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Weekend Getaway, W/o Kids Within 4-5 Hours of Metro Detroit
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on September 13, 2011
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I want to plan a weekend away for my husbands birthday in November. Initially I planned on Niagara Falls. Which I still really want to do but I have to get an enhanced...
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- I was going to suggest Tobermorray but that is also in Canada. How about South Haven? Rentals are cheap right now. North beach is nice there and it is close to Sagatau...
- I say still go to Niagara. My fiance and I celebrated our engagement with an overnight trip and aide from a snafu with the hotel being overbooked, and not getting the ...
- Chicago--if you come late in November the whole downtown will be lit up with Christmas lights.
Childproofing Cabinets - Recommendations Please
Asked by D.G. from Chicago
on June 8, 2008
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I'm looking for a recommendation in childproofing our cabinets and drawers. A friend highly recommended TOT LOCKS but it involves drilling deep into cabinets and thei...
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- Is there really anything in you cabinet that could her hurt your baby? With my first child I went crazy with baby locks etc. With my second I placed everything I felt ...
- Adhesive Mount Magnetic Cabinet Lock - we love it! ordered it from one step ahead - but have also seen it at Babies R Us - no drilling - it has a magnet key for you t...
- We used totlocs on some of our cabinets. They really get the job done! Unfortunatley, they are pricey and they were a SUPREME pain in the neck to install with much d...
Wondering When Your Child Switched from a Pediatrician to a General Practicioner
Asked by S.S. from Lansing
on August 26, 2009
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Hello all, my son is 13. He has a wonderful female pediatrician who my daughter sees as well. I'm just wondering. At what age did you take your child to a general dr. ...
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- Most Internists will not take over until age 18 or close to it. The ped in our group even sees college age kids, they don't usually switch to an IM doc in our practic...
- Hi S.: I just switched my son from a female pediatrician to a male pediatrician by his request (he's 15). I don't plan on switching to a regular doctor until my kid...
- Hi S., mine have never been to a pediatrician. Neither my 15 yr old nor my newborns, except in the hospital. I have a fantastic md and wouldn't change for anything. ...
5 Yr Old's B-day Party: Received "Save the Date" but Never an Invitation
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on July 6, 2011
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I received an electronic "Save the Date" card for the birthday party of my 4 yr old's classmate. It is supposed to be happening on the 16th and it said that an invita...
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- I know it might seem awkward, but I would contact the mom. This happened to me with my daughter's party when one of her friends from school didn't receive the invitat...
- This is why "save the date" cards aren't in the etiquette books! If you're going to invite someone, just send the invitation, for crying out loud! So, you can ignore...
- I would just reply to the save-the-date message and ask if it's still on. That way you know the situation and can plan something else that day if the party plans have ...
Seeking Recos Around Summit, NJ - New to NJ
Asked by D.I. from New York
on October 13, 2009
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Just moved from Southern California to the Summit, NJ area (looking for a permanent place to live right now...temp based out of Cedar Knolls). Need recos for a pediat...
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- Hi D., OK I hate the dentist so my recc should go far. Dr Rosenthal in garwood i really do love him, gentle patient and nice. his staff is also wonderful. as far...
- Vivian Chou of TriBoro ObGyn on the Madison/Chatham border is wonderful Her number is ###-###-####. Also, Alice Gibbons, who is on staff at Overlook Hospital, is the d...
- Welcome to the neighborhood. I would recommend using Summit Medical Group. My regular physician is in their group and I will be using Dr. Summa as a pediatrician (du...
I Burned Dinner - SO? Vent
Asked by E.P. from New York
on July 19, 2011
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I really just need to vent. Everyone should know that I cook dinner FROM SCRATCH (as in almost no processed foods/canned foods) every night. My husband and daughter...
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- The heat has a way of frazzling our nerves, and no one likes to feel unappreciated. Not that I could ever go this far, but my Favorite story of all time regarding a di...
- My grandma used to cook dinner every night so one night she asked her husband if he liked the soup she made and he said something to the manner of he was eating it so ...
- I can totally understand your hurt. It's a bummer when our hard work goes unappreciated. I think we all can relate to that in one way or another. I would gently tal...
The Dreaded Self Hair Cut :-/
Asked by K.L. from Sacramento
on December 7, 2011
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My 2.5 yr old cut his hair. There is a family tradition on my husbands side that the first hair cut waits until age 3. This isn't such a big deal, but for some reason ...
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- I love Riley's story. I have heard this type of snafu (sp?) for ages. Those darn independent children. I looked at the picture and I think it's just fine. Don't ...
- You'll definitely laugh about it someday. Just the other day my girls and I were talking and laughing about our own incident. They are 10 and 8 now, but when they we...
- My fav story is actually a friend's of mine. She was sitting a L. girl (about 4, that she sat several times a week) and after getting instructions from the parents do...
Customer Service - What Are Your Expectations
Asked by B.S. from Lansing
on October 13, 2011
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Ok so this has been on my mind for the past couple days.
Scenario 1:
Last weekend on my way to scrapbook, I stopped in Walgreens to pick up a photo order I plan...
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- I expect whatever is wrong to be made right within reason. I don't ask for anything overboard. I do speak up more with bigger issues, such as getting a defective ite...
- I worked in customer service for years and I always hated when people wanted something FREE. If it was a big inconvience sometimes I would try to give them a discount,...
- It depends on what's going on. Verizon didn't hook up a non-obvious phone jack in our basement. They are coming back to do it next week. In the meantime we get free ch...
Ideals
Asked by R.C. from Pittsburgh
on June 7, 2009
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This is a strange (and lengthy explaination) and request. My daughter (my baby) will be 17 in August. She is an honors student, gotten an award for volunteer service...
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- Hey! I first of all want to say it is awesome that you care enough about her to worry about a party at this age. Not too many parents do. I read the other requests ...
- What about an old fashioned camp fire party? Grilled food, bonfire, S'mores, iced tea. soda, baked beans, potato salad, horse shoes, etc? Like an evening picnic. Si...
- Get in touch with as many of her friends as you can and do a small party for her. I wouldn't do anything big because it sounds like that's not what she wants. Soun...
Grandma Opening Savings Account for Grandkid?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on January 28, 2012
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My SD's grandma wants to open a saving's account for her. I know she's trying to be helpful.
I've been after my husband to do this for his daughter for a long time....
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- I'm not sure I understand why this is an issue. Grandma's account for SD and husband's account for SD are two different issues. SD can learn to save HER money through ...
- Ok, well first of all, you're out of this and you know that. Second, my sons grandparents have each opened savings accounts for my son, they are accounts that the ...
- My parents have not only opend a savings account at their bank for our son they have also started a 529 and taken out a life insurance policy. My DH and I are fine wit...
