I am due to become a grandad any day now,but I am going overseas to work for four week on friday.
I was joking with my daughter about all the old wifes tales to bring on delivery.Whats the best you have heard?
I was told that I could have a drink! LOL. True story. I had two weeks left to have my son and I was 4 centimeters dilated, I wasn't in labor. The midwives said if I wanted to have him that night I should just have a relaxing night. They told me to go home, take a bubble bath and have either two glasses of wine or beer and chips that i liked to eat. At that time I craved Nacho cheese doritos. I got in the tub with my Corona and big bag of doritos and enjoyed it. I did this at around 6pm. At 12am I went into labor. I rushed to the hospital and had my son 6 hours later.
The midwives said that since the baby was fully developed it was ok for me to do. It wasn't going to affect him, it was only going to relax my uteran muscles and help get me into labor.
by cardelean 14 years ago
Are there any old wives tales or myths that you know are not true but you practice anyaway?For example, my mother in law says that it's bad luck to do laundry on Sundays so I try (when I can) not to do laundry on Sundays.
by ga anderson 10 years ago
The point of corporations, (not just U.S. corporations), using cheaper overseas labor has prompted a common designation that the labor they are using is slave labor...I think this is an incorrect description. And I think it wrong because, generally speaking, the description is derived from the fact...
by ga anderson 10 years ago
Or put another way - Would you rather see U.S. brands closed or bought-out by foreign brands that have no problem using overseas labor?Hopefully these are some common-ground facts all can accept:1. American, (and probably all), consumers will overwhelmingly buy the lowest priced item if all other...
by Esquae 14 years ago
Where are you going on holiday in 2011? and why did you choose that destination?
by ScarletRyan1970 15 years ago
Hello, No wonder the world has gone crazy. All people think about is Money,Money.What greed there is in the world. Money is their God! Your Health is your wealth. ...
by Holle Abee 13 years ago
We're having a pool party/barbecue with friends and family. I bought some hotdogs and pecan-smoked sausages tonight, and I'm about to go rub four butts for the smoker. Ah, the rubbing of the butts! lol. We'll smoke the butts for about 10-12 hours over pecan wood and apple juice. YUM!!
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