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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

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We have had a really rough week. Over the weekend when we were camping, my kids were playing outside in the dark with some glow sticks. They were running around like crazy chickens with their heads cut off having a good time while us adults were sitting around the fire talking. My daughter came running up to me saying, "Brother Fell." Well...Long story very short; He wound up breaking his femur in his right leg. I spent all evening with him at one hospital, and we were then transferred to another hospital around midnight. The pediatric orthopedic surgeon told me that they would have to put him under anesthesia in order to properly set & cast his leg. So he wound up having to go into "surgery" to get everything done. The procedure took approximately 1.5 hours. In total we spent 2 days in the hospital.

My poor little boy is so frustrated since he can't move on his own, and I'm exhausted from a lack of sleep this week. Not only am I taking care of him, but I am still having to make sure my daughter is up, ready for school & taken to school, along with helping her with homework & and any school activities that may have already been planned. On top of that, I have my own appointments I'm having to make sure I get taken care of & the kids dad has to work all during this time as well.

All in all, my little boy will be in the cast for 4-6 weeks (maybe longer, we won't know until a few appointments in.)

He was going to go as Nemo for Halloween, but I guess he's going to go as a "Purple People Eater" now. lol (He's eating a fruit cup after his "surgery" in the picture.)
 

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Ouch, I feel your (his) pain. A monster week. The good news is that they heal so fast and well at that age - I'm sure before you know it you'll have to be stopping him running around in that cast.

He looks so sorry for himself in that photo.:(
 
Helenthereef said:
Ouch, I feel your (his) pain. A monster week. The good news is that they heal so fast and well at that age - I'm sure before you know it you'll have to be stopping him running around in that cast.

He looks so sorry for himself in that photo.:(
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Thanks Helen. Unfortunately, he can't stand or even sit up straight in his cast. It goes from above his waist, down to the knee on his left leg, and all the way down to his ankle on his right leg. He has to be propped up at all times, or in a laying position. We even had to get a loaner car seat from the hospital that accommodates for the position & the cast that he's in.

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Oh no! I'm so sorry that happened! Any chance your insurance might help you pay for a housekeeper for a few weeks so you can concentrate on your family? Trying to do it all yourself is going to get you frazzled...
 
Ow! Poor little guy. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Hope all can go as smooth as possible, for you, during your son's recovery.
This will be a good time to not sweat the small stuff. If it can wait, let it wait.

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Lucille said:
Oh no! I'm so sorry that happened! Any chance your insurance might help you pay for a housekeeper for a few weeks so you can concentrate on your family? Trying to do it all yourself is going to get you frazzled...
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No, that's a "luxury" not a "need" lol But my In-laws have been so helpful. Their dad asked me to come where he works this morning so I could get some stuff done, and they came over and watched both kids for a couple hours. Then my daughter had a birthday party to go to and they took her for me.

*sigh* :spinner03

Pasodama said:
Ow! Poor little guy. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Hope all can go as smooth as possible, for you, during your son's recovery.
This will be a good time to not sweat the small stuff. If it can wait, let it wait.

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We seem to have found a good rhythm. I just feel so horrible for him. I'm going to see if we can borrow a wagon so we can go on a "walk" tomorrow. Might help lift his spirits. :) But you're right, anything that's not critical, it's waiting! lol
 
Hopefully, you've gotten some sleep. And I hope your son is doing better, for a little one like that to have to be still is hard for them.
 
Reptiles 101 said:
Hows the kiddo doing? He must be very uncomfortable poor little guy.
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He's ok. His next appt is Oct 27th. They may wind up taking off the cast at that time, or we may have to wait another 2 weeks. He is still frustrated beyond all belief and running me ragged since he can't get up and get what he wants, or come ask me a question. lol But we're coping. lol
 
Never easy when the little ones are hurt. Hope he mends quickly and you get some rest.
 
Well good news! He got his cast removed on the 18th! We had to go in because he kept having leg cramps and I could not get them under control. They did updated x-rays and it was healed well past where the Dr. said it would be at this point, so he decided to go ahead and remove the cast.

My little dude still can't put much weight on it, but he is a whole hell of a lot happier and he is moving it all over the place. He can push himself back on a chair or in his bed, but he won't stand or walk on it yet. The Dr. said that is perfectly normal, but if he isn't standing and walking within a month, then we will probably need to do a couple rounds of physical therapy.
 

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I'm happy it healed without incident, and that he is finally free to move around a bit. :)
 
This is great news!
Bet he is extremely happy to have that cast off.
Hopefully improvement will continue, each day, to where he is walking, without problem, very soon.

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