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Adoption???
They ended up adopting a wonderful 6 month old boy from Vietnam. Would you ever consider fostering? Perhaps if the right child came through, your husband ...
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- I would think if it this way... if God truly doesn't want you to have more kids, I don't think an adoption agency is going to overrule Him! If He doesn't want you hav...
- P., I can certainly understand your dilemma here. My only advice here is to be sure that whatever happens - make sure that you are BOTH comfortable with that decisio...
- Hi, P.... I completely understand your "misgivings" about adoption. One thing I noticed, though, was that you say you would like to adopt a child "of the same race"...
Help from Moms with ADD Teenagers
... ran her through tests and found out (as they have in many children) that her ADD came from her g.father being exposed to agent orange in Vietnam/gulf ...
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- Dear A., My 9 year old grandson was diagnosed with ADD. His mom and dad decided, after much prayer and doctor consultations, NOT to put him on medications but to go ...
- I am sorry that I am not knowledgeable about treating ADD, and I do not have suggestions. I did want to suggest that you should be careful if you have any leftover ...
- I'm wondering what your son thinks? Does the medicine help, are his grades satisfactory, does he feel more focused on the medication, does he have any complaints abou...
Honda Pilot
He is a great, older gentleman (and I believe a Vietnam vet) who was very helpful. Good luck in your car search! M. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This ...
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- I have a Chrysler Pacifica, and I love it. I love how it has the 3rd row of seats, because at times, we have 4 children. When we don't have 4 children, the trunk spa...
- Hi T.! I just got a new car a few days ago; I got a GMC Acadia. I love it! Its a crossover vehicle and it has 3rd row. Yet the vehicle does not seem to big for me....
- We bought a Pilot about a year ago and I love it. I have two children that sit in the middle. They are both in car seats and it leaves room for another. The third r...
18 Year Old Out of Control!
Josh's dad is a vietnam era vet, my dad is a WWII and Korean Vet so when Josh said he wanted AR, I told him what his life would be like, what was expected ...
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- I'm sorry to hear what you are going through. Don't be afraid of your daughter. She knows she can threaten you (mentally speaking)and she is getting away with it. St...
- I agree that tough love is the best way to go. Tell her what you expect from her, but try not to be confrontational. At 18, she thinks she knows EVERYTHING ( trust m...
- Hi D.: Since your daughter is 18 now, I think it would be a "wake-up call" to her if you could bear to let go a little---and then NOT bailing her out when she does...
Sports Buttons Ideas
I made one a few years back for my uncle's wife and kids after he passed away, with all of his medals from Vietnam and some pictures from that time and a ...
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- If I had that issue I think that I would pin them on a fav blanket of hers or buy a nice piece of fabric, sew a hem and hang it in her room. When she got tired of it o...
- Have you thought about scrap booking? I have seen some nice ones that people have made for different events. That way you can have the year on the front of the album. ...
- I order the picture magnets and display them on the fridge. It's so fun to watch the kids grow from year to year.
Traveling with 17 Months Old on Lap on International Trip - Advise Needed Pls!
We took a trip to Vietnam and I didn't buy a seat for my 14 months (she was small too) and regretted it immensely. It's a LONG and TIRING flight and I wish ...
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- Most airlines won't let you use the harnesses, so check with your airline before you buy or rent!
- Dear H. I am a frequent flyer about 12 roundtrips a year to Europe and Asia for work. I like children and so I don't mind their crawling around on me and so on. I...
- First up, relax! They are actually easier at that age then say, 4 or 5. I am an Air Force wife and have been over seas for 10 years, so my boys have had many long in...
Ideas for Helping Adopted African American Baby Find Role Models
In fact, one adoptive mom came to the state with FIVE adopted kids from the US, Africa, Vietnam etc in addition to her two bio kids and she still had to ...
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- Hi T., I am not too sure if the book you are reading is all that accurate. I personally was adopted by a caucasian family and I am AA. There was really no one in my im...
- visit http://forums.adoption.com to find other people in your situation, I've gotten a lot of my questions about adoption answered there
- We have adopted a little brown baby who is now three. We have some friends of his same race so that helps us and him to learn. We also have 2 white adopted sons as w...
Help with Anxiety in 11 Year Old
They lose their sheltered innocence at a younger age because the violence that you and I could put at a distance (the Vietnam War, for example), ...
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- Tough age. Please ask your doctor to check hormones. This is the case entering puberty. I was very anxious and sensitive to my environment during this time, so were m...
- Hi, S.. Well, kids today do have a much different world to cope with than you and I did growing up. They lose their sheltered innocence at a younger age because the vi...
- Hi S. - I just want to let you know that I feel like my daughter will be doing this in the next 12 months also. My oldest is 11 and heading to middle school next year...
What to Do with My Two Boys?
Sep 13, 2009 ... I'm not a military mom but a former military dependent whose father was away in vietnam...and a mom to a 3 yr old boy. ...
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- Hey J. I see that you have gotten a lot of advice..great advice already and I am probley going to jsut repeat alot of what others have said already. My hubby is A...
- Hi J. - I'm not a veteran military mom but I am ex-military. If I could encourage you to do one thing it would be to sit them both down and explain that things are go...
- hi there, I'm not a military mom but a former military dependent whose father was away in vietnam...and a mom to a 3 yr old boy. What works for me (and I'm sure you...
Toys
You can contact the purple hearts or the vietnam vets. They usually do a monthly pick up of things you want to get rid of and all you have to do is leave ...
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- The trick is to go through his toys when he is not home. Weed through and take out the things that he no longer plays with and put them in a box. You can contact the p...
- I am glad you have a resolution but, I have to agree with other posters. Never get rid of a childs things without giving them closure. It does deeply hurt when some...
- Get a good, organized system so that he can put things away himself, and so it's obvious where they go. IKEA has some great options. I think the line we use is TROFA...
