michmdmama

@michmdmama (77)

United States • Age 43

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Do You Think People that Home School Should have to be tested to qualify

onabreak2 @onabreak2 (1161) • United States 19 Mar 07

Well I do. I know people that are home schooling their kids that are dumber then dirt in some departments. How can they teach their children when they dont even know themselves. Are they learning along with the kids. It seems...

home schooling

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michmdmama We homeschool and while I would be a little upset if they suddenly passed a law stating that I had to test my girls (based on the fact that I don't believe in testing), I have nothing to hide so I would willingly consent. I don't personally know anyone who...

27 Mar 07

What do you think about homeschooling?

mrumley @mrumley (33) • United States 27 Mar 07

Hi, I was wondering what the general consensus is about homeschooling children. I have a one year old now, so I have plenty of time to decide. I know that there are a lot of co-op groups available now that help the kids...

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michmdmama We homeschool our girls who are 6.5 and 3.5. Dh and I both work at home as well so we are all together much of the time and we have so much fun. We love it and wouldn't trade our experience for anything.

27 Mar 07

Chores

jchampany @jchampany (1130) • United States 27 Mar 07

My son is 8. I started to give him chores about 2 years ago. I started with making his bed and cleaning his room. Things I used to do for him. Then as he got older, I added taking out the trash and helping me with housework. Now...

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michmdmama My girls both have chores. They are 6.5 and 3.5 and generally the oldest does her chores without being asked. The little one still needs some assistance, especially staying on task, but we are working at it.

27 Mar 07

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Retirement country

davidtkp @davidtkp (45) • Singapore 21 Mar 07

If you had a choice to retire in any country in the world, which country would you choose and why?

country of retirement

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michmdmama I suspect that our retirement will be traveling to many different countries. I have never been out of the US so it is hard to say at this point.

27 Mar 07

Smacking

isfine @isfine (34) • New Zealand 27 Mar 07

I live in New Zealand. An anti-smacking Law is being introduced banning the smacking of children. There have been several amendments to the law but the basis is that it will become a criminal offense to smack your children. We are...

new zealand

opinion

smacking

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michmdmama I agree with you as well. We do not smack our children and they are very loving and respectful. They don't cry when I tell them it is time to leave the place we are supposed to leave. They pick up their toys without fuss. They even do their chores without...

27 Mar 07

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Are you ready to get started?

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 31 Dec 06

I have looked all over theplace at alot of the work at home opportunities online. From what I have seen and based on my own experiences, if you can find a good, in expensive webhost, and then design your own site or find...

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michmdmama I have looked and been involved with many different companies online. I tried and tried and tried to make things work and it just didn't work, lol! I tried doing the affiliate thing. It brought in about as much as I was spending. I didn't find profit in...

27 Mar 07

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Anyone trying to be a stay at home mom?

countrylady28 @countrylady28 (153) • United States 27 Mar 07

I have a 14 month baby girl and I'm pregnant with #2 (due at the end of May). My husband wants me to stay home with the babies, but I keep redoing our finances and I don't think it'll work out. I get really good benefits at my...

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michmdmama I have two girls. One is 6 1/2 and the other is 3 1/2. I have stayed at home with them since the youngest was born. Recently, I actually found a way to work at home AND my bring my husband home so now we are BOTH at home which is exciting. However, if you...

27 Mar 07

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I loved being pregnant!

FaithT @FaithT (37) • United States 27 Mar 07

I really did love being pregnant. I had such a blessed pregnancy. Aside from some nausea in the first trimester, some minor back pain in the second trimester, and some really puffy ankles in the third trimster, it was the most...

baby

pregnancy

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michmdmama I have been pregnant twice. I hated the first time, but loved the second. I wasn't ready for the first so that might be why I didn't like it. I would like to be pregnant again, but I think we are done having our own. We talk of adopting a set of twin boys in a...

