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1. How often do you vacation? How long? How much do you spend? 1 2

   By ANON54353, March 18, 2016   

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2. Independence for city kids - what and when? 1 2

   By ANON421368, May 18, 2016   

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3. Where do you want to live when you retire? 1 2

   By Member 52210, December 6, 2016   

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4. Religious songs in school 1 2

   By Member 48313, December 9, 2016   

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5. Suburban students/families fined and expelled/banned from CPS Selective Enrollment 1 2

   By Member175612, December 15, 2016   

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6. New SEES HS Downtown: Barack Obama College Prep 1 2

   By Member 19818, April 24, 2014   

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7. TV Show for a 3 year old 1 2

   By Mel294, June 2, 2014   

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8. Baby boy name- Julian vs. Evan 1 2

   By Member 27339, May 5, 2014   

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9. Life insurance: term or universal? 1 2

   By Member 26431, May 9, 2014   

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10. Question for parents whose kids take naps 1 2

    By ANON141167, August 3, 2014   

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11. How do you steal time from work? 1 2

    By ANON51372, October 1, 2014   

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12. Friday question: In what Chicago restaurant did you have the best meal ever? 1 2

    By OperaMom, October 10, 2014   

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13. Would anyone like to answer a letter to Santa from a learning disabled mom of 3 girls? 1 2

    By Direct Effect Charities, December 6, 2014   

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14. Poll: Parents, predict the mayoral election results 1 2

    By Since2011, January 8, 2015   

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15. "Older" Moms (35 and up) Tell me your happy and successful pregnancy stories 1 2

    By ANON44066, January 13, 2015   

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16. Darn Tired! 1 2

    By ANON500161, March 5, 2015   

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17. PARCC must read article 1 2

    By Member 11622, March 5, 2015   

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18. What regular shoes to wear with pants to work? 1 2

    By 312Mom, March 10, 2015   

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19. Would you let your nanny take a 2 year old in a car without a car seat? 1 2

    By Member 25421, July 2, 2013   

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20. Pre Preschool Options Chicago 1 2

    By ANON368214, February 20, 2013   

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21. How Much Do You Have to Have in Savings? 1 2

    By ANON145054, June 25, 2013   

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22. Potential Divorce and Reentry to work 1 2

    By Guest 5a94b...a9c, February 5, 2020   

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23. How much TV time during COVID-19? 1 2

    By Guest c2130...e07, April 13, 2020   

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24. Do kids at private high schools really party more? 1 2

    By Guest 38e68...821, April 29, 2019   

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25. What is the worst wedding, funeral, behavior you’ve ever witnessed 1 2

    By Guest c5b00...429, February 22, 2021   

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26. Anyone travel to Mexico in the last month or so? 1 2

    By Guest a2c38...387, February 28, 2021   

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27. PCR Test—results in less than 48hrs? 1 2

    By Guest b6381...8ab, November 1, 2020   

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28. AMC/Gamestop - Are any of you following this!! 1 2

    By Guest 5c8cf...9ac, January 28, 2021   

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29. Do your male partners scratch their balls at home a lot? 1 2

    By Guest 4dbc3...e7d, February 1, 2021   

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30. Why are the teachers at home? 1 2

    By Guest 9a623...45d, February 1, 2021   

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31. Will College Students Deliver Trump as President??? 1 2

    By Anonymous , May 16, 2024   

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32. So...I have zero desire to every take my children to any Disney theme park 1 2

    By Anonymous , October 14, 2024   

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33. CPS email about Covid testing 1 2

    By Member94047, August 28, 2021   

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34. School Choice 1 2

    By Cate585, November 19, 2021   

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35. Is anyone else starting to think there is a vigilante out there? 1 2

    By Guest e7715...86c, December 1, 2021   

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36. How bad is the 90/94 construction right now? In reality 1 2

    By Member146948, April 8, 2023   

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37. Using a relative's address to gain in-state tuition for college 1 2

    By Anonymous , April 12, 2023   

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38. Schools closed due to snow tomorrow? 1 2

    By Guest 858af...206, February 2, 2022   

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39. Juggle work / kid schedules 1 2

    By Member188705, February 6, 2022   

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40. Grade inflation in CPS versus private/Catholic 1 2

    By Guest 3a44e...437, May 9, 2022   

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41. Difficulty of high school selective enrollment exam? 1 2

    By Member112546, September 26, 2022   

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42. IL covid numbers slipping again 1 2

    By Guest b9e1d...2e5, June 28, 2020   

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43. Anyone attempting to get into a private now to try and get in-person instruction? 1 2

    By Member94822, July 23, 2020   

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44. An Actual COVID Exit Strategy 1 2

    By Guest 0e6ad...d9e, July 28, 2020   

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45. I don’t like my husband, can I still love him? 1 2

    By Guest 83f85...e34, September 4, 2020   

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46. Chicago Covid Updates 1 2

    By Cate585, September 28, 2020   

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47. Is this manageable or a recipe for disaster? 1 2

    By Member 32211, September 24, 2012   

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48. Can you Recommend me a bar (that serves food) that I can hit up with my 2 kids... 1 2

    By Member 20407, October 25, 2012   

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49. Secret/weird beauty/age-defying tips? 1 2

    By ANON423030, January 9, 2013   

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50. Anxious about breastfeeding baby #2 1 2

    By ANON422752, August 27, 2013   

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