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Jim
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I have and the wax teeth too,remember those?
I actually had one.
Jim
I remember..
Jim
Jim
Imagine how much time you would have to plant vegetables, tend to the garden, harvest fresh vegetables and fruit, tend to pets and chickens and and other critters, let alone the time you would have to spend with family. Any extra produce or eggs could be sold for extra cash, and crafts or projects you build could be sold. Imagine a part time job working from home. Imagine how much money you could save not buying gasoline to drive to and from work 5 days a week, eating a healthy home prepared meal, and making your own repairs around the house instead of calling a repairman every time a cabinet knob comes loose.
The possibilities are endless.
I know, this wont work for everyone, but it is something to consider.
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You could be Amish and it could happen
But the farming part is a full time job
But the farming part is a full time job
Yes. But I was thinking about the old days where only one spouse had to go TO work and the other spouse worked at home. After I retired I was a stay at home dad for a few years. Oldest was in elementary, middle went to school for half day, youngest was with me all day. Unfortunately I was stuck in the city in the desert and didn't know how to get anything to grow in the yard, but I cooked great dinners and fed the boys healthy breakfast and lunch. With my greatly reduced income due to retirement, and by not paying someone else to watch the boys during the day, the money I saved making healthy home cooked meals instead of eating out several days a week left me almost even money wise, plus I didn't have to deal with people or work out in the heat all summer.
Sadly, too many families want to have two careers and pay someone else to do the things they could do themselves. Good careers have their purpose, but if someone doesn't overly enjoy their job she might consider researching the possibility of one person staying home and working for the family.
I know, arguments are both ways.
When we were young, both wife and I worked. When we had our first child, my wife went back to work after a year and our next-door neighbor watched our child. When we had a second child my wife quit working and never worked again except at home raising our children. We both wanted our children to be raised by us, not someone else.
We were paying my mother in law to watch our kids. It was fine at first, best care ever. Then my worthless brother in law started dumping his brats off there for free babysitting and they hassled her so much she started neglecting my kids, and we were paying a hefty amount because we had to pay her enough to quit her part time job. She was always dealing with the brats, and I would pick up my son and he went all day with no socks or shoes, crawling around on the tile floor dragging his feet until his toe nails were wore down and his toes were bleeding. In the beginning I told her they could not watch Barny the stupid dinosaur or a few other stupid whiny ass cartoon type shows, but the rotten brats screamed until she let them watch the crap, so then I had to deal with my kids watching that garbage and talking like the socialist characters.
That was when I learned I was just the money bag for everyone to leach off of so I found a way to retire early, but when my money supply dried up they all turned against me. And that is the readers digest version on why I moved out. Life is better away from the city, and hopefully soon my boys will come and live with me so they can start learning a better life and preparing themselves for their future. I can hope anyways.
Our neighbor lady was a good friend and we had no issues with taking care of our kid. But she was not my wife so that is why my wife took over the job. It caused no strain between us and she still watched our kids occasionally.
My wife was always a stay-at-home Mom. We raised our kids together with her being the main caregiver. We decided our kids were our primary responsibility.
We gave up some financial advantages but it was worth it to see our kids grow into responsible adults.
We gave up some financial advantages but it was worth it to see our kids grow into responsible adults.
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I worked after our first was one born. Then husband took a job in Europe, so from the time she was four and on, I didn't work. I started a private school when the youngest of the 5 children was 10, and brought them all along. That worked out fine. They all had the opportunity of working for us when they were in college.
So I was the one the mom's left their children with. We were open from 7 am to 6 p.m., and there were a number of non working moms that would leave their 3 to 5 yr olds with us that entire time. Poor babies. They were there longer than I was. And then there were the moms that held a part time job, got a contract from the state to pay their tuition for their child for 6 months. They'd quite their job after a month, but would still use the contract. Drop their kids off and just pick them up at 6 pm. Really, why bother having children?
So I was the one the mom's left their children with. We were open from 7 am to 6 p.m., and there were a number of non working moms that would leave their 3 to 5 yr olds with us that entire time. Poor babies. They were there longer than I was. And then there were the moms that held a part time job, got a contract from the state to pay their tuition for their child for 6 months. They'd quite their job after a month, but would still use the contract. Drop their kids off and just pick them up at 6 pm. Really, why bother having children?
Jim
Anybody know this guy?
Jim
Jim
slim whitman...
or a diet sampler without nuts.
or a diet sampler without nuts.
I remember his song from the movie "Mars Attacks"
and chocolate "a slim whitman"
Contacts...
Jim
Jim
Carroll Shelby & 1959 Aston Martin DBR4
To put this in perspective I made $155 a month in 1970. The payments would have been around $65 a month. I could have bought it but I wouldn't have been ably to buy other things like gas and insurance, or food.
Today I would buy all I could find at that price.
Remember this well..
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Bet y'all don't remember this...
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What is it ?
Sen-Sen was a type of breath freshener originally marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 19th century by the T. B. Dunn Company and then produced by F&F Foods until they discontinued the product in July 2013. Sen-Sen bore a strong similarity to Vigroids, a liquorice sweet made by Ernest Jackson & Company, Ltd.
A package of Sen-Sen breath fresheners
Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.
Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, anise, gum arabic, maltodextrin, sugar, and natural and artificial flavors.
Jim
A package of Sen-Sen breath fresheners
Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.
Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, anise, gum arabic, maltodextrin, sugar, and natural and artificial flavors.
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Sen Sen tasted a bit nasty
