What would you do if someone was picking on someone else in front of you? Would you help the victim or stay out of it?

Last year a fight broke out on the metro, literally right in front of me. A young troublemaker kept taunting a boy sitting right in front of me. The boy tried to ignore him and laugh it off, but the troublemaker persisted and started taking swings. It escalated from there but everyone on the train was frozen, for fear one of them might be armed. I wanted to step in, wishing I had Bruce Lee skills, but kept thinking of my kids and stayed out of it. Luckily the train stopped and the boy escaped.

de nada. If my AU student comes tonight, I'll ask her info about the class there. It's probably cheap since it's mostly college kids.

at JOM, all drop in classes are $17. You can prepay 10 classes and get a discount so it's less per class. And you can go to any of the 150 drop in classes at any 3 JOM locations (jazz, samba, flamenco, ballet, etc). Their website is www.joyofmotion.org

I don't know the pricing structure at DC Collective. And you might check out City Dance, I think it is in Bethesda...I'm not sure if they have Zumba yet but they might.

Oh..and I think there are some at AU. I have no idea how much or what time though.

hey 20:11, there is Zumba at DC Dance Collective on Wisconsin Ave taught by Elena. I think Wed nights, but you'll have to check their sched. She is easy to follow and great for beginners.

I teach at Joy of Motion in Friendship Heights, Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. Soon to add a new morning class. Beginners and out-of-shape people join every week and it's an awesome way to lose weight if you love to dance.

You can look up more classes on www.zumba.com. Just type in your zip.

yes, when I was 14. A girl picked a fight with me over some stupid rumor in HS. So she swung, I swung, we wrestled for awhile and then I threw her in the trash can before the principal walked in.

And then I had to spend a whole 2 days with her in ISS. Torture!

As an adult, I would not go looking for trouble or hang around it. But if someone hit me, I would no doubt defend myself.

oh I forgot about this one: http://www.dcdanceguide.com/

It's a brand new dance directory for DC.

I want to know what happened to the haunted house lady.

yes, it's quite a bummer. But there is one in Northeast and Bethesda too. I wish they would open one in VA.

I don't know of many in the Dupont area. Joy of Motion's Dupont location just closed down last year. But you might want to check out Academy of Theatrical Arts.

There are many dance studios further west...DC Dance Collective, Joy of Motion in Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase Ballroom and Sahara (belly studio). The first three have a wide variety of styles and intro classes. Sahara has intro classes in many exotic fusion and tribal style classes.

In CU area there is Dance Place, in Columbia Heights there is the Dance Institute (all styles) and in Takoma, RODA Movements (Latin/Brazilian).

I know off hand there is an Intro to Dance class, Thursday mornings at Joy of Motion in FH.

We've openly talked about homosexuality at our dinner table and encourage our DCs to be open minded and not make ignorant assumptions about people based on their sexual preferences. My DD has gay friends at school and talks about same sex couples at school, and that is no big deal to me. If any of my DCs turned out to be gay, I wouldn't want them to be ashamed of themselves. I would want them to feel completely normal, accepted and loved. So I expect them to treat the many gay people in our social circles no different than they would treat the heteros.

I think focusing your energy on yourself is exactly what you need to do. If I hated my job and could afford to take a break from the corporate grind, I would. I think it's worth it to explore all your options, whether it's SAH for awhile or searching for more appealing career options. Life is too short to stay where you don't want to be. And stress won't help infertility one bit.

The crappy economy made it easy for me to take a big leap in a different direction, forcing me to refocus myself professionally and pursue what I really wanted. But sometimes you have to make yourself jump. I say follow your heart.

Rock it, Superwoman....but I hope you have a rest day somewhere in your new schedule!

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I'd be upset if DH took that attitude. If you have a girl, he will be upset. If you have a boy, your DD may will the favoritism. I think you are right to be concerned.

The male chromosome determines the baby's sex. So if you keep having girls, tell him it's not your fault he has girl sperm.

No but seriously...maybe try counseling if talking him doesn't work.