Posts by A_Random_Phrase

This really reminds me of an experience I had when I went to college. I lived in a small town until I was 7. My mom was a pretty liberal mom; way different from most mothers of the day. She had a neighbor who had two little boys near...

If you have an interest, take a class. For example, I was interested in painting ceramics and a friend took me to a ceramic store where, if you bought a piece, you could sit there and paint it (fire it, if it was a mug or a plate)....

Two books by Robert Mendelsohn: Confessions of a Medical Heretic and How to Have a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor. He was a pediatrician and he also taught in medical schools, in case you haven't heard of him.   This...

My daughter and I bought some on Amazon. It was bright yellow with a strong smell similar to cocoa butter. Some of the reviews said this wasn't shea butter, it was African butter. Some said this and some said that. I even wrote a...

This has been an educational thread to read. I do feel somewhat better about my own concerns for my 14yo ds. He will work to get money. He just won't have anything to do with books if he can help it. Anyway, I went into that in another...

I'm thinking that perhaps exercises that strengthen the pectoral muscles would help. Is it possible that there would be a breast size that is too large to be perky? I have no idea. And since I'm only a 34/36 DD, I cannot speak for...

I know you didn't ask me, but my daughter got chicken pox almost exactly two weeks to the day after her brother came home with it. With ds, he had a "bug bite" on his neck and scratched it (and complained about it). We looked...

Unschoonma, Ha! Well, I'm also homeless because I got divorced. Second marriage. It was "his" house and I let him keep it. My son has ideas of moving out and living elsewhere but I don't think he's mature enough and I'm...

Thanks. To me, it's important to be honest and forthright about our bodies and about sex with our children. Using euphemisms means, to me, that we are somehow embarrassed about our bodies.

Quote: Originally Posted by kawa kamuri  Quote: Originally Posted by MissMommyNiceNice   I don't like that term either, but you know, most of america is too embarrassed to say penis or...