mama4kids

@mama4kids (690)

United States • Age 52

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toy recalls

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 10 Nov 07

I cannot believe all the recent recalls. It is getting crazy and very scary. The Aqua Dots recall has to be the scariest one yet. So with that said, what are you all getting your kids for Christmas this year? We have...

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shaken baby syndrome

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 30 Jun 07

why all of a sudden is this something that you hear about more often than not? there are so many posts about babies that are suffering with shaken baby syndrome or that have died because of it. it is so devestating to read some of...

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Families suck

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 25 Jun 07

It is sad...you can't pick your family members. Let me tell you...the ones that I have, my mom's side of the family, I wouldnt pick these people to be my doormat, let alone my family. As many of you have followed in the...

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my sad computer addiction

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 15 Jun 07

my computer died last week and i have been without a computer until yesterday, actually. how sad is it that i just didnt know what to do with myself? i work on the computer so it was killing me not having it. and man was i out of...

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update on my grandmother (post the other day about nursing home)

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 5 Jun 07

well..she had a massive stroke. just like i though. that nursing home let her be in that room for three weeks without speaking and didnt find that odd. i have a problem with this. she has been there for two years. she has the same...

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my grandmother

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 3 Jun 07

i just dont get nursing homes. my grandmother is in one and she hasn't spoken in about two weeks. she is doing normal things other than speaking. she isnt even trying to. that is not like her. she is a talker. we have never been...

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graduation

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 2 Jun 07

jd, my 4 yr old graduated preschool yesterday. where did the past four years go?? i had flashbacks during his graduation of my 10 yr olds prek graduation ceremony. amazing that my oldest is 10. how is that possible???? i have two...

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why is society so crazed about weight??

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 2 Jun 07

why is it so important to be skinny? i dont mean thin and healthy, i mean like waif thin?? what is with the newest trend to be ultra skinny? i dont think that it is healthy or attractive. nicole richie is one of these ultra skinny...

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i hate the phrase...

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 30 May 07

guns dont kill, people do. that is a crock!! yes the people do the killing but if we didnt have guns, then it would be slightly different. today, about 10 doors down from my house, a teen shot another teen in the face....

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ok...so i have had it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 30 May 07

i cant take it anymore. if one more person says to me...it happens everywhere, i am going to haul off and beat the heck out of them!!! i live in pa in a gated community. everyone in my community pretty much came from nj or ny....

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why do you think that fast food attracts kids so much?

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 29 May 07

is it that the greasy, fried food is just what they like or do you think it is the advertising that pulls them in? i watched a mcdonalds commercial today and it was 100% geared towards the kids, not adults at all. actually, 9 out...

advertising

fast food

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when do you think a child can stay home alone?

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 29 May 07

do you think that a 10 yr old child, that is pretty mature and very responsible, old enough to stay home alone for a few short hours during the day? i am torn with that decision. i have left her home alone for 15-20 mins before to...

alone

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home

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anyone know of a good mercury detoxifier?

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 29 May 07

i am getting an amalgam filling taken out and replaced with something other than mercury and i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a detox that i can take prior to and after the removal. i want to make sure that i get...

amalgam

detox

mercury

my 17 month old wont stop....

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 29 May 07

breastfeeding!! i have been trying to let him wean at his pace but if i keep that up, he will be nursing on his wedding night!! i just told him before he went to bed tonight that we are going to stop breastfeeding soon and he...

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dermatology (skin) question

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 29 May 07

i have this little red dot on my forehead, over my left eye brow. it has been there for as long as i can remember. it doesnt do anything as it is just a dot, small in size, barely noticable actually. well after all these years of...

bleed

pimple

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children and alcohol

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 27 May 07

do you think that it is right to be drinking it up when there are kids around? we were at a camping type picnic yesterday and everyone was drinking it up, early in the day none the less. and many people had kids there. young...

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lawsuit from car accident

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 27 May 07

has anyone been in an auto accident and had been the victim and sued the person that was responsible? how long did it take to settle and how much did you get? i am now suing over an auto accident that wasnt our fault. we are...

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fast food and kids

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 25 May 07

Don't you think it is bad that fast food restaurants gear their commercials towards kids, such as McDonalds? The food is so not healthy and should only be eaten once in a while as a treat, as far as I am concerned but the fast...

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My poor 2 yr old!!!

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 24 May 07

My 2 yr old, Ryder, was bit by a tick today, for the second time in a year. Last year, we found a tick attached to his face, right under his eye. He was immediately put on preventative antibiotics and thankfully he was fine....

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so today turned out to be a pretty good day afterall, despite

mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 22 May 07

the fact that it is the 15 yr anniversary of my fathers suicide. i write for my local paper and had two stories to cover today. i didnt think that it would be a long day really or that these stories would amount to anything...

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