Parenting - December 2006

We were not married and have not gone to court. There is no paternity established or custody, child support, visitation order. He has nothing to do with her and my other child has my last name. I don't want her to grow up with that confusion. If anyone knows how to go about this and what it costs please help.

2006-12-29 16:44:38 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1

me and the kids were arguing today cause they were saying its more there blood and i said it was more my blood wich is it

2006-12-29 16:37:32 · 11 answers · asked by valreemariecreed 1

ok so i am just wondering if i can call the poliece on a person who doesn't put their three year in a car seat nor even buckles them in and lets them pull on the door handle when a child safey isn't on. this kid is going to fall out of the car! or something just as terrible. i want to know if i do call the poliece can they do anything about it or do they have to catch the parent in the act? I think this is a form of neglect, neglecting the childs safety!

Oh yeah they claim they don't put the 3 year old in the car seat because he screams and throws a fit whenever they do. that is just stupid to me. i think its safe to say they shouldn't have bred in the first place.

2006-12-29 15:39:35 · 23 answers · asked by Kitterkat 5

If your son had a learning disability like ADD or Aspergers would you let him pull the fire alarm in a fire if you were safe?
This question is answered if you were far away from the fire. They say to pull the alarm and not call 911. Any personal advice?
How would you know if your son wanted to pull it would you go with him? What would you say before he pulls the alarm? Would it be normal for your son to read the directions on the alarm out loud? How would you offer advice or a helping hand? Would you offer him advice how to pull the handle if so how?


Would you want your son to be the hero so he feels a sense of accomplishment in such a situation?

2006-12-29 15:26:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Esp. those who only have one child and stay home.
I mean really now, all you do is mooch off your husband and spend all his money. Doing laundry in the real world wouldnt even make one months mortgage. I think stay at home moms are leeches and need to get the butts in a job, instead of livng off someone else paycheck. You stay homes get to drive around in your suvs that your husbands bought you,and go shopping or do some housework, which is way easier than having to go to a REAL job everyday. Does anyone see what I see?

2006-12-29 15:20:21 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have this friend that, well she used to go out alot and leave her baby with her parents.I mean out to drink and party. The first time she did it her daughter was about 2 mths old. She used to do it nearly every weekend now it is just every once and awhile. What bothers me is not that she goes out and parties but that she leaves her overnight and sometimes goes to diff cities. She is a young parent and always makes the excuse that, her mom is okay with it and she is young and still has her life to live.
How do you feel about that?

2006-12-29 15:13:22 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-29 15:00:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your opinion on circumcision?

2006-12-29 14:13:24 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

We cannot afford IVF and the adoption agency we have found cost so much. All we want is to give a child a loving home.

2006-12-29 14:12:40 · 12 answers · asked by Sue G 1

You go to the beach and buy your son/daughter an ice cream cone and you buy yourself one and then you both sit down in the sand to enjoy it. Then when your son/daughter finishes his/her cone, they throw sand on your cone. lol They are laughing about the sand in your ice cream too. lol

2006-12-29 13:44:36 · 12 answers · asked by Cuddly Lez 6

6 months? A year? Two years?

2006-12-29 13:21:36 · 4 answers · asked by I think... 6

I have been both poor and well off. I remember that when I was on the poor side I would shop at stores like salvation army, Value village and zellers...my kids wore those clothes and I do infact remember that people "freinds, family" would say things like "oh I never buy used things or clothes" or " I wouldnt wear other people clothes" and my kids only wear new clothes.
And before I lived in an apartment and my friends would be like "you'll never own it" why not just buy a house...like it was so easy to do back then.
The thing is...there is just no winning is there???
If your well off and drive a lexus gx470 (like me now) and your kids wear name brand clothes your considered materialistic snob, YET if you drive a piece of **** and your kids wear hand me downs, people DO LOOK down on you and think they are better...what gives???
I have been on both sides!

2006-12-29 13:20:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want a child but the husband thing isn't working out for me. Is there anyone out there that is in this situation?

2006-12-29 13:07:13 · 21 answers · asked by SelfGrill 3

2006-12-29 12:56:28 · 23 answers · asked by evian 6

2006-12-29 12:42:32 · 23 answers · asked by evian 6

my mom wont let me do nothing she wont let me go to the movies with my friends no more. i cant do nothing.i have a boyfriend he is 16 and im 15 and i understand that i cant go nowhere with him.but my friends i have been knowing them for 3 years. and i cry everyday because my mom wont let me go nowhere i cant do nothing i cant go out with my friends i cant go out the door. all i can do is sit down on my computer and eat. im not even on punishment. i dont understand and i need a life. my mom told me im not allowed out of the house accept to go to school ,until i get 18. i feel like i wrong for having a boyfriend i feel like im wrong for living.sometime i even think im better off not alive. i dont know what to do.....can somebody give me some advice on what to do