27 Mar 07

How much sleep do you need?

ragmama @ragmama (536) • United States 16 Mar 07

On an average night, how many hours of sleep do you try to get to feel well-rested the next day? Do you wake up feeling rested and ready to go, or do you always feel like you need just a few more minutes?

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michmdmama It used to be 10 until my youngest was born. Now I am dealing with insomnia as well, but I am finding that taking my vitamins (which includes an all natual, vegetarian mulit vitamin, greens pill and a product called Acai Plus) really helps me to not feel...

17 Mar 07

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Cartoons?

lillake @lillake (1630) • United States 17 Mar 07

If you let your children watch TV what cartoons do you let them watch? Are there any cartoons they want to watch that you say no to? We love Big big World here, and sometimes Between The Lions. My oldest is always wanting to...

cartoons

children

lilo and stitch

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michmdmama We don't do too much limiting as to which cartoons they are able to watch. They like a lot of disney channel and nick jr cartoons. My oldest is really into princess type stuff. She is a romantic. My youngest loves Diego. I have to say that the earlier comment...

17 Mar 07

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what is your birth order? does it affect your personality?

pixiedust @pixiedust (177) • Philippines 10 Mar 07

are you the first born? middle child? youngest? or only child? and do you think it affects your personality? for example, i am an only child so i'm very sheltered. i feel that i'm over protected so i always have this urge to...

people

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michmdmama I am a little different I think. I am all of the above. I am the only child of my mother and my father and was raised as an only child for 8 years. My father had 3 girls before he had me, but was only a big part of 1 of their lives and signed over his...

10 Mar 07

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Watching TV - is it a waste of time?

whyaskq @whyaskq (7523) • Singapore 10 Mar 07

I used to stay glued to the TV screen daily from 9pm to 1am. Many tell me I am wasting my time. A friend even tell me that if I want to succeed, don't watch tv. Successful people do not watch TV. I have also read reports...

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michmdmama We watched so much TV when I was young. I don't watch much TV anymore and do find it a waste of time, but now I am a stay at home, work at home, homeschooling mom so there are so many other better *for me* things I could be doing.

10 Mar 07

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when's the last time you talked to your mom or dad????

7nicole1 @7nicole1 (1633) • Canada 6 Nov 06

i talked to my mom in SEPT, on my b-day. we are long distance from each other but hardly find time to talk to each other. I haven't talked to my dad in years, lost contact a long time ago.

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michmdmama I talked to my mom less than a week ago. She lives about 45 minutes away and is long distance, but we have unlimited calls so we talk often and my girls go to visit every other weekend. My dad passed away when I was four so I haven't talked to him in 22...

7 Mar 07

Mom or Dad??? which do you love most???

enoryb @enoryb (847) • Philippines 16 Nov 06

I love both of them because they are my parents and they brought me into this world... but i think i love my mom more than my dad... i dont know... maybe beacause im a mothers boy... hahaha... what about you???

parents

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michmdmama Mom, by default. She raised me by herself after my dad passed away when I was 4.

7 Mar 07

Stay At Home Dad--------------What Are Your Feelings?

sunshinelady @sunshinelady (7609) • United States 23 Feb 07

As for me I think it is great! My son is a stay at home dad and takes care of the kids and on top of that he home schools them. He does a excellent job. For those of you who think school is needed at least for the kids to...

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michmdmama I am more traditional and feel great about staying home myself and having my dh out there working and feeling like the man. However, I actually LOVE LOVE LOVE it now that we are both working from home. We alos both homeschool our girls too. We have a blast!...

7 Mar 07

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Home Education

Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 26 Feb 07

Do any of you home school your children? If so, how many children do you have? Are they all of school age? How long have you been home educating? Do you use a program or make your own curriculum? Are you happy with your state...

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michmdmama Wow, awesome that you are asking questions. We homeschool. We have 2 girls that are 6 and 3. We have unschooled them since birth gaining most of our insight from www.sandradodd.com/unschooling We do not do curriculum. We learn all the time. We spend a...

7 Mar 07