mom2two2010

I started taking omega 3,6,9 pills (its a combination) a few months ago. Its 1200mg of fish, flax, evening primrose, black currant and borage oils. I take 2 pills aday. I am trying to find out how to get rid of acne and scars naturally. Can I put the oil on my acne to get rid of it? How about scars?

What about Vitamin D3 complex. it has 2000iu vit d3, 500 iu vit A.

I tried the D3, and it creates a nice cream over my face. It doesn't really sink in. I also tried the omega, but I am worried because its oily it will not be good for my face.

I am taking these internally along with other vitamins but was wondering if I could put the oil/inside right on the acne/scars

thanks

I am going through a modification. In it, I have requested there be Right of First refusal. My ex recently got a new attorney, but the old one sent me a few drafts over the last year and in it he wrote "RIght of First Refusal" but nothing else. I am not sure if we are just suppose to know what that means, or if we need to have it worded a certain way. I have read its for any time the parent isn't able to watch the child OR/AND if its over a certain amount of hours (10+). It would be silly if it was for a few hrs (I read somewhere where if the mother had to go to the store or was working and the kids were suppose to go to daycare she had to ask him first before her parents to watch the kids.

I don't know if I should ask for clarification, but don't want to sound stupid:/ I live in Texas, and I know each state is different.

I have about 3lbs of corn beef. We put it in the slow cooker around 130pm and put it on 4hrs high. Let it cook for about 1.5hrs then added the veggies (turnip, carrots, onions and rutabega, no room for potatos:( It is now 7.16 pm so has been cooking for a good while. I have stuck a fork in the beef and it doesn't "break off" easily but I can twist the fork and it comes off. I am trying to cook the cabbage on it now. Is it done or should I cook it longer??

thanks

Happy St Patrick's day!

We have standart order in Texas, and I am the custodial. My ex gets our daughter 1,3,5 weekends, Thurs night during the school yr for 2 hrs and alternate holidays. This yr it is his spring break.

Last thurs my ex was suppose to pick up our daughter for dinner and didn't, nor did he call. It hought it was his way of retaliating against a modification on the order(we have been going back and forth for almost 2yrs, and I put my foot down). Fri was the last day of school and I told her she was going to his house. He didn't show up. Both times she was upset. Sat I texted him to check on him, and he was fine, he had flown to Houston. Nothing about spring break.

Today is mon and he just now texted me to tell me he was going to pick her up. I don't think its right that he doesn't pick her upwhen hes suppose to but expects me to change my plans. Do I have to let her go??

If you are a full time student and pay for child care can you file taxes and claim your kids? I know if you don't have taxable income you won't get anything back if you file, but is there a difference if you are a student? On the IRS website it says that "your spouse is treated as having earned income for any month that he/she is a full time student" The person is single, and wants to know if they can start to file so when they return back to work they have already started filing and have less to do. The person is on disability and receives child support as their income.

Its hard to explain, but my daughters father and I have serious communication problems. I've tried to work at it, but no matter what I say, he hears what he wants, turns things around and tries to accuse me of things.

recent example: our 7yr old daughter fell down the stairs at his house over the weekend. She came home last night, and mentioned a few times her arms were bothering her. It would start with 1 arm, work down into her fingers, then across to her other arm into the fingers. I though maybe growing pains (my niece suffered some bad ones, and it was no fun) so told her they would go away. It didn't dawn on me that something could be serious. She woke up all through last night crying in pain. She couldn't get comfortable and kept waking saying her body hurt (arms mostly but also head, neck and legs) We ended up talking and I learned she fell down the stairs. She also said she didn't start hurting till later (after she came to my house). I kept her home from school and and when the Dr's office opened I called, made a appointment and took her in.

The Dr looked at her (she was MUCH better at the Dr office) and said she seems okay, but to watch her for the next 24 hrs and give her motrin (told me what to watch for). She also said her throat was red so did a strep test, and it was positive.

I went to the pharmacy after leaving the Dr to wait for her antibiotic and pick up more motrin. I gave her motrin at the store cause she was complaining her arm hurt and was starting to feel bad. By the time we left there my daughter was miserable, didn't want to eat lunch, and ended up falling asleep in the car on the way home.

After getting home, she went to her room and laid down. She started running a fever of 102.5, so I gave her tylenal. she fell asleep a few times, but would wake up crying her arm hurt. After a few hrs she felt a little better and was able to get up, eat a little and play.

Her father calls up and says he talked to the dr, who supposedly told him that "if she had gotten hurt at his house, then she would have said something sooner and would have been in pain right away" so he tells me she must not have gotten hurt there (accusing me of hurting her and lying) I had talk to the dr at the office, and called and left a message when she was sleeping/crying in pain and the Dr called me back. We don't think anything is broken, but on the safe side if she's not better they want x-rays or for me to take her to the ER if the dr's isn't opened. Him telling me the dr said she didn't get hurt at his house made me pretty mad, so I told him that I believe she fell, and it was a accident. Then I told him how if it was a pinched nerve, muscle spasm, or if she bruised then it doesn't always show up/hurt right away. Which all her heard was "the dr said pinched nerve" so I had to correct him that I was the one who said that because from my experience her symptoms seem to be muscle related.

I don't know how to handle someone who is doesn't listen (I've tried resorting to emails so its in writing but it never lasts), makes up his own ideas as to what happens (if she's sick and the dr things she may need a x-ray he automatically things she had one and wants to know the results) and tries to put all the blame on me (shes been injured at his house before by burns and had allergy flare ups really bad)- both cases he said it didn't happened at his house and he knows nothing about the injury/illness and tries to say that I am making it up, or it happened at my house.

I'm extremely frustrated and don't know how to act to his not listening or turning things around to accuse me or hurting our daughter

If you live in a mobile home park and get a bill in the mail for a cable company that you didn't sign up for, but are told that because the park made a contract with them you can only use that company, do you have to? no one was notified of the changes or that we had to use a certain cable company ( I have lived here for 10 yrs, and have always been able to choose my own provider), my neighboor told me she got a bill from this other company and is told we could only use them. Our lot rent is always going up, is it legal to force us to choose a certain provider??

My 2 yr old son recently started complaining of his back hurting. Over the weekend he got sick (diarrhea) and Monday he was throwing up. Not a whole lot, but he started screaming his back hurt prior to him throwing up. I noticed on his spine, towards the middle/bottom of his back it looked a little red. So I gave him a band aid (he things they fix everything). He continued saying his back hurt. I also called his dr and brought him in to see her. She said it may be a virus (i didn't mention the back pain because I didn't see a connection) Tuesday he seemed alittle better, I had to bring him to daycare because I have class and missed enough already (he was sick a few weeks ago with a virus) They said he was fine there. Wed he woke up and started crying and then threw up. He also had diarrhea again so I kept him home again. I also had to put him in his carseat to drive to my school to drop of assignements, and he fussed in his seat.

He's complained about his back hurting off and on since the weekend. He starts screaming in pain, and sometimes when I rub it it feels better (or hurts worse). I decided to look into it and googled back pain in toddlers. Not sure if I need to be concerned or not.

Any ideas on whats going on? SHould I take him back to the drs and have him checked?

I am disabled and a single mother to 2 children. I've heard there are scholarships and grants for both of these, so people can go to college. I start class in the fall, and have signed up for financial aid through FASFA, but was wondering if there are any other grants or scholarships I can sign up for. I am trying to avoid loans, since I don't want to have to worry about paying them back when I graduate and the interest.

I've tried to google them, but can't seem to find any answers.

I live in Texas.

Thank you

I am trying to get into college. I had to take the TSI test which is a placement test. I failed the math, but no biggie because it tells me what class I need to take. For the writting the essay part I failed with a 7, (not sure how its graded) To pass I need a 8. I have taken a retest, only to fail that one also. I have one more retest to take and if I fail it then I won't be able to take college english until I pass the class they put me in.

