Parenting - October 2006

I want to know from you first hand experience:
- why you quit working? are you sorry for quitting?
- how do you spend your day at home?
- do you plan to going back to work full time? wht will be your main cause of going back to work full time?

Thanks.

2006-10-09 00:09:59 · 13 answers · asked by Viz+ 2

I asked a question on here a few weeks ago about my kids school....to cut a long storey short i changed her school ( she is 6 )
she has been in the school for a week and is now saying she wants to go back to her old school..she did want to change origionally....what should I do.....I have told her if she still feels the same way on Friday, she can go back ( the old school has said if she doesn't settle she can go back )
Should I make her stay longer or change her back straight away?
I just don't know what to do for the best......

2006-10-08 23:01:36 · 40 answers · asked by EMA 5

My ex has a kid. It is not really mine. But I have known that kid since he was 2 months. And I have been claiming him for that long. he is 2 yrs now. But she took him away from me cause she doesn tlike my Girlfriend? what do you think about that? Me and her were together, but then we broke up cause she cheated on me 3 times and lied. but we still agreed to be friends for him. I love him to death, and it hurts cause I go to Iraq in a week, for 8 months, and I dont get to see him before I leave. She is saying that she doesnt want him around my girlfriend, but she can have him around her boyfriend. I don't it. She also says that she wants me back, but im not taking her back. what do you guys think about this whole mess?

2006-10-08 22:45:24 · 18 answers · asked by kenny032004 2

me and my partner have been together for nearly 4 years he has 2 children with his ex wife, when he buys them presents they get sent back to us even birthday presents how do you deal with that.

2006-10-08 22:29:26 · 18 answers · asked by chancock01@btinternet.com 2

this is my life at the moment, i have step children who come every other weekend, the oldest is nearly 14 and the youngest is nearly 7 and im beginning to resent them coming this is why, for a start not only do you have to deal with the whole stress of them coming but they also have a complete ***** of a mom my partners ex wife, and after nearly 4 years of being with my partner she still is there causing trouble in our lives the kids are a complete nightmare when they come over pick on me and my partners daughter, destroy things the house looks like a whirlwinds gone through it, the eldest is a moody child wno hardly speaks just glares or shrugs her shoulders if you talk to her, then you have the all the stress of the ex with court orders, csa, and i am at my wits end im also pregnant and my partner as much as i love him dearly and he is a good man and father, he seems to not really want to talk about the problems, and i believe he still carrys all this guilt, and im so stressed.

2006-10-08 22:25:43 · 10 answers · asked by chancock01@btinternet.com 2

Well my sister in law has a five year old daughter with whom she leaves with everyone else to take care of while she goes off and partys. So my question is should i call social services or stay out of her problems because i'm the one who is always watching this little girl. I have four children of my own so it's not like i have the money to spare to feed her and take care of her. So any advice on what to do would be great.

2006-10-08 21:52:31 · 18 answers · asked by mystic_rage879 2

I have a son that just turned 5 last week. About 1 month ago we caught him and the 4 year old girl across the street in the bedroom touching each other. I know they did'nt know what they were doing but it was still shocking. We sit them down and told them what they were doing was wrong. Well about a week later my son come to me and told me while he was at his friends house his friend an 8 year old boy wanted to see his penis. I asked him what he did and he said that he showed it to him and the 8 year old showed him his. Is this normal and is this OK?????? I don't know what to do but tell them it is wrong. Is that right. I don't know????

2006-10-08 21:08:22 · 14 answers · asked by Daryl C 2

Here is the problem we have a son that is 15 and still wets the bed, even worse he will get up at night and pee in the corner of his room. The bath room is less that two feet from his room. His room smells so bad that you can smell it all over the house. He has been seen by his doctor and had an extensive workup. There was nothing found wrong. We have tried to limit fluids at night but he will sneak in to the bathroom and drink his fill or swipe some thing to drink from downstairs. We have tried meds but is he is drinking lots of fluids after the meds it could be dangerous. If we put plastic blankets on the bed he shreds them within a week. If we wake him in the middle of the night he will remain up the rest of the night. We have tried to punish his late night drinking and that only made matters worse. We have tried to reward dry nights but that failed also. We he goes to a friend house we have to tell the parents, because he has wet a friends new couch. We are at wits end.

