Family - December 2006

Why is it so hard? And how to make it easier. I have a 12 year old stepdaughter who I've known since she was 6. She lives with us and visits her mom every other weekend. Her dad was in Iraq for a year and I cared for her during that time. This has killed our relationship, with me having to make and enforce rules. Even though her Dad is home now, my relationship with my step daughter just seems to have so much resentment. How can it be repaired?

2006-12-28 07:59:20 · 3 answers · asked by SleeplessSuz 2

My mothers birthaday is today, my aunts is tomorrow and mine is saturday. I have a sisiter who's bithday is 1/3. Here is the promblem we always have one big party. I want my own party. I was going to throw my self a party this year but no one is going to show up because they'll be at the big party. I started planning my party on my birthday weeks ago. They just decided to throw the big party on my birthday yesterday. Am I being selfish to want my own party? Would it be wrong to ask them to move the date of the big party?

2006-12-28 07:27:17 · 3 answers · asked by DEBBY'S BABY 4

2006-12-28 07:25:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

The mother wont allow the father to have much visitation with the son. Its more of her bitterness toward the father than anything. He works alot and when he can he contacts her to see his son but either she says he cant or verbally assaults him when he does come to see his son. The father pays her more than what is normal support for his salary but still cannot see his son when he can. She stays at home with the baby and is able to do that because of his financial support.....but still cant see his son when he wants. Various family members have stated that they question her care of the child. The mother doesnt allow much visitation with the father's parents.

2006-12-28 07:14:45 · 14 answers · asked by B 1

2006-12-28 07:14:37 · 6 answers · asked by rosey 1

my dad got into a fuld with my mom 4 mouths ago.
and im having problems.
can you help me?

2006-12-28 07:10:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do u love ur parents? I really appreciate all that my parents have done for me, but I dont love them, infact
sometimes I feel quite the opposite.

2006-12-28 06:59:35 · 17 answers · asked by Ladylove 3

I am afraid to ask them in case they get mad at me, or they accuse my friends of putting me up to it.

2006-12-28 06:55:27 · 7 answers · asked by Forever_&_Always 2

my brother is turning 16 and i have no idea what to get him- plz help!

2006-12-28 06:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by ladypacer953 1

I live with my boyfiend of four years, my younger 18 year old sister and my two kids (not my boyfriend's). Since my two kids are my responsibility is it fair if I have to pay a majority (75%) of the living expenses- rent, utilities? Am I being taken advantage of or is this equitable?

2006-12-28 06:28:12 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica 1

My friend's mother is tottaly against her music (christian rock), tottaly against her style of clothing (dark clothes), and she claims to be a christian. The mother is a tottal jerk! She doesn't seem to love her daughter at all. The daughter is craving for attention, and she's worrying me. Now she doesn't feel worthy enough to eat! How can I help her feel better?

2006-12-28 06:26:06 · 6 answers · asked by I think... 6

My girl is tuning 13 on Jan 2. She's a wonderful girl, treats me, her dad and her bro with love, has never done something bad. Like every child, sometimes she did something wrong, but the severest punishment she' got so far was a light grounding of 2 days, for some monors fault. She's honest, trust us and even when she does something wrong she tel us. Excellente studente too. That is, so far I've had a great and wonderful girl. Well, but now she's turning 13, she's a teen. Many people say teens are kinda hard to handle. What do I have to do to so that she keeps being this wonderful girl? Will she necessarily become disrespectful and do bad stuff?

2006-12-28 06:16:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

For christmas I wass out of town and he told me when I get back we can go to the mall that will be my christmas present from him but I dont know haw to ask him

2006-12-28 05:53:29 · 6 answers · asked by Hollister fanatic 1

My husband has a 13yr old boy who is very disrespectful, damages property, and does not get along with each other. His mother abandoned him in July at a friends house. We picked him up put him in school and tried to give him a better start; however he got expelled from school, refused to listen, damaged our home, property etc., and went back with his friend. He refuses to live with us or his mother, and I know he dosen't have much choice, but he already cost us alot of money repairing our home, and is very disrespecful. His father has not been the "best" and his mother is worse. We have a small child together, and I can no longer handle the situation any more. Basically father and mother do not want the child because they can not handle his bad behavior. Father wants to send him to Military school, but mother refuses anything but child living with father. We can not afford to send him by ourselves. What can we do? Where do we send him etc.? He is no longer welcome at his friends house.

2006-12-28 05:47:47 · 20 answers · asked by ? 2

I am always rude to my family, and I cant stop! At first I thought it was the boys being mean to me at school, but they stopped, and I am still rude! i also feel depressed and think I am really fat, when most people think, that im skinny! The most i eat in one day is about 1/2 a meal, my mom nags a little, but it seams that she has stoppeed caring what do I do before i hurt myself and my whole family!?

2006-12-28 05:46:35 · 44 answers · asked by Alexandra G 3

I prefer country, pop, or soft rock. Stuff like that. No rock. It doesn't have to be completely about saying good-bye specifically, but about missing him, him being my angel, daddy's little girl, etc. Any thing would be a big help. I can't think clearly enough to find them myself because I'm still in shock. Thanks.

