My MIL lives right down the street from us (me, my husband and 9 month old child). She keeps my son 3 hours a day, three times a week due to mine and my husband’s worktimes overlapping. We pay her to keep or son due to her own financial problems. She is very critical to me ONLY and says things that hurt you, but in a nice way. Like, should you let your son eat an organic cereal bar. He is 9 months and has 2 teeth, yes he can eat it! I am not going to buy your son anything since he has so many clothes and toys (but she buys him something anyway). She keeps him from 630 AM until 900 AM. She keeps him in his PJ’s and after me working all night, she does not offer to bathe him, etc. She does not pick up and rinse out his bottle and she refuses to feed him baby food because it is "dangerous" She is weird! I have confronted her and she said she was only trying to help! She dotes on my husband and my son and I do not want my son growing up thinking his mom is horrible, because I am not. I am trying to change my night scheudle so I can be here with my son when he wakes up, but it may be a few months from now. Are there any suggestions on how I can handle this situation? I have spoken with my husband and he does support me, but I do not want to bother him with this MIL situation every day.
1 hour ago – 4 days left to answer.
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WOW! I got some really rude comments. I think I am trying to help with communication with her, and some of these comments are offensive.
36 minutes ago

in respect to the bath, she told me whatever I can do to help out since I am tired from working all night, that includes helping out with the house nad my son!!!!
29 minutes ago

You missed the point MIA, she dotes on my husband and my son, but only negative to me, that is jsut not right.
27 minutes ago

i am not talking about homemade baby food, she only thinks he shoudl drink the bottle (formula) and no baby food. I and my husband disagree.
21 minutes ago

BTW, I am grateful! I bake her cookes always tell her THANK YOU, purchse snapshots for her everymonth of my son. She takes pictures but never develops them. I buy her frames to put the pictures in!! So, please do not tell me that I am not grateful, because I am. We pay her to care for our son!!!! Plus, always tell her thank you!
5 minutes ago
I appreciate your help and insight, Mirangelise P. A lot of it makes sense to me and helps me realize that I am trying and maybe just need to talk to her about certain things. She does keep him at our house so my son can be confortable. The doctor does want him on oatmeal baby food in the morning along with his bottle, but she is scared to give him the baby food. I just do not push her, because I do not want my son around the anxiety she displays when she is scared to try something.

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Hello!! First time mom to be here, and I just need some help on registering for important items.

I’m going to register at Target and Babies R US, and I am comparing prices on EVERYTHING, if Target carries it, they seem to be cheaper on 90% of it.

Anyways, I was just wondering what types of things are you going to register or did register for??

Did you register for any clothes or toys? I registered for a few, newborn age appropriate up to a year old toys and clothes, like no more than maybe 3-5 cute outfits at each place, and no more than 5-10 toys, at each place. I was wondering if people think adding clothes and toys are rude, since most people like to just pick stuff out instead of being told what to buy? I only registered for a few of my favorite ones and have no problem taking them off and buying them myself if it would offend people.

Also, I use mainly organic foods and products in my day to day life. I have also registered for a few organic towels, shampoo, blankets, ect. Will people find this annoying since they are pricey? Again, I have no issue with removing them and using what people buy me and then buying the ones I prefer once I need more.

I already have a crib and dresser and am borrowing a bassinet. I will be ordering my own baby bedding and accessories from somewhere I’m not registered at.

Some of my items on my lists include:

Medela Breast Pump
Boppy and Organic Cover
Puj Baby Tub
Thermometers, Alarm/Timers
Portable Swing
Bumper Jumper
Head Support for car seat
Head Support for crib
Dressing Table
Toy Chest
Bicycle Trailer
Jogging Stroller & compatible infant Car Seat
Nasal Aspirator
Twist and Fold Activity Gym
Plug Covers
Nuks
Grooming Kit
Baby q-tips
Belly Bandit (for me)

What else do I need or what all did you register for?? Thank you so much for your time and help!!!!!

♥

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Parents, my husband and I are planning on conceiving within a few months, but we want to make sure we have the money needed upfront before we even try, to be on the safe side. How much do you think this would all cost, based on your experience?
We want a natural home birth with a midwife – no insurance to cover the costs
natural cloth diapers
natural organic baby products
organic baby clothing etc.

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As in clothes. Or as in the Ergo baby carrier. What’s the difference in the fabric? Is one more breathable than the other or is one more "hot"?

