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Submitted by smdh on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 2:02pm

I had "words" with BM the other day. She called my home and had an inappropriate conversation with SD. Since the conversation was inappropriate and involved my child, I emailed her and let her know it was unacceptable. I was not mean. I simply outlined my boundary.

Define "mature"

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Submitted by smdh on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 5:54pm

Bm posted on someone's fb page that her daughter is "Mature beyond her years." OMG. THis is the daughter that pissed her pants so often when she was 6 you had to send a pack of new underwear to the babysitter each week? (BTW - she only pissed herself with her mother and with her mother's babysitter, never happened while in our care and never happened in school).

This is the same daughter that you think we're "abusing" because we make her make her bed? The one who needs help buckling her belt, tying her shoes and various other tasks a 4 year old can handle?

The package deal

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Submitted by smdh on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 7:33am

I've been annoyed by that forum post for days. I was trying to figure out a way to explain it without the emotion. This is what I came up with. It isn't the best analogy, but I think it works.

Say you land your dream job. I mean this job is what you've fantacized about your entire life. It pays good money. It is interesting. It is a challenge. It provides security. And it is rare! You're so lucky to have landed this job. You realize that it will be long hours and hard work, but you've got a good, solid work ethic and you're excited about it.