2006-10-08 19:53:10 · 23 answers · asked by Brian C 2

I saw a question on here recently about crafts for small childern and one of the answers included homemade ice cream using zip-lock baggies, ice and course salt. Now I cannot find the answer again. Can anyone help?

2006-10-08 19:46:26 · 3 answers · asked by mom of 7 4

This happened today, and my poor daughter wet herself because she had to go so badly after waiting until the last second to tell me she had to go potty.

2006-10-08 18:39:54 · 39 answers · asked by Mar8409 1

My ex husband had our 5 yr old daughter take two bubble baths with a 4 yr old boy this weekend. She said niether one of them wore anything and she saw his "peanut". She also said the boys mother and another male friend were also present. I DO NOT approve of this. Am I wrong, or how many others think this is in-appropriate for a 4 and 5 year old boy and girl?

2006-10-08 18:22:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son just started to not listen to me. he gets on the couch and jumps, stands on the coffee table, and all these other things that he knows he is not suppose to do. when i tell him no or even raise my voice at all to him he laughs and does it again. ive tried making him sit. i dont know what else to do. i dont want to yell and scream at him, hes too little. i think he is acting out because i just had another baby a month ago. but then again he absolutely loves his baby brother. i dont know. can someone please help me?

2006-10-08 18:19:56 · 18 answers · asked by krystina2100 2

2006-10-08 18:06:14 · 16 answers · asked by bulldogjack 1

i think when the youngest is like in the second grade or so, personally. I can't see why someone would still say their kids need them to be home at like 13 or 14 and i know a few. Just my opionon just wondering how long you thought

2006-10-08 17:29:10 · 20 answers · asked by Big Daddy R 7

like me I am a stay at home mom to a 2 year old, I dont work outside the house, but in the house. I do everything that involves this house.
And I do almost everything that involves our son.
The thing is I have noticed others mothers, like my husbands friends wives (who have kid and work) treat me like Im either a gold digger, a moocher, or someone that watched tv all day...and we dont even have cable!
If someone ask "what do you do all day" they dont ask it in a friendly way either.
My husband makes great money and gets me everything I want and our son, but people think Im just a gold digger...which is so not the case.
But then when you ask a mom who works if she would love to be able to stay home woth her kids full time, they say they would love to.
What gives?

2006-10-08 17:17:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

"What to expect..." books?
"Mother-of-all..." books (by Ann Douglas)?

Have you read/used any of the following titles???

Tracy the "Baby Whisperer's" book?
Jo the "Supernanny's" books?
Complete New Guide to Preparing Baby Foods / by Sue Castle?
Baby Massage: The Calming Power of Touch / by Alan Heath?
Itsy Bitsy Yoga / by Helen Garabedian?

What are your favorite titles???

2006-10-08 17:00:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is almost 18 and she is about 30-40 pounds overweight. She has always been a bigger girl, she looked athletic. She complains about her size, but wants me to take her to a "fat" Dr., buy her a miracle diet pill, or take her to get liposuction. I said absolutely not on all requests like that. She won't make an effort - andher weight is getting out of control. Her clothes don't fit good. I don't want to hurt her feelings, and I need help with how to tell her she has to lose weight, and in the meantime, she needs to get some bigger clothes. Suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

2006-10-08 17:00:43 · 187 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a single mom with only one little girl. I finally got her into her own room. We did a lot of things together to make her room special. So now I find myself checking on her all the time and I can't sleep. I want to pick her up and put her back in my bed. I know that is wrong but I miss my baby.

