Family - October 2007

We have 20 boys who come to cub scouts. I plan my butt off for pack meeting and then have no parents show up. What can I do to get more parents involved? We have fun pack meetings and the boys love it. I feel bad when I give the boys their awards and they don't have a parent there. Then I feel bad because I went through all of the work and parents don't show. Please help me if you have any ideas.

2007-10-25 03:22:51 · 10 answers · asked by MJMBD5 1

Ding dong the wicked witch is dead.thats what all the kids are going to sing.

2007-10-25 03:13:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most of them don't even know him and have never met him. They are mad at me for not inviting them. Should I have invited them? Is it wrong for me to feel as though this is for people in the family who actually have known him?

2007-10-25 03:08:41 · 18 answers · asked by Married and loving it!!!! 3

I have a 5 year old daughter. Her father and I are divorced. He is stationed in Kosovo and his parents have been getting my daughter every other weekend since he has been gone. Her father and I communicate very well but his parents are another story altogether. I am on a set income and work hard to buy what my daughter needs. His parents sometimes pick her up from school on a friday or during the week , then take her to school the next day. I am fine with that except they never bring her clothes back that she had on the previous day(s). The clothes they send her to school in are useless to me. It is in the 50's here and they will send her home in a short set. Meanwhile I wont see the clothes I bought until the following summer or when they are entirely too small. I just want to at least see the clothes again. Am I being petty?

2007-10-25 03:04:39 · 9 answers · asked by vivian M 2

I am 7 mths pregnant for a irresponsible and selfish man. No, this is not how he was prior to conception. I have not gotten one dime or emotional support from him since I've been pregnant. He gave me $200 two weeks ago, and told me to take $70 out of it to pick up his clothes from the cleaners. Which i did not do, he became upset, asked for the money back, which I did not give him. He left me a voicemail stating that if I didn't give him his money back he is officially done with me. Which is a relief because I realized that this man is not for me and plan to raise my child on my own.
He has not spoken to me since then, and doesn't have the decency to call me or my family to check on the baby.
I really want to write him a brief and to the point letter about his childish behavior, just to get my point across. I don't want him showing up after the baby is here, like everything is ok. I also want to make it clear about child support, should I write this letter and CC his mother? Thnx

2007-10-25 02:43:03 · 27 answers · asked by Clear 1

my husband a pain when it comes to anythink to do with the family more so at xmas time it breaks my heart and i just wont to cry , but i just dont show just how hurt i am ,but i just do wot i wont , i only see tham once or twice a year its his grandson too and yes he is a hand full but hay its only for a couple of days , he said tell tham were going on hoilday . iam so sad . merry xmas.

2007-10-25 02:08:16 · 6 answers · asked by star 3

I've never been a parent before and their father and I are both in the army.... Heres the twissed, I have never met them before , for the simple fact I've been on a deployment for the past 10 months. I have two more months left then we are going to all move in together... Crazy situation , I know. Heres another twissed, their father is 20 years older than I am, but very much in love....

2007-10-25 02:06:46 · 10 answers · asked by armygurl052000 2

my husbands knows about my past..but my problem is whenever my mother in law visited us and stayed for 2 days I felt bad not bcoz I dont like her..she's good 2 me but I just cant stand it anymore not 2 tell her abwt it..my husband refuse to tell until I got a second child.Do I have to tell her now?pls help

2007-10-25 00:31:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 45 and she nad her mom ( my sister) moved away 2 years ago. she came back to see her friends and to save on a hotel bill she stayied at my house. At two in the morning she came back giggleing and tipsy and went to bed I stayed watching T.V about half a hour later I heard a crash in the bathroom I whent to investigate and she had fallen I helpped her up and across to her room. as I sat her on her bed she reached out and put her hand in my trousers and held my penis. I naturally became erect and after I got over the shock I laid her down and left the room I had to "see to myself" the next morning none of us mentioned the event but she has asked if she can return next month as she is attending her best friends birthday party. I have been thinking about her ever since she returned home, should I let her come back or mske up sn excuse and keep us apart.

