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1 Family, 2 Religions
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on May 5, 2011
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My husband & I have decided that we would like to attend church services with our children. We "belong" to differant faiths.
I was raised in the Orthodox church,speci...
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- I depends on how compatible the religions are. My husband is Jewish and I am Catholic. You can't practice both religions at the same time because although they have a ...
- Don't worry what other moms think and do what you think is right.. the only downside i can see is confusion but god is god you know.. you can sort of explain the small...
- My ex-husband is Baptist and I am Catholic. When our kids were born we baptized them Catholic. Before and after our kids came along we would go to both services. On Su...
Family Tree -- Website Recommendations
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on October 7, 2008
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Moms,
About 20 years ago, a great uncle of mine did some serious investiging into our family history. He put his findings in a bound book that details includes pho...
Advice for Family History/trees
Asked by A.G. from Indianapolis
on October 16, 2007
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I am seeking advice from anyone who has recent knowledge researching their family history/tree. There are so many websites now, & I'm unsure how to approach it. Does...
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- I have started looking into my family tree also. The library is a great place to go. You can use a lot of different sites there like Ancestory.com for free. They have ...
- My mom and mother-in-law both were doing geneology stuff, so I got into it. Ancestry usually gives a 3 day trial away to new visitors. I used those 3 days to type in...
- Hi A., I personally do not know any given websites via your at-home computer except to type in given name; etc. of your family. But we've had a family history done a...
Family Tree...Where to Begin...
Asked by J.U. from Washington DC
on November 4, 2011
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I know nothing about my fathers side of the family and I have such a strong desire to find out information about them before the time comes when my father is no longer...
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- Ancestry.com is the way to go. They have different subscription plans available - but just be aware that they take the entire subscription amount in one lump sum - th...
- If you can afford to get a subscription to Ancestry.com, do it. My mother has been doing research on our family history for years. I bought her a subscription to Ances...
- My brother has used ancestry.com with success. (I told him to STOP looking--we probably don't want to know EVERYTHING! LOL)
Retirement Gift
Asked by E.M. from Chicago
on February 24, 2010
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A family member is throwing a surprise retirement party for my FIL. Any ideas on a gift for him? He reads, plays golf and likes to research his ancestry.
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- a DVD slideshow of HIM. If you have a laptop capable to do this it can be done very inexpensively. You will need to get hold of a scanner to scan old photos into the...
- When my father retired last summer I made him a memory book using "My Publisher". It is an online scrapbook of sorts where you can select the format, layout, and type ...
- When my dad retired a couple of years ago. We didn't want people to bring gifts, but knew they would, so we said golf balls only. He really enjoyed the different ones....
Favorite Geneaology Site?
Asked by S.D. from Indianapolis
on December 8, 2011
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My mother has asked me to investigate her family ancestry. She's in her 70s and not computer-friendly, so it falls to me! I certainly don't mind since it's my ancestr...
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- Ancestry.com by far gives you the most bang for your buck so to speak. Many libraries with genealogy departments have Ancestry. com that you can access for free. T...
- Ancestry.com is good and they usually have a free 14-day trial; just be sure to cancel before then or they will charge you. Good luck and have fun!
- facebook. no seriously. I found a relative of my moms in Florida. And she had already done the whole family tree going back forever! She had a vast network of rela...
Is It Offensive If My 4 Yr Old Says in Front of an African American Family...
Asked by S.X. from Chicago
on March 13, 2010
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to say, "mommy, those brown people are from Africa"
i said "maybe, maybe not. Maybe they're dad's dad's da's dad is from africa. or maybe they are from jamaca. most l...
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- I think it depends on the person he says it to. They may take offense, but he doesn't know any better. It's a good time to explain differences in people, I don't know ...
- I'm also Black, and from my perspective the comment itself isn't offensive, especially if your child has been learning about different places. I think this is a good ...
- Obviously your son was just making an innocent comment and meant no disrespect, but I do think it is your job as the parent to teach him the correct words to use. Have...
The Jewish Test When Pregnant
Asked by R.K. from New York
on February 2, 2011
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I am about 6 weeks pregnant when my doc asks me if there is any jewish in my family. I am Irish Catholic and English. My husband (last name K.) I thought was Irish als...
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- My husband is 75% Jewish background. We had the Tay saves test done. No problems. Try not to worry so much. I know it's hard.
- Absolutely not! I forget what the jewish test is called, but I am almost positive that both people would have to be 100% Jewish for there to be a potential problem.
- I am Catholic (mostly Irish) and my husband is Jewish. He's not sure of his family's ethnic descent. Ashkenazi Jews (Eastern European descent, so Russian Jews would be...
My 4 Year Old Adopted Chinesses Niece
Asked by L.H. from New York
on April 2, 2010
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On and off my sweet niece keeps getting sick and it will be out of the blue. She will one day have the sniffles and the next day her nose will be running bright green...
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- I second that this has been a bad year for illnesses! At least for us. My whole family has had rounds of ear and sinus infections. I have had pneumonia and my DD has...
- This seems to be a bad year for illnesses. I have been sick numerous times this year and so has my son and husband. I would like to get through one whole month witho...
- how long has she been here? if a recent move, then she is still getting used to the US. If she has been her for a while, she is getting the same junk that is getting p...
My Daughter Was Told That She Isn't Black, She's Really Upset, Any Advice?
Asked by J.G. from Los Angeles
on January 14, 2011
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The day before yesterday my daughter came home very upset. She told me that her friend had told her that she "isn't Black", according to her the discussion came up whe...
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- This stinks, but as a former teacher I know this kind of thing is rampant among little kids. They do get it in part from their parents, but I also believe that some a...
- I would tell my daughter that she is very lucky to be of different races, she has so many different cultures to celebrate. That is must be boring to have only one plac...
- I'm not really sure what to say here but my daughter's father is black and I am hispanic and european. So...in the future, when my daughter can talk I want her to know...
