My niece was 2 years, 9 months when my son was born. She'd been talking about "auntie's baby" nonstop since she found out I was pregnant. She held him in the hospital the day he was born, and every time she asked after that. We were close then, and are even closer now. And the bond between the cousins to this day (age 18 and 15) is still incredible strong.

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Me too, and I'm very cranky then. ?

Very common in Latin culture - it was probably the person's mom.

If they are struggling, meet them where they are. Don't assume that the path you've dreamed of is the one they will take. Make your house the one where the kids want to hang out and be the adult they can trust if they need someone. Stay connected. Connection is the only thing that really matters during these years. Be their friend when they need one; be the grown up when they need that. Know the difference.

Thanks! I feel like DD knows a lot, but overcoming my own awkwardness around some of these topics is always the biggest challenge!

You really don't owe her an apology. You do, however, need to stand up for your DD. Your sister isn't being loving toward her at all.

The 6 year old does NOT have behavior issues. She is a little girl who wants to love her new cousin. I can't believe the snarkiness of some of the people toward a small child who simply wants to hold her baby cousin.

Do they have two cars? If so, a second car seat would be fabulous. Installing and reinstalling car seats is a pain. I do, however, love the ideas of books (they are my favorite to get and give!) and a homemade blanket!

We had a very similar situation when our nephew was born. Our DS was 6 at the time and had previously been the apple of his uncle's eye. Suddenly he was too loud, too everything...it really did damage to their relationship, long after we pointed out the problem and the uncle (sort of) tried to patch things up. I should also say that this DS is not loud, not crazy, and was completely respectful. This. 100% this. And just because she's 6 doesn't mean that her feelings aren't valid and worthy of notice. If this was my sister, I'd be telling her that we're taking a break because DD is hurt. And MY child's feelings are important too.

Are you buying the guide and the "It's Perfectly Normal" book? Anything else? It's not done anywhere here, so I think we'd be doing it at home too.

Are you doing it in a group or at home? I want to do this with my 5th grade DD also.

Our adult son receives SSI but will be in school till 21 (intellectually disabled/mentally ill.) SSA determined that his rent was 1/5 of the household bills including mortgage and utilities. His SSI can't actually cover that amount, but it gave us a guideline. I think that was a good starting point for determining what an adult "kid" should pay to live at home. My DS15 will not be expected to pay rent in that same way if he chooses to live at home as an adult or while trying to figure things out. Different kids, different circumstances.

DS15 never really got a supply list for high school. I guess the teachers figured by high school that they would know what they need or what worked best for them. We just had to wing it, which meant that I bought a lot of things that were never really used.

OP has 2300+ posts and has posted in other threads since. It may have gotten too uncomfortable for her to respond. I hope she is ok.

That's awesome!!

We like Weruva for our little dogs, and use Natural Balance Vegetarian food for our big dogs.

The most popular dog breed where we are is "rescue." Dogs are constantly transported to New England from shelters in the southern states, and almost everyone I know has at least one rescue dog.

You've said that they care for each other a great deal, get along well and are very close. It sounds to me like they've FOUND that.

Oh yes - we use the church credit card. We just go purchase them weekly and everyone in the church gives donations, money, etc to the cause. It is a well funded and well loved mission.

She and I are the purchasers for the diapers (it's our church's mission outreach program) and then sort, package, and distribute them to local families.

My DD is 9 and a rising 5th grader. She does a lot of volunteer work through our church - stocking diapers for the "baby closet" at our church and manning the closet during open hours, giving diapers and clothing to young families in need of help. She also helps during weekly Bingo at our local nursing home, as a 1:1 helper with one of the elderly game players. Additionally, during the summer she helps run the nursery during church when there is no Sunday School program. What do your kids do? Have they found a passion as a result?

I said that before I found out she had been receiving benefits. If she wasn't, and he is not the legal father, she could actually go wherever she wanted.

Did she give the baby his last name?

My aunt had this exact thing (sore above her lip she initially thought was a pimple). She had skin cancer. She is fine now, but you need to go get it checked!