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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Numbers Ten and Nine
Top Ten Intrusive Question Number Ten: Can’t you have your “own” children? I have never, in my entire life, felt that it was appropriate to ask a complete stranger about their reproductive status....
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Eight
The next question in my installment of intrusive questions is: “Do you know anything about their ‘real’ parents?” Hmmmmm. The sticky part of this intrusive question is how one would define the word...
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Seven
Intrusive question number seven is: “I would be so worried about the safety of ‘my’ children. Aren’t you worried about ‘those’ kids hurting ‘your’ kids?” Time and time again the stereotype that foster...
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Six
Number six in my top ten intrusive questions list is actually more of a statement than a question. It comes in many forms but it always comes down to one basic idea: “All that kid needs is a good...
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Five
Continuing in the top ten intrusive questions rigmarole, I have another fun statement for you. Time and time again people would begin their insanity with something along the lines of this: “I know...
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Four
As we continue the countdown, I’d like to address one of the more interesting questions we’ve gotten over the course of our journey. “Are those kids going to turn out to be thugs?” Really. I mean it....
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Top Ten Intrusive Questions: Number Three
My top ten intrusive question number three is pretty basic but I find it entirely irritating. “Are they brothers?” Many of the questions that bother me have to do with alienating my children. We work...
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Toddler Top Ten
Last week I installed yet another toy management system in the little kids’ room. I seem to change my mind about how best to do this every 6 months. This is because for the past two years my life has...
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Getting Ready to Travel
We are getting ready for some pretty big travel. Dear Hubby needs to work, so I am taking my 5 kids plus one extra to see my family 2400 miles away. Yes, we are driving and pulling our little camper....
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First Days – Stress Free Welcome for New Children
This month we will celebrate 3 years since the “Littles” came to live with us. I got lots of help and advice before they arrived. Here’s my top ten of things that made those first days easier: Be...
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