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- We took our youngest grandson to a neurologist yesterday, and he has ADD (not the hyperactivity part).I've just joined the ADD group, because I do NOT want to give him medication if at all possible. All of the drugs are stimulants, and they...
- Pinky's re-entry into the grandchildrens' lives has surely been a mixed blessing.On one hand, I get two full days (Friday and Saturday) child-free. This means I get one day where I don't have to wake up at 5am to get the eldest to her bus -- at...
- Pinky came down as usual on Friday. She always stays until Sunday after church.Last night after dinner she suddenly announced that she was going home because she had called her boyfriend an hour and a half before and he wasn't home and didn't call...
- Today our middle son (my stepson) got married. We have one of those three-hour gaps between the wedding and the reception - I hate those!!!!Anyway, I've mentioned before that his and Pinky's mother abandoned her three kids and my husband for a...
- All I can think of is that it's another example of so-called "mothers" getting away with murder (literally) because they don't want to raise their own children.I think I have lost faith in the American system. I really do.
- I know this from Al-Anon, but watching Pinky in action is driving me completely, totally nuts.I'm now convinced that she is clean and sober, and has been for several months. (She said she finally gave up pot about five months ago -- her...
- As I've mentioned before, Pinky appears to have been sober for a year this month. She met a man who is very nice (older, of course), owns his own home in Philly, and says he understands that Pinky is a "package deal" with three kids.Pinky's plan is...
- She has a ring, they're seeing the pastor for counseling, etc. etc.The trouble is that she's been telling the kids about her boyfriend all along, so I'm not sure what my husband and I should say. I suppose we'll have to have him over for a visit so...
- GMaWill mentioned how her grandson breaks her heart when he asks about his mommy. Sad as the question is, I thought his grammar was ADORABLE: " "Mine mommy hasn't came to see me in a long time!" It reminded me of my niece, who used to say "give the...
- I'm writing a website for a really good NJ children's services agency, and I'd love to know how we all search for programs and services. It would help me to know which words and phrases that will help people find the agency faster.So I thought I'd...
- A little off-topic, but I think this is too important not to share:I'm sure you heard about the Epsilon email hacking.I've been getting emails from "Target" that look absolutely authentic. However, the links are wrong. They call one...
- If you have dyslexia, is there one thing that you would describe that stands out from all other symptoms?It seems as if there are so many vague things, like confusing certain letters and difficulty with spelling. I'm just curious if there's a single...
- I use it to learn what to expect from young children. You "real" moms may like it as a refresher course. Written by two pediatricians, it's packed with real-life situations.http://networkedblogs.com/fZOLj
- I'm in the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren group, and have been sharing stories about how my youngest (a boy age 8) cannot spell to save his life. His reading is also way behind that of his classmates. It's so bad the teacher has been giving him...
- Our youngest grandson (age 8) has been struggling with spelling to the point where the teacher is giving him less math homework so he can concentrate on passing a test. Even then he can barely master the concept. I went online and Googled "child is...