Hi all

I'm new, just thought I would see where the members are located.

I am in Odenton Md and I have a 2 year old son, Luke.

I am a SAHM.

Hope to make some new friends on here!

Neely

Hi and welcome!

I'm Lauren, Mama to 2 1/2 YO Anthony James.  We live in MA - West of Worcester.

I work PT, 3 days a week.

Im Anya, a Part time SAHM to a little man named Liam( 2) and we are in Chesterfield VA

hi i am a sahm and my sons name is noah and we r locted in missouri.

Hello, I am sharon, a part time SAHM to Sean 12, Ryan 4, and Benny 3. And we live in San Jacinto, Ca.

My boy is very young, and we live in Philadelphia.

My Son is 10 months and we are in Harrisburg Pa.

Hi Neely,

Welcome to the group.  I have a 2 1/2 son and expecting twins in July.  I live in Owings Mills, MD.

Hi Makina

Wish you were a bit closer, we could get together since my son is 29 months. Are you having boys or girls or one of each?

ttyl

Neely

Hi, I'm a SAHM at the moment on Maternity Leave. My son is three months old, and we live in Victoria BC Canada.

I'm a SAHM of three boys 9,3 and 11 month old we moved to Raleigh NC a year ago

Hello,

I am a SAHM, and I have one son named Jonas and he is 18 mo. We live right outside of Chicago.

Hi ladies

Nice to meet you all!

If anyone uses yahoo chat and would like to chat sometimes, let me know.

Thanks,

Neely

I'm Jade.  SAHM mom to 4 boys ages 7, 5, 3, and 5 months.  We live in No NV.

I'm Molly, sahm in Bloomington IL 3 boys, 16, 6, and almost 5.

I'm Phyllis.  Stay-at-home mom in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.  One son, 19 months. 

I'm Janette. I am a SAHM to my Son Billy (19 months) with another son on the way this month. I live outside of Pittsburgh PA.

I'm Lupe and I'm a part-time working(nights) mom to (3) yr. old Seth. I live in Indiana.

I am Shanelle, from Yuba-Sutter County, CA. I'm a SAHM to almot 12 month old Sean. I have started a mommy meet up over here and I hope to get more poeple out and about in my Area.

I'm Karen SAHM to 22month old son Destin and expecting a girl in oct. we just relaocated from SC to Oregon.

I'm Becky. I just moved to Northern Illinois from Virginia.  I'm a mom to 9 yo Cody.  Hoping to get a job soon! 

Nice to meet you all ladies!

I'm Rosie, 29 and we have a son mason who will be 2 in February. I live in south central WI

Hello I'm Brittany, I am 20yr old SAHM I have a 2 yr old son and another due late October.We are in Northern VA!

Hi! I am Jana, 33, and a SAHM to 3 amazing boys - 10, 7 and 1.

We live in Pomona, CA

Im new to this site and group, happy to meet you all!

Hi I am Jen, 28  a SAHM to 2 wonderful boys...7 and 5, and we are in Clifton Park, NY.

Hi my name is Rebecca and I have a husband who is a full-time medic as well as a Supervisor assistant.  I have three boys ages 12,10 and 8.  I am a stay-at-home mom who is a cubscout leader.  I enjoy staying busy and doing things for others.  My motto is to put Christ first,others second and myself last..

My oldest is going through changes(adolescence) that I just wish I could understand.  He doesn't like to read very much and has been diagnosed with ADHD.

My middle son is outgoing and is the one who is most like my husband.  He is very neat and has many allergies that can trigger asthma attacks.

My youngest is 8yrs old and is a "tornadoe".  He has to be entertained all the time with somthing or he will get into trouble.  He always says what's on his mind and rarley thinks bafore he says them.

We are from Houghton Lake Michigan. Are there any mom's that live out here?

Hello,

I am the odd one out it seems.My name is Tracey and I am from Queensland Australia.

