Official Dads of TMB Thread

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Boo MFer!, Apr 9, 2015.

  1. CUgator

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    Why must parents at school or daycare send home goodie bags for their kids birthday filled with noise makers? :angry:
     
  2. bigred77

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    Our elementary won't allow anything to be brought to school to be distributed to other kids ever since covid
    They weren't even going to get to do valentines card to each other (the weather knocked that out anyways)
     
  3. Where Eagles Dare

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    That's not fair
     
  4. Rabid

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    Classic stalling techniques. I wouldn’t give in. Forced choices. Do you want to do X or Y before I leave the room (be very specific, then follow through). :twocents:
     
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  5. Rabid

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    I’ve had to quarantine with our 2 year old and 6 year old all together once and separately once with each of them. It’s a total shit show. Good luck.
     
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  6. Where Eagles Dare

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    One week down
     
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  7. Rabid

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    With our 6 year old we were able to shorten the quarantine to 1 week because he got a negative PCR test and only had 30 minutes of exposure while the person wore a face shield (swimming lessons). Is that a possibility? Probably late to ask now with getting a test and having it returned.
     
  8. Where Eagles Dare

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    No. The entire daycare is shut down
     
  9. Rabid

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    That is right. I forgot. When ours has shut down it’s just been affected rooms. Our daughter had a positive teacher and we tested my daughter to see if she could be with the rest of the house. Our pulmonologist told us she would be very concerned if our 7 month old got it so we have isolated me with older kids and my wife with him when needed.
     
  10. Where Eagles Dare

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    Yeah it was a chain reaction. Was isolated to rooms then teachers had their own kids in other rooms so it exposed a bunch
     
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  11. Snakes

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    Yep just gotta deal with some crying. It never lasts as long as it seems.
     
  12. Name P. Redacted

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    Yep. I can show the kid every outfit in the closet and she’ll say no every time. Give her an option of two and she happily chooses.
     
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  13. kennypowers

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    I mostly agree with this, and not just sleep issues either. Our first and second could not be more different as babies in almost every way. That said, we have been extremely strict from day one on getting #2 on a good daily schedule and she has been a champ sleeper. We couldn’t repeat the awful nights we had with #1, he was horrific. Borderline almost made us give up the idea of another. It’s probably mostly genetic like you said, but I like to think some of what we are doing is helping.

    For those of you having issues with sleep, I won’t recommend any one sleep training guide, but it can at the very least help you get a little more in control. It can at least ease some of the anxiety of not having a plan when they wake up at night. I’m a big proponent of making sure they are getting enough rest during the day. This doesn’t apply to all babies obviously, but more than likely if your baby is not napping or getting over tired during the day they are going to sleep like shit at night.
     
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  14. BleedinGreen

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    Hi guys, looks like I'll be a new participant in the thread in June. Anyone got glider recommendations?
     
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  15. buckwild

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    This was a much more frustrating shopping experience than I expected. We went to just about every furniture store and all of them just have a couple and my wife didn't fall in love with any of them. We were at a Buy Buy Baby at one point looking for other things and lo and behold they had like a dozen to choose from/sit in to try. Found an awesome swivel/recliner. If you have a Buy Buy Baby close to you, I would recommend going there as their selection was way beyond the furniture stores. Your baby mama needs to sit in them...get in and out...to get a feel for what suits her.
     
  16. BleedinGreen

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    Yeah, we might just bite the bullet and go check that out. Was hoping there was an easily deliverable option...alas.
     
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  17. buckwild

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    They have big coupons...sign up before you go in case she likes one. Think we had like a 20% off one item that applied.
     
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  18. Bruce Bowen

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    Was gifted cheap (highly rated) glider off Amazon and it sucked.
     
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  19. NoNatty

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    We’re house hunting right now and it’s pretty difficult to find single stories or houses with all bedrooms on the same floor. What does everyone do/thoughts on having your kids on different floor than the parents’ bedroom? I have no concerns about it but my wife is spooked. We have a 2.5 year old and 7-month old.
     
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  20. Snakes

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    We bought both gliders on Facebook marketplace. Just big squishy recliners that rock. Big fan of them.
     
