Description : Do you believe that the children of non-English speaking parents relish or cringe at the job of being the family interpreter?
Last Answer : answer:It depends on several things I think. Is the child naturally shy? Does the family live in a place that is very diverse? Are the people in the community understanding? Some children who grow up in homes where ... I didn't have to do it often, and it didn't involve me having to speak for him.
Description : Do you like getting holiday cards with photos of people's children and families, or do you not care about seeing the family photos and prefer a regular card instead?
Last Answer : I love to get photos with my cards. I love it when people put photos in their holiday letters too. I especially love seeing how the children grow from year to year.
Description : Atheist Flutheronians, how would you handle it if your child believed man’s origin on Earth came by way of extraterrestrials?
Last Answer : Have they thought their reasoning through and come up with a logical reason as to why they believe this to be the case? If so then that is fine by me even if I do think they’re wrong.
Description : How old were you when you learned your family members names?
Last Answer : What? They had names?
Description : What is a good starting , or minimum, income to raise a family?
Last Answer : There is not one.
Description : To those who see their pets as family, would you take the same measures or spend the same money as you would for a human relative in regards to medical treatment for your pet?
Last Answer : answer:A friend of mine sold her house and moved back to an apartment so she'd have the $35,000 she needed for surgery and treatment of her dog. They both died within ábout three years. She felt it ... support. Without Scout there wasn't much in life for her. She only outlived him by a few months.
Description : Family monitoring software recommendation?
Last Answer : answer: You agree not to willfully post any copyrighted or illegal material to ask-public. - ask-public Terms and Conditions I post that because, given the potential for abuse of such ... even without the legal encumbrances, I question how good many of the commercially available programs are.
Description : Do you think the pictures that kids draw of themselves and of family members can be telling?
Last Answer : answer:I have a picture on my fridge that my oldest drew of the family when she was little. Jellyfish. She sees us all as jellyfish. Prophetic, no?
Description : Would you tell your adult niece or nephew the truth about the family?
Last Answer : How old are they? I think that's the main issue. If they're adults and you believe they have a distorted view of their father, I think it's fair to tell them that. I also wouldn' ... father. Perhaps you giving your honest opinion might allow them to at least consider a better relationship with him.
Description : In your family, were you the oldest child, the youngest, the middle or the only child, and how did it affect you as a child being brought up and now, as an adult?
Last Answer : With or without artificial time dilation?
Description : Do you have an "Uncle Grab" in your family?
Last Answer : answer:I don’t. It sounds a bit creepy, actually.
Description : Does the perfect family truly exist in real life or is it only on television and the internet?
Last Answer : I think it doesn't exist, and I think I am a happier person because I believe that. Most people I know who idealize other families feel they got a bad deal in the family department, and ... extremes that truly are horrific, but a little dysfunction seems to be statisically normal from where I sit.
Description : Do you have any "I'm glad the holiday is over my family was getting on my nerves" stories you would like to share?
Last Answer : I don’t have any yet, but as soon as I get out of here, I’ll be happy to share!they’re watching me type…. p.s, I love your last topic (adds to profile)
Description : The Duggar family of Arkansas has 19 kids. How do you feel about that decision?
Last Answer : Just a tad excessive…..Just a tad…..
Description : According to you, what are the vital elements of a healthy "family"?
Last Answer : I don’t there’s an all encompassing definition. Someone will be offended regardless.
Description : How would you feel about a family member dating someone of a different race?
Last Answer : Way cool with that!! No problemo!
Description : What do you think when someone is from a big family?
Last Answer : Actually, I think they must have a lot of people to share good news with.
Description : A child in Canada is in a terrible car wreck. All family members die, his parents wrote no will, and he is left in a coma. What happens to him and who pays medical bills/holds custody of him?
Last Answer : First and formost..find a good lawyer. That's a truely sad story. I would definitely look into Canada's laws regarding destitute and/or abandoned children. If an organization or charity has money to ... they should also have funds to hire a good lawyer to help with all the legal mumbo-jumbo.
Description : What is it like to have the same birthday (or close) as an immediate family member?
Last Answer : My ex-husband and I shared the same birthdate. It was fun having to celebrate the day with him. I always made sure that the day was more about him than me though. He needed more attention than I did.
Description : Does your family sometimes seem determined to drive you crazy?
Last Answer : Well that sucks. My family had a simular problem they had a hard time accepting my aunt who had that illness and understanding that she Cant help who she is it's a mental illness and it's not her ... with a mental illness. I hope everything works out for you i'm sorry you have to go through this.
Description : If you did a Wife Swap what kind of family would you be paired up with?
Last Answer : Very conservative, close-minded, extremely religious, very strict, all work and no fun types.
Description : Do you often worry about criminals or killers harming you or your family?
Last Answer : It doesn’t happen nearly often enough to worry about. We hear about EVERY random large scale killing, and we see them probably less than once a year. Thats just too small of a chance to even worry me.
Description : Do you drop off your kids for B-Day parties (age 4 yrs or so) and leave them if you don't know the parents/family?
Last Answer : I don’t have kids, but I can’t imagine just leaving them there under those circumstances. Then again, as a cashier in a grocery store, you’d be amazed how many people would leave their kids with me (but take their purse with them) when they ran back to get something.
