Posts by mommyabroad

Thanks QueenoftheMeadow for jumping in -- there's been so much activity on this forum. And it looks like there's a mix of mentors and mentees signing up. Would-be-mentors, if you see a post that resonates with you, please send a PM. ...

DS isn't nursing anymore so no BM here. We've been doing eye washes and then using colloidal silver but his eyelids and undereye areas are peeling from the sulfur reaction. I'm thinking we're just going to have to go for the...

Thanks for the link. I took a look at the info and because he has the thick yellow/green discharge, it says the product shouldn't be used. Any other ideas?

My son just had a terrible reaction to a sulfa-drug to treat pinkeye. His eyes are now swollen shut. Pre-drug, I had been doing compresses of chamomille and/or chickweed for two days but the discharge was getting heavier and heavier. ...

Just to add to the discussion -- DS signed a great deal when he was a toddler. He could combine signs but didn't "talk." I even had him evaluated for language at age 2. Then one day, when he was 2 1/2, I put him down for a nap...

Prennamama -- good to "see" your post. And so funny about the timing because I was in the shower today remembering how years and years ago I was captivated by a program on tv about virtues/values parenting. I recalled a...

I'm inspired (and relieved).

1 year post-weaning, I am still reminding my almost 5-year-old DS not to touch or play with my breasts. I've gotten really uncomfortable with it. He loves them so much and will touch them any chance he gets -- he still wants his...

Thanks for sharing your stories and thoughts ... keep 'em coming : I'm taking a lot away from each of your responses. And plantmama, I had to laugh about your son's pink kitty boots. My son had a pair of pink kitty socks that he...

How to raise a strong boy while honoring sensitivity, kindness, and gentleness... and a love of the color pink? I've come across several books about raising emotionally solid boys and wonder how you mdc moms are actually doing it? DS...