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Is Going Part Time at Work the Only to Make More Time with 2 Kids & a Spouse?
Asked by K.A. from Los Angeles
on October 30, 2011
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Hi Mammas:
I am a working mom with 2 small kids and a great husband - all very loving but all unabashedly demanding. I also have a great job, but one that is equal...
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- Hi K. - It really is a personal decision based on a lot of individual factors, but here's my story and I how I ended up making my decision. Until January of this y...
- What will you gain by going part time? What will you lose? For example, if part of what your salary covered was a cleaning service.... will you now have to do that...
- You have gotten great advice so far and I'm not sure I have much original to add. It sounds like you are coming to the conclusion that what you need is more TIME, peri...
Wedding Anniversary Ideas
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on December 31, 2007
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My husband and I will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary next month. We really have nothing special planned... A nice dinner out, and that is about it! I wa...
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- bundle up and take a walk in the park hand in hand. you might even use the playground equiptment that is still up for the winter. Make it fun. Fun can be cheap and is ...
- We celebrate the years by getting something for each other based off of what year it is - you cna google wedding gifts by years like the 1st is paper I think the 7th w...
- Congrats!! My husband and I are getting ready to celebrate our 4 year anniversary. We are going to get a couples massage. We keep our money seperate and we are spli...
How Do I Help a Friend Who Is Proud, and When I Don't Have???
Asked by B.R. from Milwaukee
on August 11, 2010
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My friend's husband is out of work for medical reasons. The disability is ending, and it will take time for ssi to come through. She works full-time, and they have u...
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- You might want to contact a local social services agency, too, to see if they have recently done a back-to-school drive and see if they would be willing to add another...
- Allot of churches in my area have back to school days for their community. The church will get their parishoners to donate crayons, backpacks, and the like and put th...
- I think your heart is in the right place. Do what you can do if they refuse then it's their lost. I know sometimes a person's pride get in the way, however they have c...
Car Seat Replacement After Accident
Asked by C.S. from New York
on November 27, 2011
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Hi Moms - I babysit a friends daughter every morning b/c her older sister goes to school with my daughter. The mom drops off the baby to me and brings both girls to sc...
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- Most insurance companies will replace the seats. You should definetly ask her, you can say "you can get a brand new seat! yay!" Also what I do is just unabashedly t...
- Her insurance company will reimburse for new car seats....but frankly...the carseat she has will not do a bit of good...even if it is new...if it is not correctly inst...
- I have not read any responses but I was in a wrech and as soon as the insurance company knew the kids were WITH me they had me bring in the care seats (3) cut the stra...
Need Dating Advice!
Asked by F.S. from Rochester
on November 3, 2009
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Hello mommies!!
I have been separated from my childrens father for quite awhile now and feel that it is time to start dating. It has been a real long time...
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- Have a "casual" conversation in which you are asking him what he likes to do, as in what he likes to do for fun. Keep asking questions around this until you find a go...
- *breathe* You have been apart from your ex for about a year or less if I am reading this right so my first peice of advice is to make sure you are over a lot of you...
- Don't start out by asking him out on a "date" just yet. You may scare him off. If you have any breaks at school how about asking if he wants to join you for a cup of c...
Pacifiers
Asked by F.S. from St. Louis
on November 25, 2009
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I was just wondering if anyone knew or had an opinion on which pacifiers are the best out there because there are so many??? I bought two kinds the Playtex Ortho-Pro a...
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- we mostly used avents for our son as a newborn then we eventually switched to the mam when he was a little older. I like the silicone(clear) nipples they seem like the...
- My oldest loved the Soothies. Hospitals use them, and they are great! They are easy to clean and they do not press right against the child's mouth, avoiding the "ring ...
- If you don't want issues with the pacifier don't use one in the first place!! Wish I had realized it sooner if you never use one they tend to self soothe themselves be...
Birthday Cakes - Do We Outgrow Them?
Asked by R.M. from San Francisco
on November 5, 2011
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Okay, so, I didn't grow up in a normal family, so I don't know what's normal about a lot of things.
Do you make sure you always have a birthday cake for all family ...
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- Always a cake, always. It's one of those things that my mother has insisted on. Sometimes we roll our eyes and wonder whether or not we really have to get together and...
- I feel that everyone should celebrate their birthday in a big way. It is the only day of the year when you get celebrate yourself. Even one of those Pepperidge Farm ...
- I always do cake for everyone. In my family, we have multiple birthdays a month and even two of mine share a day. I have a cake for each birthday person on each day....
Super Mother in Law
Asked by M.Y. from Los Angeles
on May 6, 2011
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Hi Ladies. I sort of have a jealousy issue though I don't really think of it that way. I have the best mother in law anyone can ask for. She is super nice, sweet, genu...
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- No you are not petty. My husband thought the world of his grandmother, and pretty much would ignore his mother when they were all together. His mother still talks ab...
- Get used to being invisible... When the fun people are around, you do become invisible. BUT when the going gets rough, they all come running to Mom! He might be mor...
- I once felt the same way my daughter LOVES her grandfather (my bf dad) we live w/my in laws. It only made me stress. I stopped myself and said she loves everyone- she ...
Friend with Toddlers Who Are Always Sick
Asked by M.B. from Milwaukee
on March 27, 2011
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I have a SAHM friend who has two children, almost 4 and 2 who are always sick. The older child is in a part-time daily preschool and I wonder if that's where he picks ...
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- do not go to your friends house until her kids are healthy and tell her you do not want your new born to get sick! She will understand if she is a good friend. Meet he...
- I didn't read all the messages below so sorry if repeat. We took hand sanitizer with us where ever we went and just had a clean your hand rule before you touch the ba...
- I have to be honest-- I just avoid hanging out when people are sick like this, and don't make too many bones about it. "Oh, Kiddo's just gotten over a cold from presch...
Where Did My Body Go?
Asked by J.S. from New York
on April 3, 2008
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I am about to enter the workfield again and now have to face the fact my body is not the body I used to have. I have been in hiding for 3 months, wearing my husband's ...
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- I still have not accepted my body. I have had 8 babies. My oldest is 9 and youngest is 6 months. I dropped 50 lbs one time after I had one of my babies then another...
- First of all you have already taken the first step. You what to improve your body image for YOURSELF.Good girl. No it is not easy, nothing worth doing is. First off NE...
- Hey, check this out, used by The Biggest Loser Star Heather Hansen after she had to quit because of her pregnancy. There is a new weight loss revolution that us SA...
