Posts by MeepyCat

Quote: Originally Posted by meemee  it all began with Wonder bread right? mothers were guilted into serving wonder bread to their family and instead of cooking they were supposed to spend more time with their family....

Pre-e is absolutely not something to mess around with, so I'm glad your doctors are on top of it.  When they don't take pre-e seriously, they don't just get sued, they get REAMED.  This is a known, relatively common,...

You are definitely past the point where grounding is potentially productive, and the kid is not going to help you undig that hole. Five months of no activities or computer time is a serious academic impediment to a homeschooled kid -...

I don't know how you can get through to him either.  I'm so sorry.   I think sending your step son to live with his mom is a bad idea in this case.  As you point out - she hasn't expressed interest, he hasn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Taximom5  Meepy and Marnica, I think you make very good points, but I see it as a step towards losing confidentiality regarding medical records--and, in light of the fact that in some...

I think you may be misinterpreting the bolded.  Legally speaking, the doctor's office is saying that if the information leaks from the school, it's not their fault.  The school has to follow student privacy laws, and...

Fundamentally, I don't think it matters whether I approve or not:  It was her decision.  I'm really glad she's talking about it though.   The Supreme Court is considering a case regarding tests for the BRCA gene that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura Grace Weldon  These things change incrementally, usually due to demands by well-informed parents.    Yes, absolutely.  The articles you link, unfortunately, do...

My experience with my premature baby was that it just wasn't as simple as "skin to skin contact saves preemies" or "hospital regulations," and that an article about care options in Zimbabwe in 1994 (in a unit the abstract describes as...

I am not an AP goddess here.  I have two kids and a certain amount of protective laziness.  There are lots of reasons why parents need to protect their sanity and preserve their energy.   I am so sorry for what...