Posts by andromedajulie

thank you, Nayma!  

I plan to expose my now-20-mo old to it. I am just hoping that when I find it, it will be a convenient time (yeah, right!)   Our doctor recommended it. In addition to it being a stronger immunity, the boosters are so...

I highly recommend the series by Robie Harris. There are a few, for different ages. They are spectacular!

Thank you for the support and for these ideas. It sounds like I need to just wait and see what happens. It is hard because I feel like I have been in denial for 2-3 years and now that I am getting help, I am fixated on getting it...

I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Please be kind. I feel like a horrid parent and don't know what to do anymore.   DD1 is 9 1/2 and has always been difficult. For so many years I just thought she was tough, then I...

my heart goes out to all of you. my ex-husband has Aspergers and neither of us knew it until we were divorced. The divorce was the right thing anyway, in our case. But it sure would have explained a lot of crazy-making stuff. I think...

My LO is only 19 mo but she eats shirtless most of the time.

Mama, just wanted to offer support... my DD1 was (and still is - age 9) a very high needs child, and until I had the second, I didn't realize she was just that way. I thought it was me for a long time, couldn't understand why everyone...

I don't think being with my nursling is martyrdom, either. I am committed heart and soul. But I also don't think that grandparenting is anything like parenting. Furthermore, every person from a previous generation that I've ever talked...

Wow everyone. Thank you for all these replies (mostly).   You know, I really washed my hands of the Mothering community after some fascist/guilt type commentary that occurred when my DD1 was little. Nine years later, I'm...