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I aced my naturalization interview!

… which means I’ll soon be a (naturalized) U.S. citizen. Which in turn means I can more easily join the service, get the heck out of my marriage and provide for my daughter all while not being in a dead-end job (knock on wood). As much as everything kind of sucks right now I’m thankful for small steps in the right direction and I just felt the need to brag about it a little ☺️ Edited for words/spelling.

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My daughter is starting to understand.

She's 4, I'm 18. She's starting to understand that we don't have very good living conditions, that she doesn't have nearly as many toys as her friends. She's starting to understand that sometimes, mammy and daddy eat what's left of her food instead of cooking, and she's never had mcdonalds. Her birthday just passed, we couldn't afford to get her anything so we went to feed ducks instead, I'm lucky she's still young enough she thinks everything costs a lot, and she still thinks everyone's parents study and work at the same time. I hope by the time she's old enough to grasp being poor, we're not anymore

I quit folding his laundry

So I was a SAHM when our little one was under 1. I started an at home daycare to help with bills. I work now 11 to 12 hour days. I'm a national guardsman too! I still clean and do dishes. But I quit folding his laundry. I was away from the house this weekend due to work. He put away all the laundry and said we're doing separate laundry! AFTER KEEPING THE HOUSE SPOTLESS FOR MY DAYCARE, DAYCARE FOR 11 HOURS WORKING OUT FOR THE MILITARY AND WATCHING OUR KID FOR 15 HOUR DAYS BECAUSE HE WANTS TO DO STUPID SHIT IN THE GARAGE, I WENT ON STRIKE!

Advice for babies that only sleep on parents?

I have a 10 week old who sleeps really well (6-8 hours at night)…but only when sleeping on her belly or side on me or my husband. 😕 We’ve tried all the tips from /sleeptrain to get her to sleep safely (can only do so much given her age) and nothing works. It also doesn’t seem to be a reflux or milk/formula issue. At this point just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if/how you have seen it get better? I think I just need a little bit of hope!

Can we talk about breathing and newborns? What is normal and what isn't? So hard to find info

I get that they are loud, but why is it so hard to find information on what normal loud noises are and what bad noises are? All I can find is respiratory distress info, and I'm trying to find more subtle information. My 4 week old baby grunts, wheeze, gasps, breathes, whines, hiccups, growls, seems to have to clear her throat of liquid before she cries after nap, etc. But she also can breathe quietly and sleep peacefully. Is any of this normal? Idk. All I can find is respiratory distress information. If you have an article to share about baby breathing and when to be concerned, minus choking, please share!

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On average the earliest memories that people can recall point back to when they were just two-and-a-half years old, a new study suggests. The findings, published in peer-reviewed journal Memory, pushes back the previous conclusions of the average age of earliest memories by a whole year.

How do I tell a 2.5 year old that someone in the family has passed?

My grandma, so his great grandma has passed. Like today. He knows who she is. I don't know if he will realize that she's not around.. I don't know how to deal with this. How do I convay to a 2.5 yo that someone has passed? We are not religious.. my grandma was but I am not and I'm just so lost.

Moms with 50/50 custudy

If you have 50/50 custody do you end up still doing more? How do you create those boundaries. My ex makes it seems like he cannot always pick up the boys from daycare, even though he has a girlfriend who can, will and does pick up and drop off at daycare. But everyday he has the boys I have to make sure he is getting them and if i dont say anything he wont get them and then blame me. I'm just SO tired of picking up his slack. And when I comfront him he gets defensive and blows it off. I just want him to do his part.

Guidance on finger foods

Hi, First time poster here. I'm the proud father of an 8 month old, but I'm terrified by my wife's approach to weaning. She keeps giving our son 'finger foods' that to me seem designed to make him gag and choke. E.g tonight she have him an apple segment, which he could bite chunks off, but not chew - given that he only has his front teeth. I was told that the idea is for the kids to learn for themselves how to get themselves out of a choking incident. As far as I'm concerned this is an horrendously stupid experiment; even adults with a lifetime of experience can choke uncontrollably. Am I overreacting?

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Much needed shout-out to everyone on here. You're doing a great job!

Look, I know we can all be very self-critical about our parenting. But you're doing a better job than you probably give yourself credit for. Raising kids is HARD! And it's so easy to look at other parents and wonder "why don't we do it that way" or "why is my kid developing this way, am I doing something wrong?" Sure maybe there are small things we can always change (or even big ones we don't know about yet) but you're all on here because you love your LO so much you want to get input from others on how to be even better. Just give yourself a break. You're probably tired, stressed, and hungry right now. But your LO is alive and thriving and healthy. And they're going to turn out just fine. Much love!

2 year old left daycare with the same diaper she had when we dropped her off. It was full.

Dropped her off at 8 and picked her up at 6:30. There are literally no other options for toddler care in our area (Maryville/Knoxville TN) for covid reasons. We've called every preschool, daycare, and church school (even though we're not religious) we could find and no one has any openings. I don't know what to do. We cannot afford to stop working.