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Family & Parenting
Feb 22, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Wallace
I have a beautiful, tender-hearted young Christian relative who is working her way through college to become a social worker. Recently her wallet with her rent money, credit cards, etc., was stolen. I heard yesterday that much earlier she had ...
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Family & Parenting
Feb 21, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by MsDemeanour
LINK4 Things Too Gross To Put In Pregnancy Books - YouTube
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Family & Parenting
Feb 20, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Jetty
LINKHave you seen this? Father teaches young daughter to laugh at bombs to help cope with Syrian war - YouTube
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Family & Parenting
Feb 18, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by ForTheBirds
My mother called to say her Springer Spaniel seems to have cancer in her upper digestive system. I said " I'm sorry" and left it at that. I hate that fucking mutt. She will not stop jumping up on me, so I have to knee her in the face to knock her ...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Feb 16, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by GalaxyJumper
So unlike my parents, whom I love, lol I am letting my son decide what to believe or not to believe. He is 11 now. He believes in a god. He doesn’t know what my beliefs are. Only because he hasn’t asked. I don't want him to base his beliefs on ...
23 comments
Family & Parenting
Feb 10, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by JackPedigo
Teen Ink Just stumbled on an interesting group Lots of interesting perspectives including one on religion: (”Radicals and extremists make such a small minority of our world’s population, and yet somehow they ...
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Feb 1, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Fred_Snerd
Arduino utilizes both coding and electronics. If your child is fascinated with Scratch or taking apart toys, the person may benefit from a microcontroller starter kit. I recommend the ELEGOO UNO Super.
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Family & Parenting
Feb 1, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Fred_Snerd
The apocalypse will be televised. This babysitter tends to make egotistical adults. That's good. They rabidly defend the brand and the consumerism that supports it. It gives them a sense of nostalgia, so they can tune out reality. ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 27, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by DanNastars
Spanking or time out. which one is the most effective? my kids are 16 and 26. daughter and son respectively. son received many more than daughter but both were spanked. They are now very respectful and have good manners.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 25, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Spinliesel
Yesterday was another learning experience for me. There were a few hours where every member of my immediate family was standing in my dining room debating, arguing, talking over each other. Meanwhile, the baby had discovered my carpet sweeper and ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by IAJO163
LINKBetsy DeVos compares being pro-choice to supporting slavery - AOL News
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Family & Parenting
Jan 22, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by IAJO163
LINK‘Phubbing’ your kids 'could put them at risk of depression'
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Family & Parenting
Jan 21, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by of-the-mountain
Right to chose a woman individual right, just as man have the right too chose!!!
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Family & Parenting
Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by ScubaWags
My uncle posted a picture of Obi-Wan to Facebook thinking it was Jesus. Am I an a-hole if I let him know, or am I an a-hole if I don't let him know? Either way I won't call him out publicly. But you should know that he avoids me because I no longer ...
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Jan 18, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Larimar
My father died recently. I live three states away for a reason. Going back this next week to do my duty. Not happy about it, however. This is what I need to do.
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jan 14, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by ToolGuy
Is this too extreme? Given the number of blacks killed by police?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 10, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by vjohnson51
Does anyone else have a homophobic family member? I have no tolerance for stupidity, ignorance or superiority. He puts the LGBTQ community into the same category as rapists, pedophiles, and other horrible groups of people in society. I have been a ...
46 comments
Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Spinliesel
Hey, hey! It is Epiphany! In my childhood, this was another holiday. We got another present, often an orange, a blood orange which we had to share. The Russian people on the other side of the camp invited my mother to tea. I came along, although ...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Jan 2, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Allamanda
How much further could this strategy go - and not just against school-shootings?
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Charles23
This photo taken today unshaved and sweaty with my son Cliff after climbing at Nowra. I will post another when I work out how. I scrub up alright!!
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Family & Parenting
Dec 30, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Message sent to me from a 50s something lady "mentor". The ladies take care of the girls while us mean old men attempt to "adjust attitudes" amongst the young guys. We're all volunteers as I've previously mentioned:
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Family & Parenting
Dec 30, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by ToolGuy
My daughter and her husband took the kids to ski in Verbier Switzerland. The first is her with my grandson and the second is her with my granddaughter. The third was just a glorious sunset.
