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Can I Ground My 22 Year Old Stepson?!?!?
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on February 24, 2012
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He pulled out in front of someone last week, big deal, we all make mistakes..
HOWEVER, I looked up the police report today online and I found out he got a ticket for ...
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- I think you need to give the adult children a deadline to move out, and do not cosign anything! Get them off your car insurance right away. They aren't in high school ...
- You can't ground him but I assume you can take some kind of driving related assistance away...like insurance in his name from now on. That's a good start.
- Your adult son is too old to be grounded, but he is the perfect age to learn some of life's lessons the hard way. I think being arrested for stupid behaviour is a rig...
Looking for Good Internet Parental Control Software
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on July 30, 2009
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I am looking for recommendations for good parental control software. Basically to stop or to make sure that my kids don't access any bad sites.
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- Check with your internet provider for parental controls available. I have AT&T DSL and I can setup specific sites my kids may access. I haven't done it yet since I h...
- We just had a guest speaker at our church this past Sunday to address the importance of parental control over the internet, so I have some good recommendations for you...
- We use Covenant Eyes. Each user has his/her own password. We can set up not only the amount of time someone can be on the internet but also the level of openess each...
Internet Providers
Asked by J.H. from Portland
on August 28, 2009
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My husband and I are trying to streamline our expenses. I mentioned shutting off our Internet (gasp!) and it was met with a bit of stubborness. We currently have Com...
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- We use bendbroadband and our bill is $47. Also, we have Vonage through the internet for our phone. Long distance is free and our phone bill is a flat $30 every month. ...
- Comcast won't offer you the cheaper option unless you ask. My mother had that happen. She called to ask for a cheaper package and they gave her the run around. Even...
- Last spring we got rid of cable TV and watch our shows on an Apple TV or the Internet, and you can watch them whenever you have time. It's soooooo much cheaper. We sav...
Internet Software
Asked by N.E. from Des Moines
on June 7, 2008
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My 15 year old sister will be staying with us this summer and we would like to install sofware on our computer that will allow us to block websites and limit daily com...
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- you can buy all the software you want, but any educated, computer literate teen can easily find and disable the software. i know there may be passwords and etc, but it...
- One Free service for internet blocking is Bluecoat K9 Web Protection. It is however not always able to block every site but can be made to be very filtering if needed...
- I don't know o any software but I would LOVE to hear of some as well!! But we do have 5 children who ALL want to use the one computer we have! I limit them to 45 min...
Satellite Vs. Cable TV
Asked by J.C. from Minneapolis
on June 8, 2009
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We're looking at switching from Cable TV to Satellite. I've always had cable so I'm a little nervous about switching, but satellite is a lot cheaper. I've read that yo...
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- We have always had cable but my parents had satellite for two years (I lived with them one of those years). Their experience was it worked great except when it would n...
- We have had cable for 10 years now and have thought about switching several times because we keep getting all sorts of good offers in the mail. But every time we call...
- where do you live? When we lived in Madison we NEVER had any problems with our satalite (we have DirecTV), during the winter we even had giant Icesickles hanging from...
Do You like AT&T U-verse
Asked by S.F. from Austin
on August 4, 2009
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Hello Mamas!
My family has been using Time Warner Cable services for our internet, phone and cable, but I feel like we are paying way too much. I am thinking of chan...
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- We used to have Dish Network with AT & T phone. We switched to Uverse b/c my husband wanted lower bills for everything, like promised in ads. We are paying mo...
- I currently have AT&T U-verse. So far so good. Its true that you can record up to four programs on the DVR and you may look at the program in any room that has the box...
- We have been very satisfied with AT&T U-verse. At first there were a few adjustments that had to be made to keep the picture from "freezing"--it turned out to be inte...
Creative Ways to save Money?
Asked by J.F. from Boston
on February 16, 2010
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Hi moms, just looking for you to share some ways you save money each month...with 2 kids in daycare, money is really tight. We rarely go out to eat, we shop at the che...
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- Only shop with coupons (ie: make meals around what is on sale either in the paper or at the store). This may require more frequent shopping trips (once or twice a week...
- Hi J., sorry this is long but i've been where you are and we've been doing this for almost 2 years now. i agree with a few items on here - we had to carefully ...
- Hi J.! Sorry this is so long, I hope at least one of the ideas works for you! One poster suggested getting a membership to a wholesale club, and I like her idea. ...
What's Everyone Doing to save Money
Asked by W.W. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2010
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I'm wondering what everyone's doing to save money. Tips on going grocery shopping, what are you cutting back on. I want to see if how else I would be able to save mo...
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- I didn't read through all your responses, and am getting to this a little late in the game, but I don't know if anyone mentioned Angel Food? You don't have to qualify,...
- Grocery Shopping - only purchase what is on sale. Clothing - Don't go to the stores unless you have a list and then stick with the list. I purchase everything off...
- If you get your hair colored, you might want to consider doing it yourself. I am SO not the type of person who is good with hair, but out of necessity I recently star...
How Is Everyone Coping in These Economic Times?
Asked by T.B. from Jacksonville
on December 3, 2008
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Hi Moms,
In these hard economic times I wanted to look to other moms to see what you have done to cope. My husband's job has cut his hours this year and he did not ...
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- I get all our "extras" free. Several ways to do that. One other mom mentioned erewards.com. I do that as well and get magazine subscriptions. you can go to kraftfoods....
- We go out to eat just once a week on Friday night. This sets the mood for the weekend and my girls look forward to it all week. I also pack my girls snack and lunch ...
- I shop at a great consignment store in Delray. Lot of kids things and some great things for me as well. it's a little tricky to find-on Atlantic Ave behind Tiresplus-r...
