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is this true today that the Average american (aside from what their homes are worth to the banks) lives in a much larger house and more land and more excess money to spend on nice , luxury cars etc? how compared to british?

and how compared to anywhere in the world or Europe? france? Germany? etc?

So we don’t live in a state that normally deals with snow, Texas. Ice, on the other hand, when we deal with it, it seems to shut us down because we don’t have it very often. My lease doesn’t have provisions for bad weather because we don’t experience enough to have a contract that address it. So here we are in the middle of a four-day stretch of snow - mostly ice. People are literally stranded in their homes. I work!!! Hear me again, please. I work!!!! I don’t have the luxury of calling into some office saying, “I can’t be there.” I imagine most can’t. Help! Cars are stranded in my apartment complex every which way.
My question is: Does the apartment complex have a responsibility by law to make at least the major ways out of the complex suitable? The complex office is closed of course because they couldn’t make it to work. I don’t have that luxury. When maintenace was called, I was told — well we can’t take care of all the parking lot. So….nothing, not one spec of relief was layed in the parking lot, let alone the stairs. I live on the third floor and have to take my pet out twice a day. Is it a courtesy or a right to expect the complex to make the stairs and parking lot safe? Thank you for any help.
Having come from living in Nebraska, I do know how to drive on ice and snow. Driving on roads outside of the complex, I can do. Our vehicles aren’t equipped nor are the businesses and apparently apt complexes equipped to handle ice. If I were told by the complex when I called that relief was coming at some point, no problem. But they were rude and simply stated no one is coming. It isn’t a matter of just being patient. It doesn’t help when other complexes are providing sand for their residents. I just wondered if we had rights regarding this issue. Thanks again.

Hi , I am a mother to a 13 year old. To those who commented on my previous question you will understand this more but to those who have not seen my last question I advice you to do so , you will then understand this question fully. As some of you may know my daughter’s behaviour has been a disgrace , her respect for others is disgusting and her attitude is filthy. I enforced some strict rules last week..( some of you may know the rules , it was on my last question) To those who don’t here are the punishment’s!
.Yesterday I took her laptop out of her room , the tv and every luxury that is in her room , including make up , ipad,ipod, playstation and every other technology that she enjoys using.
. I stripped her bedroom down , the only things that are there is her bed , a rug and her wardrobe with no expensive clothing in it!
. Her phone has been taken away and she is banned from using the internet, she can only use it for educational reasons.
. I now take her to school in the morning and make sure she goes into school.
. My best friend picks her up from school and take her home , she is grounded after school and has to stay in her room. My best friend keeps an eye on her so she does not get out of her room.
.I make sure she does ALL her homework , also she is banned from going out with her friends and I am not buying her ANY thing till she changes her behaviour.
. I make her go to her nan’s house on weekends and help her out , she lawns the garden and does all the chores.
.I have made a chore chart and she does it after school.

These punishments have been going on for a week now and I am hoping for her to change her behaviour! On my last punishment it says “I have made a chore chart and she does it after school” , I wanted to ask are these chores suitable for a 13 year old and do you think this will make her change her attitude towards others , here are the rules she does:
. After school she does ALL the dishes by hand and cleans the kitchen .e.g. cleaning the table and the cooker , throwing away rubbish as well.
. After she does the dishes she sweeps up the hallway and dining room , she then mops the floor and dusts the ornaments.
. She also has to clean her room and give me all her dirty laundry , she hoovers her room and organizes her desk.
Her wardrobe should ONLY have clean clothes in and all the clothes should be neatly put away!

When she does all the chores I go around and check everything she did , I first go to the kitchen and check if the dishes are clean and the table. Then I check if she hoovered ( there should NOT be any crumb’s or dust)I check if she mopped the floor well. I check her wardrobe and if there is ANY clothes that are not neatly put away I take the clothes out and then make her put them away. If I see any dirty laundry around her room she gets grounded in the weekend.

All the chores that I set her has to be done up to my standards if she makes a sloppy job if it I make her do it ALL over again!
What do you all think of the chores that I set her , also to those who have just seen my punishments What do you think of them … are they toostrictt and will the chores make her change.