I try to stay up late to catch someone for chats but is sooo hard to stay up late.I have 4 kids Jack 16 Amelia and Mikala 14.5 and Amber is 11 happy to chat to all about boys or girls or twins!I had 3 under 15 months and I know what it is like to be overwhelmed by kids.My present problem is a testy 16 yr old boy he was such a nice kid but now he may as well be an alien.

happy to listen to any advice.

Tracey

Hi Tracey

I have a toddler but wanted to say hang in there with the teens. What sort of problems or issues are you having with Jack? Is he being rebellious or do you suspect he is hanging with the wrong crowd and all that? Or just talking back or something?

Hope things do not get out of hand, ttys,

Neely

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Hello,

I am the odd one out it seems.My name is Tracey and I am from Queensland Australia.

I try to stay up late to catch someone for chats but is sooo hard to stay up late.I have 4 kids Jack 16 Amelia and Mikala 14.5 and Amber is 11 happy to chat to all about boys or girls or twins!I had 3 under 15 months and I know what it is like to be overwhelmed by kids.My present problem is a testy 16 yr old boy he was such a nice kid but now he may as well be an alien.

happy to listen to any advice.

Tracey

thanks for your reply,

my son is being very rude when I speak to him and anything I ask him is a big impossition he spends a lot of time on his computer playing a internet interactive game.If I can give one peice of advice to new parents it is to restrict internet acess right from the start.My son got a job then he bought a laptop great I thought he is saving and getting stuff he wants but then he got onto this game...world of warcraft it is called.I think it is a problem with lots of kids time flys away while they are on this game and he is effectively wasting lots of time when he should be studying.The question is can I take away the laptop and internet connection when he pays for it with money he has earnt at his job??  happy to hear any comments even from new mums and dads as to what they might think the solution to this problem is>>

Tracey

Tracey-

Yes you can, and you should.  Let me put it into another perspective.  Your son has a job and saves up to buy a car which he insures and puts gas in.  Then he uses said car to break curfew and do unsafe activities.  Do you take the car away?  The internet will be good practice for what is sure to come in the future.  I know many people who play WoW (although most are adults I must admit) and it is intended to be an addicting game.  I would talk to him about your plan of controlling his usage *before* there is a problem.  When he is rude or brings home a low grade is NOT the time to talk to him about it.  Talk to him ahead of time.  Explain that games can be great stress relief (kids have stress too) but too much of anything is not a good thing.  Set up when he is allowed to play and what must be done before he plays.  If you are worried about his compliance then write it in a contract and have you both sign it.  Explain that as the mother you can and will take away his computer if necessary.  Then if he breaks the contract and you take it away he only has himself to blame.

In the meantime, perhaps your son can use this game as a social network.  Perhaps he can find other friends that also like to play and they can gather to play together.  Then he isn't just sitting in front of the computer all the time.  Many kids who might otherwise be social "outcasts" find virtual worlds a perfect place to be themselves because they don't have to worry about what people see on the outside.  Talk to him about his characters and ask why he choose them.  Ask him to show you the game and tell you about his favorite spots and friends on-line.  Just like you want to know "who are you going with" when he goes out IRL, you should know who he is hanging with on-line.  Meet him where he is.  When I used to teach middle school (ages 10-13) I used to tell parents unsure by their quickly changing kids that if you want to know what your kids are up to watch what they watch, listen to what they listen to, read what they read.  The computer is no different.

Good luck and stick to your guns.  It will not be an easy battle, but you will regret it later if you don't do it now.

Hi, angela here just moved from Binghamtom new york too phoenix az

Nice to meet and hopefully talk to all of you.

Hi, I'm Mandy. I'm a SAHM to 7.5 month old Jayson. We're currently in Raeford, NC, for the next year, and then we'll be moving to Fort Lewis, WA.

hey everyone im new to all this... im 18 with a 10 month old son Draevyn. We live in cecil county MD. trying to meet other young moms around my area. Please if you find time to send me a message that would be awsome... going a little crazy!lol

-Danielle