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Benne Wafer
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re: Dental care with patients on Medicaid
Posted by Benne Wafer on 4/15/26 at 5:58 pm to Lorerave
We have a mobile dentist clinic that rolls up to the schools to do dental care during the school day. Any student can be seen with parental consent but the bulk of their patients are on Medicaid. It seems to have a decent reputation among my educator friends.
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re: Any thoughts on men who refuse to pay for their wives to stay home with the kids?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 4/13/26 at 5:08 pm to LemmyLives
I have no say in high school sport schedules but I'm not saying no to sports for my kids. Especially my sophomore who has lettered in three sports so she pretty much does something year round, including summer conditioning.
The problem is that we have one in high school and one in elementary and those are completely different worlds with regards to schedules and locations. And high school practice they are done when they are done whether it is on time or 30 minutes late. :lol: My oldest will be driving this summer and that will be a huge help.
The problem is that we have one in high school and one in elementary and those are completely different worlds with regards to schedules and locations. And high school practice they are done when they are done whether it is on time or 30 minutes late. :lol: My oldest will be driving this summer and that will be a huge help.
re: Any thoughts on men who refuse to pay for their wives to stay home with the kids?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 4/13/26 at 2:38 pm to Fat and Happy
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Staying home is fine but after the kids get a certain age, it’s still for her to stay home.
I have been home for 10 years. Have two kids in double digits and they are running me the f--- ragged. Two schools with different events, multiple and different sports teams, games, meets, practices, music lessons, medical appointments, early dismissals, school breaks, summers, friends. I usually end up room and team parent too. I'm consistently in my car 2-3 hours a day with a swiss cheese schedule because nothing coordinates or is near one another.
I am actually going back to work shortly so husband and I are talking about how to redistribute all the kid/house stuff. I can tell he's not thrilled at the idea of having a "second shift" when he gets off work because he keeps telling me I don't have to work. :lol:
re: Any thoughts on men who refuse to pay for their wives to stay home with the kids?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 4/13/26 at 11:29 am to StringedInstruments
He sounds like a peach.
re: Sky Zone Lafayette
Posted by Benne Wafer on 4/13/26 at 11:04 am to Weekend Warrior79
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In my experience in the Jefferson Pairsh area, show up shortly after they open
In a completely different state and that is my experience too. It's generally fine up until 4 or 5 when the older kids start showing up.
Ours cracked down on drop offs requiring chaperones to be on site and that has helped but there are still parents who do it. My friend was telling me about a "birthday party" she took her 13 year old to and the mom dropped four other kids off (including the birthday girl) with a cake. Not only did she not arrange/pay for a party, she didn't even give the kids she was dropping off money for admission! My friend ended up paying for them and staying. Heard a couple of weeks later the birthday girl was dropped off again and got kicked out for fighting.
re: What’s the incremental stress and work for an additional kid?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 3/12/26 at 6:06 pm to fareplay
Thought it was easier to go from 1-2 than 0-1. Maybe because my kids were 5 years apart but I'm paying for that now. Having one in high school and the other in elementary is like having a foot in two completely different worlds. They will never be in the same school together, five years is a huge difference in maturity and experiences so their interests and events have never really overlapped. If I did it over I would push harder with having them closer.
re: Why do a lot of married men have to bring their wives with them to the doctor's office?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 3/12/26 at 5:46 pm to WeeWee
Nothing wrong with having a spouse there but deferring to spouse to answer questions they should know? That is something my teen does.
I don't go with my husband but he will never go to the doctor. In the twenty years we've been together he's been dismissed from practices at least three times for not going enough. He's a perpetual "new patient" when things come up which is frustrating because it means waiting months to get in most places.
I don't go with my husband but he will never go to the doctor. In the twenty years we've been together he's been dismissed from practices at least three times for not going enough. He's a perpetual "new patient" when things come up which is frustrating because it means waiting months to get in most places.
re: Do you like to host things at your home?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 3/7/26 at 7:03 am to vistajay
Don't mind hosting family events but I'm burned out on hosting in general. My husband loves to have parties but I'm the one doing most of the prep work and clean up after. He will also turn them into 50+ people events while I prefer a smaller party. Was fine when the kids were younger but now that we are in our multiple high school sports season of life, I'm wiped.
This is the truth.
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Love it when invited to someone else's house, but that rarely happens.
This is the truth.
re: Letterman Jacket Cost
Posted by Benne Wafer on 1/8/26 at 11:58 am to L5UT1ger
Not a thing in my area. Even at regional and state games/competitions you rarely see kids wearing them. We offered to buy our sophomore a jacket and she's not interested. Just keeps her letters and bars on a bulletin board with her medals. Same with class rings, most of her friends don't have one and she doesn't want one.
re: You use to could find things on Ebay bought AND shipped for $3 total
Posted by Benne Wafer on 12/23/25 at 8:12 am to Turnblad85
I sell on ebay and the minimum price I set with free shipping is $12. They have to be small and light for the cheapest shipping and easy for me to package up in a couple of minutes.
