Comments on: What to do when your ‘baby’ grows up?

By: catlady

catlady — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:47:20 +0000

I can’t imagine a 2 1/2 year old knowing the word “hate.”

My words of wisdom: Let your children grow up at develomentally appropriate rates. Don’t push them out, but don’t hold them back. Allow them to make appropriate decisions and TAKE THE APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES. Remember each child is an individual, on their own timeline. Finally, DON’T HANDICAP YOUR CHILD.

By: DB

DB — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:54:56 +0000

Theresa, I don’t think that your cousin in the paper is your second cousin. You don’t have a greatgrandparent in common, if her mother is your mother’s cousin. That would make her the granddaughter of your mother’s aunt/uncle. Her grandparent would be your great-grandparent, so there is a generation difference between the two of you. Thus, she is “once removed” — first cousin, once removed.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:27:45 +0000

Theresa, don’t let anyone bully you into letting go of that crib. You never know what might happen…you could end up needing it after all. You can always tell yourself that your saving it for the grandkids. It is nice to save a few of the really special baby things- like their first pair of shoes, Christening outfit, ect. They will appreciate it one day. And as for your husband…I think he looks kind of hot in that Georgia shirt!

By: cp

cp — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:37:58 +0000

…pretty sure it’s “lo and behold.”
Usually, I don’t like correcting others, but it seemed called for.

By: DB

DB — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:13:15 +0000

MJG, have your daughter take her stuff by Plato’s Closet — they are a little more savvy about what teenagers wear and buy, and if it’s stuff that’s in demand, like American Eagle, then they will probably buy it. Not a great price, but it does get it moved out the door.

By: motherjanegoose

motherjanegoose — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:30:00 +0000

FYI…I know I sometimes criticize other posters BUT this is NOT the only thing I do. Some posters only chime in when they want to rag on others….if I stand to be corrected, then so be it…I just prefer it to be done with validity.

To me, this blog is like the newspaper…there are some sections ( posters) I always read, some I might read and some I find just plain foolish. I am sure the road goes both ways. This is why some folks have to read People Magazine while some of the rest of us read Reader’s Digest.

I song I wrote for and sing with kids is called:
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ALL AROUND
Yep, that is ALWAYS TRUE!!!

By: motherjanegoose

motherjanegoose — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:38 +0000

DB….good points….I also did not know about the way to claim. I almost always get a receipt, except that I did donate a box of children’s clothes to the school where I went yesterday and the counselor is going to give them to the children who may need them.

I have sold things on Craigslist ( probably bought more stuff…hahaha) but have had no luck with clothes. I took 8 girl’s ( size 10-12) church dresses with velvet collars, fur and sparkles etc. to a consignment store by the MOG and they offered me $1.50 per dress. Maybe I am WAY out of the loop but for that kind of money I will GIVE them away. I am not savvy about where to take clothes and what might sell. I ironed the dresses before I left and was mad as it was not even worth taking the time to iron them. I took them home with me. Am I doing something wrong?

My daughter also has Guess, American Eagle and Aeropostle ( sp) junior jeans in size 3-5. They have freys at the bottom and on the pockets…some came this way. The store I went to said they do not take them in this condition…we bought them retail in the condition…now THIS is where I really do not have a clue. See, I do not know everything and obviously know nothing about this topic.

Theresa…I was shocked too ( about the liquid diets) but I am sad for my sister who worked so hard to get the weight off and now is in pain.

@ FCM…sometimes you can teach and old dog ( me) new tricks…hahaha! Who is ATL06….i do not remember seeing the blog name often but maybe he/she has been around a long time and I might have missed it. I am not big on reading posts where they poster just rags on anyone else instead of sharing or asking a question. To me, it is not all that clever to just criticize.

@ Becky my kids and husband do not see eye to eye with me either….thanks for sticking up for me!

By: DB

DB — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:21:11 +0000

New Stepmom, as long as you have the documentation, you’re fine. It’s the people who claim $1,000 for a bag of clothes but have no back-up that get in trouble. You make a list of what you donated, assign a reasonable value, and have the charity sign it when you take it in (or attach their form to your copy.) Throw it in your tax file, and you’re done.

By: FCM

FCM — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:19:10 +0000

MJG — THANK YOU I appreciated your soap box alert, it let me know that I could skip the entry since you decided to tell off ATL06!

You are evolving!!!!!! :) (yes that means one day I might evolve too)

By: New Stepmom

New Stepmom — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:40:31 +0000

DB good to know about valuing stuff. I have always been told to never claim more than $500 on donations. I will start inventory-ing our donations from now on.