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Parenting is mostly saying, “I’m not cleaning your mess” while continuing to clean everyone’s mess.

I just want to sleep until 9am

I'm married and my partner is pretty much useless in the morning. Every day for the past 3 years I have woke up with our kids. Doesn't matter if I'm sick, my birthday anything. I get them ready fed, complete the lesson, dressed the whole thing. And my partner doesn't wake 10 on the weekday or 11 on the weekend. The one time I ask to sleep in, they bring the kids in our room turns the TV on. WTF. GET OUT. Get them ready. And they had to nerve to say " I gave you an extra 30min."And I still happen to get up with them, while my partner stays in bed. I'm literally contemplating going to the hospital making a false illness just to stay over night and get some rest. I just want one day.

When to tell our son about an inheritance.

Hey there! My mother-in-law recently received an inheritance. She’s already comfortable with what she currently has so she’s invested this money and set up a trust so that it passes onto our son. It’s not currently a ridiculous amount (in the tens of thousands), but it’s a sum of money that I never had as a young person so I’m trying to figure the best time and way of explaining it to him. He’s still an infant at this point so this is more a question for down the line. What I’m wondering is, is there a “best time” to let your child know that they’ll be receiving a large sum of money? I don’t exactly want to tell him when he’s young so that it’s this thing looming in the distant future for him, but I worry that just letting him know about it as we’re giving it to him he could be irresponsible with it. So yeah, is there a best time to let them know about this kind of thing, and also any advice on how to teach him and prepare him for it?

😭😭😭 via That Mom Tho on Twitter. Tag a friend who might relate 🙄 • So what if your kid doesn’t like a component of a dish and they want to pick it out before they eat it? It’s ok. Let them pull out the part they aren’t ready to try *yet.* Stay calm and try to avoid getting frustrated. They’re allowed to not like something today, even if they loved it yesterday. • Remember that touching a food still counts as exposure to it, and if they’ll pull it out of their meal it’s great first step to eventually eating it. • This can also work in reverse. If they only want the pasta from a casserole dish you made, let them pull it out and eat it. They’re more likely to keep eating other components once they try that “safe” food first. • Happy weekend!

I felt this in my very soul.⁣ ⁣ via momwithaboysname

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Having teens is fun because they have so many dishes in their room it’s almost like having 2 kitchens.

What I say: Put on a coat, gloves and a hat, because it’s freezing outside, and you could get hypothermia. What my kids hear: Please dress for a tropical vacation to Tahiti.

He made me do this for 10 minutes

UPDATE from yesterday. I got the abortion

I feel so relieved. Seriously. I am so amazed and touched by all your amazing words. Each comment made me cry and I am so thankful to be in a group with such powerful, emphatic and strong women. I have never felt so supported in my life. Thank you so much.

First time dadding in the snow

My boy just turned 1 yesterday. He can't stand on his own yet but he is getting the hang of snowboarding and he LOVES it!

My little one turned 11 months this week, walks around like has always done and likes to read in his own little chair. If someone had told me it would go this fast i would not believe them

This is what it’s all about, folks!

Is it ok for 22 month old to play alone?

My 22 month old is an independent player. We live in a very small 2 bedroom apartment so we spend most of our time in the living room together with all of her toys. She seems to be perfectly okay to just play and interact with her toys but if I'm not giving her my attention 100% of the time I have a horrible bout of mom guilt. This may be a silly question but my mom was pretty lousy when I was growing up and I want so badly to be a good mom to my little girl. My question is will her independent play while we are in the same room damage her? I sometimes like to play games on my phone or just unwind on the weekends.. is this ok?