Holiday Traditions: Child
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UPDATED: Your Feelings on BLACK FRIDAY and What Good Sales Are There
Asked by J.M. from Philadelphia
on November 18, 2011
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Ok so does anyone know of anyone awesome black friday sales giong on? I have a 5 year old girl so i'm gonna start looking for girly things and things for my bf and ot...
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- Well, I worked at movie theatres through high school & college & we were open 365 days a year. My husband is a cop, again, 365. My father worked in casinos his entir...
- When I was a kid, my Mom made most of our gifts, or shopped frugally otherwise for the things she did purchase. Things were very lean for us. So if Black Friday existe...
- If you like Toys R Us on Facebook, you can see their black friday ad. Also, as someone who used to work retail on commission, I loved black friday. I would work the ...
Good Deeds for the Holidays
Asked by A.O. from Milwaukee
on November 27, 2007
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I would really like some suggestions as to charity, deeds of kindness that I can involve my children in this holiday season. They are very young, but I want them to kn...
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- Your kids are the perfect age to start teaching them these kinds of things!! We give money to the Salvation Army bell ringers whenever we see them...can't be much sin...
- My sister adopted a family and asked the nieces and nephews(7-9 yrs old) If they would be willing to give up one of their gifts so she could buy for this other family....
- We just took our kids to buy presents that we're going to donate. We let each kid buy one present between $10.00 and $15.00 for a boy/girl their same age. They had f...
When Is It Enough
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on December 26, 2007
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When do you that enough is enough?? Don't get me wrong I love Christmas is just seems like I can never enjoy it. With trying to go everywhere to spend the holiday with...
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- I don't blame you for wanting to have an at-home Christmas for your children. As a child, I was dragged to the Grandparents home (the 'don't touch that' place) every ...
- It's "time" when you feel as you do. I'm a grandma of 7 now & I well remember that feeling. We made that transition & said anyone was welcome to come to our house on...
- We said enough is enough a few years back the kids were 6,7,9 it did not go over well with the rest of the family but as the years have gone on they are use to it. The...
Easter Traditions
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on March 30, 2010
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What are your family's Easter traditions. We have two kids under the age of two and would like to establish some fun and MEANINGFUL traditions for our family. I'm no...
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- We have gone to the MN Zoo every Easter since my daughter was born to see the "farm babies" exhibit. Easter is about spring, birth, and new life. What's not to like a...
- My mother found an Easter story it is a plastic egg carton comes with 12 different colored eggs with a small something to go along with the Easter story I'm doing with...
- After reading these posts, I am inspired to go out and get a set of Resurrection Eggs (I see there are also instructions for homemade ones online) and pass them out be...
Tooth Fairy?
Asked by J.D. from Seattle
on August 23, 2010
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My 5-year old just lost her first tooth. I am wondering, do people still do the "tooth fairy" thing? If so, does she still leave money under the pillow? How much? ...
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- We made a bag with a little pocket that went on the door knob. DD put the tooth in and the tooth fairy would replace it with $$$. We got the gold colored dollar co...
- Here's a copied and pasted copy of the answer I gave for a similar questiona few months ago.. Have fun with it! "It's usually a good amount of time before it's loo...
- Ugh, I really dislike this! My kids stay up so late that it is SO hard. But yes, the tooth fairy still exists. I asked my husband the other night if he remembered to p...
December Birthday
Asked by R.B. from Columbus
on May 16, 2009
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My husband and I just found out the we are expecting our third child. We were going to start trying for #3 mid summer or so, but I guess God had a different plan. We...
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- Don't worry, my son was born 12/29/08!!! At least yours is closer to the beginning of the month. My son was one month early so I have no idea how I will plan his birth...
- My birthday is Jan 12th so still close to Christmas. Growing up I always thought it was neat and would say my bday went from christmas all the way through. If you do...
- Hi R., Both my sister (32 y/o) and I (31 y/o) have December b-days and we LOVE it! My sister's is before xmas and mine is after. My parents always just made it fu...
A Rock and a Hard Place
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on November 7, 2010
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My parents are divorced and have been for 30 years. My father has been re-married for almost 29 years and my mother has been for about 15. My stepmother and mother STI...
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- offer a brunch casserole(you bring) with your fathers family while they are cooking and then head to your mom's around 3...you have to do what feels good for you and y...
- You need to not worry about this for another minute. You just tell each side that you are going to start alternating the holidays. In other words, this year go to your...
- Two ideas: 1. have it at your place 2. alternate years and holidays with your mom and dad. Providing happy memories for your kids should take priority, and I ...
Christmas Celebration Ideas?
Asked by O.B. from Seattle
on December 21, 2011
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I just wanted to get some ideas about Christmas celebration as this is a relatively new tradition for us. Is Christmas celebrated only on the 25th and at dinner time, ...
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- It all varies... culturally and regionally. There is no one single "correct" way or time. Some open presents on the Eve, some open on the day. Its up to you an...
- I am of Scandinavian heritage (Norwegian and Swedish) and we do most everything on Christmas Eve. We have Christmas Eve dinner early (starting sometime between 3-...
- Some of my favorite Christmas Traditions are happening before Christmas Day even comes. We do several things during the month of December that make Christmas special i...
Its Better to Give than to Receive
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on December 20, 2012
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So to lighten up from my question yesterday....what gift are you most excited about giving this holiday season?
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- I LOVE to give and wish I had MORE to give, but we all do what we can! As always, I am most excited about Christmas morning w/ just my kids and husband. Kids are bot...
- It has already been given. My daughter and I pooled funds to have a new microwave anonymously delivered to a friend of ours who is the single parent of three special n...
- My husband is already playing with his Traeger. :) It isn't like you can hide a smoker so he got it when I bought it. This will make the total outdoor cooking appara...
There's No Such Thing as Santa Clause! or the Easter Bunny!
Asked by A.K. from Los Angeles
on August 30, 2012
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My kids had a playdate at our house with our long time acquaintance's 6yr twins and somehow the conversation turned to presents and what my 5 yo got from Santa. One o...
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- Boy this has me peaved! How about "You're an IDIOT". Because she is! How dare she share her belief that she KNOWS is not yours with your children and crushes their ...
- Wait... What? There no such thing as Santa? Uh, yes there is. I have 20 years of presents to prove it. Let me put it this way... I believe in Santa and I contin...
- Sorry but you do not be polite to somebody that has done this to your children. This is a cardinal sin and should be treated as such. Call her up tomorrow and read h...
