My son (12 months) has been sleeping through the night since he was 3 months old, but now...he hates bedtime (but naps are fine) and wakes up screaming and wanting to play (usually around 1 or 2 am). What's going on?
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posted by The Hyacinth Girl
on Jan 5, 2013 -
17 answers
I'm looking for movies that have a father that is living well even beyond family life.
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posted by meantime
on Mar 22, 2012 -
14 answers
I'm going to be a mother in about two months. I'm concerned about what kind of mother I'll be. How can I reconcile the fact that my personality type might be at odds with being a great mom?
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posted by litnerd
on Oct 20, 2011 -
52 answers
At the end of December, my wife is due to give birth to our first child.
At the end of November I would like to record a series of interviews between me and my wife in order to capture a snapshot of our lives before we fall off the cliff into parenthood. I want to be able to look back at the video in a few decades time and for the answers we gave to transport us back to who we were, how we thought, and how we lived before we had children. What were our fears, hopes, dreams?
What questions should we ask each other to reveal the kind of responses I'm hoping for?
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posted by chill
on Oct 20, 2011 -
18 answers
New parents question - There are a few couples I'm friends with who are expecting babies momentarily. I'd love to do the right thing to help out, so what do you suggest? I'm thinking ideas for frozen meals to take over, small chores I can do in my free time for them, etc.
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posted by Unred
on Aug 19, 2011 -
17 answers
I saw the recent question about punk rock songs about being a dad, and I'd like to broaden it a bit. I recently found out a couple of dear friends of mine are expecting their first child, and I'd like to make them a mix of the best songs about parenthood. Songs already on the list inside.
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posted by twiggy32
on Jun 20, 2011 -
37 answers
Can I take 2 or 3 years off after getting my PhD to be a parent full-time without seriously reducing my ability to be a researcher (not necessarily a professor) in the hard sciences?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2011 -
15 answers
I know that life is what happens when you're busy making plans, but how do you (as a woman) build a career that can survive having a child?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2011 -
30 answers
According to Representative Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood is the largest recipient of federal funding under Title X. Who's the second largest?
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posted by garlic
on Feb 20, 2011 -
4 answers
My wife's friend just had a baby. She is a single mother. She does not want her baby. She wants us to take her baby. What to do?
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posted by meantime
on Apr 7, 2010 -
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Artists, creative types, and scholars: What are your experiences with parenthood in the arts and academia? Have you been able to find success in your career as a parent?
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posted by theantikitty
on Feb 25, 2010 -
14 answers
I am making plans to become a mother soon. Sperm donation keeps popping into mind but I am a single Christian. Can someone point me in the direction of a good sources of information from a Christian/biblical perspective for or against this.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2010 -
28 answers
FriendshipFilter:
Should I give up on this friendship? I am female and I've been good friends with my next-door neighbor from my first year of college since then. We haven't lived in the same place since college, but we've been quite close since then. However, we've been having trouble connecting.
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posted by mrstrotsky
on Jan 5, 2010 -
9 answers
Father of 2 girls (1 & 5 yr) and am becoming increasingly annoyed at the challenges of parenthood.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 29, 2009 -
29 answers
I managed to complete my rinky-dink English degree online without quitting my job or tearing out MY hair. But now I need a few semesters of full-time, brick-'n-mortar hard science and I'm not sure how to swing it.
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posted by julthumbscrew
on Apr 2, 2009 -
7 answers
My boyfriend and I are considering the option of a vasectomy. How can I be sure that I won't want to have a baby someday?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 6, 2009 -
58 answers
Fellow introverts, and others who need lots of alone time: How did you deal with becoming a parent?
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posted by El Curioso
on Jan 31, 2009 -
12 answers
Parents of many children: Help me find parents that chose to have many children for purely secular reasons.
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posted by starbaby
on Oct 16, 2008 -
21 answers
Help me with gender disappointment. My wife and I just had an ultrasound and found out our baby will be a girl. I was hoping for a boy because I never knew / met my father. My dad was a completely absent f*ck-up. I was hoping to somehow fill that void by giving my son what I never had and teaching him the things I had to learn on my own. I know I will be overjoyed when my daughter is born, but right now, I am feeling quite sad. What is a good way to look at this, and what can I look forward to with having a girl
posted by jasondigitized
on Jun 23, 2008 -
69 answers
I am 28. I have a wife and an 11 year old daughter. I am going through a minor, yet stubborn crisis. Can you help?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 18, 2007 -
32 answers
My daughter is mad for Dora The Explorer. I think it's a good enough program for her if she's going to be watching TV; we get involved and she doesn't just vegetate in front of it. That said, the repetition is doing our heads in. What are some alternative programs that she might get as much out of but will give her Mum and me a little variety?
posted by adamt
on Feb 7, 2007 -
43 answers
My wife and I are Buddhist. We have a four year old daughter who we would like to see get a great education. In our area/county, some of the better (academics, arts, and athletics) schools are Catholic schools. Would it be a good idea to send my daughter to a Catholic school?
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posted by jasonspaceman
on Feb 3, 2007 -
68 answers
Those with two or more kids: if you had to do it all over again, would you do so, or not? Not counting outside factors like the state of the world and so forth.
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posted by zek
on Jan 17, 2007 -
46 answers
I'm about to start my first salaried job, and will therefore have health insurance. My girlfriend has none. We'd like a method of birth control that's safer and more effective than condoms, but neither of us can afford birth control pills out of pocket. As a man, is there any way I can use my health insurance to pay for birth control pills? If not, what are my other options?
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posted by tweebiscuit
on Nov 13, 2005 -
26 answers
I'm a straight male in a committed relationship that is washing up against the rocks of parenthood; ie she wants children and I'm not so sure. I am a depressive only child who feels that I *could* be good with kids, but maybe not so much when it's a constant never-turn-off reality. Please bless me with your wisdom.
posted by mookieproof
on Jan 26, 2005 -
29 answers
