If it doesn't look or smell at all funny, I think I'd use it. That's a lot of money to just throw away- and after all, that's the temperature at which it would have been in your refrigerator anyway, isn't it??

I hope you have a wonderful birthday! :)

:iagree: ETA: Oops. Just saw your response. Well if YOU own a good color copier, use that!

Try searching it on lyrics.com :)

Congrats, sounds like you are doing great! I have it in the back of my head that I will give the C25K program another try sometime in the not too far off future!

In regard to when a boy should be present while his mother is changing her pad/tampon, do you mean? Sure, I guess I do. I just don't think that it's been an issue in this thread. I imagine by the time my son is 6 or so I'll feel comfortable leaving him OUTSIDE the stall door in most cases. At 4 and 5 I haven't felt that way yet. For somebody else, that might be 7 or 8. Then again, by that age, it's probably much easier to distract them or to ask them to turn around a minute. I don't think anybody is bringing their preteen or teen boys in with them- and nobody is doing this as a show and tell thing to begin with. Some people are just more matter of fact about it than others, and I don't see why that isn't okay. For them.

Well when I answer my kid's questions in regard to topics like those, I hope to gain: Children who know they can always come to mom for the facts, as opposed to internalizing things they pick up on the streets, with friends, on TV, from overhearing conversations and so on A sense of trust, open communication, knowing parents will be honest with them, etc. An understanding that is gradual and built upon as they get older, that is presented over time in a manner they can understand, that these natural parts of life are accepted and built upon from the very beginning, as opposed to being presented all at once in a way that might come as a shock when they are a bit older (I can still remember my mother trying to show my brother a book about where babies come from when he was like 9, and he threw up haha). My kids have been presented with information that I feel they can handle from the time they were old enough to ask, and it has gone well for us. Other people might have different reasons or different approaches. That's fine, too.

Yes, I can see that you don't care. We'll have to agree to disagree.

Well, "preschool and early elementary" were the only specific ages/levels mentioned in this thread in regard to kids who accompany their mother while a feminine hygiene product changing might be taking place. And even then the mothers DID acknowledge that they try to be discrete and distract the kids but that it doesn't always work. And I mentioned my 5 year old by age specifically. I still bring my just turned 5 last month year old in the bathroom stall with me if I'm in public and I don't have my husband with me to leave him with while I run into the restroom.

No, I don't like V-8. And it is impossible for me to ever hear the phrase "V-8" without thinking of that old OJ Simpson joke that went: "What did OJ's mother say when she heard about her son in the news? - Shoulda had a V8!"

Raise red flags? Nonsense. These mothers already explained they don't hold up their tampons yelling LOOK, I'M CHANGING A TAMPON! LOOK AT ME! I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT, SON! But that sometimes you HAVE to take a young child into a public restroom with you- who leaves a 3 or 4 year old alone outside the stall when they're alone in public?- and the movement, the rustling, the sound, you're not always going to be able to distract a kid from seeing something. They might notice that you're taking care of your needs...and if they do, so what? There's no shame in it. And they're already going to be long aware that these things exist from stores, television, living in a home with women and so on. There's also no shame in wanting to be as private and discreet as possible, as is the case with you, but you certainly are being very judgmental against others in this thread, and the immaturity (or sarcasm, or whatever you want to call it) isn't helping.

1) It IS okay for you to be "put off" about changing a tampon in full view of YOUR children. It is NOT okay for you to tell another mother: "Good grief, but to stand there and insert a tampon with a child actively watching...sorry, but I think that has gone the opposite and even wrong direction." 2) It is ridiculous to compare using a tampon in a public pool (which stops the blood flow from coming out into the water) to using a pad in a public pool (which does not). 3) The "eyeroll" thing? Pretty immature.

Absolutely it would bother me. Particularly since I'm not a Christian lol. I would go to the teacher and tell her my son told me she had made X comment, and ask her if that was the way the conversation happened. If she admitted to it, I would tell her that I do not believe in teaching children that it is okay to judge a book by its cover, nor to pass judgment on people for their religious beliefs or lack thereof, that you are Christian but trying to teach your son to have a nonjudgmental attitude, and that you would appreciate her not making comments like that to him in the future.

I love that!

:iagree: Yep. I buy them in the supermarket while my kids are with me. I carry them in my purse. I leave them out in plain sight in my bathroom at that time of month. Sometimes I ask one of the kids to go grab one from me if I'm downstairs and need one from upstairs. They sell them in public restrooms. They advertise them on TV. I don't make a habit of bringing my kids in the bathroom with me at home. But sometimes when I am out in public with my just turned 5 year old son and I have to use a public restroom, I take him into the stall with me rather than leaving him outside of the stall by himself. Always have. And once in a while, that might involve a quick change of feminine hygiene product while he's in the stall with me. And while I attempt to be discreet about it for my own comfort, sometimes he might notice something. It's part of life, not a dirty secret. I'm a little surprised at some of the judgmental attitudes in this thread in this regard. ETA: Frankly, I also think it's easier for boys to know right from the beginning/early on that women are different and that this is part of a woman's life. I imagine it would be easier for them to just accept it from the beginning than to have to explain it to an older boy, that could be even more awkward I'd think.

Of course. Everyone needs a little magic in their lives. :D

You're not talking about an issue of teaching your child right from wrong. You're talking about expecting your child to be perfect and never make mistakes. It's not really a reasonable expectation. But it sounds like you have personal issues regarding driving anyway so maybe your opinion on this topic is a bit skewed to begin with. And no I don't mean that sarcastically.

I posted this on the K-8 board but maybe it will get more responses here. I'm wondering if anyone has used this? It looks really cute/fun, and interactive. http://www.littlepassports.com/ If so, thoughts on it...? Is it fun? Interesting? Educational? Would a just-turned-10 y/o girl likely enjoy it or does it seem younger? Would a 5 y/o who doesn't really have an interest in school yet and won't start K til next fall likely enjoy it? Or better off waiting another year or so with him?

I am not familiar with the other curriculum you mentioned, but we love Teaching Textbooks over here! Here's a write up I did about it if you are interested: http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/124221.html

http://www.littlepassports.com/ If so, thoughts on it...? Is it fun? Interesting? Educational? Would a 10 y/o likely enjoy it or does it seem younger?

I did think it might start off a cycle of fun, harmless tricks and some laughs to come... :)

Erin, I love making lists, too lol. And I'm with you on the "I am going to hit my goal weight. period." That's my only goal right now :D

I agree, whatever book you would get her for girls, there's probably a similar one for boys. I'd read that with her, too.

Wait, are you saying Renee in Florida has no business driving? LOL. And all you Jersey people better turn in your drivers' licenses! It was a mistake. It happens.

Back when I needed to buy them, I found mine at K-Mart.