bassgirl09

WOW. That can't taste good...or be very good for human consumption.

You're welcome! :)

There are a few considerations to make regarding the thought process of "if the other kid is vaccinated, then they should stay healthy," even when exposed to illnesses that they are vaccinated for.

(1) Vaccines are not 100% effective. In the case of the Measles vaccine it is estimated to be 93-97% effective -- this is a very effective vaccine. So, if someone is vaccinated, then yes, they likely will stay healthy even if they are exposed to a case of the Measles.

(2) Not everyone can be vaccinated for medical reasons whether it is due to allergies to something in the vaccine or another medical issue. So, these people are forced to rely on what is called herd immunity (everyone who can be vaccinated around them is vaccinated, so the virus or bacteria will not be around to infect the unvaccinated person). Unfortunately, for herd immunity to work specifically for the Measles scientists believe that 95% of the population needs to be immune to stop its spread. This is because the Measles is extremely spreads extremely easily -- about 90% of people who are not immune to Measles will become ill when they are exposed to the Measles.

(3) The last point that I will make is that if a pathogen (virus or bacteria) is allowed to circulate in the population due to low vaccine uptake, then there is a stronger likelihood that the pathogen will mutate (change) to get around the protection of the vaccine. Then nobody is protected and scientists get the fun of trying to create a new vaccine for the mutated version.

Take what I say here with a grain of salt since I am not an immunologist, physician, or scientist. I just like to know the pros and cons of vaccines as well as how best to protect myself, my family, and my friends from preventable illnesses. I learned a lot of this information by talking to my doctor, reading from medical journals (Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Immunology, etc.), and also checking major medical center internet sites for information such as Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, MassGeneral, etc. There is a lot of excellent information to be had from our scientific community to help make an informed choice - much of what I located was open and free to the public to read.

Kiwis and bananas.

WOW! Buying your son a house and a car is extremely generous. Financing his education is beyond kind. I personally would be concerned about your son's ability to manage money once he is on his own. I don't think you're doing him a lot of favors in that department. I think sitting him down and discussing how to budget, what a mortgage is, personal loans, and how credit cards work would go a very long way. Also discussing why you budget and don't live at the edge of your means is important too - too many people who make good money do this and end up in debt forever. My experience when I was 18 was learning to manage money with my parents help came with a lot of life-long lessons. I got a credit card and they didn't just pay it for whatever I put on it. I remember getting in a lot of trouble once for putting restaurant dinners and expensive clothing store purchases on it. After my parents got the bill for the month, we had a long conversation of needs versus wants. I never ran that card up like that again because I was informed that I would be paying it off with my minimum wage job. From then on it was groceries and maybe dinner out once a week. I also had a summer job and lived in an apartment with a roommate. Boy does that give you some perspective on money and struggled of others when parents are not just paying for it all. Adult children should never assume mom and dad are paying if they mess up. Life can change in the blink of an eye, and I personally feel it is important to be as self-sufficient as possible and prepared for the worst financially.

Yes, there was. Posted 4 months ago. I'll stick to products intended for humans thank you very much!

Hahaha! Wow. What an anatomical mess. More proof that AI is only as good as it's programming. Again why I trust AI as far as I can throw it.

The 24H2 update would not install on a brand new prebuilt PC that I bought for my parents. I contacted both the manufacturer and Microsoft and spent too many hours troubleshooting before I gave up and returned it to where I bought it as defective. Back to the drawing board for a replacement PC for my parents.

Oh my, I can feel the regret in the damp kitten!

I think you are making the right decision for you. I have watched a lot of people struggle after having children they did not plan for. If you know you are not and likely will never be interested in having children, getting a vasectomy is right for you.

That being said, if things change down the road, you can always foster, adopt, or attempt to have the vasectomy reversed -- the last option is not guaranteed though.

Sounds like someone is upset that they cannot appease their shareholders by selling uninteresting video games riddled with microtransactions and cash grabs. I think that its time their leadership revisit the Agile Manifesto.

Fun fact: 20% down payment on $435,000 is $87,000 -- that doesn't include closing costs minimum monthly payments with a 30-year fixed mortgage at an interest rate of 6.889% would come in at $2,668 (this escrows taxes and home insurance). Just for fun, I'll share that in 2012 my partner and I bought our first home (1,800 square feet attached 2-car garage in the Midwest with typical appearance for a starter home) for $146,500 and 20% down payment was $29,000 - we put down $48,000 since we had it -- now you need nearly 3 times the amount to avoid Private Mortgage Insurance. Our minimum monthly payment was $1,032 on a 15-year fixed mortgage at 3.5% interest. The bar is just way to high for most people to even consider buying at this point. When we sold our first home in 2021, we sold it to a person who was planning to live their themself -- no rental companies was our stipulation.