Parenting - November 2007

The child in question has never been tangled in it.

2007-11-05 07:33:52 · 7 answers · asked by Stan Smith 1

I want to tell her the truth, as "when mommy and daddy want a baby, we take some special mommy/daddy time" doesnt work anymore... heh.

Anyone know any good resources online? And when did you tell your kids the truth?

2007-11-05 07:30:03 · 23 answers · asked by Kaaia 2

I have 11 months old son... we are thinking about having another one after he turns 1. Maybe like when he is 1 years old and 2 months... Do you think it is too early? Diaper mode? and etc? I need your opinions and advices..

In my heart, I really want to have another one soon so my son can have a closer age sibling.

2007-11-05 07:02:55 · 15 answers · asked by Melissa B 1

We are so tired, were up at 1 am 4am and 6 am. Parents what are you doing about the the bags under eyes? My husband has been great, and his dark circles and bags are worse than mine. What can we for the next year for our circles and bags.

2007-11-05 07:00:27 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa A 1

If your kid does something bad along with one
of his friends (six year olds) and it is bad enough
that you punish your kid by not letting him go to
the ice capades (after several warnings), should you
call the other kid's parents to report what happened or
just forget about it. It's not like they murdered someone,
just kid stuff. But it seems like these days you should not
tell another parent their kid misbehaved or they get mad
at you.

2007-11-05 06:18:00 · 15 answers · asked by bark 3

I already have a question posted about how I can't seem to actually get moving to be ready for my new baby even though I'm really excited about him and it's a planned pregnancy. But has anyone else ever felt completely absorbed in their first child with their second pregnancy? I can't seem to get enough cuddles and time in with my son. I feel completely obsessed with my son. I hate even sending him to school right now. I just can't get enough of him. Everywhere he goes in the house I feel like a lost puppy and have to follow him. I am always babying him and buying him new stuff and I haven't even bought the baby I'm five months pregnant with a single thing. I imagine some of this attachment is hormones because I cry everytime he says he loves me or if I get a headache he tries to make me lay down and wants to take care of me. He's an awesome kid.

2007-11-05 06:12:48 · 5 answers · asked by Emily 3

She insists on only Hardee's because their sauces have more vitamins. I think a little variety is good in a child's diet. What can I do to get her to see the light? Our children's nutrition is at stake here!

2007-11-05 04:58:25 · 46 answers · asked by Katie Couric's 15 Minutes... 4

My Hubby & I are thinking of having 1-2...got me wondering.

2007-11-05 04:44:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have never met a girl who was given punishment spankings. I guess that it is because fathers do most of the punishing, and don't want to spank their little princesses. When I was growing up, I was friends with a few boys who were spanked, but none of the girls were. Even when i talk to friends/coworkers who have kids now, some of them spank their sons, none spank daughters. Any females here who were spanked growing up, or any parents who spank their daughters? Please, no answers like "i'm sure girls are spanked", looking for facts, not guesses.

2007-11-05 04:07:47 · 27 answers · asked by sugarpie2 5

Ok long story short...I dated this 17 year old back in january and sometime within that time conceived a baby and im now married to the babys daddy who is 35 years old...Im 18...I had my lil girl Oct 6th...Well the 17yrs old mother showed up at my parents house demanding that she see her grandchild...which the baby is not her sons it is the man im married to...She starting yelling at my lil sister saying that shes tired playing nice ( because the entire time i was pregnant she kept calling wanting to help buy things ) and that she was going to pay a $ 50,000 dollar lawyer to petition i get a dna test to prove its her sons and if i dont let them see her that she will take her away from me...Ok if i was married the time of her birth and my husband put his name on her birth certificate...Can they make me do a dna test??? Can they have a court order me to take one...Im married and live with my husband and he has a damn good job and we are VERY well taken care of...please help.....Thank U
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If you were wondering she showed up at my parents house 2 days ago....Im scared i just want to live my life with m husband and my little girl....Please... I live in alabama i know some states are different..Are there any sites with VERY HELPFUL INFO???
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2007-11-05 03:41:45 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don’t believe that spanking is the answer to every situation, but I do think it is a good form of discipline if the child gets completely out of control. I have posted many questions about my husband’s unruly and downright disrespectful niece. She is eight years old and she is a terror. I realize there’s not much I can do when at my inlaw’s house (whom take care of her 80-90% of the time), but I am at the point to where I want to snatch her up and spank her ***, or either tell her to take a time-out or something when she’s at my home. I am absolutely SICK AND TIRED of dealing with her crap. I am even more tired of my inlaws watching this child act out and doing nothing about it. They have made comments about her behavior before (I think in response to the looks on my face when she talks back), and they feel that since they aren’t her parents they have no right to discipline her. My mother inlaw has spanked her several times, but I mean things had gotten WAY out of control.

2007-11-05 03:36:27 · 22 answers · asked by Hoping he will bless me with #1 4

The present days parents have lot of problems in their life, and they are unable to concentrate on their children properly. But whereas the older parents are much better and they look after their children more effectively than young parents. If it is true , at what age do you prefer to have your children and what are all other qualities you expect to have children

2007-11-05 03:20:02 · 7 answers · asked by Raghavendra R 5

I have 3 BEAUTIFUL babies with my husband of 6 years. Our oldest son just turned 3, our daughter is 17 months and our youngest son is 3 months. I don't know how many times I get the "Oh my goodness! Why did you have them so close together?" question. Why does it matter? I know that some people are just curious, but many of them say it with disgust almost. Like they can't believe that someone would want to have so many children so close together. Like I'm crazy or something. I've gotten to the point that I get kind of snippy with people.

