Parenting - October 2007

2007-10-23 07:15:39 · 28 answers · asked by Dark rose 1

2007-10-23 06:57:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just because you did it a certain way, doesn't that's the only way, or the right way. My complaint this is my complaint just because you gave your baby milk under one and nothing happened doesn't mean it's okay.

2007-10-23 06:56:18 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone else experienced this?
Most parents I come across show an immense interest in the lives of their kids, from what they're studying in school, to where they're working, who they're dating, etc.
My parents seem to show absolutely no interest in our lives. It was as though they were completely oblivious to the fact that, surprise surprise, kids grow up, and we won't always just want to play catch in the backyard.
It goes further than that though. They're downright dead-weights. My brother is marrying into an Italian family next year, and the first thing out of my mother's mouth was a complaint about the location -- barely any congratulations!
Anyone else struggle with parents who seem inconvenienced to have children? Both of them make great money. Additionally, they haven't put any money aside for our weddings, educations, etc.
I'm independent and can manage on my own two feet, but it's simply about the fact that they don't seem to really care. It's a HASSLE for them.

2007-10-23 06:49:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean my husband works a lot (i have a full time job and make more than him) his day off is a random tue or wed. I have my daughter every night and on the weekends. He will go out with his friends and get a chance to unwind while I'm pulling my hair out with our toddler. I dont get a chance to unwind myself ever. Even on his days off I take her to daycare because he wants to catch up on his sleep. How fair is that?

2007-10-23 06:35:51 · 26 answers · asked by Brown Eyed Girl 5

that the word in street and the streets dont lie

2007-10-23 06:35:38 · 48 answers · asked by non active 2

I notice in her school progress report, her grades have dropped. Need some parent help on something that worked for you.

2007-10-23 05:50:45 · 28 answers · asked by MOs fishin 6

I got offered a babysitting job for a 9 month old girl watching her monday, wednesday and friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1p.m. I said $20.00 a day but should i have went up more? i have a 20 month old son who i will be watching as well...my daughter who is 9 yrs old will be in school

2007-10-23 05:40:02 · 15 answers · asked by ♥Sexy Mama of 2 cuties♥ 7

im kinda...idk juss what do you guys think?

2007-10-23 05:07:14 · 59 answers · asked by Fany 2

2007-10-23 04:04:14 · 28 answers · asked by Fruitful1 3

for example do you allow s/he to play with only a few toys at one time, is there a certain room for activities such as painting, drawing

2007-10-23 03:54:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 18th birthday is a two weeks away, and i don't have a clue how to celebrate it.

most of my friends aren't 18; so i can't go to a club. i don't want to throw a party at my house, because that doesn't seem big enough for such a milestone.

any ideas?

2007-10-23 03:44:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need advice... my daughter is in pre-k this year. They always ask parents to bring things in for special days, field trips, the halloween parties, ect. So my problem is two moms in particular always "takes over" the event or sign up sheet. The teacher seems oblivious to the fact that the same 2 moms are doing all of the parent involvement things leaving little if any room for the rest of us to help out. These two moms have already "steaked their claim" to being in the classroom during the Halloween party to help out (and obviously there can only be so many parents there at a time). So how do the rest of us moms that want to participate and help out get a cupcake (or a word) in when these other moms do every thing they can to make sure they are doing it all?

2007-10-23 03:39:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 03:21:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 03:01:22 · 15 answers · asked by curiousin08 3

my daughter(13) has this friend who is 14yrs old..very cute girl...but she's got to alway try to one up my daughter..my daughter is in the national junior honor society and has started doing her volunteer work and community service for it and now this girl (well actually i think it's more her mom) has decided that she wants to do the same things as my daughter but she is going to "do so much better" then my daughter..when my daughter was on the cross country team this girls mom made her join the team also and then the mom had a fit because the girl wanted to quit...my daughter has some really amazing goals for her life and the other girl wants to be a trophy wife and her mom keeps comparing her to my daughter and pushing the kid to do everything that my daughter is doing but even better...both my daughter and i are sick of the competitiveness from the mom and the friend...but my daughter doesn't have alot of friends so she's afraid to tell this girl that she doesn't want to be friend

2007-10-23 02:51:16 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ Infantry Wife ♥ 5

I am not a huge fan of the Harry Potter books, but I do like the films. My question is this...why is every one so up in arms that one of the main characters is gay? I think it is stupid! Christian groups are so up set that Dumbledore is gay, but I thought they did not read the books because it promoted witch-craft? AHHHH I am Christian and I am tired of the ignorance, and the petty causes Christians fight for, are there not more pressing issues in the world other than a gay fictional character in a book they are not supposed to read? Christians wonder why people look at us like inbred, ignorant, boarder line retarded, jerks! Please tell me I am not the only one who feels this way!

2007-10-23 02:16:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have washed it over and over again but it still has that smell in it. I don't have a dishwasher so is there anything that I can use to remove the smell? Or should I just toss the cup.I know that it's clean but the odor makes me nervous.

2007-10-23 02:10:55 · 25 answers · asked by Sharon M 6

Yesterday my son (age 9) had an Old Navy credit card with a lady's name on it. I asked him where he got it and he said that Kyle gave two to Steven so Steven gave one to him. That Kyle had more of them and he was giving them to his friends.

