Posts by Monkeygrrl

Quote: Originally Posted by lilabet  You were quite forceful - saying she "took it away from him". And saying it is apparent he has a need for it. When you actually admit that's not the case at all - now you mention night...

Quote: Originally Posted by lilabet  I think you might have misread - this child is 3 years 5 months. Not 5 months. Certainly old enough to give up a binkie.   No, I didn't misread. And he may be "old enough" to...

Quote: Originally Posted by ck1    He's always been a great sleeper (not a good napper), not without occasional bumps along the way though, but nothing like this. When he wakes up crying he genuinely wants...

I have just never lied to my kids. So we talk about Santa and how people believe in him. We talk about why we celebrate Christmas. And what the spirit of the holiday should be, and how it should continue throughout the year, not just...

My 6yo makes obvious statements like this, too. I tend to just go along with it.   "You are right, he is bald. Do you think he shaves his head like Daddy or Uncle? Maybe he is sick, remember when I had cancer and all my hair...

In California, if there is an outbreak at the school, some kind of notification is supposed to be sent home to everyone about the outbreak, and we are told that unvaccinated kids will be required to stay home so they don't get sick or...

I want a ped: Who respects me as a mom.  Who doesn't assume they know what is best for me and my family because they are the "doctor".  Who deals with the issue I came in for, and doesn't look for other things to...

My boys are 9 and 6, they bathe themselves, and we talk about this a couple times a year. But we also talk about how they are washing their hair, and to make sure they are using soap all over their bodies, and to not pee in the bath...

I think vaccines harm everyone who has been given a vaccine. Even those who say "I had all these vaccines and I'm just fine". Maybe they have allergies that they wouldn't have had. Maybe they have food allergies or sensitivities that...

People can ask you to do a lot of things, it doesn't mean you are going to follow through with what they want you to do.    I would state that the exemption stands as it is, and you are not going to discuss your child's...