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Extended Family Vacation Suggestions
Asked by A.A. from New York
on September 9, 2008
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My two brothers and I are planning a giant family vacation in order to celebrate our father's retirement. I was hoping you all could provide me with suggestions for a ...
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- All of these suggestions sound great! But, don't count out cruises. Most cruise lines have lots of activities & possibilities for the kids. My wife & I have been on ...
- Hi A., My family rented a large house in the Catskill Mountains in New York two years ago, and we had the most amazing time! The house was quite large... six bedro...
- I'm not really sure where you want to go but just make sure there are activites all ages can participate in and enjoy...we just got our whole family together at my par...
First Road Trip with Twins
Asked by E.B. from Sacramento
on November 7, 2007
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Hello, we will be talking our first long distance road trip to visit both sets of grandparents this Thanksgiving. Neither set of grandparents have any infant/toddler ...
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- I take a pack n play, an unbrella stroller, and blankets. My oldest has a quilt he's had for two years. It goes everywhere; everytime we travel. It helps him have a...
- I don't have twins but I have 2 girls & we fly a lot. I tried to glance through the suggestions & I don't think I saw this. My mom has bought a lot of baby stuff off...
- I have 21/2 year old G/B twins. It's soooo easy to travel when they're as little as yours. Those buckets are a wonderful. I would only take one pack and play, the stro...
Seeking Fun with a 1 Yr Old
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on January 24, 2008
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My husband, son and I always loved going to the beach and camping. Last summer was a big bummer for our family because we couldn't do much of the stuff we enjoy becaus...
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- A friend of mine took a 6 month old plus her other 5 older kids camping and canoing. How she did it I will never know but they had a blast! I give her a lot of credi...
- I agree with the other posters. Go fo it! We've been taking our kids camping since they were babies. We set up the pack & play in the tent. They sleep great and lo...
- HI, I say if you want to go camping and to the beach, go for it!!!!! It may be a little challanging with a one year old, but if you do those things as she is growing u...
I'm Getting Married soon....need Advice.
Asked by C.H. from Lincoln
on December 6, 2009
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I'm not sure how to explain this all. So please bare w/ me.
* How do you go about telling your family (esp. my dad, step mom and step bro) that I've met someone a...
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- my in-laws are divorced too, but they're civil with each other. tell them if they're going to come, they need to at least be civilized with each other and not ruin you...
- Hi C.: You have several issues going on I will offer you some advice: 1) the rental property-- the property belongs to your dad, so you have a business relationship ...
- I don;t have a solution about telling your family. My question is why haven't you told them you were dating someone? If there is something keeping you from telling t...
Time to Exercise?????????
Asked by K.R. from Richmond
on September 17, 2009
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Hi all, I'm trying to figure out how other busy moms find the time to work exercise into their busy schedules. I get up every morning at 6:30 to get my older son up a...
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- You've got a 13 yr old, right? My son is 10 and his chores are: put clean dishes away from dish washer, load dirty dishes into dishwasher, help carry in/put away groc...
- I understand and I only have one child. It is VERY hard to find/make time to exercise. The only way I squeeze a workout into the equation is if my husband takes over s...
- I'm there with you! I stay home full time with only one baby and I still can't seem to get any regular exercise done! My best chance is on Saturday mornings when the h...
To Invite or Not to Invite Husbands Brother & Family?????
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on July 18, 2011
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My twins turn 1 next month, We are having a small party for them (mostly family) I dont know if I should extend an invite to my hubbys brother & his family or snub the...
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- I say invite them........they probably wont come but at least your the bigger person!
- I think it's too much drama and would NOT invite them... you don't need her approval or condescending attitude...it's supposed to be a party - not a fight.... I ...
- Invite them. It is mostly an invitation from your children to their children. There's no reason that the drama has to transcend generations. But I agree it is unlikely...
What Is Your FAVORITE Memory of Your Mother?
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on May 13, 2011
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I was reading through some answers about how our mother's were when we were children and started chuckling to myself about my favorite memory of my mom. I remember he...
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- my favorite memory of my mom was when we would go on this bus trip that lasted all night to another country to see her mom, my grandma. My siblings never wanted to go ...
- My favorite memory of my mother was when she fixed my hair. She'd braid it, or put it in multiple ponytails, or put in curlers and brush it out. She did NOT have a k...
- Stories at bedtime. Nobody read a book out loud like my mom!
Husband's 40Th B'day - Need Ideas for Gifts
Asked by B.L. from Atlanta
on March 28, 2008
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My husband will be 40 soon. I would like some ideas for gifts. We are 1st time parents. Not only would I like some ideas for gifts from me, but I would also like so...
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- things you might get your husband is mabey a watch,walet,shirt,shoes,jacket
- Not sure if you live in a house or apt., but planting a tree for his brithday and having a plaque made with the baby's handprint and daddy's print too, date of plantin...
- Hi, My hubby loves electronic stuff! Anything that does cool stuff, for Christmas he asked for a coffee maker with a timer, he loves it! And I also got him a GPS las...
HELP, My Husband Is Driving Me Crazy!
Asked by M.M. from Peoria
on June 23, 2008
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What do you do when you have a husband who turns into a hermit crab? Get him a shell?? We use to do all kinds of things together. There was very rarely a moment whe...
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- The first thing I would do is make an appointment with your family doctor and even if you have to hog tie your husband, get him in for a good health check up. And YOU ...
- I understand to a certain extent his desire to sit at home and relax. I think after a few kids and a long day at work, sometimes that is very enticing, but this sound...
- I agree with the other poster that your husband could be depressed. I certainly think there is something going on with him. A heart-to-heart talk would start things ...
Cutting Costs!
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on September 24, 2012
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Moms - I need some more ideas on ways to cut costs. We are following Dave Ramsey and are making good progress, but I need some motivation and new ideas!
We have cu...
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- Try to buy everything you can second hand. I got a part time job at the YMCA so we would get a great discount on our family membership. Pay your bills in full and on...
- I shop for clothes at Goodwill or thrift stores.
- Great suggestions so far. Cut out prepackaged snacks (e.g. 100 calorie snacks). It's very expensive to have someone divvy up food for you. In fact, get rid of p...
