Parenting - September 2007

I am a good 30yo (drug-free, mentally stable, great job, in good shape) but my parents keep sabotaging my life. They ring up/head up my workplace and resign my job without my acknowledgement. They call my friends up to mess up my life. They even push my buttons and tell me to KILL MYSELF.

Do you have parents like this?

2007-09-07 01:37:43 · 6 answers · asked by emilybunnyq 1

to know she is going to have to work if they plan on being able to have children that they can take care of.

2007-09-06 20:51:40 · 12 answers · asked by James Watkin 7

2007-09-06 19:17:01 · 11 answers · asked by ....... 3

It's scary how so many people do it. I just saw something on inside addition that said more than 36 kids die every summer this way. do you think that just bad parents do this?

2007-09-06 15:32:08 · 19 answers · asked by i love being a mommy! 4

He is bullied in his school by other kids and I found scar on his wrists. What should I do? How can I talk to him about it? Please help.

2007-09-06 13:44:06 · 34 answers · asked by Chris 2

Given humanity's state of overpopulation and the noticeable strain every new person puts on the planet's resources, have you considered adoption as a more responsible (biologically, and socially) decision?

How does creating a new human benefit mankind, and the rest of the life that inhabits the planet? An impoverished child would directly benefit from your adoption.

(Before anyone asks; no, I do not approve of abortion. I believe that we should be more responsible as a species, but I do not approve of destroying sentient life unnecessarily.)

2007-09-06 13:34:05 · 13 answers · asked by Xander Crews 4

child is 13. Good age??

2007-09-06 13:30:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you send your kid to their room, would it be considered cruelty towards your child if they are 3 years old?

2007-09-06 13:13:26 · 24 answers · asked by fun_mama 2

for me i love that googly eyed look my son gives me when he is full of mommy milk, or when he stops mid-latch just to shoot me the biggest smile in baby history!


***mommys that dont nurse PLEASE feel free to answer as well, i will modify it for you.....Please just specifly if you bottle feed
What is your fave part of bottle time???****

& im not preaching about breast vs. bottle, this is just about what your fave part of "meal" time is! Im just curious about what nursing mommies value the most about nursing.

2007-09-06 11:46:29 · 8 answers · asked by miss me! 4

my son is 11 and is mature.

2007-09-06 11:30:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

We lived in the Chicago suburbs for about 1 year. At the time our child was too young for school. From what we saw of alot of areas we really enjoyed it. How do some of you feel about raising kids there? The schools? Homes?

2007-09-06 10:38:54 · 11 answers · asked by ACtimes3 1

IM LIKE 2 or 3 weeks prego i did adopt a little 4 year old Miri and shes sorta overwelmed and having a hard time getting used to my life(any ideas) and i told my bf hes freaked but still sorta happy i didnt tell the rents yet (what to do?) im still a full time student and im just getting real stressed what to do now is this healthy for my body should i really have adopted a 3 year old all the way from japan

2007-09-06 10:34:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking about stay at home moms vs. working moms.

i was reading a couple questions and its like there are two teams fighting against each other.. it was kinda sad really.. when we all do what we have to do, and all try to have happy familys.. which is the same result we all want..

my family for example, my husband works i stay home with the kids, we have one car, right now my getting a job would only cover the cost of daycare so we decided it was pointless for me to work.

my brothers family, they live in a large house, have two very nice cars, and both work well paying jobs, are beginning to have children and know that both must work to continue to make ends meet.

neither of us resent the other, why do people seem to resent each other for the way their lives?

2007-09-06 09:35:44 · 17 answers · asked by Kitterkat 5

so, why do they think they are better then working mothers? They are truly in the minority.

Just b/c a mother works, it does not make her a bad mother. Working moms can have just as good bonds/relationships/parenting skills and styles as SAHMs.

I know a few SAHMs and they are lazy. Not to stay that ALL SAHM are like that. But, for every working mothers, there is a "lazy" SAHM out there too.

I was the child of a working parent. As an adult, you won't know that. I'm just as well-adjusted and productive as the next adult. I went to college and am working on a master's degree.

In high school, I was on a varisty sports team, member of the yearbook, in the community service club and I taught religious ed. I never drank, did drugs or had sex.

However, I had many friends w/ SAHM and a few of them got into tons of trouble in high school and post-high school. Right now, one has quit school, doesn't have a job and lives w/ her boyfriend who she cooks and cleans for.

2007-09-06 09:20:13 · 19 answers · asked by Answer Girl 2007 5

After all, a suit in court is how an adult would take care of harassment or an assault or battery. I say let the punks know how the real world works!

2007-09-06 09:16:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get a lot of backlash on my choice...I've seen on here that with the feminist movement that why would you want to stay at home. Well I do! I'm educated but chose to put career on hold to look after my kids. Shouldn't the feminist movement be about CHOICE---what ever that may be for the woman?!

Also I get the "oh you're so fortunate to be able to afford that". Well unless you are single mom, you can do it, it's a choice. My choice was to be a stay at home mommy, live in a smaller house and not have two cars, and yet we can still provide amazingly for our kids.

Isn't it all about choice and shouldn't we as women celebrate that and not attack those who CHOSE to work and those who don't?!

2007-09-06 08:02:19 · 42 answers · asked by Yummy♥Mummy 6

Ex has been selling and dealing drugs while he has our son, 28 years old just got a 16 year old pregnant when he already has three other kids he doesnt see or finacially support. Lost his license and has been driving with no ins., no lic. no registration, etc. No stable living environment. Currently paying rent to sleep on someones living room floor.... shall I continue? I am trying to get full custody, but the courts now push so hard for equal rights, how do I counteract this view?

2007-09-06 07:27:46 · 15 answers · asked by tbcbmrdr33 1

Obviously when I say spanking I don't mean hitting them in the face, or something so hard it leaves marks.