  21. cdaysker

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    We've been living with my in-laws for the past year while our house is being built and we are sleeping in the basement and the kids are on the main floor. 5 year old and 2 year old. Hasn't been an issue at all other than it's annoying having to go upstairs every time one of them needs something at night but they've handled it really well for the most part.

    We are moving to the new house next weekend and they'll finally each have their own rooms so I'm anxious to see how that goes. I also don't have to live with my in-laws anymore so I don't really care how the boys handle it, I'm stoked.
     
  22. infected donkey

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    What we did was go to buybuybaby and the person at the buybuybaby told us to use www.retailmenot.com for a coupon. You can also stack bed bath and beyond coupons on top of the buybuybaby coupons for extra discounts. Speaking of which ours got delivered to the store and I have to go pick up the glider, may stop by a brewery or 2 when I go in the next day to so.
     
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  23. steamengine

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    Looks like pretty close to at the same stage of this journey. We need to support each other.
     
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  24. Sub-Zero

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    We also have a buy buy baby one. Youngest is 1.5 so not too long until it just becomes my recliner. :angrycorn:
     
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  25. One Knight

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    dude, a year living with your in-laws, you deserve a fucking medal.
    Did covid delay your house or something? Seems like a long time for a house to be built but what do I know.
    and congrats on getting into your place.
     
  26. One Knight

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    I forget who in here has older kids, but for those with teens, what did you do for a cell phone for them?
    Mine is going to high school next year, right now at least he just needs one for emergencies and when I want to chat with him easily when he's with his mom, but eventually he'll be using it like a regular human.
     
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  27. Simon Templar

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    I travel it at least used to a lot for work, and my wife works. When he was littler there was about a 15 minute window when he came home before her.

    He’s had a cell phone for a couple years because of this and is not having a landline.

    What questions do you have?
     
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  28. One Knight

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    Just wondering about prepaid vs adding a phone onto my line, anyone who had a particular plan or service they liked, that sort of thing.
    I'm with AT&T, haven't check out their rates or anything yet. I feel like prepaid would be the way to go now but eventually it will get used more so I'l want to have him on my plan from a cost perspective
     
  29. DetroitNole

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    My dogs and baby teamed up against me last night. Tried going to sleep at 8 pm last night because I was tired as shit, didn't fall asleep until 3 am...and of course it's a weekend I have to work.

    My kid fooled us Thursday night sleeping through the night, made us think he got past the sleep regression. Follows it up with his worst night in weeks
     
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  30. Simon Templar

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    We just got him a line on my wife’s Verizon. He’s in 8th grade now too and I know every where is different but it seems like all of our friends did the same for their kids.

    The phone was really great the first couple years but like last summer we ended up buying him an Apple Watch too with Verizon. When he’d go to a friends house to swim or go swimming in the creeks or lakes he wasn’t as easy to get a hold of. Having the waterproof watch that he’d wear we could call him on was a nice addition and super easy to tie to his existing Verizon line.
     
  31. Simon Templar

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    One Knight the one thing I would make sure you can do is download apps to it. I’m not sure all prepaid can do that.

    Life360 is one that one the free version allows you to track their phone, ping the phone, and set up a couple geofence zones that you get notified if they get by a address. We use school and our home. I thought he’d be upset but he doesn’t mind. It’s nice because of he’s a couple miles away and says to pick him up I can just have that app hook to Waze or Apple Maps and I can drive straight to him. Last summer he was out around town and the tornado sirens went off all of a sudden. I didn’t even have to call just found him and drove straight there and called on the way saying I was coming.

    The other one is called Bark. It’s a paid app and it hides on their phone. It tracks a ton of shit in all the things that they send receive or watch. Most of it is innocuous like getting an email that he watched a graphic Warzone YouTube but my wife texted him he’s an idiot and it tagged her for cyber bullying which still cracks me up. It allows you as a parent to monitor without feeling like you’re constantly doing phone checks. He has figured out we have it now and honestly doesn’t care about it either.
     
