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[–] Tot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

All the time. My mom never knocked. She went through my garbage, unfolding paper and gum wrappers and whatever else to be sure there were no hidden messages or notes or whatever the hell else she imagined.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How’d you prepare and cook the potatoes?

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

It's so unnecessarily cruel.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does it all blend together at some point?

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ours said no melatonin til 3 yrs. 18 months seems early, even without that in mind.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

More for you. And me. They're awesome.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

We allow YouTube, but not without us present. We had a decent list of blocked channels, then went to edit it but that just cleared out the entire list. So much for usability.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Ohhh, I was wondering why you hadn't posted. That makes sense. Hope you got it sorted.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

That sounds massively stressful. She's so fortunate to have you. I'm glad she's doing well now.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

As I stated in my reply to your direct message, please feel free to cross-post. This isn't a super overly active community as it is, but I want those participating actively or passively to feel comfortable.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There are even quite a few "not a parent" comments here, which I'm fine with as long as it's not judging parents who are actually living in the trenches.

Any parent I know who has had a child with specific medical stuff found their communities on FB. Reddit lacked specific support, and Lemmy even less so. I hope your daughter is ok!

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Maybe you've seen this site, maybe not: https://www.littlebearlactation.com/post/baby-wearing-breastfeeding-safely-breastfeed-while-babywearing#viewer-tua26269

It explains better than I could, and has other details I forgot about. All I could remember is that you have to loosen the wrap a little so the baby can slide down a little to nurse (upright), then scoot them back up and re-tighten. The logistics are hard at first. Good luck!

 

Who came up with the tooth fairy anyways, this is ridiculous.

My kid has been talking about it because some classmates have lost teeth recently. It got me thinking the whole thing is bonkers. We're supposed to sneak in and put money under their pillow? How TF do we do this without waking them up? And HOW MUCH? Has the tooth fairy kept up with inflation?

My kids haven't lost any teeth yet. Looking for input and fun stories from parents with kids who have lost teeth!

 

The Daily: The Parents Aren't Alright - Link

My crummy tl;dr - Intensive parenting and social media parenting shit making us feel guilty for everything. Previous generations parenting was going about life with the kid doing whatever on their own. Now we are on the floor with them always in their business thinking and preparing ten steps ahead

I'm curious what parents of kids 5+ think of this. At one point in the podcast, someone says, "Bigger kids, bigger problems is what they say. It becomes less physically demanding, but it’s more mentally demanding."

My kids are 4 and under, so I'm definitely in a phase where they are physically demanding.

 

Do folks here have school age kids? Curious about parenting struggles and how issues have been resolved.

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