Posts by jjawm

It looks like I'm very close to getting a job which I am over the moon about. I have found a daycare I like, and am on a waiting list - looks like dd can get in there in the summer. Until then, a friend has agreed to watch her at her...

A very similar thing happened to us about 3 weeks ago - dh's car blew a gasket, and wasn't worth fixing. We did sell it to a junkyard for about $270, though. Are you down to one car, or no cars? If it's one car, and you keep it at home,...

Yeah, as they get older, much more $$$. School fees. School supplies. Camps, swimming passes. Even things like going out to eat, hair cuts, and shoes add up, and add up fast. When we decide to go on a vacation (we have 3 kids), cost...

I had braces when pregant, and had no issues.

Dh is the custodial parent, so if for some reason he was out of town, yeah, the kids would stay with me. My stepsons' mom works, and she'd have to drive them to and from school, which would never work.

Quote: Originally Posted by lab Sounds like a preteen thing. When my oldest turned 12 he would hug me very stiffly and hold me at arms length. You could see his brain going "oh god - mom has boobs!" LOL ...

Thanks. I'm not even telling them about the bite mark, because the guy was so apologetic and upset at his dog.

My neighbors have a dog who is quite aggressive towards other dogs (which I did not know until yesterday). I have a lab who loves everything that moves. Yesterday their dog was out front, off leash, but in their yard. I brought my dog...

Thanks, ladies! I was figuring it was normal. It doesn't bother me - dss probably hasn't got a clue he's being so obvious about it, LOL. And yeah, proto - no "eww, that's my mom" thing, which, silly me, I had assumed he would...

or something completely normal?? (X-posted in blended families) Dh and I married 6 years ago, when my dss were 4 and 6. Older dss is now 12 1/2. Dh has primary custody, and the boys are with us during the week, and see their mom...