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Egging and Paint on Car/house
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on February 24, 2010
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My friend's house and car were egged last night. They also threw, what looks like some kind of paint on the cars too. Does anyone have any ideas how to get it off wi...
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- There's a kind of "paint" that kids use to paint on cars. It's meant for that purpose and actually comes off easily. Hopefully they used that kind of paint on your f...
- Goof-Off. A household must have. From walls to carpet to cars. Apply to clean cloth and rub/blot until removed. I had used this when paint fell onto my far from a c...
- What I do know about eggs is that if they are on your car, they CAN damage the paint finish, so it needs to be removed asap. Maybe take some warm water in buckets and...
Issues with Aging Parents/grandparents
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on January 30, 2008
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I've been really stressed out about this lately and I don't have anyone I know who is in the same situation so I thought that someone out there might be able to offer ...
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- let your mom come for a visit...take this time to have a heart to heart with her... when your mom leaves, invite your dad over. Have a heart to heart with him. You a...
- I would let your mom come visit. I think this might be a wake-up call for your father in that he will have to take care of himself for a whole week and he might actual...
- Dear K., When a man stops working and supporting his family and wife they feel useless. Maybe this mini vacation will do not only good for your mom but both some go...
Cat?
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on August 20, 2009
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Hi Moms...ok, I swear I'm not a slob but I have a mouse problem in my house. We have been using an exterminating service for a year and he says that he thinks there m...
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- Cats definitely help. Don't tell the adoption places you want a mouser though! As strange as it sounds, my sis and her four loving kids were turned down because they s...
- Oh, half the people I know in Oak Park have dealt with mice. Old houses. We spent half a summer sealing holes and cracks a couple of years ago to get rid of ours. Our ...
- My husband is a pest control technician, so these are his words: With a home that's over 100 years old, there are going to probably be multiple places for a mouse...
From the Crib to the Bed, Again and in a New Place.
Asked by M.K. from Syracuse
on January 11, 2008
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We are moving in about two weeks and my daughter, who just turned two at the end of last October is still sleeping in her crib. I posted before about how she tells me...
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- Monica, I had the same issue when my family moved when my daughter was 20 months old. I thought it would be too traumatic for my daughter to give up her crib at the s...
- Do not rush her. In her own time she will sleep in the big girl bed, and tell eveyone else to leave you and her alone because you want her to get use to the new house ...
- Wow.. sounds like you have the same issue i have:Family telling you how to raise YOUR child. Go with your instincts on this one. My daughter didn't go to a bed until s...
Boxelder Bugs
Asked by L.M. from Peoria
on March 29, 2013
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So last year, we had these bugs terrible on the back of our house (south facing and sunny). Some years they are non existent and some years they are swarming. I know...
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- Just want to say I'm with you...they cover the south and west side of my house. They're already out in droves, and we still have snow all over the ground! We also do...
- Oh my gosh we have them horrible too!! I watch the damn things mating like crazy in the perimeter of our yard where we have river rock and it just disgusts me! They us...
- We have a white house and the boxelder bugs LOVE the south side of our house--nice and sunny and warm. We don't have any boxelder trees. I'm assuming SOME ONE has to h...
Front Porch Decor Ideas
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on April 10, 2012
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I have an L-shaped 1950's ranch home with a small 6 x 6 front porch in the the elbow of the "L." The back and left walls are the chocolate brown siding of the house (w...
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- You can use regular size vases and planters, just cluster them together on stools with different heights. I would throw in more lighter and brighter color accents...y...
- Wherever I have shade, I use a ton of flower pots with Impatiens of different colors. They grow really fast, have flowers all summer long, and tend to "spill" over th...
- My sitter has just this configurement and I'm so jealous of it. She created a sweet little vingette. She put a round table in the corner, with two beautiful wick...
Landlord That Won't Call Back and We Need Something Fixed! **Updated**
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on June 21, 2011
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So, if you saw my last post about us having no water pressure outside where the hose hookup is, then this is onto more of that. My husband did take a look at it. But, ...
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- Woah, back up the bus. You live in a condo and the outside faucet is shut off!? Your landlord probably had no control over that which is why he is ignoring you. Unl...
- The outside water is controlled by a valve. Usually it is close to the water meter outside in the ground. I would be very careful calling out a plumber for something ...
- Standard practice (at least that I'm aware from from my renting years) is to pay to get it fixed yourself, and deduct it from your rent. Since you have the issue in wr...
HELP! Damp Carpet in My Basement, but No Leaks!
Asked by N.C. from Rockford
on August 24, 2010
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Hi mamas...I have never posed a question here, but have seen lots of wonderful advice, so I'm hoping for some good feedback! I have lived in my home for almost 14 yrs...
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- you can have a plumber come and check the drain tiles - they take a camera and go in the sub pump hole and they can see if any are crushed or damaged. Also, you do ...
- I would call someone who knows about homes in your area first and ask for advice. I'm suprised there isn't a moisture barrier of some sort. Once you find out exactly...
- We had seepage through our floor and found out that insurance does not cover seepage. So, it cost about $6000 but we called Permaseal to install drain tile and we are ...
JFF Our "Joke" on the Kids Backfired...
Asked by F.H. from Phoenix
on May 8, 2012
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Ok, so we are selling our car and minivan to buy a truck for hubs and likely a suv for me. No more car payments! So we have been talking to our kids about this, lett...
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- Not on the kids, mine are too young, but we have a joke we do on new girls at work. I work at a salon, so we take.the hand mirrors, the ones you use to look at the ba...
- A lot of times the "practical joke" is only funny to the one doing the joke, not to the one the joke is being played on. On u-tube there is a practial joke being pl...
- My kids were all highly insulted when I bought a poster that showed a group of attitude laddened teens and read: TEENAGERS, Tired of Being Harassed by Your Stupid P...
13 Year Old Step-son Complains and Is Home Sick
Asked by B.W. from Seattle
on September 8, 2008
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My husbands ex wife called him this summer and said they were having problems with their 13 year old and that he has even failed the school year. The idea was to send ...
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- Now that it's sinking in that he's with you guys for at least the year and is not getting away with everything he did at his mom's, it's natural for him to complain. T...
- Teens are hard to deal with no matter what. He is going to have some resentment no matter who he lives with. I would stick to my guns for the most part. Teens need ...
- Growing up as a "step child" I would have to say that, he made the decision to come and live with you and his father, this is a life lesson that the grass is not alway...
