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I kick my wife out of the house at least two times a month.

I work a 4-10 job meaning I have three days off each week. Meaning she's at home with our three spawnlings 2,4, and 15. The 15 Y/O is mostly self sufficient but taxing in their own special way. My 2 and 4 year old aren't always on their best behavior and on more than a few occasion entirely taxed my wife emotionally physically and psychologically. Something we have started doing is we swap out of the house activities I go do my nerd stuff for roughly 3 hours every other Saturday and she will do a variety of self care activities during her time on the sake of sanity and we alternate weekends. Some days are far worse than others, and on those days I kick her out of the house, and tell her not to be home before 7. giving her roughly 2 hours for self care. on those rough day, Family life isn't always about the kids .. Spouses need and deserve their own time. So spouses out there that are able to.. don't be afraid to kick them out every once in a while.

Keep your dirty hands out of my son’s mouth FFS!

Why TF does my mom and MIL insist on letting my 3 month old son suck on their fingers and hands? Like keep your nasty hands out of my sons mouth. Your long ass finger nails have bacteria and god knows what else under them. Also, when you think your hiding it from me, I can still see it. I’m going to seriously freak out. Anyone else having this issue?

Why would someone buy a three year old fish for their birthday?

Don’t buy other people’s kids pets. Don’t buy anything they will have to spend money on without asking. Now I have to invest in the fish so they don’t die, or have a heartbroken toddler. I don’t have pets because I don’t want them, don’t have the space for them, don’t have the money for optimal care while doing the things I want to do, and my kids are enough responsibility by themselves. I also believe that people who have pets should do their best to take care of the animals, even fish. I don’t want to do that- so I don’t have pets. Now I have to dump about $100 on a tank, gravel, filter, pump, de-chlorination solution, scoop, and cover, and keep my three year old out of the tank. Please. Pets are not appropriate gifts. Pets that live in chemically treated tanks of water for toddlers are even worse gifts. Aaaasrrrgh. Needed to vent, and hoping to keep someone else from getting a bad gift.

At what point does nudity at home become an issue?

So to start with ill say please dont take this out of context. We are a pretty boring, vanilla family really and I dont want anyone replying here who has their mind in the gutter. But i have a 15yr old daughter and a 13yr old son who are both comfortable being seen in their "birthday suits". Dont get me wrong, its not all the time. A good example would be my daughter throwing all of her clothes straight into the washing machine in the laundry and then walking through the house to the bathroom for a shower. Or if we are running late for something they will share the bathroom, like one will be brushing their teeth/doing hair & makeup while the other is in the shower. Its always just practical stuff like that. My wife and I dont really know where they get it from because we have always been pretty modest around them but for whatever reason they seem extremly comfortable. Do we have any sort of problem here? At what point does it go from harmless to not harmless?

I’m Good at This

Toddler on my chest Hot breath against my arm Rocking slowly, gently for my comfort And yours. I’m good at this. I’m not good at precise bedtimes Or getting excited when you show me the 50th rock In 10 minutes, Or staying calm When I get whacked with a stick. I’m not good at nutritional snacks At every meal. You love cheese puffs and KD. I’m not good at regular baths Or getting us to the park. You can find the fun anywhere, And our yard has a thousand adventures Waiting for you to start. I’m not good at a bunch of things They all say moms should be. But this right here, In the dark and the quiet with you, I’m good at this. - Good at This Edit for formatting

Baby’s first yr what were your most invaluable baby products?

My husband and I were talking about how different everybody’s must have list is for baby stuff. The things we loved ppl hated and the things we found useless other ppl couldn’t live without . I see TikTok s or reels on this topic and can’t believe how different we all are ! For us our SNOO and Owlet socks are hands down our best purchases. I would also put the dock a tot and uppa vista / Mesa bucket up there as well (our one yr old just got out of the bucket !). I also loved our Amazon doggy bag holder for leash I put it on our diaper bag and never had to ask anyone to deal with our dirty diaper! For us burp cloths were useless we used a receiving blanket every time burp cloths were too fiddly. Our wipe warmer was so bad still don’t understand it. Regular high chair ? No way we used our 2nd hand lobster chair at home and everywhere else. What’s your list ?

Are you keeping old baby items for yourself or to hand down to your children?

When my first child was born my mother gave me some of my old baby items, which I used some for my kids but not much (I am in my 30s, opposite sex). Now they have both outgrown them, she says she doesn't want them back. She also gave me my baby book, which was interesting to look through but not something I really treasure. I made baby books for my children, and saved some special clothing.. but imagine they are for me and my husband as we get older, so we can remember when the kids were little. What do you all think?

My mom bought me flip flops

My mom (56) bought me (32) flip flops because mine was wearing thin I have 2 kids of my own, currently pregnant with 3rd, a fully functioning adult who pays taxes, mortgage and hire purchase and in a healthy relationship. One day we went grocery shopping and she suddenly asked my foot size. I answered but questioned her and she just said oh nothing After check out she gave me the flip flops and ask me to wear them I was taken aback and she said yours are too thin. Wear it. Surprised me as heck but it's so simple it makes me cry. Guess we'll never stop being our parent's children.

"Womenfolk"

Not specifically a mom-related question, but this is my favorite sub and I honestly can't think of another place to ask. How would you feel about a guy (jokingly) calling his wife and daughters "the womenfolk"?

Got a bit of hope today

Finally got a hold of someone in the landlords office, and it turns out it was our income, not our credit, that prevented us from buying in March. I went from 13.55 to 17/hour in April, and hubs went from 12.75 to 16/ hour since then. And I'm raking in overtime by the buckets. So they told us to reapply. application sent, could really use some bromo housing vibes. The job vibes are the shit, so hopefully the housing vibes work the same. Hit me with those vibes ladies, I need some good news.

Cutlery issue

My son is one and a half. He is overal a pretty decent eater but lately he gets upset when he has to use a fork or spoon. This goes for both when we feed him or when he gets to do it himself (witch we were practicing with) He want to eat everything with his hands. The only exceptions are his breakfast pourage and his desert. I obviously want him both to eat well and learn how to use cutlery. Right now I can't seem to do both. I'm wondering what other parents would do

Why are men babies?

The stereotype is true. If a man has a cold-it’s worse than yours and he’s dying. Nevermind you’re pumping milk, still trying to work and taking more care of the baby at night because he has sleep issues. What about my sleep issues? Hubby literally said this morning he’s sicker than me. He made it a contest. I’m sorry I don’t moan about it constantly or aren’t coughing as much. And if I did complain you’d write me off anyway. Nevermind your baby is sick too. You’re the victim. It’s always worse for you. The only time I’ve ever had sympathy if I’m sick or hurting is when I was pregnant and for a week or so after the c section. Ugh.

today i cried because...

the nanny got me a birthday present. she usually comes 2 or 3 half days a week (I WFH w/ 6mo baby) and this past weekend, I asked if she could come Saturday so I could get a mani pedi as a birthday treat for myself. when i got home, i showed her my nails, we chatted for a little about nail salons, and off she went to enjoy her saturday. well today, as she was leaving, she handed me a card. after she left, i opened it and found a gift certificate to my favorite salon (she had asked me which one it was on saturday, that little stinker). y'all, i cried. what a sweetheart.

Empty house

When you’re a single parent and grandma picks up your two toddlers for the afternoon so you can get some adulting done… but an hour and a half later I just realized, the cartoons are still on in the living room and here I am, mindlessly scrolling through Reddit. Smfh. I can already feel the guilt from the look of disgust and shame from grandma.

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