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Ugh I have written numerous forums before here regarding my unfulfilled marriage. I am still in this relationship primarily because have 2 young kids and DH is a great father. I mean someone will say WTF is wrong with me because he does x y and z. i told DH I need to have sex to ...
My husband has ADHD (was diagnosed in grad school) and is possibly autistic (not formally diagnosed). He lost his job because he just could not get his work done. He refuses to get any therapy (he's not a "talker") and/or medication to help. He says that the founder of ADHD stated that it was a "fak...
I have an offer for a "free" cruise to Alaska for two adults, which of course is not free, but rather more of a discount, especially since the more free rooms are already booked. The one we could take is a 7 night cruise for 2 adults and 2 kids in a small/basic room for all of us (big window but no ...
With RTO fears still widespread at a lot of big companies that have remained remote, curious if anyone in HR has insight on the technology used to see if we are actually doing our jobs at home? Is it based on certain programs or just your overall computer? Very curious on the big brother aspect of r...
NPN's first Parent Chat is open from 12:00 - 12:45 today. Please join in! Today we are loosely gearing the conversation around the ages of pregnancy - preschool. Unlike our monthly webinars that are more structured and have a presenter and topic - you get to lead the discussion, vent ab...
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