Has anyone had work cause labor? More info……….?

I wanna clean the outside of my house, stack wood, pick up my boys toys, straighten things up…….. Nothing too heavy, but it may be a bit strainuous. I work full time as a waitress in a very busy rest., also walk to work everyday, so you could say I’m used to hard work. I [...]

Childrens outdoor play set?

I bought my daughter a Step 2 Big Folding Slide from Toys R Us for her to play in the backyard. I am now reading the manual and it says to use either wood chips or shredded/recycle rubber 9 in deep and 6.5 feet around slide to prevent injury if she was to fall. Does [...]

Toddler eats anything and everything?

I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who eats everything. Hard plastic off of toys, she chews the wood off the crib, she eats wires, grass, dirt, poop (her own), books, paper, remote controls, dvd cases, hair, her own clothes, my leather couch, pretty much anything, she even chews off her finger nails and [...]

Two story home with open balcony. Dangerous for kids?

We live in a two-story home with a balcony that is open to the hard tiled foyer. The wood railed banister is a standard height. I am worried that my kids might decide it would be fun to try to climb over it or (may God forbid) try repelling or jumping down. Is this a [...]

Crafty Mommas? Nursery/New baby? ?

I’m just wondering if anyone has any ideas on things you can MAKE for your nursery. I really want my babies nursery to have a "personal" touch to it. Plus it’s cheaper this way. Here are the ideas and projects I already have: Toy box Wood hangers- but painted Maybe some curtains Quilt/blankets Receiving blankets [...]

why wood people come on this website intanet talking so bad about teen moms and welfare and single moms?

i am 18 with 3 kids age 4,3,1 and pregnunt. why all every body talks about here is shit about welfare and single and teen being wrong. i am all 3. my kids are fine. i start home depot in 2 weeks so i just be getting food stamps and medicaid. the 4 year old [...]

How often do you go through your kids toys and either throw a lot of them away…or give them away?

How do your kids react to it? I’m only throwing away broken ones, or ones missing major parts. The others are going to cousins or Goodwill. St. Jimmy, where did you decipher from what I’d written that I force my daughter to throw away her toys? We did it together, and I was actually surprised [...]

gift ideas for 10 yr boy, who is way smart, and sweet, innocent, artsy, not into video games or violence?

He is my step-son and visits during the summer. I live in Arizona, where it gets up to 116 degrees while he is here. So, there isnt much we can do outside while he is here. I also have a 15 month old daughter. She still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. I have to be [...]

How do you get yourself to throw away your kids toys?

I go to throw them, recycle them whatever… and all I think about is the 30 to 50.. sometimes 80 bucks we spend on it. It sooo needs to be done. I am so weak when it comes to purging! I need reinforcement.

I am a new foster parent and doing respite care and need some advice for dealing with emotions and issues?

concerning the children put into my care. Am feeling extremely concerned 4 some of the children being placed in my care and am feeling very emotional (privately) when dealing with some of their issues. 1 girl, who is available for adoption and has blown 2 adoptions and 6 placements, while manipulative, showed some promise of [...]

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