Amy

My daughters dance teacher asked me just a few days before the recital to volunteer backstage helping to get the girls ready, etc. I agreed. About 10 minutes before the show started, I noticed one of the girls was missing her dance shoes. The little girl told me they were in her Mom's purse. I asked a few other Mom volunteers what to do, no one knew. Finally I decided to go find the dance teacher in the auditorium before the show started hoping that she could direct me to the Mom of this child. What I got in return was the rudest response from a person I have every heard. She got right in my personal space, trying to stare me down and said angrily"You need to STOP coming in here and just stay back stage. She does have shoes. Janice backstage knows where her shoes are. Do you understand me?" Mind you, I had never met nor been introduced to "Janice" this entire time, and the only other time I had come into the auditorium was to seat my other 2 children with their father before the show. I was so angered having been spoken to like this, that had it not been for my 4 year old daughter working so hard to learn her dances, I would have handed this woman her volunteer shirt back right then and there, grabbed my children by the hand and left. I am a preschool teacher and I can't even imagine ever treating a parent like that much less a volunteer who was helping run my show! Am I overreacting?

I am a reading teacher designing some programs for the local parks and rec. dept. I am building a program where we will read books based around a theme (cars, dinos, the ocean, etc) and then do activities, games and crafts around those themes. Just wanted to ask what parents thought good themes would be.

I am 26, my husband is 29, we are happily married (for 3 years) and we have an 11 month old son. We llive in our own house. My husband just started his own business and is doing well and I quit my teaching job to be a stay at home mom. We just found out we are pregnant with baby #2 and we don't know how to tell my husband's parents. They love their grandson, but they are very cautious people and a little crazy about planning stuff out- it's almost obsessive. They wanted us to have our son's entire college tuition saved up before we even thought of conceiving him! Anyway, someone asked us the other day when we were planning to have another one in front of my mother in law (I know, rude question). She just busted out laughing trying to make light of the situation. Well, at that point we already knew we were pregnant- so we were like- oh boy! We love them and everything, but we don't know what to say. I know they will think it is too soon and we can't afford it- even though we have never asked them for money or help. For some reason they think they have carte blanche to give their opinion in everything we do. We don't want a lecture and I don't want to see their disappointed faces either because it will make me mad. My husband will likely tell them. Should we tell them by phone? What should we say? We aren't going to say anything rude so please don't suggest it! Thanks!

My husband and I are pregnant with our second baby. An acquaintance/friend of ours who is fairly good friends with most of our friends just announced to everyone that she is pregnant (with their first). We were just about to tell everyone our good news! Should we wait? I don't want to steal their moment, but we are excited about our baby too! We are due the same week. (I am 8 weeks preg. and have seen/heard a heartbeat so the risk of miscarriage is under 5% ). We were going to tell everyone yesterday. What do you think we should do?

This is my second pregnancy. I had no symptoms during my first pregnancy. I am 5 weeks into this one and I have crazy symptoms and when I went to the dr. today she said she could already feel my uterus over my pelvic bone (which usually happens around 12 weeks!). I know that you start showing sooner with a second pregnancy, but this seems pretty early! Could I be having twins? Serious answers only please- similar experiences would be great.