Posts by Theoretica

I'm late to the thread but just wanted to to all the replies saying don't do it. Your beliefs are yours, your right to raise your children is yours, and it's ok if MIL disagrees. This will be the first of many opportunities for...

My 9yo is in a sneaking food phase, and after raising her older siblings through it already, I can assure you this sounds in the realm of normal and ok, and I don't think it's a huge deal unless a huge deal is made of it. I think with...

I think it's grossly inappropriate for a child to 'parent' an adult about their legal choices, even if we disagree with them. And the idea that some people aren't 'educated' about smoking is ridiculous, there's little doubt that the vast...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bluegoat I just don't see how, even if someone "used" images of the kids for something, it would really make any difference to us. If someone wants images of kids, they can snap...

Well. I've emailed GearGirl and haven't heard back, I hope she's ok! After reading her amazing enthusiasm and motivating encouragement, I've decided we need to keep this thread going In Absentia so she can see the awesomeness that she...

Quote: Originally Posted by doubledutch such as? I'll make a list and post it!

Quote: Originally Posted by AFWife Agreed. I've known some fantastic foster parents. Every time I watch I have to fight the urge to start tossing stuff in bags. Some of the episodes chill me to the bone...

What about those odd, random things that don't have a specific place? What then? I do GREAT with categorizing, but these damned little things that have importance yet not enough to have their own PLACE...GRRRR!!! Any ideas?

We're doing multiplication with my 9yo! Here's what I did, and she LOVED it. Print out the times table square, point out there are 100 facts to learn...but they don't have to learn 100 facts! Ask what they know. They know the zeros,...

I'm hooked on it, my house is definitely cleaner now because of it