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Is It Just Me or Is This Really Rude?! Text at 4Am!!!!
Asked by K.K. from Washington DC
on November 25, 2010
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Hi ladies,
Happy Thanksgiving! I was having a good sleep (hard to sleep a few days before my period) and I jumped out of my sleep because someone sent me a text at ...
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- Did you actually TALK to the sender? B/c if this was just TEXTS---his phone could have been stolen. I got a text late one night telling me to get naked and send the ...
- It was rude of him. It sounds like he had good intentions- he thought it would be funny,but it really wasn't. He used poor judgement. Forgive him and move on. Happy th...
- Was he drunk when he sent the text? Sounds like a drunk booty call to me.
Heavy Cycle for Three Weeks
Asked by T.E. from Dallas
on September 16, 2008
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Hi from China! I'm in China on a three week trip adopting my son Daniel. I am usually very regular, I start every month on the same day (give or take a day) and alwa...
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- Hi T.. I would definitely try to see a Dr if you can. If you are bleeding heavily and feeling light headed and weak, you could be hemorrhaging. This same thing happ...
- You are probably going to be ok for the short time you are there but get some iron in to you soon. I don't just mean the food way...you need iron supliments. Surely ...
- I realize that you probably do not want to go to a doctor in China, but if you've been bleeding that heavily for 18 days then you probably should - or find a Chinese h...
How Much Alone Time Does My 7 Yr. Old Need from 1 Yr. Old Sibling?
Asked by T.C. from Birmingham
on October 20, 2009
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Hi Ladies. I have two boys, 7 yrs and 16 month old. At first we were allowing him to have alone time in his room with his door closed for a little while once a day, bu...
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- None. If he wants to spend a lot of time in his room, just ensure that he is doing it from the joy of playing, not the avoidance of things that are hard for him to ...
- That's tough since it's such a large age difference. If it were me, I would allow my older son to play with the baby as often as he wanted but I don't believe I would...
- Hi T., All kids need alone time, especially when you're talking about that big an age difference. I personally wouldn't see a big deal with the 7year old havin...
JFF -Do People Forget What It Is like to Have Little Kids?
Asked by M.B. from Lancaster
on November 25, 2011
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I'm sometimes surprized by the things that people (ok, honestly, mostly its my in-laws, lol) suggest as family activities. Oktoberfest with a 24 month old and a seven ...
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- Mysis step mil never hada kids. So she has no clue. We eat dinnee at 530the so kids can get a bath and in bed at 730. She thouggt. I should put kids to bed and tgen...
- Oh my gosh, yes!!! We've been saying this about my husband's family. My twins are 3 and my baby is 5 months. When we visited them when our twins were six months, I ...
- YES!! I agree that sometimes I get advice from people and I think...really? I'll probably gloss things over too when I'm that age and people will be complaining abou...
Help! I Don't "Get" Facebook, but Everyone Else Seems To...
Asked by K.L. from Lafayette
on July 26, 2011
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Ok, there is some sort of cultural manners thing here that I really don't understand. I have a FB page, but don't do anything besides having a basic profile posted. ...
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- Ditto to SLM I just wanted to add that your Facebook experience totally depends on the people you have "friended". If a lot of the people on your list don't post ha...
- Well if someone found out about my wedding through Facebook then they weren't going to be invited anyway. I guess instead of looking at it as stuff you missed look at...
- When I first started with facebook I felt really strange. I didn't know what to post. Like why would I post that the kids and I are having soup and sandwiches for lu...
Need Self Soothing/weaning Ideas for 14 Month Old
Asked by J.P. from Grand Junction
on July 25, 2009
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Hi! I have a fourteen month old daughter. She is still breast feeding and also eating a wide variety of table foods. I am very ready to wean her and have made some p...
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- Honey, my personal opinion is that you're asking too much of your little one. Too many changes for her are happening right now, she's on the move without her normal su...
- AFTER your trip, start eating things that will make the milk taste funny, like garlic or parsley (which, by the way, will dry up your milk), and she will want to stop ...
- I can really relate to your experiences! It is a long and sometimes difficult process to wean a toddler. I tried the "don't offer but don't refuse approach" with som...
Bad Experience with a Foreign Exchange Student??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on September 28, 2011
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A friend of mine has a foreign exchange student. He is 15 and has been here about a month. They are planning on sending him back to his country next week.. The boy w...
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- Culture shock can be HUGE! And the first time being away from everyone you know can just shake you to your core. A friend of mine in high school went to Japan for a ...
- I have never had an experience with this but Maggies advice seems pretty right on. Give him time, there are lots of people that wet the bed due to the trama of change...
- A friend of mine hosted a student. A student that came from a LOT of money. He hated them, their house, the school--EVERYTHING. After six months he settled in and ...
Flying and Time Zone Changes with an 8 Month Old
Asked by L.O. from New York
on October 27, 2010
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Next month I will be taking my 8 month old on his first flight and vacation away. I feel like I should start preparing now!
We are going to Chicago so I want to br...
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- Okay, stuff! Check any carseats/strollers, don't take them to the plane. Do you really need a stroller or can you get away with a front carrier? I guess it depends ...
- I've flown with my son across time zones, and usually try to keep him on his "at home" schedule, rather than trying to get him used to the new zone - totally worth it ...
- Do curbside checkin so you can leave the baby with whoever is dropping you off at the airport. Check the carseat through at curbside. Put the baby in the stroller and ...
Jet Lag and Infant
Asked by N.N. from Fresno
on September 29, 2008
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I am planning a trip to the other side of the US in one week. I have a 5 month old daughter. I have been reading all the important travel recommendations from other mo...
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- When we traveled to the east coast with an infant we tried to keep my son's feeding schedule as close to normal as possible. We were only there for 6 days and it was ...
- We live in CA and when we spent last Christmas in Wisconsin to visit my husband's family we kept our son (then 15 months) on PST (West Coast time). All of his meals an...
- It will take a few days to adjust. If you are feeding her on the plane, count that as the feeding time and them count ahead to the number of hours between meals. We...
Weening off Pull Ups
Asked by M.H. from Nashville
on April 14, 2008
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My soon to be 3 year old has been completely potty trained for a couple of months now. However, she still sleeps in Pull Ups. She has not had an accident overnight i...
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- Why would you keep buying pullups when she's dry? Even if she wet the bed once a month, it wouldn't be that big a deal. Save your money and let her keep her panties.
- Hi M.. If she has not had an accident overnight in at least a year, I would go ahead and let her wear underwear to bed.
- I would have long gotten her out of those expensive things!! However, I learned a little trick when I used to babysit (& have used it for my little girl). I use (down)...
