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1. Which CPS boundary would you choose?

   By Anonymous , April 10, 2023   

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   • Anonymous
   • April 12, 2023

2. Fresh 20 meal planning

   By Member 32228, January 13, 2014   

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   • Member 34035
   • December 5, 2014

3. Advice from Parents - Fundraising at French Lycee and FXW

   By Member 29228, October 28, 2013   

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   • March 26, 2014

4. Did you quit your full-time job to stay at home?

   By Guest bd869...2ea, March 22, 2019   

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   • March 27, 2019

5. Camps for 4-5 Year olds

   By Member 28563, January 5, 2016   

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   • Member 28563
   • January 21, 2016

6. Moving to Chicago and looking for daycare recommendations/advice.

   By Member 45266, April 25, 2015   

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   • April 28, 2015

7. Tell me about your flexible full time job

   By ANON404632, July 27, 2016   

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   • July 28, 2016

8. Advice on Choosing A "Top/Most Popular Baby Name" or Not

   By Member 33809, December 1, 2012   

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9. Help! My Ex-SIL Wants Me to Buy Items Supporting Boy Scouts

   By Member 8774, October 15, 2012   

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10. Zulily - what am I doing wrong?

    By Member112838, August 13, 2013   

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    • August 15, 2013

11. No sugar, high protein school snack ideas

    By MamaBear, December 27, 2013   

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    • December 29, 2013

12. Severance for a Nanny with ~5 years of Service???

    By ANON96522, September 22, 2016   

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    • Member 42931
    • September 26, 2016

13. Nanny Smoking??

    By Member 28755, February 2, 2016   

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    • Member175612
    • February 6, 2016

14. What is with these rip-off pandora bracelets and charms?

    By Member 39148, April 27, 2016   

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    • April 30, 2016

15. Kingsbury Whole Foods- downhill!

    By Guest 133a5...7d2, February 5, 2019   

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    • Member 43430
    • February 7, 2019

16. OK Pritzker, so what happens after March 30?

    By Guest c19f3...c13, March 13, 2020   

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    • March 19, 2020

17. Tutors for elementary school kids 1 2

    By Member165517, March 26, 2020   

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    • Member159599
    • April 15, 2020

18. Crazy Covid Conspiracy theories

    By Guest f44a4...e2c, April 26, 2020   

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    • July 29, 2020

19. Private school blacklist - is this a thing?

    By Guest eca89...bf5, December 16, 2019   

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    • January 6, 2020

20. Recommend your Lakeview real estate agent 1 2

    By Guest c24d8...c9a, March 1, 2018   

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21. Kenilworth?

    By ANON53244, November 3, 2012   

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    • November 5, 2012

22. Do you have questions about Chicago Real Estate? #asktheexpert

    By NPN Christa, March 11, 2015   

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23. How do I get my 7th grader to have an opinion about high school? 1 2

    By Member121500, May 17, 2023   

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    • Anonymous
    • May 18, 2023

24. How to ask new neighbor about their scary dog 1 2

    By Guest 169f7...498, February 16, 2021   

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    • Java Junkie
    • February 17, 2021

25. Would you rather make …… 1 2

    By Anonymous , October 11, 2022   

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26. How much screentime are your kids getting a day since the pandemic and what are their ages? 1 2

    By Guest 3a459...ec9, August 14, 2020   

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27. Which Democratic candidates do we give money to? 1 2

    By Member94822, September 19, 2020   

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28. Support for Unemployed Spouse

    By ANON416457, May 3, 2016   

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    • May 4, 2016

29. Start preschool at age 4?

    By NPN Laura, May 12, 2016   

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    • May 18, 2016

30. 4-5 Day Vacation without kids - where to go???

    By Member 32145, June 14, 2016   

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    • June 18, 2016

31. Curriculum Night - do we bring our kids?

    By Member 24171, September 11, 2015   

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    • Dad
    • September 18, 2015

32. Parent interview for FXW

    By ANON421161, October 14, 2015   

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    • October 17, 2015

33. Nanny Pay Question

    By Guest 003c3...4c0, February 3, 2019   

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34. venting & crushed

    By Guest bf861...00b, August 25, 2018   

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    • August 28, 2018

35. Back up plan if no offer from SEES

    By Guest 15120...d42, March 24, 2018   

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    • NPN Laura
    • April 2, 2018

36. Lakeview/Roscoe village - best streets for families?

    By Guest f7925...f46, July 8, 2018   

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37. House Robbed- what to tell the kids? :(

    By Nurse E, February 20, 2014   

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    • February 21, 2014

38. Where would you live? Help!

    By Member 27850, June 7, 2014   

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    • June 9, 2014

39. Mini-vans- do they really offer much more room?

    By ANON426142, April 9, 2014   

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    • Member140878
    • June 4, 2015

40. "Here lady, take some pills for your hysteria"

    By Direct Effect Charities, May 9, 2016   

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    • May 11, 2016

41. Teenagers and summer jobs

    By Anonymous , March 21, 2024   

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42. Single Blast Transfer?

    By Member_21183, November 27, 2011   

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    • December 5, 2013

43. Do you tell coaches (etc) about kid’s adhd 1 2

    By Anonymous , December 7, 2022   

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44. Would you share toothpaste with someone who is HIV positive?

    By ANON379348, June 4, 2013   

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45. Favorite Starbucks order? Need a change! 1 2

    By Member 32230, February 9, 2015
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    • February 10, 2015

46. My partner must really love me in order to tolerate...

    By Member 30455, February 2, 2013   

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47. Tear producing fiction

    By Mom of trí, April 11, 2016   

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    • April 14, 2016

48. Where to buy kids' winter coats

    By Member 26660, October 21, 2016   

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    • October 24, 2016

49. Healthy Cereals That Kids Will Eat 1 2

    By Member122946, May 1, 2014   

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    • May 2, 2014

50. TV Show for a 3 year old 1 2

    By Mel294, June 2, 2014   

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    • June 13, 2014