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Welcome new mom’s! It’s a whole new world I know. Come in- Connect, commiserate, ask questions, or just sit back and view. |
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Posted : 3/29/2010 9:12:58 PM |
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| Sometimes I just want to scream, does anybody go through what I go through? My 3 year old needs a total overhaul I have done it all wrong. Will this pass? I hope so! |
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Posted : 11/1/2009 9:03:10 AM |
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| Hey, just saw a great article in Cookie, all about the traps of raising entitled kids.
Liz, where do you stand on indugence in children emotionally and with "things" is that a stupid question? Am I supposed to just know the boundaries? I have twin girls 3 and a 5 year old son. Ktress? |
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Posted : 10/18/2009 9:07:14 AM |
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| I think parent magazine is great. Its a great skim through for little subkects. Parenting is not bad either., |
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Posted : 10/11/2009 8:23:56 PM |
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| Wat do ya'll think is the most informative parenting magazine available, in terms of articles and keeping a mom current?
I just look at all of them and my head starts buzzing. |
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Posted : 9/2/2009 10:50:47 AM |
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| We need a list like that in NY I like the idea of it being community based, when the sites get so big is just loses the sense of trust for me! |
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Posted : 8/28/2009 5:52:34 PM |
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| Yea, Jen's list is great, I have gotten handymen, an amazing landscaper, places for haircuts, ( kids) clothing stores and CPR people that come to your house, the est part is that the people giving you info are all moms in the valley, and they usually leave an e-mail where you can get more info, also Jen does a nanny baby sitter e-mail that seems great, personal recommendatios |
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Posted : 8/28/2009 1:23:35 PM |
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| Hi All- Just wanted to pop in a give a look. thank you KTress for your wisdom and experiences. I wanted to give a big fat plug for a local site we have here in southern Cal. I know KTress uses it and I have been overwhelmed with women telling me what a life saver JENN's LIST is
Please- mom's in area check out www.Jenlevinson.com It is a major coo for all the latest and greatest on parenting, finds, ideas etc...She is one informed lady, with a great and plentiful community.
What have you gotten on that site KTress? Do share.
Take care all!
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Posted : 8/26/2009 4:29:03 PM |
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| Hey everyone, I have been away with the kids and the husband and had no internet access, kind of nice in a way but now.. so behind.
Hitting, we are dealing with it as well, that and biting, really struggling with the 3 year old getting so frustrated he bites his brother, and then says, " I didn't do anything" clearly scared and upset knowing it was wrong and that mama will be very mad, first of all we talked about the lying, and then we talked about " how do you feel after you bite your brother? he says he doen't feel better, I assume because he knows I am angry, but also because it scares and upsets him to be so out of control, we talked about how else to deal with being so frustrated. I think this helped, but also I realize that for now I need to be more hands on, more present while the boys play together, then I can intervene before it goes too far and I can teach Weston how to deal with his anger and frustration, also, he sees that I do not allow his younger brother to push or hit him. More attention, so difficult to always be there, but at this point, I need to be because it is very rarely if ever that I can't see it coming. Any one else got stuff going on... to the old post about breasts, sorry, never had them to begin with. |
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Posted : 8/25/2009 6:12:42 PM |
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| WOW just read the article on here The warrior thank you Liz a million times over profound and so telling. I have hitting advice as I am the mom of 3 rambo's. It will pass if you do your job. You gotta stay strong and really firm on the no hitting rule. Over and over agaon tell them no hitting, and give a consequence, tine out, no tv, something that teaches them quickly it is not allowed on your household, meanwhile I've been the mom at the park the glare at my whole motherhood existance, who cares. |
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Posted : 8/23/2009 10:34:58 AM |
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| Wondering if anyone in here has any hitting advice, my 4 yr old has suddenly become Rambo. Tell me he'll grow out of this in the mean time I am the stared at mom at the park, |
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Posted : 8/16/2009 10:22:47 PM |
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| Hi All, I am a new mom went on muchkin to try and find some stuff and ended up here. My baby is 5 months, and I feel so alone in it. I lvoe being a mom just having a hard time finding who I am now, my friends have sort fallen to the wayside our schedules and lives are so different. Am looking forsupport, and have found this site to be comforting in a weird way. Anyonw live in the Northern CA area? |
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Posted : 8/12/2009 7:05:52 PM |
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| This is incredible, my kids are getting bigger now, 5,6 and 8 but I am going to tell my sister to come in and visit. And maybe I'll try the gift the muscal cube thing for my nephew. Thanks K tress |
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Posted : 8/10/2009 9:00:45 AM |
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| Love the one year old b-day gift idea. Wondering if anyone has anything to say about the state of my formerly fairly fantastic breasts, I stopped nurseing almost a year ago. What a shocking difference, they seem to need some sort of inflation. |
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Posted : 7/31/2009 4:42:23 PM |
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| So sleep, sorry I have been off for a day or two. There are several really good books to read on the subject. Mostly they talk about a schedule and consistency. Babies and toddlers thrive on that. Riley, what time does the baby wake up and nap, give me an idea if the schedule, even if itrs crazy, and we can talk about it then. Unless it fits into your life really well, which it sounds like it doesn't then 10 or 11 is too late to go to sleep. Does the baby fall asleep on its own, meaning, do you put him? down drowsy but awake? Where does he? sleep and nap?
