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Sleep away camp?

1 hour ago -

R. D. asks from East Orleans - My oldest two daughters are 7 and 6 and have both been begging to go to a sleep away camp after watching The Parent Trap. Personally I feel they are a year or three too young but my wife thinks now is a good time if we make sure they are together. I simply worry about thi...
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Lift Me Up Meeting

May 19, 2013

Last night, I went to our Down syndrome support group’s “Moms Night Out.”

As I sat there amongst these women, I thought maybe it should be called a “lift me up” group, rather than a “support” group….More

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Here we go again… hopefully it would be for the last time "PROM"

2 hours ago -

N. B. asks from Scarsdale - Well, in a week my daughter will be attending her last HS Prom. Yes, it is exited and I am happy for her. But as a mom, I am also thinking about her feelings when she is not included in " after prom activities". You all know what I am talking about, the inevitable " lef...
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My kid gets along with everyone execept...

2 hours ago -

D. P. asks from Osseo - I don't even know where to begin. My son is very active and social. We are alway outside playing and he loves to play with his friends. We have one neighbor kid though that we feel like we always have to keep a close eye on when they are together. They will ride bike...
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How would you have handled this? "Holding a parking spot"

2 hours ago -

C. O. asks from Reston - You see this in a public parking lot that is full. A car pulls up to an open spot. A man is standing in the middle of the spot. The car pulls up to enter the spot, he says "NO. I am holding this spot." The driver of the car states - No. No holding spot in a public lo...
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Paying FICA when self-employed

May 18, 2013 -

J. G. asks from Chicago - Can someone explain to me how paying FICA works when you are self-employed? Are their regulations about how much money a company has to make to be considered a legit company to pay into the FICA system? I am short credits in the FICA system since I spent over 7 years t...
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Donating or selling

May 18, 2013 -

J. G. asks from Chicago - Yesterday, I drove past a 900k house that was having a garage sale. Whenever I see "wealthy" people selling their stuff, it always gets me thinking: do they donate and give to charity? If so, I wonder how much. I give away stuff. We aren't wealthy, but we have more tha...
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Parenting Police

May 18, 2013

Today, I want to talk about the Parenting Police. What is it about parents who just feel that they can tell you everything…about what their view is on breastfeeding, on schooling, on play dates or how you should discipline your child? It seems to me there is this endless troupe of parents that just descend upon you at the strangest moments, and you feel them sort of looking at you, judging you…sort of asking themselves (at least you interpret it that way), “Why is she not breastfeeding anymore? She’s got a bottle. I don’t understand that.”…More

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Vacation with six year old this Christmas - Bahamas? Hawaii?

May 18, 2013 -

J. D. asks from Palatine - We are trying to plan our vacation (2 weeks) over the Christmas holidays. This amount of time is a first for our family and who knows when we will be able to do it again? I would love input on a location (warm, please) and anything else you care to share. We have loved go...
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Is it still an heirloom?

May 17, 2013 -

L. M. asks from Chicago - My husband's grandfather owned a ring and he wore it proudly for most of his life. It had a basic gold band but his pride and joy was the diamond in it, it was gigantic and he spent $30,000 on it. When he passed on he wanted it passed to his eldest son, and then his eld...
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Keep All Children Safe Act

May 17, 2013

Casey was three and non-verbal. I had fought to get him into a preschool that was every day of the week, and for more time than the other special needs preschools in the area. I thought I had done right by him. By this time, I had three kids under the age of four, and was battling chronic pain. In the year that he was in that class, I had four surgeries and seen countless specialists, all to no avail. I was overwhelmed and missed the signs….More

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