raeann

@raeann (6)

United States • Age 50

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Should kids really have homework?

1111appleblossoms @1111appleblossoms (169) • Canada 24 Sep 08

This really bothers me. As adults we always hear 'don't bring your work home with you', and 'when your at home it's family time' but our children who sit in classrooms for 6 hours a day come home and have homework. They're already...

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raeann I think homework is necessary. I think our kids have or will have teachers that give lots of homework and the next year their teacher may not. Just like us adults who have to deal with boss' with different expectations. Like everything in life it ebbs and...

25 Sep 08

Being a Mother, Is This Wrong?

miamilatte2006 @miamilatte2006 (231) • United States 18 Sep 08

I was watching Dr Phil today and the discussion questioned whether or not it is wrong to leaveyour child in a car unattended. Me as a mother if I'm going into a store and Im going to have to stand in a line or it's going to take...

children

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raeann My kids are older now but when they were babies, before "pay at the pump" was invented (Which,by the way, is one of the best inventions ever!) I would always unbuckle both babies and carry two infant carrier into the gas station just to pay for my gas. I...

19 Sep 08

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How would you answer this question: Mommy how did my brotther get in your belly?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 24 Aug 08

I am pregnant, due in December. I have really started to show. I must say the question caught me off guard. Have any of your kids ever asked this while you were pregnant?

caught off guard

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raeann I thought I was so smart when I first explained things to my daughters. They were too youg for all the details so I said something like..."When two people are in love they first get married, then when they are ready they ask God for a baby and he puts it in...

25 Aug 08

What age should a little one would learn to walk?

rikkabren @rikkabren (238) • Philippines 23 Aug 08

i am asking this because my son is 1 year and two months tomorrow and he cant seem to walk all alone, we need to hold his shirt so that if ever he would fall we would be able to catch him and he wont bump his head. his...

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raeann My theory on this is that our little ones concentrate on getting one skill developed and honed to near perfection before tackling another. I bet he is getting really good at something besided walking right now. Once he is comfortable with that he will move...

24 Aug 08

Who makes the decision to put a dog "down"?

michelleerp @michelleerp (2) • United States 21 Aug 08

My white german shepherd, Polar Bear, just turned 13. I had her for 10 years, then asked my parents to watch her b/c I had a baby and the dog had gone blind - worried about biting the baby, etc. Find out yesterday, my parents had...

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raeann I'm so sorry for your loss. It is so difficult to loose a pet. As with any death, we feel the need to say good bye, hold them, talk to them. It would have helped you through this process if you had been given the opportunity to say good-bye. Are you ready...

24 Aug 08

school

tina0674 @tina0674 (47) • United States 13 Nov 07

ok here it is do you think school is diffrent now then it was when you were going and if so how i need youre inputes i would make this a survey type thing but i cant figure that out yet lol.

school

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raeann Is school different or do we as adults just see the big picture. What is the saying? Ignorance is bliss. I remember thinking that I knew it all but now realize how much I didn't and still don't know. I think our parents thought the same thing when we were in...

13 Nov 07