Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004

Had a visit from my ex work mate this afternoon. Cheered up somewhat from
hearing what a huuuuge mess the new librarian is in right from the first
week. I guess she is of the leap before you learn pursuasion. Oh my she has
set the cat among the pigeons with one of the decisions ...

Im not sure if Im in the right place or not? Is this board for parents trying
to get Cs or parents who have to pay cs or both? I guess Ill wait to post my
situation just in case...Thanks
Tracy

someone said even if you wait until after marriage to have sex you'd
be lucky to find a woman who has done the same....statistics show that
men are more likely to have sex before marriage. I think whomever said
that is having resentments about a personal issue?

Please, don't answer homemade.  I wonder which of the commercial baby foods
taste best.  DS never liked any of them.  I remember the Gerber fruits were
too sour.  Don't remember much else.  Anyone?

My older son, for many years my "baby," will be heading off to college in
the fall.  I've not really had this experience before; his sister's "leaving
home" was much more dramatic, and less positive.  While he's going away,
he's not going far; just to the Big State University about ...

Do you give your kids extra chores during summer vacation? Do you have
any trouble getting them to do their assigned chores in general? Do you
pay an allowance for household work?
What are your kids' least and most favorite chores to do around the

Where have all the Nic, Nik and Nicholes gone?
after that sudden influx they are sparse!
bimbette
If overseas Nic wants cheese n' bacon balls.. an address would be useful :p

When I went to the Quantico Marine Base, in Northern Virginia, I decided to
do a little bar hopping. At every bar I went to, there were older women
trying to trick/trap strapping little soldiers into parenthood. Apparently
in the towns of Triangle and Dumfries mothers teach their ...

For those that sleep in underwear, do you put on a clean pair before you
go to bed or do you wear the same ones you have been wearing all day? If
you put on a clean pair, do you wear them throughout the next day?
I've slept in skin all my adult life and even as a child I never ...

I have this friend who goes by the name "Tinkerbell" on the usenet.  She is
17 weeks pregnant and is having complications.  A poster that used to post
in the pregnancy groups is going around flaming her and spreading rumors
that my friend Tinkerbell does cybersex on the internet ...

Anyone who lives in Germany, can you describe the educational system?
We may have the opportunity to move there late this year or next year
with my husband's job and I am interested in how the school day works,
how times and classes are arranged. My school-aged children are 9 and

I have another issue and I'd like to gather some opinions.  My son is
9.5 months old.  Our sleep situation has always been tolerable, but I
think it's making a transition to the intolerable side.  
There are two specific sleep problems I'm having--getting him to

I, ROBOT
A film review by Steve Rhodes
Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes
RATING (0 TO ****):  ***

... but I don't think I'll be going to the Target sale after all.
Couple of reasons -my tax refund hasn't come back yet. I have nothing until
it does.
There's actually not a lot that I'm interested in. Anything I am Mum is set

i have 2 parenting books on ebay. we have other stuff as well, but you
probably won't be interested in that.
here they all are:
http://tinyurl.com/3ts5v or