We escaped CA in 81 and moved there with 5 kids under 11 for the same reasons- escape Ca, girls had horses and ponies, boys had motorcycles, completely self-sufficient and clean air.Our final child was born in Cottage Grove in 84.

I can't tell you how mad I got while putting myself and my husband through school (spending 10's of thousands of dollars from out own pockets) just to find out the girl next to me is getting everything paid for her, plus transportation, plus child care, all because she had a child, couldn't support him/her herself, and to top it off, got mostly D's in the classes.

Id create a fake profile (pretty girl) and send to guys.

@Rose Davis, Girl!

@Michaela G. you're a girl after my own heart.

way to go girl!

(I no longer live in Portland).That is enough for this frugal girl to LIVE on!

Our lease prohibits a tenant from changing the locks, if they do because of some serious reasons (a stalker, psycho girl/boyfriend) I get a good working key and the old locks (which are on my master key system).

South Dakota fella, I love how you think I'm some naive girl who lives in Mayberry but I  grew up in Belfast, NYC and the Bronx in the 1970s, I was an inner city social worker and I have concealed carry. 

I actually had a teacher tell me not to bother with math or science if I found it slightly hard, those aren't for girls anyway.