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Family & Parenting
Dec 29, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by mecornett
Father knows Best?? Imagine we have a father named Mr. Jones. His son has a playmate who lives next door. Both boys have been told multiple times not to play ball near the house. One day, while the Jones boy was visiting his grandmother, the boy ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Both need to be instilled via a parental/society with strong values and the knowledge that getting knocked down during that acculturation is ok:
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Family & Parenting
Dec 27, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by SilentRage
I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell. He means it in a nice way, but it gets old. I finally got him to stop by Saying this 1. You believe your god is all powerful : yes 2. You believe your god created ...
35 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 25, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by madcat
ATTENTION TO ALL PARENTS WHO NEED TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA 🎅 Son: "Dad, I think I'm old enough now. Is there a Santa Claus?." Dad: "Ok, I agree that your old enough. But before I tell you, I have a question for you. You see, the “truth” ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 24, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by levan
LINKReligious upbringing associated with less altruism | University of Chicago news
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Family & Parenting
Dec 24, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by levan
LINKStudy finds that children raised without religion show more empathy and kindness | Dan Arel
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Family & Parenting
Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by helionoftroy
How do you deal with Holiday family gatherings?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by FearlessFly
Screen Time Guidelines for Babies and Toddlers
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Family & Parenting
Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
The Grand-Patriarch of my clan. Grandpa Hall in his later years. Living the good life on his estate in Alamance County. Nope, that's not Tuscany.... North Carolina at it's finest. Long ago at a Clan Christmas gathering at the old plantation. I miss...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 20, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by snytiger6
LINKUtah boy says he "went red" after teacher bullied him for being adopted by two men
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Family & Parenting
Dec 20, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by JustLuAnn
Narcissistic mothers A comment from a reader of my last post has lead me into investigating narcissistic mothers. Very informative, and spot on. I am going to quote some of the things that related personally to me. "Repeated ...
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Dec 19, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by MartinBond
Pics to add to my account
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Family & Parenting
Dec 19, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by JustLuAnn
Mommy Dearest Trying to forgive someone like my mother might as well be like pissing in the wind. Somehow it comes right back on you. I've written about my mother before but I shall summarize as I find writing helps me forgive a...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 18, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by IAJO163
LINKAfter New York teen found safe, police say her abduction was a hoax - AOL News
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Family & Parenting
Dec 15, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by kiramea
Found that my mentally challenged niece is pregnant. Her evangelical mother (my sister) says she decided to keep the baby. I sure hope this ends better than I believe it will. My sister is 62 and is in no shape to raise a child, while my niece can't ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 15, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
The Price of a Clean Kitchen. Lis left early this morning for the two-hour ride home. My kitchen is highly organized and sparkling clean. I only lost a few jars of canned peaches, three years old canned peaches. We broke out the wine early in the...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 15, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Kassandra
Update: some sites for co-parenting - modamily.com and familybydesign.com Haven't posted in quite some time... I received an interesting message from someone interested in co-parenting (not specifically with me, but in general). FYI, I know my ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Amisja
Hey you all, I just found out my atheist ex has been baptised as a Christian! My boys (adults) live with him. I am f@@king furious. No shag is worth that! I totally do not want my boys influenced by his dickedness
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
Y daughter Lis is coming over after work to spend the weekend with me. Her plans are all the things that are too high up or difficult to do for me. She is also bringing wine. This has never happened, before and I am dubious about the whole thing. ...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 11, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
The older I get, and especially now that I'm a "grandpa"...... the more I identify with this:
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 10, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by heymoe2001
A little advice needed. My kids are adults. The youngest now in college. My folks died years ago. My late partners folks are still alive and now in failing health. They've only met my kids a few times. The first time they invited us over was years...
8 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 8, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by averykings
When i tell people that I don’t want children, they sometimes make me feel like I'm a bad person for not wanting them. I just honestly don’t think im the ‘motherly type’
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Family & Parenting
Dec 7, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by sandrarocks83
I have to just say that I so much admire the strength that it must take to deal with, day in and day out, family who are Very religious and think that your soul is lost without gods. Gods blessed me with with an atheist mother! Thank you gods!
20 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 7, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Ashxoleyxo
Declining invitation to church,
28 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 3, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Grahame
How to decide whether a gift is for a boy or a girl.
