward, and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

The right girl will come along, the girl who sees how strong you are because of all the things that went on in your life, and will appreciate you for who YOU are.

Good Luck.

Lost almost all my hair a short while ago (BH it’d under the sheital, but still not a nice thing). Not much to do about it, unless I wanted to have cortizone injections. It actually grew back after a little while.

It’s not Essie I think cshapiro is correct.

Didn’t like the ending at all. Thought it was abrupt and interesting. I wonder if they (mishpacha) had to end it suddenly because of pressure. (They did that in the past, if I remember correctly.)

The going rate for a mohel is $350-1000. Depending on what you can afford, how far the mohel traveled, etc. Most don’t charge, but do expect to be compensted for their time and expertise.

If someone makes a shidduch, the “minhag hamokem” is to pay before the wedding. It is not a choice if they want to or not, they owe the shadchon his/her wage. He/She worked hard on the shidduch (I would assume, most shidduchim are a huge headach) and even if it went easy that is norm in todays day and age.

Ofcourse, you did the right thing by asking about the payment. BTW what about his side, did they pay you? Good Luck! Hope it’s a big check at the end of all this.

Some say after the chuppa and some say the next morning.

YN Mod 42, Not a good mechitza you can see thru it 🙂

My husband and I worked very hard for the first few years we were married, didn’t spend on many extras and lived in a small rented apartment with 3 kids, and put away as much as we could. We didn’t get help from either of our parents, but bought a house “with lots of potential”.

Gotta think ahead and don’t spend on silly things.

Derech, you didn’t say if you want recipes for food (kugels, meats) or cakes, etc. Or do you just want all?

Sorry eclipse, I meant to vent here so you shouldn’t take your anger/frustration out at her and yell at her, etc. Eventhough from your posting it seems you are quite strong. Keep up the good work. Keep smiling.

Eclipse, Stay strong. My parents had 2 kids go OTD, at two different times. Both came back to some degree. One more than before and one less than the family standards. But there is lots of strength needed to go thru the ordeal. Seems you are doing it alone, so we will keep you in our toughts and prayers. Keep being strong and vent here on the CR not to your daughter. Good luck and get a good nights sleep.