you have a pre-K child. she comes home from school one day with the lunch you packed for her entirely uneaten. when you question her, the answer you get is that a state agent was at the school, inspecting all kids' lunchboxes or bags, and this state agent told your child her lunch was "not healthy enough by USDA guidelines" and she was forbidden ( Read more... )

your child is a third-grader. one day they come home with homework that talks about slavery. not history homework. not in an appropriate context ( Read more... )

Times and lifestyles are a changin folks. That being said how comfortable would you be if for "career/my life post high school" day several of the speakers were child free and to varying degrees pushed their views on highschool students. For the sake of argument one person is the "I didn't have em because I didn't want em, now as for the rest of my ( Read more... )

So booj what is your verdict?

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A teenage boy is raped and his rapist becomes pregnant as a result. She lies to him and says it isnt his, gives the child up for adoption and many years pass. The boy grows into a good, steady man, a good husband, and a wonderful father, but he wonders about that child. 24years pass, the child is now an adult, but the man still wonders, and one ( Read more... )

You are the parent of a gifted child. Not merely smart, but gifted. You decide to start a playgroup for other gifted children and their parents. It's really refreshing because you can talk about IQs and test scores, and the kids don't have to socialize with children who are merely ordinary. One of your best friends finds out about the group and ( Read more... )

Okay, so your hypothetical kids are a 9 year old girl and 13 year old boy. You decide to go crazy! and cheat on your husband with 358 other people, abuse your husband with frying pans(in front of the kids), neglect your kids, decide to lock yourself in your room and call the cops and saying "IMA KILL MYSELF, YO. I'M HEARING VOICES AND THEY'RE ( Read more... )

Let's say you have a 16 year-old daughter who you have a very close relationship with. You breastfed her and continued on in your life as a breastfeeding advocate. She picked up on your passion for breastfeeding and joined you in your advocacy. You become pregnant again and your daughter comes to you and asks if she can induce lactation in order to ( Read more... )

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Your child attended a birthday part. One of the "activities" involved the dancing in this video. You learn of this in one way or another.

What now?

ETA: Play along. Obviously we all don't think we'd associate with this type of crowd.

Inspired by my husband watching a video on eBaum's World (oh, that Ebaum's World) and our conversation that ensued ( Read more... )