McDonalds toys are a good example. After factoring in shipping, shipping supplies, cost of goods, fees, I clear on average about $2.50 on those sales.
McDonalds toys are a good example. After factoring in shipping, shipping supplies, cost of goods, fees, I clear on average about $2.50 on those sales.
re: Random things about Baton Rouge 20+ years ago that younger people might not know.
Posted by Benne Wafer on 11/13/25 at 9:29 am to PeteRose
More than 20 years but...
- Watching Buckskin Bill
- Keeping the quarter from the cart when we went to Superstore
- Getting ice cream from K&B for church fellowship lunch regularly
- The Flea Market on Florida next to the $1 movie (with the tokens)
- My dad taking us to New Generation and the Book Warehouse for hours
- My mom taking us to Hancocks fabrics off of Airline for hours
- My mom taking us to a discount clothing place near the old Belmont Hotel
As a teen a night on the town was regularly going to college and having dinner at On the Border or Macaroni Grill, seeing a movie, and then browsing books and music at Barnes and Noble until we had to leave to make curfew. Or Celebration Station. Tinseltown. We ate at the Hammond Aire DeAngelo's a lot.
Early 20s was the circuit of Ivar's, Zee Zee's, Southdowns, The Station, Cadillac Cafe, Superior, Thirsty Tiger, Red Star, Grapevine, Chimes, Serranos. I'm sure other places I am forgetting.
- Watching Buckskin Bill
- Keeping the quarter from the cart when we went to Superstore
- Getting ice cream from K&B for church fellowship lunch regularly
- The Flea Market on Florida next to the $1 movie (with the tokens)
- My dad taking us to New Generation and the Book Warehouse for hours
- My mom taking us to Hancocks fabrics off of Airline for hours
- My mom taking us to a discount clothing place near the old Belmont Hotel
As a teen a night on the town was regularly going to college and having dinner at On the Border or Macaroni Grill, seeing a movie, and then browsing books and music at Barnes and Noble until we had to leave to make curfew. Or Celebration Station. Tinseltown. We ate at the Hammond Aire DeAngelo's a lot.
Early 20s was the circuit of Ivar's, Zee Zee's, Southdowns, The Station, Cadillac Cafe, Superior, Thirsty Tiger, Red Star, Grapevine, Chimes, Serranos. I'm sure other places I am forgetting.
re: An HOA is trying to protect its neighborhood during Halloween...will this work?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 10/30/25 at 12:43 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Celebrate your neighborhood Trick or Treat on a different night. You have a private Halloween party at someone’s house as an anchor for the event. You get a few parents to tow flatbed trailers with hay bales for seats and you make the candy circuit in an hour or so, then back to the anchor party.
That is exactly what we did in ours last week. :lol: Only one trailer but it worked great. We welcome guests of residents though, ridiculous to not allow that.
We have a small neighborhood with LONG driveways, no sidewalks, and very few streetlights so we don't get kids ToTing on Halloween. If we did I would just give out cheaper stuff instead of the bigger/nicer things we had out for the neighbor kids.
re: Walmart rant: digital price tags
Posted by Benne Wafer on 10/19/25 at 4:42 pm to xXLSUXx
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I've been using the Scan & Go option in the app recently. Today they told me the register with the giant "Scan & Go" sign was for Spark drivers only. So which line am I actually supposed to use to check out then? The normal self checkout ones? Kind of defeats the purpose....
I had the opposite problem a couple of weeks ago. Tried the scan and go for the first time and went to a normal self checkout (because it was Sunday after church and slammed). Some message came up that required an associate and the guy was a straight dick telling us we were supposed to go to that one specific checkout.
re: Walmart rant: digital price tags
Posted by Benne Wafer on 10/18/25 at 1:15 pm to W2NOMO
We started doing delivery a few months ago (and eventually sprung for InHome so I don't have to tip) and have been happy with it. Not only are the prices lower, sometimes they have Walmart cash or digital coupons. We save 10% on average overall vs going in store. If something is missing or wrong, it is really easy to get a refund through the app. I don’t order a ton of produce and meat through them but the few times I did, it was fine.
They put the cold/frozen stuff right in our garage fridge and the rest at the door. It's almost always the same guy lately but they have all been nice and professional. The only downside is the delivery window is four hours but someone is almost always home and you can track your order anyway.
Long story short, I'm very happy with Walmart delivery.
They put the cold/frozen stuff right in our garage fridge and the rest at the door. It's almost always the same guy lately but they have all been nice and professional. The only downside is the delivery window is four hours but someone is almost always home and you can track your order anyway.
