We wouldn't let our boys play outside the house in the cul-de-sac unsupervised until they were 7 or 8 (or 9.) Of course we live in the same neighborhood as Daniel van Damme (which is suburban middle-class.) But this was even before she disappeared. Hate to feed your worries but there are just so many crazy people out there.
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My problem is, I have to pick up my daughter, her friend and her friends little sister at the same time from a different school accross town, Tommy is dropped off by bus from his school at that time so Cy has to be here to watch the baby and get Tom from the bus. Tristan's school won't let him out early so i'm very late picking up the girls by picking him up.
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Have him walk with a friend. Even without walking with a friend he should be OK. Just tell him to keep his .38 loaded and .... 
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Do you know another parent that you trust that lives near you? This benefitted us a lot this morning when we had to be at an ultrasound at 7am but preschool care doesn't start until 6:45 and it takes a half hour to get from school to the hospital. We sort of have a mutual agreement that whenever one of us needs a hand with dropping off or picking up, the other will be there, we're both on each other's emergency contact lists and everything.
It all just proves one thing, we know not or barely know our neighbors anymore. Quite funny how broad and expansive yet small the world is with technology yet how slowly we are becoming hermits.
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Do you know another parent that you trust that lives near you? This benefitted us a lot this morning when we had to be at an ultrasound at 7am but preschool care doesn't start until 6:45 and it takes a half hour to get from school to the hospital. We sort of have a mutual agreement that whenever one of us needs a hand with dropping off or picking up, the other will be there, we're both on each other's emergency contact lists and everything.
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This is a good idea.
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hmm.. Like the cliques in highschool, the moms at this school formed one too. I pretty much ignore them, unless there's a birthday party. I have nothing in common with them save having my own brood. Stepford Wives Club not for meh.
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hmm.. Like the cliques in highschool, the moms at this school formed one too. I pretty much ignore them, unless there's a birthday party. I have nothing in common with them save having my own brood. Stepford Wives Club not for meh.
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So true. First time you say you can't join their little "[censored]" club for coffee and you are eternally banished. Then their kids turn on your kids. They didn't talk to my oldest until he hit a home run, then suddenly they all want to glom on. I laughed when the two homerun kings were social pariahs last year. Thankfully he got accepted to the Academy school and so doesn't have to deal with that social poison anymore.
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Even though parents are cliqueish and cliques suck, you can usually find another parent who exists outside the clique, which is what we did. Well, I'm sorry that my wife and I have to work for a living and can't volunteer once a week at the school, Muffies, and if that's what your social club is based on, we don't want in.
And, you know what? There's other people who feel that way too. And they're the ones you would rather have looking after your kid anyway. Try to find one.
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Baseball game results - 2 losses. Older boy's team had 4 errors which only made the final score worse. Overall, fielding wasn't bad but hitting was. Only 4 hits (my boy had 2.) Younger boy played real well and would have won if we hadn't pitched 2 beginners. (It's instructional so it is nice to get everyone a chance to play.) My boy had no hits (2 walks and K) but pitched a scoreless inning.
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Cy wants our son to become a baseball player.. thanks for keeping me posted so I have some inkling as to what to expect.
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Inkling? Hmmmmm. Let's see. Once they start playing baseball, you lose one of your weekend days. As opposed to Soccer where the games last an hour and the practices are only once a week you have baseball. They usually start playing T-Ball at age 5. Not too bad on time as there is usually only 1 practice a week for about 1 1/2 hours and 1 game that lasts 2 hours plus 20 minutes before each game for "warm ups". At about age 7 they move up to machine pitch. Still only 1 practice and 1 game. Most coaches ask the players to arrive 30 - 45 minutes before each game for "warm ups." That takes about 3 hours out of each Saturday (or Sunday for Winterball.) At age 9 the move up again to real pitching, 3 either practices or games a week and an hour arrival before each game. Practices now go 2 hours. Then at age 11 they go to Majors, who are the kids you see at the Little League World Series, with 3 games a week (arrive 1:15 early) and 1 or 2 practices. Wow! Is that REALLY 12 hours of baseball a week? And that doesn't even count travel baseball which is more practices and Sunday games and weekend tournaments, ...
But do I regret it? Heck No! There is not much like seeing a kid hit a ball and run to first, even if they know they will get out.
My one suggestion, teach him to throw left-handed. 
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Inkling? Hmmmmm. Let's see. Once they start playing baseball, you lose one of your weekend days. As opposed to Soccer where the games last an hour and the practices are only once a week you have baseball. They usually start playing T-Ball at age 5. Not too bad on time as there is usually only 1 practice a week for about 1 1/2 hours and 1 game that lasts 2 hours plus 20 minutes before each game for "warm ups". At about age 7 they move up to machine pitch. Still only 1 practice and 1 game. Most coaches ask the players to arrive 30 - 45 minutes before each game for "warm ups." That takes about 3 hours out of each Saturday (or Sunday for Winterball.) At age 9 the move up again to real pitching, 3 either practices or games a week and an hour arrival before each game. Practices now go 2 hours. Then at age 11 they go to Majors, who are the kids you see at the Little League World Series, with 3 games a week (arrive 1:15 early) and 1 or 2 practices. Wow! Is that REALLY 12 hours of baseball a week? And that doesn't even count travel baseball which is more practices and Sunday games and weekend tournaments, ...
