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1. Couch material dilemma - need advice from seasoned parents

   By Leslie0572, April 10, 2014   

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2. What is your young kids TV schedule?

   By ANON502120, April 18, 2014   

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3. not walking

   By Member 13439, June 16, 2014   

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4. Are you still friends with people from 1 2

   By Member55560, October 11, 2018   

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5. Trick or Treating Tonight?

   By Member186763, October 31, 2018   

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6. Nanny holiday bonus

   By Member 19887, November 27, 2018   

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7. Not Used to Watching My Kids for Such an Extended Period of Time!

   By Guest 9a2d5...786, December 27, 2018   

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8. business attire when short and overweight? Where to shop?

   By Guest c8ba7...ad3, September 3, 2017   

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9. How do you tell your neighbors kids that cannot play with them due to social distancing

   By Guest 417a9...960, April 21, 2020   

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10. 3 year old pre school (all day, 5 days/wk)? Mixed 3-4 yrs olds.

    By Member 35533, April 17, 2015   

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11. IEP lawyer for CPS

    By Member 21362, May 20, 2015   

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12. Do "natural" bug sprays work?

    By Member 12669, July 18, 2015   

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13. Talk to me about Property Tax Appeals - like i'm a 2 year old

    By Member 22270, August 18, 2015   

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14. Talking to child about going to new school after they have just started school at a different one?

    By Member 19090, September 1, 2015   

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15. Private school admission notices

    By ANON381778, October 23, 2015   

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16. Do you tell other parents about your child's sensory processing disorder?

    By ANON414068, November 3, 2015   

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17. My older daughter has zero interest in her sister

    By ANON379348, October 12, 2015   

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18. Baby Modeling Anyone Done It?

    By Member 44041, January 29, 2016   

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19. How do you layer up in this weather?

    By Guest 9147a...64e, January 5, 2017   

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20. Advice - Au Pair vs. Day Care for New Born

    By Member53406, March 10, 2017   

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21. Family-friendly European vacation destination to rent a house?

    By Member 29184, September 7, 2016   

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22. how would you feel about this?

    By ANON122944, March 24, 2016   

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23. Is the Nest worth the cost?

    By Member140415, February 6, 2016   

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24. Alcoholic spouse + maintaining job

    By Anonymous , April 16, 2023   

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25. Never miss my husband

    By Anonymous , October 4, 2023   

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26. How are families/businesses/employees surviving these economic hardships

    By Guest 934e5...171, June 28, 2020   

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27. How Much Do You Spend on Kid's B-day Party Favors?

    By Member 8774, September 29, 2012   

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28. Bad Bus sighting - Bell/Coonley #6

    By Free Range Mom, October 29, 2012   

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29. Nanny until 5 y.o.?

    By Elaina-35322, December 14, 2013   

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30. Just Listed! Our Lincoln Park 2 bed/2 bath

    By Member 32232, October 23, 2013   

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31. SFH monthly costs to maintain

    By Guest 73956...b9c, February 19, 2020   

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32. Did your OB strip your membranes without asking your permission?

    By Guest e25d0...2d4, August 30, 2018   

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33. How often do you use a babysitter?

    By ANON54353, April 10, 2013   

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34. What to expect at 1st IEP meeting?

    By Chicago Mama, May 29, 2013   

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35. How would you do this?

    By Member 34482, June 20, 2013   

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36. Where can I get a great, relatively inexpensive massage

    By Member 30862, June 6, 2014   

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37. Fighting with DH over the KIDS' homework

    By Member 1655, February 16, 2014   

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38. Great Oak Park home for sale by owner!

    By Member95700, March 11, 2014   

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39. CPS kindergarten decisions?

    By Member 27425, February 12, 2014   

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40. How bad is Spirit Airlines?

    By Member 30265, July 16, 2014   

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41. Pelvic separation (pubic symphysis) post-partum

    By Member 21792, November 5, 2012   

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42. cosmetically challenged... can you help me treat chapped lips?

    By Member 25829, December 1, 2012   

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43. Kind & Gentle Dentist for Me 1 2

    By Member 30342, January 2, 2013   

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44. JFF: Taking a moment to be awed

    By OperaMom, October 28, 2016   

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45. Do you provide meals for your nanny?

    By ANON397401, December 1, 2016   

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46. non sibling private school slots

    By Guest 75174...6dc, February 20, 2017   

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47. Are your kids using Clorox disinfecting wipes at school?

    By Member 11622, September 12, 2016   

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48. MIL Issue and Lead Paint and Anybody Use those test kits?

    By Member 31385, November 13, 2014   

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49. No symptoms in a subsequent pregnancy?

    By ANON44066, January 9, 2015   

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50. Parents of kids at LaSalle I or II, do your kids really speak the language?

    By ANON421368, October 16, 2014   

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