2006-12-28 05:40:18 · 33 answers · asked by courtney 2

I just called my brother to invite him, his missus n kids round for dinner/drinks new years eve saying i was gonna ask our mum n dad too. he said they're having a chinese there n are asking his mum in law, n was also gonna ask our mum n dad...though not us it seems. I said we weren't going out or doing much so he knows we'd be free. should i be hurt to be the only family not being invited?

2006-12-28 05:34:23 · 30 answers · asked by Sandra R 2

2006-12-28 05:33:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I WANT 2 KNOW WHY IS HE SCARED

2006-12-28 05:31:06 · 22 answers · asked by aronieb5 1

I know my brother won't let his daughters wear make up or sexy clothes, how are they ever gonna learn to be pretty, they are gonna end up looking like his wife, just a mean old tomboy with no sense of fashion or beauty.

2006-12-28 05:29:55 · 14 answers · asked by Wendy Love Muffin 1

my husbands mother lives 3 hours away and comes to visit a few times a year, she visits with her daughter and her 2 kids and our 2 kids. She spends about 95% of her time over at her daughters house and then a quick stop over here before she leaves town. She won't spend the night here, and anytime we ask her to babysit she is busy with this sister in laws kids because they are going out (we don't talk to sister she's crazy). My husband addressed it last night and his mother said she felt like she was being pulled in both directions when she comes to visit however, we have always been basically told when she is available to visit because before she comes to town she has her schedule of plans mapped out and of course it's with the other grandkids. How should we address this? How can we get her to see it isn't fair?

2006-12-28 05:25:54 · 12 answers · asked by jibjab1978 2

I have more nieces then nephews. On my side I have a 9 year old niece, 8 year old nephew, 2 year old niece and a 6 month old niece and on my husband's side I have a 6 year old niece, 2 year old niece, 10 year old niece and 7 year old nephew (the last two belong to my husband's sister's boyfriend in which the 6 and 2 year old belong to her.) Bascially we got two nephews but still got more nieces it's strange. How about you?

2006-12-28 05:23:10 · 10 answers · asked by Irish Girl 5

The little boy, for whom I am a nanny, emptied his piggy bank and put the money in his Christmas card to me♥

2006-12-28 05:23:00 · 10 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

I live in the southern part of the U.S. and I have about a year and a half before I finish nursing school. My boyfriend and I plan to get married pretty soon after I get out of school. He lives with his parents right now, as do I, but all of his extended family live in Illinois, and His sister lives in Georgia. After we are married he wants to move somewhere far away, he even mentioned Maine, and I really don't like that. I love my family although they work my nerves every now and then, but who's doesn't at times? All of my family lives in the same county and has for almost all their lives. His family, I guess, is used to moving away from each other. I don't know what to do.

Working at a hospital, I won't have very many days off at a time, so I won't get to see my family very often. So, what would you do? Maybe it is normal for someone to move far far away from home after being married, and I'm just a traditional southern girl. I just don't know...

2006-12-28 05:04:20 · 9 answers · asked by amanda 3

are you friends with both of them?

2006-12-28 04:58:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yahoo Q&A is one such site, there is a lot of adult content to be found here, I didn't know this site allowed children but have only recently discovered that there are children here. I think it is just totally wrong to have adults and children interacting on the same site, I think it is putting a lot of children at risk.

2006-12-28 04:50:39 · 17 answers · asked by Angelz 5

I knew i shouldn't have gotten another dog we have 3 old ones but this chihuahua was so small and cute, the kids said they would do more chores as kids would say!
We had the pup for 3 weeks, kids went on christmas break with their dad, my bf and i got into an argument
So my bf took the puppy from me and gave it to his mother who gave it to someone else
And is now saying she can't get it back they spent 300. bux on the pup saying it was sick,...which is BS! now my kids hate my bf and do not want to stay with him at his house Now i have to choose him or my kids all because he took their pup and gave it away while they were not home
The kids had to come home after christmas asking where their pup was and the bf lied to me and the kids it wasn't until days later we got the truth HE gave it to his mom to give away Should he have done that Should i stay with him Should the KIDS BE MAD AND HATE HIM? BF says i'm a bad parent for not telling them to stop throwing fits 4 pup

2006-12-28 04:47:40 · 16 answers · asked by Majenta 2

He was not this way when we started and I do not use. He leave for 8 and 9 hours at a time. I have had to have his check direct deposited in the bank so he will not spend it I make about 3 times what he makes a year and because his name is on the house also he will not leave. I do not feel I should have to leave seeing that I pay all of the mortgage payments a month. There are no children involded. Help.

2006-12-28 04:47:16 · 29 answers · asked by lnrtatum 1

2006-12-28 04:45:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

well i just at my aunt's house in virginia for christmas.and i was hanging out with my cousins.i noticed that my one cousin and i are very close.whenever im around my cousin alyssa,my other cousin,jake,is totally differrent.alyssa is amazing but whenever im alone with jake he acts totally different.we talk about anything.now that i went to alyssa's house and sleptover.jake came with us but all he did was make fun of alyssa.is it alyssa or is it jake?she totally acts stupid but on the inside i know she's not.does he act different because because of how alyssa is always haning out with jake's little sister who's only 9 and because alyssa is just too obcessed with jake's little sister.then he said that i could totally relate to his problems but then he always says that alyssa is too wierd.and we are all almost the same age.so,me and jake are always talking about everything in ife but when alyssa comes around everything changes.thank you.

2006-12-28 04:41:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous