Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004

Just myself and MissyA home this evening..
I cant be bothered eating. <shock horror!>
What is everyone having for dinner?
I know I will get hungry later and blow money on take away I wont eat.

Didnt stay long enough!

Always good to see the Shellster and she is a skinnyminny gym chickybabe
these days! fwoar!

Well Ky (9yo dd) had her orthodontist appt. yesterday. Looks like shes ready
for her plate! She has an anterior cross bite...he bottom teeth come up
oover her top teeth adn slightly to the side.
So fingers crossed the xray we had done yesterday confirms the  ortho's

I got my furniture finally! Well kinda got it lol. Went and paid for it,
asked for a 10% discount and he gave me a 7.5% cut and free delivery! yay my
furniture comes on Saturday!
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Governor Kathleen Blanco (D)  has signed a bill making it a crime for a
parent to
intentionally withhold child support payments
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2020965&nav=0nqxOduK

I am dealing with a somewhat unusual situation.  I am a 40-year-old
divorced woman, and I am presently raising my 4-year-old daughter as a
single mother.  The tricky situation, which I am somewhat embarrassed
to admit, is that my daughter was conceived because of an incestuous

My daughter decided on monday that it would be a good idea (well maybe
decided is a little strong for a 2 year old) that she should eat 2 ears of
corn at least.  I know 1 ear was actualy raw the other was cooked.  My
friend left them on her counter and no matter where we moved it to ...

DS who will be 2 in a month has shown some interest and readiness in potty
training. Right now I am just letting him do his own thing and I am not
pushing the issue. Our baby # 2 is due in a couple of weeks so I know DS
will have some adjustment issues so for now sitting on the ...

Former child support enforcer pleads guilty to failing to pay his own
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/9118822.htm
He faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date
has not been set.

This should be headline news across all the major networks.  How a father
could be sentanced for 4 years in prison for failure to pay a $1600 debt for
adult no less!   This is absolutely incredible.
Congressional candidate sent to prison for failure to pay child support

I understand what is being said regarding abortion and adoption, but
have been under the impression that marriage changes the equation a
bit.  I'm not certain whether it was doctor preference or state
guidelines, but I needed my husband's signature when I got a tubal

Our son has been accepted to the magnate public school in our area for
Kindergarten.
He attended pre-K at a regular public school. He/We love the staff and
activities at the regular school and felt it would be good for him to

This is my first post but I have a serious question. My 8-year old
daughter is still sleeping with her mother (we're divorced 5 years now)
and shows no signs of changing that habit. Her mother doesn't appear to be
willing to change the habit either and even has the child's ...

Was this discussed before? I had to ask. What do you all think about
the US sitcom Everybody loves Raymond? Frankly, I get all agitated and
my bp goes up whenever that MIL walks into the door. DH cracks up over
each joke but I get all worked up. I can't believe anyone can live in

Satellite to track released sex offenders
http://www.tennessean.com/government/archives/04/07/54224165.shtml?Element_ID=54
224165
The board will collect a year of data on the program and take it back to Gov. Phil Bredesen and the legislature so they can decide whether to take the ...