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About this expert: Ann Douglas is the author of 28 books, many of which focus on pregnancy and parenting. Her books include The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, The Mother of All Baby Books, The Mother of All Toddler Books, The Mother of All Parenting Books, The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers, among others.

Ann is also the co-author (with John R. Sussman, M.D.) of two other highly popular pregnancy books: The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby and Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss.

A mother of four, Ann specializes in writing and speaking about parenting, speaking to groups of parents, and teaching parenting courses and workshops that focus on various aspects of pregnancy and parenting.

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  • Calling all guys your needed here!!!!!!!?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    ok so I always have guy friends but never a boyfriend. Well I have but it's been a long time since I Had one. So how do I get a guy friend to ask me out? or just any guy for that matter
  • How to deal with nights like tonight?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    Perhaps I've seen one to many horror movies about a teen girl home alone but im genuinly scared right now. Im only 14 but my mom lives an hour away and my dad works nights! He started working nights like during the summer but i was never worried because i was always 1 mile away from my grandparents and my aunt so i knew they could be here in a matter of minutes. either that or on nights he had to work i'd just spend the night with them. But tonight my dad wont be back for hours and my aunt is out of town and my grandparents went out to eat with some long lost relatives ( i was not invited ) so im very paranoid as you can tell. Every noise freaks me out (which there are many because even though its the country i live in a busy neighborhood. how do i deal with this? all my family is either at dinner 30 min away and no where near ready to finish, out of town on buisness or (my moms side of the family) lives 4 states away!! IM ONLY 14!!! I talked to my dad but he wont work days so i have to deal with it but my aunt is a cop and this city isnt exactly safe so please help me!!! How do i get through the night without being scared?
  • What do I do if my ex-boyfriend is getting over me but I can't get over him?

    Singles & Dating - 9 hours ago

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    I'm 17 and my ex is 19. We were together for one year. He is obviously getting over me as he started college recently at a university and he's added a few girls he goes to school with on Facebook. Me, on the otherhand, I haven't met any guys after him and I'm just always thinking about him so it's hard to get over him. I hate that he's meeting all these girls and I'm not meeting any new guys that I'm interested in. I'm kind of jealous. What should I do?
  • My brother's wife got mad at me about a "Facebook" entry. Please Read?

    Friends - 9 hours ago

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    Okay, I am friends with brothers wife on facebook, my brother's wife name is Bridget and she is from Belize. Now, someone she knows asked for my friendship, when I notice it was one of her friends I trusted the source and accepted the friend which was a male. I am single and have already raised my daughter who is know 22years old. For some reason I thought she (Bridget) told him to be-friend me. Well, anyway the guy made a comment on my picture saying "Nice Picture" and I responded saying Thanks, & how are you related to my sis Bridget. Well, before he could even respond, she (Bridget) calls me and says: "If you want to be his friend, then be his friend, don't question our relationship, I don't go around on your friends asking: How are they related to you" Well, I was soo furious, because the question I ask him was just a conversation starter. And wasn't even like I really wanted to know how they were related, I just wanted to break the ice and start conversation with him. I didn't appreciate Bridget Tone and just hung up the phone, I really wanted to start cussing her out but I didn't. Then I went to Facebook and deleted her and this other guy as friend. What do you think, Was I wrong or was she wrong?. She keep calling me back, and she told my dad how I didn't have to hang up like a fool. Right Now, I am still mad and need to calm down because I didn't think she would go there. Its funny how you think things will turn out one way but it turns out to go LEFT
  • Do you know somone who you've tried your hardest to be friends with, but they still find a way to insult you?

    Friends - 9 hours ago

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    What would you do in a situation like that? Thank you, Jaguar. It's like, I really don't wanna argue with this person either. I honestly don't know why they would do that...
  • Ladies; what do you think about Metalheads?