But do I regret it? Heck No! There is not much like seeing a kid hit a ball and run to first, even if they know they will get out.
My one suggestion, teach him to throw left-handed.
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This morning, I left an ITF because my wife came home with our six year old from grocery shopping, and there was clearly some form of issue. Turns out, he tried to run away from her in the store because she didn't want to buy something, and she was unable to do any shopping. Anyway, then, after that, he was grounded to his room today because running away in public places is a big issue, and he decided, in his "taking everything literally" way, that this meant he should...
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...pee on his floor. Because he was supposed to be in his room all day, that clearly meant, to him, that the bathroom was off limits. THAT was a joy to clean up, especially since I didn't know about it until I was standing in it.
LOL Thanks for the good laugh!!! After trying to satisfy the all consuming needs of a nearly month old baby and his siblings all day.. I don't feel so bad anymore.
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So...
This morning, I left an ITF because my wife came home with our six year old from grocery shopping, and there was clearly some form of issue. Turns out, he tried to run away from her in the store because she didn't want to buy something, and she was unable to do any shopping. Anyway, then, after that, he was grounded to his room today because running away in public places is a big issue, and he decided, in his "taking everything literally" way, that this meant he should...
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...pee on his floor. Because he was supposed to be in his room all day, that clearly meant, to him, that the bathroom was off limits. THAT was a joy to clean up, especially since I didn't know about it until I was standing in it.
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Yeah, I always make sure to specify that the going to the bathroom is permissable when grounded, just to prevent said tragedies. Not that my son would be literally defiant that way, its just that he usually ends up there for disobeying and saying, "Go to your room and stay there," would mean stay there not wanting to get in more trouble for not obeying again. Isnt parenting fun?
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Oh, I'm definitely going to be quite clear on the bathroom being okay in the future.
lol reminds me how my little bro once woke up in the middle of the night when he was about 4ish, pulled the bottom drawer out of his dresser, and pee in there, then closed it and went back to sleep. He denies it ever happened, the only reason I saw it is because he woke me up with the noise it caused, and I didn't realize what had happened til afterwards, my mom was pretty mad.
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This morning, I left an ITF because my wife came home with our six year old from grocery shopping, and there was clearly some form of issue. Turns out, he tried to run away from her in the store because she didn't want to buy something, and she was unable to do any shopping. Anyway, then, after that, he was grounded to his room today because running away in public places is a big issue, and he decided, in his "taking everything literally" way, that this meant he should...
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...pee on his floor. Because he was supposed to be in his room all day, that clearly meant, to him, that the bathroom was off limits. THAT was a joy to clean up, especially since I didn't know about it until I was standing in it.
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LOL
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So...
This morning, I left an ITF because my wife came home with our six year old from grocery shopping, and there was clearly some form of issue. Turns out, he tried to run away from her in the store because she didn't want to buy something, and she was unable to do any shopping. Anyway, then, after that, he was grounded to his room today because running away in public places is a big issue, and he decided, in his "taking everything literally" way, that this meant he should...
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...pee on his floor. Because he was supposed to be in his room all day, that clearly meant, to him, that the bathroom was off limits. THAT was a joy to clean up, especially since I didn't know about it until I was standing in it.
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My parents said I was bad that way.
they asked me to move the Laundry from the washer to the dryer, I did that.
later they asked why didnt you turn on the dryer.. wasnt told to do that.
Oh well I think my daughter done that to me once and now I let her know going to the bathroom is fine.
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Sorry about the floor mess. Luckily never had that, but we usually were specific that we would come and get them later. Rarely made them stay for more than an hour.
About being literal, my Dad once asked me to bring him a glass of cold water, as cold as I could make it. I brought him a glass of ice. Just, ice.
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WOOT!! Had the little guy in for his 1 month weigh in.. he went from 7lbs 1oz to 10lbs 11oz!!! GP's Breasts FTW!!! 
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Rarely made them stay for more than an hour.
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This ^^^ An hour is an eternity for small kids. Even for 7-8 yr olds, it can be a long time. Ratchet up the time as they age.
Loose --> not tight.
Lose --> Did not win, misplace, cannot find, subtract.
One extra 'o' makes a big difference.
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WOOT!! Had the little guy in for his 1 month weigh in.. he went from 7lbs 1oz to 10lbs 11oz!!! GP's Breasts FTW!!!
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Woot Breast
ok that just sounds like I am a pervert .. ok well uummm
I take the 5th 
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above advice is good way to break him into it. Next year I am sure he will not want to hang out with mom as much as its not cool, may happen this year.
kids dont care about my real job, now my hobbie of robotics get the wide eye and puffed chest of "Yup I get to play with that huge spider"
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