I explained to him that it was a real credit card and that someone probably stole them. I told him that if he ever got caught with stolen credit cards he could be in trouble with the law. I told him to never take anything like this from a friend again.

It was 9pm, but I was worried that Kyle's parents (or Grandmother) didn't know what was going on, so I went to their house. The Grandmother answered the door. I asked her if she knew the lady owning the card - no, but she knows a kid with that last name. I told her that Aaron had the card and said that Kyle had more. I said, "I thought you might want to know so you can explain to him that he could get in trouble if they are stollen cards".

The mother in the background yells

2007-10-23 01:34:41 · 19 answers · asked by zaniest1 2

2007-10-23 01:29:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

He attends high school, he drives, and hes now working only 30hrs /wk. but know hes failing his gpa is below 2.0. and no hes not doing drugs/he doesn't smoke. but his grades have always been low,just not that low, i thought that getting him a car to drive, and a part time job would help. well i thought wrong. He wants to be independant he wants to earn his own money. but i want him to pass his classes so he can gradute with his class. do i compromise? do i take something away? or both? HELP any suggestions?

2007-10-23 00:51:52 · 19 answers · asked by NIGHTPROWLER 2

Before i had my daughter i was i'm going to breast feed she's not having a dummy she is only having organic food never watching t.v. ect. When she was born she was early and not well unable to suck hard enough to breast feed so i had to bottle. She has a dummy when she sleeps and her foods home made but not all organic. I just find it funny my ideas of being super mum!!

2007-10-22 23:48:57 · 23 answers · asked by noot 3

... affected (i.e. the middle child!) to be given a break from the situation until he gains his confidence.
I brought up four boys on my own and I didn't have this problem - the two eldest were more like twins for all of their ups and downs and although my third was a lot more sensitive he got by with my youngest and then I *made* my elder two take him under their wings and then the youngest was fine with his elder brothers.
I can see though that my middle grandson (who is also very sensitive) is being pushed out between Lewis and the baby and he *needs* more space and attention.
I want to suggest that he comes to live with me for a while but want a way of putting this across in the correct manner to his parents,
Here he will get all of the attention that he needs and I am sure that I can resolve all of his problems over sleeping/schoolwork and so on.
Any advice on "middle child syndrome" to back me up in this would be welcome.

2007-10-22 19:19:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

furniture, clothing, other supplies (prices) this is for preparing to have the child. in other words a baby on the way.

2007-10-22 16:56:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two daughters- 4 and 2. My 2 year old is currently going through potty training and my 4 year old is in preschool. I volunteer in her preschool class as often as I can and teach Sunday school, which involves making up a lesson plan every week. I have two dogs- one of which is just a puppy and I'm housebreaking her. I do some writing for a newsletter every week. I don't work outside of the home- so all the housework & cooking falls on me. I balance the checkbook. I do all the "at home" stuff. And it doesn't bother me at all. What DOES bother me is when people feel the need to ask how I find the time- it always makes me feel like they think I'm not doing as good a job as I should be with some things because I do too much. I don't work outside the home- I have NOTHING but time! Is it stupid of me to be bothered by this question? If not, how do I tell them this question bothers me without coming off rude?

2007-10-22 16:55:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We live in the thumb area of Michigan. We have 4 kids that would need to be watched. They are ages 11,9,3, & 2 years old. My 11 year old is more like a helper & isn't going to need much "sitting", also most of the times it would be night hours & one or both babies would be in bed. The sitter going to my husbands niece who is 17 & want to pay accordingly. We haven't ever had a sister & don't know what would be fare to pay. Do I pay per child or per hour? A flat rate/per-day? How does this work?

2007-10-22 16:54:32 · 9 answers · asked by justaskme 3

... I have been suffering from exhaustion due to travelling up and down the country sorting out Family problems.
I made a point of getting back last Friday evening (with lots of trouble due to the train delays so I had to change *twice*) so that my son and daughter-in-law could have their Friday night out while I had the boys.
Now she has already stressed me out by coming round here early on Saturday morning and upsetting J. (my middle one) by telling him that he would have to catch up on schoolwork not just then but on Sunday too (and they are supposed to be on holiday!).
I was to have them yesterday but I am just too exhausted and I blame *her* for stressing me out.
Now she has made other arrangements and that is fine but the boys want to see me and go to the seaside but I can't face seeing her as she starts on about schoolwork again which *she* could oversee in the *daytime* if she was not in fulltime "work" (which she doesn't *have* to do).
So : should I simply

2007-10-22 16:41:53 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

when he presents you with something he made with a poor effort? Do you tell him the truth? Do you build up his self-esteem with a lie? Or do you teach him how to manipulate the truth by saying something in-between?

2007-10-22 16:26:14 · 21 answers · asked by TX Mom 7

2007-10-22 16:11:19 · 14 answers · asked by islandgirl 3

hi, I have 3 boys, ages 14,11 and 9. When they are in chlorinated pools for an extended period of time...ie when on vacation, their skin on their face and neck, sometimes on their arms becomes very red and blotchy and when I apply sunscreen it stings!!!!! This usually happens on about day 2 or 3 of our vacation after prolonged exposure to the pool water. Any suggestions for any barriers that could be applied to their skin to prevent the initial problem from happening or any suggestions at all!!! thanks.

2007-10-22 15:59:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous