Posts by <3mymom

Thanks, I agree completely that it is her decision. Of course I want to say she isn't ready, and definitely not with this person but I can't make that call especially since I was younger than she is now and with a far worse person for...

Standard disclaimer: I am not a parent but would really appreciate the advice of some of the wonderful moms and dads on these boards. My younger sister is 17, I am 22, yesterday she sent me a message asking to talk to me about sex....

Although I am not a mother I just wanted to say that you're doing a great job helping out this girl, and it's so awesome that your daughter thought to go to you. I also wanted to add that there is the possibility of running into legal...

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm doing alright today, it's just been a really rough weekend, a second person died, then at about 1am last night my humidifier exploded and set my carpet on fire. It's just been a rough weekend.

Hugs to you and to your friends, I hope both of your friends can find the help they need.

I just lost a friend to suicide and I just don't know how to handle it. I feel angry, sad, numb, guilty, and like crying and puking all at the same time. This was a person I grew up down the street from my whole life, and I feel so...

Ok, I'm not a mom but I have to add my vote for a Corelle doll. I'm 20 years old and have had my corelle doll Jenny since I was born, Jenny was breast fed for probably the first 6-7 years of my life, dressed appropriately for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by AFWife I can follow a pattern...but MAKE one? I'm jealous! The Costume Technician's Handbook by Rosemary Ingham has really good and pretty easy instructions for pattern making. It's...

Quote: Originally Posted by AFWife I worked in the costume shop in college theatre. It was amazing how many people couldn't sew on a button. When I came in the instructor asked if I'd ever sewn before (yes, at home by...

You know another big one is a good work ethic. I'm not sure if that's necessarily a skill but I think my parents played a huge role in teaching me to have a good work ethic which has been super helpful in college for the school work or...