hey oomis, that brownie recipe sounds pretty temptiing… can you post it for us? thanks for the others, hope to try them 🙂

boys don’t mean to be insensitive, they just mean to be boys. boys are naturally different than girls. also, boys tend to put up a macho look that they’re so strong……, but in reality they can be softer than girls- that’s why they don’t go through pregnancy. this isnt something to be taken as a bad thing, rather its just the different natures of boys and girls. i guess its like that since girls are the more emotional ones and they have more of a sense of responsibility cuz they need it to eventually raise a family. not to say boys can’t be responsible, of course.

My parents never let us play with toy guns, even on purimma and I plan to do the same with my own children, b”h.

I used to be a very quiet teenager when i was younger, and it wasnt because i lacked personality or anything. i was just simply too shy to join in with the other people around me. it used to get me in to a lot of trouble, cuz people would think i was just some dull person, but my friends knew i was a lot of fun too be around and we had great fun times together, even wacky ones like evreyone else. even in school it would pose a problem cuz teachers would call on me to answer and i would totally blank out. they would get upset, assuming i didnt the information, but meanwhile i knew it better than half the students sitting in class that didnt even review the night before. most quiet girls, imo, are like that. they just need time to get comfortable til they could open up and be themselves. a quiet girl shouldn’t be given any less of a chance than a louder girl. it she’s quiet it just means she needs an extra date or two to open up, which ISN’T BAD! people need to look beyond what they see, it would take away a lot of pain for these girls (yes, it very painful wanting to be yourself and let out of your box, but you just cant bring yourself to do it cuz your too embarrassed. sounds childish, but its true)