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I hate when people say they hope my daughter’s eyes stay blue.

My daughter is 3 months old and still has the grayish blue eyes she was born with. Everyone loves to make comments on how they hope her eyes stay that way. Why do people care what her eye color is? I have brown eyes and my husband has hazel so I doubt her eyes will stay blue. My family has always been very obsessed with looks. I definitely was affected negatively by this as a child. I was never good enough for them. That won’t be happening to my daughter. I couldn’t care less what my daughters eye color is. She is and will be beautiful no matter what. I’ve been fortune enough to not get too many annoying comments from family members. But this one thing gets on my nerves SO bad.

When you are breastfeeding and ask for a drink... I'm just watching the ice melt now.

Smoking

I'm tired of doing dishes and finding like eight cigarette butts and holes burned in my kids' plastic dishes. I don't know how many times I've told him to smoke outside, he just won't listen to me. I used to be a pack a day smoker for about half my life but switched to vaping (which arguably isn't that much better, but at least it doesn't smell like an ashtray) after I had my last baby. How can I get him to listen to me and smoke outside? Please tell me I'm not the only one that has to put up with this.

Relationship before and after baby

I'm just curious to know how your relationship with your partner changed after having kids. Expecially those of you who did basically everything together when it was just the two of you.

Need help breaking this habit

I’m ashamed to say that I recently have noticed that when I’m feeling overwhelmed by my 6 year old daughter I will say things like “you’re being a lot right low” “you’re to much” “you’re a lot” I desperately want to break this habit, I don’t want my daughter thinking there’s something wrong with her or giving her a complex about her personality. Any tips on something else to say when I’m feeling triggered or I’m trying to get her to be a little more calm. She has so much energy! She has to run outside at least once day or her behavior is just very wild and I’m the opposite. Very quiet calm but of course the universe gives us tests. I love her for who she is I never want to make her feel any different!

For those that have a house cleaner…

I have a question. Is this normal for cleaning services? I caved and got a house cleaner. Two women come biweekly and do a great job. My issue is that they use an entire huge roll of new paper towels every visit, supplied by me. Seems excessive to me as my house isn’t huge. Also seems like there’s no way the whole roll is used at my house. Not sure if they are keeping the rolls or not. I am going to ask if I can provide cleaning rags for them but I’m curious if others have experienced this as well?

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How do you help a one year old understand they need to stop?

I’m just at a standstill so to speak. My son turned one today and I can’t believe how fast this first year went. It’s been so beautiful but also bittersweet watching him grow up and advance so quickly. I just wanted some advice on disciplinary action that could help him understand the words “no” and “stop”. See, he used to breastfeed and we’ve been off that for about 3 weeks now and even his night sleeping and waking times have gotten so much better, few and far between too. But he will come right up and want ups, you pick him up, he lays his head on you and then he BITES you. I don’t spank him but I do yell stop or something like ouch when it hurts (which is most of the time) and I always put him down. When I tell him stop he laughs, when I put him down he starts to cry. I don’t know if there is more that I can be or should be doing for him to understand that he can’t bite people. Any advice helps. Tysm

I want to be sick

I work from home 40 hours a week and am the primary caretaker of my 3 year old (he goes to daycare while I am at work), my husband works very long hours so I also cook, clean, do laundry and everything else that a home needs. I am so tired of taking care of everyone all the time and so so lonely. I woke up with a scratchy throat this morning and was almost excited to get sick as this would mean that my husband stays home to care for our son and I can do nothing for a change (if I have covid). I am so tired, man...

Mother’s Day Strike

Baby entering daycare without knowing English (we speak to him Spanish)

Hello! My baby is 13 months old and we live in US and we want him to go to daycare or classes but the options that are close to us are all in English and we only speak Spanish to him . He doesn’t say any word yet and the pediatrician encouraged us not to speak to him in other languages for him to speak and not get confused. Do you have any similar experiences having your baby go to a school where he doesn’t understand the language yet? Did this experience affect his speech? Thanks!

Does your 6mo ma ba ga?

Mine blabbers, screeches, aaaahs, mmmmms and pfffffsssss a lot but does not make distinct ma ba ga sounds. Pediatric visit check in form for his 6mo appointment asked if he does, now I’m worried.

I need advice

So me and my partner had a little girl a while back and she has been a stay at home mum for a long time and I’m so grateful for that and she has been a really awesome mother. However recently she has said to me she wants me to be a stay at home day and let her to go out to work. Now she have sacrificed a lot. We both have. And I understand where she is coming from. However giving up work is something I really don’t want to give up as it’s something that is close to me and it’s the only thing I know. I have always been taught that my worth comes from what I do. Also it’s something I’m hugely passionate about and I just started my career. I know she wants to start her life and career but we can’t afford childcare if she does cos it’s mega expensive. I am lost on what to do cos I know she is really unhappy but I know I will be unhappy. I would prefer for us both to be happy. Not sure what to do EDIT I MENT 8 months I’m so sorry

You only have little kids for four years…..

Lol jk I fucking HATE that audio clip and wish the trend of syncing it with reels would just die already Man it feels grand to say that here. Any…. Anyone else feel the same?

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