Posts by mandalamama

i can't go out on orange days because of my asthma, but my daughter doesn't seem to have any problems at all. she's very active outside, super healthy. i still watch for signs of anything unhealthy, though. she's more at risk of...

whenever my daughter's felt stressed during the day, she asks to fall asleep in my bed. i love coming to bed at my bedtime and looking at her sweet face sleeping and dreaming :) sometimes i tuck her in myself and fall asleep along with...

could reflux be a problem? my daughter was born with GERD (as was i). i thought i'd never need a paci but it turns out our saliva has healing enzymes in it that prevent esophageal damage, so she had the "soothie" brand teal ones. what...

hi, i'm in one of the areas hurricane Irene will hit. i'm disabled, no car, and a 6-yr-old child. i've weathered these storms for years on the NC coast, didn't think we'd be affected by one in NH! i'm in Keene. we're actually have...

Quote: Originally Posted by what to do  Now his son is 20 years old and lives in another state.  He  is engaged to a women in her thirties with 2 small daughters.  She messaged me about the...

re: flip-flops ... my girl is just like me, half flatfoot, for some reason flip-flops are the most comfortable choice for both of us. she learned to walk wearing Robeez or barefoot, though. i wear flat sandals with either a toe post or...

is it possible there are "alpha" children just as there are alpha adults? if so, my daughter's newest friend M is definitely an alpha. my girl is usually pretty mellow, she sits back and watches until she figures out where she wants to...

we live in a busy apartment complex, the road between parking lots is at our front door, with a small sidewalk in between. too much stuff on the ground,  so i had to convince my girl to wear shoes early on. she fought it, got a...

lots of good suggestions here, a lot of it i've already tried. i have one friend i can barter with, i do child care for her help with housework and rides to the dojo. i'm still looking for a job i can do within my health/ability...

ours has been a difficult situation, so i just keep pics of my ex and his family in a photo album. i keep the ex's pics separate from the rest of the family in the book, because my girl wants to see pics of her Grammy and cousins more...