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Does anybody know where to find laws regarding how long a child can be on a bus in new york state? My son is three years old with special needs and the transportation company is now making him ride the bus one hour and fifteen minutes just to get home!!! I heard its againt the law for a child his age to be on the bus longer than an hour. Is this true? Where can I find proof to back it up? Im in the middle of fighting the transportation company. The ride keeps getting longer and longer. This is on top of the hour he spends on the bus to get to school and he's only three ans can't even talk yet.

Can someone please tell me what gfg2 stands for when talking about a child with conduct disorder? All I hear is parents saying "gfg1 did this and now gfg2 accomplished that" and I have NO idea what they are talking about

I really have no idea....I have never done drugs so I know where to even begin looking to my friend

I had a gut feeling all along that he had feelings for her, but he would never admit it. He made me feel like it was my fault and my insecurities for questioning him. I invited this woman into our home for our son's first bday party, went to her engagement party, invited her to a football party at our house, etc. Now my husband just admitted to me that he has has had feelings for her all along. He admitted he had those feelings when she was at our house, when we hung out in a group at the bar, EVERYTHING! He made me feel like I was the crazy one for doubting him, and that's what makes me SOO angry. Because my instincts were right. So now what do I do? I'm so hurt that he cares for her and he lied to me about it for months. Not to mention he's a cop and she is his partner. So he will go on seeing her day in and day out. Please don't give me advice on making myself sexier, etc. Already tried that. I have been going above and beyond for him lately to try to show him what he would be losing and all I get is "You ******* forgot to do this, Jesus Christ I can't believe you did that, etc" What do I do now?

OK, I posted this a couple hours ago, but I think it was too long so I got no answers. I'll try again - shorter this time. I have this friend who always has something "wrong" with her. She's only 27 and says she has the following problems: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, sciatic nerve pain, hurt ankle, hurt knee, other hurt knee, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety attacks, fibromyalgia, ovarian cysts, bad menstrual issues, etc. You get the point!! Something is ALWAYS wrong with her!! To the point that she feels she has to go to the emergency department several times a year! She says she misses me and that I'm leaving her in the dust (I'm buying a house, working in my field I went to school for, have a baby, married, etc). However, she could have all this if she really wanted to! But she just makes up issues that are wrong with her! In the past five years, she has accomplished NOTHING - not even a job for more than a month. When I had my son, I got postpartum depression very badly and she bailed on me! She told me "It was too much for her to handle." Now she says she needs me because she is only (all her other friends have left due to her issues). I am in the point in my life that I need to be surrounded by positive people. I'm not saying I can't be a good friend. I can and I have been for her - I missed a final exam to go help her because she attempted suicide, I got her a job at my agency that she was fired from because she called in sick so often, etc. I'm not saying I can't be a good friend. I'm just saying that I can't continue to always be there for her when she is doing NOTHING to help herself get better. So, I'm wondering, do I let this friendship go? Or do I gently tell her that I just can't deal anymore with something ALWAYS being wrong with her!! I know if I tell her, it will hurt her so I don't know what to do. I just know I'm hurting her right now because I'm just ignoring her. Advice please!

Ok, this will be a little long to explain everything, so I apologize in advance. I have a friend, used to be best friend, that I have issues with. She keeps trying to contact me and says she misses me, but I don't respond because I'm so frustrated with her. We have been friends for 13 years. When I first met her, she was on crutches. I guess that should have been a clue... She is twenty-seven years old, and here is a list of what is "wrong" with her: fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, sciatic nerve pain, irritable bowel syndrome, ovarian cysts, hurt knee, hurt ankle, other hurt knee, you get the point. When she came to a party that I threw for my husband, people would ask her how she was. She let out this long dramatic sigh and said "Hanging in there." People asked what was wrong, she said she didn't want to go into it. I feel like she did, or it would have been a simple "Doing alright, you?" I feel like she always needs have something wrong with her and it's to the point I can't take it anymore!! For example, she asked me to go to an orthopedic surgeon with her as "extra set of ears." So I went and the doctor told her very clearly she would not need surgery. But then she posts on facebook "No surgery.....for now." Not ever! She was just drawing it out, for what I don't know. She goes to the emergency department and actually plans for it. Saying "I think I'll go after work, something hurts." That's when I have told her that if she could make it through work, she could make it until the next day to see her doctor or after hours care and that the emergency dept is not her 24 hour doctor's office. Mu husband and I have a young son, are in the process of buying a house, and are both practicing in our field from our college degrees. She told me that I am "leaving her in the dust." I want to tell her that, if she wanted to, she could be where I am. But all she does is make things up that are wrong with her and holding her own self back. When I had my son, I went through very postpartum depression. And what did she do? She bailed on me! Because it was "too much for her to handle." Yet I have been there for her through thick and thin. I found her a job when she needed one at my company (which she proceeded to be fired from, because she always called in "sick," I missed a final exam in college because she attempted to commit suicide, etc. Yet when I needed her, she bailed. And I also find it frustrating that she told me a couple days ago that she really needed a friend right now because some close loved ones of hers had died. Those people? An acquaintance from seven years ago, a teacher at our high school who she never even had, and her boyfriends great great uncle whom she met once. She was all bent out of shape about them! Or I feel, pretending to be, because she again is causing drama and always needs some sort of negative attention on her. It has come to the point where she does nothing with her life. She hasn't held a job for more than a month for over 10 years, she doesn't go to school, she does nothing! Oh, except schedules about a dozen doctor appts every week. I'm at the point where I can't take it anymore! I need positive influences in my life. So my question is, do I let the friendship go and keep the fond memories? Or do I gently tell her my problems with our friendship, knowing it will hurt her, and try to work through it?

It's called "Feels Like Fire" and it's by Santana and Dido. I love it but can't figure out where to download it - already looked on iTunes.

I'm going away for a week with my family (about 10 of us). Each couple there is doing a dinner theme. One couple is doing all Mexican, another is doing Italian with the pasta and wine. Anyone got any ideas for me? That's easy to make and a relatively low budget? It needs to include meal, dessert, drinks, and maybe some decorations.

I just got from my OB-GYN appt for the month - I'm 24 weeks pregnant. She said that an ultrasound I had showed a bright spot on the baby's heart. She said this is one of the indicators of Down's Syndrome in a baby - there are eight others. My baby has come back negative on seven others and the other one they can't tell yet bc he likes to stay curled up in ultrasounds. I'm really scared that he may have Down's Syndrome. Does anyone know how much this bright spot increases the chances? Is it a major indicator vs. the others? Does it make the shot 1/200 or now 1/2?

I'm looking for a book and I don't know the author or the title. I remember it's part of a trilogy. The main character's name is Ellie. Her brother (don't know his name) is in love with Laura. Charlotte (I think) kills her in a game of chicken on a boat. Charlotte then goes after Ellie's love (don't remember his name either). I remember I used to get it in the young adult section of the library. It was mostly about the summer time that these characters spent at the beach working at a camp. I think they were in their late teens or early twenties. I remember the cover of at least two books has photos of a tropical theme - sunset and palm trees etc. I also took them out of the library about 7-8 years ago, so they are not there anymore. It's driving me crazy, please help!

My sister had a bridal shower the day after my wedding. She planned it with her MOH so that out of town relatives could attend. I thought this was really tacky - like she stole that weekend from me. Is this really rude?

It's rapped by a man and chorus is song (high pitch) by a woman. It talks about how she is sleeping around to provide for her children because they are sleeping on the floor. I think it has "What would you do" in the lyrics.