Parenting - January 2007

2007-01-21 15:46:10 · 16 answers · asked by forever_loved2009 1

...how did you get the strength/courage to have more children after a NICU experience. I occassionally think about having another baby; however, my 18 month old is work due to her developmental delays not to mention the financial hardship. I'm 31 years old and am afraid that by the time my husband and I get financially secure it will be too late to try again. My health, too, isn't hte best as I had my preemie early due to preeclampsia and I still have BP issues. My OB/GYN told me flat out that my chances of having another preemie are pretty good. I just can't see going through that again, plus all of the hospitalization that I had prior to delivery due to complications. Any advice???

2007-01-21 15:45:07 · 5 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6

what is the point in going to high school and graduating. i mean its not like you need to graduate high school work at a fast food place. my aunt did not graduate and she is doctor with a diploma and every thing else. well the question is what is the point in going to high school?.

2007-01-21 15:16:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son got a letter, and wants a jacket. where do you get one, and how much do they cost?

2007-01-21 15:11:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

a single mom. She had a nanny every night; I did 3 nights each week. Starting Sept. she cut the nights down to 4 a week and I did Friday nights. I've been doing this job for 8 months. End of Dec she says when the new year comes she is going to look for a day-nanny & when that happens she will condense the overnights. She said she didn't know which nights she would cut or when, just eventually. The last 2 weeks I went and she said the same thing if I asked her what would happen with the overnights; eventually, some nights, she didn't know which. Friday night I show up to my job and another sitter answers the door. The lady is like "what are you doing here!" & i'm confused b/c this is the night i work. She acts like it's a misunderstanding/the agency double-booked. I come to find out she gave my night to one of the other girls and had never planned on actually telling me; she just led me on and told the agency to tell me, but they never did. Could you do that to your nanny of 8 months?!

2007-01-21 15:10:15 · 4 answers · asked by infomonger 2

When our daughter is quiet he's fine with her. She's only a week 6 days old. When she cries because she's gassy or hungry or just wants to be held he gets so frustrated and angry he says she could never be his. He says "no baby of mine would act this way". I don't know how to handle this. When she's quiet he'll tell me "I know she's mine I just get frustrated sometimes and say stupid sh*t". It frustrates me sometimes because he's not here 24/7 to hear her cry every single time like I am. He gets to go to work every day. I don't know what to do when he gets like that. He's basically calling me a liar and telling her he doesn't love her whenever she cries and it hurts me and he doesn't understand that no matter how much I try to explain it to him. What should I do to help him cope with her crying?

2007-01-21 14:55:52 · 14 answers · asked by Lissa 2

I am 14 (turning 15), and I was just thinking about differences between my parent's generation, and the present day kids. That also led me to thinking about what our kids will turn into in the future.

When my parents were children, they were respectful, appreciative of what they had, and they were overall good kids with good morals. However, I have realized that kids today have less and less of these qualities. Teens today don't appreciate the fact that they have the opportunity to all these wonderful things (like schooling), and instead, they slack off and give adults "I-don't-give-a-damn" attitudes.

So when I have children when I'm older, what will they turn into? There is a lot more sexuality in media, and kids today are a lot smarter than the kids of yesterday. Am I worrying too much?

2007-01-21 14:00:35 · 6 answers · asked by Irene \m/. 5

i spilled water on my books for school and its dry now but the pages are wrinkled..any methods on how to straighten them out?
i spent 240 bucks on bucks so i need them to come out half decent

2007-01-21 13:58:27 · 11 answers · asked by justine 2

2007-01-21 13:34:07 · 22 answers · asked by GeminiVirgo1971 5

Why do parents wash their kids mouths out with soap? Is that considered child abuse? Why or why not

2007-01-21 13:32:24 · 13 answers · asked by nobody 5

SOme of the kids on that shohw are totally uncontrolable, i would def spank them. It shows sometimes just talking to your kkids or putting them in time out doesnt work. Sometimes serious diciplinary action is required like spanking. anyone else agree.(just another spanking question lol

2007-01-21 13:28:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i too have the same problem with my 7yr old son on the weekend.he always begs me to stay up and play and will say things like theres no school tomorrow so i can sleep in.mind you i don't let him stay up till 1 am but he does stay up till 11 or so.i would like to hear from other parents what time would you put a 7yr old down on the weekends?how about a week night?

2007-01-21 12:41:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got mad at my mom becuase she didn't buy something i wanted in the store and i kinda threw something at her and called her a *****, she got so mad, she marched me over to the baby isle, bought diapers, pacifier all sorts of baby accessories, bought them , then took me in the bathroom and layed me on the diaper table, and dressed me like a baby, then held my hand out to the car, i was so embarrassed? she thinks this baby punishment works and wants to keep using it? she stupid right? did i deserve it? what do u think?

2007-01-21 12:37:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Boy the do gooders are at it again. Trying to make a law in Calif that you can't spank your kid if they 4 or undetr. Yeah, if that kid touchs a hot stove and gets burned, let em do it again. It's just more proof that Calif should be kicked out of the U.S. A bunch of sillys who don't know a d***n thing about common sense. I quote the Bible, spare the rod, spoil the child. And a lot of that is going around these days.