2007-10-24 23:53:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is life full of uncertainty? why do i always find a reason to get annoyed with everything? why is my life full of struggles!? am close to getting fed up!

2007-10-24 22:28:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

she lost her job we think its because shes pregnant but well she couldnt pay rent as no job so she been kicked out shes liveing with her boyfreind mums house thats a **** hole but because she has a roof over her head the councill wont give her a flat or anythink she cant get job seekers because she pregnant and she cant get child tax credit because she hasnt got a child she 7 months sorry this is long but i cant find anyway to advices her.please any idears are wellcome

2007-10-24 22:10:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

well im 15 and my family know's this family, we're very close, almost as close as we are to our normal relatives. Well one day we decided to go to a holiday resort together. Our family friend's daughter is my friend. She is about my age. One night we all went to sleep, all the kids in one room [me, my friend, my brother, my sister]. My friend is very close to her dad aka she's a daddy's girl anyway she's used to him patting her to sleep [normaly on the foot] and so he did that to me as well so that i'd go to sleep. He patted both of us but after 30 minutes he was only patting me, after awhile instead of just patting my foot he went a bit higher up my foot, and he went up to my thighs and started to feel them, he thought i was asleep, his wife came in and he quickly slipped his arm out from my thighs and said he was only putting us to sleep. I think he was a little bit drunk as well, he had drunk some beer with my dad earlier. Normally he is very nice but now im scared, what do i do?

2007-10-24 22:06:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend and i have known each other for a year now and we have a healthy relationship. The problem started when we started to make out and be involved in heavy petting. I feel really guilty about it as my family is strongly against pre-marital sex. This problem created a gap in our relationship as i'm always trying to pull away from my boyfriend. Is it wrong to have pre marital sex at the age of 20? My family has always taught me about being a pure woman with strong values and pride. My mother especially taught me to keep my virginity till i'm married but i do love my boyfriend. Help please, i'm in a dilemma.Thank you.

2007-10-24 22:02:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can not sleep, I work second shift part time and it is so hard to wind down. When I got home I looked in my 6 yr olds bag to make sure my husband helped him w/ his homework. What I saw really irritated me. I guess he has been seeing the school therapist cause there was a book they made together about what a councelor does. Last week the school took it on themselves to give our small town food bank our name and address, my husband gets $13 an hr doung road construction, I go to school part time and work part time. Money is tight as can be expected when buying a home and paying debt that my husband had before we met 5 yrs ago. My son gets reduced lunch so I was patcient w/ them for giving our name to charity, even though we will not take it. But they never told me he was going to see the therapist. Both my kids are great happy souls. They are well taken care of, clean, good manored and happy. They rarely give me trouble and think I walk on air. They know they are loved and tell me

2007-10-24 21:36:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone else have a crazy family member
who gets on your last nerve ?

2007-10-24 20:36:49 · 9 answers · asked by cher 5

Ok well im 17 years old & i have a lil brother thats 13..anyways like its weird knowing he's grwoing up now & he started dating this girl thats like just bugs me she seems just so concieted & with an attitude..but the thing is i have never even got to meet her yet. like how she is on myspace and how my mom said she was makes me just want to kick her *** cause i dont want her to like brake his heart hes like soo sprung like its crazy i never seen him act like this ..hes been with other lil girls that i know of and hes never been like that ..I want to tell him what i think about this girl cause he always tells me what he thinks about the guys i go out with .but i dont know if i should cause i told him once shes not pretty and he go t like mad ...i want 2 tell him but scared like i dont want him to be mad at me & not only that we dont live with each other but i see him all the time & if we fight then that means we stop talkign for like a every long time should i tell him or what?

2007-10-24 19:54:35 · 4 answers · asked by tart 1

Elsewhere, I have mentioned that I have no family. That is not exactly true. My mother is alive and I have 3 half siblings. Just that it has been many years since I attempted to have anything to do with them.When I was 10 (almost 11) my mother remarried. Two weeks later he kicked me out. A difference in religion. I was already an athiest. I won't want to give his religion. Just say he was in all respects a very bad member of a respectable faith. But I never received support or any other help from then on. Last time I tried to develop something with my mother was 7 years ago. I mention I am a reserve sheriff officer. She was supporting my 3 half siblings drug habits, 2 meth users, the other preferred crack cocaine. One a major jewelry thief, my mother the fence.Happily out of my jurisdiction. I would like to have something of a relation with my mother, but cannot think of anything. Nothing will change and I cannot tolerate drug users or anyone aiding them. But someone else might.

