Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / June 2004

Friday, May 14, 2004
By SUSAN PAYNTER
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST
Despite what you've read in the papers or seen on TV, former Portland

Jailer accused of having sex with inmate
By Russ Krebs/Tribune Staff
A Washington County Corrections Officer accused of having sex with an inmate
last month faces charges and has been released from her job.

I just introduced myself to the group a day or two ago...if you missed
that post, I'm Kathy, SAHM to one almost 9 month old girl.  Nice to meet
you all!
I am looking for advice on how I can get our nightowl DD to go to sleep

(Crossposted to mkm)
I haven't an inkling how to search for this on Amazon and I can't find
anything locally in Israel... I'm looking for a simple book, suitable
for a kindergartener, to help me introduce my daughter to the idea of

I have been lurking off and on for the past 2 years but have been getting
the urge to post so I thought I would intro myself before doing so....some
of you might recognize me from various other newsgroups.
I am Cherie, a 30 year old SAHM to DS who will be 2 in mid August. I have

I was just wondering.  I am planning on homeschooling my children when the
time comes.  Right now Bonnie and I are just working on the basics, 1-10,
colors, and shapes... #2 is learning how to find his thumb in the dark and
the basics of breathing as well as exactly how to kick my ...

Tidal waves in Manhattan. Tornadoes in Los Angeles. A blizzard in
Bombay. The culprit? Global warming. That's the story in the new
action thriller The Day After Tomorrow. The scenario is over the top.
But the fact is, global warming is happening now. Help us make sure

Increasingly panicked Troll "Sux" has begun adding to his most
recent posts, a suggestion that I "kill myself". A Court may
interpret these not only as defamations, but as criminal death threats.
Troll "Hirschfeld_Sux" is hiding. From his location, he expects readers to

The corpulent Mexican spammer known as Bob Hirschfeld is claiming I
defamed him. Perhaps he needs a new dictionary. "Defame" is defined as
"to harm the reputation of by libel or slander." Of course, my source
of information is the highest court in the State of Arizona, the

  Late in 1983 a man got married in California to a woman who had a
child that had been fathered by another womans husband. Two months later
the woman kicks the man out when she finds out that she's pregnant.
  During the next three years the woman makes repeated accusations to

How would one go about a driver's license and a background check is one were
seeking a nanny? Do you all have any opinion about finding a nanny through
an agency vs by yourself?
I am investigating many child care options right now. I am hating everything

Does anyone have any information on how Tax Return Garnishments are
implemented?  My ex is 2 years behind because I assumed it was easier to
overlook it than it is to continually obtain all of the required
information -- my ex has moved about 10 times in the last 1.5 years and

I cannot remember a thing form when my son was eight months old. DH says he
was sleeping through with an occaisional night feed. My DD, almost 9 months,
gets up once per night about 5 to 6 hours after bedtime for a feeding then
goes right back to bed. She used to sleep longer ...

My child is after some but all places sold out.  Advice please.

Can anyone provide me with a recommendation for a double jogging stroller?
Preferably one with a good sun shade (the single one we currently have does
a horrible job of blocking sun out of DS face). We already have purchased a
tandem stroller (or a "mall" stroller as DH calls it) to ...