Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / December 2007

I'm currently in my mid 40's and have recently started seeing a woman
with two children: a girl aged 10 and a boy aged 13.  I have never had
kids nor have I been involved with a woman who has had children so
this is new territory for me.  My sister has children and I have

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22879614-
5001028,00.html
FIVE boys between the ages of three and nine have been found dead in a
house in the northern German village of Darry today.

HEY ALL,
I HAVE ENTERED MY GORGEOUS LITTLE BOY INTO THE HUGGIES 'SUPER SMILER
COMPETITION AT WWW.BOUNTY.CO.UK AND HE NEEDS YOUR VOTES!!!!
PLEASE LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE AND VOTE FOR THE SUPER SMILER HE IS ON

My husband and I have recently decided (well, I decided and he is 75%
there) that our dear daughter will be an only child.  We are don't
want her to become spoiled and I work very hard to set limits for
her.  there are days where the slightest thing will set her off on a

Will our little boy is is almost 4 and I've started think oh no he should be
going to primary school next year but have no idea where to start! (I've
been in a panic about it and have been googling)
What am I suppose to do, and what should I be looking for in a primary

Yep, another one of these.
Wrongly Convicted Man Sued for Child Support
Posted: Today at 6:19 p.m.
Updated: 37 minutes ago

A British firefighter who donated his sperm so a lesbian couple could have
two babies is being forced to pay thousands of pounds in child support.
Andy Bathie, 37, initially agreed to help Sharon and Terri Arnold after
being assured he would not have to be involved in the ...

My son's Catholic school periodically has fundraisers where he can
sell $X worth of goods (calendars, cookies etc.) or his parents can
just write a check for some slightly lesser amount. I don't mind just
paying, since the overall costs are still pretty low. I wonder,

Given that circumcision is nonreversible body modification, it should
not be performed on minors under the age of 18, except for true
medical reasons just as any other operation.
Non-medically necessary circumcision on minors under age 18 should

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I make 13 buck a hour and work over forty hours a week and yet after child support payment and other deduction  my take home income is a little over $600 dollars a month. I am paying over 1000 dollars in child support to a women who is only working 16  week and live in a low ...

I'm supposed to help my grandparents shop for two of their grandkids
plus their adult son. This means that I pretty much have to decide
what to buy.
I got a very short list from the grandkids and the son but I still

I finally  got a chance to measure and weigh DD a few days ago. I knew
she was small, but she hasn't gained in weight or height at all since
August, at 13 months. She's 17 months now.
At that time she was in the 95th% for height and 50th% for weight,

74-year-old pedophile gets 210 years for assaults on 3 boys
http://lifecrime.blogspot.com/2007/07/74-year-old-pedophile-gets-210-years.html
By Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News
July 17, 2007

I have just finished writing the Zodiac 2008 and posted on my website
at www.geomancyhut.com.sg.  Those who are keen on what going to happen
next, do visit the website.
All the best,