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Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

[ - ] My dh is so insane. He is convined that i am not attracted to him sexually. I can't take it anymore...i just let him think it!!! 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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Well, if he keeps that up, it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:19 PM Flag
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Sounds like me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:22 PM Flag
[ - ] What's your favorite shampoo/conditioner? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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I had been loving Jonathan Product Anti-Frizz. Had been using it for about 2 years, but just recently it's not looking as great. Time to change. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:11 PM Flag
[ - ] For those who are SO outraged about the posts about G&T, for God's sake get over yourselves. Post about something else if it pleases you, but you have no right to tell others that they can't post about what's on their minds. 15 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.26.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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its not about the g&t posts in general. its about the A moms who think what they have to say on a topic is so special that it can't be placed in a preexisting thread and start a new thread [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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Hey, don't lump all A Moms together. I think it is just one or two annoying posters. I'm not like them - really! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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np: Me neither! But I'm resigned now to all the Anderson bashing that goes on here. It's really stupid, ugly and negative. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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same here. there are 1 or 2 REALLY annoying A posters here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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Boy are you touchy. Go take a walk and get some perspective. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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i haven't even come to identify myelf as an anderson mom yet. the newbies are still just feeling lucky. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:12 PM Flag
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not outraged about it but some g&t posters are complete whiners. so, sure they can post what is on their minds, but they can expect to be flamed [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:08 PM Flag
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So are the TT posters in the fall and winter. All of UB is a big whine-fest. That's the nature of the beast. And yet the vitriol is especially toxic right now. Smells of jealousy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:15 PM Flag
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lemme guess. you want to know which pair of dansko clogs to wear to the bread celebration at nest. soooo not jealous. gl fighting for that tagalog immersion class. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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ITA. Stay off until September and then you can read the endless posts about TT vs. non-TT and which Hunter tester is best. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:08 PM Flag
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gtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgtgt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:19 PM Flag
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YAAAWNNNN....Anderson and Nest moms and now LL it seems..it's not about you. It's about your kids. Let them be kids and be happy. GO get a life so that u are not so obsessed with the school they will be going to in the fall. it just makes you annoying and hateful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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and yet, here you sit on UB schools board. please you are as obsessed as the rest of us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 07:04 PM Flag
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Don't care AT ALL about the G&T posts. It's the Anderson posts. No, it's not Nest or LL or any other school--there are relatively few threads. But the volume, repetitiveness, and unbelievable shallowness of the Anderson threads--I mean, wall color?--are just absurd. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:28 AM Flag
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they are trying to make the school into something it is not - it's a good school; a perfectly nice place - but they act like it is heaven on earth over there [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:31 AM Flag
[ - ] Roll Call for the laid off or spouses of the laid off: Finance? How long? How are the job prospects? What is your plan? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:05 PM Flag
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Are jobs at GS safe? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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Not according to the news. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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really? did they say layoffs at GS were coming? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:08 PM Flag
[ - ] How did your DC do in their ELA/Math test? Was it a surprise to you? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.26.08, 05:00 PM Flag
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we just finished K - but in third when you get these scores for your child what does score card look like? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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Also, OR below -- it's a page from the testing board, I think. It shows your dc's score, and a bar graph to show where that score is compared to meeting the standards. We also had a separate page that showed what the "score" (i.e., 700) meant in terms of how many questions dc missed or got right. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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I found the "details" page, kind of useless. I'd love to know what % of students scored higher than my DC [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:06 PM Flag
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My 3rd grader did amazingly well and I was surprised. I expected dc to do pretty well, but not like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:51 PM Flag
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Yeah, my dd made the Delta cutoff. suprised and so happy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:59 PM Flag
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I wish I knew. We still haven't gotten them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:04 PM Flag
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How come? Today was the last day of school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:07 PM Flag
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DC scored a combined 1440, so pretty happy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:06 PM Flag
[ - ] Is it a good idea to put dc in separation program summer before preschool starts? DS has never been separated, and he is really clingy w/me. SAHM btw. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:00 PM Flag
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Age? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:14 PM Flag
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:15 PM Flag
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I think its a good idea. My dd is going this summer. She is my third and they all did it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:20 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone in D2? What level books (a,b,c,d etc) are children expected to be reading at the end of K and the end of first. Does anyone know? 29 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.26.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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i thought reading wasn't formally taught or expected until 1st grade [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:03 PM Flag
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Every K child in our class left reading. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:04 PM Flag
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that is fine and well-my dc read in k too as many do, but it isn't formally taught in most publics or private until 1st. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:07 PM Flag
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It was absolutely "formally" taught in our general ed K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:08 PM Flag
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do you know what this even means? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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yes. why do you ask? do you believe if someone disagrees with you or has a different expereince they must be an idiot? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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that is true of most privates but NOT most publics. Reading is taught in K in our public. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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I think this is correct. My understanding is that they work on phonics in K, but there's no expectation that kids will be reading before the end of K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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did your child just finish public K? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:12 PM Flag
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np: Mine did last year. They did not teach reading. They taught phonics and did a lot of reading together (teacher read from big book while each child had a small book to follow along). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:13 PM Flag
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What school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:14 PM Flag
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PS 261 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:15 PM Flag
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No. I just repeated what was told to me at Anderson orientation yesterday. I don't know what other public Ks are doing, but I assumed they were all pretty much the same on this, but I could be wrong about that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:14 PM Flag
