Description : I want to include pictures of each of my kids and their families in my Christmas letter but I don't have a group picture of each family. How can I put them all together in a way that won't look like a big mish-mash?
Last Answer : I use photoshop, which is expensive (but can be downloaded off the internet, though officially i say that that is illegal and i would never condone it). :) In photoshop you can cut things out, and paste ... going about it, but I would find some techie friend or child, and make them do it for you.
Description : Should I attend my brother's court date to support him?
Last Answer : answer:I would first tell him, we need to have a conversation about this. Did you physically assault them? Did you throw things at them? I know you are capable of this, since you did it to me. Did ... support . Be honest and tell him if asked in court that you know he is capable of being abusive.
Description : Do you think it's crazy when parents don't feed their child dinner as a form of punishment?
Last Answer : If done regularly, it can be considered child abuse. I can’t imagine using that form of punishment.
Description : What book would you want your child to certainly read?
Last Answer : answer:The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. We’re working on The Hobbit now. I also hope he takes a liking to Rudyard Kipling and eventually Poe and Lovecraft. They’ve been lifelong favourites of mine.
Description : When is the best time for a woman to have a baby? before or after college?
Last Answer : Before college?! You mean people actually say that a woman should start a family, then after that juggle her time between her husband, baby and studying? Why not finish your studying so that you can focus more ... to pursue a job later on in life (assuming the woman wants to be a stay-at-home mom).
Description : How do i ask a family member to leave my house? my nephew is living with me and has been for 5 months, initially for a couple of weeks but it has turned into a long time. ii dont want to hurt any feelings but i want my place back!
Last Answer : Does he have a job? Why is he still there? Does he want to be there? If he is broke he might not have an option. I found myself in a place in my sisters garage in 2001. I was broke. I didn't have ... like shit, and I felt like shit too. I didn't even have the money to print out a Resume at Kinkos.
Description : Could I have some kind of support right now?
Last Answer : Ghost hugs I am not the most mentally stable person here but I am always available if you need to rant. You are never asking for too much when you are asking for support. Remember that.
Description : Did you get support from your family in tricky situations?
Last Answer : Yes. Two of my brothers would support me in anything. The other one was just indifferent, to everyone. My mom also would support me in everything I did. One of my brothers that lives nearby has encouraged me ... he did get on my nerves a couple of times, but I did apologize for biting his head off.
Description : How do full time working parents take their kids to and from school?
Last Answer : answer:I don't know about the USA but here in the UK, schools often have before and after school care clubs. My daughter goes to one from 7.45am in the mornings and until 6pm in the evenings. ... up. Lots of people (mainly the women) also work part time so that they can look after their children.
Description : How do I raise my kids not to be racist?
Last Answer : answer:I worry about this for when my husband and I have children. Most of his family is redneck, ignorant, racist, homophobic idiots. I constantly hear terms like faggot and nigger being said ... you stand up for your point of view. Also feel free to remove them from the situation altogether.
Description : Do kids really need both parents' families to be their "family"?
Last Answer : No, they don’t. Sadly, they might like the baby more than you. Grandparents go all gooey for that kind of thing and can simultaneously hate the person who brought the baby into the world. People are all kinds of twisted.
Description : Should a couple ever "stay together for the kids"?
Last Answer : No. A bad relationship does more harm to the kids than the average divorce.
Description : What's your view on kids calling their parents by their first name rather then Mom or Dad?
Last Answer : My oldest boy always called me by my name, not “dad.” Other people thought it was strange. But, it never bothered me.
Description : Why have so many kids?
Last Answer : I've always wanted to know that myself. i do not understand it at all, i never want to bring kids into this world but if i do i want to make sure i'm making enough money to care for them so ... the more kids you have the more you get back from the government but maybe we should do a survey? haha
Description : Is it possible for two blue-eyed, blonde-haired people to have a dark-haired, brown-eyed child?
Last Answer : She might be adopted. That’s not a bad thing.
Description : Did you try to "spare" family members when you were a child?
Last Answer : I only tried to spare them how bad I was.
Description : What are some things that you were ungrateful for as a child?
Last Answer : answer:Pretty much everything I was a kid! lol I think you have to learn to do without before you can know how good you have it. My parents were all about attaching strings. Nothing was ever given but ... reminded where it came from and what you had to do to keep it/make sure there would be more.
