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Parenting and Work/Life Balance

Hi OS peeps! I have't really been on here much lately due to a recent change in my employment status (from WAHM to working outside the hous…

Started by Zealflyer

14 Feb 20
Reply by CJRW

Divorced Parenting

Hi everyone. I know it's been ages since I was here, and I apologize. Actually, the heck with that. Everyone understands how we fall off th…

Started by JTX

3 Feb 18
Reply by wookie

Politeness

I've been thinking a lot about this lately for some reason.  I have three kids and because I do a lot of mindless serving when I'm home, th…

Started by wookie

15 Feb 18
Reply by Kat

ADD/ADHD

So I am starting to suspect that at least two of us in this family have ADHD. But while it's easy to read the diagnostic criteria and menta…

Started by The Oracle

40 Feb 13
Reply by ks

His bad day=My bad day

Our 4.5yo E is still having some rough, unfriendly days at his prek.  I'm really trying to work with him at home, and will be meeting with…

Started by SweetJudyB

7 Feb 7
Reply by rommie

Tween Drama -- Parental Unit Summit Edition

Younger Son is in 5th grade. He's got a handful of buddies in the neighborhood. They can't all seem to get along all at once. Younger Son a…

Started by Kat

8 Jan 11
Reply by mightyninjamom

Why didn't I go all Mama Bear?

Of all the good and bad we survived over the Christmas holiday, I keep replaying one incident in my head.  E (4.5 yo) hit a wall around 3:3…

Started by SweetJudyB

5 Jan 7
Reply by Unconventional Parents

The new year gauntlet...

This is a sort of practical question. 3 kids, all in school, two full time working parents with commuting. We leave the house at 7 and retu…

Started by wookie

7 Jan 7
Reply by Unconventional Parents

Bad gift

For my birthday in the summer, my teenager had a great idea for me (an e-reader) but the execution was bad (he spent $50 of his hard earned…

Started by ruth

12 Dec 16, 2012
Reply by hotmama

Bad Business Name

I have this friend who had a pretty sucessfull candle/soap/lotion making business.  It had this cute name "Lily Ann Candles" or something l…

Started by RBridwell

6 Dec 7, 2012
Reply by mightyninjamom

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