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A UCLA study finds that young people who faced discrimination were 26% more likely to develop mental health issues later in life — and those who faced frequent discrimination had even higher risks. @byJoeHernandez https://t.co/070hOOgt5e

What's a toy you were so sure you needed. And it never got used! https://t.co/dhagquoTY2

You can expect that your teen may be happy, sad, moody, agreeable, relaxed, and edgy, often all within the same 24 hours (possibly all before 9 a.m.). #parenting @guilty_mama https://t.co/k0mzxZBwg7

To the woman at the garden centre who's husband was mansplaining trees

I see you. Your husband reminded me of Colin, the energy vampire. You looked absolutely drained. However I did spend the rest of my stay at the garden centre laughing at different shrubs saying "that's not a tree, because trees have a single solid stem", whilst simultaneously hoping and praying he's not like all the time for you.

Parenting a toddler is not necessarily what I expected

I have a 13 month old. Expectation: My life would be dominated by playing, teaching, keeping her alive and in one piece. Maybe cleaning, picking up toys, laundry. Reality: Food. So much food. Usually a bottle in the very early morning hours, then around 7-8-ish breakfast, 10-10:30 "snack" (more like a mini-meal), 12-12:30 lunch, 2-3 "snack", 5-6 dinner. Planning, making or ordering at just the right time to be ready as she gets hungry, eating (sometimes so. slowly.), cleaning up, putting away leftovers, cleaning dropped food off the floor, keeping her water bottle filled, ordering groceries, running dishes, handwashing bottles and little bowls and sippy bottles and brezza parts. And making so many cups of coffee in between (for myself). I've never spent so much time thinking about food in my life.

How do you do it all as a SAHP?

I’m struggling here. Caring for a 7 month old and 3 year old is non stop. By the time the 3 yo is down for a nap, it’s time for the 7 mo to eat and nap and I get a little homework done for school (getting another degree) while holding the baby. Then just like that, the 3 yo is up again and the house is still bombed out, dinner needs to be made and I’m waving the white flag. How do you keep a clean home, manage a house, care for littles, and go to school? I’m feeling like a failure, especially as my husband expects all of this to be done and gets annoyed if he comes home to a messy house. Help!

Should I call my ob after car accident?

Idk if this is a dumb question but I’m 8 weeks postpartum. We got in a car accident today. We were at a red light and hit pretty hard from behind. My seatbelt was on and my body was kind of whiplashed. My back hurts moderately. I think I will try to see a doctor this week but should I let me ob know since I just had a baby 8 weeks ago or at this point is that irrelevant?

“A large part of the harm of perfectionism comes from our reactions to it. Says Flett: When experiencing a personal setback, a parent can model healthy coping out loud, as in, ‘It’s time to stop beating myself up. Everyone makes mistakes.’” https://t.co/Prkhj1FWX8 https://t.co/gGbs222ezF

Rolling over and swaddling question!

I need some advice! I know that once baby starts rolling over you are to stop swaddling and I am fully onboard with that. However I never expected it to be so soon! I have an 8-1/2 week old who rolled over from tummy to back today during tummy time. It was so exciting and a ton of effort for him, he even started crying I think he startled himself so much haha. We just started in the last week getting a 4 and then 3 hour stretch of sleep at night and I am so nervous to stop swaddling so early. Does one roll that was super hard for him mean we need to stop or can I keep swaddling for now and see if this happens a couple more times??? If I have to stop tonight what can I do to ease the transition he definitely still has his started reflex sometimes and would love to keep him “bundled” safely. Thank you!

Am I overreacting?

We went to a family gathering with my in laws last night. It was the first time a lot of them got to meet my 4.5 month old son. I already have a lot of anxiety about other people holding him, but Im trying to get better about it by letting them hold him and just have me stand close by. Last night my husband's step mom was holding him. I looked away for a second and when I look back, he is about to put a piece of croissant in his mouth. I grabbed it from him just in time, but his step mom and aunt started laughing saying "we just wanted to see if he would try to eat it!" I had to remind his step mom and dad multiple times not to bring him in the living room where they had 2 six foot speakers blasting music. Overall it was an awful experience for me and just makes me not want them around my son even more. Am I overreacting or do I have a right to be upset?

Help! Kid lies about having a good time.

On 6 out of 7 days, my 5yr old will tell us she had a bad day at school. That none of her friends will play with her. We contact teachers, who show us pictures of our kid, happily surrounded by friends, playing. Her grandparent drives school bus, and says she's always happy and has loads of friends. Thing is, we KNOW she is lying. She has complained to grandparents that we "never play with her" after hours spent playing ponies, Barbies, make belief games. We have watched her play dates and she will lie and say "they didn't play what I wanted to play" when I literally watched them play a game of her choice. How do I get through to her and stop both the lying, and the miserable attitude?

Just had a missed miscarriage at 9+3 (measured 6+3). We’re both devastated and I’m currently taking misoprostol to assist miscarriage. I want to try again as soon as the miscarriage is complete. Can anyone who suffered a miscarriage tell me how long it took them to get pregnant again?

It took us 4 months after stopping the pill, without any tracking or temping, and we were so ecstatic when we got the positive. I’m thinking I’ll start using OPKs in about 2 weeks and hopefully we’ll be lucky this time around. Just looking for others’ experiences :) thank you.

#Babies are born smart. Here's why they don't need "educational" toys or flashcards https://t.co/Bi3vxkeKAi #childdevelopment

Looking for the best white noise machine.

We currently have a so so one we received from our baby registry but we are wanting one with more functionality. We especially are looking for one that have a volume noise canceling feature. Any suggestions would be great, thank you.

I will lose my job this week.

That's it. I'm a teacher and I'm working by contract, March 31th is my last day on this school. Because of the pandemic there was a lot of desertion and the goverment of my country created a program to reach out to those kids who failed classes and were about to leave school and I helped them with Chemistry courses and learning strategies. It has been a very hard but very rewarding task and I will miss my job so much... And now I'm terrified of being home full time. I don't want to be drowning in chores. I don't want to argue with my SO because home organization. My kid is such a lovely girl but when she screams it makes my ears hurt. I don't feel like I'm good at being at home and doing the mom-spouse stuff, I feel invisible. I'm searching for another job right now but it's a very competitive field and there's a lot of people in the same condition as me.