Confessions of one sahm

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Registered: 01-09-2009
Confessions of one sahm
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Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm

I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my

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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:43am
:)
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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:44am
My 10 yr. old, almost 11 is given a knife now at dinner. 99% of the time she is fine cutting her own food but there is that 1% that it is still too hard for her.
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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:45am
And if we ARE on ignore, I am SURE the poster is fully aware of what is being written, if either email or another messageboard (that we are
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Registered: 03-06-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:49am
seriously? this is what's being debated now?
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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:50am

Very true. We didn't do much around the house as kids BUT we were mannered and polite when we were at other's homes. We helped clean our plates, and did what was expected. My parents were always getting compliments on how well behaved we were, how polite, responsible, mature, etc.


You don't have to have your kids clean your home or cook your meal for them to be raised with good morals and ethics and to grow into a respectful adult.


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Registered: 03-06-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:50am

nah - not really - at our house it's usually both or all three of us sprawled on different chairs or couches reading -- I LOVE that --


the housework can CLEARLY wait LOL.


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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:52am

For my 10 yr. old, not many of the parents stay around but some still do. Many of the parents are friends with the parents of the party girl/boy and enjoy spending time with them.


My 5 yr. old still has one of stay with him and not one parent has left a party so far at this age. We are all still getting to know each other and some are good friends already.

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Registered: 03-06-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:53am

Because I love watching Liza perform so much is why I don't hang out and watch her rehearsals -- rehearsals are a place to experiement, grow, get frustrated etc... and I don't want me there and her thinking "oh great mom's watching me and I don't have it right yet"

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Registered: 03-26-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:55am
But her father stays, right?! :0
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Registered: 04-22-2009
Thu, 07-02-2009 - 8:59am

thank you for proving my point that, generally, as kids get older the parents do NOT stay with the child at the birthday party.


Of course you stay with your 5-year old as do the other parents.

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