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Anderson has children leaving K not reading. I"m surprised. Nest requires it. 116 pretty much (unofficially) does too - g&t [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:15 PM Flag
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Kids learn at different paces. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:18 PM Flag
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My child is leaving K this year at NEST and I guess, sort of reading. All the kids are at different levels. Teacher told me not to worry about it. Its only kindergarten. More important to learn social skills. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:07 AM Flag
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I hope people see this reply. With all the G&T anxiety, I think many incoming K parents have lost sight of how important the social/non-academic aspects of K are, even if DC have been in all day preschool or day care prior to K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:14 AM Flag
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every kid in my dd's class in k finished the year reading, which is definitely taught in the k year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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OP here, so no one in D2 has an answer? Our K children left on F-I for the most part. A couple of lower letters and one great reader who was further along. Are we the only D2 school that does this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:19 PM Flag
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My dd also just finished K in D2 and this sounds consistent with her class. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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Wow, F-I, is this G&T? Just posted about my DC who's reading at level D and teachers were pleased, as were we. Still pleased since DC wasn't reading at all in the fall, but impressed with those high levels. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:22 PM Flag
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yes, g&t. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:49 AM Flag
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not sure about expected, but in ds' brooklyn gen ed k the majority of the kids finished at e [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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Thank you. That is what I'm looking for! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:21 PM Flag
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My DC just finished gen'l ed K in D2 reading at level D. Teachers told me this was above grade-level for K, but I know that there were other DC in class reading more advanced books. Don't know what's expected for 1st. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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My dd just finished gen ed d2 k reading level m-n-o books. I think she was way ahead, but I couldn't tell. It seemed all the kdis were reading. Some who weren't reading at all a few months ago were reading really well in the last week. It was formally taught. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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If somebody could explain those levels to me I might be able to chip in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:56 AM Flag
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my dd is reading level K books and just finished first. The report card said it was "expected" that she should be reading level H/I. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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A first grade kid I tutored just barely got to F and they said if she didn't get to F she was going to be held back. That said, I would think anything G and above for a 1st grader would be passable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:02 AM Flag
[ - ] Anyone read 1-2-3 Magic? How is it? What's the premise? Does it work? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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It didn't appeal to me, but some people love it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:56 PM Flag
[ - ] i was giving my 17mo a bath and his nose started bleeding. it was not a scratch because it was gushing for 5 minutes. it has now stopped....anyone heard of this? will call dr in the am. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:55 PM Flag
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b [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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bloody noses are really common in kids and most often not a big deal. askdrsears.com has a section on it if you want to read up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:06 PM Flag
[ - ] Did anyone not get tax return yet? Gov't owes us $4k plus the rebate check. Got NADA so far. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 06.26.08, 04:53 PM Flag
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you can look it up on your website - irs.gov [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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type ss# and check status? Really? thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:57 PM Flag
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yes, I think you have to do it separately for refund and rebate [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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We didn't get one because we make 1k over 150K - it kills me. I think they are a bit slow about this though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:57 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone's dc ever have a strict, somewhat mean teacher? 5 y.o. will have one next year, and I'm concerned he'll end up hating school. Any advice? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Toddler 06.26.08, 04:52 PM Flag
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Are you in a position where you can volunteer during school hours? It might not be a bad idea to try and be in the school, if possible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:16 PM Flag
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Yes, but there's not really any opportunity to be in the classroom. I'm most concerned about him being scolded for making an innocent mistake, which this teacher has been known to do in the past. Are there ways I can help him not be bothered by a teacher's criticism when he knows he's doing his best? Are 5 y.o.s even capable of not automatically taking an adult's comments as truth? Thank you for the suggestion. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:24 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone's dc ever have a strict, not-so-nice teacher? 5 y.o. will have one next year, and I'm concerned he'll end up hating school. Any advice? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:50 PM Flag
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As a kid I always found those to be the best teachers [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:51 PM Flag
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ita. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:51 PM Flag
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my dc crumbles and fails with these types. I bet you are a girl. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:52 PM Flag
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not much you can do. My dc had a complete idiot. You just have to suffer thru it. IF you can win the teacher over (liking you as a person), then she might be a tiny bit easier on your dc. But who knows. Just teach your dc to follow the rules as best you can and don't be too strict on him at home if he takes a beating at school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:52 PM Flag
[ - ] Has this place become a ghost town since they changed the format? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.26.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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no. all the anderson/ps9 moms are here. LL seems well represented as well. nest moms seem to have gone on vacation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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i hate it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:32 PM Flag
[ - ] Someone called the house claiming that I called them. I checked the call log and saw that there were 5 called that our new nanny made in the morning. I asked her about it (nicely) and she said that she hasnt made any calls at all today. What do you think about her not telling the truth? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:46 PM Flag
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What the heck is a call log? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:46 PM Flag
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its an online service from vonage [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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Why would someone call you saying you had called? I mean, wouldn't they know the nanny called them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:49 PM Flag
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I dont know who she called. Maybe it was someone who didn't know my house number and she didnt leave a voicemail. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:52 PM Flag
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Well, the nanny might have just been nervous you were angry about her making calls. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:54 PM Flag
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well, if she'll lie about something that insignificant, i would assume she'll lie about everything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:51 PM Flag
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op - right, that why it bothered me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:53 PM Flag
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I really wouldn't spend any time thinking about this. Why would you hassle the woman about such a trivial thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:51 PM Flag
[ - ] Where would you sell a gently used double stroller? I have a Jane I want to unload. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Expecting 06.26.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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craigslist [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:46 PM Flag
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craigslist [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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I have a Jane I want to sell too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:42 PM Flag
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craigs i heard the jane stinks. the kids outgor it at 12 months. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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