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Why is my 15 year old son suddenly OBSESSED with artichokes?

He would eat nothing but artichokes if I let him starting about two months ago. His phone background is an artichoke. He has a custom made hoodie with a picture of an artichoke on it that he ordered online. He says his wedding will be artichoke themed? Whenever he is served something without artichokes in it he comments "it could use some artichoke" even of it does not make any sense for it to include artichoke, like say spaghetti. He was even asked to the Sadie Hawkins dance via an artichoke with a note stuck in its leaves. Is this some new tik tok trend?

Save that for the kids

Am I the only one who doesn’t eat those last slices of cheese, Gatorade, strawberries, etc. that I really want because “I need to save those for the kids”?

What is it like growing up without a dad?

I found out that my fiance is cheating on me. I haven't confront him yet. We have a 3 month old daughter and my heart bleeds for her. I just don't know what to do nor what to say

Excuse me bird..

I see plenty of these “why your baby is crying today” posts and all of the responses are pretty silly. Today I feel like my sons reason is absolutely ridiculous.. but also valid.. Kevin, the neighborhood peacock is outside the bedroom honk/meow/squawking his Kevin song, and baby’s trying to nurse and nap. For the first half hour, son (6mo) kept unlatching and frowning and looking at me or in the direction of the noise. Now Kevin is directly outside the window behind us, I swear he’s looking in and honking on purpose, and my child has had enough. Beet red, angry eyebrow fury at this bird.. but also will not let me get up to shoo him out of the yard. Literally has my boob in a death grip in his little baby claw. My little dude just had shots on Friday and is extra grouchy and uncomfortable, so I’m trying to comfort him and cool his rage… But I’m also dying laughing inside at how absurd the situation is. Had to share the laugh. 🦚

Do other 2.5 years old do this?

My daughter is a little over 2.5 and as a first time mom, I am wondering if anyone else's child does this? Starting a few months ago, she started talking about a bunny and pointing to another room. I picked her up and brought her into the room and she pointed at a cable box with two cables coming out the top. It did look like a bunny. This has increased quite a bit and now she uses plates to create snowmen and "sees" other animals or objects in everyday object arrangements that aren't actually that object. Kind o like when you lay and look at clouds and say what each cloud kind of looks like. Is this a normal 2 year old behavior or is this something atypical? Thanks :)

Husband drank while watching our baby

I worked today from 5am-9am, so he was watching our 6mo daughter. He’s an alcoholic, but has never done this & swore up & down he would never drink while watching her. Now he says he has one beer at 8:30am. I got home & we went to the store and he was definitely buzzed, which means he probably had several and lied to me. He’s passed out in the living room right now. I’m so fucking angry and so tired of this shit. Do I give him another chance and go to work tomorrow or call out? I explained to him how dangerous it would be for him to be drunk while watching her and he seemed to understand, but if he’s willing to lie to me about it then I shouldn’t trust him.

Going to a restaurant with a 9m old?

Does anyone have any experience taking your baby to a restaurant? Whenever my in-laws are in town they always suggest going out for dinner - I swear people forget what it’s like to bring a baby places. We usually just get takeout or cook instead and I honestly don’t want to go for dinner because I know it won’t be relaxing for me and my husband trying to feed our daughter and keep her occupied. BUT if we do end up going does anyone have any tips??

Sleep training alternative

My LO is 1 yo. He is falling asleep while nursing, always have. Wakes up 2-3 times a night. We are so tired it hurts. Getting him to bed is hell and always requires me nursing him. We are considering sleep training but he has always needed us/wants us near and screams (literally) just by putting him in his crib. Co-sleeping is not possible. To those of you who didn't sleep train, what did you do? We have tried ferberizing, but it just seems cruel, so we want to know what other options we have since only advice we have gotten from the nurse is "let him cry it out and check in every few minutes to let him know you're there".

What’s the one product that a bunch of moms find useless but you always use and find super helpful ?

Just curious to know what everyone’s most used product that a lot of moms find pointless or barely never used! Mine is a changing table and diaper pail! The Diaper Pail because our dogs would get into the babies diapers if they could they tried it once & the changing table I always use it because it’s easier unless it’s the middle of the night.

Toung and lip tie… to release or not release… what did you do?

Just got back from the assessment. Little one has a bad lip tie and tongue tie. Dentist recommended getting them both lasered off. A little scared to get this done. I’m pumping right now and might continue as I prefer it over breastfeeding. Did you get this procedure done? Do you have any regrets?

Would you allow your baby around someone who hates you?

I am not sure if I’m on the right subreddit for this question, but I’ve seen quite the controversy on social media platforms about this. To be clear, I don’t mean someone who might be passive aggressive on Christmas, I mean someone who genuinely does not like you and has gone out of their way to make it known. I personally do not allow my child around anyone who has blatantly disrespected me, or anyone who has not followed my boundaries. (Things like name calling me in front of my child, or one person didn’t respect my wishes on not kissing my child as a newborn.) Some people believe children should be around family “no matter what because family is family.” I personally think that idealism is outdated, and it can create a toxic environment for the child/children. What are your thoughts?

Happy birthday to me

Saturday i went out to dinner and drinks with my fiancé to celebrate my upcoming birthday. He surprised me by inviting all my best friends and they were waiting for us at the bar when we showed up. Truly, truly probably my best birthday ever. I had a BLAST and felt so loved by everyone. I got to ride that high for about 12 hours until he ruined it. Sunday night I made dinner for us, something I’ve made before and I thought everyone liked. Apparently not bc my fiancé basically pouted thru dinner and the rest of the night. I mean he acted like I personally offended him and hardly talked to me the rest of the night. This happens all the time. He gives me no input on what he wants to eat for dinners when I’m trying to plan for the week, but then complains about or doesn’t eat the stuff I make. So fucking done. I’m just so hurt and part of my feelings could admittedly be hormonal but I’m just so bummed out now and it feels like Saturday was a dream and never really happened

Resources for moms in executive level roles

Hi all, I am in an executive-level role at an international corporation and currently on a mat leave. I feel unprepared on how to visualise my role (personally and professionally) as an executive FTM. Also whether I should consider career change to something more meaningful. I know when the baby comes I will go on autopilot so would like to use this time to do some soul-searching and learning on how to prepare for my new role. Any resources, organisations you could recommend?

7-month-old baby spitting up after introducing yogurt?

Hey guys! I'm working on solids with my 7-month-old and today we tried plain yogurt for the first time. She loved it, ate a ton of it, then spit up in the bath 10 minutes after finishing her food. Then she spit up again 2 hours later. She doesn't typically spit up at all (did when she was littler, but outgrew it). She did eat a huge amount of yogurt, we let her moderate her own food intake. She has never spit up after eating solids. Is this a sign of a food intolerance or should I keep trying yogurt and see if she handles it better next time?

Feeling like a failure because my baby only falls asleep while nursing.

I feel like I don’t know how to get my baby to sleep any other way, besides giving him the boob and laying with him. We also co-sleep, so this means that whenever the baby goes to bed, so do I, and whenever the baby wakes up, so do I. I’m tired of being in bed all the time but I don’t know how to break this habit. And I feel like a failure that I’ve linked eating to sleeping for him already. I’m a FTM, so please don’t beat me up. I just want some suggestions on how to fix my situation in the most loving and effective way. I just feel like I’ve, quite frankly, fucked up in this way. I was just trying to survive the no sleep phase and now I’ve formed a habit for him. :( Please be nice to me lol