2007-10-24 19:37:31 · 4 answers · asked by genghis1947 4

Every time we have someone sick in the house my family is ALWAYS playing the blame game. Last time dad was in the hospital my aunt came up to me and told me that he was there because of ME. This time, I was completely overwhelmed, so I went to jump rope for a while as a distraction. Lo and behold, as soon as they saw me, the attacks started again. 'You're not even human! How can you jump rope when your dad is sick..." Is it wrong to want to get away for a while? I do everything I can...

2007-10-24 19:29:22 · 5 answers · asked by Amoondo 2

I meet my father/dad/ after 30years after a long search. And everything went fine at first, then he told me all about himself and some of my family from his side. As it turns out my dad and some of his family uncles etc.. Have been underworld gangsters for more than 50 years which blew me away and some of the stories he told me well...! Anyway we dont talk now his choosing I thought I gave it my best shot. So now Im in the dilemma of should I open up and write a book about what I know? I also know the film industry was and still is interesed in making a film about certain characters. I dont think I owe my dad any loalty as I looked for him for all those years. He didnt look for me and its not my fault i know what i know now.
Well what should I do?
What would you do?

2007-10-24 19:28:19 · 11 answers · asked by Gogo Mojo 1

a week before my birthday in march. We were both in a car to bus collision and he died a couple days later. He was only 23 and im 15. Well i find it extremely hard to move on since my family is falling apart. I was wondering what i should do to get through his loss or if thats normal. I just cant think of anything else but him. And his birthday is coming up on the 29th and im not sure what i should do. I appreciate everyone reading this as well as answering.
-Alan

2007-10-24 19:12:06 · 17 answers · asked by Nuggy 2

My mom and dad are busy all of the time and when they aren't don't really clean up the house.
I'm so embarrased whenever friends come over and when i tell my mom this she just says " why don't you do something about it".
I'm not her maid service! It's not my responsibility to clean up things that aren't my job (unless it's laundry or something). But she is really careless about it and whenever i go to friends houses i fantasize that i live there and try to avoid coming home by all means.
This is so frustrating and makes me really jealous.
What should i do?

2007-10-24 19:03:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend and I have a 4 month old baby together . We are 20 and 21. Yes we are young in this culture, we know that, so you don't have to remind us. We are into natural parenting and breastfeeding, homebirth etc. so we're doing just fine as parents and please don't critique our ability to raise a child in your answer.
About a year ago we moved into a place together, but about a month ago he moved out because he didn't have a job and he was going out too much at night, and because he wasn't being responsible enough.
Since then he has gotten a 9-5 job, tucks the baby in at night and helps give her a bath.

I propose that if my boyfriend gets to go one night then I should get to have a free night as well, in return. What are other ways we can make sure responsibility over the baby is shared equally? What have you done with your partner to make things equal?

2007-10-24 18:58:03 · 6 answers · asked by O new moon 3

I have four brothers and five sisters. Do you have the same problem as I do everytime someones asks me how many brothers and sisters I have I tell them and they say "Oh wow so theres nine of you?" I say no theres ten, and without fail I have to go into an explaination of why.
When they make out that I was making them look stupid (even though they did it themselves) I say "How many brothers and sisters do you have?" They say "One brother" so I say "Oh so your parents only had one child then?"

2007-10-24 18:51:45 · 5 answers · asked by chocolateman 3

I am 22 and sick of the emotional, psychological, and verbal abuse. What do I do? I have no money, job, carm friends, all of my family thinks my parents are wonderfull...

