Posts by lumi

Yeah, I guess you guys are right - I really don't need the money, and anything that brings him more into our lives would be bad. He'll get caught eventually , anyway ( I know 0ur state checks hunting licenses with outstanding chikd...

So, my ex-husband emailed me regarding the kids' xmas gifts. He explained in this email that the reason I hadn't been receiveing child support was that his current job is paid under the table (our state automatically deducts). So, he's...

DD just turned one this month, so she'll only be 15 months in February. I work full time, and he works an opposite schedule, so he knows she can be perfectly happy with him for several hours, she also has reverse cycled since I went bac...

In general, my DH has been wonderful about my attempts to raise our child naturally. Unfortunately, we've run into an impasse lately. DH feels that it's OK to leav our baby with his mom while we spend a WEEkend in Vegas. I've pointed out...

Thank you for your response. I have considered homeschooling - even looked up the regulations in our state and come up with a schooling plan that would work with my schedule. It's just that DH has made it clear that homeschooling would...

My oldest DD is almost 11 and in 5th grade. She's always been quite shy, but in K-3 had her best friend in class with her, which made things a little easier. We moved before the start of 4th grade, and she had a little trouble adjusting...

I was intimidated by cables, too, but they're actually really easy. Just dive right in, you'll do fine

DH works 4 nights a week, I work days Mon-Fri, so one of us is always home. We have two DDs currently in public school. 10yr old is very bright and does well grades-wise, but hates school because she's shy. She has friends in the...

High-larious. Kinda crude humor in some parts (leave the kids at home) but just hysterically funny.

I don't think your rules are wrong because they're safety issues. I'd be very nervous about letting anyone spend time with my child if they neglected to use a car seat (although, it sounds like your mom isn't likely to repeat that...