Posts by squimp

Aww, poor guy. And big hugs to mama. Camps can be so hard - I always think about it if I were in DD's shoes - I'm an introvert and I'd be totally terrified - meeting new people, not knowing what was coming next, etc. It's good that...

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnS6 Personally, I'd let it go. Do NOT try to make it better. She's angry, but she hasn't come to you about it. Right now, the potential for this to blow up in your face is huge. I...

Mine knew at 3. DD was kind of shall we say independent, so when she would walk off from me in a store I would come up behind her and ask her her mommy's full name and phone number. I told her that one of these days she was really...

Gymboree and Gap make some, and they're often reasonable when on sale. Old Navy too. And CWD kids sells Sara's prints ones that are really cute and sometimes on sale.

I agree with your friend. My parents grew up very poor and education was everything for them. They let their love of learning and their drive take them to amazing places. So education was always so important for them. They supported...

I have no experience with something like this, but wow, I would not like how they handled it. It seems like anyone with any sense on such a sensitive matter would first talk to the kids independently, preferably with their parents there...

We chose public school because frankly they are better than the private school options here. The teachers are certified, they have more experience, they are paid better, and they are more capable, as a whole, of differentiating their...

If your DS is going to Muddy Creek, south town or southwest would be more convenient. Southwest can be really quiet. Our friends in south (east) town even still have a 10 mile drive to Muddy Creek and decided against it for their kids...

Our M school did not allow parents in the classroom. If you were lucky, and your classroom had a one-way window, like ours, you could see in and observe what was going on in the classroom. My DD didn't like going to school and I needed...

The gym teacher at our school recommended taking the pedals off and letting them run around for a week. For my skittish 6-year old I took her on a grassy hill, and she was biking on her own in no time.