Family - December 2007

2007-12-03 16:25:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

pour on the stories.

2007-12-03 15:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a family reunion coming up and i want to be able to have a conversation with my adult relatives. I am 20 years old and as a child I was extremely shy. I am really trying to overcome this but I find that I don't even know how to talk to "grown ups!" Even though I am one of them!! I can talk to other people my age, I know things to ask like "what school are you going to? what is your program? etc, etc." but for people in their 40s... what do I ask? How's work?? How are your kids? I have nothing in common with that and it feels awkard to ask about something like that. So what is appropriate conversation topics!?

2007-12-03 14:54:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

All my life (i'm fourteen) I've lived in this home that i love right next to the school i love and near the friends i love. i might be exagerating, but i don't think i could leave my home until college -- my home and my school are basically my two favorite places to be because no matter what i'm always happy when i'm at either.

problem is, i know for a fact that my dad is thinking about moving. the neighborhood we live in isn't cheap, and his business is slowing. if worse comes to worse i know we're going to move. also if we move, my 8 year old sister won't be able to go to the middle school that i went to -- a school that where know she will get the best. i don't want her to miss out.

what can i do to prevent moving without confronting my parents? i don't think i could cope with moving...i don't know. what can i do?

2007-12-03 14:24:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it is horrible anytime a child is murdered. But what makes some children end up on national news and other on local news? I would never want to believe that it has anything to with race but the more I look into it the more it seems that way. Like the story of baby grace has been in the news more then the story of Daniyah Marie Jackson. Yes I understand that at first they did not know who baby grace was and that could explain why she was in the news a little more. But I think that daniyah murder was beyond horrible. Why do you think that some children make it in te news and not others?I would just like to see others view point.

2007-12-03 14:06:33 · 4 answers · asked by me 3

Were not together but he has a new girlfriend and is unemployed, he refuses to help me out by babysitting so that i dont have to pay a babysitter. He doesnt even answer my calls when it has something to do with our son. But he is wanting to take him to a family reunion this saturday....i feel like he is just wanting to take him for that weekend to make it seem like he is a good father when really he never ever sees him. Should i let him take him?

2007-12-03 14:01:08 · 10 answers · asked by nikki 2

My Mother died in January and I moved to florida with My JW aunt and Uncle I have been very depressed and i TURNED 18 IN SEPTEMBER I have 1200 $ and was wondering if this is Plauseable I fear Jw are a cult I want nothing to do with I am also a Witch. and I fear I will be kicked out eventually anyway I believe they have a guilt towards my Mother and feel they owe it to her

2007-12-03 13:16:59 · 4 answers · asked by Wilhelm 2

M younger cousin who is almost 8, has been stealing my stuff. She is like my little sister she comes to my house every day because we baby-sit her while her mother is at work., we are very close. Well about 4 times now I have either seen one of my things at her house or I have caught her with something in her bag. She thinks just because she likes it she can take it. I am afraid this might ruin our relationship? What can I do to make her quit?

2007-12-03 13:15:55 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

okay here's the thing.. i'm 13 in 7th grade..
My brother is in college at LSU. i use to live in Louisiana until my parents split up.. which was when i was 11.
11 was my worst year. I got really bad grades because i couldn't focus.. mostly because of my parents divorce. I lived with my dad but the court decided i'd be better with my mom.. which i didn't really agree with. My brother was supp ose to stay with my dad. since he's old enough and he'd be leaving for college soon. My mom soon got married to this one guy that i couldn't get along with. Now, we okay. but i still won't call him dad. why? because he's not my dad. Dad is a strong word for me.. well, he is my step dad. and i'm nice to him. When i turned 12.. my birthday present was to move. I cried for about 2 days. i didn't eat because i was so upset. i know.. stupid huh. whenever my parents left. i ate something.. I called my best friend to come to my house and hang out and go to our treehouse. she was there for me for alot.

2007-12-03 13:08:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

All she ever does is make fun of me & calls me fat. she is also a racist. When I make a mistake, she tells EVERYBODY what I did, even if it was minor. I can still hear her laughter..
She used to beat me, and pinch me until I get a big purple bruise. When she treats me disrespectfully, I do the same. When I do, she tells my dad about it, and he and her gangs up on me. Sometimes it leads to more beating, but mostly, yelling and slapping.
I hate my mom. I help around the house and do things, but it never seems to be acknowledged. She complains about how i'm such a spoiled kid, i'm lazy, and screams at me for the stupidest reasons. All I hear when she comes home is screaming for me to do simple things, but in an annoying tone.
Some of you might not understand this..not all family are loving. My mom might be, I understand, but she never shows it. She only shows the negative things. I've heard her say that she'd rather sell me to a black family. she hates them. How do i deal with this?

