Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006

My three-year-old son qualifies for an itinerant teacher if we can find
a preschool for him, because of his... ah... poor social skills. (He's
also in the 99th percentile for cognitive and language skills, we found
out, if a mother may be forgiven for bragging.) Do any of you ...

Hi, I'm an investigative reporter for AlterNet, Salon and other
magazines, and I'm trying to get the word out about my latest expose.
Something for parents of troubled kids to look out for -- companies
that prey on fear and charge parents as much as $40,000 to hold

You'll recall I was sentenced to FOUR MONTHS in jail for being about
$1700 AHEAD of the court's order for child support arrearage
payments...making it illegal to prepay your child support ahead of a
court order here in Virginia.

Boo has a dental appointment tomorrow for fillings & a cap.
he's 5.5 years, has some oral sensitivities & more aural
sensitivities.
the work is all on his upper teeth. he had all 4 lower molars

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My daughter absolutely LOVES toys where she can start music playing on her
own. Does anyone know of a really good, toddler-proof CD or (preferred) MP3
Player where I could load it with GOOD music which she could then turn on
and off and dance to instead of that annoying digitized ...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060121-104330-4984r.htm
Forum: Kleptocracy in Virginia
January 22, 2006
For the third time in six years, Virginia officials are trying to sneak

Child support expert reportedly was jailed for child support
January 23, 2006
CONCORD, N.H. --New Hampshire nearly awarded a contract to fix its
child support guidelines to an economist who had been jailed for

This fable explains the destructive thinking of a liberal mindset.
ONE DAY, a man and a woman were sitting in their living room when an African
lion, escaped from the zoo, wandered through their screen door and into
their baby's room. The man whispered, "We've got to save our baby!" ...

Last fri my 7yo dd came down with the stomach bug, both ends.  After she
had 2 accidents in her pants I suggested a diaper so that clean up would
be easier,  she got dizzy if she stood up quickly to try and make it to
the bathroom and a diaper would be easier to change in bed if ...

I am behind, been out of work, paid when I could, and this is what she
said to me!
My kids are not hurting, I am college educated, and live in Michigan,
now with the Ford Way Forward Plan, Delphi, Bankruptcy, there is much

There was a lady I met in a playgroup last year.  We met maybe once or twice
outside the group and then had no contact for a year.  Out of the blue, she
calls me up to set up a dinner with her family.  As I recall, I said maybe
yes, but I'd have to call back to confirm.  At the ...

has set his alarm clock an hour early *and* set the alarm an hour early...
so it's just gone off now... at 4:30am
he's oblivious to it... fast asleep... but i've got him back... i've just
put salt in the crunchy nut cornflakes.