Posts by goldingoddess

Reading this thread makes me feel sick to see what mothering.com has allowed itself to turn into.  It use to be a haven for those of us that raise our children gently and instinctively. and a resource and a support place for those...

Quote: Originally Posted by chrissy collins  Putting himself to sleep is his first independent milestone and it will make him a happier and more resilient baby.  I know he seems really sad when you put him down but...

Time can change everything, and sometimes you just need to wait out a particularly rough stage.   The way I look at it, is that I choose to be a parent and therefore choose to not get very much sleep for the first 2 years of...

Ha yeah, the snow was from when we visited Sequoia National Forest years ago.   We were in the exact same situation when buying in 2010.   It was rare that a house had fewer than 20 offers on it.  And there were so...

Yep, we're in the East Bay.

We ended up buying a home we didn't love but it was what needed to happen for us.  Renting with animals in the bay area is very hard.  And mortgages are generally less than rents here.  I couldn't handle having next to...

You live in the SFBAY right?? We had the same experience when trying to purchase with an FHA loan in 2010. And the inventory is even lower now, so I'm sure it's worse. Best of luck, buying a home here sucks.

Hi, I can see your point.  It's so hard to read it and digest it without paragraph breaks though!!  I don't have much experience with older kids playing fighting games, we've been pretty sheltered with the 8 and under...

My reaction was harsh and visceral, because the comparison of a child playing rape to a child playing fighting games may be a philosophical inquiry for someone, but to me it is a sick comparison and one I'm not comfortable with.

Comparing children playing fighting games to children playing rape, prostitution and stealing games is ridiculous.   If a child were playing rape or prostitution, it would mean that they were being exposed to those instances,...