Alex, what's the change? And girl present or boy present?
I really Love the musical cube by Munchkin, really, not just saying that, ti plays different instruments and sounds on each side.
Take care everyone |
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Posted : 7/28/2009 12:21:57 AM |
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| Am interested in learning tips for sleeping my 2 year old and I are fighting daily about this sudden change in sleeping pattern? Also does anyone have a favorite first birthday present idea? The ultimate gift for the one year old? |
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Posted : 7/27/2009 8:01:49 AM |
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| Ktress, am interested in sleep training, you mean training them to sleep when we want them to sleep? I have a 16 month old who doesnt go to bed at night until 10 or 11, we get no time without him. And naps are all over the place. |
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Posted : 7/24/2009 3:25:51 PM |
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| I'm the opposite. Found myself pregnant with my boyfiend after just a few month's. So here I am 22 a single mom with a 2 year old. I feel like I'm too young sometimes, too impatient too inexperienced. My mom is not living, and I have not very many women friends. My son is so innocent, and sometimes I feel bad he doesnt really have a family except for me. I like reading about other mothers it makes me not feel so alone. One day maybe I'll get married and have more children. Or maybe not. |
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Posted : 7/23/2009 7:54:27 PM |
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| Okay, i was 45 when I had my second child, so I know about tired, how old is she? She will not think whats up, she is going to be happy that she lives and that her mother and father love her so much. Begin again, remember it does get easier, and you have the older boys to at least keep her company. You forgot what this was like, the sleepless nights, the throw up, the diapers, the never having a moment for your self. But remember, you got through it before and you will again. The grass is always greener. I would kill to have a girl, but I am too old to try again. Plus, again, where are you? Is being 44 with a baby crazy there? Listen, you are the mom of three, these new moms, need you and your wisdom and your strength. You have so much to give to them.
Are you in the no sleep time, give it a few months, remember, it gets better..
Speaking of that.. let's talk about sleep? Sleep training? naps, what when/ let's talk. |
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Posted : 7/23/2009 2:40:21 PM |
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| Just had my 3rd child, after a ten year berak! What was I thinking I'm too old for this shit is what I'm thinking now. Dont really feel I have much in common with new moms as everything is just sooooo tough but wonderful, I fell like an idiot for thinking I could take this on. I am 44 years old and feel like 144. My bouncing baby girl is going to wonder what was up with us when shes ten and her brother and sister and getting married. Any advice? Any words of wisdon or am I a lost cause. |
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Posted : 7/22/2009 4:01:14 PM |
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| Boy I used the word "meaning' A LOT in the last post, sorry. |
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Posted : 7/22/2009 4:00:15 PM |
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| Hey everyone, how is the day going? Pinky, lawyer Mom? Too hot here to do much with the kids. They destroyed the house, I couldn't wait for them to walk, so I didn't always have to have a baby in my arms, now, who knows which is harder. You all with the young ones, wait till they say I love you mama, that gets you for about a couple months, meaning that first time makes the house work and all seem doable. Remember these are not dogs, meaning, they grow and change and whatever is so hard right now will change, easier, then harder, but always changing,
Speak soon. let me know whats going on in your day. |
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Posted : 7/21/2009 10:58:27 AM |
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| By the way I just read Liz's article on friends and moms, thought I was reading my own diary. Am also allergic to groups Liz thanks for the validation that I'm not an alien. |
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Posted : 7/21/2009 10:56:22 AM |
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| Hey Ktress and all, your probablly right about my mom and her lapse in memory, however she says her stuff straight to my face, whatever, mom and daughter dynamics you know. Just came up from doing laundry sound familiar? MAybe I should get a part time job, sure could use the dough I dont know, |
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Posted : 7/21/2009 8:39:35 AM |
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| Hey you all!. Ktress here. Pinky, Lawyer mom, thanks for joining. So Pinky, did your mom have twins? What is your situation? Are you working out of the house as well? I wonder, does your mom really ask when will you get your shit together or do you feel like she wants to ask that. You know, I am sure she was a great mom, like all of ours in that generation, but times are different, we are older perhaps, less connectedness with our neighbors. Also, remember how you can't really remember the birth, c-section or not... Well your mom can't really remember how hard it was. I don't have my mother near by, but we are going to visit, staying in their house with two toddlers.... I am terrified for the boys to make messes or noise, for fear my parents will think I am not in control..
