Girlfriends & Boyfriends: Simplicity
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Pre-teens and Young Teens
Asked by J.D. from Panama City
on May 19, 2008
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Is there anyone out there with middle school girls? How do you handle crushes? There seems to be a "need" to have a boyfriend. My daughter is about the only one not al...
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- HI Jeanette, Does your daughter have her dad active in her life? If so, then have him start to "date" her and treat her like a queen; showing her how young men are su...
- I feel your pain I am the mother of three a son 12, and two daughters 15 and 17. I set an age limit of when they can start dating a long time ago and that age limit is...
- When I was in middle school I had a boyfriend and all we did was talk on the phone. I was in 8th grade. My sister is also in 8th grade right know and likes people but ...
Girl Names
Asked by B.T. from Oklahoma City
on November 3, 2011
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this is my second child and its a girl my first is a boy named braydon Matthew. i like the name Kensley, my boyfriend liked Ashlynn but we finally agreed with Kensley ...
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- My middle name is Dawn, and so is my daughters, so I love Kensley Dawn.
- I like both..how about having the middle name be your first name or middle name. I wish I would have done that with my daughter.
- I really like Ashlynn for a middle name, actually - why not have that as her middle name? Congrats on your growing family! :)
What Do I Call Him?
Asked by J.P. from Austin
on July 7, 2010
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So my BF and I have been together for 4 years. We have a wonderful little girl and another one on the way. We have a really great relationship and are committed to one...
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- Why not just call him your significant other?
- You could go by his name, whenever appropriate, and fiance when people do not know him by his name. My boss refers to all the workers' significant others as "fiance" i...
- My boyfriend and I call each other fiance a lot. Even though we aren't getting married anytime soon, we know one day we will so we feel that term still counts. On here...
Legal Advice
Asked by A.M. from Boston
on October 3, 2010
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My fiance and I live in NH, his ex lives in CA with their daughter. 6 years ago or so his ex sent him paperwork to have her new husband adopt his daughter. He refuse...
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- To answer your question: "yes the name change can be done without legal adoption in place". And the adoption itself can be done without a parent concent if that parent...
- In most courts, you can petition for a name change on behalf of a child and if one parent has had nothing or little to do with the child the court will usually grant t...
- if you go to the Family and Probate Court nearest to you, you can ask to talk with the day lawyer. you can there get expert legal advice for free. That is the best way...
What to Do with X's Family Photos?
Asked by P.H. from Chicago
on May 2, 2011
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We have a wall of family photos in a prominant place from a special trip we took to Maui a few years ago. My son and daughter in law are close to the end of their divo...
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- You can keep one up in an non obtrusive area and can mention to the new girl that isnt this a nice picture of the grand kids but glance over the fact that the ex was i...
- I am going through the same thing too. My daughter is going through a divorce and has a 3 yr old. Her wedding picture is soo beautiful and I have a couple of beauti...
- Keep it. We are who we are today because of the things we've been through in the past. She's still going to be in the picture because she's the mother of your grandbab...
How Long Should a Man Stay in the "Dog House" If??? JFF
Asked by A.H. from Canton
on February 5, 2012
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He doesn't notice you got your hair cut and colored?
I understand the responses so far BUT I only splurge on myself and do this about once a year and he KNEW I was...
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- Grrrrr! Is your dog house big enough? Your husband may get a guest, my husband. Today I made tacos for dinner, I felt kind of bad for the simplicity of my dinner tha...
- I'd be hurt.. if my husband changes something on himself and I don't notice he gets all whiney so why shouldn't we? LOL.. Maybe he learned his lesson!
- Some people just don't notice stuff like that, and men just really don't pay attention to details like that. It's like getting upset because he didn't comment on your...
Why Do Kids Seem to Not Have Fun at Their Birthday Party?
Asked by A.S. from Eugene
on September 18, 2011
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Have you noticed it too? With a 3 year old and 9 year old I see very different aged kids not having fun when my kids are the guests. All the guests are having a gre...
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- Because they're overwhelmed. We've turned birthday parties into these huge events that small children are unable to handle. Some people plan them and make no plans for...
- My youngest has always gotten excited about having a party but at the age of 16 has realized she really likes to be with a few of her close friends to have fun. She's ...
- They are emotionally overwhelmed. I've noticed it too! We also make sure that our kids don't have to share their new toys at all. It gets WAY too overwhelming if th...
2 Year Old Birthday
Asked by B.S. from Dallas
on May 1, 2009
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Any suggestions on throwing a 2 year old birthday party in the Fall? My daughters birthday is on Oct 1st and I want to have her something nice, but not too expensive ...
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- Try the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. They open every year on October 1st and I always see families having birthday parties there. www.flowermoundpumpkinpatch.com G...
- At 2, the party is really for the parents - they are the only ones who will remember or care at all what the theme is or what the cake looks like. Have a few of your f...
- I'd let you be led by DD's personality. We just had our DD's second b-day party last weekend, and kept it SUPER low-key--2 friends + her, cake and ice cream, sidewalk...
Vacuum Questions
Asked by D.M. from Houston
on April 17, 2009
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Hi Ladies! You are always so helpful, and now I have yet another question...
How long do your vacuums normally last? I've read some posts where moms have their moth...
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- Have you looked into buy a floor model dyson. They're usually about half the price becaue they've been out of the box. Just a suggestion.
- We had a Riccar that lasted about 16 years. It was pricey at the time but you figure it's cost effective if it lasts that long and we've always had a dog and I like t...
- Hello, I was in the cleaning industry for 13 years. You most likely have gotten all you can get out of your vac. The vacs that are made today, just don't l...
Only Cake and Ice Cream Ok?
Asked by K.W. from Washington DC
on July 21, 2010
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I have a party planned for my son's birthday at The Little Gym next month. Is it ok to just serve cake and ice cream? Seems like most parties now-days have pizza or so...
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- Cake and ice cream is fine. I would put on the invitation - join us at the Little Gym for some fun and cake and ice cream (something like that) and then everyone wil...
- My 2 cents....just serve the cake and ice cream like you had planned and try NOT to feel any pressure to do more. We've gone to several parties where cake and ice cre...
- Cake and Ice Cream is what birthday parties Used to be made of!! I remember that my mom invited my whole first grade class, and we just ran around in the yard rampant ...
