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Your Thoughts
Asked by K.B. from Kansas City
on August 30, 2006
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My clever 4 year old asked why he called me Mommy when my name is Kristina. I responded with "It was a special name that only he gets to call me" his response was "but...
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- Kids call their parents so many different things. A little boy I'm familiar with calls his mom and dad "Mommy" and "Big Mommy". It could be worse... If he wants to ca...
- My three year old occasionally calls us by our first names and thinks it's absolutely hilarious. I do think it is a respect issue. I was taught to always call my paren...
- I'm sorry, I had to laugh a little because he sounds alot like my son. Smarter than their own good. :D My son has asked me similar question, I just told him that I lik...
Help with Deceased Husband's Family Gatherings
Asked by L.W. from Nashville
on January 3, 2012
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Okay, I don't normally plan this much in advance, but it's something that's really monopolizing my thoughts at this post-holiday time... I have a 5 year old boy who m...
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- I would write a nice card and include the parts above where you say something like: "it is akward for your current husband and that you wish to spend holidays with you...
- Make a luncheon date with your exMIL and or FIL, let them know exactly what you have said here, they don't sound like unresonable people, they could pick your son up f...
- I can understand it would be difficult. I for one, need to have an alone Christmas with just my immediate family every few years. Your child sees his family very of...
Need Help. Stressed over Having Another Child
Asked by D.R. from Seattle
on February 12, 2007
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I recently found out I was 6 weeks pregnant with our second child. We currently have a very strong willed, out-spoken and extremly smart 2 year old. The two year old h...
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- Hello D., I hope you don't mind me jumping right in on this one, but I saw your request, and as a mother of five children, I felt compelled to write. First, NO, you ...
- Dear D., No, you are not a bad person, you are a busy person, who loves her life right now, and someone is coming that will make a lot of changes in your life. Now...
- Your feelings are very normal. I had those feelings with my first pregnancy. I was supposed to finish school, but surprise, out came my daughter. I now have 10 month o...
Need Ideas for Behavoir Chart for ADHD & ODD Boy.
Asked by H.C. from St. Louis
on December 10, 2008
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My son has been having behavior issues since about February. He's been diagonsed as ADHD and ODD. He's on Focalin XR, 20 mg in the morn for the ADHD (might get changed...
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- Hi, H. - I highly recommend the Nurtured Heart Approach behavior chart. This workbook has great ideas. http://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Difficult-Child-Workbo...
- Call your doctor and let them know that school time is going great now, but home is bad and that you need help there too..... They can change the dose or find an exte...
- I feel for you and I know what you are going through. My son is 14 and I'm still having problems with him at home. School is a little better now that he's in High Sc...
Morning Person Mom with a NOT Morning Person Kiddo!
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on October 8, 2009
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ok i wouldn't really say i'm a "morning person"...BUT i have never had trouble getting up and doing what needs done...since i was little! i am blessed to be the mother...
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- I'm a morning person, I'm one of those who can jump out of bed and ready to go. My son is not. A few things that helped. I make our mornings silly. I'm abou...
- HI THERE!!! My little man is not so much a people person either..... this is what I have done.....(its funny all the things that are his "chores" are the same as my...
- I've never been a morning person, either. It's 9:20 am, I've been up an hour and a half, and my brain is finally starting to work (so please forgive me if I ramble in...
What to Take to Hospital.
Asked by S.L. from Kansas City
on August 9, 2009
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My daughter and I went to her one day Lamaze class today. I did think that much of the information was great. I am a bit overwhelmed by the amount of things they sug...
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- I don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but don't forget to bring the baby book, if you're keeping one. My hospital would have inked my son's hands and feet fo...
- Hi S.: You might want to check with the Hospital, most of them now have a snack station on the maternity wards for the mom to be and coach. They keep it stocked wit...
- OK mom, first take a deap breath! I wouldn't worry so much on material things for "comfort" so much. Ask your daughter if she DOES want to bring something. Me, I labor...
Do You Have Baby-naming Remorse?
Asked by S.A. from Chicago
on October 13, 2011
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I saw an article about this on Yahoo today. I thought it would be a fun question to pose here. I do have a bit of regret over my youngest's name. His name is Brenda...
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- Nope. Not at all.
- I love my daughter's first name - June - but wish I had chosen a different middle name. Her middle name is Rylie, which is nice, but it just doesn't mean anything to m...
- no regrets just aggervation, i guess, daughter is named after both her g-mas marganna (margaret and dana (short a's no long a"s)) middle sons name is seth still dont h...
Tubes Tied or Not?!
Asked by S.B. from Seattle
on February 15, 2007
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I just turned 25 years old and have 3 kids(Briana 5, Kayla 3, and Kainoa-Sean 2 months. I am pretty sure that I don't want anymore kids but i'm not sure that I don't. ...
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- Wow...My advice, which I firmly believe in...If a person is healthy, emotional, psychological and financially set, willing and able to want to raise more children with...
- If you are not 100% sure you want to get this done then I would suggest you wait. There are some other alternatives. check out this website. http://www.plannedparen...
- I WOULD NOT! I GOT MY TUBES TIED WHEN I HAD MY LAST SON IN 2003 AND I REGRET IT VERY MUCH SO. I WISH I WOULD HAVE GONE ANOTHER WAY. TWO YEARS LATER ME AND MY HUSBAND G...
