About 6 months ago we bought one for our 4.5 yr old son that doesn't nap. Daycare said it helps a little to encourage him to rest but he still only naps once per 2-3 months. He gave up naps at 2.5-3 and we couldn't change that.
My 15 month old daughter had a week of terrible stomach bug that caused her to struggle for a week to keep anything down. In the process he night routine of a bottle of milk to get her down was eliminated and she had 7 nights of awful, awful nights. Well she's regressed now that she can drink her milk. It doesn't affect her naps. Just night time when going down. Once she gets down she sleeps 10-12 hours. But it now takes 45-90 minutes to get her now. Before 20-30 minutes max. Any suggestions to combat this?
Got my balls snipped yesterday. Since I’ve been home, tons of ice, only used a little bit of pain meds so far. Hardest part is finding a comfortable position to lay, not so much for my balls, but for my back. Questions for those who’ve done it before: 1. How do I poop? Thinking about trying right now just scares me. 2. What were the first 2 days like afterwards? Any advice you have would be helpful. I don’t want my sack swelling to the size of a grapefruit.
1. Very carefully. 2. Like I got kicked in the balls repeatedly Wear boxer briefs for at least 1 week, even after it stops hurting. Rotate frozen pea bags in to sit on.
For the first day or so I was in a recliner. I think partially reclined, but it was really just finding what worked for me. Was able to sleep in bed the first night though.
My soon to be 4yr old is amazing 85-90% of the time, but oh my when she throws a tantrum. I know I raise my voice way quicker than I should. Timeouts, taking things away, etc won't work. Any tips for this? I know it's extremely common, but I need help here. I don't like spanking. I don't think it does any good anyways. She tells us to calm our voice because, " Your making it worser." All while she is screaming bloody murder and not listening to us.
We got an email today that a kid in my sons preschool has lice. I'd assume we would have gotten a personal email if it was our son but my wife is now freaking out as we are going on vacation on the morning as she doesn't want to be the mom of the kid who has lice.
Lovely. My step sons father just broke up with his long time live in girl friend who’s been helping raise our boy for the last 2 1/2 years. I have no clue how he’s gonna manage raising our kid with his work schedule. He also has a daughter that he’s going to be responsible for as well.
My almost 4yo has been grinding her teeth for prob 6-9months if I had to guess. Is this something to worry about? I’ve read it’s not really but wanted to know others thoughts.
By the time the first set of permanent molars come in around 6 years old it will typically resolve on it's own. If it continues after that then you start getting concerned. In 99.9% of kids it resolves before then.
Middle son passed his drivers test today. On the way out of the DMV parking lot with me afterward, he ran over a curb, which would have been an automatic failure had he done it with the DMV tester in the car. I made sure to tell the AAA rep about it when we went to get him put on our insurance, and she and I had a good laugh about it. On our way out to the car he said "You're going to tell everyone about this, aren't you?" I said yes, so
On vacation with the family. I’m an early riser so I go watch the sunrise on the beach most mornings. The kids and wife usually wake up together an hour later. I get back from my beach relaxation and there is a large wet spot on the light colored microfiber couch at the rental house. My 2 year old has one of those ‘I peed out a gallon of liquid overnight’ diapers that is just sloshing around at his knees. In the most basic bitch response ever, my wife replies with “You know I’m not awake before my coffee.” It still amazes me that the first thing every morning isn’t a diaper change. This one might cost me some damage deposit money.
My son is 2 so he's old enough to say no to things. One of the oddest ones is that when we buy his pull-ups- he likes the ones with characters on them (Paw Patrol or Disney) BUT will only want one from the box. So each box usually has 2 characters - in Paw Patrol's case they have Chase ones and Marshall ones. And for whatever reason, he only wants to put on the Marshall ones and screams if we try Chase. It's worth noting when watching Paw Patrol, he loves Chase. If we do get a Chase on him, he will somehow go find the box or open a drawer to find Marshall and demand a change. And then we end up hoarding all of the Chase ones. Why can't they sell just the one character for kids who like to make decisions?
Went through the exact same thing a couple of years ago I can remember standing in Sam's staring at the boxes just wishing they had one mistake box of just one character Luckily he stopped caring before he outgrew that size
5 year old was caught playing "girlfriend and boyfriend " with a little girl at daycare I dont really wanna know what that meant
We've got a big stack of Doc Mcstuffins to get through because apparently only Minnie is worthy of the honor of collecting overnight pee from my daughter
I went to a bday party today for a two year old that cost at least $2500. Gymnastics place rented out for two hours, face painting, balloon animals, kids food/drink, adult food/drink, all that shit. The family that threw the party is just a normal corporate one income household so it’s not like they are rolling in money. My kids get friends at our house, like 5 Costco pizzas, some juice boxes, and a Publix sheet cake. I give my wife shit about tons of stuff, but thank god she isn’t into impressing friends through keeping up with the party Joneses.
Sounds terrible but no big deal Took my daughter to a water park today- it was pretty awesome going down big slides with her, to me this is when being a parent is really fun
Roller coaster of emotions today. Woke up to the 2 year old standing in our doorway eating paw patrol cookies. Didn’t know she get them from the pantry and open the bag but here we are. Then gives me good morning hugs. We met some new people at the pool and the kids have a ball. Then from 12-5 they were holy terrors not listening to anything, running around, etc. Did ok during dinner. Then terror again as the 2 and 5 year old just kept antagonizing one another. Bath went ok. Then snuggles and bed time. And like all of you we'll wake up and do this dance all over again tomorrow.
I don’t know about all that other shit but besides a cake but buying a party at a place is a pro move. Not normally more than $100-200 for two hours. It’s worth at least that much to me not to spend time deep cleaning my house before and cleaning up the destruction after.
Has anyone met someone/couple being mentored by a "couple who retired in their 20s and are millionaires". This probably belongs in the MLM thread if there is one but it has happened to me twice now in like 6 months. I want to know what the end game/product is.
Oh for sure. I'm hoping I get another and lead them on right up until I sign up or buy whatever it is and then
We set up my daughters "big girl" bed and moved her out of her crib this weekend. I was sitting on the couch where it was pretty dusty and she runs out of her room to me. Her: Why are you crying daddy? Me: I'm ok, don't worry. Her: I'm still your little baby.
I had my step son as me last week why his Daddy didn’t want him. Took me a minute to figure out how to maneuver through that explanation. His dad gets him every other weekend but never bothers to call or check up on him while he’s with us.
It went okay. I explained that his dad loved him extremely much and absolutely wanted him. I do feel bad as when his dad does get him he has a tendency to pawn him off with the grandma. He’s a decent guy and we get along. He just stays busy.
4 I think kids in his class have said stuff to him as I get off earlier than my wife and pick him up everyday. So his classmates know me but don’t quite grasp that I’m his step dad.
Thats rough, especially if the dad pawns him off all the time. Is he "staying busy" to avoid spending time w/his kid?
I don’t think so. I think he just has to work a lot. We try and invite the dad to something as we really want to show a United coparenting type thing. There’s no animosity anymore so it’s okay.
Played the first round of golf with my 4.5 year old today. We lasted 14 holes, he sank a 6’ putt, and it got a little dusty when I thought about having a new playing partner for the next 15 years.
My wife is having a 1st birthday party for our twins on the 24th and inviting 50 people. I am less than pleased.