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Please settle a dispute!!

My 12year old is getting braces put on today, will be in the back for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. My plan was to run some errands during this time. My wife told me I was crazy and leaving her was akin to child abuse or neglect! Surely she is going overboard right?

"The literature is absolutely crystal clear that later school [start] times not only allow teens to get more sleep, but it allows them to sleep and wake up with their natural circadian rhythms." @washingtonpost @amyjoyce_berg https://t.co/Sp5S37sSI2

Baby (3 weeks) is cross-eyed! Is this normal? Did your cross-eyes baby’s eyes resolve on their own?

The American Healthcare system can suck my ass

I love that I have to make multiple phone calls and fight with my insurance company and cry on the phone with strangers to get my 25 week micropreme who died at 5 days old covered on my insurance. Because these evil fucks would rather hope I don't have the mental strength to do it so they don't have to cover her 60k nicu bill rather than just make shit easy on a grieving mother.

My son betrayed me… unsure how to proceed

My wife took our daughter to basketball and I was at home with my sons, 9 and 1… Now 1 year old is walking and eager to explore everywhere, so I was doing what dads do, which is encourage him to roll in mud and have fun while planing enough time to have a quick bath prior to the ladies return. 20 mins to go and I take youngest to bath and now inside, 9 starts whining so I give in and let him watch a “100 days Minecraft” on YouTube. Mommy returns and all good, boys are eating, dinner is ready for the ladies and all is well, perfect evening… until the next week when I take daughter and my son claims I let him watch YouTube so Monmouth should do the same. I feel totally betrayed. Can’t we keep some small secrets?!? Edit: I should add that this is mostly in jest. My wife and I sometimes just let the kids watch YouTube when everything else is going on. Was just a funny story.

What do you do when your teen wants to share their passion about something that holds no interest for you? @MorganHWrites has suggestions! #parentingtips https://t.co/OP6Z0Oz4ii

These 6 ideas are just a few super-simple things that can amp up the fun for little ones at the park (while also helping them develop movement skills without even knowing it!) https://t.co/PfDaln9H9h https://t.co/w9tsIpI9rb

Parents, Teachers, SLPeeps, have you heard of these amazing storytelling sets? https://t.co/L6bmN0vfOh #earlyliteracy #ECE https://t.co/7J4zDmv1KN

Changing Diapers: Best Tips for Easily Mastering the Art https://t.co/0g10lrk8yK by @NYCDadsGroup #CityDads #DadLife #parenting

How could I help students learn that due dates were not simply artificial measures of compliance, but in reality were crucial to progress, accountability, and learning? @edutopia https://t.co/xsr1nGtWHZ

Potty training help!

My(29f) almost 4 year old daughter refuses to potty train and I don't know what to do about it. She knows exactly what it is and how/why she needs to do it, but she just absolutely won't do it. We got her one of those potty training watches, a potty chart with a ton of prizes. We have a little seat that goes on top of the toilet and we even got a tiny pink potty just for her if she was intimidated by the size of a regular toilet. She's just not interested in any of it. We've tried every method we've read on all sorts of parenting sites/blogs and nothing has worked. She doesn't have any disabilities or impairments or anything. She's actually advanced in every other area of development. She can read a lot of short sight words, write her name and mommy/daddy, and add small numbers. But she straight up refuses to use the damn toilet. She should be starting preschool, but only if she's fully potty trained. I don't know how to do it, though. Help me reddit!

My postpartum-hair-loss-regrowth halo looks awful, how do you guys hide/style yours?

I have a “halo” from my hair coming back, about 2 cm and IT LOOKS SO STUPID. How do you guys make your hair professional looking when you have to?

24F young mom here.. i gave birth to a baby boy recently & i am 3 months post partum.. i just noticed my hair shedding more than normally and before showering i gave my hair a good comb and this is how much hair i lost just by combing. i lost almost this much again while showering. is this normal?

What is the right age to start seeing an orthodontist, and what is the referral process? Dr. Philip Bomeli of @SolonOrth explains how and when you should go about finding an orthodontist for that initial consultation. #healthylifestyle https://t.co/Kp7h8OnYPH

What are some “I’ll never….” expectations with older kids?”

You know, all the things you say you’ll never do or things your kids will never do. I have toddlers so I now know that my expectations for young kids are laughable pieces of garbage. Things like: my kids will never watch too much tv, they’ll never eat only a rotation of mac and cheese & chicken nuggets, I will never raise my voice above a gentle encouragement, etc. For those with older kids, what are similar expectations you had for them that you now realize are unrealistic?