Life & Relationships: Older Child, Princess

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Anyone an Only Child or Have an Only Child (By Life Happenstance or by Choice?)

I am a single woman on an adoption waiting list for a baby girl. I'm 47 and after much heartbreak of not meeting Mr. Right five years ago I decided to become a parent on my own. I tried to have biological kids a few years ago, but it was too late. I tried donor egg, that didn't work. Now I'm adopting and after a long wait I am very close to having my child. I've always envisioned if I was married I'd have three kids. But as a single woman, I planned to adopt two. Now I've met someone who has two grown kids and wasn't planning on having...

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Princess Dress for a Princess Party

My 7-year old is turning 8 and is having a "Princess Party" at our house. When she first described the idea of having a Princess Party she described the dress she wanted me to buy her (a long blue dress with diamonds on it). I ignored the dress request and we focused on planning the decorations, games and who to invite. In my head I figured she could wear her flower girl dress from our wedding (long beautiful pink dress with pearls on it) or my old ballet costume (white satin with white, blue and pink tulle, lace and sequins). When I...