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Mom Gives Birth in Her Pants {ParentDish}
Jun 11th 2009 12:11PM Actually, in England, where this took place the significant other in married couples are referred to as partners.
Should Brother and Sister Share a Bedroom? {ParentDish}
Mar 5th 2009 6:06PM When my husband was making $150,000 a year we managed to put $30,000+ into savings and put 10% down (above that) on our house. That would be almost half of his income. We don't use credit cards (though we due have minimal debt due to a previous divorce.) Tell me, were you able to put half of your income into savings (we bought our house in Nov. so the year was almost over) and still live ABOVE your means? If so, can you tell me how.
Should Brother and Sister Share a Bedroom? {ParentDish}
Mar 5th 2009 3:01PM You make me laugh. Living above my means. I was living AT my means. We earned enough to pay our bills and put money into savings.
Not that it is any of your business but my husband & I spent over $40,000.00 of our savings to pay bills over the last year. We cashed out over 90% of our retirement savings, wow, not even 30 and we were being responsible about our future. So, yes, we had adequate savings to live for 6 months. What ultimately did us in was the medical bills that piled up while they couldn't figure out why my husband was in such great pain (and, YES, he had health insurance, lot of good that did and, YES, he continued to work full-time, even though he had to come home and spend the rest of the night lying down so he wouldn't pass out.) Pick a test, he had them all, it was his chiropractor client who finally asked if they had ever bothered to x-ray his back.
As for the recession. He went from earning $150,000.00+ to earning $50,000.00 in the span of 1 year. Come visit my house. I can guarantee that we spend less on groceries than anyone in my neighborhood. Our bills overall are minimal. Not being able to sell our house (which for the record we bought under market, got a fixed rate loan on & paid principal on) cost us BIG TIME.
Life's a b!tch. I get that. Will my daughter suffer because she we be living in a house with her Nonna, PopPop, Aunt Lisa, and her best friend cousin Lissy as well as her Mommy & Daddy? HELL NO! Will she benefit? HELL YES!
Are we asking for public aid? Going on food stamps? No. We still pay our bills and work our butts off to provide our daughter with everything she needs. Just because she is going to share a room with her cousin DOES NOT make us bad parents.
Maybe you should ask about the WHOLE story before you make snap judgements. Also, would you mind sharing that crystal ball you have cause I need to know if my husband is ever going to be able to carry his daughter around for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Should Brother and Sister Share a Bedroom? {ParentDish}
Feb 25th 2009 7:30PM isisaquaria- judgemental much? My dad was in the Army for 22 years, for 17 of those years he had 3 kids- 1 boy and 2 girls. As a high ranking officer the biggest on post housing he was considered for was a 4 bedroom. That does NOT mean that that is what was always available and when there was no housing the temporary housing (which at one post lasted almost 6 months) was a 2 bedroom, meaning we three kids shared a room and at that time we were in junior high and high school. Usually we had a 3 bedroom and my sister and I shared a room, it taught us the art of compromise. My siblings and I are all really close to this day and none of us resent ever having to share a room.
At this time my husband, 6 month old daughter and I are all moving home to live with my parents. We are losing our house because my husband broke his back and his business has slowed considerably (elite level personal trainer in Hollywood) due to the recession. My daughter will share a room with her 9 month old cousin (my sister lives at home with her daughter.) My parent's house is 4,500+ sq ft and every bedroom will be put to use. Are we bad parent's because we didn't plan on my husband breaking his back? For not planning on our house losing over $100,000.00 in one year taking ALL of our equity with it? For not planning on this craptastic recession we are in?
I think that we need to not judge a family who is doing what it takes to keep their family together. One of the biggest travesties of the Great Depression was the families which were torn apart. Parents who asked for help had their children taken away from them and were not able to get them back until they could provide a room for each child; don't you think it is much better for siblings to share a room then to be separated from their parents and, a lot of times, each other?
Cursive Writing a Thing of the Past? {ParentDish}
Jan 28th 2009 6:17PM In my family cursive writing is cursed. Due to learning disabilities writing in cursive is extremely difficult. I spent HOURS in second grade-fourth grade practising and it didn't help. I now write in a loopy print. I can write in cursive but it isn't pretty. My sister who has severe learning disabilities cannot write in cursive at all. Yes, it should be taught but a child should not be made to feel stupid if they can't write legibly in cursive.
Kate Gosselin Advice to Mom of Octuplets - "You Can Do This!" {ParentDish}
Jan 28th 2009 5:52PM You can always tell who doesn't watch the show by how they criticize it. Yes, Kate is short with Jon but if you have ever watched the two of them alone together you can see how much they love each other. They are doing the show because it will pay for the kids to go to college. Do you have a more feasible idea for how they can accomplish that without the show? If you have ever watched one of the "Question & Answer" shows you would know that the kids can opt out of filming whenever they want (Mady often posts a "Do not enter" sign on her door and that the film crew is not allowed to be there 24/7. Before you call them bad parents you should do some research...the kids eat healthy, balanced meals (mostly organic and made from scratch,) know how to help out around the house, do well in school, are showered with love & they get to have some really amazing adventures. Sounds like they are doing a pretty good job.
Cindy Crawford Snacks for Her Daughter {ParentDish}
Jan 26th 2009 11:42AM I never said the onsies led to anorexia. I simply said I found that they are DISGUSTING. And I struggled with anorexia for many years and still have eating issues so I would think that I, too, understand where it comes from. I think that our culture has fed into this image game and I think dragging infants and children into it is not necessary. Plus, the onsies tend to come in feminine colors/styles so I would say that they are targeting a group who, in the future, will be an at risk group. You will NEVER find my daughter wearing something like that therefor will she ever see a picture of herself in it, joke or not.
Hot or not? JetBlue decides for flight attendant {Gadling}
Jan 22nd 2009 1:57AM According to the original article a male flight attendant would not let her board until she changed into something that was more provocative (he allowed flight attendants with less seniority board.) She was working NOT flying stand by. After she changed into a lower cut top, tighter pants and added more make-up she was told it was too late and that she should have been dressed that way to begin with. She is losing out on income because she can not fly this route because she fears more harassment from this flight attendant. If what she says is true then she does, in fact, have a case.
Cindy Crawford Snacks for Her Daughter {ParentDish}
Jan 21st 2009 8:51PM I absolutely DETEST the onsies that say "does this make me look fat" or "does this diaper make my butt look big." DISGUSTING.
BWI - Breastfeeding While Intoxicated {ParentDish}
Jan 10th 2009 3:20PM Please do not judge all women who bottle feed so harshly. There may be a reason she is doing so. My sister had a very difficult pregnancy and due to health issues she was unable to produce enough milk for her daughter. She pumped what she could (about 5 ounces each DAY) and supplemented with formula until her milk completely dried up when her daughter was 6 weeks old. Without a bottle I would not have a niece.
