the crows
not them, real crows, and assorted birdsong off the patio

Then first things first - discovery:

GO to your Control Panel\Network Connections
Make sure your NIC is not 'Disabled'
Right click and select 'Enable' if it is.

If that doesn't do it
Right click and select Properties
In the list you'll see TCP/IP Internet Protocol. Double click on it. Select 'Obtain...' in both sections.

See if that does it for you.

'... with the blood of their own baby'
And callous to the right to parenthood and choice of the father, the same right right to choose that they so vehemently fight for!

There is a section in the Setup process where you select the partition to install onto. There is also an option to clear the partitions, 1 by 1.

Clearing them all will allow Setup to format the entire drive, not just one of its partitions.

Caution on resetting the modem first -- if you're on DSL, . . . if the account information gets cleared you may need to re-enter it all

The modem can be set to give your PC it's IP address OR serve as a passthrough.

You said you could not give your PC an IP address??
Try setting your NIC to 'Obtain', allowing the modem to serve as DHCP if it's set to do so.

Correction - - - many men are more than simply sperm donors, not all.

Men are more than simply sperm donors, they are people, they are fathers. If you cut them, will they, like women not also bleed? If you take their child will their hearts also not break?

either, variety is the spice of life

<<<-- completely un-repressed in the security of a solid relationship!

just leave the cameras at home!

Yup! . . .
what a hoot!

go all out - reverse role and have a blast on the reactions!
couples don't stop having fun because things got boring. . .
things get boring when they stop having fun!

could we swap and go somewhere no one knows us? just for laughs and memories??

What happens in a relationship stays in a relationship . . .. right?

"just because someone does something that negatively affects you, it doesn't automatically mean they are doing it to you. Learn to understand where people are coming from" - Mom

took forever to know just what she meant by that!

it might make more sense to you this way;

"I'm not bad, . . .I'm just drawn that way" - Jessica Rabbit

Age settings are like everything else, guidelines.
I broke my own some time ago, because of her individual personality.
Your prob seems to be that you can't even contact her to have her relax the level (?)
Sounds like a q: for a Mod.

TallGuy, all human and parental understanding goes out to you. There are definitely distinctions between loving correction and abuse. No one should suffer abuse, but it happens. We feel your pain, both of your upbringing and for your loss.
You seem to have done well, finding some solace in His hand being involved.

Off topic for a sec - we no more understand His fine reasoning than an ant does ours. We do trust that He is working things out to some eternal good and in that there can be some peace. I'm glad you've found that.

No, it's not our business, but your revealing the base of your thoughts is like the mustard seed.

BRAVA! Cute, you hit on several critical points without even trying!
Differences in environment, child and parent personalities and experience, what works and what dosen't, etc, etc, are only a bare handful of criteria to consider when determining how to raise your individual and distinct child.

Attacking another parents methods without knowing their circumstances only raise defenses, and when you're protecting yourself your ears and heart go to the corner to wait out the body count.

I admire your abitlity to hear the tall guys situation. Surely that same understanding is in play in your parenting!

Thanks Debbie

Three tray IBM office laser printer

going against my own rule and posting a reply about an incendiary topic! based on one of my worst moments - the loss of my first born . . .

reminder to self: no religion, politics, flamable topics, or reliving worse moments