Posts by philomom

Quote:Originally Posted by Escaping I would never call CPS on someone for having a dirty home. We've all been there (maybe without the feces) and I've never seen CPS help in cases like this, just make things worse. No, we haven't...

Is this a new friend? Tell her the home is not okay. Ask how you can help. Maybe she will respond to that. If not, can you talk to her spouse? She needs help and fast. No child should be subject to that amount of filth at any age. Not...

Tomorrow and Sunday! If you know a high school girl, she can have a fabulous dress and all it costs is time! :joy:joy:joy:joy:joy:joy

Like sparklefairy, I'm very worried about the unsupervised little one. She needs to have someone there for him or put him in care. If she leaves him alone too long... something is bound to happen. Kids are clever monkeys and they need...

I allowed my 24 month old daughter to spend one night away with her grandmother. And at 26 months she spent one night away with a trusted friend so I could have her baby brother. But neither one of them spent too much time away until...

Bumpo! This is next weekend!

Four hours is still a lot of time for kids to be in the car. If you are close to your mom, maybe go to her with this issue and see what she says. No one should feel so much pressure to keep everything fair.

Quote:Originally Posted by rcr Subbing (and if mine doesn't start working soon I am going to have to seriously reconsider TMing. Maybe I am doing something wrong?) My first couple of Tmaps did just okay. But this last one was the...

Yep, had the CNM in the hospital with my fastest birth. Just one and half hours from first real contraction to the three pushes that got him out.

I ditched them. We traveled at xmas time for many years to avoid the santa, gift bonanza thing that spoils kids rotten. Then we came home and made our own traditions, a winter solstice, no gifts. No muss, no fuss. The grandparents tried...