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What Is the Definition of SPOILED?
Asked by K.H. from San Diego
on April 13, 2008
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I am a single mother of a son who is 5 years old and is a very happy boy. My goal in life is to be as perfect of a mom as I can be. My focus everyday is how can I sp...
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- All moms want the best for their children. However, children also need to learn "boundaries" and how to self regulate themselves, proportionately to their age and deve...
- I agree with the last responder. There are many ways to say a child is "spoiled". But if you are entertaining him, as it were, all the time or most of the time than wh...
- I'm a mom of an only child who is five. She gets a lot of my personal attention and as many "perks" as I can swing. However she lives in the same world we do. Chil...
Seizures
Asked by C.S. from Washington DC
on March 18, 2007
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my name is C., i'm 22 years old. my husband and i split up, so i am a single parent. i have epilepsy, absence seizures (petit mal seizures), which make a person stare ...
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- Hi C. I don't have seizures anymore, but I used to have the same type that you do. I can understand what you are going through. It is scary when you don't know when...
- i am sorry to hear that you suffer from seizures. i don't know however what it is like, but i do have an idea. i do know that there are well trained dogs for that. the...
- Hi C.; I'm 32, my daughter Molly is 19 months old. I also have epilepsy - although when I have seizures, they are grand mal (convulsions). And I'm also a single parent...
16 Year Old Doing Home Work, but Not Handing It In.
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on October 19, 2006
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I have a 16 yr old niece that moved in with me about 5 months ago. She started out school with all A's and B's, but has since reverted back to her ways when she was li...
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- My 15 year old son did the same thing in middle school last year. He had to go to summer school. Now he goes to an alternative school where there is no homework. Ha...
- I'm an alternative ed. high school teacher. Although my son is only one and I haven't had homework battles yet,my advice would be to talk to her about how this is goi...
- M., I don't have any experience with teenagers-- but could she be doing it for attention? If she doesn't turn it in, she gets more attention than if she does? May...
Kindle or Nook Which to Buy?
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2011
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Looking to buy a Kindle or Nook for our high school daughter. Not sure which would be better know nothing about either. She needs it to highlight and have a dictionary...
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- A tablet computer is the better choice. Then you can have Kindle, Nook, Sony, Audible.com, and E-Music, among other things. :)
- Our daugher is getting a Nook Color for Christmas. Big hurdle with Kindle was the proprietary nature of it -- Amazon alone can provide content for Kindles and I hate t...
- I LOVE my Kindle and HATE my daughter's Nook. We have never been able to get it to work!! This Christmas, all 3 of my kids will be getting the Kindle Fires.
What Is Gossiping?
Asked by J.W. from St. Louis
on November 22, 2011
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Cheryl started a thread on gossiping but it doesn't really define what is gossiping. I really don't think people think enough about what is the definition of gossipin...
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- Anything I say about another person is gossip if it will in any way influence the listener's feelings about the person I'm talking about. This can be a true statement,...
- I think talking about someone (or their business) that is malicious and they are not present to defend or clarify the details (facts) is gossiping. A.
- gossip is talking about anything that does not directly effect you.
e-Reader To Encourage Reading?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on November 26, 2011
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My 10-year old does not like to read. She's never liked it, she's very much a TV person like her father. She's supposed to read 20 minutes a day and I can't get her to...
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- I think the desire for your child to read more has to come from her, not you, if she is going to use the Kindle solely for reading. I do not have an eReader, so I w...
- Both of my boys (7 and 13) are avid readers, and we have 2 Kindles in the house. They said they would love reading with the Kindles, but they both read books instead....
- What if instead of the Kindle fire you gave her the regular Kindle - only reading and the definition still comes up?
Is the Use of the Word "Presentment" Jargon?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on November 3, 2011
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Ugh - I'm involved in a new project at work where everyone has apparently decided that instead of using the word "presentation" that we all now say and write "presentm...
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- You wouldn't by any chance work in public relations, advertising, or media, would you? :) This is a peeve of mine. I just about lost my mind over a project where we...
- I'm not in the legal field and have never heard this word. And I'm a huuuuge lifelong reader. I agree with Amanda; sounds pretentious to me. I agree with you!
- Is it a real word? Apparently it's definition is only for legal use. Tell 'em to KNOCK IT OFF! Makes you sound pretentious... My last company (private) bought out o...
What Are Some Ways to Help a 4Th Grader Study for a Spelling Bee?
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on December 25, 2010
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I always help my daughter study her spelling words for school, but I'm looking for some ideas to help her study for the spelling bee. The words are 1st thru 8th grade....
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- Hi. I was actually spelling bee champ of my school in 6th grade. I remember that there was a list of words or something. I remember reviewing the list and looking up w...
- Make it as fun as you can. Play a game with it, make a song, or you can also leave words around your house so that she is reminded of them whenever she walks into a room.
- Also teach her some relaxation techniques. So that she doesn't freeze up if there is pressure.
Metastatic Papillary Adenocarcinoma
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on March 10, 2008
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Can anyone tell me anything about this? I havent had any luck on google or webmd and really need to know what this is all about as my MIL has it and is being very tigh...
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- I looked this up in my mosby's medical dictionary this is the definition " malignant neoplasm characterized by small papillae of vascular connective tissue covered b...
- To piggyback on the response of the other person, your MIL might have cancer in the nipple or in a milk duct in the nipple area. She may be tight lipped abouot this a...
- i do a little search and i didn't find with the exactly words you ask for but i do find this definitions hope it helps you a little papillary :pertaining to...
Mean Girl
Asked by K.B. from Tulsa
on September 15, 2011
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last year was HORRIBLE because this girl befriends a girl, then rejects her and turns others against her. even now she has her mean days then BEGS us to have her over...
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- Yes, this goes on at church like it does at school but that doesn't make it OK. I'd talk to the children's minister, not to tattle on the little girl but to get some ...
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bully
- This stuff goes on at Church? Good grief. How old are these girls? Teach your daughter to not pay attention to people like this. Life is to short to always be...
