Marilyn Sullivan, an Anaheim, California-based party and event planner explains "Weekend activities don't have to break the bank, they just take a little imagination." More
When your baby’s natural smiles and sighs start to sound something like consonants and vowels, you want desperately to get what he’s saying. Baby babble is simultaneously adorable and confounding. He’s so close to talking, but so far away from being More
Bearing a child and embracing motherhood is one of the most beautiful feelings that a woman experiences. However, while pregnancy in itself can be really overwhelming, there are several aspects about those nine months that all expecting women should know More
My 15 month old ds#2 is always moving. Never wants to sit still. While I am ok with this for the most part, some things are much harder to deal with. He refuses to sit in the tub for bath and if he sits, it's only for a few minutes. He refuses to sit in a shopping ...
Read more or share your answer!I'm just curious. I've been getting the flu shot every year since 2010. My husband has been getting them since my first was born. My kids have been getting them every year since they were 6 months old. The entire family will probably get them again this year, but...
Read more or share your answer!My son is turning seven soon. No idea what to get him. I've asked and he said he doesn't really want anything. He has never really been one to want anything. We have unopened presents from the last birthday and last Christmas still in his closet. Thanks for your sugg...
Read more or share your answer!My baby is 9 months old and he is not eating much
Read more or share your answer!Last week I made dinner for a family and gave another family bday presents. Am I expecting too much to expect a thank you besides the one I got when I handed it to them? If it was me- I'm 45- I'd give hand written thank you notes. I feel like they should at least men...
Read more or share your answer!Howdy y'all! My adult son will most likely be spending Christmas completely alone for the second year in a row. He is a chef in New York and can't take the time to come home (and we can afford to all travel to be with him since we already scheduled a trip for Thanksgi...
Read more or share your answer!Hi all, Just wanted to take a moment to wish a happy, healthy and sweet new year to all of the Mamapedia members who are Jewish or who have Jewish relatives! This has been a tough year for many of us, with the rise of anti-Jewish, anti-semitic haters, from the Char...
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When your baby’s natural smiles and sighs start to sound something like consonants and vowels, you want desperately to get what he’s saying. Baby babble is simultaneously adorable and confounding. He’s so close to talking, but so far away from being understood…. More
Bearing a child and embracing motherhood is one of the most beautiful feelings that a woman experiences. However, while pregnancy in itself can be really overwhelming, there are several aspects about those nine months that all expecting women should know and be aware of. One of the most alarming facets of pregnancy is pregnancy dementia which affects nearly every single woman who is about to give birth…. More
So on top of all the other things that stretch your budget-the mortgage, car payments, insurance, and utilities-what parent doesn’t cringe at a child tugging at her shirt with a “Mommy, I’m bored!” whine early on a Saturday morning? Marilyn Sullivan, an Anaheim, California-based party and event planner explains “Weekend activities don’t have to break the bank, they just take a little imagination.”… More
It’s never fun for me when I notice my son constantly clearing his throat or hear him sneeze. While most parents simply shrug those off, (or don’t even notice), I go the opposite and obsess. It’s not plain neuroticism on my part but because 8 out of 10 times, it’s never ‘just a cold’, or ‘just allergies’ with my son…. More
So, we have 6 kids, ranging in age from nearly 30 down to 16. For YEARS (and I mean years), we have had all the kids on our cell phone plan, plus my mom, plus hubby's folks. Everyone always had "good intentions" of paying us back each month, but rarely did we get a dim...
Read more or share your answer!Hi. So around May I purchased a vacation package. I paid $998 and it consisted of a 3d/2n Bahamas stay, a 5d/4n Cancun Mx all-inclusive, a 5d/4n Cabo San Lucas Mx all-inclusive, a 5d/4n Daytona Fl stay, a $100 gift card and a 6d/5n all-inclusive Guanacaste Costa Rica s...
Read more or share your answer!Within the past 3 months, I've "re-united" with my two sisters and my father. When my mother passed 10 years ago, maintaining a relationship with them became pretty challenging. We weren't raised in a loving, harmonious house-hold, so in lacking that as a foundation, g...
Read more or share your answer!I have two nephews from my brother whom I have zero contact with. He is a toxic person, involved in drugs, been to prison, back to prison, back to jail, even more toxic wife. I was handed my two nephews in the middle of the night when they were babies because BOTH pare...
Read more or share your answer!My husband and I are thinking about doing some driving for Uber. There is a huge need for it in our area (right now there are none) and we are looking to make some extra money. I am just curious what other's experiences have been - good or bad. We have one vehicle tha...
Read more or share your answer!We've been married a long time :) We have 6 kids, a beautiful grandbaby, a home, a life - we love each other very much. I am in my 40s and hubby is in his 50s. I work (not super hard, but I put in effort) at keeping myself up. I watch what I eat, I exercise moderatel...
Read more or share your answer!I am a 50 year old woman. My parents had me when they were teenagers then divorced in their early 20’s. I have always been a carbon copy of my mother, who is a hard-working, get the job done type. We lived on welfare and in low income housing. My mother worked very har...
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