Description : Should a father make an attempt to contact his adult child?
Last Answer : answer:I like your plan, with one major addition. The very first thing he should do is tell his wife about this child, and the feelings he's having about getting into contact with her. FWIW, I had ... a good one nonetheless. He got to know me and to see his first grandchild before he passed away.
Description : Why do you think so much emphasis is placed on child abuse and not elderly abuse?
Last Answer : Children are the real innocents in our culture.
Description : When your parent gets old enough to need assisted care, is it the responsibility of the child to give up their life and move back home and take care of them?
Last Answer : answer:It depends. If you want to, yes. If you do it out of duty, and resent them because you are doing it, no. If you have to put them in care, it's best to keep them in the same ... because so many of their children set them up and see to all their comfort and physical needs and then disappear.
Description : Do you secretly have a favorite ______? (child, sibling, parent, aunt.. etc)
Last Answer : Same for all .. if I’d start making favourites then I’d start making mistakes .. I hope I’ll never do them.
Description : Is it right to throw yourself a baby shower for your 4th child?
Last Answer : They can throw a baby shower. And you don’t have to do anything about it. Girl things are different than boy things, so it’s not totally crazy.
Description : How old is too old in a child for parents to walk around in underwear?
Last Answer : I don’t see any problem with that. My young children have seen me and their mother naked. We go swimming naked in a lake every summer, all four of us. And we regularly soak in a hot tub naked too. To be seen in underwear then is, for me, totally harmless.
Description : What relation would your cousin's child be to you?
Last Answer : Well this is hard to answer because one’d have to know if the cousin in question is a first, second or whatever cousin.
Description : What are some of the things that, as a child, you wanted to be when you grew up?
Last Answer : I wanted to be a ballerina just like every other little girl. Now i’m into forensics.
Description : Is there anyone among your blood relatives who have totally separated themselves and refused to speak to or see a parent, a sibling, a child, an aunt or uncle or cousin?
Last Answer : Yes. My grandmother's cousin left her kids one day and no one has heard from her since. She'd be dead by now. No one knows why she left. A few of my cousins refuse to speak to my sister, and my ... . We had to beg her to come see my mom before she died. I know lots of people with similar stories.
Description : Who would you chose, wife or child?
Last Answer : I would need more information. Why is she unconscious? How far along is the pregnancy?
Description : What do you miss most about being a child?
Last Answer : I miss the fact that I never even knew that people could judge me.
Description : What do you want buried or cremated with you when you go?
Last Answer : I welcome death. Once any usable organs are harvested, just put whatever’s left in a hole next to my wifes grave. Just place my favorite picture of Meg next to my heart. And no ceremonies of any kind.
Description : Don't know what to do now, advice? (details inside).
Last Answer : answer:First, a hug. Second, know you did the right thing. Third, just go tomorrow and do the best you can but be gentle with yourself. Sometimes one just has to coast through a day after a bad night’s sleep. And fourth, another big hug!
Description : How difficult is it for family members to understand social anxiety disorder, if they don't know what it feels like?
Last Answer : answer:I understand. I am bipolar 1 with anxiety disorder and borderline social anxiety disorder. I find the majority of social interaction terrifying. I have no easy answer for you. I'm sorry. If you ... believe they do care, but you are correct. They don't understand never having felt the panic.
Description : Is this considered a mental issue or a guilt issue...I don't know? (this is long but PLEASE read)
Last Answer : Well, what a pickle! The first and most important thing that I want to say to you is that this is not at all your fault. This is your parents having trouble being helpful and generous and kind ... you and your siblings from their relationship, which sounds awful. But, again, this is not your fault.
Description : Do you like children or you don't seem to have the patience for them?
Last Answer : answer:I adore children. They can be a bit of an annoyance, but I like them. I just hate really rude children that don’t respect their elders. I don’t have any children, but I love em.
Description : How can I avoid awkward situations at family reunions with family members that don't know I'm IN the family?
Last Answer : it’s unreasonable to expect them to just know who you are, right? they can’t know without learning, can they? you have to introduce yourself and become known. that’s how it should be.
Description : How long after starting a new job is it "too soon" to go on maternity leave?
