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Searching for a resort for the week after Christmas with no luck. Everything is either booked or 3x the normal rate. Didn't realize I was so behind in booking! Has anyone been to the Hyatt Ziva in either Cabo or Cancun? Thoughts? Anonymous poster hash: 86412...eab ...
Looking for any recommendations for a family ski resort in Michigan or Wisconsin over December break. Middle school aged kids. Nice indoor pool would be great. Lessons available, as well ...
I just saw my Dr and at the beginning of the appointment she casually asked if I minded if she used AI to document her notes. It caught me off guard and she said it so casually I initially said sure no problem. Then I asked if it was going to record me and she said yes but she only uses it to ensure...
Overall, I like ...no, love... living in Chicago. But having to fight with the City over how to pay a parking ticket I objectively didn't deserve, from the ease and space of a friend's suburban home makes me wonder why I put up with the BS. ...
This is a vent as well. I am at my breaking point and looking for any advice if this has happened to someone if their kid has a disability or not. My 11 year old son, with moderate ADHD, along with multiple LD’s and anxiety, would like to quit his travel basketball team midway through the season...
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