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Do you think you did a better job parenting the second time around?

You always hear that the first one is the practice baby that you make all the mistakes with. Is that true? Do you think you did a better job the second time around?

- Asked by dalaimama, A Thinker, Female, 29-35

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Family & Parenting / 1 hour ago

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What are the signs of being a drunk?

ok my family is so less than perfect and it seems like every single time something goes wrong i drink not like everyday all day but the nights i do i get smashed and then call said family and lash out very embarrassing but thats what i do i mean back in college i drank like a fish but now that i'm older its just whenever there is family drama so am i a drunk?

- Asked by Female, 22-25

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Family & Parenting / 1 hour ago

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Repair or replace????

So my son killed his laptop (hard drive)....It's 18 months old, originally $1000(he purchased it himself). I can't figure out if I should repair it at a cost of between $200-$300. Or just buy a new one for about $500-600. Or another option is to get him a notebook instead but I've heard good and bad things about those. So my AO friends help me out. What's your opinion? He uses the computer for school work and of course for facebook, playing games and downloading music.

Update: November 20, 2009.
Actually your responses made me think. He does need a laptop for school. Blue is right even though he spent his own money on it he is probably not as careful as an adult would be. I may just give him my laptop and get myself a new one. Money is a little tight right now so I was considering getting him it for christmas but don't think he would appreciate me wrapping up my old laptop and saying merry christmas. LOL. Thanks guys!!

- Asked by youngfuddyduddy, A Married Girl, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?

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Family & Parenting / 3 hours ago

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Is the mother really saying she doesnt want her daughter near again?

After a couple of years of a bad relationship, almost none, a mother and a daughter decide to "celebrate" Christmas and the daughter s birthday together.

For the birthday, the mother cooks the only dish she knows her daughter doesnt like nor eats. For Christmas, the mother buys a 79 cent last minute gift bought at the corner shop.

Is the mother really saying she doesnt want her daughter there?

- Asked by sailormoon, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 36-45, Other Profession

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Family & Parenting / 5 hours ago

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Why do moms always yell at their youngest?

Grrr my mom has been on my back all morning first it was because i had only one finger on the steering wheel like i always do.And now she is complaining that i don't cook for her anymore. She wanted me to be out doing things and not that i am she is upset. She doesn't yell at my 30 year old brother when he does something wrong.

- Asked by carolcarr, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Tampa

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Family & Parenting / 6 hours ago

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Mi casa, su casa, but not your kids

I've asked this before in the past, and got some backwards answers.

If you have guests over at your house and they have kids, who's primary responsibility is it to ensure that the kids behave, and your property isn't destroyed?

Last time I asked, most people said the host. I thought that was b.s. Since when does parental responsibility shift to the host, just because it's their home? If it's going to be like that, then you're not welcome.

- Asked by wudaddy, A Mr. Married Guy, Male, 29-35, Dallas

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Family & Parenting / 8 hours ago

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Paying Teens Not To Get Pregnant ! Your views?

Greensboro, NC -- Some opponents call it idiotic, but supports say paying these teens pays off for the rest of us.

14-year-old Tiwan Goodner and these other girls are not just learning self-defense but self-discipline and they're taking these moves to the bank.

"We are paying them to avoid pregnancy, to graduate from high school and enroll in college. Because it is a short term and a long-term incentive for them to change their life trajectory," says Hazel Brown, coordinator of the "College Bound Sisters" program at UNCG.

These girls all have older sisters who got pregnant before turning eighteen.

"Most teens that's having babies, they still a child thyself. If they can't take care of thyself, they can't take care of their child," says Tiwan.

Along with self defense techniques, Tiwan learns about abstinence, contraceptives and preparing for college. Tiwan and the "College Bound Sisters" earn $7 a week for coming to this hour and a half program. She has more than $600 saved up right now.

"It's a lot when you don't have any."

To cash in, Tiwan must stay in school and stay pregnancy-free. The dollars are only collectable when she enrolls in college.

"Because they know they have a thousand plus dollars earned and know they will lose it if they drop out of the program, it is incentive for them to stay with it," says Brown.

Brown designed the UNC-G program that started in 1997. She says her data shows these girls are twice as likely to avoid pregnancy as other at-risk teens.

Girls can earn more than $2,200 through the program. They also get five dollars a week for transportation, and a 25-dollar cash bonus for recruiting someone to the program.
Opponents say that kind of paycheck is sending the wrong message.

"To pay someone not to do something wrong, or not to make a mistake like that, that's a concern," says Bill Wright, Chairman of the Republic Party in Guilford County.

Wright says encouraging teen girls to avoid pregnancy is a good idea, but not a good way to spend taxpayer money.

"I'd prefer it be funded by civic organizations, churches or other non-profits and not tax dollars. There's a certain thing called individual responsibility. And I think society is often taking us away from that and trying to put more of that on government."

The program runs on a grant for $75,000 a year.

"Cost for one of these girls is nothing compared to one teenage baby prevented," says Brown.

If one of these girls became a teen mom, Brown says it could cost taxpayers as much as $250,000 when you consider 18 years of Medicaid and other assistance.

Tiwan knows being a teen mom is not part of her plan. "I want to be something in my life. I want to get degrees and I want to have a good job."

So why not just have the program without paying the teens? Brown says that might work for some, but it would be a lot harder to get most teens to stick with it.

Remember they don't get the money until they register for college.

A non-profit group found teen pregnancies cost taxpayers more than $9.1 billion each year.

In North Carolina, nearly 20,000 teens age 15 to 19 got pregnant in 2008.

- Asked by lom2009, A Guy Critical, Male, 36-45, Halifax

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Family & Parenting / 9 hours ago

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Does anybody besides me feel a little down around the holidays?

I used to love Thanksgiving, but now find it a bit depressing. Most of the older members of my family have passed on, and their children (my cousins, nieces and nephews) don't think of inviting me to join them, even though they know I am usually home alone that day unless a friend invites me to their home. I also have been dreading Christmas because everyone expects a gift and I just don't have the money. Plus it has become so commercial and not about the birth of Christ at all. Anyone else going through something similar?

- Asked by Female, 46-55

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Family & Parenting / 13 hours ago

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The Swine Flu Vaccination

Yesterday my daughter's school sent a slip to sign if I want her to be vaccinated against the swine flu. They also provided info about its side effects. They're terrifying! Besides, it's a relatively new vaccine and I've heard about some death cases after the shots. Please, note that more than few people contracted the flu here in Turkey and 3-4 out of whom died. So my question is, did you have your child vaccinated?
P.S. My daughter has a very strong immune system, but I can't decide.

- Asked by chichek, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Other Profession

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