My parents delayed me for a bit, but when I did start shaving they bought me an electric razor. I loved it then, but now, as an adult, I can reallly appreciate why they did it. Electric razors are the safest method for removing hair.
Keep in mind that any chemical means of hair removal can be very damaging to the skin, and it doesn't always remove the hair, especially for the young. Their hair is healthier and less prone to respond to chemical removal. I do not recommend allowing anyone under about 16 to use depilatories. If you do, be sure to carefully supervise them. I have seen some pretty severe side effects from the use of such products.
I doubt that any young girl will want to use waxing or other "yank the hair out by the roots" methods, so I won't comment on them.
I don't think it's a subject worthy of a fight in any event. Just make sure the girl is safe and using whatever method she is using correctly.
Frozen stock is fine. Spoilage isn't a problem in frozen foods. Just make sure you don't leave it out at room temperature for too long before freezing and don't thaw it at room temperature.
Cold will contract (shrink) glass and heat will cause it to expand. It isn't visible, but it is enough to help get stuck glass items apart.
Cool the inner lid (ice sound like a great idea) and warm the outer one at the same time. This should help. It is the preferred method for separating 2 glasses stuck together, there's no reason it can't work for lids.
ALL experts agree, without exception-- all meat products (as well as vergetables and anything else that is not very acidic) MUST be canned by the pressure method to be safe for consumption. Old methods notwithstanding, never ever try to use a hot water bath. Botulism toxin cannot be smelled or tasted, and it is 100% deadly.
The spoilage that lowered the PH of your stock probably saved your life.
Please check USDA and University extension sites for modern instructions before attempting to can again.
If you are that shy, then get someone you trust to go with you to the doctor-- but make sure you go! If you are so shy you can't tell a doctor what is going on then you need help right now!
As far as St. John's Wort goes-- it is no substitute for medical care. Also, any herb strong enough to work is a DRUG-- and it is dangerous. If you can't pull out of a depression after every reasonable effort has been made then go to a doctor. Never self medicate. Don't listen to this "natural" nonsense. Deadly nightshade is "natural"; cancer is "natural"; hurricanes are "natural." Natural and safe are nowhere near to being the same thing.
I have bipolar affective disorder. There is nothing in any of the advice above that can possibly be applied to a serious condition like mine. Even if your condition is much less serious, though, medicine can help-- sometimes it even seems miraculous. Just ask any of the people (a large percentage of the population, by the way) who have experienced what these miracles are like.
Whatever you do, never listen to the nonsense that started this thread. People who are ignorant have no business pretending to know something. I suggest the author of that "advice" count his blessings and shut up about things he knows nothing about.
The best way to teach them where you want them to go is to put some of the waste material in the area you want and then patiently train them until they understand what you want. I also have small dogs. It can take quite awhile, once they have learned bad habits.
The scent is what they are responding to. Dogs will tend to go where the scent indicates they have gone before. If you pick up or mop up some of the mess with paper towels and then place them outside where they should be going, it will be a good start. Show it to them right away, and remind them buy taking them out to that spot whenever you catch them going indoors. Be patient. It may seem it will never work, but in my experience they are very cooperative once they "get it." Also, find the strongest odor remover you can find and use it every day indoors. If that doesn't seem to be doing it, try a very strong odor that the dogs will not appreciate, such as vinegar or ammonia. Keep the scent indoors eliminated or covered, and keep reminding them.
The second part of the training is to make sure you praise and reward them when they do what you want, and make absolutely certain that you do not do anything they might think of as a reward when they do what you do not want them to do. My dogs get a treat every night when I put them to bed. I make absolutely certain that they do not get this treat anytime within 15 minutes of the time I have to clean up any mess on the floor. I also give it to them immediately after I get the soiled puppy pad up and put a new one down. They are getting the idea.
It is a very bad idea to withhold food and (especially) water for training purposes.