This is all to say that, we are all there.. Same questions, same exhaustion, same fears.. Now my 18 month old just came running in and I need to get the laundry in and the day started, while he pours water on the kitchen floor. I will be back later to talk about ,perhaps how to cope with all this... Remember, we're here. You too lawyer mom. |
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Posted : 7/20/2009 11:54:37 PM |
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| Ok so I am also new to the mom world. I have a bouncing baby girl, almost a year. I feel for you pinky. Sometimes I wonder who really has it harder. I went back to work full time and couldnt do it. I now go in twice a week and often grapple with what is more demanding being in the office and court all day or staying home. |
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Posted : 7/20/2009 7:56:45 PM |
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| Hi All- I wanted to quickly introduce an incredible new mom who has graciously offered to help navigate the new mom topics and ideas here. She is KTRESS Look for her in this room. She lived through my 3 kids in five years 10 years ago, and is now in the weeds herself with an 18 month old and a three year old. We have lived a lot of life ,a lot of diapers, a lot of tears, and a lot of love together. I will be popping in daily as usual. Cheers~ LP |
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Posted : 7/20/2009 3:47:03 PM |
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Posted : 7/20/2009 2:59:06 PM |
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| Hi I just saw this and decided to put myself out there. I'm a new mom of twin girls. They are alomst seven months old and I feel to be a completely different person than I once was. My own mother keeps looking at me and asking when I'm going to get my shit together. Does anyone elses mom throw in their face that they raised all of us with no help and seemed to manage just fine. She thinks theres something fundamentally wrong with my generation. MAybe its because she was so much younger thatn me??? I'm tired, cranky, and not a whole lot of fun these days. |
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Got some thoughts about any of the DAILY LIFE RANTS? SPILL IT! We want to hear what you have to say. Have some crazy stuff going on in your life? Let us in on it!
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Always been single or you’re new to the scene… Single is single! Meeting someone never feels easy. But that must begin with us right? With our attitude-what we want-what we desire- what we deserve. |
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After hearing many of state, you know where you might be able to meet someone, the question seems now to lie more in the “how” of it. How do we feel confident, sexy, worthy. How do we feel… Scope-able? |
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I think we should start by making a list for ourselves of the things we might need to feel more in the scoping zone. Maybe we sit down with a pen and paper and jot down what it is we’re looking for, like a dating grocery list. |
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| You know how it makes it so much easier to shop with a list? Maybe the same applies here. And then we ask ourselves are we really prepared? Maybe we want to consider what we’re getting before we go to get it…get it? |
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| If we were to see what appears to be the perfect guy for us standing somewhere do we have what it takes to notice, to approach, to respond? If so what is that, is it confidence? If not what is that? Are we chicken, are we in denial, do we love misery, do we secretly love being single. Lets figure it out. |
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| This is such a tough position to be in, A good friend of mine’s (I’ll call her “Anne”) boyfriend/fiancé has been spending a lot of time with my sisters best friend. He has no idea that I know this girl. The other day I learned they were going away for a weekend together. When I spoke to my friend she told me her fiancé would be working all weekend did we want to hang out. I don’t want to get in the middle, I wish I didn’t know this. |
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"We talked a few weeks ago about a new book that states one third of marriages are sexless...and after reading all of your candid comments it appears the book wasn’t so far off. Many of you expressed that not a lot of sex is happening at home for one reason or another...and a few of you suggested ways to keep that spark going...So when I recently read an article in the August issue of Glamour magazine entitled "The Taboo Sex Trick 53% of Women have Tried" - I thought I have to share, and see if you guys think it’s taboo? or true? |
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| Brace yourselves, and I’m just reporting what I’ve read here. |
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| According to the 'Glamour' article, for the first time ever, the number of women in the US who say they use or have tried a vibrator has topped 50% (so says a recent study at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University. And sex experts say it's a good thing... In fact the article states that in 2008 women spent nearly $80 million at Pure Romance Parties (kind of like Tupperware for sex toys) So ...what gives? $80 million sure could buy a lot of shoes – Why are we buying sex toys… because we are in sexless relationships? Or to try and put fire in our old flame?? |
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| SEX, LOVE & LIFE July 01, 2009 by Jen Matlack |
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We can learn so much from each other. Let it rip!
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Welcome new mom’s! It’s a whole new world I know. Come in- Connect, commiserate, ask questions, or just sit back and view. |
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