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1. Childcare/financial struggles

   By ANON424085, September 29, 2012   

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   • Oak Park K
   • October 1, 2012

2. URGENT - hosp recommendation needed.

   By Member 19297, September 4, 2013   

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   • Member 19297
   • September 5, 2013

3. Birthday presents - How much do you spend?

   By Member 31276, September 6, 2014   

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   • September 10, 2014

4. September: I confess...

   By ANON136074131, September 15, 2014   

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   • September 16, 2014

5. Feeling guilty about TV - please confirm or correct

   By Guest 02bff...e50, July 16, 2017   

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6. Spin off- safest area in Chicago?

   By Member 31927, February 9, 2016   

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   • February 9, 2016

7. How can you block a member from contacting you?

   By Direct Effect Charities, May 20, 2013   

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   • Dad
   • May 20, 2013

8. Bad nanny at Revere Park with boy Luca

   By Member 11909, October 4, 2012   

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   • Chicago Mama
   • October 9, 2012

9. My little sister just wrote a book-I'm so proud! (free for amazon prime/unlimited)

   By ANON45299, October 5, 2015   

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10. Cheap take out 1 2

    By Anonymous , October 28, 2022   

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    • October 31, 2022

11. Deflation 1 2

    By Anonymous , May 21, 2024   

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12. Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer (brother-in-law)

    By Guest 431c8...12b, October 18, 2020   

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    • Guest
    • November 10, 2020

13. Covid numbers in other countries 1 2

    By Guest 800ae...f98, July 29, 2021   

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    • Member187465
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14. Looking for child psychologist that can treat potential porn addiction

    By Guest 901e1...a78, October 14, 2021   

    • Behavior
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    • Guest
    • October 17, 2021

15. Parent Feedback on Bennett Day?

    By Guest 95fb8...b03, May 22, 2018   

    • School-age Child
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    • Guest
    • May 15, 2019

16. Daycare reviews (near Damen/Irving) please. Song Bird, Kidz Creative Center, Childrens Lighthouse, Prairieland.

    By ANON43746, March 11, 2016   

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    • ANON395076
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17. Help me become a better planner

    By Member 30475, September 5, 2013   

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    • September 9, 2013

18. Scooting on butt not crawling 1 2

    By Member 16052, January 4, 2014   

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    • Health and Safety
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    • Nurse E
    • January 28, 2014

19. Holy toy overload! Help me set limits and pare down!

    By Member 32274, December 26, 2014   

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    • December 28, 2014

20. Holiday travel with a newborn - am I being unreasonable?

    By ANON500138, October 8, 2014   

    • Travel
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    • Member 30392
    • October 9, 2014

21. Simple question: do CPS principals have discretion?

    By Member 19883, April 17, 2015   

    • CPS
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    • Cate585
    • April 18, 2015

22. Magnet waitlist

    By Member 32452, March 21, 2013   

    • CPS
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    • March 23, 2013

23. When is the best time (relative to kids' ages) to buy your "forever" home?

    By Member 39139, April 22, 2014   

    • Real Estate
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    • Member 15429
    • April 22, 2014

24. Job Offer - wwyd?

    By Member140415, September 23, 2016   

    • Working Moms
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    • Member 31130
    • September 26, 2016

25. Aftercare vs. keeping a nanny/sitter

    By ANON421368, October 12, 2016   

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    • Member141616
    • February 2, 2017

26. Raise Your Hand for Illinois Education?

    By Chicago Mama, May 18, 2016   

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    • May 19, 2016

27. Is it wrong to be annoyed .... Birthday drama

    By ANON394129, June 19, 2016   

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    • June 19, 2016

28. Thank you cards - is sending an email thank you tacky? 1 2

    By ANON33921, August 27, 2014   

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    • August 28, 2014

29. How much to give to the annual fund?

    By ANON411605, March 17, 2015   

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    • Member 27963
    • March 18, 2015

30. DEI at Private Schools

    By Anonymous , September 7, 2024   

    • School-age child
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    • Anonymous
    • September 10, 2024

31. Who's the best doctor at Town and Country to treat complex medical cases?

    By ANON373150, May 22, 2015   

    • Health
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    • Member 1405
    • May 24, 2015

32. SFH in Hamilton School District for under $800K for sale

    By Mitch Gordon, Realtor, June 11, 2015   

    • Real Estate
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    • Mitch Gordon, Realtor
    • June 20, 2015

33. Telling inlaws to back off on burbs

    By ANON417308, March 10, 2014   

    • CPS
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    • Member 27193
    • March 10, 2014

34. We need a vacation! Where should we go?

    By Member 40594, July 6, 2014   

    • Travel
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    • Member 19398
    • July 6, 2014

35. Near North Montessori - Thoughts?

    By Member 31763, March 18, 2014   

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36. Any good real-life ghost/spirit stories?

    By Member 19818, March 22, 2013   

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    • March 23, 2013

37. For those that have miscarried

    By ANON501252, October 17, 2014   

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    • ANON501252
    • January 4, 2016

38. What Are Your Favorite Work Shoes?

    By Member 41250, August 23, 2014   

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39. Discipling an almost 2 year old. Help!! 1 2

    By ANON425960, September 15, 2014   

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    • OperaMom
    • October 16, 2014

40. Good school, bad school: How should we measure?

    By ANON371840, March 23, 2015
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    • March 30, 2015

41. Classical school acceptance - any kid NOT reading yet?

    By Member 15497, November 27, 2013   

    • CPS
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    • Member 11909
    • November 30, 2013

42. Benefit changes: what's happening at your work?

    By ANON493432, September 1, 2013   

    • Working Moms
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    • Member 11575
    • September 3, 2013

43. How do you do it on vacation?

    By ANON51112, August 3, 2013   

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    • August 5, 2013

44. 3rd birthday party venue-ideas needed!

    By Member 29812, February 8, 2013   

    • Toddler
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    • March 12, 2013

45. Zika Virus & TTC....

    By ANON424844, January 31, 2016   

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    • February 6, 2016

46. Need dress for my brothers wedding

    By Member 27474, September 10, 2016   

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    • September 14, 2016

47. Buy our single family home in Blaine for under 1M!

    By Member 26335, March 23, 2016   

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    • March 23, 2016

48. In the spirit of summer, what is your go to cocktail? 1 2

    By Member 14178, May 26, 2014   

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    • May 29, 2014

49. How to "nudge" husband to pull his weight

    By ANON370945, June 4, 2015   

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    • Member94822
    • June 6, 2015

50. Is wilmette school district (39) underresouced and over crowded?

    By Member164035, November 25, 2015   

    • School-age Child
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    • Member 24251
    • November 29, 2015