Bringing Baby Home: Tween

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Good Birth Stories

Good afternoon Ladies, I'm looking for other mothers who have had great birth experiences who would like to share. I am delivering my baby in a few weeks and although he is not my first, I am trying to get into a good frame of mind. I had a fantastic birth experience with my first and I just want more stories to back that up. I am a worry wart. So lets hear 'em. I am delivering vaginally (we hope) ...and in a hospital with an epidural, so if that helps anyone relate then go ahead. And keep it classy, Ladies. I am totally not...

Preparing Siblings

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Summer for a 12 and 10 Year Old - Leave Them Home Alone?

So my friend has 2 kids - a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. As a family, they take two weeks off during the summer. For the other 6 plus weeks, she plans to leave them home alone while she and her husbad work 9-5 Monday - Friday. There are camps they can send them to that are not expensive (money is not an issue). They will likely go to a one week camp (for sports) for a week or two but that's it. Would you leave you 12 and 10 year old at home for 4+ weeks over the summer? I think they are insane. I think it's insane...

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Rules for 13 Year Old

My daughter keeps telling me she doesn't get to do anything a normal 13 year...