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Looking for Help with What to Do with Different Sides of Having Another Child
Asked by M.D. from Detroit
on April 13, 2009
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Okay. I want another child and my husband doesn't. We have a 5.5 and a 3.5 year old. My husband is 35 and I am 32. We both have good jobs and we believe we are saf...
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- Good Morning, I can feel your issue, in the beginning my husband and I did not want anymore children I have two boys 9 and 5. Now, however, I am feeling like I want...
- I think its sad if you have more kids and put them in day care. Sorry that sounds Bad, But Why Have them if your not gonna raise them really?
- Well mt husband said he didn't want a 5th child. but I did. He was very dead against it but he sid he would consider another I told him I understood if we have anothe...
Toys and Tats Charitable Drive.... DONATIONS DENIED!!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on December 23, 2011
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My tattoo artist owns his own shop, and every year I help him do the 'Toys and Tats' charitable drive.
Basically, you can get a free, small tattoo off the wall (no...
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- In the meantime, I read an article a couple of days ago about how Toys for Tots in the Philly area was only at about 30% of what they usually get every year...one week...
- You have got to be kidding! Tattoos are so common place these days, it really surprises me that this would be a problem! I hope someone else can shed some light on why...
- Well, that's definately the dumbest thing I've heard today. I'm glad you were able to eventually get the gifts to someone.
Healthy 1St Birthday Cake
Asked by E.H. from Phoenix
on August 8, 2008
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Hi Mommies!!
So what did you all do for your 1st babies' birthday cakes?? I want something healthy-ish for her, mostly because I don't want her to get sick!!! Are the...
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- little ones go crazy over cupcakes. They don't usually eat the actual cake so the frosting is the most important part. Whipped cream or creamcheese frosting will most...
- I got my daughters 1st b-day cake from 'Sugar Lips Cakery' in Mesa. They are on the corner of Guadalupe and Dobson. They have a lot of options.. the web site is www.su...
- My son just turned 1 in July- so exciting! We had a regular cake made (white cake with fresh strawberries) for the adults and I made a special one for him at home. I u...
Seeking Others Experiences
Asked by L.B. from Denver
on November 4, 2008
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First I want everyone to know how thankful I am to have all these great Moms in one place to share with. You are all special, wonderful people!
Okay, here is my si...
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- L.- I am so sorry to hear of your life changes. This is so tough on everyone! God be with you and your family. We recently moved my husbands sister into our home....
- I would say that if you have to move her in, it will be good for your kids. My mother lived with my grandmother while she was ailing and my sister and her small childr...
- My parents passed away, quickly and suddently and my children never knew them. Yes, it will be a huge adjustment for your family but I can say you deserve those preci...
Has Anyone Had Experiences with the Foster to Adoption Program?
Asked by K.L. from San Francisco
on May 26, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
My husband and I are thinking about doing the foster to adoption program and are wondering if any of you have had experiences with the program - good, chal...
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- Hi K....it is wonderful to find another soul. I am a fost to adopt mom. I have a 9 y/o bio child, and a 3 y/o and a 2 mo old foster. I would love to talk to you about ...
- Greetings K.: I have been a foster parent for many years. We at one time did newborns that were being placed for adoption yet had not cleared the system. I think it ...
- I am a licensed foster parent as well as the mother of 3 beautiful children through the gift of adoption. I couldn't recommend it more. I got my children very early ...
Preparing Children For/coping with Impending Death of Grandma/mom from Cancer
Asked by T.D. from Salt Lake City
on August 5, 2008
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How have you dealt with caring for a parent struggling with terminal cancer (or any illness, for that matter) and helping your children prepare for their death? How d...
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- I also had a mom who refused hospice. One day she phoned me and my sister and told us it was time to go to hospice. (Her bedsores were too extreme for her to handle,...
- T.- What a nighmare. My brother and I were at odds about hospice AFTER my mother's death. He thought that she gave up knowing we put her in hospice. I believe that...
- What wonderful advice from everyone else! My MIL has terminal cancer, and it has been quite a roller coaster ride. My children are 7,5,and 3, and know Grandma is sic...
Donations for Birthday Gift
Asked by B.T. from Kansas City
on January 25, 2012
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My daughter is turning 7 at the end of April so I'm doing some advanced planning for her birthday party. In the last year she has been invited to two parties where ins...
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- Maybe bring toys to be donated to a shelter or something? Even used items from the kids attending. It would help them clear out toys (I'm sure their moms will be all...
- pick a school or classroom. teacher always need more stuff. books, colors, anything
- With Easter about the same time you could "adopt a child" who is in foster care or even an elderly person in a residential home. Have families buy inexpensive toiletr...
Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
Asked by A.Z. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2008
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I know not everyone out there practices or supports attachment parenting. But for those who do, I wanted to hear some perspectives on pacifier use. We practice atta...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
Suggestions for Practical Bed/room Solutions for Baby #2
Asked by R.C. from Raleigh
on October 9, 2008
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Hello. I am due with my second child- another Boy and I am looking for ideas on bedroom arangements. My firstborn- Jake will be 18 months old when our next son is born...
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- I did the same thing with my boys(3.5 and 11 months) The oldest is sill in the full size bed but we are moving in a few months and I plan on switching him to a twin th...
- What we did was skip the toddler bed and get twin bunk beds (the kind that you can stack or keep separate). When my oldest moved out of the crib, we put the top bunk o...
- Hi! My first two girls were 15 mos. apart. I kept all of my kids in their cribs until just before age 3. It fixed all those complaints I hear from people saying 'how d...
Need Suggestions to Help Get Son to Sleep in His Crib.
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on March 31, 2007
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My son who is almost 5 weeks old has slept in bed with me and my husband since we brought him home. At his one month check-up his doctor said now is the time to get hi...
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- The Baby Whisperer is great. I have been doing it since day one. Some of it takes lots of disipline on your part but you will be glad you followed it. GOod Luck!
- Your son needs to learn to FALL asleep in his crib. As you notice him getting tired and doing his little "tired" signs, thats when you need to put him to bed. I have a...
- First of all Congrats on your little blessing. My youngest has always slept in my room being a single mom from the time I was 16 wks pregnant. When he was just days he...
