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So when my autistic kid asked for a school map during his recent high school IEP transition meeting they said that there are no maps for “security reasons.” I don’t know why this rubbed me the wrong way, but it did. Maybe it was because it was the only thing he asked for? It makes me won...
My husband has been taking Ozempic for about 6 weeks. So far he's down maybe 2 pounds (could be negligible, scale fluctuates by the day) and has noticed a very slight decrease in appetite but could be placebo effect (since he's really paying attention to his hunger to gauge if med is working). ...
If you got a passport recently how long to receive it regular way (mail) & via expedited? What is the cost for expedited & is there any physical Chicago office to get expedited? This is for a 16 yr old & 18 yr old. ...
I need to increase limits on my life insurance so have to go through the whole medical exam again. Instead of just going with our friend who is with Mass Mutual, I would rather work with someone who has many carriers available to him or her. Mass Mutual gave me some weird exclusions last time based ...
I have had a woman I've been best friends with for over 15 years now. Our lives are completely different (she works insane hours, doesn't have kids, travels all the time - my life is the opposite). But we have always connected well, had fun together and really appreciated each other. In the last ...
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