Let me start by saying this is a rant. Please don't respond by saying something negative. We all know what it is like to be frustrated and need to get things out.
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Last night I was talking to my husband about learning a new language and then teaching it to our son (now 19mo) when he's a little older. I've done quite a bit of re...
My mother was recently laid off from her job which was a shock to all of us. Since then, we have been trying to be as supportive as possible. She lives by herself and...
My dad was in the hospital for a while. I was calling my parents a couple times a day to get progress reports since I live so far away. In that time I had lots of fam...
I have a toddler boy and a newborn baby. I am writing this from my hospital bed. I ended up with an emergency c section, and I am realizing that my ability to move ...
After reading Patricia G.'s Q&A about what a typical 7 year old can do for themselves, I feel like a total failure. My kids are 16 and 14 and can't/don't do half of ...
I have 3 little ones ages 5,5 and 6. And I appreciate them, very much. When I was growing up I was loved but my parents were short on money and time, and I wanted t...
I am the mother of an independent and happy 15 month old boy who is the apple of me and his daddy's eye. His daddy works very far away from where we live and I work ...
As a SAHM, I thought managing my time would be easy but for me it is not. I have two children ages six and one. My oldest is in full-day Kindergarten. I put her on th...
I'll try to make my story as brief as possible... :)
I'm divorced and have 2 really wonderful boys. I have a really great job and have recently been given a new op...