I married a guy who has an 11 yr. old son; making me a first time step-mom. His real mother and I get along pretty well, until recently she tried pulling some crazy s...
I am the proud mother of an 11 year old "step-son". I normally address him as my son but for the purposes of this message we will use proper terms. His mother was t...
I am a 50 year old woman. My parents had me when they were teenagers then divorced in their early 20’s. I have always been a carbon copy of my mother, who is a hard...
It's starting to really hit me that No. 2. won't happen and I am just really sad.
Due to finances, unemployment and my age, my husband is not on board. Even if f...
I'm having a dilemma, my child attends an early learning center 2 days/wk. I found a permanent job and now need to fill in the gaps until a 3 day/ 5 day slot becomes...
My question is what to do about booster seats...
I have been going back and forth on which brand to get and when to get them (infant and convertible choices were s...
Our family dynamic is unique. My husband has 2 girls both from different relationships. One is 17 and lives with her mother on the mainland. We live in Hawaii. Sh...
I would welcome any opinions on continuing my son on formula after one year. He was never breast fed as my medical past did not allow it. He has also never been a v...
My boyfriend and I moved in together and blended our families a year ago. He has a 6 yr old son who lives with us and I have a 13 year old daughter. They were close a...
My 6 1/2 year old son is VERY lazy. He is pretty well behaved for the most part, is respectful and responds to time out when he does something wrong (like hits one o...