Posts by tropicmama

Keep it! My son is 5 now but he still loves his train set, he was obsessed between ages 1 and 3, his number one favorite toy of all time and even now that he doesn't play with it much, he will not part with it! All his other toys he...

When I was growing up, we were poor, I had like only few toys and clothes so when I became an adult, I think I started holding on to stuff to make me feel secure and shopping became sort of a therapy. If I saw something on clearance I...

Hi! I have moved like 5 times since getting married 11 years ago and twice with my kids. It is not easy! Packing is not easy either with toddlers running around and "helping". We just moved in January and moving again in the spring!...

I second latkes or potato pancakes! We eat a lot of those around here, can experiment with toppings, with some onions in them, top with sour cream, or eat them with sugar or apple sauce. Can mix zucchini or shredded carrots.. I am...

I just need to vent... got a little irritated by my ds's kindergarden teacher.... I am eastern european, my husband is arab and so yes, my ds is mixed and I guess looks a little different from his classmates. We moved to a small town...

I have a 5 year old ds who is starting kindergarden this year. I have observed some behaviors in him, which before I just thought were part of being a kid, but now I'm not so sure. First of all, academically he is doing very well,...

I am trying to save on groceries, recently moved to a new town and I am trying to figure out which grocery store or stores I should shop at. I struggle between trying to eat healthy (as organic as I can afford which is not much) and...

Speaking from my own experience, I have a 22 month old girl who is completely NOT interested in her toys. She loves anything that is not a toy. So I bought her household stuff and she loves that so much more than any toys she has. She...

Hi, I'm new to this awesome forum:) I have been a vegan for only little over 6 months but a vegetarian for close to 23 years! I'm a part time nurse, and a mommy to awesome almost 5 year old and almost 2 year old....

When my dd was born, my son turned exactly 3. He used to be the center of my world and I felt so guilty that suddenly I wasn't giving him enough attention. What I did for the first year, I tried to plan our activities somewhat, so...