Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004

Has anyone been successful in getting a civil court order for payment of
child support monies owed and/or owing?  My child's father has missed a
year of payments now and shows no interest in even communicating on the
topic.  We have no court-ordered agreement, only a civil agreement ...

Do you believe that your member makes you sin? It has caused numerous bar
brawls, broken hearts, and ridicule. It influences most of men's decisions.
Most men think with them. What is your opinion?

hey guys,
I have a 5 year old son, for which I have been paying $260.00 a week, I have
been trying to have this amount reduced to my current income since I lost my
job nearly two years ago.  Every petition I filed has been dismissed by the

I have been reading some conflicting information as to what is the
appropriate age that a child should start seeing a dentist. Some say as soon
as the first tooth appears while some say around age 2-3.
DS will be 2 in a couple of weeks and I think a proper cleaning from the

I cant believe its happened already!
I have an engagement ring and 3 wedding bands (yes, yes, I am greedy.)
and my fingers have already started to swell!!!!!!!!
I can only fit on the engagement ring and one wedding band!

Well, in the continuing saga of illness and injury - P fell face down last
night and now has a bruised and bloody lip to go with everything else. Last
night I don't think she got much deep sleep - her nose is now totally
stuffed up and we have yet to see the end of her high temps. ...

I am using Lux Flakes for the girls clothes due to Bella's skin
irritation..
Well it doesn't clean their clothes properly they still look dirty... Is
there a way to clean them better??

I started back on my meds today.
/pfft
I lost my sense of humour somewhere... has anybody seen it?
i tell ya.. one more person says to me, "You have so much on your

Please pardon me if this question has already been answered. My son is
15 months old. I would like to know when is the appropriate age
(medically recommended) for putting him in a gym that would develop
his muscles, height etc. Any link or info would be very much helpful

What kind of absolute loser breaks into cars that are parked in the
carpark of a children's hospital?  He must have known he couldn't
steal the car but we still have to get the lock fixed for the second
time since we bought the bastard thing.

I am new to the board and desperately seeking help.  I chased around my ex
for 6 years and finally got a court order against him through the county
but they would not go back to the time I actually filed for support, only
from the time they found him - how do I go about suing him ...

Had the 36 week (@ 35 weeks 2 days) checkup today.
DW starting to get sick in the morning again.  Midwife suggested that
the body is starting to get ready for birth.  Anyone else had this occur?
Also DW had a fractured rib from a year ago, the bub has re-cracked it and

She's been so sick today. Her temp has been up around 40/41 on and off and
she has rallied quite well occasionally. However this evening she started
this awful uncontrollable shivering when she was in the bath so I wisked her
out ASAP. It lasted for nearly an hour afterwards and ...

My ten month old is a climber.  Looking ahead, I think it's going to be
a loooong winter cooped up with a 14-20 month old unless I get some
stuff to keep him very physically active indoors.  I'd like to put it on
his birthday wish list so I'm looking now.  Any recommendations for ...

DS (3 1/2) has recently starting fighting naps. And winning. It used to be
that if you left him be, he would go to sleep. With my in-laws, who watch
him once per week, they cannot just leave him be. MIL has to keep going in
and laying down with him to try to convince him to settle ...