  32. steamengine

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    We’ve got this incredibly consistent 4:30 am wake up happening. Other than that things aren’t too bad from a sleep schedule.
     
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  33. kinghill

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    Good stuff thanks, going to look into these for my kids iPhones (age 8 and 11) their mom got them both iPhones without discussing with me first. At least she’s paying for them but I need to initiate whatever kind of limits/monitoring that needs to be done.
     
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  34. killerwvu

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    First week of daycare was a success. Did miss the little guy at times, but it was so nice to be able to get work done in peace and quiet and not have to schedule meetings around his nap schedule

    But he now has a slight cold :tebow:
     
  35. Marbles

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    Sounds like my dog.
     
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  36. Marbles

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    He bought a nose suction where you actually put one end in your own mouth and suck. It’s worked really well with the colds my daughter is getting from starting day care.
     
  37. killerwvu

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    We have a bubble suction one thats worked pretty well. He's been feeling better. He's active but snot is going everywhere :roll:
     
  38. bigred77

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    I feel like Bark should be added to the OP like the list on the bbq thread as something we will all eventually need but will be searching for at a future date because I can't remember the name of it
     
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  39. cdaysker

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    Yeah, Covid delayed everything and then about halfway through, our builder started having serious health issues so my wife and I essentially had to take over as the GC. We also had to finish the basement ourselves because of it. So yeah, there were lots of delays but the house turned out great and we are finished moving now so it was all worth it. But this unpacking and putting away is the fucking worst.
     
  40. cdaysker

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    Those Nose Frida's can suck the mucus straight from the brain, I loved using that thing but my kids absolutely hated it. Just the sight of it would send them both into an instant meltdown.
     
  41. killerwvu

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    He hated the bulb. Held him down and got it done in a second
     
  42. Marbles

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    Is there anything good to read on watch about the best approach to teaching the basics and keeping kids entertained. I’m now a Tball coach.
     
  43. kezarmyaj

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    time to dust off those old tom emanski tapes
     
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  44. Marbles

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    Lead the way Crime dog.
     
  45. NoNatty

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    We never had to wean our oldest son from mid night feedings. What’s the best way to do this, similar to sleep training?
     
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  46. Where Eagles Dare

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    Informal Poll:

    What was the first trip away from your kids: How old and how long was it?

    I'm trying to convince my wife to take a week and go to Costa Rica. Kid will be 13 months old. Grandparents will fly down and stay with him. She's not worried about the trip itself, but is concerned a week is too long. Ain't like we're still breast feeding him and he's in daycare, so outside an hour in the morning and 1.5 hours at night before bed....it's not like he's not used to the week. Hopefully he should be pretty used to my parents by then.

    We haven't been on a legit vacation in 2 years b/c of pregnancy and covid. No reason to skimp on our first chance.
     
  47. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    13 months seems totally fine for a week in my opinion. Are your parents vaccinated yet?

    We've both taken individual separate trips away from our daughter, but the only reason we haven't left her with anyone else is because my wife's mom is the only one of her parents around and she's too frail. My dad is probably fine but has to care for my mom who is also too frail and he seems to just only struggle more with trying to do anything more than watching her and going to church.
     
  48. killerwvu

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    Go for it. Same boat as you with a 7 month. Well probably do a couple of weekend trips this summer since he's younger and covid still an issue. Next year though we'll probably go on something longer
     
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  49. Snakes

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    It was very hard for my wife to break away from the kids for a weekend until well past 1.5. No way she could have done a week at 13 months. She was still breastfeeding then so I think that had a lot to do with it.

    We are doing Antigua in July and it will be the longest we have ever gone away from either of them too. But at that point my youngest will be 2.5.

    So basically I think her feelings are normal. I would start on a weekend trip away if you can swing it and go from there.
     
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  50. Where Eagles Dare

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    So yeah, parents are vaccinated and good to go.

    She's not breastfeeding anymore, so that shouldn't be a problem. But I definitely understand her feelings, not minimizing that.

    Might be good for us to take a night away one time my parents come. That's a good idea Just go get a hotel for a day/night to help train the idea it's OK to be gone