Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / August 2003

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Well my little monkey read her first book out loud to me today :)))
Shes been wanting to read for ages and has been picking up words here
and there. I wasnt sure whether to try her on one of those Reading
schemes cos I like the idea of her learning naturally but I thought her

Just thought you'd all like to know how we usually deal with those fly by
posters who try to create problems within the news groups [aka tr0llls].  We
regard this good practice for dealing with two year olds and do the ignore
them thing.  Sometimes we get particularly intrigued with ...

Boo is going through a very cute phase. every thing we do for him gets a
big 'thank you, lee' or 'thank you daddy', usually accompanied by a kiss.
and i do mean everything! new shoes, bowl of cereal, bath... it's so
sweet.

having a small pity party, not that I deserve one lol, but things always
come in lumps.
Yesterday I noticed that one eye was really sore, put it down to grumpy
contact lens. Then we went out in the evening to the works sports and

This was my 11th baby (10th pregnancy) and I was planning an
unassisted homebirth, I already had birthed 6 babies at home
and my last child Seth was also a planned unassisted birth.
I felt, and still do feel, homebirth is the safest birthing

How come 1/2 the new posts have a line and an x through them and say they
are no longer available? This has never happened to me before. Some of the
posts from months ago are still available but SOME more recent ones aren't.
I'm reading through OE. Any ideas?

Well as you all know I posted that we would be moving.  Well my sister is
having a major problem with me and my hubby bringing our two cats!!  I'm not
staying in her house so why does she even care!  Second my SD said that if I
get them declawed then it would be ok.  My sister said ...

Ciarán has been potty trained since April, and apart from the odd accident
he's been dry at night since then too.
Lately he has been getting up early and changing out of his wet pyjamas
before I even notice, I don't know until I go into his room to make up his

the lads are at their grandparents overnight, we are sleeping in in the
morning!  i am not getting up for anything.  until i have to go and get them
of course!
going to an abba night!  love it.

How old are babies when they can have raw fruit, that has been mashed.
My other question is about avocado.  I know it's good for babies but do I have
to cook it first or mash it up raw?  What is a good age to start avocado?
She will be 6 months soon, so it's a little early to start ...

I have to be honest - I cannot stand the taste of water. I hate our water
because it tastes chlorinated (they swear it's not) and I can't afford
bottle water so ...
Can anyone think of any alternatives?

Well this has sure been a year that I wish I could just forget. I early
spring dh and I went through a bad spell . We have been working on things
and have been able to work things through and been feeling closer than we
have in a long time(been married 13 and a half years). Now ...

Ya know how you never know what your 3 year old is going to do or say?? Andrew
gets me EVERYDAY!! Today has been the funniest...
The little Girl I babysit is 4 and she and the boys were outside in the
breezeway of our building on their bikes...and they decided with her help that

We have a wide variety of creatures and critters that show up around these
parts and sometimes in our house.  I think you all have become aware that we
share the desert here with some of the more wild things that exist.  Anyhow
two nights ago and then again last night we spotted ...