There's a book called "I'm gonna like me" by Jamie Lee Curtis that my DD's teacher recommended at around the same age. We really liked it and were able to talk about all the great things she does and how to focus on the positives.
Yes, I'm sorry. I've always said that it's the terrible 2s,torturous 3s and the FUCKING 4s. Hang in there, by the time they're 6 things tend to get better
That looks like a great time. I took DD to Mary Poppins last night and she was in awe of the dressed up crowd coming out of the Derby party and all the hats
Aww! That's cute. My favorite parts of the day were all the kids downtown asking about my hat and shoes. One girl told me I had the prettiest shoes ever and I melted!
I have to admit that I was pretty much in awe myself. I've never seen so many people dressed up to the nine's like that in Denver. It was a pretty spectacular sight.
Where was the party? I was thinking the Opera house, but your picture is outdoors
That looks like a great time. I took DD to Mary Poppins last night and she was in awe of the dressed up crowd coming out of the Derby party and all the hats
DH's 21 year old cousin came over from college to spent the night with us a couple of weeks ago and my MIL (his aunt) clipped an article for him on the dangers of marijuana cigarettes since "it's all legal now". We had a good laugh about it
"I'm just waiting for her to poop and then I can get her out of the bath"
My youngest DD had major constipation issues when she was little and the only place she was able to poop was in water. Thank baby jesus that's over now
Sorry, was at the park with the kids and couldn't respond.
We're in North Denver and the public transportation here kind of sucks, at least in my NYCer opinion. I would definitely recommend to her that she finds a place to live that's close to a grocery store at least.
When she left today, she immediately changed her phone number and closed down her bank account so that he's not able to track her down. From what DH says, the bf was verbally and emotionally abusive, but has never hit her
I'd like to second SKP82's suggestion of giving her some information for support groups, and, once she gets settled in a little more, I think it'd be great if you could introduce her to some of your social circle. Wet blanket alert! - What you're doing is WONDERFUL, but I don't want her to get too dependent on you, you know? So I think the quicker you can help her make connections to others in town, the better it will be for everyone involved. It's great that she already has a job; hopefully she can make a few friends through work. I'd encourage your DH to do some sort of work social / happy hour next week as a way to get her integrated into the team.
He only has 1 other employee here in the office. All others are out of the country. I'll definitly try to figure out a way to bring up a DV support group.
And thanks everyone,we're not perfect, but trying to do our best in this situation since we're able to
Great ideas ladies, thanks. We might have her over for dinner once a week or so once I meet her and get a vibe from her, but I'll definitely make extras of meals and bring them over.
DH has an employee in MA who has been in an abusive relationship for over 7 years (not married). About a month ago she decided that she's going to leave him and since she has no friends or family in MA, DH bought her a plane ticket to move out here to CO. She left early this morning with just the clothes on her back and a laptop. She gets in tonight and we're paying for an extended hotel for two weeks while she settles in. The plan right now is that DH will bring her on full time and give her a salary increase so that she's able to rent an apartment or find a roommate. She doesn't drive so I'm planning to take her grocery shopping and to Goodwill tomorrow. Any other suggestions on what we can do to help her out?
Yes. DD2 had to sleep in DD1's room this summer after a car crashed into her room. It was not a pretty 8 weeks. Then, after I busted my ass to give her this beautiful new room she flipped out that she didn't like it and wanted to be back in her sister's room
I'm stealing "shut it down". It's much better than me accidentally telling DD1 that karma's a bitch when she came complaining that DD2 made a huge mess in the basement that she has to pick up
-Bridges -Grates (the kind cover large wholes on the side walks) -flying (although I am getting better at this one)
Shoeless, I lived your fear when we were in Russia adopting our boys. I had read in some books about how the manhole covers there arent very sturdy or whatever and so I was pretty conscious of them while we were out walking around. Just when I let my guard down, flop, there I went waist deep into a manhole! Hurt like hell and I was bruised badly for the rest of the trip
I have really messed up knees because of Russian manholes. I used to trip on them at least once a week when I was little. And then there was this creepy cartoon about how the characters fell into a manhole that gave me nightmares for a long time. I also used to have terrible nightmares about the subway escalators in St Petersburg(where I grew up). Man, I couldn't get out of that country fast enough
Poor kid. It was pretty traumatic for her so she might mention it for a while. DD still talks about a car accident we were in that was almost 4 years ago. Just keep reassuring her that you're ok
When I was 10, I decided to curl my bangs. I didn't have bangs so I just pulled out the whole front of my hair and decided to wrap them around a comb. My plan failed miserably because my hair got stuck so I had to pull all that hair out. I don't remember my mom's reaction, but I walked around with a bald spot for about 3 months