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I told my sister to call my husband at 6:00 on the dot. I told my husband at 5:57 that we were going to play cell phone roulette, and the first person whose cell phone rang had to do all of the bedtimes. Status: Currently watching tv on the couch.

Because the human brain doesn’t come already wired to read, there is no “reading center” of the brain and there are no “reading genes.” Each individual brain must learn how to read on its own. https://t.co/WwKstAhTcV

From The NICU to her Mommas Arms

My 4 girls enjoying the snow

Survey: We keep raising the age that children are allowed to play outside Today's parents went outside, unsupervised, at 9. Today's kids? Age 11. Evolution has not taken a U-turn -- our trust levels have. https://t.co/oJKDjiAESH via @reason

No kid pictures to post, but I would like to share that my son proposed to his girlfriend, and she said "yes"! She is a wonderful young woman, and we couldn't be happier to officially welcome her into our family this fall.

They met at church, just like my wife and I did, and they will both be 27 when they get married, just like us as well. If there's any dads of grooms out there, I would love any input.

@FreeRangeKids @reason Spot on! Lack of agency, independence, decision-making play a role in rising anxiety rates among youth.

Do you have any 'wrong' words/phrases that have entered your family lexicon because they're better than the right one?

My favourite right now is "Grabberling hook" instead of grappling hook (Paw patrol...), but I think 'after this day and after that day' instead of 'The day after tomorrow' is also particularly awesome, i've started using it at work.

Maternal and Neonatal M&M Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection

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What do I say to my 5 year old? I messed up.

I just dropped a vacuum on my toe and was unable to speak, we had just been arguing because she wanted gum while I was rushing to put away a few things. I whispered at her to shut up. She cried. I feel like absolute shit and I'm crying here on the computer while I step away for a minute. She was just asking "What's wrong Mommy?!" over and over and wouldn't stop. What is wrong with me today? ​ I just want to give her the biggest hug and bawl saying sorry, but that would freak her out so I'm going to take a few minutes. What do I tell her? ​ My Dad sent me a pic of him at my son's grave this morning (he put flowers for me), and it has messed up my mood hard.

2 years old in the blink of an eye

Car seat or Booster ??

US state - Texas * My kid will be 4 yrs in August, 2021. Height - 44 Inches & Weight - 42 lb * My friend already gifted me a Graco booster, like [this](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007UYBOJU/) one Do I need to purchase a car seat as well ?

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I bet your day is better than hers

[So we have a group chat for the kids sports team. One of the moms accidentally sent a text to the team chat instead of her hubby](http://imgur.com/a/vumtzOd)