Parenting - March 2007

I really do not meant to cause offensive by asking this question, I am just curious.

SAHMs all say to me how hard it is, but I am a SAHM and I am not finding it hard at all. Does that mean I sm doing it wrong?
I have a clean house, I play with my daughter a lot and take her out different places so what am I missing? What is the hard bit?

2007-03-28 07:26:06 · 20 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

Its hard for me because Iam still in school , what should I do.

2007-03-28 07:14:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4-year-old daughter has two friends named Suzie- one is caucasion (who she's known her whole life), the other is of Indian heritage (who she's recently met). To differentiate between the two, she says "Suzie" or "My brown Suzie." She says it as simply as if she was saying "My blonde Suzie." My question is: should I make her stop? I'm afraid if I tell her it's not nice to say that, she will somehow think that being brown is bad, and I don't want that. But I also don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, particularly the "brown Suzie's" family. Should I just ignore it?

2007-03-28 07:13:21 · 25 answers · asked by Milana P 5

What is your own personal experience with this slip-shod agency?

2007-03-28 07:09:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK in all liklihood yes we do. But the reason i ask in this way is because last night i answered a question on here that was well not really a question but more of a notice that there is a disgusting site out there that promotes and tries to justify pedophilia. There is also another site that has a petition going to try to get the first site taken off the net. (simplified for space)
So anyway, when i went back this morning to see what kind of response the asker got i am looking at all the answers and in the little rating section everyone that said they would sign the petition had a thumbs down. So to me that says there is some pedophile on here who is giving thumbs down to these people because they believe it is OK. Am i wrong? What is your first thought as to why there would be thumbs down? OK maybe i am just ranting but i'd really like to know if others think the same as i do or if i am jumping to conclusions here.

2007-03-28 07:01:04 · 1 answers · asked by purple dove 5

My 8 yr old daughter has severe abandonment issues. Her father has been in & out of prison since she was born. I have since remarried & we have a very happy home. Her father, however, is still in & out of her life. Now, she has issues with me leaving her. She knows how much I love her & that I would never leave, but she gets scared to death anytime she doesn't know exactly where I am. I can't afford therapy right now, but I don't like seeing her stress as much as she does. What can I do to help her? I have 2 other children as well, so I don't have as much time to sit & talk as I'd like. She stresses over many other things as well.

2007-03-28 06:54:44 · 10 answers · asked by Lorie D 1

Potty training question!!!?
Ok well I'm starting to potty train my daughter today. But I have a question about her pooping in her potty. Am I supposed to fill it it water before she goes poop in it? If not then after she is done what is the best way to clean it. I've never done this before so any advice is greatly appreciated!!

2007-03-28 06:53:42 · 1 answers · asked by I smile because of them ♥ 5

A mother who has a full working day, earns good money and can provide the child with everything, or a father who doesn't work but stays at home with the child all day?

2007-03-28 06:13:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

looking to make some memories for some kids..

2007-03-28 05:42:43 · 8 answers · asked by somebody 2

i have an 11 mo. old and i stay at home with him...everytime i walk out of his eyesight even to use the restroom he goes ape. this is not a single parent home. what can i do to stop this? seriously, i cant hold him 24/7!
(and by the way he can still be fed changed happy and playing with his toys then he hears me get up to walk out of the room to do something and he goes ballistic) so no im not neglecting my child

2007-03-28 05:37:56 · 7 answers · asked by etherialdowntime024 2

what should i do about my geography homework i don't understand it?

2007-03-28 05:24:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 05:19:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 05:05:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

And what is your point of view on the stay at home vs. career Mom/Dad debate?

2007-03-28 04:40:56 · 23 answers · asked by prettygirlsmakegraves 3

I am like this. I put my kids before me and my girlfriend thinks I dont care about her because of that. I would go thru hell for my kids and for her . Do you care about your kids before yourself?

2007-03-28 04:40:04 · 17 answers · asked by dirbe22 2

I never told my ex. bf that he got me pregnant is now the father of my 5.5 yr old son because i wanted to avoid problems.He was really immature at the time and dating someone else.I was 19 yrs old and he was 18 yrs old so i also wanted avoid the drama of it all.Anyway i graduated from college and got married to a nice guy .Everything was suburban paradise but we were trying to get pregnant for almost 2 yrs. This put a lot of strain on our relationship causing a lot of fights he wanted us to have a baby to complete our family thought i was the problem .We seperated and i had a fling by chance when i ran into my sons father meeting on the train on the way to work he was going through similar fertility problems with his wife wanting a baby.Result i am currently pregnant again 7 months along and have not told him yet because he is married.

