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A teacher of 16 years, Melissa Alter Smith finds that teaching the work of living poets can bring new voices to the literary canon and change the dynamics of a classroom. @KaraNewhouse https://t.co/ax9dRJJSV7

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Gently putting down bebe after nursing to sleep. Am I the only one?

‘An OECD report called Grade Expectations found that teachers in nations across the developed world, including the United States, give girls higher grades for the same performance.” https://t.co/gl9kwinFqd https://t.co/vsfaytlQbU

An enjoyable, safe 4th to you! We get to celebrate today what people in a previous time fought over. I'm so glad I live NOW!! This land was made for you and me. . . https://t.co/P2GULrelQQ

I’m just so in love with my kids.

I have an almost 4 year old and a 1 year old. DH, the kids and I were grocery shopping today and it was just such a blast. The kids started off with sitting inside a double cart and then the 4 year old wanted to get down and walk. He helped me pick stuff off the shelf, ran around laughing, pushed the cart with his sister in it and generally was being an absolute joy. The 1 year old was dancing in the cart, babbling a ton, laughing at her brother and saying hi/bye to everyone in the store. It was just such a beautiful time and a memory I’m going to cherish forever. Just a sappy post I wanted to share :)

My younger daughter doesn’t want to give my eldest privacy with her boyfriend

So my eldest daughter is now almost 18 and has had her boyfriend for around 3/4 years. He regularly spends the night and spends time with her has done since they were 16. They have a good relationship and he treats her really well. I accept they’re probably having sex and know my daughter has an implant and as long as she’s ok I don’t mind. However recently my middle daughter (15) has been bursting into her room whenever he’s around telling me she doesn’t want him around because she “doesn’t want to hear them having sex” (my bedroom is closer to my eldest and I’ve never heard them) and being incredibly rude to him and not leaving them alone. I have tried talking to her about it but she insists she’ll only be happy if he’s not allowed in the house again. I’m not comfortable with her dictating and being like this and I’m not sure how to handle this. Any advice?

Are we still in a pandemic? (Baby advice)

So everyone in my area takes their babies even newborns out and about and I’m stuck at him with my 7 month old. I don’t want him getting sick but people keep telling me that he’ll be fine etc. I live in the Bible Belt and not many people wore masks in my area even when the pandemic first started. My whole family is antivax when it comes to the corona vaccine. I guess I just need convincing that it’s okay for my baby to still stay home and we’re still very much in a pandemic. Side note, I do take my baby outside and go for walks but I don’t take him inside stores or go to family events with a lot of people.

“You shouldn’t have had a child”

My sister said this to me on the eve of my daughters first Easter. I’m struggling to shake it off. In so many ways, she’s right. I suck as a person - antisocial, awkward, just no fun. The baby daddy wasn’t quite ready to kick the weed addiction and step up as a parent. I don’t do anything to support myself. My parents have paid for all that i do and i suck so much i have no idea how i can ever actually support myself. I have a thousand different things i want to do. The only positive thing i can think of, is my daughter is the only reason i have to try. Yet, every little thing that happens, i hear my sister screaming “you shouldn’t have had a child.” And i go off on an internal monologue on all the various ways she’s right. I feel defeated. And so sorry for my baby girl, that she’s got a mom like me.

I’m suspicious

My kids (6,4,4) have been telling me for a couple weeks: “You’re the best mom in the world,” “you’re the bestest mom in the whole universe, etc.” We went on a weekend trip and I wore make up (something I typically don’t do since we don’t leave the house) and all weekend they’ve been telling me, “you look beautiful mommy,” etc. My self esteem is in the toilet and I have definite mom guilt, so my cynic mind says they’re trying to butter me up for something. Even though they’re too young to really suck up yet. I’m trying to accept their comments graciously so that I can set a good example for them, but it’s hard.

Enjoying sex after a c section: https://t.co/bgjFpWAkX6

Girlfriend doesn’t do anything.

I don’t know what to do in this situation. Me and my girlfriend had a baby, back in May. While she was pregnant she went thru 3 different jobs, with gaps in between. There were no complications, just normal pregnancy stuff. Now that she’s had the baby she has this mindset of being a stay-at-home mother, which is fine except for the fact that she doesn’t do anything at home. She literally sits in bed and feeds and changes the baby, unless it’s going shopping or a family event. She don’t clean up around the house, she doesn’t clean up the diapers from the day, she don’t work, she has me make all her food for her when I’m home, she has me do all the cleaning, I have to pay all the bills, and I have to wake up in the middle of the night when I have to be up for work at 5:45 AM. I’m getting tired of it, and discussions don’t help. I’m just venting I guess because I’m so tired and so stuck and I just wish she would do something. Idk

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Is it considered neglectful to let kids under the age of 10 play outside alone?

I remember playing outside alone all the time as a kid without any supervision. I’m about to be a parent so I’m just thinking a lot about the future. I spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephews and I’ve noticed that it’s hard for their mom to keep them from having their faces glued to screens unless they’re playing outside, but she doesn’t have the energy to play outside with them all the time. Is it unacceptable to let your kids play alone outside now? Or is she just helicopter parenting? What age do you think it’s appropriate for letting your kids play outside unsupervised?

“The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” – Lane Olinghouse #truth Happens everyday