2007-12-03 13:02:11 · 9 answers · asked by Nina is here! :D 4

I love her but i definitely don't like her, and was so angry after the family dinner. She had trauma issues from her past, her parents left her at 5 but reunited in late teens, politcal unstability at certain point in her life etc...when left on my own i can feel good about myself, but never when she is around. she wants me to live out her dreams for her even now it's obvious it won't happen. she use to criticize non stop but better now. she wanted me to be a boy. she doesn't like my personality. she thinks i'm good looking but not the type she likes. she never asks me how i feel about anything, and just comes straight out tell me what she wants me to do with my life. she compares people endlessly. she's bitter she doesn't get family in youth, and jealous of her rich successful brother. she takes it out on me. wants me to be what i'm not and she drives me nuts, i'm insane because of her.. and my dad says nothing. and my siblings is just like her now.

2007-12-03 12:50:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband just found out that the child was not his after 10 years.

2007-12-03 12:21:33 · 9 answers · asked by t224x4 1

My mom has been at odds with his brothers and sisters for years now after my grandparents passed on and now instead of sharing the homeplace as a summer home, now my mom wants her share of it in cash. My mom is the youngest sibling and her brothers/sisters have occasionally gave her advice when her life was headed down the wrong path, always were good to my brother and I and occasionally gave my mom money for Christmas or Birthdays for us. Now ever since my grandparents are gone, my mom has been in a jealosly contest with them and picked fights, or kept fights going. I told her on the phone today, "Mom I really wish you would give them a chance they seem to care somewhat when I talk to them. She claims she was dropped by them, and she never got credit for anything. (She never did anything to keep the peace.) Her sister has tried to mend fences but mom says it is too stressful right now, but still claims she has been dropped. Can she be pleased?

2007-12-03 12:05:50 · 7 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2

I don't have a choice. But even if I did I would probably at least do part time. Do you like your choice.

2007-12-03 12:03:27 · 12 answers · asked by chicken2008 5

All I said I wanted to get was a tattoo of my favourite football club on my arm. She said like, "Well you could get a whole load of infections", So I said I'd go to a proper place and she can even check it out first if she wants then she was just like, "no you're not getting one, end of". Typical parent, impossible to get a straight answer out of her, (single parent), just like a politician!

Oh and I'm 17, 18 next July.

So... what's the big deal...? Is it one of those things that some parents get when they can't accept their kids are growing up? :P

2007-12-03 11:38:48 · 31 answers · asked by Squiddy 2

im 6th generation of italian until wat rank i can get in the mob?

2007-12-03 11:15:41 · 17 answers · asked by Puertorican 3

2007-12-03 10:12:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

friends! yesterday i went town with my husband & in-laws, my husband 's birthday is coming on 8th of dec. so i decided to buy him some present , so i asked him that i wanted to be alone for a while because i want somthing private, he left me there & went towards his parents. i bought the present & than went towards them but my mother in law asked me that what i had in that shopping bag, i said its nothing, but she insisted that i must show her, i told her that its nothing it is just a present for him(my husband) she insulted me so much infront of my husband & his father & said why did i buy it,i was about to cry its was really hard for me to controll myself but i did.but you know my husband said that u should not buy these things . he took his mother's side, i m so upset, i bought something for him with so much love but they didnt care.. what should i do now?? i wana put that present in the bin....

2007-12-03 10:02:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

my stepdaughter is driving me crazy... she (used to ) live way above her means, and now has a huge debt load, so when her car breaks down, there are no funds left.... and we jump in and help.....I wasn't raised like that... unless I have the funds, I won't buy , plus I like to have a wee bit of a financial cushion, even if it means living on a basic level... in case of emergency... now here for my question....can you live from pay day to pay day without feeling insecure....????

2007-12-03 09:27:29 · 11 answers · asked by gabe 3

I live with my husband and sister. We normally send a Christmas card from the 3 of us, but she has had a boyfriend for about one month now and wants him to sign the card too. Is this ok? It just seems a bit odd to me as it's a "Mum and Dad" card, or am I just overreacting?

2007-12-03 09:18:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is in school and working part time I have always told her if u need money ask me or your Dad. Shes not on drugs she has her own jewelry but took mine I told her if she did not get it out I would put her in jail but now I don't trust her at all and she would not give mea reason why she has done this, by the way she is twenty-four and living at home.

2007-12-03 08:16:09 · 11 answers · asked by lety1575 1

I asked this earlier,
But people kept on answering it as if it was 'If I was your daughter, would you let me go?'

So,
I'm sixteen, and so is my boyfriend Paolo.
We've been together for a year now.
It's his birthday soon, and he's asked me to spend it in Italy with him for the weekend. I'd love to, but my parents aren't so keen on the idea.

I live in England, so Italy's only a short flight away. It's not exactly going to the other side of the world.
Paolo is Italian too (hence the name, like full on Italian.. not just has an Italian heritage) and he used to live in Naples, which is where we'd be going. He'll be staying with his grandparents- therefore, so will I.