PS: If you are going to make any snobby and rude remarks then I advice you to NOT say anything .
Also I advice you to take notice to this before you say why are you asking this question again!

I AM NOT ASKING THIS QUESTION AGAIN , THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT THE CHORES THAT I MADE FOR MYDAUGHTERR ALSO I WROTE THEPUNISHMENTSS AGAIN BECAUSE TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ MY LAST QUESTION THEY DONT HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT MY OLD QUESTION I MADE IT EASIER FOR THEM BY TELLING THEM AGAIN!

Thank you for reading this!

I think there is some merit to whinge because living is extremely expensive, but no need to whinge when you’re living extravagantly (most people).

How have we gone from people who were happy with a one bedroom house for their huge family and where peanut butter once a month was a luxury to the fat, weak, stupid idiots who have one kid and think it necessary to have a 6 bedroom home for all their consumerism?
i dont know where you guys are, but there’s definitely a lot these around here.

My 13 year old is out of hand , her attitude is poor and her respect lacks. Her behaviour is so bad that she now has 1 hour detention every day after school for a week! The way she speaks to people is rude and talks to them like dirt. I am trying to discipline her by doing a few things , here are some punishments:
.Yesterday I took her laptop out of her room , the tv and every luxury that is in her room , including make up , ipad,ipod, playstation and every other technology that she enjoys using.
. I stripped her bedroom down , the only things that are there is her bed , a rug and her wardrobe with no expensive clothing in it!
. Her phone has been taken away and she is banned from using the internet, she can only use it for educational reasons.
. I now take her to school in the morning and make sure she goes into school.
. My best friend picks her up from school and take her home , she is grounded after school and has to stay in her room. My best friend keeps an eye on her so she does not get out of her room.
.I make sure she does ALL her homework , also she is banned from going out with her friends and I am not buying her ANY thing till she changes her behaviour.
. I make her go to her nan’s house on weekends and help her out , she lawns the garden and does all the chores.
.I have made a chore chart and she does it after school.

Do you think my punishments are too harsh and am I being to strict on her , or is this a good punishment for her so she changed her behaviour for good.

Ps: If you are not going to give me any advice and make snide remarks , then I advice you to not say anything.

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My husband is in the Air Force. He is currently in Mississippi for another 4 months to finish up his Tech School before he finally comes home and we prepare to move to where ever they need him. We have a one year old little boy, and I am pregnant with our second son. I am due in the beginning of May, so my husband will miss the birth of our child. Throughout the last few months I have focused so much on staying strong for my husband and our son. I haven’t really allowed myself to feel all the emotions that come with our new military lifestyle. My husband left in November of last year so I have been on my own with most everything. We no longer have the luxury of being able to call and talk to each other, let alone have a long conversation in general.. I have always made sure to be positive and supportive of him when we talk. Now I am realizing that I need more from him to help get me by the next few months. What I want to hear most is his reassurance of his feelings for me and our family. Simple things that I didn’t know would mean so much to me until I haven’t been able to hear them for so long. He has room mates and virtually no privacy so I respect the fact that he can’t really get all lovey dovey on the phone with me in front of them. I want him to be able to go out and experience all that he can while he is away. Its no good joining something like the military and then moping about for however long. Its important to me that he can live the new life style that he has worked so hard for.
Lately I have been so overwhelmed about how thing are going to fall into place. We wont find out where we will be stationed until the end of march, and then I have to try and figure how we are going to move with a one year old, new born and a cat. Even thinking about giving birth with my husband there with me scares me to no end. I just wish that he could be here with me and we could deal with all of this and get through it together. I also worry about his extreme lifestyle change. Going to basic is not a walk in the park and I could definitely tell that it had it’s affects on him. I worry that he is going to be so used to being around single guys and only taking care of himself, that he wont be able to , or wont want to be home with me and the kids. By the time he comes home, our new son will already be a month old. He has been gone through most of the pregnancy and I am scared that he wont really feel attached. Coming home to a one year old that has reached so many mile stones with out you is hard enough, but coming home to a baby you have never been able to see growing, and being born.. I just hope that I can provide my husband with everything he needs to be comfortable and happy. I know how hard it has been on me throughout all of this, I can only imagine what its been like for him. I know in my heart that being home with me is all he wants, and that he is doing all of this for us. Its just hard having to do all of this on my own. Wow! A lot of stuff I have never really said, it feels nice to get off my chest.. I guess what I am looking for is any advice on how to get through these hard times, and any advice on how to keep staying strong even when the going gets tough.

