How important is acknowledging Mother’s Day (or “Birthmother’s Day”) or really any traditional holiday? I ask because I come from a family that has never made a big deal about most holidays. Birthdays celebrations and gifts are for children only. And even for children it tends to be small gatherings and a very small number [...]
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How do I handle stealing?
where do i begin,, late on christmas my sons bmom slept over..all went well. The next day we went shopping with myself , her and all my kids. In macys, while i was purchasing a gift..she apparently stole a necklace that said Mother and later gave it to me! I didnt know she stole it [...]
Can I give gifts just to my son or do I need to include his parents other kids?
Is giving gifts to just my son, who was adopted by parents who also have a natural born child, enough? Or should I give gifts to that child as well, even though they say I don’t have too. Technically they say I don’t have to give gifts to my son too, but do they really [...]
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