For the past few months I have been studying for my GED and getting tutoring. I have done the essay's for writting on line and had a tutor help me.I've been passing them, and doing pretty good. The teachers all think I should be able to pass no problem.

But on this essay on the TSI I can't. And I can't figure out why. They give an question: Write a letter to the school board letting them know whether you think they should open a tutoring center to help students pass highschool or let them use internet classes to help them. The wording is not correct, but thats the jist of it. (they give you a short list of questions to pick from) Its suppose to be 300-600 words and tells you not to worry about the format.

The way I write it is

Dear school board (tells you to start with this)

Intro (3-5 sentences)

Paragragh 1 (3-5 sentences)

para 2 (3-5 sentences)

para 3 (3-5 sentences)

conclusion (3-5 sentences)

I figured the letter essay would be a good form to follow. I check spelling, make sure I'm not repeating myself and go in order. In the GED essays I do good, but I failed twice for the TSI

Amy ideas on what I'm doing wrong??

Thanks!!

My friend is in a situation where she doesn't get along with her controlling and demanding ex. Their daughter doesn't even like going over there because he picks on her (meanly), calls her names and is EXTREMELY controlling and demanding. Example: HE picks what she is to eat (she’s 6) when they go out and then tells her what she has to eat first before she can touch anything else. To the little girl this is a big deal. (She now hates broccoli because he always orders it for her and she’s tired of it.)

A few weeks ago my friend’s daughter got really sick shortly after a visit with her dad. She told her mom they had gone to a party and someone there was sick. She was sick for a weekend, then a little better during that week. Later that week my friend was really sick and ended up going to the Drs. Her son was also sick. She ended up with strep so took both kids to Drs, both had strep. She told her ex, who decided he didn’t want to take his daughter for the weekend.

My questions is this: if she okayed switching weekends since he didn't want their daughter can she take it back since it was his choice not to have their daughter? It makes me so angry to see the way he treats her and their daughter. I told her she shouldn't have agreed to it, that if he doesn't want to be exposed to strep then he doesn't have to have her, but she doesn't have to agree to switch weekends. But at the time she was worried about both kids and wasn't thinking straight.

I know this may sound mean but can she tell him no to the switch? I know she already Okayed it, but does she have to follow through if they have a visitation order, and he choose not to pick his daughter up on his weekend. For the next few weeks they have birthday parties and things to do on her weekend so she has to change her plans so he gets the weekend he wanted to switch to.

The reason I’m asking is because I want to help her. She doesn’t want to cause more conflict for her daughter by doing anything that will make him mad.

I have a 6 yr old whose on medicine for allergies and acid reflux. She is seeing a GI dr whose is trying to figure out whether she needs to be scoped to find the severity of the reflux or if her pains are due to something else. She is being weaned from the reflux meds to see if she contines having pain.

This has been going on for years. I send over her meds (either all of them or just what she needs) and he either doesn't give her any of it, doesn't give her all her meds, OR very rarely he gives them to her. I send reminders with her meds, text him, email him (not all the time) and have even gotten notes from the Dr saying she has to be on the meds. Shes been on these meds for over 2 yrs so its not something new. Him not properly giving her her meds has caused allergy flareups, sinus infections (went to strep throat) and ended up having to have her tonsils and adnoids out cause she couldn't breath.

In 09 I asked for a modificiation on child support, he countered by trying to get custody. We both got lawyers (I can't afford one, but found one that sympathised and is helping me). We went through a social study, which didn't change anything. I've told both the social worker and my lawyer about him not giving her her medicine. When he was asked about it he tried to blame me for not sending it over.

I don't know what to do. He STILL isn't giving her the medicine properly. His lawyer is in the process of drafting a new order. I send over her meds but get them back. I haven't been documenting every time because theres so much going on but feel that SOMETHING needs to be done. I also sometimes ask her if she took her meds that weekend (knowing by whats in the bottles if she has or not) and she tells me if he has (normally he hasn't). I hate asking her and don't make a big deal but it makes me so mad. He also lies and says he does give her the meds, even when I know he hasn't because when I send over what she needs and get it back I can tell without asking her.

