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Epic Fail prevented....jff
Asked by C.B. from Reno
on December 5, 2012
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Okay so this is my first JFF but i have to tell you my little story....last year we got our Elf on the Shelf...Mr. Gusty Sugarplum, anyway when he flew back to the Nor...
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- NO the real question is "who the heck started this creepy Elf on a Shelf thing?" Like I don't have enough to do this time of year?!
- The key to our master bedroom door. I had locked the door when we had a sitter over and thought I had the key downstairs. It wasn't. Husband ended up kicking the do...
- sanity ! Not sure if i wanna find it. who has time for that ??
Dinner Fail... Fail... JFF :)
Asked by R.. from Chattanooga
on March 28, 2011
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I saw the title for the other 'dinner fail' post, and was thinking of ways I screwed up dinner before... But that wasn't what the question was so now I am curious to s...
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- For our first Thanksgiving that was just the two of us, neither one of us knew how to cook a turkey. We didn't realize that you were supposed to let it defrost in the...
- The two most recent are: Just a couple weeks ago I made a curried fish stew recommended by another Mamapedia poster. Thank you for the recipe--I totally forgot how a...
- anything in a crockpot, i mess it up. Everyone says they're sooo easy and fool-proof, but I prove those fools wrong! I tried to make a mexican pot roast type dish wh...
An Epic Tantrum in the Park
Asked by E.S. from New York
on April 13, 2013
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Hi all!
What I thought would be a great morning in the park escalated into a massive tantrum.
DD was on the swings for 20 minutes. She is still in the baby swin...
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- It is a child's job to test Mom to see when rules apply and when they don't. This starts at a very young age. This is parenting...and sometimes it's not easy ! But, do...
- Nope..... tantrums in public didn't bother me.... we just left. I wouldn't have given in in the first place...... I'm not the slave here! I like the idea of the...
- I wouldn't have given in the first time. Parental inconsistency is what causes most tantrums. She is learning that you don't mean what you say and that SHE calls t...
End of Year Teacher's Gifts:
Asked by D.D. from Phoenix
on June 10, 2013
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I give the Christmas gift, the birthday gift, the Teacher's appreciation gift. I didn't do an End of Year gift. I think a letter is always great. Is that bad etique...
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- I don't think it is bad etiquette at all. A letter that comes from the heart is far more meaningful, anyway.
- I am a teacher and I never, ever expect gifts. I feel that there is no etiquette to be concerned with here. Quite honestly, the best gifts that I receive and sti...
- I always do the end of the year gift and rarely do the others. Never ever the birthday gift, is that regional or a new trend nation wide? I wouldn't worry about it...
Daddy Threw Out the Baby Tooth :(
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on November 16, 2012
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epic fail!
he says i'm crazy....lol.
so am i crazy? he says why would i keep it?
okay maybe after the first one, it's not NECESSARY to keep them all, but si...
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- I did for a while but after moving they either got thrown out or lost and I did worry about it. It is just a rite of passage from baby to child that we get caught up ...
- Awww! I will definately keep the first one! My mom has my first one taped into my baby book. Its just a sentimental thing, I understand. My husband threw away m...
- First of all your post made me laugh! Thanks for the smile! My kids write the tooth fairy a note each time asking to please leave the tooth. We have kept them all e...
Making Hashbrowns
Asked by T.H. from Topeka
on November 16, 2011
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I always end up in an epic fail when I try to pan fry my hashbrowns. Can you make them in the oven? If so how???
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- I've never done them in the oven. I cube potatoes, chop onions and bell peppers, and cook them in a cast iron skillet well greased with olive oil.
- me too, mine turn pink and to mush.......partly the reason i always get them at dennys when i go. Because id love to be able to do that!
- After you shred the potatoes, rinse them in cold water to release the extra starch, which makes a mushy mess. Then pat them dry. Put them down in a single layer in ...
That Was Lame!
Asked by K.E. from Jacksonville
on August 13, 2012
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I was so excited that I got a FREE Enchanted Call from Belle for my daughter through my DMR membership and I had it scheduled for tonight. Belle was to call @ 7:45pm a...
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- oh bummer!!! yeah i've had those moments. alot, i now they will come to me, but i try to block it out. this one wasnt' actually my fail but still along those l...
- Hi K.E., I can't think of a similar disappointment but wanted to share something with you that you might consider. What might work better is getting a "letter...
- I bet she will be telling everyone about it tomorrow. There have been times that I thought things I did for my kids failed, then the next day they were telling everyo...
Health Birthday Cake Ideas for 1 Year Old
Asked by B.G. from Barnstable
on January 14, 2012
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Getting ready for my daughter's 1st birthday and would like to make a healthy cake. I tried this for my first two children and it was an epic fail. The cake didn't l...
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- I recommend Crostata (link below), you can fill it with a natural jam home made by boiling pretty much every fruit down to a creamy consistence (add sugar) and...voilÃ...
- What about making a fruit pie? We made blueberry pie for one of our kids' first birthday's and he (and everyone else) loved it. I reduced the sugar in the recipe by ...
- Your baby will only turn one once and it is a party, so a little sugar won't hurt! THat being said, why don't you check out a natural food store and buy a cake mix fr...
Morning Tantrums
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on February 9, 2011
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hey ladies, i have run the gammut of ideas. it seems every morning we are having the same battle - my four year old HATES mornings, and HAAATES getting ready for schoo...
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- I wouldn't physically dress him. Make it very easy for him to access his favorite clothes himself. If he refuses to get dressed, I would take him in his PJs. If he tak...
- I like what Diane B. had to say about reasons why your son is doing this to you instead of his dad. Sounds like your husband is no-nonsense with him and he grudgingly...
- My soon to be three year old was giving me a hard time about getting dressed in the morning. The logical, list of what we need to do to do X wasn't even working. I ...
Getting a 6 Year Old to Take a Pill....
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on January 15, 2013
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so, mamas and papas, anyone have any brilliant advice to get a 6 year old to take a pill? we have tried - gallons and gallons of water - putting it IN the water (ew) -...
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- I don't have time to read through all the responses. I taught my kids to swallow pills at 2 and 4 when we traveled to Hawaii because I wanted to use melatonin to help...
- I know this has been a trial. Perhaps you can do it like the vet told us to get the cat to swallow a pill. Put the pill on the back of the tongue then point the head u...
- I haven't read all the other answers so I apologize if I am repeating someone else's answer. We were told to place an M&M or other small candy on the lip of a can of ...
