Posts by Storm Bride

Quote: Originally Posted by MichelleZB  You may be able to minimize damage, though, in two ways: 1) Have a talk with your friend. Say that swearing isn't allowed at your house and see if she can talk to her...

Quote: Originally Posted by LRMamaS  It's actually the other way around.  We are very strict about the use of salty language around our kids.  This other couple's kids are the same age as ours.  And the...

My seven year old is more prone to meltdowns when he doesn't get screen time. I've never noticed any correlation, in either direction, with his older siblings.   I have witnessed what you're talking about with a few other kids...

Quote: Originally Posted by lilgreen    I prefer to challenge the climate of fear around parenting that I sense from our culture. I don't put my kids at risk, I simply weigh the risk vs....

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move  I think it reflects poorly on me that my first thought was "hell yeah!"    I love this. I feel I did an OK job because for several years...

I curse a lot, and a lot of it is around my kids. It's not something I worry about.   My parents didn't swear around us. A few of their friends did, but not much, and my parents didn't encourage it even a little bit. My...

Quote: Originally Posted by mum4vr  Exactly what Rachel88 & I were pointing out-- I'd assume everyone knows married people are likely to have sex or that when someone uses the toilet, they remove some of...

Quote: Originally Posted by inconditus  Where I grew up it also wasn't that weird to "put kids to work" by having them help out with small businesses or on the farm. Obviously not long hours but I think kids spend...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tahpenes  It isn't just "hot climates" in which children die after being left alone in a car. My father, who was a volunteer EMT in upstate New York, had to respond to a scene once in which...

Quote: Originally Posted by JelloPanda  It is against the law (here) to leave a child under the age of 10 unattended - even if it's just 20 minutes while you do your grocery shopping. "Just" 20 minutes? I've...