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Allergic to milk and wheat proteins. Both give me hives. I recently cut out all dairy and wheat/flour products. I physically feel so much better. I have a lot more energy.

Your sister is 100% responsible for her own actions and behavior. However, BOTH of your parents are responsible for enabling her behavior. Your mother may have to 'deal' with her the majority of the time, but they both have agreed to repeatedly bail her out financially. You cannot change...

I am glad that your friend was not physically hurt. She will need to spend time with friends/family talking through her feelings. In a situation like this, there are not going to be any satisfactory answers. And that may be the most difficult thing to wrap your brain around. Yes, there is...

Yes, the human mouth can sever fingers off a hand. Having spent 17 years working as a psych tech in a severe behavior program, I personally know of two staff who have lost fingers this way.

It really depends on the amount of time you want to spend making the soup and the amount of money. There are some wonderful lobster bisque's and chowders but they can be costly. I have a lobster corn chowder recipe but it will run you anywhere from $50 to $100 for a pot of soup (depending on...

Classic Sidecar: 2 oz good quality brandy/cognac 1 oz cointreau 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice Put in a shaker with ice and shake for a few seconds to chill. Pour into a chilled martini glass. you can garnish with a twist of lemon and/or dip the rim of the martini glass in lemon...

The user with the 'highest levels of smartness'. This should be entertaining. :P

Head wounds tend to bleed a lot. If it was gaping open, or bleeding a lot (as in profusely), then you would go to the ER. This looks to be a minor abrasion. Keep it clean and dry and you should be fine.

if you are looking for more serious results, then try warmed up prune juice. 6-8 oz, heated in the microwave to almost hot. don't stray too far from a bathroom.

Trader Joes has some great soy-based snacks. They also have a soy based ice cream, and the chocolate flavor rocks. I have not been able to find anything as good in the local grocery stores.

French Bulldogs are good apartment dogs; fun, smart, easy going with people and good with other pets. However, they expensive and vet care is costly.

I have a 26 year old son. I raised him alone and it was the most difficult, frustrating, and exhausting experience ever. But he is also the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me and as difficult as it was, I wouldn't change a thing. He is married 4+ years now to a lovely young lady...

Last year I took my cats in and got them shaved for the summer. Best thing I ever did. Did it again this summer and while there is still a small bit of fuzz to clean off the couch, I dont have nearly the amount of hair to clean up anymore.

I hope this gives a level of closure for the family and friends of those who were lost on September 11, 2001. :rose:

French onion soup topped with a good crusty bread & gruyer cheese (melted under the broiler), mixed green vegetables blanched to al dent and then saute'd with shallots and butter, potatoes au gratin, and prime rib. Desert is a warm croissant bread pudding with sprinkles of dried cherries and...