Ailey1975

@Ailey1975 (20)

United States • Age 50

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Homeschooling regulations

AnnaB87 @AnnaB87 (761) • United States 15 Feb 07

Should parents that choose to homeschool their children be more or less regulated? Why or why not? Also do you know anyone that does homeschool, how does that effect your answer to this question. Also what is your personal...

homeschooling and questions

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Ailey1975 Yes, homeschooled people need to have some regulations. I am a private school teacher and have had many kids come in from homeschooling. I have seen it done very well and seen it done awfully! I think they need to be regulated so that they are doing basically...

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moms, are you expected to be a personal playmate.

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 15 Feb 07

my daughter seems to think i'm a personal playmate and i should entertain her every second of every day. i can't get her to play on her own for half an hour a day. does anyone else have this problem? how can i stop it. or do you...

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Ailey1975 Yes, my son is almost 5 and is always saying "play with me play with me!" I do play with him but there are times I need to do stuff around the house. I try to provide stuff for him to do like coloring,painting, making a craft, etc. Right now his prob is mainly...

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Rosie in the News

zuri25 @zuri25 (2125) • United States 19 Jan 07

Rosie O'Donnell is getting a lot of attention lately. Most recently, the media has been buzzing about her comments regarding American Idol. She expressed her opinion that American Idol (the judges in particular) are taking their...

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Ailey1975 Hi I thinkit is immature that they make fun of physical appearance of the contestants. Some are just not as pretty as others but shouldnt be judged on that. I think soem defiantely needed a reality check that they cant sing and that singing is nt in their...

15 Feb 07

How young should you start teaching your child?

michelledarcy @michelledarcy (5220) 15 Feb 07

My daughter is now 2 and I'm thinking of starting to teach her some things at home. I think she should have at least 15 mins a day when I teach her counting, colours, do drawing with her etc. Other people say she is just a baby...

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Ailey1975 Age 2 is agreat time to start teachingher. I am a teacher, bythe way. I thuink you should just do it naturally, as things come up. Dont set a 15 min block or anything. LIke when you are playing, ask her what color things are or count how many of something...

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School cancelations oh no, but....

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 14 Feb 07

I had a restless night last night and actually slept late for me this morning but was woken to the sound of the phone ringing at 6:10 a.m. It was a recorded message from my son's school, "Good morning and Happy Valentines Day...

parent notification system

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Ailey1975 Thats a great ssytem. My school only started doing that this year. I teach at that school too, its private. Kids come from all over the state. I love many things about my school and thats why I teach there and send my son. Its a great school community where...

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Smartest kid in the world, from day one.

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 14 Feb 07

When my son was first born, my mom and dad came to the hospital to see him and asked if he had picked out his college yet. LOL. Then seven weeks later we were visiting my parents and I took the baby to church where they had...

ceiling fans

parenting

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Ailey1975 I always found it fascinating when my babies were that little and could really focus on things like fans and lights and stuff. Maybe he really did figure it out back then, who knows. Congrats on having such a handy kid. Mine are too little yet to know how...

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HOly Crap! Im so freakin' pregnant!!!!

dragonflyfli @dragonflyfli (5528) • United States 14 Feb 07

My stomach is like huge and i cant do anything without running into crap. I cant wait to get on with this!!.

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Ailey1975 Yup, thats what the end of pregnancy feels like. Amazingly though, that all goes away when you are hold your little precious one in your arms. Just enjoy your freedom and whatever sleep you can get now cuz havign a baby really rocks your world. In a really...

14 Feb 07

Any ides of how to save money on our wedding?

charitymvula @charitymvula (489) 13 Feb 07

If any of you have any idea on how to get married but not to over spend please share and any other tips you may have which lead to savings but a great day anyway! I feel people spend too much money on one day when they could put...

ideas

saving

wedding

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Ailey1975 Some ideas I have... Get married on a day other than Saturday. Some places have deals for parties on "off" days. Avoid holiday times. Have someone you know make the cake as their wedding gift to you. It doesnt have to be super fancy. Have a backyard...

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favorite verse in the Bible?

dulag_leyte @dulag_leyte (74) • Philippines 12 Feb 07

Do you read the Bible? What is the verse that really catches your heart? Mine is "I am the way, the truth and the life.."(John 14:6). God is everything.

the way the truth and the life

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Ailey1975 MIne is "Be still and know that I am God" I always need to refer back to this when life is going crazy or I am not trusting God liek I should be. Its such a peaceful verse.

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the Bible says I will go to hell

Anakata2007 @Anakata2007 (1783) • Canada 14 Feb 07

I'm concerned about this because I'v recently started reading the bible and there are so many things that I'v done that will cause me to go to hell when I die. Even though I think I am a good kindhearted, loving compassionate...

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Ailey1975 Hi We are all sinners. We all have pasts we arent proud of and things we did that we wish we didnt. The cool thing is that God forgives. If you give your heart to Jesus, all those past mistakes are erased and you are a new creation in Christ. YOu dont...

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Prove me that god exists ??

yzone_asginc @yzone_asginc (160) • India 14 Feb 07

An Athesit asked me a question stating " How will you prove me that god does exists?" He want only logical answer and not any part or scripture from The Bible or The Quran. I asked him to prove that god doesnot exists and this...

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Ailey1975 Wow. There are so many ways to answer this question. The best, simply way to prove it is to look into the face of a newborn baby. They are so beautiful, small, and perfect. Only God could create something as remarkable as this. We are all made in his image and...

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Moms: how long did you berastfeed your babies?

awonderfullife @awonderfullife (2893) • United States 14 Feb 07

I have a friend who breastfed her son until he was 4 years old. 4 YEARS OLD! You have to understand, that is VERY unusual here in the United States! I realize it was mainly a comfort thing for her kid, he was getting nutrition...

baby

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Ailey1975 I am currently nursing my 7 month old and will until he turns one. I pumped for a whole year when my now 5 year old was a baby until he turned one also. I feel that nursing is the best and I wanted the best for my kids. BTW, my older one wouldnt latch and...

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Disciplining your kids.

madtownsweety @madtownsweety (418) • United States 14 Feb 07

Do you discipline your kids? What forms of discipline do you use? I had to disicpline my daughter the other day, I have a pole lamp and she was hanging on it acting like a monkey and snapped it in half. I was very angry. I took...

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Ailey1975 Hi No, I think you did the right thing. You mayhave felt like a big meany, but you showed her clearly that she crossed the line and thats not ok. Kids totally need thse kinds of boundries and deep down somewhere they respect you for guiding them. As a mom...

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Does anyone else make their own baby food?

indywahm @indywahm (808) • United States 2 Feb 07

I make my own baby food for my son . It is so easy and saves us money too. I have a baby food maker and just plop what we are eating in there and mix it up and he eats. He did not like peas though!!! The faces he made when i...

babies

baby food

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Ailey1975 HI I make my own baby food too for my 7mo old. I did the jar stage 1 til he had tried and accepted fine all of it and now I make it. Like today he had avacado and apple mixed and he loved it. Its fun making my own combos. I have a hand mixer that I use to...

10 Feb 07

How to get my baby to sleep through the night ?

ricknkae @ricknkae (1721) • United States 9 Feb 07

HI I have yet another issue with my baby. He's 3 months old and he still needs to be fed twice during the night : around midnight and around 4 am Knowing that I am nursing him, do you think it is possible to get him to sleep...

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Ailey1975 HI My 2 sons both slept through the night starting at 7wks old and are/were berastfed. THis is what I did and maybe it can help you. First, move the bay to another room. THe baby probably hears any noises you make and wants to be with you. Then, when they...

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