Forum: Parenting, Family and Relationships

Indulging in my secret guilty pleasure of watching Discovery Home and Health :haha: ... some show about multiple births as usual, and the "Mom" said that once the babies were born they were a family. Do you think a couple isn't a family unless they have kids?

Went to the specialist today to see if they will give her knee replacements & the Surgeon said she is the worst arthretic mess she has seen. she told my sister to go home & have a long think about what she wants to do because if she replaces her knees she will be in Rehab for at least 2 weeks...

Jay got a new RAZOR PRO ( scooter) for his bday on Sat, and has been told many many many a times DO NOT RIDE IT IN THE HOUSE, well as It is just me at home he has continued to do so, ( he would not if Dad was here), but he was doing it again tonight and ( bare foot) and got his toe nail caught (...

DS lost is first tooth yesterday at school. I was a little scared thinking he was going to be in trouble but his teacher wrapped it up in a tissue and all was fine. When he got home we told him all about the tooth fairy and we was excited to go to bed early so she would come. He asked how...

The other day I took Sam (just turned 6) grocery shopping, she's usually at school when i shop so she was quite excited to be "helping" me. In the meat section she picked up a pack of "Angus beef sausages" with a sketch of a cow on the label, and excitedly called out, "Mum! Did you know cows lay...

DH said that his daughter had no idea at all that she was getting a surprise 40th party last night. He said that there was at least 100 people there on the river property & it was a fantastic party, DH said he left just before midnight & everyone was still having a ball :hehe: She was shocked to...

My best friend had her little boy in October by emergency cesarean 5 weeks early, he was born with CMV. He is home and has been doing wonderfully until she took him in to have his hearing tested and found out that he is deaf :( It could have been much worse and she is very positive! She now has to...

did something we never do last night. Had dinner without the kids. He had quotes to do all arvo yesterday i knew he wasn't going to be home before 7.30pm. So feed the kids early, bathed them then ordered Thai got them into bed set the candles up on the table. WE ate dinner a romantic dinner...

Bought the Bm a Mince recipe book that has many simple meals in it. I suggested to him that maybe he would like to cook a meal for us both one night a week. Last night I got a phone call....can I buy some baby chillies etc..... most of the ingredients we had, he just had to be told where to find...

just shocked the life outta me!! He went to town this morning to get pipe & other stuff anyway he came home with a HUGE bunch of yellow lillies for me for valentines!!!! After posting in this thread about our valentines day I will have to eat my words now!! He has never ever bought me flowers...

see a Hand Surgeon on the 26th Feb.:blink: Because his right thumb has dislocated 3 times in 8 mths our GP wants a surgeon to have a look at it. It took me getting the "Thumb Fairy" to come in the middle of the night when he was asleep to get his thumb splint off, how on earth is he going...

Meet the teacher for our youngest DS (kindergarten) today at 5.30. I have a headache, i really don't fell like going but i have to luckily my eldest son is looking after our daughter so it's just our youngest son that has to come with us & hubby will be there so hopefully he will behave........

i tell you nothing but Money money money & more money. just got back to school, uniforms, school fees, elective fees, sport fees & then wait for it Glasses yep took my eldest 2 to get their eyes tested as they have been complaining ( i wear glasses anyhow) so my son was all clear but my...

I just went out into the kitchen & cut up the chicken for him to do dinner & he has all his bloody ingredients on the sink in containers (like Huey) :hehe: anyway i tell him i cut the chicken up & would he like me to slice the mushrooms for him & he say's in a real (mocking voice) "No thankyou i...

Minding the grandkids this weekend can't help thinking after minding the baby how different she is to her brother at the same age going to sleep. She went to bed at 7.30.p.m last night with a bottle woke up at 7.15 a.m this morning had another bottle some breakfast played around til 9.30 a.m went...

So our 2 1/2 year old boy decided new years day he was ready to potty train. He's been doing really well when he has to pee, but doesn't like pooping in the potty. He's gotten to the point where he'll wait until nap time when we put a nappy on him and pretty well as soon as we put him to bed he'll...