2007-09-06 07:14:53 · 46 answers · asked by Dragonette 2

his mother always just had partial vistining rights but he was living with his mother for years and the father although he has full custody has been a dead beat dad and i need to know his rights and what we can do to help this 16 year old.. in orange county, ny right now he is staying at a close friends house.. what actions without going to court right now does this child have. please help.. thank u

2007-09-06 04:44:41 · 3 answers · asked by celticrottie 1

whats a good age to have your 3rd kid. Im asking cause it seems people always have something to say. if you have a kid when your 18 your to young if you have a kid when your 40 your to old. what do you think?

2007-09-06 04:30:16 · 16 answers · asked by Cedes B 1

Ok...so Nicole Richi is pregnant, Britnany has had 2 kids, and now Paris says she wants to be pregnant next yr....HELLO, KIDS ARE NOT ACCESSORIES....they are driving my nuts...

Nicole can not take care of herself, what about a baby
Britney is just plan crazy, done many things wrong, yet somehow thinks she is a good mother
Paris can not even face consequences w/out acting like a child herself.....

These rich, hollywood kids will probably just throw their kids to a nanny unless there is a chance for a good photo op....give me a break...

What do ya'll think?

2007-09-06 03:36:34 · 15 answers · asked by tll 6

how do u cope with a newborn a toddler a pram but no car? so outings are a hassle cos i am constantly chasing my toddler around trying to get her to walk with me tried reins she just flops to the floor making it harder for me.a four storey house and will all the daily chores
i just cant do al of them i feel overwhelmed
i can look afer the children fit in an activity for my toddlers breasfeed my lil un adn do a basic tidy up of the house every day but cannot keep all the little things undercontrol like keeping all the clothes hanging neatly in the wardrobes all the baby toys from straying out of my toddlers bedroom and the kitchen drawers from getting over run and not to mention the cellar. how do u cope please share im on the verge of a breakdown

2007-09-06 03:32:22 · 9 answers · asked by wifeofrachid 2

According to the news, the McCans are going to be interviewed separately, Mrs. McCann today (6th Sept) and Mr. McCann on Monday. I found this article on the net. Who agrees (or disagrees) ?
" What is going on here? -Why haven't the parents been interviewed by social workers? What is going on here?
Is it now legal for British parents to leave their tiny children alone while they go out for fun? It clearly was unsafe to leave these three small children alone. One of them is now missing.
The McCanns chose to go out to have a good time leaving three small children alone in a flat in a foreign country.
These were not impoverished teenagers who didn't know any better. They are thirty-eight-year-old doctors.
What sort of example were they setting? -What sort of example are media commentators who excuse them setting?
Where are the interfering, busy body social workers when they're really needed? " --Please comment.

2007-09-06 02:50:53 · 22 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6

2007-09-06 01:44:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok 5yr old has a favorite baby doll, she has a soft cloth body & plasic head & limbs.
I have noticed this poor doll has her arm & one leg hanging off, the stitching attaches to the plastic part & cloth so I have no way of sowing it on myself even if I knew how !!!!
I'm in the UK Essex way, is there anywhere I can get this precious dolly mended, she has had her since birth & won't settle at night without her baby.
P.S I can't get a replacement as baby doll also has most of her fingers chewed off & one eyelid has fallen off !!! Also she has no tags !!!!!!
HELP ME !!!!!

2007-09-06 01:02:11 · 14 answers · asked by K W 3

The father of my child and I are not married. I was wondering what would be the normal case for a the last name of a child whose born in Quebec. Would she regularly get the father's last name after birth? (even though we are not married) or is it optional?

2007-09-05 21:24:45 · 15 answers · asked by Neda La 1

Ok, I'm 23 years old and I'll be graduating college in May. I'll be 24. I'm graduating at an older age for a number of different reasons, including working full-time, dealing with cancer in my family and changing my major 2 times.

Amway, I have a boyfriend of 3 years. We would love to get married. However, we both agree that marriage should only happen when 2 people are in stable careers and are ready to contribute to a household equally.

I want to go to grad school. The program I'm looking into is about 1.5-2 years long and includes an extensive internship program. I would not be able to work in my given career for at least another 2 years. I'll be 26 by than.

I want to have children once I get married too. I would really like to have my first child by 26/27. However, if I don't graduate until I'm 26, this will not work. If I do decide to get a master's degree, I would like to work in my career for at least 2 years. I want to gain experience

And become established in my field.

2007-09-05 18:40:20 · 12 answers · asked by Answer Girl 2007 5

I am 17, I have one older brother (19)(he's ok most of the time, but he plays to many video games.) one younger sister (7) and one worthless disgraceful rotten brat excuse for a brother who is 14. I am sick of having to be the parent to my younger siblings. they fight like cats and dogs and 90% of the time it is the brats fault. my mom and dad are both college professors who don't have a lot of time at home, so I have to deal with most things on my own. when my dad does get involved (usually after days and days of my trying to deal with the brat) he gets so angry that he almost pushes himself to another heart attack (he had one last thanksgiving). and mom avoids dealing with the brat altogether. he will not do his chores (the ONLY chores he has are the dishes, laundry, and his feeding the dog). he will not obey any one and he lies about everything. I don't know what to do any more!!

2007-09-05 17:20:10 · 24 answers · asked by someone 2

what do i need to do to babtize my son in Az i dont know if the requirements are different if different states so im just saying az cuz thats where i live so any help would be nice thx.

2007-09-05 17:06:08 · 6 answers · asked by NEW B 1

I was just wondering who, honestly, has left or leaves their kids in the car when going into the shop to pay for their petrol. Not here to pass judgement, I'm just curious?

2007-09-05 16:24:41 · 28 answers · asked by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7