How i got pregnant: Well let me tell u! He did it all poke holes in the condom and laughed about it later! Then tells me we have a permanaet bond and i can never get away from him! But since i had the baby her has only called twice to see him and never showed up! my on & off ex of 3 years and i have a 4month old son. he has never met him because his current girlfriend is upset that we have a child 2gether. My ex is 27 his girlfriend is 40 with 7 kids 2 are by him the other 5 are by different men. He lives with her and the 7 kids in a 2 bedroom home. I live alone me and my son work & attend school. I dont even have the luxury of havin him watch my son while i attend night school but he watches all 7 of her kid so she can go to the casino! If no one else understands baby daddy drama she should hell! I need advice to cope, he is treating me like i ain’t worth 2 dead flies. I feel like crap. please help!

By satisfied i mean you own a home, you have 2 cars, you take your 2 or so vacations every year, you’re able to feed your family, you’re capable of affording necessities and certain luxuries. Also name the state where you currently reside because financial stability differs from state to state for example living in NYC maybe making $100,000 is not even stable but in Georgia it may means you’re living in upper class. What yearly income would you consider stable in accordance with the above terms?

I’m 32 weeks pregnant with my 4th child. I have 3 other kids, 2 of which don’t listen to a single thing I say, and the other (my oldest) is always helping with the chores and never has time to be a kid. I’m a stay at home mom at the time because daycare expenses are ridiculous, and my husband who holds a full time job is also a student. We don’t get help from any sort of assistance, and 1 full time job is not enough for a family of 5 soon to be 6, so we’ve had to give up certain luxuries in life just to live. We have one car which he takes to go about his daily schedule which means I get stuck at home every day from 6am to 11pm. Doesn’t leave much time to do grocery shopping or anything else. I enjoy being able to take advantage of being home with the kids, but sometimes I wish I had some help so I could get away for a few hours. I seem to have a routine down. I wake the same time daily, breakfast, bath, snack, lunch, nap, snack, dinner, homework, and then time to relax. I clean all day long, dishes, garbages, etc… until it’s finally bed time and then I wake the next morning to do it all again. I feel I have an under-appreciation from not only my spouse, but from some who I would call friends. I try not to complain but as a woman it seems to help make me feel better. My friends tell me how lucky I am and that I should be happy, but most of them are single and don’t have the option to stay home. I envy them. I feel there is nothing worse than having to ask my husband for money when I know we barely have any. I find myself using dish soap for laundry detergent just because I don’t want to have to resort to asking for money. I can’t say that I have such a happy marriage either for reasons I choose not to mention. But sometimes I wonder if I would be better off single. At least that way, I may qualify for assistance and I wouldn’t feel as though I was a burden to my own husband. I’m trying really hard to make every second count and come to terms with my situation, but I can’t help feeling so overwhlemed. Is there anybody out there who has been in this situation that can help me figure things out?

I am opening a home business. I would like to know from a customer point of view what are your ideal prices for the following treatments:

- Applying individual false eyelashes
- Applying strip false eyelashes
- Eyebrow tint
- Eyelash tint
- Eyebrow shape - using tweezers
- Evening make up - includes smokey eyes
- Day make up - light make up
- Facial - cleansing, deep cleansing, exfoliation, steam, extraction, massage and mask.
- Manicure - file, buff and polish.
- Luxury manicure - file, pushing cuticles back, paraffin wax/hand mask, buff and polish
- Pedicure - file buff and polish
- Luxury pedicure - file, pushing cuticles back, parrafin wax/foot mask, buff and polish
- Spray tanning
- Eyebrow wax
- Upper lip wax
- Chin wax
- Full arm wax
- Half arm wax
- Underarm wax
- Full leg wax
- Half leg wax
- Bikini line wax

Please be reasonable.
Thank you for your time