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Thanks, Saving. I appreciate the insight. I too tried something when I was young, but not seriously. I'd read "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" and thought it sounded romantic. Idiot me. My son, on the other hand, is serious. He just doesn't have the mental or emotional acuity to understand...

I slice my veggies really thin, like squash and zucchini. Once dehydrated, then are actually a lot like potato chips, crisp and crunchy, and not difficult to break. They are definitely great with hummus! Sometimes I put in a jar to keep for actual "chip" use, and sometimes I put them in a...

This is how I make my cheese. I just call it farmer's cheese. Except I don't add the herbs until after it curdles. Heat the goat milk (from our goat!) to usually 200 degrees for sev minutes. Add vinegar. Stir as it curdles. Add a tad more vinegar to curdle a bit more. It usually takes 1...

Thanks Glen. Starting to feel a little more positive. WRiting out a plan and gonna figure out a way to implement. Steps, and all that. My Kid has calmed down and decided to be extra nice. He helped me move some chicks into their new home with no being-mean. That's a start.

Yeah, well, he's definitely not normal. And his hormones have been raging for about 2 years already.

Abi: 20's?!?!?! OMG ... that's a long time away! Saving: I think you're right. I hate to move again, but maybe after a year of saving, I'll have enough to find somewhere in the country to live, with like-minded people, nearer to Denver so I can get him to his therapies without driving for an...

Thanks Abi. Just read some of your journal on here, and learned about "brain cooties" and being an "autie"! So, come to think about it, my kid's bio dad was a big old druggie so i guess it's possible that he could have caused some of this. And I had morning sickness for the first 5 months so...

I'll look Abi up. Thanks. The therapy scheduling isn't happening fast enough and I'm about at my wit's end. My kid blows up and says such hateful things and yes, when he finishes and goes off by himself, he later comes back and apologizes. Meanwhile, I'm getting more and more hurt, and tears...

We just played our nightly 5 uno games. I don't know. If we were in the city, it would be just the two of us, he'd probably be tormented by even more kids, and we would feel pressured to socialize with lots of people. Going to bed now. Been fighting the flu and now that he's off to bed (yeah...

I've talked with my own therapist, and his therapist has gotten down on me for moving him so much in his life. I really don't want to move. He doesn't eat much meat but likes the chicken eggs (especially the colored shells). Just started liking chicken and says it's ok if we butcher some of...

Thanks, Marianne.

Thanks. I'm not religious but am spiritual. I believe in my higher self and higher power, and draw on that. Yes, he really is suicidal. Or was. I broke down and got meds for him. Monitor closely. He doesn't have a completely real grasp of certain things, so his preferred method of suicide is...

Long post. I'll suggest the barbed wire to Hubby. Need to do something soon. I'm graduating lots of chicks to outside and they need to be safe. Got a lot done this weekend for the chickens and goats. Still more and more and more to do ... does it ever end? Had so hoped to chill (ha) during the...

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Thanks for the "hi"s and welcomes. Denim: Pretty sure not. But if you want to trade ... Marianne: I've tried talking with the parents but that just made it worse. And the kids there are horrible to mine. Like the idea of the t-post ... will do that this year when we (er, I) replant the trees.

Hi from the flatlands of Colorado! Noticed there hasn't been much activity on this thread in a while. Hope there are other Coloradans still on the board!

I live with my kid and my spouse on a pretty small piece of property out in the country. We have goats and chickens. Most of the fruit and nut trees we planted last year died. Our soil here is horrible, and it doesn't help that the neighbors think little trees are for target practice on their...