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I'm Worried About the Health and Safety of a Family Member's Baby: Should I Step In?
Advice, Relationships

I’m Worried About the Health and Safety of a Family Member’s Baby: Should I Step In?

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A woman writes in asking for advice about a family member’s baby. She says she is not a mom herself, but the health and safety of a family member’s 8-month-old baby have her concerned. Though she had a “falling out” with this family member, she keeps up with them via social media. She is concerned about what they feed their baby, how the baby sleeps, and some other situations they’ve put the baby in, at least according to photos they’ve shared. Is it her business to step in and say something?

My Stepdaughter Has Been Having Many Accidents Following Some Big Changes: Advice?
Advice, Parenting

My Stepdaughter Has Been Pooping On Herself Following Some Big Life Changes: Advice?

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A mom writes in asking for advice about her 5-year-old stepdaughter, who “has been pooping on herself for a while now.” She says this behavior has been getting worse ever since “her mom gave her up to her dad and me.” She adds that her stepdaughter says she knows when she has to go but doesn’t want to stop playing or get up to go to the bathroom, and then tries to hide it. Any advice for this stepmom?

I'm Very Concerned About My Son's Living Situation When He's Staying With His Dad: Advice?
Advice, Relationships

I’m Very Concerned About My Son’s Living Situation When He’s Staying With His Dad: Advice?

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A mom writes in asking for advice about her son’s living situation when he is staying with his dad. She says that her son, 5, stays with his father every weekend. They live in a two-bedroom apartment with no yard. The father’s girlfriend, who also lives with them, is due to have a baby at any minute. Recently, the father’s father, who is an “alcoholic,” moved in as well. She is also concerned that her son is sleeping in a “baby crib” while there. What can or should she do?

My Ex Asked My Estranged Mom to Watch Our Daughter, and It Ended in Disaster: Advice?
Advice, Parenting, Relationships

My Ex Asked My Estranged Mom to Watch Our Son, and It Ended in Disaster: Advice?

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A mom writes in asking for advice about her ex with whom she shares a son. She says her ex reached out and asked her to watch their son, she said yes, but instead he reached out to the OP’s mom. The OP is estranged from her mother and doesn’t want her watching their son without supervision due to a history of drug abuse and other issues. Predictably, things did not go well, and her son ended up getting bitting by her mom’s dog. How can she lay down the law?

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