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Dec 3, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by vjohnson51
Has anyone else been brought up into a family with quite a few self-centered narcissists?
9 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Deiter
Thirst trap: A sexy photo often posted by celebrities to social media in order to attract attention. Teenagers, girls and boys but mostly girls, do traps of a kind, if milder. Hoping to get all their friends, again mostly girls...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
Does maturity come with understanding what responsibilities are?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Larimar
Good weekend, daughter from Wyoming, Big feast, son's buddy got married. All the important people. All the feels. Hope you all had as good a one. Hugs to everyone.
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Family & Parenting
Nov 29, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by alon
Thanksgiving Dinner With A Bunch Of Christians bothered me not.My grand daughter hosted 26 family members in her new home. They all attend the same church. As a Non Believer myself I don't feel one bit contaminated and in fact had a good time.
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Family & Parenting
Nov 28, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Eazyduzzit
I posted a couple of days ago about my Thanksgiving dinner guest list including my evangelical Christian mother, my pagan step daughter, my lesbian sister, my transgender niece and how we were hoping for a peaceful meal. I said I would report back, ...
25 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 28, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Not bad! A shame we're not hosting a family Thanksgiving dinner this year:
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Family & Parenting
Nov 25, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by alon
I am the only Non Believer in my family. My daughter has been a flull time employee of her church for over 25years. She & my SIL, three adult grand children and their children all attend the same church. They all know that I am a Atheist and just ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 25, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Archeus_Lore
LINKAI learns to predict deadly heart attacks better than doctors & researchers aren’t quite sure how — RT World News
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Family & Parenting
Nov 25, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Placed in my "how to Grandfather" folder:
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 24, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by AntiTheist
What do you agnostics think about "co-parenting", two people interested in parenthood but not necessarily a relationship. You can range from 50/50 custody to one having primary custody and the other being the one "with visitation". I have made ...
31 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 24, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Eazyduzzit
Ok, Karen and I are having Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. On the guest list so far are my evangelical Trump loving mother, brother and sister in law, my Christian daughter and son in law, my pagan step daughter, my lesbian sister and my ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 24, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
I must plead guilty of this from my past. Luckily, the daughter is strong willed and independent of thought <thanks to her mother>.... 👌
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 24, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Mom-goddess
Thanksgiving and the holidays have become depressing. I know there are many others in this situation. This year I decided to take myself out to the hotel near here that has an indoor swimming pool and hot tub on Wednesday. Since immediate family ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 24, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by IAJO163
LINK'The Talk' co-host said, 'I don't want my child seeing their stepmother naked.'
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Family & Parenting
Nov 21, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Recovering from a 42 hour travel experience. Back across the international dateline & equator. Not sure how many time zones..... glad to be back down by the clearcreek!!!! I found this meme and consider it accurate to how our daughter is raising ...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Grahame
This raises an interesting point that generates conflict. If I had my time again I would discuss a schedule based on fairness. Hindsight is marvellous. If you wish to comment can we keep it constructive? We all have bad experiences.
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by alexandgeddy2112
What is your opinion on Parents who allow their child to Transition .
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Nov 19, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by GreatNani
Today is my daughters 29th birthday. She is 6 years older than I was when I gave birth to her. Here we are 29 years ago! She has had a hard time of it but is really pulling herself through!
8 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 18, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by ToolGuy
Do you still lose sleep and worry about your adult children?
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 18, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
Today I taught Lia (10) how to start and tend a fire. Also how to extinguish the fire safely. She paid attention and even sang Kumbaya while burning the contents of the waste paper baskets. She has a strange sense of humor. I think that tending ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 17, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Larimar
Am I one of the only ones who really loves Thanksgiving? I'm really looking forward to all the cooking!!!
5 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 16, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Burner
Religion or Culture or Both
29 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 16, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Allamanda
the concept of 'nunchi' - how would our world be different with this?
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 14, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Jossh
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Family & Parenting
Nov 14, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Jossh
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Family & Parenting
Nov 14, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by ForTheBirds
Luck. Good or bad. Ever notice that there are peeps that win steadily at gambling? Find $20 bills? Get refunds from the IRS? Take their shuddering car to the garage and it's a loose screw, $25 ? Have their husband go out more than the usual and find...
