Posts by AngieB

I have an Aidan. When we were picking names almost 11 years ago we had originally picked Austin because it was a family name. Then one of the Austin Powers movies came out and everyone was making jokes about the name. plus Austin was a...

Find a rental and get out! If you let her talk you in to the staying and buying the bigger house with her you will be trapped forever. Her being alone is not your fault or your dh fault.

I would not drop everything and go care for him. I would be supportive to the brother who is handling everything. Can you find outside care that can come in and help your brother? Some type of Hospice care?

Quote: Originally Posted by Grahnola Mum  Thanks AngieB,   Yes we can stay with family for as long as we need to which is great. Do you mind me asking - do you feel you have made any sacrifices to...

I would move back to be closer to family. I've stayed in the same town my whole life to be close to family. DH and I could have moved but made the choice to raise our children around their large extended family. Can you stay with your...

My youngest will start school in a year and a half (not that I'm counting). I am really hoping to go back to school and get my degree.

Yes, I did need to read that right now. I'm sitting here feeling guilty for not living up to MOTHERING standards and you are right, I need to parent the way it works for me and my family RIGHT NOW. Thank You.

My ds is ADHD. I would say that by the time he was walking dh and I knew there was something "different" about him. From about age 2 on we had him at dr.'s asking them what was wrong with him. We had test after test ran, we...

I think whenever you tell a child no you can't have or do something all of there friends do it becomes the forbidden fruit and it's all they can think about. We have close family friends with 2 boys. Mom is very stricked about video...

Yes, I have a 12 year old DD and she has a cell phone that she texts on. DD's phone is an old phone of mine that I gave her when I upgraded to a smart phone. We added her to our plan for $10 a month and she has unlimited texting. She...