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"My Princess Boy" and "What Would You Do"...

I have a little girl (two actually) that are 1/2 princess, 1/2 tomboy. My 3 y/o has an iron man mask, pirate costumes, police costumes, as well as princess and fairy costumes. I have no issue with her playing with trucks or trains or cars. I seriously cannot understand why it's so "unheard" of to have boys play house or barbies. How many of you moms would be weirded out if your boy would be intersested in this kind of play? I have no boys yet, but my hubby agrees with me.

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My 4Yo Thinks of Me as Her Playmate. HELP!

I am a very hands-on Mom and I LOVE playing with my kid. The problem is, she is an only child & thinks of me as her constant playmate. We had intended to give her a sibling by now, but haven't been successful yet. Now that she's 4, I have a hard time getting things done because she is always interrupting me to play princess, or mailman or tag. She has a toy room and a craft area. We have a puppy that loves to play. I do play with her a lot. Her dad plays with her a lot when he gets home from work. But it seems as though she needs...

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Lost Job - Tell Daughter

My daughter is six. I lost my job 3 weeks ago but have not told her. Mostly because she is in an after school program 3 days a week and I had paid for the month. I'm considering keeping her in it 2 days a week next month for continuity as I am hoping to get another job pretty quickly. Now the issue! I feel so guilty when she mentions me working or going to work. Do you think it's a big deal that I don't tell her? I don't even want to tell her. I've always worked and I don't want her to feel like anything is different when this...

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How Do I Explain

My husband lost his job two days before Christmas. In January, we had to...