Posts by california_mom

All good advice. Thank you.    When my child is crying, it's hard to be the sane adult in the situation, especially when my first reaction is to drag the bully off the playground by his ear. I am going to have to work on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Melirose  I really don't have much experience with bullying as a parent (my lo is almost 2). That is a tough situation. I hate seeing kids act that way. I am bumping your question up so...

We had an bullying incident on the playground recently and I am still worked up (and it's been three weeks). My 5-yr old son was at a neighborhood playground located next to an elementary school. The playground was busy with lots of...

I am looking for a tent trailer (or pop up trailer) that someone may have that they don't use anymore. I want to take my son camping (sans dad) and I need something that's easy to pull and set up.   I don't have a particular...

We euthanized my 17-yr old cat last night, and I just woke up from a dream where he came to me to say "Goodbye."  I am not thinking straight right now, so I thought I'd ask you this question because I don't know how I feel...

Soon this will be a moot point because my son will know how to use my iPhone, but until then I'm worrying...   We had an incident recently where my son and I were home alone for a few days, and we both ended up with fevers and...

There are two remedies you can try. I've tried both and one hasn't worked for me and the other is unknown (but there are no more fleas).   1. Put a huge dish of soapy water near where you suspect fleas. Place a lamp over the...

I realized that one of my dogs has a chicken allergy. Upon learning that, I started looking for pet foods (I do this every few years).  I realized that Innova & California Natural, which is what we were feeding him, is owned...

We use the Joy of Cooking recipe. Substitutions are soy milk (organic Safeway brand) and Egg Replacer. We also use some wheat flour every now and again. They are delish! And also freeze well, so we can pop them (the small pancakes we...

Let me preface this by saying I'm not sure it's an allergy, but it could be.     I have little red, sometime itchy bumps around my mouth and on my cheeks, predominantly on the left side but it happens to both sides. It...