What constitutes as being on vacation with a parent?

October 1st, 2010

smiles asked:


There is a court order that the mother is to give 120 hours notice prior to going on vacation with our daughter. If she is staying in a different state, and not at her physical address, is that considered vacation? The Mother claims that vacation is only if it’s at least 5 states away, and not with family. Please advise if this is true, or if in fact she is in contempt. I never know where I am going to have to pick my daughter up, and this is getting out of hand.

Sabrine

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Easter Vacation?

April 27th, 2010

~DoLpHiN~ asked:


Do you know any activities that are fun to do with the family or just one friend over the vacation(it doesn’t matter whether its in the house or outside)? Hope you have a great Easter Vacation!
Please give me some good tips i am kinda bored!

Eric

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What is a girl with no friends to do over spring break?

March 26th, 2010

Kelly H asked:


I’m kinda antisoical, so I have no friends at school to hang out with outside of school. I **** being at home, bored, wishing I had a crew of friends to hang out with. What are things to do? Please don’t put go out and make friends b/c it’s hard. And no church organizations, either. I don’t go to church. I **** being bored. TV and Internet just don’t do much.

Sabrine

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What do I get my boyfriends parents for Christmas?

December 2nd, 2009

Jackie K asked:


My boyfriend and I have been dating more a little more than a year, and I don’t really talk to his parents because we are both away here at college, but I’m going to visit him over Christmas vacation and know I need to bring a gift. His mom is strict and intimidating, but his dad is really cool. Help! I’m nervous. They’re also well-off so I don’t know if a gift certificate would be appropriate. Thanks!

Colleen

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am i making the correct decision by not staying at home for xmas?

November 5th, 2009

DeShawn L asked:


i do not get along with my mother at all as she hates me so much – her brother who is over here, uk, on vacation is just as bad as her – i believe they are jealous of me; they always make me seem to be a bad person – as a result of this i have no friends as i am isolated .she has accused me of being emotionally abusive to her on a daily basis upon which she had called the police and had asked me to leave ; she lied to them plus she and her brother accused me of not liking *** people behind my back which has had an terrible impact on me; they are in their late 60s so i dont know if they are going through a crisis .i cannot bring myself to be all sweetness and light around the dinner table when they are so 2faced lying **** as i do not fell comfortable around them at all. i live at home. i will not be spending it with them asi will take my ipod and take a 5mile walk into london and back .and that wiil be my xmas day all on my own walking the streets but its worth keeping my sanity.

Eddie

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My step-daughter wants to live with us, what do I do?

November 4th, 2009

melindah83 asked:


My stepdaughter is 10 and lives with her Mom. My Husband and I see her every other weekend. We live about 2 hours away. This past weekend we told her her Dad has a job interview in another state. (we would have better opportunities there) I have a 5 yr old girl and we had a baby 5 months ago. We didnt want her to feel left out because we would love to have primary custody of her, but always before when my husband would ask her where she wanted to live she would hesitate to say she wanted to stay w/her Mom. So he told her how the custody situation would work, most of the summer, every other spring break, and half of Xmas vacation with us. He told her that theres always a place for her at our house. She told him, “My Mom said if I wanted to live w/you, she would support me.” Another thing my Husband and I are concerned about is, her mother is a pot smoker, cant keep a job, goes through bf’s like underwear…etc. We talked to her Mom about custody and she said no way.
My step-daughter iis always sick and her Mom wont take her to the doctors because she cant pay half of the copay $5.00, she wont take her to the dentist or the eye doctor, and we only get her on the weekends. What do I do? My husband and her mother went to mediation and nothing came of that. My step daughter called her dad and wanted to know if things got situated because her mom told her the courts wouldnt let her go with her Dad, which is untrue. We’ve called CPS about her smoking pot, because she makes her daughter go outside while she smokes it, she drives around with her, and CPS wont do anything about it because she is not in any immediate danger! HELP!!!!!

THOMAS

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