Last Answer : I think it’s way to early to take maternity leave if you are not even PG yet. I also think that if you don’t even plan to try yet, you are just looking for something to worry about.
Description : Have you ever had family dump something on you that you want no part of?
Last Answer : My cousins are wanting to have a reunion in June but it's falling on me to.pull it together evidently. I'm trying hard to figure it out but my sister's aren't wanting any part of it, and ... never have another chance. But it interferes with my chill out with a beer in front of the tube activities.
Description : I'm 45 and I can't decide what I want to be when I grow up . . .
Last Answer : I am too. I am 40. You don’t have to have a trade or degree to be happy. You could get a list of every career and cross one off at a time. You are ahead of your peers who are $200,000 In student loan debt. You can learn lots on YouTube and online moocs.
Description : I live alone in my small apartment and I want to know how I can get a hug?
Last Answer : Cuddlr (Also, get off of ask-public, get off the computer, get out of your apartment, and interact in the real world.)
Description : Would you want someone to risk their life to save the body of your loved one?
Last Answer : GQ. Let me think about this before responding.
Description : How do you find someone who doesn't want to be found?
Last Answer : Her parents can file a missing person’s report with the FBI and if they know her ss# or Drivers License #, it will be easy to find her.
Description : The court of appeals ordered the defendant to pay our fees. How do we go about getting them?
Last Answer : answer:Your attorney will know. If you've severed your relationship with him for some reason (dump a winning attorney? probably not), then you should contact the Clerk of the Court to find out the procedure. ... . But I don't think that they'll want to be in the middle unless some dispute lingers.
Description : I have to take court ordered parenting classes. My next court date is October 13th. Can you recomend me some closes places to go i live in the zip code 48066. Im on a low income so i really cant aford to pay, so i will need free parenting classes. Thanks?
Last Answer : 1Eastpointe Dentist -1st Consultation Free (2.2 miles) 24430 Gratiot Ave Eastpointe, MI (586) 693-2485 .. I think , this would be good for you.
Description : Would it be common for your mother to wear full heavy makeup and your sister to only apply foundation and go out?
Last Answer : Yes. Each person has their own thoughts and opinions on how to wear make up, or not wear any at all. Also, it is a generational difference. What works best for the mothers generation doesn’t work for the daughters generation.
Description : Should I go on this trip or not?
Last Answer : This is a difficult and painful decision, especially for someone who's so recently married. I know you and your husband want to be together for your first holidays as Mr. and Mrs. All I can tell you is ... husband alone, to be with his own family, and I'd stay behind to help and support my father.
Description : How should I go about searching this situation for my family tree?
Last Answer : answer:Can you sound out the pronunciation of his last name for us? It looks like it should sound like Ellie - but that seems unusual to me. Maybe we could help you guess how it was spelled. Do you ... that might be like Elie . Perhaps you can find his parents, even if he was buried as a Fields.
Description : Should I cancel plans to go to my sister's last minute bday dinner?
Last Answer : I suppose it is hard for me to really answer this, because if it were my sister, I would be able to tell her that I already had plans for the day, and arrange to do something together for her ... can't show because they already have plans. That should almost be a given with only a few hours notice.
Description : My ex-husband's father died. Should I go to the funeral?
Last Answer : answer:Any acknowledgement will be appreciated. If you have the time to attend the funeral, then do so. Our ex-SIL attended our sister's memorial service, despite the divorce from our brother being ugly ... was when she was our sister'. Her gesture helped heal a long festering wound on all sides.
Description : Where do families go, when their home has been foreclosed?
Last Answer : Well, they might be able to rent a home or apartment, they might be able to find family or friends to take them in, they might end up in a shelter or they might end up homeless. It all depends ... just because their homes have been foreclosed on. There may be such programs, but I don't know of any.
Description : How do you grieve from a great distance when you can't go to the funeral?
Last Answer : Write it down. Look at the pictures, reminisce of times spent together & write it down in a sort of short story or collection of short stories. It helps to express what you are feeling into a ... & a little less sadness. My condolences to you & hope you find your way through this difficult time.
Description : Should I go behind my mother's back?
Last Answer : Damn! Why would she talk her out of selling it?? Gosh…...well, only you know what your mother’s reaction would be, and how long she’ll stay mad….