Posts by peaceful_mama

you cannot whine to Mom if the baby calls you a bad name or tells you to shut up.  YOU said it in front of him, YOU taught him it.

We don't pee in the corner of the bedroom, nor do we laugh at your brother while he's doing it

WOW I have a 7 year old and he seems so young to be thinking about money!  but maybe we should.  My friend told me when she was I think high school age, her mom had like a fake checkbook thing she bought--designed to teach...

As a daughter living with my mom....the absolute best thing my mom has done for me is listened, answered a few questions, and allowed me to make my own decisions.  I do not know to this day if she truly agrees with my kids being...

You're right.  I haven't.  I did go with her to the surgeon's, and other than speaking up when she started to answer something differently from what we'd discussed at home, I allowed her to speak for herself without...

UGH!!  WOW.  My dad had 3 sons 20 yrs. older than me (and 22 and 23 years older)  They were teenagers when they, at different times, but as I can gather, not the *same* time, chose to live with my parents.  They...

I have.  I'll hand my oldest one my phone to play with and run in somewhere.  I always take the keys.  I do it to pay for gas too.

And lives with us.  It's my mom.  It's breast cancer.  Diagnosis given today, next step unknown.  Surgery was mentioned.  She got the news in a phone call from her doctor.  (who knows my mom no longer...

Well, we are using disposables. I used cloth on him all the way up to the point that he outgrew what I had.  We had a traumatic fall--the season!--last year with baby brother in the hospital for 6 weeks.  He only pee-learned...

Oh god.  My first child was the easiest. kid. ever.  Which is unfortunate because I could've used at least a little resistance for his siblings!  I mean literally I remember ONCE dealing with a public meltdown--on a...