2007-01-21 12:29:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-21 12:17:00 · 15 answers · asked by Sati 2

my son has a speech delay and his father said something is wrong with him and was a shame of him but,just the other day
when he dropped off our child he said we need to talk i was like here we go what could he want to talk about.

2007-01-21 12:15:43 · 22 answers · asked by keepitreal 2

My baby girl is quite a fast learner who can differentiate me from others at 2.5months,by 3-4mths she can imitate kissing sounds & when i ask her to show her daddy, she did then when i asked her to smile to me or others,she'll oblige & by close to 5mths she can imitate my slang "Ola Looi" & yesterday she shocked us when her daddy called her "Darling girl" & she replied within the next few seconds... "Darling girl" in the cutest way & giggles after that.
Both me & her dad stares at each other in blank asking is it her?
Yes! we're sure it's her as both of us were just infront of her but yesterday she was just 5mths 3weeks old... I was wondering if there's any way or educational materials to explore the full potiential of a coming 6 months baby... But i only knew that she luv music & luv to talk...very active baby.

2007-01-21 12:11:02 · 6 answers · asked by T antz 1

2007-01-21 12:05:58 · 9 answers · asked by meme 1

(I posted this in another section,and I appreciate the answers that were given. Just wondering what you guys over here have to suggest.)

I am really needing to get out of the house(no,school doesn't really count),but she's not letting me go anywhere without her being right there with me.
I'm fourteen,and I just want to go hang out with my friends and relax,but she's all of a sudden freaking out about me going anywhere where she is not present.
Parents,what can I as a kid do to help her settle down and let me have my space? She thinks I hate her.

2007-01-21 12:03:12 · 7 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

2007-01-21 12:02:53 · 22 answers · asked by evian 6

My best friend has a half sister, 4 yrs old, she believes there is a monster in her closet... I live in his with the family, and he tried to figure it out. He thinks it's the squeaky heater that hums funny, it isn't the main heat, it needs a new belt I think. anyway his sister thinks a monster's in there and under her bed. My best friend decided to 'get rid' of the monster... so he had his friend dress like a monster and sneak into her room while she was crying to me up stairs. His friend went into the closet and made noise and I brought her down stairs to her room. She said there was monster, she was half right this time. She wanted to go. Her brother came in and opened the closet and his friend jumped out. She screamed! Then her brother tackled the 'monster'... her brother took the monster outside, and had an eviction notcie for the monster to sign. It worked for a few months... but now she claims the monster is back!!! So now what should be down?

2007-01-21 11:59:34 · 11 answers · asked by Booboo doll 1

Hi Im just wondering what exactly happens when you get the babies father to sign over his right.Are you still entitled to child support.And could he still seek out custody to the child?
Thanks-Jen

2007-01-21 11:25:06 · 17 answers · asked by MommySkittles 2

2007-01-21 11:25:05 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-21 10:54:24 · 19 answers · asked by Robbi L 2

my son matt spends 50% of his time at his dads house.now don't get me wrong my ex is the best dad he helps matt with his homework,attends all school functions and has been very supporting to me.the one problem i have is my ex plays warcraft all the time and this has rubbed on onto my son.matt is not allowed to play this at my house but when he goes over to his dads house he plays for hours straight.its not uncommon for my son to come home from a weekend at my exs to tell me all he did was go from the ps3 to the computer.now i do know this is a exaggeration and my ex does do other things with him but he does spend a great deal of time playing video games.since my ex is such a graet dad and my son loves playing these games with his dad i don't know what to do.can i ask what do you allow your children for video games? how much tv?

2007-01-21 10:29:21 · 7 answers · asked by megen7greeany 1

i'm divorced and share custody of my 7yr old daughter sara with my exwife.sara comes over every other weekend friday-sunday to my house that i share with my gf.during the week sara goes to bed around 8pm but when she comes over to our house on the weekend she stays up till 12 or 1am.i don't keep her up this late on purpuse or its not like i fall asleep and forget about her.i only get to see her ever other weekend so we stay up playing games or watching movies.my gf feels this is to late and that even if it is a weekend and she does not have to get up for school she should go to bed around the same time everyday.so parents in this situation is it bad that a let my 7yr old stay up so late ever other weekend?

2007-01-21 10:04:41 · 24 answers · asked by johnwood7689 1

My daughter has just lost her 8th tooth!!! Yeaaa, the Tooth Fairy comes tonight!! I'd love to know how many more will come out.

2007-01-21 09:48:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do disciplinarean people actually have a limit as to how violent they should be when punishing people?

"The smack just keeps getting harder".

2007-01-21 09:45:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is normal for a father to not wake up to his own child crying or do you think that this happens often? My friend and her husband work different shifts, mainly because of babysitting and daycare costs. Her husband rarely wakes up when the child is crying when he is watching her and it really worries me. I think it is more natural for a woman to wake up to her crying child even if she was a heavy sleeper before she had the child, but should things not change for a man as well?

2007-01-21 09:16:32 · 12 answers · asked by Holy Macaroni! 6

Thanks so much!

2007-01-21 09:03:44 · 15 answers · asked by SusieeQ 3