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To make a long story short, my mother is trying to take my 8 month old daughter away from me. She HATES my husband because he doesn’t have alot of money and my mother and husband just don’t get along and never have. My mother has called DCF on us before because we have a 1 1/2 ft long ball python that we keep in a SECURE tank in the garage. She knows that the snake has no way of getting to the baby, but she is just trying to find a reason to have the baby taken away from us so she can have the baby for herself. A couple days ago my husband set the baby in the crib around 10 pm to try to get her to go to sleep while I was at work and she was crying for 15 mins. My sister (who lives with us) was trying to sleep so she came over to my husband and told him to go shut the baby up, and they got into a fight about it.
She called my mom and told her and my mom just called DCF again today and told them we constantly leave the baby in the crib crying and all this bs. Can they really take the baby away from us for letting her cry in her crib for 15 mins ONE time? This is making me so MAD. My daughter has never been abused. She has all the love in the world. Organic food, 3 giant bins full of toys, 2 big dressers full of clothes, 5000 kisses everyday, aND 2 parents who love and spoil her. She has never been hit or abused in any way. Her doctor and other family members can confirm that.And I always check her body and parts everyday to make sure nothing is going on that shouldn’t be going on behind my back. My mother says she is going to fight till she gets my daughter. She said she is also going to use our backgrounds against us (my husband and I both have battery charges on our records from 2-3 years ago, but only charges, not convictions, the charges were dropped)
what can i do? Im so stressed out…

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This is for a book that I’m writing and if its good enough it may get published. Im 19 and am in an elite writing class at Cornell University in NY. I was chosen because of my writing skills, and if i use your names, you will be credited in the book!!

Family of 7
Please give first and middle name.
Last name is Cast
The Family Is pretty rich and live in a gated community, and have a Lexus SUV, and a Cadillac Escalade and they wear a lot of J.Crew and Ralph Lauren clothing. They have a pretty busy life, with work, school, sports, and activities, but they are a loving family and always spend time together. Thanks!!!!!

1. Dad (36) – Dirty Blond Short Hair, Dark Green Eyes, Handsome, Very Built, Extremely Smart, Works for a bank, and coaches lacrosse, Funny, Crazy,Loving, A big teddy bear, but can be strong and punish his kids, but is an awesome father, Very Outgoing.

2. Mom (36) – Dark Brown long Hair, Brown eyes, Has a sexy, but pretty look, Fit, Goofy, Loud, Funny, Kinda mean, but she is just telling the truth, Very active, Works for Pottery Barn, Loves cooking and buys only organic, and cooks mostly from scratch. Loves life.

3. Daughter (12) – Dirty Blond Hair that is shoulder length with side bangs, Light Brown Eyes, Very kind and loving, Smart, Good at swimming and basketball, Plays piano, Has many friends, Very responsible, and is mommy’s helper.

4. Son (10) – Bleach Blonde Long surfer/skater hair, shoulder length, Brown Eyes, Mommas Boy, Athletic but not in contact sports, Likes soccer, basketball, baseball, Loves skateboarding and long-boarding, a little winey and a tattle tale, has some anxiety problems and is afraid of a lot of things, Loves playing electric guitar and has a good singing voice.

5. Son (8) – Light Light Brown Curly Hair, Green eyes, Very smart, A bit of a know it all, Awesome at soccer, Loves puzzles and doing magic tricks, Has tons of friends, Silly, Can be rough at times, Likes to invent things, Plays Bass, and Drums.

6. Daughter (6) – Bleach Bonde Curly Hair, Brown eyes, Spunky, Out going, Wild, A Pistol, Has a lot of energy, Very smart, and she knows it,knows she’s cute and uses it to advantage, Likes gymnastic, soccer and t-ball, throws some tantrums, but loves to hug and kiss.

7. Son (4) – Dirt Blonde hair, shaved with a little mohawk, Knows he’s the baby of the family, and has everyone wrapped around his finger, very aggressive, and gets angry over little things, very picky eater, loves football, tennis, and baseball, Loves to snuggle.

And if you have any ideas for their 2 dogs?

8. Dog (4) – Female, Pure Bread German Shepherd, Mommy and Daddy’s dog, and obeys every command, sometimes gets annoyed with kids, but will never hurt them, Loves to play rough and go for runs.

9. Dog (2) – Female, Rottweiler, Crazy puppy, but is very well trained, loves to snuggle, and play with the kids.

Thanks so much, i promise if i choose your names you will get credit, please leave your email at bottom so i can contact you if your the winner!!!!!

THANKS!!!!!!!

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This is for a book that I’m writing and if its good enough it may get published. Im 19 and am in an elite writing class at Cornell University in NY. I was chosen because of my writing skills, and if i use your names, you will be credited in the book!!

Family of 7
Please give first and middle name.
Last name is Cast
The Family Is pretty rich and live in a gated community, and have a Lexus SUV, and a Cadillac Escalade and they wear a lot of J.Crew and Ralph Lauren clothing. They have a pretty busy life, with work, school, sports, and activities, but they are a loving family and always spend time together. Thanks!!!!!

No names like, jessica, sarah, brittney, bob,rick, joe, nothing too common cuz they are a very unique family.

1. Dad (36) – Dirty Blond Short Hair, Dark Green Eyes, Handsome, Very Built, Extremely Smart, Works for a bank, and coaches lacrosse, Funny, Crazy,Loving, A big teddy bear, but can be strong and punish his kids, but is an awesome father, Very Outgoing.

