Most of it came off with baby wipes (who knew) and a little baking soda. I am thinking swimming over the next couple days will take care of the rest, thanks everyone! I just could not imagine how I was going to be able to restore my daughters natural color....lol

You've gotten the legal advice of getting an attorney and protecting yourself financially. That is all good advice. As a Single Mom who has homeschooled and finally caved and enrolled the kids in public school for this Fall you need to know: this is going to be the hardest year of your life, homeschooling and being a single Mom has been the hardest thing I ever had to do. I get a good amount of child support but still have to work. You need to lower your standards. I thought because my ex-husband did not do much at home that his contributions would not be missed but everything falls on me now. Yard work has had to give a little, I got rid of our pool because it was one more thing I had to take care of. We had four dogs and went down to two. I de-cluttered and have to live very simply. There just simply are not enough hours in the day. Emotionally distance yourself from your husband, I know others would disagree but this was critical for me. If I spent time wondering where he was or who he was with that was precious time I was taking away from doing anything productive to build my and my childrens new life. So I stopped caring, if he was with her so what? I could not wish it away. Don't make yourself crazy. Do not wonder what you did to cause this, the answer is likely nothing. This is his issue, not yours. Protect yourself and your children from his behavior by not allowing it to run your lives. I wish I could say it worked for me to be single and homeschool but it did not. I have no family support however, it is just me and my kids. We have wonderful friends but they have their own lives. I wish you well.

Now that I have stopped laughing I realize I need to help her clean it off. We are active in theater and she got into theater make up and completely painted her neck/face red. Normally when we apply make up we use an oily base so that make up wipes off. Well obviously she did not do this. We have given her a bath and tried a facial scrub cream and she is still VERY red....lol. She starts school on Thursday so it would be nice if my daughter were not red by then. Any ideas?

awwww, she is absolutely precious. Enjoy that new little one!

technology has gotten amazing. When I had my dd 8 years ago her first sonogram looked like a fuzzy alien with a beating heart...lol. The one I had at 7 weeks at the CPC (it is their policy that no woman gets a positive pregnancy test and leaves without a sonogram) you can actually see my babies face. It was incredible.

Putting this out there even though it is very personal and private. I am 35 years old, recently divorced Mother, my youngest child being 8. I obviously know what causes pregnancy and how to prevent it, I also thought the same way the OP did, what do all these pro-life people do for the unborn other than tell others what to do with their bodies. Well I have found out. I am pregnant. It was not planned but a blessing none the less. I was scared, panicked and a little sick over the entire thing in all reality. I called a local CPC because I needed proof of pregnancy to see if I was eligible for medicaid (whole different topic so lets not debate that). The CPC in my small town is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. I will not need a lot of the material things because I have 9 months to plan and can hopefully find most of what I need through freecycle, friends and garage sales but they are there if I need them. They have provided a great emotional support. The funny thing is the crisis pregnancy center does not get some of the things that would help mothers save money. When filling out the form of what I may need I put cloth diapers, a nursing pillow, a sling and things like that on the list and they said they almost never get those things. It has made me feel better simply knowing they are there none the less.

I have to try them on. I got two this year at target that I love. I also have to buy separates usually as my top and bottom are two different sizes.

if you are falling out of your suit or not sitting appropriately that would be a no no in my book but that is just as easily done in a one piece than in a two piece. I do have a son and also take other teenage boys to the pool and honestly they are too busy playing and swimming to notice what anyone is wearing.

I am a size 16 and wear a bikini. It fits well and offers full coverage of everything except my stomach. I look at things differently I suppose. I am comfortable and swimming, not walking around the mall or grabbing dinner at a restaurant. The way I look at it is our children are bombarded by bodies that are "perfect" everywhere, the mall, tv, movies, billboards so I am showing my children that my body with its imperfections is still beautiful and not anything to be ashamed of. I get a lot of comments, in all reality they have all been positive, mostly "I wish I had the confidence to wear a bikini". I just don't care. I live in GA, it is hot here in the Summer and I know women who will not even wear shorts because of what there legs look like, that in my opinion is sadder than the 250 pound woman wearing a bikini. I also love my tattoo and so do my kids.

I have been homeschooling for many years. My children remaining are 8, 10 and 13. It has been wonderful and challenging. It has been a little over a year since my divorce and my becoming a single Mom. I have been working, going to school and raising the children alone during that time. Homeschooling has been pushed aside as we struggled to redefine our family. School has ended here for me and them so we are planning on having a wonderful Summer together which will end in August when we all return school. They are all so excited but I am so scared for them. Scared for me as I have to learn to take a backseat approach to their education. Someone tell me they will be fine :bigear:

I am divorced, single and homeschooling as well.:seeya:

I recently went through a divorce and custody battle in GA and let me tell you that sole custody is rarely granted. In my case there ended up being a restraining order, he was arrested and there was other drama related to the parent he is and he still was granted joint legal custody with me having physical custody. If you have any specific questions please feel free to pm me.

without giving details yes I can imagine doing so.

my 7 yr old daughter does this, she also growls when meeting someone new if she feels awkward about it. It is silly but seems to be a phase, my older daughter did the same exact thing at 6-7 yrs old. I think it is fine and normal use of their imagination and I do nothing to stop it. It is sometimes embarrassing like when we went to the pediatrician and she refused to speak but found it ok to growl and bark...lol

I am divorced and homeschooling though I will be remarrying soon I believe. I got child support in a generous amount and alimony in a small amount. In addition to that I provide childcare and some tutoring to fill the gap. If you have any specific questions please feel free to pm me.