Pao and I HAVE discussed sex before, and he said he's not going to force me to do anything I don't want to, likewise he doesn't want to rush into things as we're both young and still growing up and making decisions.

My parents have met Paolo several times, and are very fond of him.

How can I make them let me go?

2007-12-03 08:07:36 · 44 answers · asked by DinoxDemi 3

OK ...I married a wonderful man who has custody of his son.We have been together for about two years.When we first got together..his ex wife would pick up her son on the weekends and sometimes after school...She would see him as much as possiable.Now she hardley ever see him or calls....she only live a few minutes from use....We have tried to talk to her about what she is doing but she thinks my husband is trying to control her.....I love my stepson and i want whats best for him.....he is really upset about not seeing his mom more....Ive tried to be honest with him...he is nine years old...How do i tell a sweet nine year old that his mother is more consider with having "her own life" [her words not mine],then spending time with him.BTW...I take care of him 24-7....its hard ,i feel in my heart he is mine but at the end of the day I wish his mother would take a least a lil interest in him....this has been going on for about 9 months or so...

2007-12-03 07:01:41 · 8 answers · asked by TERRI S 2

I was 39yrs old when Carter was born, and forty one when his younger brother Logan was born. I think they will know I am their cousin when they are older. Right now I would like for both of them to call me that even though their dad is my first cousin.

2007-12-03 06:43:58 · 10 answers · asked by Cactus flower 2

why is it that we have a separate day for mothers day and fathers day, when you both become parents at the same time, why not have a joint parents day?

2007-12-03 06:35:18 · 29 answers · asked by DAVID P 1

Would she ignore it, slap you, ground you, freak out on you, tell your father, kick you out? What would she do, or have done. How would she react. When you were (are) 16 or 17 years old.

2007-12-03 06:33:14 · 13 answers · asked by vicki 2

my parents started using many years ago. dad when he was 11, mom 7 years ago. they drive all over the road, abuse me, yet they treat my brother like he is the richest person n the world. im 16 and i have a 92 GPA, im 1st chair n band, i have a job, but my parents act like im worthless. i have band practice from 4:30 2 9:30 on mon & thurs and games on fridays and competitions on saturdays, n i work the rest of the time.. my parents say that i dont do anything 2 make them proud, i have add and im not allowed 2 take medicine 2 help it, im not sayin that i want 2 b on them all the time but i just need help on test days n stuff, i dont have time at home to clean the cat litter box, do the trash, recycles, do the dishes, and vacume everyday but i get yelled @ if i dont i wake up @ 530 2 get ready 4 skool, dont get home till 10 thats wen i do hw, and i have no car but a license bc my parents wont let me drive but they complain that they need 2 drive me 2 work!!! WHAT DO I DO? btw i can spell

2007-12-03 06:28:44 · 11 answers · asked by kirugia 1

She invited them to her graduation and they had other things to do instead. She feels they are snubbing her. We had moved back home 3 years ago due to the military. My brother and sister's kids have been around since they were born and seem to get all they attention. My daughter does not want to invite them. What do you think?

2007-12-03 06:13:19 · 13 answers · asked by Terry K 2

I will try and make this short. My husband was married for 9 years to his daughter's mother. We leave 4 hours away. They divorced and my husband has never been late on child support. We pay $118 dollars a week. We have made arrangements to pick up his daughter and the mom takes off and she has done this multiple times. We have tried calling but she hangs up and then we send birthday cards and letters but get no response. We go to court and the judge says we have the right to our visitation but his ex will not and she tells us in private, of course, off record, that she will do everything in her power to never let us see the little girl again. It's been 3 year since we've seen her and it's killing us. We decided that my husband will sign over the parental rights to her current husband and pray that one day his daughter will come to us because the judge will not do anything for us. We can't afford an attorney. How do we do this step of giving up our rights. We're paying for nothing now.

2007-12-03 05:46:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so my father passed away a year ago on Dec. 29. My mom and dad have been apart (they were never married) since I wa 5. And my brother and I get survivor's checks for a little less than $700/month. This is supposed to be used for things like clothes for us and savig for college. But ever since then, my mom quit her job and wont get a new one. Shes using our whole checks to pay her bills and get herself what she wants. Im 16 and have a checking and savings account, so I want to save mine for college. But she keeps taking it. I keep telling her and telling her you've got to get a job. And finally 3 times Ive nagged her enough to get a job. But when she does sh quits about a week later and says they arent treating her fairly or some other sorry excuse.

I mean I dont mind and want to help out with bills, but I also need to save money and use it. What should I do. I try to talk to her, but all she does is tell me how selfish I am and that its not her fault. I really need

2007-12-03 05:21:57 · 6 answers · asked by NiCoLe i love my Chi cena! 4