My friend is giving me parenting advice non stop because she’s been reading a parenting book written by a Nun (of all people to talk about being a parent) and she isn’t even a mom herself! I have a 2 year old who is just like every other 2 year old. She doesn’t want to eat, she throws fits etc.. But anyone will tell you that I’m a great mom and that my daughter is happy and a sweetheart. I’m sick of being told ” Don’t feed her this, don’t ever do that.. don’t punish ever!” I keep thinking “Just wait until theres a dirty diaper smeared across your kitchen wall or your kid is having a tantrum in the store and you are forced to leave” I would never ever spank my daughter but my friend is going so far as to tell me never to even give time outs. Who is she to give me this advice? She’s been married for barely a year and has no idea what parenting is like. She’s driving me nuts!!!

My fiance has 3 kids from a prior marriage, 2 of them still minors. The kids were taken away from us over the summer because my fiance cancelled their trip (that was scheduled on his parenting time) to their grandma’s. The kids were planning to go to grandma’s and not come back because their grandma is rich and they have friends down there. Now, Christmas is coming, and 1 of the kids have accepted our apologies while the other is calling us stupid etc. The mother is constantly reminding the kids of how her relationship with their father was (it wasn’t pretty, but he never hit, abused in any way his children, she couldn’t keep her legs or mouth shut). She also tells them that he doesn’t love them because he’s barely there to see them… he lives in another state and working 80 hours a week to pay their child support, his rent, car payment, taxes whatever else you can think of. My fiance and ex always argue, pretty ugly convers. what will the friend of the court do in this case?

My friend is having a baby, the father isnt in the picture, and her family is going through rough times. She decided to keep it, but now that I think about it adoption would be the best option for the baby. How can I tell her that? Its very hard because shes my best friend and I do want her to keep it but I know that would be selfish. She chose to bring a child into this world and I do not want to see him or her suffer. What do I do?