Your father has told you numerous times that when you talk to him in a baby voice, it doesn't make him think that you are cute, it makes him think that you are immature.

Now that you have started menstruating, and are technically considered a "woman" from a biological standpoint, your baby voice will no longer be tolerated.

Just stop it. Seriously. Stop it.
Sincerely,
Your vomit-covered SM

Yesterday we went to MIL's house for dinner and our 4 year-old niece was there, who climbs all over SD and bosses her around and gets pouty if SD doesn't spend every second with her. I love this, since 1) SD is occupied the whole time so she doesn't try to horn in on the adult conversations the way she usually does, and 2) Whenever SD gets annoyed at her cousin, MIL and DH don't hesitate to remind her that she is EXACTLY THE SAME way with us, and how she feels about her cousin is how we all feel about her!!

A while ago, I saw DH running a cable that was split from the one in our bedroom into the hallway. I asked him what he was doing. He said he was putting cable in SD12's room. I said I didn't think that was a good idea. We talked about it. I cited numerous studies that have shown the negative effects on children of having cable in their own room. The most pertinent one being a study where all students in our school board completed a survey about school and home life.

BM gave SD12 a cell phone, even though we told her SD wasn't ready for one...so what does SD do? spends her whole time over here this weekend texting her mom about every detail of our lives and what she is doing here...ok fine she wants to talk to her mom...no problem...except 90% of what she was telling her was lies!!! It was to the point that we got woken up this morning with a hysterical BM on the phone asking us about some car accident and is her poor baby ok?