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A chunk of our income goes to the monthly utility bills (electricity, water, cable). There's also the monthly amortization for the house, the insurances (life, funeral), kids' needs, among others. We're just thankful that we don't spend much for the children's schooling as three of them are...

I've heard these lines said by my kids one time too many. What an innovative way to stop your kids from saying these words! I want to try this at home and see how it works.

What a shocker, right? After 600 years! I'm worried about how the Pope's resignation would affect the Church and her "flock." I do hope that the new pope would be a good leader and would be effective in addressing old-age church issues.

Was it a stray dog? I'm asking because you don't know for sure if it has an owner who's looking for it. If your kid gets too attached, letting the dog go might be heartbreaking for him (or for you). If he really wants to adopt a dog, I believe there are centers for that, and which come with...

I recently learned that one my teenage daughter's classmates (who also happens to be our neighbor) has been living with her other minor siblings without any adult supervision for almost a year now. She was at the house yesterday and asked me to act as her guardian in a school activity. Her...

Thanks everyone! I know I have to trust my daughter to decide for herself soon enough. It's part of growing up and no matter how hard it is for a dad like me to let go, it's what needs to be done. Eventually, she will be on her own. I should start accepting that fact now.

You don't mean an online group, do you? I am not divorced, but one of my friends is and he's a member of an online dating site. I'm not sure if there are "offline" groups for newly-divorced men in our area, but I think it could be much better than the online version. You never know how many...

My fifteen year old daughter's school has a student exchange program in partnership with the South Korean government. Most of her closest friends are going and thus, she wants to go along, too. I know there would be two teachers there to supervise them (ten students in all), but I'm not sure...

Good job, Victor! You have a great system going on there. I could not say the same thing for my kids. Two of them were almost three years old when they got the hang of pooping on the potty. Then again, kids progress differently :)

What a traumatic thing for the three year-old to go through! What was the mother even thinking, if she was thinking at all? Did the article mention the dad or other family members? Someone in the family should have stepped up and stopped this awful thing, before it can cause further damage to...

In our family, we make it a point to sit down together for a meal, at least once every day. Usually, it's at dinnertime when the kids are home from school. It's during this time that we talk about the day's event or anything at all that comes to mind.

I don't keep any VHS tapes anymore, and have given our VHS player to a cousin when it got outdated. Like everyone else, we had our VHS tapes converted to DVDs. My senior uncle on the other hand still has his VHS player handy. Whenever we have our family reunions, he almost makes it a point to...

I remember my mom used to do something like this when my siblings and I were younger. Instead of point values, she used to put a star next to the chores we've accomplished. If you don't get a star, it means you don't get any reward, plus you still need to do that specific chore or it will only...

I always had an easy-going relationship with my oldest daughter, until she turned 15, that is. Whereas before, she used to tell me what goes on in her life, now, I don't know anything unless I press. What's more disappointing is that she doesn't seem to respect me anymore. She doesn't care if...

I had the same experience myself! I wasn't even 40 yet (only 38) when I lost my job, but no one wanted to hire me after that. It was either I was "too old" or "over-qualified." The only companies willing to hire me were call centers, those that do surveys or market research. With so many...

You're saying the son is already 12 years old and he still asks his dad to make a sandwich for him, just because he is not allowed to use a knife on his own? That is interesting. Well, I'm guessing, the dad or probably the kids, had some bad experience with knives, thus the dad doesn't want...

I have to agree with your wife, at this point, it's better that they sleep on separate beds (or mattress, in the case of your 15 month old). Kids can't stop moving at times, even when they're asleep. You wouldn't want your toddler squashing your one year old, unless of course the bed is huge...

I grew up with homosexuals from both sides of my family - my two aunts from my mother's side, and an uncle from my dad's side. Whenever there were family get-togethers, my aunts and uncle would always bring their respective partners, and no one ever minded. To us, it was just normal. It's...

Do you have other married friends you occasionally hang out with? I do, and when we see each other, the topic is mostly about our kids. :) It's funny because a few years back, we couldn't stop talking about women and other men. Right now, all we can talk about is how great our kids are and...

Is this a new show? I haven't heard of it until now. My kids like to watch shows with animals on them. They specially like "Dog Whisperer" with Cesar Millan. Anyway, isn't Bigfoot just a myth? It would be interesting to see what the people in the show actually find.