Posts by UptownZoo

Quote: Originally Posted by november Thank you for your response, I'm sorry my first post is a jumbled mess. I'm bawling over here and just don't know what to do. I want so badly to just BREASTFEED and not pump and no...

Quote: Originally Posted by Punchy Kaby Does anyone keep a few outfits for keepsakes? What about some clothes that my Mom sewed, should I ask her if it is ok to give them away? I have one box per child of...

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbaby Yes. This. I tell DH that I'm just tired of being yelled at all day. Yeah. It's incredibly hard to be the adult and not react. Some days I do really well, and on those...

I SO wish I knew. It's a huge issue with DS7. I get very angry sometimes because he tends to treat me so badly around it. This morning, I'd been awake maybe 45 seconds when he asked (politely) for pancakes. I said that yes, I would make...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokering ETA: Huh. Apparently I got way overinvested in that comment. "Jejune"? Huh. Quote: Originally Posted by lindberg99 That wiki article was...

Huh. I've never heard that. My front loaders are 4 years old and I put vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser every load. No problems with my sensors at all, and I'm pretty much a home appliance maintenance/repair ninja.

Except for my youngest, who's 7, my kids are pretty much past the age for toys. Here's what I've learned. You need a set of essential basics. For our family, those were: a high quality, large set of wooden unit blocks; some soft toys...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sleepyheaded_Mama The counselor's thinking is that if we react in any way, he will continue the rage, but if we give him 'nothing' so to speak, he will stop because we've interrupted that...

"Oh, DIL, did you know that thus and such and this and that and the baby will be scarred forever if you don't x and y before a and b?" "Interesting. I saw on the news last night..." "Interesting. I heard at...

Not Colonial America, but my fave historical fiction are Winds of War and War and Remembrance.