    Singles & Dating - 9 hours ago

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    I'm curious how the "normal" (God, I hate that word) girls/women think about guys like me? I know a lot of people might picture a sweaty beer drinking, bearded guy with long hair when they think about metalheads. Now I don't know about the sweaty part, I do drink beer, but I have neither long hair nor a beard. Im asking this because I do get womens' attention somehow, from a distance at least, but beyond that nothing much ever happens, lol. I must say, i'm an introvert guy, not really shy or anything, at least, not once I get to know you, I'm just a bit laid back when it comes to first contact. Is there like, something that repels you from approaching us or something? Do you have some sort of preconceptions? I really am curious, because quite frankly, the thought of just walking up to a girl and asking her makes me crap my pants x) I know a few dozen metalheads besides myself and most of them don't take drugs, but ok.
  • WHY DOES MY EX GF HAVE THIS ON HER PROFLIE?

    Singles & Dating - 9 hours ago

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    When I'm all broke down Heading for disaster And I'm spinning round Trying to find a clue And my head is tired Searching for the answer Can't figure out How I'm gonna get through the next 10 minutes., Baby I'm amazed what I feel for you Baby I'm amazed what your faith can do Baby I'm amazed where you take me to Don't you know, oh Baby I'm amazed what I feel for you Baby I'm amazed what your faith can do Baby I'm amazed where you take me to Don't you know, oh.,. Oh, get, oh When I'm all burnt down Need a place to run to No one hears me shout Lost and all alone And I'm losing ground No one understands me Can't figure out What I'm gonna do cause I just can't take it. SHE HAS ME ON HER TOP AND SOME OTHER FAGGOT AND HER FRIENDS
  • This is how I feel about my dad - I wrote it as a poem. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!?

    Family - 9 hours ago

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    Hi, Please read my poem - I know that it's long. However, it would be greatly appreciated i you can tell me what you think of it. It’s been so long since our family fell apart. I’ll never forget the damage that you punctured into my heart. All the grief, the misery, and the darkness that you put me through and how you never cared what I wanted to do. Now that you have a new family, suddenly now you decide to care. Words are only words that I only hear, but the truth is that you’re never there. You never saw the development of the woman that I became today. You only remember the bad choices that I made. But still, you want me back in your life just to please your new daughter and your wife. I’m sure that you never told them how you made my life burn like fire and how you tried to persuade me of throwing away my true desires. So, I can be daddy’s perfect picture. My heart will always remain pure, unlike yours who destroyed every hope that I had in you. Good luck to you trying to pretend to your baby girl that you’re a perfect dad. Honey, he’ll only tear your heart apart and at the end at of the day he will only see the bad. He’ll leave you crying in the corner full of misery and then he’ll try to convince you that he will change. Dad, it’s always the same. The games you play, the lies that slip out of your mouth and how you smile with that evil grin. You’re such a disappointment in my eyes, and I can count how many times you commuted sin. I’m better off now with out you holding my hand, because you were never there after all. You only watched every time someone punched me into the wall. Saying that I should do better, and you only let me down. I only hoped that one day that you would come around, to tell me that you are proud. We can’t rewrite history, and you can’t fixed the damage in my heart. Because you made me feel worthless, and that I can never end what I started. After everything that you put me through, I’m glad that I never put my faith in you. Take note: I'm almost eighteen years old.
  • I need help! What should I do?

    Singles & Dating - 10 hours ago

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    im in grade 11, never had a boyfriend, never even held a guys hand. ive asked guys out before and they said no, which is fine cuz they didn't like me. but recently ive met a guy who i liked and he liked me but he didn't want a relationship at the time which was fine i can understand. its been awhile and for the most part ive moved on. but im wondering for future times what should i do? should i wait for guys to ask me out? am i doing something wrong? just to let ppl know i do become friends with them, really close friends sometimes... i dont just ask out random guys
  • girls please help me. what should i do here?

    Singles & Dating - 10 hours ago

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    ok so theres this girl. shes a sophomore im a freshman. she has liked me in the past but i just liked her as a friend. now i like her but she only likes me as a friend. she gives all the signs that she likes me. like she always hugs me and is all over me and stuff. always talks to me. but then i telll her i have feelings for her but she doesnt have the same feelings. how can i get out of the friend zone

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