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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

RE: Sad Sad Sunday

Lindley · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
My SS came over this weekend and he was hinting around about us buying him deodorant. He doesn't really NEED deodorant so I asked him if the other kids at school wear it. He told me that ALL the boys at school have their own thing of deodorant that the gym teacher keeps in a little container. They put their name on it and after gym they get to go in the office and use their deodorant. He said he was the only one who didn't have any. So we bought him some this weekend. One for home, one for school, and one for our house.

Awe! he's growing up.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lindley wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
My SS came over this weekend and he was hinting around about us buying him deodorant. He doesn't really NEED deodorant so I asked him if the other kids at school wear it. He told me that ALL the boys at school have their own thing of deodorant that the gym teacher keeps in a little container. They put their name on it and after gym they get to go in the office and use their deodorant. He said he was the only one who didn't have any. So we bought him some this weekend. One for home, one for school, and one for our house.
Awe! he's growing up.

Yes he is. We've been telling him his armpits smell really fresh!

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Oh good lord, kids at the age of 9 should use deodorant.

weltschmerz · Guru

Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I just saw an acquaintance's Facebook post. It read "please pray for my family. We just found out Mom is nearing the end and it won't be much longer. I know some of you have been praying for us for awhile. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we move her to hospice tomorrow".

So everyone is posting that they will keep her in their thoughts and prayers etc. One idiot posts "God will teach you much during this season of life. Embrace it"

W T F ?! Her mother is dying and some idiot tells her to embrace it?! I have no words. I am glad this is only an acquaintance or I would be hunting down the person who posted that.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?

Sure. But they're not as good.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
I just saw an acquaintance's Facebook post. It read "please pray for my family. We just found out Mom is nearing the end and it won't be much longer. I know some of you have been praying for us for awhile. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we move her to hospice tomorrow".

So everyone is posting that they will keep her in their thoughts and prayers etc. One idiot posts "God will teach you much during this season of life. Embrace it"

W T F ?! Her mother is dying and some idiot tells her to embrace it?! I have no words. I am glad this is only an acquaintance or I would be hunting down the person who posted that.

What an idiot.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Oh good lord, kids at the age of 9 should use deodorant.

This comes off really angry like we're stupid or something. He did not NEED deodorant. If he had we would have already bought some and instructed him on how and when to use it. He doesn't have that problem yet. But if the other kids are using it fine. We can buy him some.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Most kids at the age of 9 DON'T need deodorant actually. When they get stinky from playing, it typically isn't their pits that smell. It's the sweat all over them. Deodorant won't help that one bit.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Most kids at the age of 9 DON'T need deodorant actually. When they get stinky from playing, it typically isn't their pits that smell. It's the sweat all over them. Deodorant won't help that one bit.

Well, when we picked him up on Friday he actually did smell. But not like armpit. He just smelled like he needed a bath. I looked at his ears later and they were filthy. It took 30 q-tips to get them clean. And yes, I know you're not supposed to use q-tips. That's what I've always used. I asked him why he was so dirty and he said he hadn't take a bath in two days.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Mellow Momma wrote:
Most kids at the age of 9 DON'T need deodorant actually. When they get stinky from playing, it typically isn't their pits that smell. It's the sweat all over them. Deodorant won't help that one bit.

Mine did at 7.

And their pits smell before anything else.

You are ignoring the fact that kids are entering puberty earlier and earlier.

FNW · Guru

Whether they need deodorant at all at age 9, what can it hurt to let them use it? It will create a (good) habit for them, make them feel like they are grown up, and they might smell better.

My boys, age 7, show me the hair on their legs and I tell them they are hairy beasts like their daddy. They love it. (#2 doesn't have hair, but #1 has a lot of blonde hair on his legs). They smell, but mostly a sweaty smell after playing. Their pits, not so much.

I use q-tips, too. At times I'll put a little hydrogen peroxide in there and then shake it out. As for the boys, I use q-tips if I see wax in there. It doesn't happen often, especially with swim season, because their ears get flushed out.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

weltschmerz wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Great morning! Beautiful weather, DH and I went to an awesome cafeteria (DG, did you ever go to Gray's?), then an apple orchard.

flan
Yes! Loved Gray Brother's. That was where I took myself to lunch to celebrate after my very first solo sale with Unique.
I had catfish, corn, hush puppies, cornbread AND a slice of carrot cake for dessert.
I saved enough for another meal!
flan
That sounds delicious, but I don't know what a hush puppy is. I don't eat puppies.

