Posts by rda

Thank you all for your responses. I knew I just needed to get my mind on the right track thinking this situation through and you've helped me do that. I really hadn't even thought about the colleges vaccination requirements, though,...

I have been a MDC member for a long time and have lurked a bit, and I haven't been here regularly in a while, but this is the first place I thought of when I needed vax info! I have looked through the forum a bit and haven't found any...

Quote: I also don't believe that you need to encourage kids to keep up a subject that causes them to go into uncontrollable tears. Hearing your children and their view and helping them through it is one thing but there is a...

I have a 15.5 yr old dd, a 14 yr old dd and a 5 yr old dd. Number 3 was a huge surprise for us as we thought I was infertile due to an abdominal infection/surgery/scar tissue thing. No birth control of any kind for over 8 years and then...

When my 5yo DD asks such questions, I usually take it as an expression of her need to explore her own feelings about the subject. I try to get her to tell me more about what she's thinking, or worrying about, and answer her questions as...

I don't fault Chip and Kim at all for dividing the tasks as they did. I think it illustrates their greatest strength, the one I believe played the biggest part overall in winning them the race: their strong, loving, mature relationship....

In their defense, I think Brandon and Nicole made the right decision for them. As much as I would have liked to see Brandon's locks gone, it wouldn't have guaranteed them a win by any means, and it might have affected their careers for...

My favorite hint for getting kids to eat the most healthy diet possible is to put out the healthy foods when they are the most hungry. I fix the salad first at dinner time and set it out while I'm getting the rest ready. They eat it...

Yet another great episode. As for the whole Colin meltdown, I really had a hard time not calling him every nasty name in the book - my older kids were watching with me! While I know editing didn't allow us to see everything that ...

Fabulous episode last night! By far the best reality show on tv. I am really rooting for Chip and Kim, partly because of their obvious enjoyment of the adventure, but mostly because of the way they work together. You can tell they...