The OP said that yhe sister has let adults hold the baby

The sister has allowed other adults hold the child. The 6yo has even held the child once in controlled circumstances. They are cousins, not siblings. I doubt you have the cure for sibling rivalry. The sister is having instinctual protective feelings about her baby within the realms of nomality.

I am doing it to break down some genealogical brick walls.

I asked a total stranger once. I was about 19, and the baby was pretty young, maybe a month. It was at church (My first or second time at that one) and the baby had just been held for a few minutes by a friend of the mother. I'm sure the mother was wondering why this teen girl she had never seen before asked to hold her baby, and I don't know why she did. I'm sure she was puzzled as I held her precious child with silent tears streaming down my face. After a few minutes I thanked her and gave her back her baby. What that dear young mother never knew is that a couple of days earlier, my nephew had died at 4 days old. He had never left the hospital, and I (and most of the family) never got to meet him. I really needed those few minutes to fully mourn. So, I am thankful there are a few moms out there that are willing to let someone hold their baby. In regards to the OP.... The sister has a right to decide who holds her baby. The OP has a right to let the kids make a bit of noise in their own house (but trying to be quiet for baby) Sister does not have a right to scold the kids for reasonable noise.

You host parties and dinners??

But TOO small has other issues. There is a just right size...

This is exactly why I have said no to my Son... he tends towards addiction. I also am concerned about the chat room... But that is because of problems his half sister had years ago. Glad to be warned about the possible anger issue

I haven't watched it in years, but even the early episodes really were pretty inappropriate. One issue with these types of shows that I have is best summed up by a visit my Girl Guides (ages 9-11) had with the nearby Pathfinder Company (ages 12-14) back in the 90's. The Pathfinders were working on a badge requirement, in which they were discussing the merits/cons to various TV shows. The Pathfinders' comments about both "Rosanne" and "The Simpsons" were about how they reflected 'real life' and showed 'Good family values'. Yup, these 12-14 year old girls said they saw these shows as a good example of good families.

Better than having to kick them out to couch-surf with their friends and be on the street.... it is really hard when kidults do things that make this the best thing for everyone.

You were just waiting to see who would take the bait...

I have never tried dog food.... honestly if your finances are bad enough that you are considering dog food, it is time to ask for help. Food bank, churches, welfare..... I'm sure SOMEONE can give you better alternatives...

When 9/11 happened, a lot of airplanes were diverted to Canadian Airports. We donated to help a few of the people in the thousands diverted to our city. We did not live in a house that would have been possible to take anyone in but we donated some blankets, possibly food... I don't remember exactly. At that time my dh and I worked in a call center, so we both donated time to a call center project to raise funds (call center donated the time/facilities etc). We made a donation to help people where a city was evacuated due to forest fires. Most of the time though I mostly do donations through our churches humanitarian projects. Years ago, when our house burnt down (no insurance), members of our church let us live at their house (sometimes pet sitting or watching the house while the family went on vacation... but not always), and a lot of household things were donated once there was a permanant place. They knew us though.

Oh, and deadline for volunteering and ealy seating for live classes is tomorrow, July 31, and the organizers will be extremely busy finishing things up. Aug 1st, if there are any available spots in live classes left, you can sign up for their spot lottery. Last couple of years there were few to no spots left though.

You don't need to volunteer to use the AYOP courses, just the live ones. If they want a live course, they need to teach a class, or make a donation. You can also volunteer to do marking, but because of people not filling commitments, volunteering for marking this year makes you eligible for the live class NEXT year. But again, AYOP courses do not require anything.

Before France and Germany Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece...?

When I was 12 I got to do a horse back riding program for a while through school. One time we were having a Vet visit... my question was... "What war were you in?"....

It is time to call child protective services and the police... where I live you would be considered a manditory reporter but even if you were not.... this is going to end badly, but it could be extremely badly. AFTER you have contacted those authorities, inform the national level of the organization. Write down all the information you can think of. I think you said your daughter had received texts and pictures... did you keep copies? Note down people who have quit recently... especially the one whose mother commented... I hate to say this but you are not going to be popular with the local organization. I have done this fight. It isn't fun. It IS vital that you do it. HUGS

Kids: adult, adult, adult, 14, 12, 10, 8 Grandkids: 15, 9, 6 Have been at places like McDonalds for years and been called Mom by half the kids and Grandma by the other half. Younger kids were aunts and uncles before they were born.

I downloaded some fonts.... "ABC Print" family and "ABC Cursive" the font families include options with arrows, lines etc. I can use it in any program.

I remember being a 1st year university student and deciding to splurge on something..... a spaghetti server. I also remember eating everyday for my last 2 weeks at the Zellers cafeteria... because I was out of money but I had a zellers credit card. (I paid it off my first summer paycheque). I was not out of money because of expensive coffees, although I did occasionally buy a cinamin bun that was more expensive than making them by hand. So yes, there have been people that wouldn't be able to buy starbucks.

This happens in Canada... I don't see them often but have seen them and have been in a couple.

Canadian History that isn't by the main Canadian History publisher..... interesting, appropriate, inexpensive.... another unicorn.

Yes, WILLING permision... not coerced or permission given just to keep the peace. And we have 1 bathroom and 6 people... and my dh is on a medication that makes him need to 'go' frequently and sometimes urgently... and we still respect the closed/locked door. (Everyone does understand "hurry up!")

Another person saying... no way at all is this right. With your permission, fine. But when you have made it clear that this is not ok with you, it crosses a huge line, and I am another person wondering what other boundaries are crossed and if you are safe.

The provincial award ceremony was tonight, where he was recognized for earning his Chief Scout Award. It appears that there were only 2 recipients this year in our province, and no Queen's Venturer Award recipients at all.... I don't inow what is up with that...