2006-10-08 16:51:58 · 20 answers · asked by kerry9477 4

They have 16 children from ages 2 to 17. They seem to have an amazing life, their mom is awesome and everyone is happy...I watche dthis show a while back and it really inspired me to have more than one kid. The thing is I think my man wants more kids for the worng reasons, like being able to have sex without condoms (yes Im serious) I think he is way to immature to be a father to more than one kid. About 9 months of the year in total he is not home, away at work.
I dont know, what do you think?
And how many kids do you have? Are you happy or do you wish your life was different?

2006-10-08 16:23:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060903221611AAKQdx0&r=w&show_comments=true&pa=FZB6NWHjDG3N56z6v_2zWCOwijEGL6unE1pi70W1X8y4JebcE6rHT0ziDj3k_UDIWReDkd9s1Up9cUOKyouyzA--#openions


i cant believe someone would actually say that! i mean, me im a 3rd child, but how can ppl say that its wrong to have more than one baby?

2006-10-08 15:20:27 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a future parent, I would not allow my children use the website MySpace.com because I have heard that the website is not very safe to use and people post a lot of personal information about themselves.

http://www1.wxyz.com/wxyz/ys_investigations/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15949_4667536,00.html

2006-10-08 15:15:45 · 21 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7

My name is Annette. I live in Edmonton. I am divorced. I have 4 children and 3 of them are not my ex husbands. I lied to him and said they were. I don't know how to deal the with guilt I feel. If he found out he would be devastated. I had one abortion because the guy I slept with was a different race than my husband. I don't know how to deal with that either.

2006-10-08 15:00:54 · 9 answers · asked by Annette Berdahl 1

My husband is traveling on business to Delaware and I have the option to go along. We have a 5 month old so it could be tough. We will have a direct flight and a rental car when we get there. I would like to catch some sights but also maintain on some kind of order/schedule with him. Any thoughts?

2006-10-08 14:15:27 · 9 answers · asked by heebs 2

i have 3 kids and use to love going out when they were younger but up till about a year ago ive not felt like socializing at all..im not old yet whats my problem..will i get my zing for fun back?my kids are 14,13,9

2006-10-08 14:04:59 · 5 answers · asked by tazzle 2

Recently i met a lady online she has told me that her boyfriends wants her kids to watch her give them oral sex and she thinks they wanna have sex with her 9 year old daughter my question is what should i do i don't really think her asking me for advice is considered abuse but i want to find away to get this info to someone so they can trace her isp and get her and the kids help. I did tell her that men come and go she doesn't need to do that to her kids and she said well its just watching i told her she needs help i do have the whole conversation saved so if any one can give me advice on where to turn i would really appreciate it I am so worried about this girl and her kids

2006-10-08 13:58:21 · 9 answers · asked by heather f 3

he seems so have to have his own way all the time..in school as well as home..nothings working..hes drivinh me crazy!!

2006-10-08 13:45:03 · 18 answers · asked by tazzle 2

Our 1 eyar old just started daycare about 3 weeks ago. Since starting, he has been acting strange. We have also noticed rashes around his private parts, but the daycare people say its just a diaper rash. He gets very excited when you are about to change his diaper. He makes odd cooing sounds, only when his diaper is being changed. And he plays with his private parts when ever he gets the chance. He has learned to take his diaper off, just so he can play with his private parts.This may be just a phase, but something just doesnt seem right to me. He has become very touchy-feeling about diaper changes. When changing his diaper, he smiles, coos, and rubs his hand up and down your arm. He used to hate diaper changes, and now he seems to like them too much. Should i be concerned?

2006-10-08 11:05:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 10:56:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking of buying a mercedes ml320, its 19,000.

2006-10-08 10:54:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

just when i thought things could not get any worse they just did the dog has just eaten my essay i was working on which took me 2 hours to write and was not finished it had to be hand written my 13 year old daughter has decided to wreck her room in temper and my husband who i kicked out for something wont stop bugging me and banging on my door im trying to ignore it but hes driving me mad i have anothor problem i think which should be sorted out on tuesday but im about to have a nervous breakdown do i have one and fall apart or do i just carry on at this moment in time the breakdown seems a better option

2006-10-08 10:51:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous