I’m not trying to just be stupid, I’m seriously asking this. I just heard of a person getting forced to sell their house or give up their grandkids because the old people wanted to be rid of them. Of course, this all went to court, and for some ridiculous reason, the judge supported the old people, and they had to move. And one time in Wal-Mart, some old man almost hit me with his cart, then said "%$@# Kids!" Why? What exactly is it that we did to absolutely enrage the elderly community?

When we were young we rode bikes on gravel with no helmets, wiped out (never had training wheels), rode go-carts, used a sleeping bag as a toboggan to ride down the staircase, jumped out of a window and onto the trampoline, climbed & fell out of trees, etc. This was only 20 years ago.

When we had colds, we sucked it up and went to school. Only when it became bronchitis or pneumonia could we stay home! If anyone had peanut allergies or ADD in the class, it was one person.

My girlfriend lost her nanny job because she arrived at work 2 minutes after the bus dropped the kid off and he managed to climb and fall from a tree, and "scrape" his arm. Our neighbor’s kids used to ride around on the LAWN on their bikes wearing helmets and knee pads. The schools are full of kids on Ritalin…

Do you think the more careful parents are the safer kids are? Or does it make them less resilient?
Crazie frog literally made me laugh out loud! Bull dyke hair cuts!!!
Elated – very good points, but 20 years ago we DID have seat belts. I should know…I hated putting mine on when I was a kid. I think there is a line between common sense and just being over cautious. And I’m not talking that kids should be allowed to wander the streets at night or have unrestricted internet access. When I was young if you got in trouble at school, you were going to get it twice as bad at home…now if a teacher dares discipline a child they will be dealing with angry parents who believe their kid can’t do anything wrong!!!

Ok I have two step children who are 5 (girl) and almost 7 (boy) that visit my husband and I every other week. I think its a horrendous arrangement for the two kids. The boy is the only one in school, but now since I have finished student teaching and my husband has been working third shift I have been spending more time with the step children than their father did while I was finishing school. I have wanted to get a job but my husband makes it impossible because his son needs to be driven to school and picked up every day because the kid doesnt go to school in our district (thanks to his mother). My husband makes accusations to me like like "If you wanted to be a mother, you need to be a mother to all the children," meaning I shouldnt get upset about having to cart his kids every where. We have a 1 year old son together and I am due to give birth to another child (girl) in may. I think its an unfair statement considering he leaves the sole responsibility for his children on me.

Any ways, the kids have been puking and having diarrhea shortly after they get to our house every time now for the last four visits which have been a span of about 2 months (every other week though). They puke in their beds or poop in the middle of the night every where. I think they are emotionally troubled and have allergy problems that are maybe draining into their stomach. Sometimes they get sick before going to bed too.

At first I thought this was a flu bug for a couple of times…but it seems like a repeated thing. One kid gets sick first and is fine the next day, and then the other one gets sick a day or two later and appears fine the next day. I have cleaned and sanitized their rooms and washed their things inside and out. I have about had it! I have not gotten angry with them but i really feel there is a psychological issue going on with them and that they need help but my husband does not agree and their mother is an idiot.

There mother says they have not been getting sick at her house which makes me think that the kids dont want to be at our house most likely cuz their father ignores them mostly because he is working and sleeping constantly.

I think that they need to be with us less often even if their mother is a piece of crap alcholic. The kids’ mother is still their mother and they seem to want to be there instead of here. Their mother told me to ask them if they wanted to come home early (my husband blamed me for their answer) and they we wishy washy saying yes, no, yes, no and then finally saying yes. I think they are afraid to make anyone mad.

My husband just thinks that Im a problem and I dont want them around but I truly think they need help. They are sullen and withdrawn and can never give straight answers about anything. And the five year old bawls if you ask her why she does ANYTHING whether it was something good or bad. She also cut her self with a razor inside when her dad was fixing a vehicle outdoors and put safety pins in my sons play pen.

The boy puked chunks in his bed the other night and climbed down from his bunk covered in puke to supposedly come tell me he puked but did not come in my room he just called my name (this is what he told me when i asked) so of course i did not hear it. He layed down in the middle of our living room face down in his puke covered shirt and i discovered him because I had to change our one year old in the middle of the night. I was not happy about that at all. I was nice to the boy and explained that he needed to come in the room actually shake my arm or something. Of course he bawled too. I just dont know what to do about the behaviors that are being displayed.

I have suggested counseling to my husband and their mother but neither agree. I dont know what to do. I have even tried showing more love and support to them by hugging them and saying i love you more often. I just dont know what to do. I have been with their father for almost three years, so the arrangement is not new to them. Any suggestions?!
They eat healthy food at our house and their mother says they eat healthy food at her place too so i do not know what could be the issue. Their doctor even told me that she thinks they pyschological issues and that they need counseling. My husband and their mother wont agree to it because they are in denial.
yes and i know about the peanut butter. the boy had peanut butter crackers in his book bag one day and he said his mother gave them to him and i told him to throw them away cuz they could have been contaminated because of the peanut butter recall. i told his mother this too and she said that her husband has been eating them too and he is just fine…see what i have to deal with?!
yes and i know about the peanut butter. the boy had peanut butter crackers in his book bag one day and he said his mother gave them to him and i told him to throw them away cuz they could have been contaminated because of the peanut butter recall. i told his mother this too and she said that her husband has been eating them too and he is just fine…see what i have to deal with?!

Ok I have two step children who are 5 (girl) and almost 7 (boy) that visit my husband and I every other week. I think its a horrendous arrangement for the two kids. The boy is the only one in school, but now since I have finished student teaching and my husband has been working third shift I have been spending more time with the step children than their father did while I was finishing school. I have wanted to get a job but my husband makes it impossible because his son needs to be driven to school and picked up every day because the kid doesnt go to school in our district (thanks to his mother). My husband makes accusations to me like like "If you wanted to be a mother, you need to be a mother to all the children," meaning I shouldnt get upset about having to cart his kids every where. We have a 1 year old son together and I am due to give birth to another child (girl) in may. I think its an unfair statement considering he leaves the sole responsibility for his children on me.

Any ways, the kids have been puking and having diarrhea shortly after they get to our house every time now for the last four visits which have been a span of about 2 months (every other week though). They puke in their beds or poop in the middle of the night every where. I think they are emotionally troubled and have allergy problems that are maybe draining into their stomach. Sometimes they get sick before going to bed too.

At first I thought this was a flu bug for a couple of times…but it seems like a repeated thing. One kid gets sick first and is fine the next day, and then the other one gets sick a day or two later and appears fine the next day. I have cleaned and sanitized their rooms and washed their things inside and out. I have about had it! I have not gotten angry with them but i really feel there is a psychological issue going on with them and that they need help but my husband does not agree and their mother is an idiot.

There mother says they have not been getting sick at her house which makes me think that the kids dont want to be at our house most likely cuz their father ignores them mostly because he is working and sleeping constantly.

I think that they need to be with us less often even if their mother is a piece of crap alcholic. The kids’ mother is still their mother and they seem to want to be there instead of here. Their mother told me to ask them if they wanted to come home early (my husband blamed me for their answer) and they we wishy washy saying yes, no, yes, no and then finally saying yes. I think they are afraid to make anyone mad.

My husband just thinks that Im a problem and I dont want them around but I truly think they need help. They are sullen and withdrawn and can never give straight answers about anything. And the five year old bawls if you ask her why she does ANYTHING whether it was something good or bad. She also cut her self with a razor inside when her dad was fixing a vehicle outdoors and put safety pins in my sons play pen.

The boy puked chunks in his bed the other night and climbed down from his bunk covered in puke to supposedly come tell me he puked but did not come in my room he just called my name (this is what he told me when i asked) so of course i did not hear it. He layed down in the middle of our living room face down in his puke covered shirt and i discovered him because I had to change our one year old in the middle of the night. I was not happy about that at all. I was nice to the boy and explained that he needed to come in the room actually shake my arm or something. Of course he bawled too. I just dont know what to do about the behaviors that are being displayed.

I have suggested counseling to my husband and their mother but neither agree. I dont know what to do. I have even tried showing more love and support to them by hugging them and saying i love you more often. I just dont know what to do. I have been with their father for almost three years, so the arrangement is not new to them. Any suggestions?!
They eat healthy food at our house and their mother says they eat healthy food at her place too so i do not know what could be the issue. Their doctor even told me that she thinks they pyschological issues and that they need counseling. My husband and their mother wont agree to it because they are in denial.

Ok I have two step children who are 5 (girl) and almost 7 (boy) that visit my husband and I every other week. I think its a horrendous arrangement for the two kids. The boy is the only one in school, but now since I have finished student teaching and my husband has been working third shift I have been spending more time with the step children than their father did while I was finishing school. I have wanted to get a job but my husband makes it impossible because his son needs to be driven to school and picked up every day because the kid doesnt go to school in our district (thanks to his mother). My husband makes accusations to me like like "If you wanted to be a mother, you need to be a mother to all the children," meaning I shouldnt get upset about having to cart his kids every where. We have a 1 year old son together and I am due to give birth to another child (girl) in may. I think its an unfair statement considering he leaves the sole responsibility for his children on me.

Any ways, the kids have been puking and having diarrhea shortly after they get to our house every time now for the last four visits which have been a span of about 2 months (every other week though). They puke in their beds or poop in the middle of the night every where. I think they are emotionally troubled and have allergy problems that are maybe draining into their stomach. Sometimes they get sick before going to bed too.

At first I thought this was a flu bug for a couple of times…but it seems like a repeated thing. One kid gets sick first and is fine the next day, and then the other one gets sick a day or two later and appears fine the next day. I have cleaned and sanitized their rooms and washed their things inside and out. I have about had it! I have not gotten angry with them but i really feel there is a psychological issue going on with them and that they need help but my husband does not agree and their mother is an idiot.

There mother says they have not been getting sick at her house which makes me think that the kids dont want to be at our house most likely cuz their father ignores them mostly because he is working and sleeping constantly.

I think that they need to be with us less often even if their mother is a piece of crap alcholic. The kids’ mother is still their mother and they seem to want to be there instead of here. Their mother told me to ask them if they wanted to come home early (my husband blamed me for their answer) and they we wishy washy saying yes, no, yes, no and then finally saying yes. I think they are afraid to make anyone mad.

My husband just thinks that Im a problem and I dont want them around but I truly think they need help. They are sullen and withdrawn and can never give straight answers about anything. And the five year old bawls if you ask her why she does ANYTHING whether it was something good or bad. She also cut her self with a razor inside when her dad was fixing a vehicle outdoors and put safety pins in my sons play pen.

The boy puked chunks in his bed the other night and climbed down from his bunk covered in puke to supposedly come tell me he puked but did not come in my room he just called my name (this is what he told me when i asked) so of course i did not hear it. He layed down in the middle of our living room face down in his puke covered shirt and i discovered him because I had to change our one year old in the middle of the night. I was not happy about that at all. I was nice to the boy and explained that he needed to come in the room actually shake my arm or something. Of course he bawled too. I just dont know what to do about the behaviors that are being displayed.

I have suggested counseling to my husband and their mother but neither agree. I dont know what to do. I have even tried showing more love and support to them by hugging them and saying i love you more often. I just dont know what to do. I have been with their father for almost three years, so the arrangement is not new to them. They eat healthy food at our house and their mother says they eat healthy food at her place too so i do not know what could be the issue. Their doctor even told me that she thinks they pyschological issues and that they need counseling. My husband and their mother wont agree to it because they are in denial. Any suggestions?
Never said i didnt love the children but i do not think i should be forced to have sole responsibility. they have two parents that should be making the ultimate decisions and not forcing things upon me. i love them and will not be blamed for being an "evil stepmother" when that is not the case. yea i know i married the man and i agreed to help but not be be the only parent in the situation. comprende?
my husband has cleaned up the vomit only once because he happened to be the first person my stepdaughter saw because he was sleeping on the couch and that was on the way to our bedroom. i have cleaned up the messes every other time and the kids were not yelled at they were just explained to that they need to try to make it to the bathroom but if not they need to puke in a trash can that is by their bed.
for your info the kids’ parents were never married…and yea i knew the situation when i got into it….never said i was perfect and dont claim to be….but i also did not sign up for sole responsibility..they have a real mother and father..and i am here to help when i can but this stress should not all be place upon me. yes the kids need help and i am not being selfish here because i am thinking of them. u watch and read to many stupid fairy tales and wallow in this sad sad world.

I have an electric golf cart, the kids were playing and depressed both brake and accelerator at same time, this power caused the battery cables to melt, I changed the cables but the cart will not go, it has power lights and radio works any ideas? Thanks

Here I go again, in addition to my boyfriend’s 12 year old son being rude to me, (see my other questions) he now expects me to put all my plans on hold in case I am needed to drive the kid somewhere. BF works irregular hours, and his ex wife is very uncooperative. He will not stand up to her, we just have to rearrange our schedules around hers. I have not made plans with my friends because she would not tell us what she is doing until the last minute. My BF said when I had a doc. appt "that time might screw up picking my son up" I refused to cancel it, as I asked him several times about the times for picking the kid up, and he kept saying he didint know, so I just made the appt. If I say I can’t drive on a particular day he says "my ex wife is not happy with you" and/or "YOU are preventing me from seeing my kid" I have been telling him to take the driving thing up with his exwife, I am doing him a favor when I drive and cannot be avail. 24/7 to cart his kid around.
I would also like to add that my friends are evenly divided, some say the kid is a package deal and I should help drive him, others say it is not my responsibility at all to drive the kid and he should stand up to his exwife. He wont because he is afriad she wont let him see him at all if he gets her angry. Also, she wants to "inspect" the house, I am not sure what this means but I will NOT allow her to go thru my things, or demand I not be home when she does her "inspection" He said at his last apt she ordered his roommates out of the house when she inspected, and they complied, but I am not a pushover like that.

…its cold outside, you are by yourself and you need a shopping cart to put them in? Do you try and park close to the basket return to grab a basket, do your best to carry them in yourself, or leave the car running and run in to get a basket real quick?

I’ve had this dilemma a few times because hubby is too lazy to go with me or watch the kids and was wondering what other parents do with multiple children. I do my best to park near a basket return and if I can’t I drive around until I can, or do my best to carry my children in. My oldest is 2 and youngest is 7 mo. The little one is too big for a car seat so I have to carry her and my 2 yr old walks well but wants to run off if I don’t keep a hold of him. What do you do?
I never leave my children in the car, Ive seen people do that and it makes me sick!
Double stroller would be ok but then where would you put the groceries? the basket underneath sure isnt big enough and i cannot leave my kids with my hubby for the main fact he is on call all the time and may have to leave and a babysitter is not an option and i HAVE to go to the store

Here I go again, in addition to my boyfriend’s 12 year old son being rude to me, (see my other questions) he now expects me to put all my plans on hold in case I am needed to drive the kid somewhere. BF works irregular hours, and his ex wife is very uncooperative. He will not stand up to her, we just have to rearrange our schedules around hers. I have not made plans with my friends because she would not tell us what she is doing until the last minute. My BF said when I had a doc. appt "that time might screw up picking my son up" I refused to cancel it, as I asked him several times about the times for picking the kid up, and he kept saying he didint know, so I just made the appt. If I say I can’t drive on a particular day he says "my ex wife is not happy with you" and/or "YOU are preventing me from seeing my kid" I have been telling him to take the driving thing up with his exwife, I am doing him a favor when I drive and cannot be avail. 24/7 to cart his kid around
I would also like to add that my friends are evenly divided, some say the kid is a package deal and I should help drive him, others say it is not my responsibility at all to drive the kid and he should stand up to his exwife. He wont because he is afriad she wont let him see him at all if he gets her angry. Also, she wants to "inspect" the house, I am not sure what this means but I will NOT allow her to go thru my things, or demand I not be home when she does her "inspection" He said at his last apt she ordered his roommates out of the house when she inspected, and they complied, but I am not a pushover like that.She does hold the child over his head, but he does not do anything about it, he jumps when she says jump.
I dont just "like to complain". It is not right when I am expected to cancel a DR appt. She called Sunday morning and demanded we bring him home right then, as some visiting family showed up at her house any they wanted to see the kid. I am willing to help drive, but my schedule must be considered also.

got home and realized you paid for something your kids put in the cart w/o your knowledge? If so, what was it?
It was dental floss for us and he’s almost out so it’s hard for me to be mad, lol.

I am designing a go-cart for my kids in Solidworks, and I need a model of a 5hp Briggs engine to help work out some frame issues. Any help would be appreciated!

I’m in the same state as Disney World, but it’s still far, so if we go we’d need a hotel stay. Spring Break is coming up for our kids, and as you have read in my previous posts, my wife, an attorney, has been way overworked (averaging 65 hours a week) on a big case, and on weekends she just wants to veg out, sleep and eat. The case never ends. My hours are cake.

We do have an au pair, Krystka. Would it be wrong to take the kids to Disney midweek for a two-day Park Hopper, with Krystka (who has never been to Disney World and jumped up and down on her bed when I’d mentioned the idea this morning)? She’s sweet.

My wife wouldn’t miss much, anyway. She comes and goes in blurs lately, and frankly, it may be more fun without her complaining every five steps and bypassing rides for the bratwurst carts.

The kids have been to Disney plenty of times, so this is no “first,” and of course we would have separate, adjoining rooms, as you all have read way too much into the au pair situation!

I’m thinking about getting a computer for the family and I am about as computer savvy as I am straight. Yes, I know, hard to believe. It has to stand up to the wrath of our Italian tempers and it must do everything short of doing my laundry. Oh and I’m thinking laptop, so the kids can cart it around to where ever they need to go.

So:
1. What kind of computer do you have?

2. What kind of computer would you suggest for me?

Thanks for your help!
Oh and I’m asking it here because I already asked this in the computer section and I’m afraid they will start spewing numbers at me like I know what the hell they are talking about.

I attended my first show this weekend! yay! it was a B show and i was helping a barn friend show her warmblood independently. besides possibly breaking my foot, it was really fun! the whole atmosphere was so crazy and fun with dogs, horses, kids, golf carts, ribbons, food, early mornings, etc…

I’ve realized that i would really love to do this!!! ive been riding for about 9 yrs and started taking jumping lessons with this girl at my barn a while ago. she’s going to college when summer ends, so ive been trying to find a good h/j barn that i could start training and showing with. though so far ive been unsuccessful in my search… but i will continue!

so, my question: what are some show experiences you can share??? the good, the bad, the horses, the barn, the competition, any really helpful showing tips, etc. ??? i would love to hear any showing stuff you want to share.
THANK YOU!
p.s. yahoo topic suggestion fail: travel>las vegas hahahaha

he was actually an employee and i thought i was actually gonna get hit by this cart, then he didnt say excuse me or i’m sorry or anything, just kept going as if nothing happened, should i call his manager and complain? i work customer service too, but i thought his reaction was completely inappropriate and i am going to stop shopping at that store for now on. i ust think that is not how you treat customers or people in general.

i don’t no a lot sorry i just no its something with macintosh and a kid he is playing in the park with his body guard they are on go carts and are wrestling in sumo outfits and are jumping on a velcro wall

im 21, i have receding hair that’s been going on for the past year or more now, im a medium small build,skinny and look younger then i am.

i dont have any qualifications,
currently im a barista but want to get out because i cant hide it with hairspray for much longer,
i need some advise on some jobs i can wear a hat in and dont need any exspericne with
i have a small "back head" and would look rediclus shaved plus not being the "common type" not looking my age and fitting more into the "emo skinny kid" cart.

im going to look like a freak…body and soul

i dont know what to do

im

My dream was very random, for some reason it started in a cafeteria and everyone started running out. I felt like i was with my mom but when I turned to ask her what had happened I was looking at my dad who was talking to the principal about kids being tardy to school. We decided to go find out what made the kids run out and got in a car. When we turned right on a street, I saw a house with really bright lights (this was at night) but suddenly the car we were in was like one of those kid roller coaster carts. Then i noticed there was a curve ahead of us because I was the one in the front, and I saw a train coming, first it looked like a metra and then it looked like one of those little kid train ride. Everyone freaked out but I was calm and i turned to my side just in case I had to jump out and it hit me, but i was compltely fine and it seemed like we dodged it. Then another train came (same type) and we started going in reverse, I was still calm and I decided to check if the door opened so I could jump out if it hit me this time, then I heard my mom behind me say "are you going to jump?" in a crying voice and I replied "yes" very calmly. Then I woke up and about a minute later I got a text from her asking what I was doing.

I have a friend who was bragging about how much and what she got her children for christmas! No kidding, she spends about 1000.00-1500.00 per kid!!!!!! my husband felt a bit embarrassed because we put a limit on what we spend. Mind you that my kids race go carts all year long(expensive) and they are in numerous sports(all year long-expensive) And we try to teach them the values of money. We spend like 100-150.00 on each kid x 4 kids. They have never complained, Are we cheap? Or do they just spend too much?
the sad part is there is 3 children, it goes on credit card!! And they are losing everything they have-they filed for bankruptcy 3 weeks ago, they were told it would take a couple months.

Have smalll motor it will start but only runs for about 15 secs aand then dies out. Have cleaned carb. Could the overhead valves be out of adjustment ot dirty? Does anybody have an idea of what I should look for.Please don’t give idiot responses like "go buy aniother motor". If I could afford it I would. Its for a kids go cart. thank you in advance.

Im taking my kids to nc and we are drivng through cherokee my kids are teens so they like go carts thrill rides and ect. tell me what there is and we do not wan’t indian musems.

I am married, and have no children by choice. It’s not that I don’t like kids, I just don’t feel the need to reproduce. I like it quiet. I like things to be calm so I don’t have any kids. Two legged anyway. (7 dogs)

Why should I be expected to deal with bratty kids in public?
My husband and I went to a PG-13 movie and behind us were kids under the age of 4 making so much noise it ruined the movie. I complained to the manager and the parents called me names…I paid to watch the movie, not deal with their kids. Doesn’t matter where I go, kids running around and parents seem oblivious to it. I have walked away from grocery carts full just cause I didn’t want to deal with it anymore. Nobody says anything, why not?

Am I the only one who feels this way? How do others deal?

are fat as hell, looks like slobs with mickey mouse shirts on and cheap pants and 3 kids can afford to drive new vehicles (yes Im jealous) I was at walmart and you see it everywhere, fat moms with brand new suvs, tons of crap in the cart and kids who dont listen. I keep myself slim and healthy and Im a good mom whose kid listens…Im jealous because Im starting to think that to have the nice mom things, you have to let yourself go and not care about hygiene, then your man will buy you a new vehicle and house…
Just so you know I dont hate fat women…just ones who dont do anything and get everything.

The other day my daughter was acting up at the store. I told here to calm down. A few minutes later she started up again. I had a cart full of stuff put the cart off to the side and said were going home for your spanking. I took her home walk in the house and put ger over my knee.
Bare bottom 10 swats.

I go into a grocery store 2-3 times monthly and on almost every occasion I get stuck in line behind someone using an Access card(food stamp debit card). I see all kinds of goodies in their cart or up on the conveyer belt, cookies , snacks, soda-pops, nice cuts of meat(whcih I don’t see a problem with the meat, its just the principal of the matter). After seeing what is in their cart I look up to see nicely dressed citizens with name brand clothes in great condition, their nails are all done up and their hair is in some fancy updo or nicely groomed looking professionally done. They vary in race but its usually some skinny white lady, or some thick black lady, no kids in sight. I get irked everytime wondering what is wrong with this picture! I have thought about this many times, but finally have come up with a solution to fix the system instead of just griping about it. I would like to circulate my ideas through-out the communities ,and get signatures of those who agree, any ideas?