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I Need Help to Adjust to Being a Working Mom!!
Asked by B.B. from Jacksonville
on August 28, 2006
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I have one more issue I was hoping to get advice on. I have been a working mom since my daughter was 3 months old. I am having a very difficult time dealing with havin...
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- Hi B., I certainly understand what you are dealing with, although my children are older now I remember the first time I had to take them to daycare. Have you ever ...
- I know how you feel B. because I felt like you do now! Have you and your husband ever thought about having your own business to where you can run a business out of yo...
- Hi B., This of course is one of the most difficult transitions of being a new mom. We need to raise our own children SO, try to make any kind of adjustments you can....
Parent Doing Homework?
Asked by J.C. from Phoenix
on August 16, 2010
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My kids aren't even in elementary school yet, so I don't have this issue yet, but will one day so I'm curious...I was talking to a girl at work today who has a son in ...
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- Oh yeah! It's out there! Went to my son's first grade science fair last year and I'm thinking....I don't think so! Obviously so many were done by the parents. How ...
- I am a first grade teacher, and see it often. I think that parents are so afraid of letting their children "fail" and "damage" their self-esteem that they think they ...
- Wow there are a lot of good answers out there. My son is just starting 5th grade. He is a gifted child so we expect straight A's in his academic classes. However, I...
Am I Doing the Right Thing.
Asked by G.H. from Lawton
on June 25, 2008
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I'm retired military. I stayed in the town where my last assignment was located. We moved here in 2002 when my daughter began 7th grade. I didn't plan on staying he...
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- G., Once upon a time, I was the same way your daughter is (for the most part.) I didn't handle my money well and was irresponsible with my time (when it came to...
- I support your decision, G., and will keep you both in my prayers. My daughter is also 18 & it is very hard to let them go. I was a lot like your daughter at her age. ...
- G., I'm writing as a daughter and a mother. I believe you are doing the right thing. I only truly became a responsible adult when I was forced to become one. As a pa...
Some of Your Wisdom Please...
Asked by M.J. from Boston
on November 25, 2007
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I work and my husband's job does not have him home much (or awake much during the day when he is home). We have 2 little ones age 2.5 and 9 mos, and a dog (a continuou...
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- I can appreciate what you're dealing with. My husband travels a lot for work and we have two boys, 4 years and 18 months old. I seem to spend all my time following t...
- hi, i just started to get your posts and wanted to laugh when i read your post. (in a sympathetic way) i can relate! we live in a small,3 bedroom apartment and i have ...
- Not sure if I really can help with this one but...as a stay at home mom of three little girls, I am faced with the same dilemma. I have found that if I invest the tim...
What Do You Think About These Responses? Just Curious
Asked by N.L. from Los Angeles
on January 11, 2011
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My son is new to school. He never attended preschool or daycare.
Since he started Jr. Kindergarten he has been invited to a lot of birthdays and playdates, etc. ...
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- I was a working single Mother... and I found a way to get a job that I could take my daughter with me. I loved having her around anyways - plus daycare costs were com...
- I am a SAHM. My son is 3.5 and goes to preschool two mornings a week. I do it mainly for him to learn to be in a school setting but I also really love having a littl...
- If asked, I would respond w/ "I never sent my Son to any school until this past Fall. My Son is 5. I didn’t for 1 reason – I couldn’t justify paying to have some...
Hubby Doesn't Understand Stress of Working Mom
Asked by A.B. from Indianapolis
on November 16, 2008
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Okay, so first let me say that I have seen some stellar adivice here so I am hoping someone has some for me! :) Anywho, I have two kids, a daughter who is 6 with PDD...
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- I've been a SAHM for almost 7 years and I can tell you that by the end of the day I NEED a break. At work during the day, my husband gets a lunch break, or at least a...
- I have been the bread winner of the family and now I am a stay-at-home mom and I can see both sides of this. Make a long story short: Household chores should be divide...
- Is he getting at least one night a week for himself? I can only help you from the stay-at-home mom side. He is just as frazzled as you at the end of a day. Maybe he re...
ADHD With Inattentiveness
Asked by M.T. from New York
on May 13, 2008
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Hi, I have an almost 11 year old daughter who has a generalized anxiety disorder and is being ruled out for ADHD with inattentive. She is having trouble in school pay...
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- Hello M. Your situation is endeed a tough one. Mi aunt has an adoptive son who has ADHD and at first the school did respond the same way " He is a bright child who d...
- Hello, your daughter sounds just like my 4th grade 10 yr old son. I did not want to medicate either but last Fall we decided to try it. And it has been very helpful....
- M.- I am a nurse practitioner who specializes in treating ADHD. I have been giving medication for years and I see it work "miracles". Mostly, people start to do bett...
I Don't Think I Have a Right to Feel Overwhelmed.... but I Do!
Asked by H.1. from Des Moines
on December 31, 2011
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Hi ladies -
I'm wanting to know if I am the only person in the world who feels completely overwhelmed by what should be a (fairly) easy life.
Here's my story i...
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- I think you are just pregnant, and your hormones are taking over!! I also wanted to say to you, that not every mom needs to be a SAHM. If you are a little depressed...
- Hi Henry's mom- I am RIGHT with dawn on this...USE this when you go back to work as a way to empathize with people you are working with...and are probably strugglin...
- It is simple. You are pregnant. You will rise to the occasion when necessary. I think you miss working and are torn. I watch my two grandsons. Soon there will be...
Kicked Out of Playdate for Coughing?!
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on January 12, 2011
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Ok, so, I'm really upset about this, and I'm wondering a) if this has happened to anyone else and b) if you think the mom was out of line. My daughter is 2 1/2 and we ...
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- Kids get sick. They give other kids colds. That's what kids do. It should not have been an issue. I'm sorry your little girl had to experience this. To Magreen, P...
- I used to operate under the rule that only productive coughs were considered a no-no at groups. Kids are going to pick up this kind of airborne stuff anywhere and...
- I'm sorry your daugther got so upset. I would have been a little miffed also. But, I think quiting the group because of something one mother did is a little bit of a...
Managing Chronic Illness in the Family
Asked by M.B. from Sacramento
on January 18, 2008
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Are there any moms with a child(ren) with chronic health issues? What about moms whose husbands have chronic health issues --or the moms themselves... or even all 3? ...
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- I am 34 with Noonans Syndrome. It is pretty well managed. But I get really tired. So I make sure I have time to rest(like when the boys are at school) My 10 yr old has...
- One of our children has food allergies so numerous and severe that he has to be on a very strict, almost entirely home-made diet in order to remain sympton free. We w...
- Hi M.. I am also 38 years old and have dealt with Fibromyalgia for 15 years now. My husband battles with severe depression and my 11 year old was born with a congeni...