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 12, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by tsallinia
Went to a humanist funeral yesterday and I was blown away. The departed was a saintly woman who helped numerous cancer patients voluntarily;everyone was there... Even the local priest allowed the humanist ceremony to take place in his church because ...
28 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 12, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Allamanda
George Monbiot's piece today on the horrors of boarding-schools and their effects on British life and politics:
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 9, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by SethE
My son's are my heart, my best friend's
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Family & Parenting
Nov 6, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Enchanter
Preventing Sissy Boys
6 comments
Family & Parenting
Nov 2, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by IAJO163
LINK‘Baby Shark’ Makes Millions for Family Behind Infectious Tune
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 30, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by LiterateHiker
Child's cruise ship death raises question: When should caregivers be charged?
25 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 30, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by GreenAtheist
Anyone here been to a "gender reveal" event?? Pregnant people and alleged sires agree to have medical results sent to a 3rd party then the danger and stupidity begins with many onlookers and streaming videos online live.....an Iowa woman was killed ...
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 29, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Deiter
(I apologize for the horribly typo-ridden first draft. It should be better now.) The first time a victim; the second time a volunteer: The above was from a lecture I heard in college. I'm sure it's a convention wildly out of date now. I spoke ...
7 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 27, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by GreatNani
That moment when your daughter asks what time she was born and you cant remember which child was born at which time!
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Family & Parenting
Oct 26, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by SAMae
Bible belt living...wow. I am a former military wife. My daughter has never lived anywhere longer than three years Arkansas is the first state she has actually been in for nine years, though she has lived in three different semi-rural areas. She...
13 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 26, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Rachelscm
less than twenty points to level five that's good
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Family & Parenting
Oct 23, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Mcflewster
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Family & Parenting
Oct 23, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Sadly, true:
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 22, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by AncientNight
Well, I just found out something that everybody else has known for several months now, except me. I guess they thought that someone else would tell me. I'm going to be a Great-Grandfather. I'm still waiting for more details, the most important of ...
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 21, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Tucsongirl1
My 88 year old dad has Alzheimers, and like many people with elderly parents, I am his primary caregiver. It's taught me patience I didn't know I was capable of. Some days, like today, are more frustrating than others. Some days, like today, require...
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Oct 20, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by GreatNani
I am curious about how many of you are close to your families. I have spent the past 5 days with my siblings and their children sharing a house. My children and grandkids are here as well. I love my them all and miss them terribly. My brother lives ...
16 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 16, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by GreatNani
6.5 hours later finally in Western New York. The trees are beautiful even while it pours down rain. Now for some forced family fun!
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 16, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Cloudy, windy, rainy, coldy.... <coldy?> today. Linda got a call from a girl-scout leader about teaching sewing to the girl scouts. So, she is making up the first lesson project and some visual aids about different stiches. "So, i guess you're ...
1 comment
Family & Parenting
Oct 12, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by onewithnature
Anyone have an adult child who is struggling to figure out what they believe? I have one, in her 30's who actually seems to slightly resent the fact that I raised her without telling her god was real. She feels like life is easier for her friends who...
33 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 11, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets
Grandson being exposed to the finer things a manly man should know: 🍺🍺😎
4 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 8, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by ChurchLess
Children Raised Without Religion Are Kinder And More Empathetic
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 5, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by vjohnson51
And the award for one of the most creepiest, weirdest, cruel parents goes to Gwen and her husband. I watched one of her YT videos and it was the most disturbing YT video I have ever seen in my entire life. I would highly recommend never ...
7 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 5, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by jeran0312
Visiting family that I have not seen in many years in a beautiful part of the country. It has been lovely. Only downside....very religious. Ugh! Keeping my mouth closed.
3 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 3, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
At this rate, i could be a great-great grandmother when i finally die. My 22 year old, married granddaughter had an adorable child last year. Now the marriage is kaputt, but she took up with another loser and now is pregnant. I am stunned. Is this ...
8 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 3, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by AJimboShep82
Is a raw food diet for Cats better than dry
2 comments
Family & Parenting
Oct 3, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Tomfoolery33
The makings of a feminist. I was reading an interview with Ann Patchett in Time Magazine, about her new book, and ran across this: “Danny was a very easy character to write because, oddly enough, I have known many men who are ...
4 comments

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