2007-03-28 04:36:01 · 24 answers · asked by Megan C 1

2007-03-28 04:33:02 · 5 answers · asked by carina 1

My 8-year-old step-daughter doesn't listen to a thing I say to her. Everything I tell her goes in one ear and out the other and I'm tired of it. It's like a power struggle or something. It's really causing troubles daily for our family. Someone please help!

2007-03-28 04:31:37 · 23 answers · asked by Candi H 4

Have you ever received a compliment in public, from a stranger, telling you how well your kids behave and what a great job you're doing? For every one time my children are bad in public, there are a dozen times when they're good, and I always tell them how great they're behaving so as to reinforce the good behavior. But I have yet to receive a "hey mom, good job" during those times from a stranger.

2007-03-28 04:24:20 · 15 answers · asked by Lyn 6

Need a catchy name for our moms group e-news. Our group is made up of moms from a community named Legacy Park. it is a park community with 1850 homes.

an organization offering support for mothers who live in Legacy Park. This includes mothers who stay home with their children, those who work part-time, including those who have home-based businesses, and those who work full-time outside the home. It is a wonderful way for you to meet other Legacy Park moms and a fun way for your child to meet other Legacy Park children! We offer monthly meetings, casual get-togethers, outings for moms and children, family parties, playgroups, babysitting co-ops, activity groups, and service projects.

2007-03-28 04:02:21 · 6 answers · asked by Legacy M 2

a basket. What does the 15 yr. old get. I know I didn't get one at 15. I am also the youngest.

2007-03-28 03:44:00 · 11 answers · asked by floatnfun 4

2007-03-28 03:22:13 · 16 answers · asked by lindsybestfriend 2

2007-03-28 03:21:45 · 9 answers · asked by lindsybestfriend 2

because they want the girls to feel bad!

2007-03-28 02:42:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my neighbor considers me a friend, as for myself i could live without her in my life. her daughter had a child at 15 then again at 18 and now twins at 21. coming from a bad home and being bounced around the system i've tried to help but the more i know about them and see i can't help feel these children deserve better. an unkept house- laundry,mopping, vaccuming and so on are not at the top of thier to do list. grandma is drugged most of the time, grandpa is a drunk, both chain smoke with the knowledge that the 1st 2 children have severe ashma and sinus problems. all the adults act as though one will do more than the other so they do nothing. i have tried to avoid the whole mess but now i don't think i can. they have been investigated before to no avail. the oldest child is now 5 and has tried to stab her mothers newest man in the back. how do you get involved without getting in to deep

2007-03-28 02:39:14 · 10 answers · asked by quickcraze 2

im a mum of 5 children ive met a lovely man however with all the horror storys these days im concerned is there any where on the net i can find out information for free please help if you can many thanks

2007-03-28 02:33:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that to give a child that much leeway is wildly irresponsible. The other day a kid of six or seven threw a glass of water at my table- and the dad just giggled nervously and avoided my eyes while the mother whined "You'll go in time out if you do it again"- Which to me is just like an invitation to the kid. What's going on with the kids setting the rules these days?

2007-03-28 02:31:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just saw a debate on babycenter regarding dvd players in cars and wanted your opinion.

Do you agree with them? Love them? Hate them? Why?




My husband has a portable one that my parents gave him before he went to Iraq and last weekend we put it in the car for our (2 year old) son, for the first time. It's not mounted in the vehicle so it's, obviously, not as safe as other types that are but we did mount it on the back of the front seat. We went on a camping trip and it was a 3 hour drive (one way). He sat there, content, watching the entire movie. It was the most peaceful, long distance drive we have ever taken with him. I can't say I would use it for trips shorter than 2 1/2- 3 hours but in this case, it made it so much easier for everyone. He almost never watches TV at home so it was somewhat of a treat for him.

2007-03-28 02:13:42 · 7 answers · asked by Nina Lee 7

I got spanked and grew up loving my mom and to be succesful and so have other friends of mine and other older generations I know. People just let their kids walk all over them these days, they are scared of their own kids.

2007-03-28 01:45:39 · 25 answers · asked by Ari's Mom 1

I never did or said anything offensive to her. Could she maybe be mad at me or not like me because my daughter could have said something mean to her daughter before? I don't know of any times where my daughter did anything, but was just wondering if that could be a possibility. Our kids are 5 yrs. old.

2007-03-28 01:41:39 · 15 answers · asked by Ari's Mom 1