2. Mom (36) – Dark Brown long Hair, Brown eyes, Has a sexy, but pretty look, Fit, Goofy, Loud, Funny, Kinda mean, but she is just telling the truth, Very active, Works for Pottery Barn, Loves cooking and buys only organic, and cooks mostly from scratch. Loves life.

3. Daughter (12) – Dirty Blond Hair that is shoulder length with side bangs, Light Brown Eyes, Very kind and loving, Smart, Good at swimming and basketball, Plays piano, Has many friends, Very responsible, and is mommy’s helper.

4. Son (10) – Bleach Blonde Long surfer/skater hair, shoulder length, Brown Eyes, Mommas Boy, Athletic but not in contact sports, Likes soccer, basketball, baseball, Loves skateboarding and long-boarding, a little winey and a tattle tale, has some anxiety problems and is afraid of a lot of things, Loves playing electric guitar and has a good singing voice.

5. Son (8) – Light Light Brown Curly Hair, Green eyes, Very smart, A bit of a know it all, Awesome at soccer, Loves puzzles and doing magic tricks, Has tons of friends, Silly, Can be rough at times, Likes to invent things, Plays Bass, and Drums.

6. Daughter (6) – Bleach Bonde Curly Hair, Brown eyes, Spunky, Out going, Wild, A Pistol, Has a lot of energy, Very smart, and she knows it,knows she’s cute and uses it to advantage, Likes gymnastic, soccer and t-ball, throws some tantrums, but loves to hug and kiss.

7. Son (4) – Dirt Blonde hair, shaved with a little mohawk, Knows he’s the baby of the family, and has everyone wrapped around his finger, very aggressive, and gets angry over little things, very picky eater, loves football, tennis, and baseball, Loves to snuggle.

And if you have any ideas for their 2 dogs?

8. Dog (4) – Female, Pure Bread German Shepherd, Mommy and Daddy’s dog, and obeys every command, sometimes gets annoyed with kids, but will never hurt them, Loves to play rough and go for runs.

9. Dog (2) – Female, Rottweiler, Crazy puppy, but is very well trained, loves to snuggle, and play with the kids.

Thanks so much, i promise if i choose your names you will get credit, please leave your email at bottom so i can contact you if your the winner!!!!!

THANKS!!!!!!!

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So here’s a chick who, before I met her, rode a mechanical bull topless- at a biker rally (don’t laugh)

I was always the type of guy who desirable chicks would say "You look so sexy right now"- even "Do I have to rip your ‘F’ing clothes off?!!!" to…

She had purchased all these Kama Sutra books, body dust- even one of those 0 Vickies candles that she never lit until the first night we were together. Well- we did try the dust, yet she’s never read any of the books (probably because she never needed to) yet it’s not like she’d even take the initiative to experiment.

It doesn’t help that she’s gained a little weight since her bombshell days (which were a distant memory and a photo album, when I met her), yet I can’t help get perplexed when she goes from wanton lust for me- to just wanting to cuddle.

When we first met she was attempting to get me to huff some pheromone perfume off her size F breasts, which I turned down, because I was unsure if she was offering it to everyone- which she wasn’t… It just seems like she was producing an illusion of high libido which, as only time did tell, turned out to be me playing the jiggalo.

None of these things would amount to anything out of the ordinary, if it didn’t seem impossible for me to initiate sex more than once every 3 days. Kissing/Licking/Sucking every erogenous zone appropriate for pre-forplay, teasing, massaging, light scratching- discussing emotionally charged topics like her wanting to have my baby or wanting to stay with me forever- eventually I get back to my life and she doesn’t seem to want to do anything more than cuddle.

I’ve begun to believe that sex with me is too good, for her, and she just gets such a fix that she doesn’t need it again for a few days… yet, the sex has to be that good, for it to even be worth it for me.

The last thing I need is a pity BJ- I just want her to want me as often as I want ‘it’.=’sex’

*Oh and I’m currently making her take horny goat weed, along with a regiment of multi-vitamin/omega369/MSM to make sure she’s ‘healthy enough for sexual activity’ lol and I make sure she eats well… organic food, enough fiber, yogurt… I won’t stand for loved one’s falling ill on my account and negligence*

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We are expecting baby #2 at the end of April (though it looks like she’ll be here sooner do to hypertension and preeclampsia issues) Anyway, for this baby we have decided to spend the extra money up front to save in the long run by using cloth diapers. We have already ordered them and will be using the new Flip System by Bumgenius diapers with the organic inserts. My question is how many inserts and covers do you use? how often do you have to do laundry? What do you use to rinse them? And what laundry detergent do you find best to wash them in? Also i know your supposed to line dry the covers but where we live makes it a little difficult to line dry them outside, can I just use a towel rack or shower curtain rod as our makeshift "clothes line" inside?
Thanks so much for any tips and advice!

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Hello – I am considering beginning a "green" baby clothing line. I have everything planned, but where to buy the material. Can someone please point me into the right direction? Thanks!

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