What's a better way to answer them without going into a detailed discussion of our family plan but not being rude either?

Does anyone else ever get that "look" when you tell people the age difference of your children? I know that my mom gets the same look when people realize how far apart in age me and my siblings are. (At least 4 years between all 5 of us)

2007-11-05 03:10:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 02:48:35 · 6 answers · asked by stewart t 5

2007-11-05 00:23:40 · 35 answers · asked by unrealou 1

My ex and his mother have hated me since I divorced him. Through all the court hearings over visitation and child support, I have had to listen to my ex call me a bad mother, money hungry, and tell people that I'm not concerned with my sons welfare. I have had to listen to him complain about paying child support(Even though it has only been $200 a month for 9 yrs.), complain about buying our son clothes(He claims I don't buy my son clothes, though my son has a closet and dresser that says otherwise), and tell people I spend the child support on myself. His mother is probably the worst about saying all these things to my son. My son constantly comes home and tells me things his grandma said about me, and some have been flat out lies. Just this weekend she told my son that his shoes looked trashy and "ITS NOT LIKE YOUR DAD DOESN'T PAY YOUR MOM ENOUGH CHILD SUPPORT.) ( I just got the child support increased and got the first new payment 5 days ago).She even told him that I had gotten....

2007-11-04 23:48:15 · 18 answers · asked by Pink Cowgirl 4

I hear all these people saying they are going away, or taking time for themselves this weekend, and I am starting to get jealous! I havent gone anywhere by myself for time, or holiday, or even with hubby, in 7 years so far.. (and counting!). Are there more moms out there who dont take holidays? (Where are they all?!? lol) Or is taking time away from the fam the 'norm'?

2007-11-04 23:33:07 · 16 answers · asked by Kaaia 2

my boyfriend has stolen my phone and i ned it as im pregnant and can have problems at any point!!! he knows this. he said dont contact him after we argued and just relisededd he meant he had took my phone!!

2007-11-04 23:30:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

How different are you from your parents? Are you a superior parent?

2007-11-04 23:16:18 · 8 answers · asked by Razor 5

A) Getting stoned.
B) Getting drunk.

There is no other option. Justify your answer.

2007-11-04 21:55:00 · 4 answers · asked by ǝɯɐuɹǝsn ɔıɹǝuǝƃ 3

2007-11-04 20:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1

are you all in the US i'm in the UK and i don't know anyone with more than 4 children thanks i was just wondering xx

2007-11-04 20:43:22 · 15 answers · asked by noot 3

or let them have the day off & play computer games all day instead?

2007-11-04 18:41:55 · 35 answers · asked by Meeeee! 5

An agent or formula that would make young children sleep through the night....

2007-11-04 18:23:37 · 7 answers · asked by dislocated_82 3

I Really Have A Special Place In My Heart For My Friends Baby. Everytime I Call Him, I Ask Him If He Has His Daughter(She Is 6months), I Dont Kno Why, But I Kinda Feel Wierd About It..Its Like I Love Her As If She Was My Own. And I Really Want Kids, But Im A Tad Bit Young For It Right Now. He Says Im Crazzy Cuz Havin Children Is Hard Work. I Kno That, But I Dont Care. So To Keep Me From Even Thinkin About It, I Jus Imagine His Daughter Is My Daughter Too. Am I Wierd?

2007-11-04 17:14:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-04 16:45:18 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son just turn 3 yrs old on the 1st. and I have no idea where he is at. I have not heard from the mom in over 3 months, I don't have no phone number, her friends numbers, address or anything. What will you do if you had a problem like mines.

2007-11-04 16:33:53 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-04 15:36:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

We discovered today that my partner's ex has relapsed into hard drug use (heroin and coke, that we know of). Her "week" is supposed to start tomorrow. We do not plan to let her pick him up. We contacted child services. They said they would not take a report, since the child is with us and safe, not in her care. We are keeping him home from school tomorrow, since we are worried she might try to leave the country with him. But we can't keep him home forever. How do we get child services to look into this, without turning him over to her? What do we do now?

2007-11-04 14:48:04 · 8 answers · asked by Priscilla B 5

Okay, I feel like I am going insane. Ever since my daughter was born (6 1/2 months old) I have been dealing with this. I always see these awful things happening to her. Like I will be carrying her and imagine that I accidentally drop her or similar things to that. It seems like every situation I am in, I see all these bad things that could go wrong.

Sometimes I imagine that things happen to me and she will be left alone and crying in the house until her father comes home from work.

Its NOT that I feel like I want these things to happen or I feel like I want to hurt her. It is more of a fear. But I just cant stop thinking it. I imagine these things very vividly. And it is just nauseating sometimes. It is horrible.

But is it normal? Do all Moms go through this? Or is this something that I need to seek help about? I am truly afraid though that if I go to someone they will think I am going to hurt her or myself. And they will try to take her.

Please tell me what I can do

2007-11-04 14:30:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous