Posts by seriosa

Quote: Originally Posted by The4OfUs This here is the rub to me - your husband says "thanks" to you, but you say "good job" to your child - why not just say "thank you" to your child,...

Not a reply, I was seriously wanting to ask the same question. I definitely praise my son a lot. When he does something new, when he achieves something special. Sometimes I just tell how happy I am to have him. I thank him for happy...

One needs to shrug off external expectations and set ones own priorities. I know easier said than done. Anyway, I have high standards for housekeeping, food etc. So does DH. We have a clear understanding: both our incomes (FT jobs) are...

Hi and thanks for the replies - DocsNemesis, we are going to Kenya. MamaEli, by the food you describe that sounds like your destination too, or at least somewhere else close in East Africa . I am generally not happy with the type of...

I don't see why the hostility. I guess that most mothers on MDC are well informed, have done their research and know exactly what they want and how they are going to handle their newborns and therefore don't need any outside assistance....

How much time do you have between when you get home, and when you have to get dinner started? This is what worked/works for us: As soon as I got home I would dedicate a half hour exclusively to DS. We would read, or play or whatever...

Not one response? No-one here has ever taken their children from a familiar setting to an unfamiliar one that required preparation, adaptation...?

I have cross-posted this in the "multi-cultural families" forum because the question is rather broad: In a couple of weeks we are taking DS on his first trip to Africa to visit his grandfather (my dad). We will stay 2 weeks...

I will cross-post this in the "parenting" forum because the question is rather broad: In a couple of weeks we are taking DS on his first trip to Africa to visit his grandfather (my dad). We will stay 2 weeks at my dad's...

We usually open a bottle of wine with sunday lunch. It takes us 2 adults till tuesday or wednesday to finish it. We also allow ourselves an occasional beer (with pizza!) or an after-dinner digestive liquer. I would like DS to grow up...