Can't find an age appropriate Christmas dress for 10 yr. old.
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Comments (33)AAack! I am a forty something who finally gave in to the low rise fad.Unfortunately I am unable to find clothing in the women's dept. in any size under a four.The fours are really the old sevens of yesteryear with a new label for all those fatty's that want to believe they have gained no weight in the the last ten years.I wear a size two,and finding a jean that is anything close to a fit is impossible unless I enter a juniors dept.The jeans I have learned to live with.This years new challenge is finding shorts my size that have enough fabric in them to cover the tops of my legs a little bit.The future looks bleak.I was in a framing shop and the owner had on short shorts and she is a good fifteen years older than I,and seems to be conservative in every other way,so I am guessing the fashion faux pas is another one of necessity since she was smaller than I....See MoreQuestion 10 yr old and Victoria Secrets
Comments (28)"Why is it wrong for a 10 year old to want to buy underwear at a store that she knows has the undies that her peers like? I am curious about what bathing suits your young girls wear...." Because it is not age appropriate for ten years olds to be concerned about their underwear. They are not teenagers, they are ten year olds. Wanting to look like other kids (ie shoes) is one thing but 10 year olds do not dress out for gym, hopefully they are not flashing their undies, they are still children. Where I live we have 10 year olds engaging in sexual activities. And you can always trace it back to one or another of these things. No father taking an active role in his DD's life,hoochie mama parent, or a well meaning mom who is encouraging her lil darlin to be a lil teenager (how cute) far too soon. As for swim wear my DD always wore bikinis. Age appropriate bikinis meaning no high cut legs, no pubes hanging out the bottom and a fully covered booty. She started wearing suits with a contoured bra at the same time she needed a realbra. Not at size 6x which used to mean between a size 6 and 7 not what some moms seem to think it means today....a little girl running around with the word "hottie or juicy" on her butt is not cute...she's prey....See MoreImmature 10 yr. old
Comments (4)I remember your earlier posts Manda -- and that child is not merely 'strange'. She has a disorder of some sort, and just hasn't been correctly diagnosed. Somebody needs to keep pushing until you find out what it is, and if that somebody isn't going to be you, then that poor girl's life in going to get worse from here on, not better. That child doesn't need to 'grow up' -- she needs targeted, specific therapy. (And she's not going to find appropriate social models in a school for children on the spectrum. Talk about the blind leading the blind!) Where NOT to go for help: - Your public school. They have every incentive in the world to diagnose her with nothing except laziness, attitude problems and low ability. Maybe ADD because that won't cost them anything. So don't look there for help until you know what you're dealing with and can counter their dismissals with facts. - Your pediatrician. Not to say a good pediatrician couldn't be a wonderful resource; a really good pediatrician can be a wonderful resource! But if your SD's pediatrician were that good, he or she would have helped you more already. If he knew what he was dealing with, he'd be doing more about it. - The first doctor or child psychologist your insurance plan sends you to. Unless you are extraordinarily lucky. Do you feel that lucky? You need to find someone who will take your concerns very seriously. Who will listen to you about your daughter's strengths, weaknesses and differences, and realize that your 10 years of daily care with this one child and her issues weighs at least as much as his 10 years of post-graduate education studying a huge variety of things medical. You need to find a specialist who specializes in the types of problems you think your daughter may have. Get on the internet and make a list of all possible diagnoses based on what you know. I'm not suggesting you 'diagnose her yourself' -- just identify the possibilities to rule out. You need to find a doctor (or group practice) that is very familiar with: FAS, mental retardation syndromes, autism spectrum issues, childhood schizophrenia, ADD/ADHD, childhood sexual trauma, reactive attachment disorder, developmental disorders, and anything else you think might possibly fit. If they've never seen it before - believe me, they won't diagnose it! Call the practice before scheduling an appointment and ask to talk to one of the nurses. They know what really goes on in the practice -- what diagnoses the patients have, which doctors really listen, which don't have the time or inclination to listen to 'just' a mom. This method has worked wonderfully for me, and all of the nurses I've spoken to seemed genuinely pleased to have been asked for their opinions. One other point - and I say this with UTMOST SERIOUSNESS. You are her mother. If you feel deep down in your heart that something is wrong, it is. You know better than anyone else. Far better than any doctor can tell you after a 15 minute consult....See More18 yr old drinking
Comments (18)Oh yuck!... I think you're very wise to be so concerned and I'll keep my fingers crossed for a mild ride... In my book, social drinking with friends at parties at age 18 is within the "normal" range of teenage activities, but having empty bottles rolling around inside drawers and rum-filled soda cans is "problem" behavior. Not to mention the knife! Drinking alone in her room and having empty bottles hidden are both signs of a possibly serious problem. I imagine you're aware that a vulnerability to substance addiction is an inherited trait? And that with alcoholism on both sides of her biological family tree, your SD is very vulnerable to alcoholism? Is this a point that was brought home to her in the strongest possible terms? Seems every 18 year old knows that they personally are invincible -- but the stats show otherwise... Al-Anon is a great place to get more information. I can't imagine a better group of people to help you and your DH sort out just how big of a problem this is likely to be at this stage -- Is it something you will be likely able to handle on your own with guidance and discipline? Or is rehab called for? (I can't see rehab actually working until your SD believes she has a problem that is beyond her own ability to control.) And what type of interventions and control strategies to they advocate? It's good your DH took the car plates away, but at some point, she'll probably get to drive again. When I was a teenager, my parents had a policy that turned out to be very effective at helping me learn to set my own limits. I had a curfew, and the house rule was that when I came in, I had to wake up Mom and spend a few minutes talking with her about where I had gone and what I had done (though they always knew where I was going in advance also.) That simple late-night conversation was enough to assure my mom that when I came in, it would be on time, and that I wouldn't be so drunk that I couldn't pass the 'coherent conversation' test. That didn't stop me entirely from underage drinking, but it did prevent me from underage OVER-drinking. It might be something to consider if you conclude your SD's drinking may be controllable....See More
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