Posts by rainbowmum

Quote: Originally Posted by wendyjoe It's not your job to make sure he has a good time with the kids OR that the kids have a good time with him, so stop making it your job. You're taking that responsibility away from...

Quote: Originally Posted by philosophicalmama Ugh- I totally get this. My stbx wants to come over have dinner and read books to the girls to sleep- and call that all of his visitation. Finally last week I said fine if...

It's complicated but then I guess all the posts on this board are lol. I am a SAHM to my 4 kids. Their Dad has always been around when he chooses to (more so now he is older than when the kids were young). But here is my problem. He...

My twin sister (who may read this as she posts on here but I know she won't mind) has recurrent psychotic depression. She spent a lot of last year in hospital and is back in as I type.. although she thinks she is coming home today....but...

How much housework - cleaning/clearing-up/tidying do you do on the average day? Do you use a system? Currently I spend most of my weekend cleaning/tidying only for the house to look dreadful again by Tuesday. Because we are so busy in...

I have mostly unschooled my kids but over the last year or so I have started to add more structure as I do think certain things important - like learning times tables, being able to spell. My kids have not taken to this change easily...

I wouldn't go back to eating meat but maybe fish one day. I suppose I would have to get over any mental issues I have about it, ya know worrying I would throw it all back up lol. As a child (raised omni) I only really ate fish fingers as...

I have used reading reflex with my kids and think it is a good book. After quite a way through the book we also did some whole word recognition. Although lots of folk on here will tell you not to worry, kids will learn to read, I...

I have been vegetarian for 24 years and was vegan for 10 but currently am back to being vegetarian. I recently started to look at my diet. Now, firstly I am sure most people can live well on a balanced veggie/vegan diet but I am...

Thanks for all your replies. Here in the UK kids at 14 start studying (at school but most home-ed kids too) GCSE's. At school you would take 2 years to do them and finish compulsory education at 16. You can then go on to college at 16...