I've told my lawyer and asked what I can do, but she doesn't really help (its hard to prove and I don't think she wants to go into he-said, she-said). This has also been going on for a yr and I think shes ready for it to be over with

But on the other hand, he wants more visits with her, but can't properly care for her. Any ideas on what I can do?

I've been trying to drink the recommended amountof water. But depending on the weather, the taste bothers me and so I'll add crystal lite to flavor it.

Does adding the crystal lite take away the nutrition of the water or the benefit of the water to your body? If I can drink 8 8oz of water with it in it, isn't that better then less without?

thanks

For the past few weeks I've been having more chest pains. I try to ignore them since they do go away and aren't just on my left side. Both my parents have heart disease and surgeries.

But lately they wake me up at night and its hard to move my arms, they aren't numb, it jsut hurts my chest.

Yesterday I had a pain that was above my left breast, and shot across my upper chest to over the right one. They take my breath away. Ealier I was trying to clean my son up and I had a sharp pain right in the middle of my chest (the v between the breast) I couldn't move my arms cause it hurt so bad. Its hurt now for 3 hrs. Not as sharp and I can move my arms carefully.

I've tried tums, but am afraid to think it can be my heart. I'm semi young with 2 young kids and know heart disease effects any age. Monday I'm going to make and appointment with my Dr, but am not sure if I need to get checked out over the weekend to be safe.

Can it be my heart since its on both sides? Or could it just be indigesion or stress? I know this isnt a dr site :) but just wanna know others opinions. If I get super worried I will go to ER, just trying to avoid that cause my 1 yr old is with me

My friend has 2 small children, a 6 yr old school and a 1 yr old. Shes on disability from a car accident a few yrs ago, but is trying to get her GED so she can go to college and provide a better life for her kids. The fathers and her are not together. One pays child support, the other left when she was pregnant and she hasn't been able to locate him. He's told her he wants nothing to do with her or hte baby.

She is struggling with raising the children on her own, paying bills and going to school (she doesn;t get financial aid since she's not in college). She gets Wic on the baby and foods stamps, but its barely enough to feed them

We've tried to look and see if she qualifies for TANF, but we aren't sure where to look. Her income is $1400.00. Does any one know the qualifications for TANF, she applied when she went for Medicaid on the kids but was denied, and they didn't tell her why. From what I found online the income limits are 15-

My 6 yr old daughters father picked her up today to take her our to dinner. I got 3 texts within a few min from him, saying he is around the corner, then to tell me he was there. He was 15 min early. I thought no biggie, called to her and sent her out. She comes back a few min later saying her father wanted her to change her shoes. She was wearing her play shoes, (sneakers that were getting old and she uses them for play now) I wasn't paying attention since she was playing with her cousin and I had my son and nephew to watch (both are 1).

I got really irritated cause he told her they were unacceptable for her to wear and she needs to dress appropriately when she goes out. I told him shes a child and can't look perfect all the time. This is not the first time hes said something negative about how she looks (hes picked on her hair, other shoes and clothes shes worn if she doesn't change after coming home from school, hes even told her how I destroy the clothes and shoes he buys her).

I went out and gave him a bag of clothes that were left here (when he picks her up from school I don't send her clothes because she doesn't need the extra weight, he hardly ever returns clothes) I apologized and told him they were her play shoes. He tells me she needs to dress appropriately and the shoes weren't acceptable. The shoes had new lases and the only thing wrong was a small spot of the fabric that was coming off.

This sparked a back and forth with texting. He kept going on and on on how she should look a certain way. And telling me how "he makes sure shes clean and looks nice when she comes home" and its not unreasonable for him to want her to look nice. This is not always true since he doesn't let her change her clothes sometimes or wear clean undies.

I told him how hes right in she shouldn't have worn the shoes, I apologized again but said I wasn't thinking. I told him that I feel it should have been handled between he and I, and that her self esteem is low and we shouldn't degrade her by saying negative things about her (and yes, I feel telling her she looks unacceptable was wrong)

He responded a few more times about how we need to prioritize how shes dressed and make sure shes dressed appropiately when she goes out.

