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Getting Divorce and Seeking Advice
Asked by J.A. from Louisville
on April 29, 2007
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Am the mother of 2-ages 3 and 7. Husband and I have been married for almost 7yrs and now he wants a divorce. Am having trouble helping my 7yr old understand what is go...
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- I've never had to go thru a divorce, but I am a single mom, and here's my main concern. Child support is for the kids' needs. Obviously a roof over their head is imp...
- My heart goes out to you and your family. I am in agreement with the previous response, that you must get everything in writing. Though everyone is in agreement right ...
- You need to get an attorney. I love mine, his name is Allen McKee Dodd his number is ###-###-####. Even if you don't litigate and have a peaceful divorce, you need s...
How to Explain to Son with OCD What His Disorder Is About
Asked by C.A. from Indianapolis
on September 19, 2007
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I have an 11 year old son..who is a wonderful little guy. He was diagnosed with OCD at 4 years old and has been on mediciation for it since he was 5. He knows he's n...
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- I kind of have the opposite problem. I have OCD and BipolarII myself and struggle with getting my family to understand what all my disorders entail. My opinion is th...
- I would tell him outright that he has OCD and name it. Then I would explain that we all have our issues and his just happens to be that his brain gets stuck on certain...
- I do not have any family members with OCD but I have known people with it and have seen numerous documentaries on the subject. I think 11 years old is old enough to st...
The Birds and the Bees
Asked by C.C. from Visalia
on November 18, 2008
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When is the best time to tell a child about sex? I was told when i was 9/10, started my period soon after. I told my daughters at the same age with help of booklets on...
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- Is her turn to be a parent... Let her do whatever she wants... She is the one that will pay the price. Personally i do not agree with my older sister ways to raise h...
- Your daughter is not the problem. She has not done anything wrong. Your sister has a serious attitude problem and she isn't doing her job as a parent. They have alread...
- C., I think you and your family are wonderful for helping out your sister and niece and that your daughter was being a concerned cousin by trying to educate her and...
Help, How Do I Explain Death to a 4 Year Old????
Asked by K.E. from Indianapolis
on October 3, 2006
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A little over 3 years ago, when Cynthia was just over a year old, my sister-in-law passed away. She was very close to my daughter. Even though we don't try and avoid...
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- Dear K., You have received from very good ideas on dealing with the grief process and it is a process. Different people grieve differently. We are all made espec...
- Hi Kerry, I am not sure if this is going to help you, but I can tell you what happened in our case. My sister-in-law's husband passed away three yrs ago and my dad ...
- I think that would depend entirely on what your beliefs are. Most people believe in God, in some way shape or form, and a lot of people believe in a heaven. My son jus...
When Is It OK to Talk About Death?
Asked by J.W. from San Francisco
on February 14, 2008
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My brother's mother-in-law just passed away from stage 4 lung cancer last week and we are heading to the funeral this weekend. My son (almost 3) knew her and when we t...
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- Hi J., my sympathy goes to your whole family on your loss. My son is 4 and we just went to my grandfather's funeral last weekend. We have had some experience with deat...
- My husband's aunt passed away when our son was about 3 years old. We explained that she had died and gone to heaven because she was very sick. We told him that she w...
- Death is part of life. I would not approach death as something to be feared. You know your child and what will or will not scare him. I like to approach death with the...
How Do You Explain the Death of a Pet to a Toddler?
Asked by J.C. from Boston
on March 24, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
I've written before and gotten wonderful answers/advice/help from everyone - thank you all so much. My question today is: how do you explain the death of a...
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- Hi J., how old is your cat? I am a veterinarian so I just wanted to write in and say that while I can't say for certain without examining your cat of course that t...
- Some people may not agree with this, but our dog was very sick and my son (who was 3 at the time) knew this. After a lot of money and tests, we had to put him down. ...
- I went through the same thing with my daughter when she was two..our dog got very sick and in the end we had to put her to sleep(I hope you do not have to do this and ...
Mother Out Law
Asked by T.I. from Los Angeles
on October 20, 2008
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how do i tell my son and hiswife to be they can't live her
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- How did this plan get started? Did you say something that wasn't interpreted correctly? Do they need assistance? Show them how they can get that assistance. I take...
- Wow, I guess it all depends and the circumstances. Do they work? do they have the money to move and not move back. Do they pay your rent or are they just bums? Once...
- It's quite simple,T.. You say NO. The fact is, A large majority of individuals today,are fearful of the repercussions,of denying A request, They fear rejection and are...
What to Tell Kids About Santa When You Don't Celebrate Christmas
Asked by L.S. from New York
on November 4, 2008
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As Jews, we don't celebrate Christmas, and while my kids are still little (probably too little to know or care that Santa will visit their friends on December 25th), I...
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- Hi L., Were you raised Jewish? How did you parents handle it? I was raised in a Jewish family. There was really no explaining. I wasn't taught that we didn't celeb...
- As a Jew I also do not celebrate Christmas. We explained to our kids that every religion has there way of celebrating their own holidays & that is how Christmas is cel...
- Jewish children need to learn that they don't celebrate Chrismas or Santa that instead they celebrate Channukah. What all children need to learn is respect for eve...
Atheist Mom Needs Help Explaining Death to a 4 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from Los Angeles
on April 5, 2008
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Are there any other atheist moms out there who have explained death to there children? I have a sensitive 4 year old daughter who has been asking to visit her great-gr...
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- You are right to not want to explain it as sleeping, death is not sleeping and that can be very confusing to a child. She could then fear going to sleep or not want y...
- Pets that pass away are a great segway into losing loved ones to death. Regardless of your religious beliefs, animals and people all die, and exposing children to the...
- I recently lost twin girls at 24 weeks in my pregnancy and had to explain to my young son what happened. The experts we talked to said to be honest and it was ok to u...
How to Make Friends Understand....
Asked by A.H. from Minneapolis
on March 13, 2008
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My kids were supposed to be staying with my best friend this weekend (our kids are good friends) but she got sick and cannot take them. I had made plans with some of m...
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- I do not think you are wrong. I woul dmake sure that if someone offers to watch your children to do 2 things. One meet at your house, let your children lead. Let th...
- Your friends need to get over it. Things happen. Life happens. And you're a great mom who is being a smart parent. I would do the same if I were in your shoes.
- You are NOT being overprotective you are being a good mom! Your single friends will find out what you are talking about when they have kids until then they will have t...
