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Buying a hand and footprint kit for my baby is "not a necessity", but hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of cannabis is..

Am I wrong to find it insulting that I wanted a hand and footprint kit thingy for the baby, and he was immediately like "Is that really a necessity right now?" Ended up getting it anyway even though I felt bad. It is insulting because we are living solely on my income and it is not a lot. Still ten days left in the month though, and this month 460$ of my money has already gone towards weed. No, I am not the one smoking it either since I am breastfeeding. None of that was for me. Not that I can bring it up to him, though. I tried that once before, I tried calmly and tactfully to say that we are spending a LOT of money on his weed and should maybe try cutting back a little/budgeting things better. He immediately got really angry and went on the defensive saying "Are you really going to try to take away the one thing I enjoy?" He has possession of my debit card so I cannot do anything to stop him anyway.. Sigh... This is not helping my postpartum blues.

MF Redneck Town!

I live in small town Missouri. I've been calling all the pediatricians and pharmacies. No one has it and no one is planning to get it. My son is 4 and my daughter is 2. I just want to get them protected. Is that too much to ask?

You’ve just spent two full hours settling your newborn enough to finally put them down and you hear that distinct, empty-ketchup bottle squirt. What do you do?

Maybe its just a little squirt? Maybe in your sleep deprived state you are hearing things and it’s actually empty? What if you didn’t tighten the diaper enough? What if…

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue. When monitored, students may also lose trust in the very tools being used to close the digital divide, and that can negatively impact equity. @BridgetMcCrea @EdSurge https://t.co/LzQkPQnvp0

Modelling good behaviour is the most powerful way to influence your child's behaviour: 📲 Set a good example online 📋 Have an open discussion about rules 🗨️ If rules differ, explain why Áine Lynch, National Parents Council Primary, has more advice ⤵️ #OnlineSafety #Parents https://t.co/t2mpkMIizJ

Cheese and Ketchup Sandwiches

When I was in college, I worked as a nanny for a family that had three kids. The youngest was 4yo when I started, and I'd pick her up from one preschool and take her to another at lunch time. This meant we'd spend a quick 15-20 minutes at their home for a fast lunch before getting dropped off. Her number one request was cheese and ketchup sandwiches. The parents had no issues with my serving this to their daughter, and even changed the bread and cheese they bought so this sandwich would be marginally more nutritious. I swore that when I had kids I'd never allow such a sandwich be eaten by my kids. Fast forward, I now have my own three children, and my oldest is 5yo. Guess what she wanted for lunch yesterday? A cheese and ketchup sandwich! I finally reached the point I was afraid of, and you know what? I let her eat the damn sandwich.

Saw a post similar to this, and after reading it I just have to ask.

I’m due to have a baby boy soon and have never dealt with baby boys, especially cleaning. For reference, we are not having him circumcised. How do I go about cleaning his private area? Do I pull back the skin? What if he has a really messy poop, how do I make sure I get everything without hurting him, I know the testicles are sensitive?? Should I put on diaper rash cream after every use? Any advice would be greatly helpful. Thanks! Also, do they really pee on you often?

what to do when a toddler continues to ask for ramen?

So I obviously know the easy answer is to say no. However, other than her obsession with ramen, we eat incredibly (ehhh) healthy. But now it's all she's wanting. Normally I make all our bread, our candy is fruit leather because she just doesn't like sweet things, and we alternate meats. However my husband has a soft spot for cheap ramen. My daughter had it once and that's all it took. I'm okay with her having pasta she's always loved it, however, I hate the sodium of ramen. I've tried seasoning it myself and while she will eat it she asks why it's "bad". Sometimes I'll give her it with a tiny bit of the packet but every time I worry about the sodium. Is there a way to curve this? Something maybe that tastes like cheap ramen but is healthier? If this is a bad sub to ask this sorry. I need both maybe a recipe and advice on how to deal with a first I only want that issue.

How to get SO to understand that poking me with his dick isn’t sexy?

I’ve been with my husband for 7 years. Over and over and over we have the conversation that the way he tries to initiate sex is completely and totally unattractive. He’ll cup my boobs and just squeeze them a bunch, then poke me in the butt with his dick repeatedly. It’s like he thinks that’s going to make me roll over and just start fucking his brains out. In reality, it makes me want to roll far, far away from him, especially since I’m still breastfeeding and my boobs are incredibly sensitive. Cupping my boobs and squeezing them is like an instant turn off. The worst part though (besides the fact that I have begged him to find other ways to initiate sex) is that he likes to start his shenanigans on the rare mornings that our daughter sleeps in. I just want to fucking be left alone…ugh. I just needed to vent somewhere.

We were SO CLOSE!

I just need to vent. My 2.5 year old got Covid at daycare this past week. He developed symptoms DURING the FDA advisory committee meeting to recommend vaccines for little kids. We’ve been so careful for so long. My husband and I are fully vaccinated and boosted and have held out this whole time! Now our toddler is coming out of it, but our 5 month old is developing symptoms and I tested positive a couple hours ago. I just want to scream to the heavens!!

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You've heard of Swedish Death Cleaning, now get ready for...

American Divorce Cleaning. Where you get rid of all the things you don't want to carry up a three story walk-up with your toddler while pregnant, just in case you actually go through with it.

Napping too long?

My five month baby goes to sleep around 7-8pm and wakes up around 6-7am. She usually takes 2-3 naps per day, which are about 2-3 hours long. Her wake windows are approximately 1.5-3 hours long. Is this too much sleep? Sometimes she wants to sleep longer than 3 hours, but when I try to wake her, she’s super cranky.

Rotary phones. What's your teenager's response when they learn that you were trapped by a phone cord? #parenting https://t.co/bXayWiZXx4

constant shoving hands in mouth

My daughter is 14 weeks old and constantly trying to shove her hands in her mouth as soon as she wakes up from naps and tries to force toys in her mouth. I feel like it's an all day thing. Honestly I'm pretty sure if she wasn't sleeping in the merlin suit it would be an issue at night too. I thought she was teething but this has been happening for weeks. Does anyone else's babies do this? It's just annoying because she doesn't know how to use teething toys yet and this constant need to shove her hands to the point of aggravation is much. When do they outgrow these habits?