Marriage: Child

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Travel Without My 5 Year Old

Hi Moms! I've never had this situation before so I need some input. My oldest daughter is getting married in Italy (yay!) and we are not taking the kids. (yay again!) My concern is our 5 year old. We will be gone 9 days and I'm not too sure how to prepare him. Should I be nonchalant in giving him the facts, should we leave little surprises for him to open every few days. I just don't know. I'm having anxiety about how he's going to do. Help!! FYI--he's staying at our home with my auntie (I'm 3 months older than her-haha!),...

Babysitting the Grand Kids

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6 Year Old Who Snores

My 6 year old daughter has snored for as long as I can remember. I took her to her Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he recommended surgery to have her tonsils and adenoids removed. I know this is a common procedure but it still seems a little drastic to me. Are there any alternatives to surgery to help her snoring and get a better night's sleep?

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Moody 5 Year Old

Around the time my daughter started school, her moods have changed. She went...

Grandchildren

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5-Year Old Granddaughter Constantly Crying

My soon-to-be 6 year old granddaughter cries anytime things don't go her way. She pouts, whines, and cries constantly. She is my daughter's stepdaughter (her father has had full custody since divorce several years ago). My daughter also has a daughter (H) 3 weeks older than the stepdaughter (A) and a 9 year old son. Competition between the girls is not a problem - most times H will give in to A to avoid conflict. A is very controlling and constantly takes advantage of her step-siblings. She is extremely manipulative, which I'm sure...

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My Grand Daughter

I pick up every friday my grand daughter from school so she can spend...

Step Child & Step Grandchild

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To the Step Parents

do you like being a step parent? why or why not, did you ever wish you could have your spouse with out the step kids? how did your relationship start and how is it now? what was done to change for better or worse. is being a step parent harder/easier than you expected? would you do it all over again if you could? why or why not? how do you handle difficult times with the "other parent"? if you've read my previous posts, please do not use that as what you say for your comments here...just need to know i'm not alone on certain aspects of...

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Being a Step Mom

im a step-mother of 3 kids. 1 girl, shes 11 an 2 boys which are 6 and 7. the...