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Playpen during holidays...
In the 1980's, we always took a playpen with us when we traveled to grandparent homes that were not baby-proof, and our babies slept safely in the playpen. However, the best use of the playpen came at Christimas time. In our otherwise baby-proof home, we put the Christmas tree in the playpen! Ornaments were safe from the baby. The baby was safe ...
Posted to Family by Xenaxena on August 17, 2009
Losing things including maybe my mind!
It's not just the kids who lose things...I do, too, when I am over loaded. And what with picking up after my nearly 14 year old daughter,who would give Pig Pen a run for his money, as well as myself..I am about to lose my mind! Don't fret over snapping at the kids for dribbling their stuff behind them. They deserve to be snapped at to get them ...
Posted to Family by Cornue on October 1, 2008
We’ve done nothing and we’re all out of ideas
I had a neighbor that has a master’s degree in Child Development and she would preach at us with the same misguided and deluded point of view expressed in the article ''why you shouldn't hit your kids''. However, what she failed to realize is that she had the WORST kid in the neighborhood. The child, at 5 years old, would curse at her mother and ...
Posted to Family by hatchedg on September 26, 2008