Long story short, I'm very happy with Walmart delivery.
re: LLOTOT - husband/boyfriend brings home a baby that’s his and not yours - what do you do?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 10/1/25 at 7:49 am to GreenRockTiger
I would be gone pecan. Would not keep our kids away and coparent with their best interests in mind. Further I would do my best to accept the baby as a sibling to my kids and include them when I can.
But my marriage would most likely be no more. Cordial but complete disengagement outside of anything to do with our kids.
But my marriage would most likely be no more. Cordial but complete disengagement outside of anything to do with our kids.
re: Did you go to your high school reunions?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 9/28/25 at 7:18 am to whitetiger1234
I might go if I still lived in the area but I don't care enough to want to spend money on airline tickets and hotel to get there.
re: *update - New neighbor hosting a "meet the new neighbors" open house.
Posted by Benne Wafer on 9/20/25 at 8:37 pm to Tiger Prawn
Oh we've totally branded one party two ways. :lol: In our old neighborhood we used to have a holiday party where the friends and family invite had no end time but invites to neighbors were for a "drop in" with a start and end time. :lol:
The registry thing is just really weird and of course I want to know where it is and price points. Hope the OP goes to this blessed event and reports back. :lol:
The registry thing is just really weird and of course I want to know where it is and price points. Hope the OP goes to this blessed event and reports back. :lol:
re: *update - New neighbor hosting a "meet the new neighbors" open house.
Posted by Benne Wafer on 9/20/25 at 6:32 pm to HubbaBubba
Do they have family/friends around? If so I would just figure they were having a housewarming party where a registry isn't completely weird but then lumped in the neighbors and sent everyone the same link to RSVP. If they know no one in the area, totally weird.
Personally I'd ignore the registry but go to introduce myself and bring them a houseplant (same as I would do for anyone moving to a property that borders mine). I'd also make an excuse to leave quickly without eating or drinking.
Personally I'd ignore the registry but go to introduce myself and bring them a houseplant (same as I would do for anyone moving to a property that borders mine). I'd also make an excuse to leave quickly without eating or drinking.
re: My wife was scammed
Posted by Benne Wafer on 6/28/25 at 12:53 pm to Grasshopper
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She is also very trusting and sees the best in people.
Hate to break it to you, she doesn't trust you. I get that they "made" her stay on the phone for hours but it didn't occur to her to drive to you? My husband is an hour away on the days he is in the office and I would have piled the kids in the car and drove to him LONG before I drove all over tarnation to multiple banks and bitcoin machines.
She needs to follow your local LEO social media pages. Ours post about scams frequently and always end with what they will not ever do: they will never call about warrants, they do not call to collect payment over the phone, they will never ask that payment be made in bitcoin or gift cards.
A good rule of thumb is if you can't directly pay your taxes with it (bitcoin, gift cards) it is a scam. Further, no government or law enforcement agency will call demanding payment for fines or whatever. They'll send a letter or knock on your door with full SWAT behind them, they simply are not calling and demanding restitution right away.
See if your agencies have a citizen academy for your wife to attend. I went through an 8 week course with our sheriff's office/corrections and learned so SO much about what they do and how they operate. Not one of those officers would be fussed if someone hung up on them to call the main line and check them out first. If she understood how they operate she would have been able to sus out that the call wasn't legit.
I'm sorry this happened to you but it wouldn't be a bad idea to just go over how these agencies operate because then she would have known there was zero chance they were legit.
re: When did dog breeders lose their damn minds?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 6/22/25 at 3:11 pm to Jcorye1
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Unfortunately not as much anymore. The non-pitts get scooped up by rescue groups and they ask for 30 pages of questionnaire and at least 500 dollars.
Our area too.
Rescues here make people jump through so many hoops I'm convinced they don't even really want to adopt out dogs. Applications, home visits, family interviews, they check vet records of former/current pets, they ask what you plan to feed, how you plan to train. Most will automatically deny if you don't have a physically fenced in yard (can't be an invisible fence) or will leave the dog alone for more than four hours at a time (no working outside the home). They will not adopt to someone 60 or older, some will not adopt to families with young kids. They also have provisions allowing them to take back dogs at any point in the dog's lifetime if they feel conditions are not up to their standards.
We put in an application for a puppy our neighbor was fostering. The rescue denied our application because our 1.5 acres isn't fenced. Dog is still being fostered by neighbor nearly a year later and they don't have a fence. :lol:
We considered buying a dog to avoid the rescue run around but ended up finding a rescue in a rural area that only required we neuter and keep up to date on vaccines and heartworm medicine. We adopted through them and he is the most spoiled good boy there is.
re: How prevalent is Tony’s seasoning in non-Louisiana households?
Posted by Benne Wafer on 6/22/25 at 12:55 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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tony's, slap ya mama, and other cajun/creole seasonings are pretty common throughout the country now.
Tony's has been in my area for a long time but I was surprised to see a whole dang display of Slap ya mama at Harris Teeter last week. Been able to consistently get Camellia beans locally for awhile too.
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