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Programming with a baby
I'm wondering what parents programmers (or really any working-at-a-computer job) have to say about staying at home with an infant while trying to get some work done; is it at all feasible? How much work might you actually do? Long term or short…
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My child witnessed a toddler being taught to cuss by older kids. How to deal with rude language at social gatherings?
I took my 9 year old son to a little social gathering with some kids from different sporting activities. Some of the families attending this gathering come from a very "rough" background.
One of the boys about the age of my son was teaching his baby…
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Should I buy my college child a vehicle when I can afford to or make him earn it on his own?
I never got things handed to me growing up. I know what it means to have something. To earn something. I also want the best for my child. I want to provide a better life than what I had. What's a reasonable solution to a middle ground between being…
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Teenagers Ogling my Daughter. What to do?
As summer has arrived, my teenage daughter begins to wear shorts of reasonable length.
What should I do when teenage boys around her age ogles at her?
Should I ask them to stop or let them be?
I must admit I did ogle at other girls when I was their…
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Can "The Giving Tree" be explained in a way that isn't an unhealthy lesson?
My son loves "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein. And I also remember it being a favorite of mine as a kid.
I vaguely remember it from childhood as having some mildly sad themes, and most people I ask (who haven't read it lately) think of it as…
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Have I lost my daughter?
She's currently sixteen and I feel like I have lost her.
When she was younger she used to be a sweet, caring and understanding girl, but then she entered middle school and everything changed. She didn't like anymore physical contact (she is…
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My 21-year-old adult son hates me
My adult son, who is 21, expects me to do everything he wants. He takes no responsibility for his actions, instead always finding a way to put the blame on me and or others.
For example, he brought a dog with him when he moved back in "for a few…
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My daughter's friend faked having cancer - our daughter found out via Facebook and is devastated. What do we do?
Our daughter Angela (not her real name), who's 15, showed us a Facebook message she received from her friend Lauren (not her real name), who's 15, it said basically that Lauren had been faking having cancer, and that it was just a scam to gain…
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How can I prevent my parents' divorce?
I am a young teenager, younger than 16. (I do not want to give my age online)
My dad told me he wants a divorce, but I don't want my parents divorced. My dad says he can't stand my mom anymore. My dad is older than 45 and my mom is older than 40.…
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What's wrong with Dr Seuss?
Our toddler is about the right age to start enjoying Dr Seuss books, and I don't see anything wrong with them (I had one as a child which I loved). But my own mother (despite this) hates them, and so does my partner's mother (who's a speech…
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How do you teach a child religious views?
Since a few weeks my 2yo son refuses to pray for his food. His refusal probably has nothing to do with religion; being a 2yo he simply refuses to do anything we don't force him to. Nevertheless, this made us ask, should we force him to pray?
My…
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From what age should one heed "But I'm not cold!"?
I am regularly called on to arbitrate in the on-going dispute between 8-year-old daughter and her mother about how many layers to wear when going outside in the cold. Mum* says "More", daughter says "I'm not cold".
From what age should you just let…
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How do you cope in the first few months?
How do you cope with the sleeplessness, the stress, the fear in the first few months?
Our baby just came home yesterday. He was five weeks premature, so he was in the NICU for two weeks. The stress of doing things "right" is overwhelming. I've taken…
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How can we get some free time (on daily basis)?
I'm a working dad of a 3 m/o boy. My wife is on a leave and she will be a 'full time mom' for several more months. The newborn changed our lives to an extent that we don't have free time, at all (yeah, that must be a news for all of you in 'already…
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12 year old boy is totally out of control
My seventh grader screamed "Fuck you" at me last night. I am at the end of my rope. His behavior is so bad I feel like I need to send him away to a boarding school or something because he is causing so much disturbance in our house and so much…
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