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My only requests, no castor oil\u2026ugh. Been there done that. It works, but it feels like being on the brink of death first. And while I understand that what \u201cgets them in, gets them out\u201d, the Computer Guy is less than willing. I believe he once described it as \u201cAttempting to scale Mount Everest naked.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m done. The spinny sidebar guy may not agree, but I am officially done with this whole pregnant thing. Any ideas on coaxing a reluctant boy to vacate the only home he\u2019s ever known would be appreciated. My only requests, no castor oil\u2026ugh. Been there done that. It works, but it feels like being on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1979,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThrowing in the Towel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm done. The spinny sidebar guy may not agree, but I am officially done with this whole pregnant thing. 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