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Is Anyone Else Having a Bad Day or a Bad Week?
Asked by S.M. from Kansas City
on August 1, 2011
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I was supposed to start a new baby in the daycare today. Last Thursday the mom emailed and said the dad was fired. I just asked the dad on facebook how his job hunt ...
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- I am so sorry, I have done in home babysitting and I know how frustrating it can be when parents don't pay in a timely manner, and trust me I have been right there wit...
- i understand...last month we had to borrow money from my MIL to make the morgage payment. i think we are okay now, but it really is to the point where we have to watch...
- I have a sinus infection and a ear infection. My husband is overloaded at work and has been working 12hr + days. I am sick and sad and am home alone with a screaming 2...
Taking an "Adult" Child on Vacation? Yes, No, They Help Pay???
Asked by 3.B. from Cleveland
on August 8, 2012
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Long story short we have shared parenting of my oldest. But he spends most time there as we have rules and expectations here and he doesn't like that lol But I do NOT ...
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- Consequences for behavior like that, for sure. Would your parents have allowed you to act like that on a vacation? No way. He sounds like a teenage boy, who since he...
- Well, I for one am PROUD of you! You're correct: he does not respect or appreciate the family. He is completely selfish. People tend to be this way until they have ...
- Really, really good advice from Diane B. . . . I, too, have an 18 year old from my first marriage (though he is with us most of the time, thank God). You are in a ...
Jff-what Are You Secretly Wishing for Today?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on March 24, 2012
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It's been a trying day at my house to say the least today. I finally sat down to my computer to get a "brain break" as my 5yo calls it, only to run into another obsta...
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- that someone would come and do all my yard work, for free...
- It's not a secret but I got some bad news last week so my wish is that my vision would return to normal or that when all is stabilized, I will be able to see well enou...
- I could also go for a nap. And my husband is getting back today from his annual golf trip--I hope he gets here earlier than planned. I'm almost maxed out as a sing...
Rough Day. I Feel like Everything Is a Fight with My Kids.
Asked by H.H. from Philadelphia
on August 8, 2011
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I have a 5 1/2 year-old girl and a 3 year-old boy. I feel like lately everything I want them to do (even fun stuff like beach, lake, camp) they fight me on. Everything...
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- Wow! I thought I had the Original David-Downer! haha Still does that. He's a cautious kid (now 8) and expresses his opinions ALL the time ("I don't want to eat here,...
- If I want to go somewhere and my son does that I say,ok bye, see you later. Me and Daddy are going out and you can stay home with the cats,birds and the hamster. I wou...
- Normal. They won't always argue with you over everything, but right now you need to be prepared to say, "okay, then we won't go", or "okay, then don't eat and you c...
Husband Doesn't Take Care of Himself
Asked by L.M. from New York
on July 18, 2011
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My husband has diabetes and really doesn't take care of himself as he should. I used to push, but I soon realized it really didn't help and just created stress in the...
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- tit for tat (no pun intended) Do something you really know he wants you to do, or be better at, or pay more attention to in return for him taking better care of him...
- I would get as much information on funeral planning as I could find, then sit him down and make him help you plan it. Maybe if he believes that you are convinced that ...
- I agree with S.H., especially about the foot sores. My husbands uncle just had his 2nd leg removed b/c of these infections and the gangrene. Then he fell into a coma...
Suck It up and Go or Put My Foot Down?
Asked by B.M. from Pocatello
on June 25, 2012
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My hubby's parents want us to all meet up at this ammusement park for the 4th of July. All my hubby's siblings are married and they all live in the same town except us...
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- I would make my husband go with the 5 yr old and I would stay home with the 3yr old and 14month old. There's no reason why you should ALL go - your husband will be pe...
- I would refuse to go. DH and I disagreed over our last family trip. I told him that as his wife I am more important. So what I want trumps what the extended family wan...
- I say if he's dying to go, he can take the two older kids. If money's an issue, he needs to understand you all may have to skip another summer outing due to this one....
Anniversary Party - Welcome Home - House Warming?????
Asked by J.W. from Houston
on June 25, 2010
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My daughter married her husband last October before he left for Iraq. They had a very small JP wedding with close family. Now that he is scheduled to come home in a c...
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- Since his time is limited, and no one knows what he's experienced in his time in Iraq, I think it would be best to ask your daughter if she thinks it's a good idea, if...
- If this is his first time to leave for Iraq (first deployment) please please keep in mind that it may be WAY overwhelming to him to have allot of people around him whe...
- Please check with your daughter. While you may want to do this for them, he may not be up for a "party" and may just prefer the quiet comfort of his bride. Ask before ...
Need Creative Ideas for Christmas Gifts......................
Asked by J.S. from Tampa
on November 7, 2011
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Ok, I as asking you all for some creative ideas for Christmas gifts this year. I am hoping to do things a little differently this year, and to really focus on family ...
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- My mom found this book at the christian bookstore (although I think you could find in anywhere) that was like a diary of her life. It asked a question on each page an...
- My new favorite gift is gift cards to DonorsChoose.org. I received one as a gift last year and had the best time spending it. It's a website where you can donate money...
- One fun thing we used to do for my husband's parents that didn't really cost much was to come up with a funny project each year. One year, we gave my father in law (wh...
Need Help! 40Th Anniversary Party!
Asked by E.K. from Chicago
on June 30, 2008
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Hi everyone! My brother and I are going to throw a surprise 40th wedding anniversary for my parents next year (June 2009). And we're going to be inviting a little unde...
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- Hi E., You can rent out the pavillian/gazebo at Harper College on the lake. It less than $40 for the day. Many people are doing this. The lake is stocked with t...
- There is a pretty clubhouse in Palatine, Twin Lakes Recreation Area, off 53 & Nw Hwy, by the Hotel Indigo. I don't know their fee, but you do have to bring in your own...
- Diplomat West in Elmhurst on rte. 83 and North Ave. You may have to supply the entertainment but I'm sure they have lists of people that appear there. A few months ago...
Bickering with DH over Stupid Things - HELP!
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on January 26, 2009
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For the past year or so my husband and I have been very "disconnected". I am a SAHM of two young children. He commutes about 2.5 hrs a day to work on the train. Whe...
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- I read the other two posts and those are encouraging you to draw him out a little more. He needs to see a version of this note and know how serious you are. He quite p...
- I was in a similar situation before as well. I think what the others said is good. I think he is just beat and at the end of the day he needs his "me" time. I don't...
- I am sorry that your DH does not want to invest in a date night once in awhile. Could you swap babysitting duty with another family to save on the cost? Could you have...
