Recurring Expenses: First Years

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"Specific" Parenting Plan in Divorce Decree

I am preparing with my lawyer, the final decree and I WANT to be very specific. My ex and I do try to cooperate with each other when making joint decisions about our children but they are young. My oldest will be in pre-k this fall 2013 and her sister will soon be potty training. i don't want to have to go to court 10 years down the road because we can't decide who will pay for elementary/high school activities and their college tuition. Does anyone have specific agreements that they would be willing to share with me?

Clothing & Accessories

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What to Do with My Old Baby Clothes?? Vote Now!

Okay, the time has come for me to decide what to do with my old baby clothes. I have seven tubs of nice, albeit not-new, clothes. They are adorable. They hold all of my dearest memories of the girls' first years. So in my mind this is what the ideal hand-off goes like: I sit down with my dearest friend/ cousin/neighbor who is having her first daughter and we spend hours looking at each outfit. Her (the recipient) face is glowing with joy and gratitude at receiving such a precious and generous donation. She ooh and ahhs over each...