Description : Looking for a nice family place in Thailand (October)
Last Answer : HEY WE’RE ADVENTUROUS TOO I travel the dark depths of the interwebs (from the safety of my desk chair, of course)
Description : How can I feel close to my family online even we are so far apart?
Last Answer : It’s the commucation. When you talk to them it sometimes feels like your talking to them in person or you feel close to them. Thats how I feel when I talk to friends that moved away.
Description : Does anyone know a kid who is vegetarian in a non-vegetarian family?
Last Answer : This may be a bit late, but I do know someone who might fit the bill.
Description : Child Abuse: Path towards Trauma, or Sacred form of Family Bonding?
Last Answer : I really hope you’re kidding.
Description : For those of you who have children or grandchildren in sports. Have you ever gotten aggravated because the parents stick their nose into a game, or argue with the coach?
Last Answer : We were on the verge of winning community league playoffs, so we could move on to district championships. After two episodes of stupid parents yelling at the coach, the official stepped on the field, blew ... though we were actually wining. Luckily they shut the F up after that, and we did win.
Description : If you were able to do the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, how regularly would you use it on your children?
Last Answer : JUST my child?
Description : Do you think Anti-vaxxers have any culpability if their children get sick and die?
Last Answer : Absolutely. They are just as culpable as parents who leave a loaded gun out on the table.
Description : Are there any cultures that encourage children to continue to live at home after they've become adults?
Last Answer : I don't know. On Roots, they cut Kunta's footoh, handed him a bedroll, and told him to go to his new hut. One of my fluther friends is a young woman in her early twenties living with her parents. ... 't know more on the subject. It seems like by now I'd have seen enough pbs specials to know more.
Description : Should there be separate, restricted to adults, showings of films that have a high risk of having tons of children in the audience?
Last Answer : It’s called the 9:00 p.m. showing, loli.
Description : Should Catholics or Jews be banned from taking in foster children?
Last Answer : I think anyone who is religious should be banned. Why stop at just Catholics and Jews? Why not Mormons too, at least?
Description : Is gaming useful or harmful for children?
Last Answer : Of course it is good. However, moderation is still the key here.
Description : Would you say something to the children of an alcoholic?
Last Answer : We have had dealings twice now with parents who were alcoholics. Now, the children we were dealing with were teens. Friends of our kids. The thing we did was to be there for them. When they wanted ... It doesn't come off as a lecture, but it sends the subtle message that alcoholism was the cause.
Description : Do you think children should be taught to give gifts as well?
Last Answer : Yes. That was a big part of learning to share and have empathy for your family members, plus it helped me learn to not be so selfish as an only child.
Description : What makes people want to harm children?
Last Answer : Children are loud, annoying, needy, often times aggressive and violent, disobedient and self absorbed, devoid of manners and etiquette. So it is only natural to hate them.
Description : What is the most likely cause of Catholic priests’ sexual abuse of children?
Last Answer : Celibacy and the power differential.
Description : Is it immoral for people with precarious lives to have children?
Last Answer : .
Description : At sleep away camp, could you call your parents any time? If you have children at camp, can they call you?
Last Answer : At the camp I and my kids went to, parents were only called in an emergency. One time my son was very depressed and he called us two nights in a row. There was visiting day once a month. My kids were older when they started though – 11 or 12.
Description : Do you, or did you, treat your children differently in public than you did when you were home alone with them?
Last Answer : Regarding people treating their kids in public differently; I can tell because the kids are invariably brats and the parents know they can't slap or punch or yank whatever they normally do (which is why the kids ... they do nothing beyond a timid, No Joey. Don't do that. and Joey does that anyway.
Description : Do you think it is selfish to decide not have children?
Last Answer : Any decision about choosing, or not, to be a parent is selfish.
Description : Do you ever give your adult children parenting advice?
Last Answer : When they ask. Sometimes I will make “observations” in general but nothing specific unless they ask and never in front of the grandchildren.
Description : Can children suffer from stress?
Last Answer : Yes, of course. I remember feeling stressed when I was 7, 8 years old – just from school.
Description : Should you tell your adult children your income?
Last Answer : If you are worried that the boyfriend will ask for money, then no, I wouldn’t tell your daughter your income. It’s none of her business anyway.
Description : Are children growing up more slowly than ever before?
Last Answer : Helicopter parenting are messing up our children. I was a freedom fighter (class clown) ever since grade 5 where the teachers expected us to fully eat the B.S. that they shoved down our throats.
Description : What are some embarrassing/funny things you (as a child) or your children have said unknowingly?
Last Answer : Once on a visit to charleston we were visiting the slave market building and my parents told me that I asked if we could “buy a slave”, they explained to me why that was wrong. I was four or five.
Description : Should we always believe what children tell us?
Last Answer : answer:I would argue adults lie more and their lies are way more serious. OMFG lunch vs WMD in Iraq. Clearly we shouldn’t believe anything anyone tells us.
Description : Did you assume the teacher who told children their parents will be deported was racist?
Last Answer : answer:They could be racist or they could hate Trump and be terrified and have said a very stupid thing to their students. Either way, awful, but no I didn't make assumptions. I am hearing ... at Latino children in the cafeteria. Makes me sick. What kind of parent teaches their child that hatred?
Description : What do you think about friends posting on facebook that their 8 year old children are afraid their friends will be deported or harmed by haters?
Last Answer : “Reversed racism” comes to mind, as well as “humble bragging” and “being hysteric”.