I am so tempted on responding about how him degrading (this is just one thing hes done) her is hurting her self esteem and self worth.

I just don't want to start a crappy ugle back and forth. Should I respond. I am trying to put her in counseling for her self esteem, and he knows this.

Any ideas on what I should do? Should I let it go? I hate how he always gets the last word (and how he pats himself on the head for what a great guy he is, while putting me down) I'd love to put him in his place, but know its useless.

I am not sure what caused it, but a few days ago my son started complaining of his penis hurting (hes 21months and will fuss and put his hand over his diaper). I've looked at it and noticed it is red and the forskin (hes cirumcised) seems to have torn away from the tip alittle. Like if it tried to reattach and then got pulled back and the skin tore around the tip. I have been putting bag balm on it the last few days hoping it will help loosen the skin and help to heal it. Today he is very uncomfortable, he fusses when I hold him and and hes walking.

I am planning on calling the Dr after they reopen after lunch. But my sister has the car seat so it will be a few hrs before I can take him to the Dr. Any ideas on what I can do to help him feel better? I don't want to gently pull the skin back to apply bag balm cause he fights it and gets really upset. Its getting redder and seems alittle swollen also.

I'd like to know what I can do to make him feel better before his visit with the Dr. Any creams I can apply? I doubt tylenal would work but I could give it a try.

thanks

If a mother is disabled but has a child can she allow a family member to claim her child on their taxes if they all live together and the family provides support for the child?

What happens if the child’s aunt claims the child (she lived with the mother and child for over 6 months) and then the father says he wants to claim the child and that since the mother has no taxable income he has the right.

When does the qualifying realitive exemption go into effect??

My daughter has complained of her neck hurting all week. Its like in the neck that connects with her shoulder so I figured maybe she pulled a muscle somewhere and it wouild get better after a few days. This morning she woke up in extreme pain, can barely open her mouh and her face is swollen on her left side.I tried to google symptoms since its 630 am and the Drs office isn't open.

Does anyone have any ideas? How serious is it. What I learned was (theres many things it can be), and most of them could effect her breathing. But I couldn't find something that matched her symptoms all the way.

heres a pic that looked very similar: http://www.epmonthly.com/clinical-skills/visual-dx...

I'm not sure if we need to wait to see the Dr or rush to the ER. I'm posting here for ideas. If its life threatening (or she starts having trouble breathing) then we'll go to the Er but if we can wait till 830 I can call the Dr.

thnks

I was wondering if I could have peoples advice please.

I have 3 wisdom teeth that have bothered me for a long time, I don't have dental insurance so have never been able to get them out. Last week I was referred to a dentist and am so amazed. They were able to get me in house credit for enough to have my wisdom teeth out.

I have a 19month old son who is still nursing. We are trying to wean, but hes had 3 surgeries and its been hard since its a comfort for him when hes sick, in pain and has had surgery.

The dentists office told me to "pump and dump" for 24hrs. I know my son wont let me go that long without nursing him. Please no mean remarks. I have decided after all hes been through to continue with the nursing this long, and now that he's better we are trying to cut back.

I called his pedi and was told to "dump and pump" to be safe for 24hrs.

I've gone online and read parenting, kellymom, askdrsears, and other articles that say its not necessary to pump and dump for 24 hrs, that local anesthisia is pretty much out of the system once your awake and barely anythign passes to the baby. They recommend pumping after a few hrs and before nursing just to be safe.

So now I'm torn as to what to do. I know I don't want to hurt my son. hes had anesthisia 3 times, so know hes had no reaction to them other then a hard time waking. I NEED my teeth out, I have pain and pressure in my jaw and get alot of headaches. I know I won't be able to go 24 hrs without nursing him. I can wait a few hrs but hate seeing him looking at me like I'm a monster (he has a pitiful face and then I feel bad for all the pain hes been in)

Any advice or ideas? Im tempted on just resceduling till a unknown later date. But if I can still nurse after the anesthesia and have my teeth out we can all be happy and better off.

thanks in advance