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What were the small things your parents did that make your childhood feel magical?

I don’t necessarily mean trips to Disneyland, rather small things your parents did that when you think about it now really gave you a sense of being loved, feeling safe and at home, eg handwritten notes is lunch boxes, little family traditions etc.

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What is your best advice for young, first-time parents that you wish you knew?

My girlfriend and I (both 21) are expecting our first daughter in October. We're both nervous, but ready. What's some advice you know now about parenting you wish you knew before your first child? Thank you :)

I must be an asshole

Some young kid on another sub posted asking for advice for him and his gf. Expecting their first. Excited but ready. And I’m an asshole because I totally snorted at that. Dude, you’re ready for what you think having a baby is. You’re ready for what you think having a toddler is, but sweet sweet summer child. You aren’t ready for your actual child. None of us were. And if I said that to this stars in his eyes kid, I’d be that raging asshole “just you wait” guy. I’m not. I swear. Also, kids hit you like a freaking truck at some point. They throw that sucker in reverse and do it again just for giggles. How do you prepare for that? And if real parenting advice actually talked about that, well, we’d be chastised for being negative. So, dude, kindly, you may be excited, but you’re not ready. No one is.

My fiancé insists on going on vacation

So basically my fiancé insists on going on this vacation with his sister. Our rent just went up by over $200. I’m currently taking my last nursing prerequisites. I can’t afford to miss work AND NEITHER CAN HE! He wants to take our baby for 5 days… and I partially breast feed my son. I don’t want him completely formula fed. Now I feel like I have to spend money I don’t have & waste time that I could be spending on school. I really don’t want my baby gone from me for 5 days. Am I dramatic. Also I said “ig I’ll just go & fail all my freaking classes” CUZ I WAS PISSED. & he was like “then stay home. School must not be that important” like bro plz fuck off stupid bitch

Introducing solids to 10 month old; feed when hungry or between bottles?

Kids Found My Senior Pictures

DD3: "Did Daddy take this picture of you?" Me: "No, a photographer took that picture. It was before I met Daddy. Before I had children." DD3: "You were a person before you had childrens?!?!" Yeah, I know, it's hard for me to believe too. Ugh.

Anyones baby have a small head?

My 5 week old baby has a 15% head and her head is growing on her curve but it still makes me nervous. She’s gaining weight on her curve and height. She’s 97% weight 10% weight 15% HC Doctor just says she’s long and lean and no worries, but I’m worried

How do you tell your defiant tween girl her clothes are too revealing?

I mean obviously you can just tell them, but then the argument is any and all of these: - that’s sexist, it’s just a body - this is what all the other girls wear - you wouldn’t say that to a boy - why does it matter? People shouldn’t be looking - why are you sexualizing a teenager? - it’s just clothing Etc. The thing is, I don’t disagree but I also don’t want my kid walking around with her butt cheeks showing. I try to reason and explain that there’s a time and place for certain clothes, that other people need to consent to seeing nudity or anything even remotely close, etc. and that there are people who unfortunately see that type of apparel as a means for harassment, etc. There’s always an argument and I’m exhausted and want to just say “because I said so” but I know I’m not supposed to do that. Please no judgement. I’m doing my best but these tween years are rough.

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Am I a bad mom?

I have a young toddler and an almost 3 month old. Toddler was eating lunch, but I really needed to get a load of laundry in because I had fallen behind and needed clothes for tonight… because sometimes you forget to wash underwear and don’t realize until there’s none left in the drawer. So I laid my infant in his crib (which is located near where I was). He was changed, fed, and comfortably dressed but as usual he started crying and fussing. He was safe and tended but my task needed to be complete. I talked to him the whole time, he could see me, but he still cried… and he cried until he fell asleep. The guilt I have is heavy right now. He’s 4 days from 3 months old and I let him cry himself to sleep (unintentionally). Am I horrible?

Now that I’m raising teens, I’m watching them navigate the same insecurities I did, and there are days when I wish I could hand them a Sweet Valley High book to make it all better. #parenting https://t.co/1kEcrrydei

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Birthday Party invite backpedal

I might be overthinking this…my son was recently invited to the birthday party of one of his classmate’s younger sister as the classmate’s “one friend” at the party. The problem was, my kid is pretty much always taking about how mean this classmate is and how he doesn’t like him. So I had politely turned down the invite a couple days ago without providing a reason (I have a newborn so reason is implied to be that) Literally yesterday he’s asking when he can have a play date with this specific classmate. Is it too late (2 days) to backpedal on my “no” RSVP? Kids are both 4, in preschool together and party is in about a week.

Parenting in the new age

I look around and see that things have drastically changed since I was younger. Children are getting phones and unlimited access to the internet younger and younger. Children are allowed to speak,act, dress and look as though they are adults. I’m scared that I’m not up to date with the changes and it will cause problems for my children( getting bullied etc) I don’t want to raise them to be Amish, but i also want them to experience the joy of simply being children. I’m not sure if I’m conveying my thoughts clearly, but I’m wondering if anyone else can relate.