Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Dear Liz, I know what you mean about 's reaction to remodeling. Owen likes things to remain the same. Last weekend, I found out that a friend had a good mattress that she wanted to get rid of and was willing to sell for $25. I had been wanting to get Owen a new mattress for some time, because his old mattress was made of 5-inch thick foam and seemed inadequate to me (it came with the bed he sleeps in, which I bought for my daughter about seven years ago). I arranged to give his old mattress away to a classmate of his who (his mother told me) was sleeping on the floor. My husband couldn't understand why I wanted to bother. When the new mattress was in place, I asked Owen to try it out, and he said, " What was wrong with the old mattress? " He had trouble sleeping for a couple of nights. My mistake was not to ask Owen beforehand if it would be OK to get him a new mattress. He has also refused when I asked him if he would like different wallpaper in his room. (It is now covered with a rosebud design we inherited from the owners when we bought the house 20 years ago!) I have to keep reminding myself that springing a big change on Owen without preparing him is a bad idea! Thanks for your story. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 I can relate. I never thought we'd convince Hunter to let us swap bedrooms. And fix up his new one. I tried to make it sound fun. And I let him pick out the bedding and such. He actually adjusted quite well. I was impressed. It took years to get him to agree! a > Dear Liz, > I know what you mean about 's reaction to remodeling. Owen likes > things to remain the same. Last weekend, I found out that a friend had a > good mattress that she wanted to get rid of and was willing to sell for $25. > I had been wanting to get Owen a new mattress for some time, because his old > mattress was made of 5-inch thick foam and seemed inadequate to me (it came > with the bed he sleeps in, which I bought for my daughter about seven years > ago). I arranged to give his old mattress away to a classmate of his who > (his mother told me) was sleeping on the floor. My husband couldn't > understand why I wanted to bother. When the new mattress was in place, I > asked Owen to try it out, and he said, " What was wrong with the old > mattress? " He had trouble sleeping for a couple of nights. My mistake was > not to ask Owen beforehand if it would be OK to get him a new mattress. > He has also refused when I asked him if he would like different wallpaper in > his room. (It is now covered with a rosebud design we inherited from the > owners when we bought the house 20 years ago!) > I have to keep reminding myself that springing a big change on Owen without > preparing him is a bad idea! > Thanks for your story. > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Jill, those rosebuds are just not appropriate! What if a friend visited? You could present Owen with a couple of wallpaper books or take him to the wallpaper store and invite him to choose something more manly ... would take kindly to this approach. When we decided to paint here (everything was eggshell) he chose hospital green for his room. Boy, was it hard finding paint the same colour as scrubs! / 4makelas@... Way, Way Up in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I would recommend the glass pans from Visions corningware. They have been discontinued but ebay seems to always have a good supply. They work great and can go on top of the stove or in the oven. The frypan is much less likely to stick than my revere ware was but not as non-stick as the teflon coated pans which I think leach flouride into the food. Yvette > Subject: revere Cookware > > I am looking for new cookware that has no aluminum. I will probably go with > Revere, because these are advertised as stainless steel and copper. But I > notice that Revere also has some non-stick cookware. I was wondering if > anyone knows whether non-stick coating is safe for those who are prone to metal > toxicity. Unfortunately, pots and pans don't list ingredients! and I haven't > been able to find a website for Revere. > > Has anyone been able to research non-stick coating? Since anything that > tastes good or makes life more convenient seems to be bad for our kids, (sorry > to whine--it's just one of those days) I'm guessing someone will tell me that > non-stick coating has all sorts of bad stuff in it. > > Daria > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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