2007-10-24 18:34:30 · 12 answers · asked by And For A Moment I Am Happy 6

me mum n dad separated. i went with me dad my sis n bro went with me mum. its been like this for the past 2 months. but recently we have been noticing slight changes on my sis attitude n my brothers attitude why? i dont know. lol. my brother takes advantage of the situation taking me mums car to school giving rides to everyone his girlfriend and stuff while me mum is waiting for the bus or geting a ride to work. my sis goes to school walking were they live its a bad neighborhood. anything might happened. me dad received my bros progress report all f's he might fail his senior year we told me mum bout it she hasnt done anything she hasnt punish him lets just say me mum lets him get away with murder lol. my brother then treats my sis like crap when she is being made fun off or yelled at by my g parents he doesnt stick up for her when my mum needs something he gives some stupid excuses n gets away with it how to make me mum understand?????? jeez im sick n tired of it i cant stand him

2007-10-24 18:21:09 · 3 answers · asked by capt krunch 4

I'm 13 and my older sister is 15. We are really close and she is my best friend. She was always the quieter, doesn't-like-conflicts sort. She is also very very intreverted. Lets just say i'm kind of the opposite. She recently went to school, away from us, but we still talk a lot. She's been decorating her dorm room with like..."emo things" I think that it's really cool. -Now people think that being emo is cool and they tell people that their emo, that's not how it goes- My sister is real emo...but she doesn't admit it. But it's deffinite emotional music obsession in her case. Like hell. She's freaking my parents out and i'm trying to calm them down (I think she's the coolest, even though I wouldn't be emo) but the only thing that will calm my parents down is "She might not even be emo in the first place!" But, really, she is. I feel responsible. Like it was my fault becasue I shouldn't have even given her ideas of cool "deathly" song lyrics to post on her wall in the first place!

2007-10-24 18:18:15 · 1 answers · asked by Crystal 2

So I've been with my bf for about 6 great months now... and I've known him for about a year and a half.. I met him online... and things are amazing, really.
But with this whole situation, my family [immediate that is] really doesn't seem to understand... with what it's about ya know? ...
So to show my point, my sister... is quite the judgemental type.. and probably thinks I am hiding stuff from her... but the matter of the fact is, is that I don't want her downgrading my bf just because he doesn't live near me...
She knows nothing about him because I really dun feel I should HAVE to tell her... we are not even close to begin with so why does it all of a sudden matter ya know?
It's been bugging me for the past months.. but I've come to realize that I shouldn't care one bit what anyone has to say... I am still gonna do what I want regardless....
But to further get my question out there.. I would just like to know can I be able to let her know about him... without worryin myself.?

2007-10-24 18:15:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

its been 4 years already an i know im not supposed to get over it but i miss her sooooooooo much an everytime i think im fine a few months later i break down again, why? she died from drugs she got hepititic C an was a drug user an alcoholic so her liver died before she can get a new one, she was always in an out of my an my little bro's life,she'll come for 3 months then leave for 3-6 months then come 6 months an stay 1 month so it was always different, so sometimes i feel like she's just gone,she went back to LA to party, an yet i miss hearing the unexpected doorbell ring an to know that it was her, but i know its not an i hate knowing that!!! i talk about her alot especially when i feel like this, but its hard, my bro's well one dont care bout her an the other dont remember her, but me i was a momma's girl when i was young an when she came back she did show us love, but i dont know how deal with this anymore cause when i think im doing ok i end up having another break down... help

2007-10-24 18:07:13 · 12 answers · asked by Michelle G 2

Our parents are both very protective. How do you tell them?

2007-10-24 18:07:01 · 2 answers · asked by Mickey 2

so im 19,hot,single,no job. should i be having the time of my life now or what? so my brother is almost turning 18 n he mentioned it to my dad. "hey dad for my bday we gotta go to a strip joint!" "im a bring some singles aigh" me mum n dad! i heard that n was shocked i was like oh hell no this guy didnt just say that! wtf i mean does my bro have more b@lls than me lol?? ? i mean arent ur parents not suppose to know that u know bout that stuff??? lol the farthest ive gone was this one time i mentioned to me dad if it would be possible for me n him to have a beer but only when i get to be 21. lol he said sure but just dont over due it lol? whats wrong can anyone help overcome my problem or problems lol thanx much!

2007-10-24 18:06:27 · 24 answers · asked by capt krunch 4