Posts by skreader

Different children have different needs as they grow.   DD when she was about 10 needed almost no input of management of her homework. DS still needed it until he was almost 14, and I still keep an eye out (just turned...

I agree w/ DHinJersey that  you should consider getting  rid of the animals. She needs to keep her animals clean and cared for and if she doesn't you will have to give them away/take them to an animal shelter. Ir is...

I would suggest to OP to be slightly less "a purist".  If she says "Say [desired word or phrase] in  English" - maybe just say it in English, then say it again in Arabic and add something like " English is OK, but I really...

My suggestions are pretty short. Maybe you can indulge your desire for a longer/frillier name w/ the middle name?   I checked some ideas here: http://www.modernindianbabynames.com/namesearch   Tara?   It's...

Hi Amie,   Sounds like you're working things out. I too sometimes have to tell my hubby I just need him to *listen* to me, hug me, and say that he loves me and there is NO need to try and fix things.   That said....

Chocolate has caffeine & usually also sugar - so no, not a huge nutritional boost. But, it's not cyanide either. I think my kids 1st had chocolate when they were toddlers, as a treat (maybe around X-mas or Chinese New Year).  

One thing that helps is to hang out with lots of mothers of boys. My DS (now 15) was quite a handful when he was younger. I remember bringing him over to visit my aunt and uncle w/ some of the other cousins when he was about 5. He was...

Hi Amie,   I'm not HS nor are my kids, but I wanted to respond to your words:   " I can't reverse time, but I definitely hope I can get past my own "selfish" needs for space and distance or find better ways to get...

I don't know about the Afghan context, but in HK and China - if jewelry - make it solid gold (999 gold= 24 carat) if you can manage it.  I think better some small, real solid-gold items for your sister-in-law and niece than larger...

2 suggestions:   1) Sandwich - wrapped in a piece of paper     Apple and/or orange     cookies or other treat   2) Cornish pasty  or Calzone or Pierogi     Apple...