Posts by crunchy_mommy

Thank you so much, I haven't been on here much lately and it was nice to come back & unexpectedly find these messages of support here. It means a lot to me. Unfortunately a lot of my friends have kind of faded away... I guess cancer...

Wow I had no idea the direction this thread would take!!! Micah_mae, please, please report it. It's not your job to worry about details or evidence. Let the authorities investigate. There may be nothing they can do but at least he'll be...

I know my habit of "shopping" from other people's trash on the curb is a bit weird but also obvious... what are some of your less-obvious weird or slightly embarrassing ways of saving money? One of mine is shopping for clothes in the...

Just figured I'd update since you all have been so encouraging & uplifting! It means a lot to me. I am 5 weeks post-mastectomy. Healing pretty well, anxious to get back to full strength (I'm still not supposed to be vacuuming or...

Your SIL is nutso. Who expects someone to show up at a party but won't tell them when or where it is? That's a whole 'nother level of crazy...

I don't see anything wrong with leaving out books your kids are enjoying! Really, it would be kind of silly to put them away just because others have done so. We did put the board books away when DS was 2 or 3, because he lost interest...

My DS is 4 and someone still stays within arm's reach. I imagine it will be 2-3 more years before I'm comfortable leaving him unsupervised. He can swim but for some reason I just don't feel it's safe yet... and also he is too short to...

I think if you have a random guest list -- a few family members, a few friends, some schoolmates -- then it wouldn't be rude to not invite her. However, if every other member of the family is on the guest list, then yes, you should...

I agree that it is annoying! My 4yo DS decided to cut his long hair but people still mistake him for a girl because he wears pink & flowers & skirts. He did ask once why people think he's a girl, but didn't seem particularly upset by it....

The yelling/humiliation thing would be extremely upsetting to me, and I wouldn't want my kid there again for that reason. The food thing doesn't seem all that horrible to me. Perhaps a bit weird, but not all that bad. I don't think...