GIVE ADVICE ON FAMILY & PARENTING

How many parents of s 16 year insist they have a summer job??

I have encouraged him to work, his excuse waiting to get my liscence so "I don't have to rely on anyone". I have offered to give him rides, there are plenty of places he could work close to his Dad's. I think he is being lazy, I am getting frustrated, as he will sitting around all summer doing nothing but playing video games! And no I will not tolerate this behavior after graduation! No job, no college, military, no FREE ride! Period!

How long is too long for a baby to stay away from home?

Would you ever allow your baby(around 8 months old)to stay away from home for a week? Let's say a grandparent wanted to keep them because they live a few hours away and wanted to spend more time with them. Does a week seem a bit too long? If not, what time frame would you approve of?

i overheard this conversation....

Mamu Jr. came up to Mrs. Mamu and asked....

"Mom, where did all of my intelligence come from?"

She replied....

"Well honey, you must have gotten it from your father.....because I still have mine"

How rotten do you think it is not to go to nieces recital? It is very late, don't want to be a cad.

Do you think it is really important to go to my little nieces recital, or that declining is a big offense?

Yesterday, I said yes, but then when I picked up my son from school I realized that this week they are not having them nap, and he was very tired. He ended up going to sleep at 6 one night, 8:30 the next, but this recital starts at 8:30, so if we are lucky I'll be home by 9:30/10.

I really don't feel like going. We're all tired, and have things we need to take care of this week.

I don't want to be the horrible cad of an aunt though!

What would you do in my shoes?

Update: June 18, 2013.
Thank you for all of your responses. I called my MIL and told her the situation, and she seemed to understand. I made it clear that it's not that I didn't want to be there, it's just that logistically, time-wise, it was difficult, but that if was really important to go that we would. She said it was no big deal and she hadn't even told her daughter that we might go, and apologized for having just asked yesterday. By the way, yes, it is the really indulged niece, so I really don't think one event where she doesn't think the world revolves around her cuteness will be too harmful.

What do you think of open marriages?

What are your thoughts on open marriages? Good idea or bad? Are traditional marriages realistic nowadays?

Update: June 18, 2013.
I was watching a show regarding this subject and this couple acted like it was the most normal thing. They had separate relationships each and their kids met their outside relationships. They said they were happy and it worked great for them and was fine for their kids. I found it upsetting. Do as you wish when you are single. Marriage is a commitment (for me).

Iam 30 unmarried,my parents desperately want me to marry a guy who is vry diff then me

Honest answers only does our friends gf think she is better than us? Why doesn't she hang out??

Our friend of the last three years has been with his gf for the past three years and we notice she never hangs out with us.

Here are my husband and I situation we both are 21 and have a four year old son together. Neigher of us have jobs we have been living in his dad's house up until last month. My dad's landlord sold the building so now we were forced to move in with my mom. I am a TANF recipient who recieves $270 a month in cash and food stamps to provide for my family. I have completed a trade as a medical assistant in compliance with TANF but haven't really looked for a job. Its summer and I'm really not ready too. My husband has no high school diploma so jobs are very limited for him.

Our friend has a 2.5 year old daughter with his gf of the past 3 years. His gf has been working on her job since she was 18 so she is assistant to the owner of the business. She makes over $50,000 a year they live in there own apartment they have 2 cars and his gf IMO shops and likes to keep her self maintained far as her hair and nails.

We all hung out a couple years back meaning she went out with us and the problem was that my husband and I ran short on our end of the tab. Therefore my friend and his gf had to cover our entire tab. She is very polite and nice when we see her but she never offers to hang out with us. My husband and her boyfriend have been friends but we feel she thinks she's better than us. When her bf comes around and she's not with him she's always out with her friends who have cars,there own place like to shop like her etc... Or she is busy at work or focusing on buying her first own that type of stuff She's 27 years old if that makes a difference What do you guys think??? Could she think were pathetic or something? Why does she act this wa.

Would you consider this abuse?

When I was 17, my parents took turns beating me. My father took a belt & beat my bottom & thighs black & blue. As I was lying on the bed, my mother took a broom handle, placed it under my nose & started going up & down as she pressed under my nose. Sometimes my mother would up & slap me for no good reason. My hair has been pulled by my mother. My father would verbally abuse me by saying "It makes me sick to see you eat my food." He would also say "I want you in by 10 p.m., if you come in after 10 I'm going to lock the door & make you sleep on the porch. Not only would my father hit me, he also gave my mother a black eye. My father never told me he loved me. I once tried to hug him & he up & slapped me. My mother would go through my purse, I had no privacy. She once got mad & threw the contents on the floor. I had to pick the contents off the floor & place them back in my purse. There were other situations but if I mentioned them here, it would make this post to lengthy. From the situations I have described here, would you consider my life with my parents abusive?

I HATE BACK SEAT DRIVERS..

A man is driving with his wife at his side and his mother-in-law in the back seat. And the women just won't leave the poor guy alone. His mother-in-law says, "You're driving too fast!" His wife says, "Stay to the left!" After several more orders from both of them the man breaks down and barks at his wife, "Who's driving this car - you
or your mother?"

Two gas company servicemen,

a senior training supervisor, and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighbourhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last house, a woman watched the two men from her kitchen window as they checked her gas meter.

When they had finished the meter check, the senior supervisor challenged his younger co-worker to a foot race back to the truck to prove that an older guy could outrun a younger one. The co-worker accepted the challenge. As they approached the truck in full stride, the two men realized that the lady from the kitchen window was huffing and puffing right behind them. They stopped in their tracks and asked the woman why she was running behind them.

Gasping for breath, she replied, "I'm not stupid... when I see two gas men running that fast, I figure I'd better run too!"