Here we eat puppies as well as kitties... evileye

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I do not like hush puppies.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

FNW wrote:
Whether they need deodorant at all at age 9, what can it hurt to let them use it? It will create a (good) habit for them, make them feel like they are grown up, and they might smell better.

My boys, age 7, show me the hair on their legs and I tell them they are hairy beasts like their daddy. They love it. (#2 doesn't have hair, but #1 has a lot of blonde hair on his legs). They smell, but mostly a sweaty smell after playing. Their pits, not so much.

I use q-tips, too. At times I'll put a little hydrogen peroxide in there and then shake it out. As for the boys, I use q-tips if I see wax in there. It doesn't happen often, especially with swim season, because their ears get flushed out.

I agree. Though he doesn't need it he's happy so it's not hurting anything. It will develop the habit for when he does need it.

His mom is not big on personal hygiene.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
I do not like hush puppies.

More for me!!!!

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?
Sure. But they're not as good.

When I visited some friends in the US, they made corn muffins from a mix, but added creamed corn, shallots and hot peppers. They were delicious!

I can't find corn muffin mix anywhere. It's just not a "thing" here. It's kind of surprising, because we have every ethnic food under the sun, but southern food....not so much.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?
Sure. But they're not as good.
When I visited some friends in the US, they made corn muffins from a mix, but added creamed corn, shallots and hot peppers. They were delicious!
I can't find corn muffin mix anywhere. It's just not a "thing" here. It's kind of surprising, because we have every ethnic food under the sun, but southern food....not so much.

Even Americans don't agree on cornbread and corn muffins. Northerers like them sweet and southerners think adding sugar to cornbread is blasphemy.

You might be able to find "Jiffy" corn muffin mix - I could actually buy that in Japan. It's a little bitty box.

weltschmerz · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?
Sure. But they're not as good.
When I visited some friends in the US, they made corn muffins from a mix, but added creamed corn, shallots and hot peppers. They were delicious!
I can't find corn muffin mix anywhere. It's just not a "thing" here. It's kind of surprising, because we have every ethnic food under the sun, but southern food....not so much.
Even Americans don't agree on cornbread and corn muffins. Northerers like them sweet and southerners think adding sugar to cornbread is blasphemy.
You might be able to find "Jiffy" corn muffin mix - I could actually buy that in Japan. It's a little bitty box.

I've looked and looked, and can't find corn muffin mix anywhere, Jiffy or otherwise. I may have to check out the specialty shops.

Cornmeal is readily available, but not corn muffin mix.

ed11563 · Guru

Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix at Amazon.com ...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_16?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=jiffy+corn+muffin+mix&sprefix=Jiffy+Corn+Muffi%2Caps%2C213

weltschmerz · Guru

Thanks. I've never bought anything from Amazon.

jlbear71 · Guru

Corn bread from scratch is not that difficult. There should be a recipe on the container of corn meal.

I believe this is the one for corn bread.

www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipe/golden-corn-bread.aspx

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Corn bread from scratch is super easy. You may have to adjust the recipe a little since you probably use Canadian flour.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Southern_Belle wrote:
Corn bread from scratch is super easy. You may have to adjust the recipe a little since you probably use Canadian flour.

Canadian flour is different?

Whenitrains · Member

ed11563 wrote:
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix at Amazon.com ...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_16?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=jiffy+corn+muffin+mix&sprefix=Jiffy+Corn+Muffi%2Caps%2C213

YES! That is the best corn muffin mix around. I can't duplicate that and I have tried.

weltschmerz · Guru

Yes, of course. Our flour is French.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Momala wrote:
Weltschmerz~
A hush puppy is a ball of dough made up of corn meal, minced onion, creamed corn, and egg; formed into a ball about the size of a walnut, and deep fried. It frequently accompanies fried fish or fried seafood.

Ah. That sounds quite good, actually. Thank you. Can you bake them, too?
Sure. But they're not as good.
When I visited some friends in the US, they made corn muffins from a mix, but added creamed corn, shallots and hot peppers. They were delicious!
I can't find corn muffin mix anywhere. It's just not a "thing" here. It's kind of surprising, because we have every ethnic food under the sun, but southern food....not so much.
Even Americans don't agree on cornbread and corn muffins. Northerers like them sweet and southerners think adding sugar to cornbread is blasphemy.
You might be able to find "Jiffy" corn muffin mix - I could actually buy that in Japan. It's a little bitty box.

Hmm I smell a SS gift. :)