2006-12-29 12:01:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was a mom when i turned 16 i love my daughter to death i wouldnt change a thing about it...if i could do it all over again id still gotten pregnant then..even with the same guy even tho he left...you know ive learned A LOT of things by being a young mom....even if most people thing if you get pregnant young your a slut and everything else...but what amazes me...is even if your in your 30s or 40s and are having children it doesnt make you a good mom...you still could be a terrible mom...just because your older doesnt mean you can afford it...doesnt mean you can bond with them better.... it has nothing to do with that at all...and then theres people who have like 4 kids and there in there 30s and there horrible parents they scream and cuss at there kids..but no one really says much about that.....its more of the teens...why do people dwell on that so bad? Weird isnt it? how a teen can be a better mom then some 30 year old woman? Not saying anyone is like that but there are some

2006-12-29 11:32:15 · 6 answers · asked by cutenwild1769 5

materialistic things. It seems as if almost all of the answers are always "material things are stupid" or "my house is filled with love we dont need things to be happy"...well actually you do, because dinner is a thing, a house is a thing, even a BMW is a thing, and no one was ever happy being poor were they???
Yeah hunger always made me happy.
If people think spending their lives to get material things is stupid, then why do so many people work their asses off to get the huge asss house or lexus or jordans for their kids???
I think people who say things like that are just poor nutjobs who will never amount to anything because they are happy renting all their lives...dont you agree???

2006-12-29 11:05:28 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

New resolutions as parents for the year to come ????
What will you change to be a better mom or dad this coming year ?????

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! TO ALL

2006-12-29 10:17:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have 3 boys 13, 8 and 4. Our oldest hasn't been spanked in a long time, but lately he has been out of control. Last month it was so bad that we threatened him with a spanking and believe it or not his behavior was much improved for about 3 weeks.

However, here we are again it is going down hill. We've tried grounding and taking away his toys but nothing seems to be working. We tried reasoning with him and he usually back talks. The only thing that phased him was the threat of a spanking. He is still just a little kid.

Should we follow through with our threats?

2006-12-29 10:12:13 · 30 answers · asked by Mary M 1

2006-12-29 10:11:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

for example to the doctor or to someone who is bragging about how good and smart their child is.

2006-12-29 09:40:13 · 26 answers · asked by I love dooneys 6

2006-12-29 09:28:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have sole custody because we were never married. I allow her to visit him and his family out of state for Christmas. I stopped going because her family is so rude to me. Now, this Christmas I let her (she's 6) go fly with another adult to see them. She was only there for 2 days and when she came back they had filled her head with all kinds of crap that she does not need to respect me. Would I be wrong to not allow her to visit them without me? I don't want to be around them at all, I can barely stand talking to them on the phone ( they are the phoniest people) They seem to be buying my daughter with extravagant gifts and even though I give her a lot they always find a way to out do me. For instance I told her grandmom that I was buying a new computer and I was going to give my daughter my old one -it works good enough for a six yr. old.

2006-12-29 09:07:39 · 16 answers · asked by Elle 2

2006-12-29 09:03:26 · 41 answers · asked by banygirl 1

why do people consider 13 yr olds or younger spoiled brats when they have ipods and cell fones and all this other stuff. cause i just read a question and this guy called her a spolied brat cause she had a pink razr. ya i have that stuff and maybe more but i don't consider myself spoiled. do u consider teens spoiled when have this stuff?

2006-12-29 08:59:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I talk about this a lot. Is it just us? We see horror stories on the news that happen to children: left in hot cars and died, molested or otherwise abused by the parent, locked in rooms to be starved to death, beaten and thrown into a dumpster, alcohol in a baby's bottle. The list goes on and on. We have two kids and can't imagine doing these things. For people applying to be foster or adoptive parents, there are miles of paperwork and endless interviews, tests, background and financial checks. Why then is there not the same care and consideration taken before people have biological children? And then there is this: the worst parents seem to be the most fertile, and the best would-be parents seem to be sterile/barren. Aside from the human rights stand-point and the fact that you can't possibly control the sexual conduct of all our citizens (USA), shouldn't people have to "apply" to be biological parents? Shouldn't the lives and rights of the unborn be considered?

2006-12-29 08:51:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 7 year old daughter goes to bed at 8pm every night yet she will still be awake at 11pm most nights. she plays with anything she can find and even if there wasn't she talks to herself untill she drops. I'm worried she's not getting enough sleep and in turn could affect her health. help. worried mum.

2006-12-29 08:35:45 · 19 answers · asked by mariska s 2

i am a new mother..she is only 2 days old now...i feel i am going to spoil her because her father and i cant seem to put her down shes so beautiful i just cant believe i was able to produce anything so beautiful but my question is being that i feel this way how can i NOT SPOIL her???

2006-12-29 08:31:46 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm almost 36 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child and in my late 20's but today when I went to my Dr. office I swear I was the youngest expecting mom there?
My husband and I had our first child at 21, we still both finished college, have good jobs, own our home and have the money to care for our children.
Do you think it better to wait to have kids or have them sooner? I guess it's different for everyone and out situation is not the norm, but do you really want to be 45 and running after a 3 or 4 yr old?

2006-12-29 08:05:32 · 26 answers · asked by Jen G 3